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Year 6 (First Draft) #Wattys2016 by 32_books
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The Year Rules were simple. Year 1- Crawl Year 2- Walk Year 3- Talk Year 4-Start learning second language Year 5- Start school Year 6- Anything not completed on time from Years 1,2,3,4, or 5, result in Abandonment A/N- The synopsis is like a flashback, once chapter one starts, Felisha is 17 :) As of April 14th 2015- #31 in Science Fiction As of August 29th 2015- #59 in Science Fiction {#Wattys2015} {#Wattys2016}
Truth In Words ✓[Secrets Book 3] by LiveLifeInTheRain
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Sequel To Secrets In Silence, Book Three. It's hard to hide secrets when your life is about to be put on trial and Addie had nowhere else to hide. Addie's moment of strength caused her to make the courageous decision to finally fight back and press charges against the five people who have made her life a living nightmare. She's trying to live a normal life before the trial; making friends, going to college and figuring her life out while she goes over the detail until the trial starts and everything comes out. When the trial starts she feels more alone than she ever has in her life as she's forced to sit there exposed as she tells the jury and judge the unthinkable things they did to her. Will Addie be strong enough to make it through? Liam hates seeing her face every day since she got back, he feels hurt and betrayed by the girl he can't stop loving. He realizes too late that he's becoming a man he doesn't want to be. His stubbornness is causing him to mess up his relationships with the people who matter most in his life and it doesn't take long before he finds himself alone and forced to take a long look at himself. As the trial comes closer Addie shuts down more and more but he doesn't know why because he doesn't know anything about what's going on with her. He knows nothing about the trial, the charges, what happened or how she's really doing. Will Liam realize his mistake before it's too late and will Addie even forgive him? Addie is no longer silent and ready to talk, but will everyone be willing to hear the truth in her words? ChickLit -16 Romance -70
Dream Catcher  by SheHopes
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[COMPLETED] (BOOK I IN THE DREAM SERIES) Dani Deleon has a problem. With a single touch, she can see people's nightmares. When she starts to see the nightmares of a sadistic serial killer known as The Maestro...everyone around her becomes a possible suspect. With the help of Detective Jax Michaels, will Dani be able to stop this symphony of murder? Or will this unlikely duo fall victim to the very madman they're chasing? ----- THE DREAM SERIES: Book One: Dream Catcher Book Two: Dreamscape Book Three: Dream Hunter Book Four: Dream Phantom
Queen of Thieves by Toxic_Wonderland
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A tale in which a thief with a double life grudgingly becomes a hero. ➳ Liana Mason has a life anyone would envy. Nobody suspects that the once orphaned girl grew up to be the city's notorious vigilante. She has been fine walking on the edge of morality for much of her life, but when an assassin arrives in her city she's forced to play a role she never imagined she'd choose: hero. A Robin Hood retelling. Trigger Warning: This contains themes that may be triggering for some readers (violence, sexual assault, etc). Cover designed by Ray Gardener
Secrets In Silence ✓ [Secrets Book 1] by LiveLifeInTheRain
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Addison Gregory was always an obedient child. She did everything her parents asked of her, no questions. To them she was a breathing object to be used and controlled for their own gain. When her parents careful planning causes trauma to Addison's life, she becomes no use to them in the state she's in. They ship her to her aunt's for the summer to recover; not wanting to deal with the fallout. When Addison arrives, Liam can't help but be drawn to the beautiful girl with haunted eyes. He finds himself with countless questions and vows to find answers and help Addison by the end of the summer. Why is she so afraid? Why does she scream at night? Why can't she be touched? Why can't she talk? But mostly he wants to know the horrible thing that happened to her to make her so damaged and empty. Will he be able to find out just how many secrets she hides in the silence before the end of the summer? Join Addie and Liam on the path to recovery and discovery of each other, themselves and the simple joys of life. ChickLit - 15 Romance- 51
The Doll Collector by AJSilis
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Bloody mannequins have been found in various parts of the city of Los Angeles; all dressed in the clothes of missing women, and wearing flower crowns. No bodies have been found, but Homicide Detective, Adrian DeWitt, is the lead investigator on the case. The Doll Collector, is a lonely man, who stalks his victims before luring them to his cabin in the woods, where he murders and stuffs them like animals. He turns them into beautifully dressed dolls he keeps in his private collection. They're his life, his young ladies, his most prized possessions. Maria Gonzalez is a young girl down on her luck in the dating world. When her best friend convinces her to join a dating app, just as she's about to give up, she meets a mysterious man named Bud. Their paths are about to cross in the worst way. Based on the original, 2017 Watty Award Winning Tap story! Image credit: Getty Images Originally Published June 11th, 2017 Originally Finished October 13th, 2017 This story is being reposted after being taken down due to being plagiarized too much.
Child of the Inferno by lcholland82700
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Ariette Clare just wishes she could be normal, for one single day of her life. Then maybe she would have friends who didn't talk about her behind her back, and she wouldn't be the butt of nearly every village joke there is. She wouldn't have to worry about how much her brother must hate her for what she puts him through, being the brother and only living family of the "freak child" that she is. She wouldn't have to sneak out at night to see the moonlight sparkling off the stream by her house in the forest. She could be free from everything. The thing is that though, that she won't ever be "normal". She may act just like a normal teenage girl, but being born with the abilities to manipulate fire and other more sinister things put a bit of a damper on ever being normal to society's standards. She was deemed less than human by the kingdom of Torva. (Not that they know the true extent of her powers.) Join Arie and her brother Harrison as they fight for the freedom of their people and to prove the "normal" people wrong. But what is "normal" when even those ruling the have a secret? Is "normal" really even a thing?
I Was Never Yours by JessGirl93
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When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana
Reina: Return of the Princess (*COMPLETE*) by Djwestwood
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She never knew she was anything other than human. He knew what she was and would take his revenge the moment she returned. Everyone knows how fairy tales are supposed to go. A young teenage girl finds out she's a princess, meets her prince and lives happily ever after. Not in this twist. An Elven prince is sent on a mission to hunt down the lost Siri princess and kill her. Find out how sixteen-year-old Corinne Blakely finds herself fighting for her life and love in a new, magical world ruled by Queens. (*Highest ranking #10 in Elves, #38 in YA, #37 in Princess #56 in Fairytale and #187 in the whole fantasy genre*)
Watered Down by Shelby_Painter
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**shortlisted for Wattys2017** Technically speaking, I died when I was seventeen. What should have been just another typical day out on the water with my friends, turned ugly fast when a freak storm came out of nowhere and I was thrown overboard. Had it not been for my damned dress, I could have swam to safety, but no, every day had to be a fashion show, and my dress got caught on rocks, holding me down until I drowned. I thought right before I died I would at least get to see a montage of my fabulous life, all the parties and romantic dates with my perfect boyfriend, Asher, but nope again. Instead, all I saw was a hideous sea monster smiling to me as my lungs filled with water. When I woke up in a cave in the middle of the ocean, that sea witch made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I could go back to my perfect life, and my adorable boyfriend, all I had to do was give the sea witch two years of my service, and then she'd free me from my fate. It seemed easy enough at the time, but can the price to live actually come at too high of a cost? Highest rank #5 in paranormal