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Counterfactual by violadavis
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Rowan was just here to be a ghostwriter. Investigating a small town's folklore and its connection to a real life murder wasn't part of his contract. ***** Rowan Underwood promised himself he'd do one last gig as a ghostwriter, tired of hearing everyone say how good of an opportunity it is. Bags packed, he moves to a small town in Nova Scotia, hands full of mythology and folklore books to write the work of a lifetime, and even has the help of Isla Guerreiro, small and fierce. When the myths become reality, when he's not entirely sure reality is what it appears to be, Rowan must do everything in his power to find out the truth about a murder before his name cannot be cleared any longer. [[WATTPAD FEATURED STORY]] [[WATTYS 2019 WINNER]] Content warnings: This story contains some scenes of violent nature. © 2017 caterina george // all rights reserved
Lemon Sorbet by snickerous
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It started with a lemon sorbet. Then a cold, dead body smiled. ✘ ✘ ✘ In a chance of a lifetime, Wendy Cain's innocent little crush on an infamous pariah, Leon Song, is swept up in a game of cat, mouse and murder as a dead body is found in his home... and the natural suspect being the amorously charming man. Can a simple crush acquit you murder? Or will you fall riddles to the hands of charm? Cover designed by Holly Thurston.
Scandal by krissyyoon
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"Why do you chase murderers like you have nine lives?" In which a heartthrob and a reporter team up to bring down Seraph City's most lethal killer.
A Beginner's Guide to the American West ✓ by lydiahephzibah
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EDITOR'S CHOICE ~ When heartbroken March Marino books a road trip across the western US, he has no idea what he's getting himself into.
The Night Train ✓ by lydiahephzibah
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Sarah Langley had to grow up fast. Now she's ready to take it slow. 07.04.2017 - 04.07.2017 CL #81
Dark Corners / ✓ by sydney_e98
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"Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter appeared." When Emmy helped her exhausted and on-the-verge-of-a-panic-attack neighbor into his apartment at three in the morning, she never expected to be sucked into his world; one filled with the unsolved murder case of his mother from ten years ago. [completed]
Flares in the Dark by northandsouth
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When the bully becomes the victim and the saviour becomes the tormentor, there'll be hell to pay for the mistakes of the past. ~~ Angry at himself and afraid of the world, when he bullied her she pulled him out of the trench he had dug for himself. Later when the roles had reversed and she became the tormentor and he the victim, he planned to return the favour. Like annihilated hope reignited. Like a raft in a whirlpool of sorrow. Like a flare in the dark. He was determined to save her. And he would. Hopefully before she was too far gone to be saved. ~~ |updates on saturday|
Oliver Ausman Lives Again by CAITLlN
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2020 WATTYS WINNER in NEW ADULT! Oliver Ausman has been given a second chance at life, but it's hard to feel grateful when he was the one trying to end it in the first place. Returning to his normal life after being released from the hospital is hard, especially since his parent's idea of normal is made up of dinner parties, prep school, fancy suits, and fake manners-- all paired with a complete disregard for the mental health of their firstborn. He's long been fed up with it, but the final straw is when he finds out that his "father" isn't actually his father at all. Oliver decides he's had enough of the perfect facade, so he packs a suitcase and grabs his younger brother, "borrowing" his mother's car to sneak off on a trip to find his biological father. But he never expected to pick up a girl with her own similar set of problems, to be followed across the country by a money-hungry pair of criminals, or most of all, to find out that maybe this life thing isn't as bad as he thought. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 (𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝) - 𝟏/𝟐𝟐/𝟐𝟎