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An Indecent Gambit by Spiszy
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James Redwood has always loved women and feared marriage. When his parents force him into an arranged marriage against his will, he finds himself engaged to a woman he cannot stand and powerless to avoid what he fears the most. His only hope lies in prudish Grace Follet, his unwanted fiancee: if she breaks the engagement, he will be free. But how can James make Grace break the engagement when she has everything to gain by marrying him and everything to lose by leaving him?
An Impossible Deception by Spiszy
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FOR FANS OF BRIDGERTON. To save her family's reputation, Isabella must impersonate her twin sister to deceive her sister's husband in a scheme that depends on her not falling for him. ****** Identical twins Isabella and Arabella Garvey have nothing in common except their looks: where Arabella is a confident socialite, Isabella hides from society, ruined by scandal. But when Arabella runs away with a secret lover to escape her loveless marriage, Isabella must impersonate her sister in order to save her family's reputation. The only problem? In order to outfox Arabella's cruel and clever husband, Isabella must start living with him, and it doesn't take long for her to discover a passionate and respectful man under his icy exterior. But is she willing to destroy her sister's reputation in order to be with the man she loves? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Romancing a spinster  by ashmita1321
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*This is an excerpt* Lady Olivia Cavendish had resigned herself to spinsterhood after she had been jilted by her fiancé. She's beautiful and rich, her father is the Duke of Devonshire. But she learnt the hard way that being the daughter of a Duke does not always guarantee happiness. Mr. Jacob Townshend- a self made man, rich beyond reason and handsome as the very devil arrives in England after spending seven years on the continent. These past years had turned the once good-natured Jacob into a heartless rogue. Read "Romancing a spinster" on the *goodnovel.com* and *hinovel* to find out what happens when this scoundrel romances our spinster.
Widow in White by Spiszy
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Scarred and broken from a disastrous marriage, Laura Maidstone vows never to love again. And it's not love, when she seduces Richard Armiger, Lord Albroke, on her library room floor. It's only desire. And anger. And loneliness. Which, as she discovers, can be quite as dangerous... COMPLETED
At First Light by Spiszy
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When Hannah Templeton ran away from an arranged marriage, she did not expect everything to go so wrong, so quickly. Now she's snowed into a barn on her first night of freedom - along with a drunken, obnoxious stranger. In the cold light of dawn, perhaps arranged marriage will be the least of her troubles...
Felonious Faeries & Fallen Angels by darvruni
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***Warning*** Book 2, Sequel to Burning Gods & Wicked Angels ***Warning*** ***Warning*** Blurb contains spoilers! ***Warning*** If someone told me I'd be working with the enemy after losing everything, I wouldn't believe them. *** I'm searching for a lost soul to bring Gabriel back while working with the enemy... Learning to fight and survive on my own is easier said than done. With danger lurking around every corner, my rage boiling out of control, sleep an elusive dream, and a newfound love of drink, I'm on a rampage. One that'll end with me getting Gabriel back... or dying. To make matters worse, I'm working with the people who killed him. With everything and everyone working against me, I know I'm facing impossible odds. Even those I think I can trust might not have my best interests at heart. Still, my fae friends and my sister's ghost will guide me through the apocalypse and subsequent fall of mankind. And I'll get my revenge and Gabriel back... if it's the last thing I do. *** If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, please go to; https://www.wattpad.com/user/darvruni *** Cover by germancreative
Still With Me by AvaViolet
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Still With Me is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. In the third and final book of the "With Me" series, old and new dangers hide around every corner as Amelia and Aiden fight to stay above the drama that threatens to pull them under. ***** After surviving the impossible, all Amelia wants is a normal senior year with the love of her life by her side. But you can only run so far from the past. With painful secrets coming to light, dark truths being uncovered, and enemies attacking from all angles, normal is the last thing she and Aiden can count on. As the dangers they've been running from reach a crescendo, Amelia and Aiden's love is tested like never before. Love may not be easy, but they know some things are worth risking everything for. [[Word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Laura Mensinga Book Three of the With Me series Content and trigger warning: This story contains violence and mentions rape and drug use
Stay With Me (Book 2, the With Me series) by AvaViolet
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Stay With Me is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. In this sequel to She's With Me, tensions are high as secrets are unraveled after Aiden's arrest. Amelia and Aiden are strong, but even the strongest can sink under the weight of heartbreak and loss. Will they make it out of this mess together, or will the drama get the best of them? ***** It's winter break, which means Amelia, Aiden and their friends can finally enjoy a vacation at the beach house after all the drama they've been through. But misfortune seems to follow them wherever they go. As truths and lies are spilled and emotions revealed, their vacation becomes more explosive than relaxing. And on top of that, Aiden's biological father is back in the picture, but not in the way Aiden, or any of his friends, could have ever imagined. As events escalate like a ticking bomb, Amelia and Aiden have to figure out a new way to survive. Content and trigger warning: This story contains violence and mentions rape and drug use. Book Two of the With Me series.
She's With Me (Book 1, the With Me series) by AvaViolet
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She's With Me is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. Amelia Collins is in witness protection, starting at a new school in a small town. But when she becomes involved with the most infamous guy at school, she's reminded that she can never truly escape her tragic past. ***** When Amelia Collins moves to a new town with a new identity, she plans to keep her head down and finish her senior year. But this changes when she runs - literally - into the school's hottest badass, the mysterious and brooding Aiden Parker. Soon, Aiden's friend group is calling Amelia one of their own, and she finds herself balancing her new life while trying to recover from a tragic past. During a school year full of new friends and old rivalries, Amelia finds herself falling for Aiden, who has skeletons of his own. But she has to fight those feelings - after all, all Amelia ever does is run. Can she ever truly escape what she's been running from? Or has she finally found a reason to stop? Book One of the With Me series. | ranked #1 | 08.27.2015| | completed | 08.25.2016| | winner of a Talk of the Town WATTY 2016 | | Winner of The 2016 Fiction Awards "Best Teen Fiction"
The Jock's Blackmail by awkward_tumbleweed
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Unknown Number: Well you gotta give me something! Hell, anything! You can't just dangle this in front of me for the rest of my life! Me: I wasn't planning on it... Unknown Number: Blackmail is a crime, you know! Me: I'M NOT BLACKMAILING YOU! Unknown Number: WHERE'S YOUR SENSE OF ADVENTURE! YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS AND YOU SEIZE IT!! JEEZE!!! AND HERE I WAS HOPING YOU'D DO SOMETHING!!! Me: ...you want me to...blackmail you??