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One Chance by littleLo
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To save her family from financial ruin, Annaliese Dawson agrees to marry a stranger. She knows that the arrangement would probably never lead to love, but as the two begin to trust each other, could it be that they have a chance at true love? ***** Matthew Cassidy is a widower baronet with three young children. Convinced that his children deserve a mother, a marriage is promptly arranged between Matthew and Annaliese, a pair that have never met, and are complete opposites. What will it take to bring these two together? They have but one chance to get it right. [[word count: 80,000 - 90,000]] Cover designed by Morgan Sangster
Play Boys Are Made : What doesn't kill you makes you sexier by ThomasGoualde
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Jason is a seventeen year old boy who has never being in a relationship.He's never even kissed before. Fate drives him into the hands of a girl, Clarise. She brings all his deepest desires to satisfaction and is now a part of his life. What happens when he realises his saviour is his Armageddon? ***** Growing in a society of his time, Jason feels left behind. His religious mum doesn't understand. He wants to have a taste of what his mates are having. His desires hot as fire. Until he meets bad girl Clarrise who changes everything for him. Little does he know where the joy ride is heading to. Can the heart of a young lover be broken? What does fate holds? Does he succeed in becoming Karma?
A Thousand Storms by yuenwrites
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When Everly Reed collides with the cynical and devilishly handsome Mason Valdez, she knows trouble is ahead, but she never could have guessed how much she would be drawn to the storm. ***** Nineteen-year-old Ever Reed likes when things make sense. Which is probably why she excels at math, enough to secure her a spot at an Ivy League school out of state. Sheltered by her mother and older brother Asher for most of her life, Ever hasn't experienced much of the world, but she knows New York will be an adventure. Enter Mason Valdez: cynical, arrogant, and undeniably attractive-exactly what Ever doesn't need. But as their paths keep crossing, Ever finds herself intrigued by Mason, and eager to know the boy behind the bitter mask. As secrets, scars, and painful pasts rise to the surface, Ever knows one thing for sure: they can only make it through if they face their storms together. [[word count: 150,000 - 200,000]] Cover designed by Frances Louise De Ramos Spinoff to The Hoodie Girl Book One of the A Thousand Storms series [[The Fiction Awards 2018 Best Overall Story and Best Romance Winner]] Content/trigger warning: This story mentions sexual assault and childhood abuse
The Borrowed Bride [PUBLISHED] by sweetblunch
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They thought it was only a short love affair... Leandro Salazar, Conde de Parama, knew he had found the woman who will be his perfect mistress-sexy and wild in bed. But as soon as the summer ended the woman he made as his mistress vanished from the face of the earth as he had just imagined her. Now a few weeks later he saw reports that she's already married to another man. No one played the fool to Leandro Salazar he will have his revenge on this heartless woman! But they got it wrong... Leila Fiorenza never thought that few weeks of freedom before her marriage would result in a full-blown affair with the most gorgeous man she'd ever seen. But her runaway escapade resulted to put her twin sister in chaos with her rebellion against her father's command. It's time to go back to the real world-the world she desperately left behind. Even if means leaving the man who might be the love of her life. But they both need to face the consequence of their affair that will change their lives forever.
A Sicilian Marriage [PUBLISHED] by sweetblunch
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"Let's get married!" Rafe Moretti never thought that the woman drinking alone in a certain bar in London would say those words to him so casually. His instinct told him to ignore the woman's offer and focus on his problem. But series of events happened that fateful night and the paparazzi caught them together entering Rafe's hotel building. The last thing he wanted was another scandal attached to his name. He wants to clear the issue as soon as possible but the woman has other plans. She's dead set on marrying him, she even offers to save his family's business if Rafe would marry her in return. Now he wanted to know what's her agenda behind her marriage proposal. And he would uncover it one step at a time.
Amethyst's Scandal by sweetblunch
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She came from a wealthy family but rumors are still lingering about the mysterious father of her love-child... Amethyst St. Clair's life is complete with her son but until now everyone still wonders who is the father of her child, her cunning grandfather had managed to marry off two of her sisters in less than six months. Now her dear old granddad is keeping eye on her if she didn't know better she's likely the next target of Daniel St. Clair's matchmaking. Amethyst doesn't want another man in her life again one mistake from her past is more than enough to teach her a lesson. But a request from her grandfather brings her to Italy and comes face-to-face with the father of her son! Franco Calvetti is still as gorgeous as she remembered only now he's more powerful than ever. What will happen if he finds out about the son she kept from him all these years?
Sapphire's Vow by sweetblunch
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What would the divorce heiress do if she's constantly crossing paths with her ex-husband lately? Sapphire St. Clair always dreamt of fairytales that's why when the Greek hotel tycoon, Loukas Spiridakou, swept off her feet she thought they going to have their own happily ever after. But she must know better that there's no such thing as real-life fairytales. Their marriage only lasted one year before they call it a quit. Now two years after their divorce Sapphire somehow gets over their separation and is ready to move on with her life without the only man she'd ever loved. But how can she forget their all-consuming desire for one another when lately everywhere she turns it seems that her gorgeous ex is there.
Emerald's Pride by sweetblunch
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She has everything a woman could ask for in her life but why does she feel that there's still missing? Emerald St. Clair world's renowned supermodel had it all, wealth, fame, and family who loves her. All of her sisters are now happily married, thanks to their prying Granddad. She isn't ready to marry and have a family on her own. She is fine with the way her life moves, traveling to one country after another. Her grandfather promised not interfered with her life in one condition: become the model of the latest jewelry collection of St. Clair Diamonds and travel to the exotic location of Saqr for the photoshoots. Before she could think twice she agrees if that's the only thing to make her grandfather stops breathing under her neck. But a series of unfortunate events at the exotic country Emerald found herself at the mercy of her archenemy, no other than Khalil Al-Farsi!
Ruby's Secret by sweetblunch
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When the prodigal heiress comes home kept secrets were surely be revealed in a matter of time... At eighteen, Ruby St. Clair had run away from home and never bothered coming back again. After her parent's tragic death the rebellious heiress had stayed away from the public eyes. Now six years later, she exchanged her glamorous lifestyle into serving tables. She was contented with the simple flow of her life. But an encounter with Roman Vasquez had turned her perfect life upside down, before she knew what was happening she found herself married to the Spanish billionaire! Now that she realized the mistake she made. She's once again on the run. But this time back on the place she once called home.
Touching The Forbidden by sweetdreamer33
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Deceitful Jessica is the last person brash billionaire Aaron should be falling for. But after a plane crash wipes her memory, can they resist their attraction? ***** Though he's never met her face to face, Aaron Latsis can't stand his brother's widow, Jessica. Greedy, deceitful and a terrible influence on his late brother, Troy, Jessica only wants one thing: her piece of the Latsis family fortune. After a tragic plane crash erases her memory, the two finally have the chance to meet, but Jessica - now friendly, thoughtful and polite - is nothing like she seemed. Aaron knows that he should honour his brother's memory and look after Jessica, but can't fight his wildly shifting feelings. After all, there's one thing Aaron has always known about himself: he only loves brunettes. So why is this forbidden woman, a blonde, now stealing his heart? [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000]] Cover design by Joe Resch