[2021 WATTYS SHORTLIST] A year ago, Natasha packed her bags and hopped on the first train out of her hometown in Hampshire, England, leaving behind a dysfunctional family and a womanising ex-boyfriend. When she realises running away isn't the answer to her problems, she moves back home for the summer to face them head-on. However, not everyone is happy about her return. Alec, her best friend, is also back after his first year at University. This time, he won't let her leave again without confessing his true feelings. After a rocky past with relationships, Natasha must decide if his love will be enough. When you are young, mistakes are inevitable and Natasha is about to find out the hard way, every action has a consequence. A friends to lovers romance. --- 🏆 1st place - Romance in THE CREATIVE AWARDS 2019: 1st Oct 2019 🏆 1st place- Romance in The Chaos Awards 8!: 19th April 2020 🏆 Honorable mention in Winter Rose Awards 2020, Spring Edition: 27th April 2020 🏆 1st place - ChickLit in The Dream Awards 2021: 24th Aug 2021 🏆 Watty Shortlisted- 1st Nov 2021 🎉 featured on Wattpad's New Adult profile under 'There's Only One Bed' reading list. 🧡 3rd Jan 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's StoriesUndiscovered profile under 'Love Is In The Air' reading list. 🧡 15th Feb 2020 🎉 featured on Samantha from Wattpad HQ's 'New & Notable' reading list. 🧡 2nd March 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's AmbassadorsUK profile under 'Romance Brittania' reading list. 🧡 3rd April 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's Cupid profile under 'Love Conquers All' reading list. 🧡 7th April 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's General Fiction profile under 'Finding Love' reading list. 🧡19th August 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's CommunityTeam profile under 'Romance' reading list. 🧡 1st September 2020

𝓞𝓷𝓮 𝓵𝓮𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰. Rose Jacobs has been unlucky in love and in life. Wracked with grief and loneliness after a tragic accident, Rose has spent the last three years of her life attempting to regain some form of normalcy. Her normalcy? Running a used bookstore owned by her parents, full of classic literature. Romance? What's that? The only romance in her life at the moment includes rereading the fictional romance filled between the pages of her favorite books in the store. Oh, and her beloved golden retriever, Ginger. With the way her life has turned out, she couldn't have predicted the turn of events that would unfold after a box of classic books is brought into her store by a stranger looking to make a quick buck. Finding hidden love letters throughout each book brought in, Rose delves into the world and love life of Jo Rutherford--the books' original owner, who happened to write love letters to her future husband in the 1940s. Feeling lonely, but inspired by the letters, Rose begins her journey of creating her own letters to someone she doesn't believe exists. Nothing could prepare her for the excitement her boring love life was about to get when River Ellison, a handsome, arrogant and persistent man comes into her bookstore only mere hours after writing her first letter. In a journey of self-discovery and growth, Rose maneuvers through the hardships of romance and love while still attempting to piece herself back together after her life was turned upside down three years ago. Highest Ranking: #93 Chicklit (out of 32.5k stories!)

How exactly did I end up the best friend of the guy I hated my entire life? Listen, this is going to be a long story. Let me take you to the beginning. The year was 1992... ENEMIES-TO-FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS Victor Manning has been infuriating Becka since she sat behind him in 7th grade English. He's cocky, self-centered, and obnoxious. When High School ends, the college dynamic slowly turns Victor into the one person Becka cannot live without. "The best slow burn I've ever read." YA/NA, for cursing. Set in the 1990s.