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Need A Friend | ✔ by zmswift
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At age 26, Lavender doesn't have anything she wants. She has a crappy job, a crappy family and an even crappier boss. But one thing in her life is perfect: her boyfriend. But one day she gets a random text from a stranger telling her to grow up, things start to escalate sharply. Who is this guy and why does he care about Lavender? And not to mention, her best friend Jeremy and sister Pastel start an 'Operation Grow Up Lav' which irritates her further. As things start to take a comical turn, Lavender receives shocking discoveries- from secret feelings to childhood memories. And when an underlying truth from the past is uncovered, she begins to think if she knew herself at all... ~~~ •1st prize in WOD Awards in the Chicklit/Humour genre. •2nd prize in the Summer Smoothie Awards in the Chicklit genre •2nd prize in the Constellations Awards in the Chicklit genre •3rd prize in the Hard Work Awards in the Chicklit genre. ~~~ Praise for "Need A Friend" "I love the plot, the creativity, the way you use your words, in fact everything."----@I_write_romance, My Hard Work Awards. ".....it kinda personally attacked me at points but honestly, I had real tears in the ending and gawd, was it amazing! Amazing would be less to say. [It was] something, I don't know, magical and just out of the world." ---Mithila(@RatnaDas1), Beta Reader. "The story is really good. I love how Lav[the protagonist] just get the text anonymously from a random dude and the story idea is really unique.. the characters are good and relatable!"-----@Aesthetically_Lazy, Library Reviews. "The storyline is based upon how Lavender tries to grow up and discover what the meaning of friends is....we can see the characters get enhanced with every chapter."----- Zainab, (@__Carrots__), The Reader's POV:Review Book. Aesthetics by @Queen17_06 and @prettyimbecile inside.
Bonnie & Claudia by HiddenTruths20
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Bronwen "Bonnie" Parker and Claudia Barrow were inseparable as teenagers. From their school subjects to the boys they dated to their jujutsu class; they were partners in crime. Literally. But all good things must come to an end. In this case, in the form of a car accident that leaves Claudia fighting for her life in a hospital bed and Bonnie on the run. Fast forward ten years and it's Mrs Claudia Stevens now, wife of politician Henry Stevens and mother of three adorable children. As for Bonnie, she drowned in the Yangtze River two years after the accident, but her body was never found. So when Claudia's eight year old son goes missing, she does the only thing she can do. Open up the door to her past that she shut firmly a decade ago and race against the clock to find him before it's too late. A "History ReWritten" Novella. Cover credit to @ruwinx for the amazing and incredible cover!
Potent: Book 1 by acarolinewriter
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For shop girl Evin, alchemy is an understood part of life. She learned how to brew superior potions at a young age and can't imagine her life without the use of Alertness, For General Pain, and Menstrual Cramp Cure. Though already apprenticed to a local master alchemist, she can't help feeling that there might be more for her to achieve. In a different part of the continent, Master Bricot teaches alchemy at the University of Craestor and is working feverishly at his residency project--translating the sacred document The Facerum--when a student of his approaches him seeking help on an unprecedented issue. And south of Craestor in Daitak Capital, the Seat of the World, Emperor Regent Bryn Beynon can't stand potions or those who make and sell them, believing their use, especially martially, to be barbaric and cruel. His first act when coming of age will be to begin imposing legal strictures on the use and sale of such items. Out in the Wilds of Tief, Craix, who travels alone, has never been safe. Not since she was born. Forever trying to evade her pursuers, she travels across the country, constantly intercepting important messages. And over all people in the realm of Heladrith, a pantheon of powerful gods sits in judgement and benevolence, silent for centuries--but not for much longer. Potent is an original, third-person omniscient, past-tense, low fantasy tale with an ensemble cast of approximately eight characters of different genders, orientations, colors, and classes. --Seeking beta readers for this manuscript! Please comment and leave feedback!--
Víboras by NathalyJabanian
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Andy's life has never been easy. At 17 it became a roller-coaster ride from Miami to Colombia aiming to solve the mystery of a murder while trying to fight her desire for an unexpected mysterious man. A huge thanks to the talented @hersophia for the cover.
THEM by parsley_0fficial
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Carson and Everett are two people who are confused about one another. They know their own feelings but are afraid of the others intentions. What will come of them? Will they make it? Or will the fact of their senior year ending and college coming up affect their future as a possible couple? ~~~~~~~ !ATTENTION!: I do have a trigger warning on one of my chapters that is going to be posted soon, I do want to let you guys know before reading if you struggle with thoughts of suicide or have a situation related to domestic abuse, I have included hotlines for those of you that struggle and would like you to reach out when needed. <3 Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 Domestic abuse hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Alcohol abuse hotline: 1-212-870-3400