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After the Storm by SM-Jacqueline
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COMPLETED. A university student. A professional hockey player. They've proved they can be friends. Can they be more? Although they're both in their early twenties and living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, their lives couldn't be more different. Camille Riccardi is a university student who doesn't feel like she has her life together quite just yet. A scary thought, considering she's graduating in a few months. Taylor Hudson, on the other hand, is exactly where he wants to be in life. Drafted first overall in the spring, he's set to begin his first National Hockey League season with the Winnipeg Storm. When they meet through mutual friends, they realize that they may have things in common, after all. They realize that maybe they could be friends. Maybe they could be even more. But it's not nearly as simple as it all sounds. This is their story. Cover designed on Canva with photo by Mika Korhonen on Unsplash.
WAVE by AliciaMarino
AliciaMarino
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After surviving a tsunami together, art collector Genevieve and CEO Tristan face endless hurdles back home in the shape of vengeful exes and dark family secrets. ***** On the night before her entire life is changed, Genevieve Harding finds herself walking along Thailand's shoreline with a handsome stranger she only knows from magazine covers and newspaper headlines. Billionaire businessman Tristan Maddox is handsome and charming and it's not long before sparks fly. When tragedy strikes the next morning, their instant connection is tested in a way they never could have predicted. With their attraction pulling them together while a devastating tsunami knocks their lives into chaos, the two find themselves bound together by their shared experience. But upon returning home, life quickly becomes just as difficult as survival was. It's not long before secrets from the past and heartbreaking lies throw them back into rocky waters, threatening to tear them apart all over again. *Wattpad HQ's Editor's Pick - 2022* Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and graphic scenes depicting a natural disaster and PTSD that comes from it. Also contains themes of blackmail and murder.
Catching His Queen [MDM Sequel] by something_hopeless
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Every King needs a Queen. Sebastian isn't going to let his slip away, no matter how hard she tries. +++++ Sequel to Million Dollar Man
Million Dollar Man by something_hopeless
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Gangs. That was the one thing that had ruined Evelyn Summers life since the start. With her brother being the leader of “The London's Eyes,”growing up in a world of cruelty was something Evelyn Summers had to become accustomed to. But thing's about to get a whole lot worse. Gangs are starting to form all over London- with the intention of destroying London's Eyes. What will happen when the leader of the most powerful gang offers protection in exchange for Evie? Will Evie be able to survive Sebastian King? She just might have to- because as we all know, Sebastian isn't planning on letting her go any time soon. +++++ Our breaths were heavy and ragged, our chests skimming against each other. "You're no good for me." I whispered, my eyes searching his emotionless ones. "Well that's just too bad, now is it?" +++++
She's A Fighter by raevynsagale
raevynsagale
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(SAF IS BEING EDITED) I was kidnapped when I was 8 years old. Taken from my home. From my family. From everything I knew. I always thought that being kidnapped, meant that your kidnapper would kill you, eventually. I was wrong. I'm still alive. You know how in woman trafficking, the girls are used for sex and drugs? Well, not me. I've been living in a building with a bunch of other girls who I'm sure were kidnapped just like I was except we weren't used for sex and drugs. We were used for something else...fighting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Skylar Dawson, a 17 year old fighter. Trained from the age of 8 to be the best most savage fighter she can possibly be, has had nine years of pain. Learning to control it, endure it, and give it. After her last fight, she comes to the conclusion that she must get out. Tired of being the fighting slave of J.D. she escapes and runs to find her family, hoping to reconnect with them somehow. When she does, she finds herself in multiple situations, dealing with new emotions as she tries to get used to her new life with her family. Take a ride with her and witness her loss of innocence, her pain and hatred, and see how Jason Jones breaks down Skylar's brick wall in order to get close to her as they both struggle with their feelings for one another. Her darkest secret is revealed when fate has it's way and she's suddenly in for THE fight of her life.
Surviving Love (LarssonSiblingSeries#6) by HTEllis
HTEllis
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BOOK SIX. It's taken Laine Larsson nine years to admit the truth: she's a victim of sexual abuse. In coming to terms with those harrowing moments, she's able to finally admit to herself, that she's worthy of happiness. She's tired of the hiding. Tired of the worry. Tired of the crying. Tired of everything. When Theo Windsor is dragged from his car in a cruel carjacking accident, it leaves him with injuries so severe; the doctors are calling him a miracle. After months of rehabilitation, he packs up his life in Cape Town, to escape the terror overseas, choosing the quiet life of Benson's Handy Store to spend his time. A speech impediment is not something he believes a woman would want in a man, but that all changes when he meets sweet Laine who's in desperate need of a handyman to fix more than a leaky tap. Both blindsided by the attraction, they fight through their pasts to feel in control again, only someone else is waiting for the perfect opportunity to show themselves, and it's been a long time coming. Larsson Series order : Love in the Dark, A Lazy Love, Protecting Love, Love Rush, Love's Game, and Surviving Love 📚 COMING JANUARY 2020! 🎉
Our Love Song by HTEllis
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BOOK 5.5 BETTY'S NOVELLA *SPOILERS AHEAD* Finding out you're pregnant backstage at the Brit Awards was not how Betty saw it happening. After three months of non-stop travelling, she failed to notice the signs, until she passed out on stage and found herself in a medical bed with her sister insisting she take a test. Away from her husband. They were trying for months. Doctors telling them that their time away from one another wasn't helping, to stop worrying and let it happen naturally. Guess good things do come to those who wait. Pressure off, she wants to take a break from the world of music and focus on building a family, insisting Finn do the same. In the middle of the world championships, it's impossible for him to quit, clients careers in his hands. Arguments. Ultimatums. Regrets. The couple struggle to come to terms with this new way of life, pushing their love to lengths neither thought possible. Hindsight is a wonderful thing...especially when your selfishness can risk losing the one thing that keeps your heart beating forever. All rights reserved. Copyright to HTEllis 2018 Warning - sexual content, operations, and upsetting content. 18+ recommend
Love's Game (LarssonSiblingSeries#5)  by HTEllis
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BOOK FIVE. DUE FOR MAJOR EDIT Olive Howe doesn't need to prove herself to anybody. Independent. Cool. Classy. She knows what she's worth, even if life is determined to show her she's wrong. Battling health issues, she wishes, if only once, not to burden the people she loves with her out of control seizures that take over her life. Olive has had enough and is determined to chase her dreams. Courage. She is bursting with the stuff. And it's caught the attention of a certain, blue-eyed, blonde haired, football playing, Larsson. Just because Dexter Larsson is the youngest brother, it doesn't mean he's got less fight. Born into one of Europe's wealthiest families, it's always assumed opportunities are laid out on a silver platter for him. This is not the case. Hard work and determination secured him a position with Manchester United football team. It's all of his dreams come true and he knows in order to earn the respect of his teammates and fans, he needs to avoid distractions at any cost. Especially sexy distractions that come in the form of his physiotherapist, Olive Howe. But, it's hard to stay away. Her sweetness an addiction to him. A sugary-too sweet for his own good-addiction. Olive is good with her hands and Dexter needs the relief. Daily. Too bad he's too absorbed in the bubble of football and fame to realise that losing her would be the end of him. Series book order : Love in the Dark, A Lazy Love, Protecting Love, Love Rush And Love's Game. Copyrighted to HTEllis 2018
Love Rush (LarssonSiblingSeries#4) by HTEllis
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BOOK FOUR. DUE FOR MAJOR EDIT Levi Larsson is keeping a secret from his family. The late nights and early mornings aren't spent with some girl. No. He's trying his best to give back to the community. Working at the local homeless shelter, he only expected to feel happiness at bringing light to the people who needed it most. What he didn't expect to happen was in doing his good will, he ended up finding who he really wanted to be in life. Living in your brothers shadows isn't easy. Levi wants people to notice him, feeling trapped in his silver spoon lifestyle. And, the other thing keeping him there? Tilly McQueen. No stranger to the hard life, Tilly has climbed her way through many curveballs, coming out the end a stronger person. At seventeen she found herself homeless, alone and in danger of a breakdown. Nowhere to go, she slept rough, giving into the temptations of sin to make the pain go away. Addiction. Sex. Pure agony. She saw no light at the end of the tunnel. Until, a six foot seven, blonde, bearded giant crashed his way into her life, stealing her heart. Tilly's good at keeping secrets too. Big bad ones that could destroy everything her and Levi share. Love Rush is the fourth book in the Larsson Sibling Series. Please read the other books for some plot lines to make sense. Thank you 💓 Reading order: Love in the Dark, A Lazy Love, Protecting Love and Love Rush. TRIGGER WARNING: Love Rush contains references to adult themes such as drugs, sexual behaviour and overdoses.
Protecting Love (LarssonSiblingSeries #3) by HTEllis
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BOOK THREE. DUE FOR MAJOR EDIT For the last year, Betty Larsson has been trying to rebuild her shattered confidence, promising herself that she would never touch a man again after her ex-boyfriend ripped her heart out from her chest so cruelly. From the outside looking in, her life seemed perfect with a budding music career, legions of devoted fans and a debut album that hit number one in thirty-two countries overnight. What more could a girl want? Stability. Trust. Love. Fierce, protective and loyal, Finn Moretti is a born fighter. In his youth, he ankle locked and knee barred men into submission for a fat cheque, but now he's following an up and coming pop star around like a goddamn lost puppy. One hot, sweet and all-consuming pop star. Finn has one objective in his mission to look after Betty Larsson: take out the enemy. In the midst of success, inhibition dropped giving the faceless predator behind the screen the perfect opportunity to strike out. Neither expected to feel so trapped in each other's webs, and there is no denying the connection. But, it's not in either's best interests to start something they can't finish, or is it? *This book is not a standalone. Please read Love in the Dark and A Lazy Love first for some plot lines to make sense. ☺️* Larsson Sibling Series reading order: Love in the Dark - Book One A Lazy Love - Book Two Protecting Love - Book Three All rights reserved. ©2017 HT.Ellis