@theAmbys 2023 Round 3 Qualifier 2023 @ContemporaryLit 's Romance Reading List! EDITOR'S CHOICE July 2022 @wattpad @wattpadexplore #editorschoice #RomanceAwards2022 Shortlister! BIRDS & BULLETS follows the POV of Agent James 'Jaime' Reyes. This novel is written in English, but does include Spanish. Translations are provided in the brackets. --------¤-------- Agent James Reyes; tall, dark, a little disturbed and trained to be handsome. Though once a Marine; always a Marine, some days are harder to keep who he really is straight. His job requires him to be anyone and everyone, every waking moment, but honestly? He's just tired. Tired of sex, tired of lies, of rules, of women, of men, the job. Tired of whichever 'James' he has to be today. When the latest movements of the villainous Dr. Roche take him to Spring City to investigate treason, James faces an adversary he's known before; love. But with Kasey? Er... Agent Evans... Things feel different. Real. Right? Can he be trusted to solve the case? Or will morality, identity, and justice crumble beneath his unsteady hand? --------¤-------- [This story is rated M and intended for readers 18+. This story contains: Death, Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Criminal Activity, and Self-Harm.] [ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇᴅ.] Please note: Actions, decisions, thoughts and motives do not represent those of the author. They are not intended to represent or influence those of the reader. . . . 'Crimes of Passion' Reading List @crime OCTOBER 2021 #4 in #español OCTOBER 2021 #3 in #espionage AUGUST 2022 #6 in #firstperson AUGUST 2022 #14 in #darkacademia SEPTEMBER 2022

It's been a year since Clay, otherwise known as Porkchop, planned the graduation event in Newport Beach. The event where a handsome Tyler Hamilton caught Clay off guard by kissing him. Clay, up until that day, had never kissed a boy before. At 24 years old, Clay finally has come to terms with his sexuality: he's bisexual and he's ready for love. He doesn't want a fling, he doesn't want a meaningless relationship, he wants love that is going to last. Tyler Hamilton is a year out of high school (thank god). He's spent the year at UCLA studying shit he doesn't care about and playing basketball with a team that doesn't respect him and the fact that he's openly gay. Tyler, to say the least, has had a rough year. And he's ready to change things when he makes the move to Georgia during the summer to get a change of scenery. When Tyler and Clay cross paths, they inevitably remember one another. But it's not as easy as it should be to jump into a relationship together for multiple reasons: 1. Clay knows what he wants and Tyler doesn't know if he can give it to him. 2. Tyler isn't sure Clay is the only option out there for him... ••• *A spin-off of My Jeep Girl and Better Than You characters* (don't need to read the other books to understand, but it's recommended! xo)

[This story is now FREE!] When Andie Bank agreed to take a job to help save her friend's reputation, it wasn't supposed to end up in a romance-fueled galactic rescue mission with her irresistibly hot boss. ***** With a merciless tabloid set on destroying the Hollywood career and reputation of Andie's best friend, Andie accepts a job offer with the same company on the condition that they leave her friend alone. She knew about her smoking hot boss when she accepted the accounting position, but the tabloid failed to mention small details like celebrity kidnappings, alien imposters, camera-shaped ray guns, and their absolutely abysmal knowledge of the American tax system. Unable to deny their atomic attraction, Andie and her boss's kisses quickly evolve into a forbidden affair that must remain secret at all costs. When a certain vengeful ex-fiancé discovers their secret, the laser guns come out and Andie is forced to flee for her life. As time runs out, Andie must choose between love or committing a crime that goes against everything she stands for. Plus hot alien sex! ... [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Eva (Fathima) Ismail

Emma Woodhouse, aged 20 at the start of the novel, is a young, beautiful, witty, and privileged woman in Regency England. She lives on the fictional estate of Hartfield in Surrey in the village of Highbury with her elderly widowed father, a hypochondriac who is excessively concerned for the health and safety of his loved ones. Emma's friend and only critic is the gentlemanly George Knightley, her neighbour from the adjacent estate of Donwell, and the brother of her elder sister Isabella's husband, John. As the novel opens, Emma has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor, her best friend and former governess. Having introduced Miss Taylor to her future husband, Mr. Weston, Emma takes credit for their marriage, and decides that she rather likes matchmaking.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Cover done by @zuko_42

The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.

"I said you won't be working anymore." She smirked, "Watch me." Saying that she turned and I watched her till she walked out of the door. ........................................ The thirty-year-old billionaire bachelor Nicholas Carter isn't really fond of the word- love, owing to his past. What happens when he is arranged in marriage to the twenty-seven-year-old sweet and independent Sophia Jones who refuses to bow down in front of him and accept everything he throws her way unlike an usual arranged bride? Oh! Did I mention Nicholas Carter's five-year-old son? .................. [This is a Sample Story] Highest ranks :- #24 in Romance #1 in Boss #1 in Mother #1 in Jerk #1 in Arranged ............................ Happy reading ❤️❤️❤️

Being rich means having an easy life? Maybe, but not for Gwen Wilson. She has six brothers to deal with. When there is an alone daughter and six brothers, they are bound to be protective. Or overprotective. A story about a teenage rich girl who gets anything she wants, but she isn't snobby as most rich people are. She's friendly when she wants to be. She is the head girl of Roseline High School. But her life is not as easy as it seems. Her past is not so rainbows and unicorns. She knows the taste of betrayal. What will happen when her former bestfriend returns with some hidden truth? Her past following her? Will she be able to handle it? Worst, enter a boy. Not any boy, but a hot, rude, handsome and arrogant jerk. What happens when the boy becomes the bestfriend with one of her brother, not any brother, but her twin brother? Read to find out. :) @cover by: muskansakaria

Samaara Varma, a 24 year old, naive, beautiful, quiet, independent girl residing in Vancouver with her mother has only one desire in life: to gain the respect she deserves so that she can look others in the eye and speak for herself. Samaara seemed only to be living today just for her mother and believes her life to be very uninteresting. She struggles to find her purpose in the world, after her life takes a tragic turn five years prior. On the other hand, If there is anything bigger than Ahan Malhotra's bank balance, it is his name. He's a 26 year old, dashing business tycoon; a rich, well-known, arrogant yet still courteous and charming with a very powerful personality is a multi-billionaire and the CEO of the Malhotra INC, located in New York. He has an impressive profile of power and charm, but his respectable presence and loving attitude towards his family is what captivates those all around him. On one side, there is a beautiful girl who just can't seem to catch a break in life and on the other, there is a dashing guy who is feared by the owners of other corporations and has every passing girl drooling over him. What happens when a girl with nothing meets a guy who has everything a person could ever desire? What is it that really happened five years ago that impacted Samaara's life so much? What is that one decision that the billionaire makes that not only changes his own life but also many others' around him?

When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana