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Arranged to Love by KatherineIn
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Vera Laurenti was a eighteen year old girl who had just graduated from High School. She never had a normal childhood. She grew up without her parents who didn't want her. She was an outsider of the family. Her grandparents raised her with much love since she was born. She felt forever thankful for them. On her graduation day, she met the Minettis who her grandparents knew for many years. She learned that she was arranged to be married to the famous CEO Adrian Minetti two years before her birth by her grandfather and Adrian's grandfather, Pietro. As she started her life with Adrian, she never imagined that she would feel so alone and unwanted by her new husband. She started to see Adrian's true colors towards her. Would Adrian be the one who change her life into heaven or to hell? This book is from my own imagination. All Rights Reserved. 2016
The wasted first Kiss. by Keri8794
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~~ Please realise that this is a rough draft and is the very first story I ever wrote. I know it's not great but give it a chance and please give me a chance by checking out my latest works. They are a big improvement from this story.~~ Fiona Stronghold has spent her life hiding in the shadows surrounded by her only friend, Tony. It's their last year of high school and Fiona has never been kissed BUT... that's about to change. When Fiona is cast as the lead for the senior winter musical she is suddenly thrown from the shadows and into the spotlight and, she finds she rather enjoys it. With her high school crush, Henry Harrogate playing the lead, Fiona starts believing that maybe things are looking up. Everything changes though when she is told about a scene where she has to kiss Henry. With fear of ruining her first kiss with her secret love in front of strangers, Fiona sets out to fix her problem with the help of Henry's hot best friend Austen James. Austens solution is simple- she needs to waste her first kiss. And who better to help her than the one who suggested it?
Love and other calamities by Keri8794
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Love and other calamities is the love story of Elijah Webster and Ruth Martin who were raised in a cult and who met when they were ten years old. The story follows their budding friendship from age ten to the destruction of their relationship by the hands of the prophet at age eighteen and finally, to their reunion seven years later. Love and other calamities is a story that showcases the power of love and how despite the supremacy of outside influences, when two hearts are joined in the most profound way, they become unstoppable. This story is about the power of love and how- even though it rips us apart and leaves us open and vulnerable- it is only with the certainty of love that, we are made to feel safe and secure.
Love Defined by Keri8794
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To Piper Baker, love is a hoax simply created to brainwash us all into believing life isn't as bad as it seems. She knows better though. Piper knows not to trust in the unreliability of love but to rather focus on what she can control- the opening of her specialty bake store. But Piper is soon going to find that life is filled with surprises and when you have a mother like Anne Baker, not believing in love is not an option. When Piper's mother signs her up on a dating website, Piper is torn between sticking to her anti-love ways or embracing the possibility of a life companion. Add in the gorgeous landlord, Scott Daniels and suddenly Piper's structured life becomes all kinds of chaotic. But maybe somewhere along the line Piper may discover the true definition of love and maybe she might just become a believer in it too. [Cover made by the awesome @Enigmatic-11] Highest rating: #4 in sweet romance.
In the middle of it all. by Keri8794
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Desperate to salvage all that's left in his and his brothers' careers, Daxton enlists the help of the innocent and blind Mikayla Hudson. However, Mikayla soon realizes that lying to the professionals proves more challenging than she firsts anticipates. ***** All Daxton has ever cared about doing was keeping his younger brother safe and out of the clutches of the past. He'd done well and had managed to turn his brother into an A-list actor but, in the midst of all the success, Daxton was unable to stop Cameron's physical, emotional and professional down spiral. It all comes to a head when Cameron is arrested with a DUI and the injury of another driver. Now, Daxton needs to think quick if he's to save Cameron's life and career. He's out of options, until Mikayla that is. It's all simple really- make the world believe Cameron Reynolds; self-proclaimed bachelor, is a changed man. With the world as their audience and a mess at their feet, this unlikely trio will need to find salvation somewhere in the middle of it all. [Currently being discontinued. This is no longer Book 2 in the Marryig You Series.] Highest rank: #1 in women's fiction
Little Tommy Becket. by Keri8794
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Little Tommy Becket is the story of two people who against all odds, find true peace and love through the life of a baby boy and the unexpected journey he sends them on. Join Tori Carradale and Kevin Smith as they fight against their chemistry and soon discover that sometimes in life you pick wrong but, when the right person comes along and sends your heart racing- you can't let them go. When Tori and Kevin are accidentally partnered together for an architecture competition, they are hit with unwelcome waves of attraction and desire. Tori is against relationships after recently leaving her ex and becoming the guardian of a six month baby boy. Kevin is in a committed relationship with his High School sweetheart. Though neither can deny the chemistry, are they willing to accept their fate or fight against their chance at true happiness? Highest rank: #34 in Chicklit and #22 newadult
Forgetting Prince Charming. by Keri8794
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She's had a secret kept safe for three years, one that would tear her family apart. It only took one drunk encounter for her secret to be exposed on national radio. ***** Emma Ullmann has been harboring a secret for three years - she's in love with Dr. Eamon Mikklesen. Only problem, he's dating her sister Larissa. She's managed to keep her feelings a secret, but that all changes when on her way to work, Emma hears the notorious Joey Levy expose her secret on the city's most popular morning radio show. Now, not only is Emma desperate to keep her sister from finding out but she's also stuck having to be the city's biggest form of gossip. When the producers of Radio 769 realize the money making opportunity in front of them, Emma is pulled into their ridiculous game: Forget Prince Charming and give me Romeo. What follows is a hurricane of events where, no matter how hard she tries, Emma is thrust into the life of speed dating, blind dates and a voting poll where the public decides her next move. Either she moves on or, chases after Eamon. Highest ranking: #3 in diverse lit, #5 in women's fiction, #1 diverse characters. #1 in interracial [Cover design by the wonderful @Enigmatic-11]
The Marriage Contest by Keri8794
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~~ Book 3 of The Marrying You Series. This can be read as a stand alone but I recommened you read the other two books too. ~~ Vanessa Brady is thirty and single. Her brother is happily married to an amazing woman and no one was more shocked by it than her but, while everyone around her seems to be moving on with life, she has remained where she has always been. When one Friday night turns into a sad pity party, Vanessa finds herself agreeing to something she would never before be caught dead doing but... desperate times call for desperate measures. The advertisement didn't promise any success of being chosen but, the prize was worth the gamble. The game was simple, agree to marry a complete stranger on live television and allow the world to watch your first year of marriage. If you succeed in lasting that long, the prize of one million dollars is yours to spend. On the day of her wedding, no one is more disappointed than her at her new husband Jonah. He is nothing like the men she goes for but she wants the prize. It all seems rather easy but Vanessa will soon learn that the first year is always the hardest and it's only made worse with a stranger. With cameras and the country watching their relationship, can Vanessa find a level of normal anywhere? What happens when her ex boyfriend and the father of her child suddenly reappears swearing to get her back? Vanessa may just learn something along the way but, on her quest to win, she may just end up losing a lot more than she hoped. Highest rank: #63 in Chicklit