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They burned too fast and too bright to last. Copyright © 2018 by moonpilots. All rights reserved.

After circumstances throw two drastically different people together, an extraordinary love blooms in the middle of the Miami nightscape. **** Carson Miller was doomed - in his opinion - to spend the rest of his life as the sad, lonely, billionaire CEO of Miller Inc., but a chance encounter with an intriguing masked woman leaves his head spinning and his heart falling. Alexandra Holdman has never had it easy in life. From bills to pay to a sick, comatose sister in the hospital, she needs all the money she can get, which is why her job as PA to Carson Miller is her saving grace. Well, that and moonlighting as highly elusive, superstar DJ, Butterfly. With her mask on and the cover of darkness, Alex enjoys a whole new perspective on life, people and coincidentally, her withdrawn, lonely boss. When Carson begins to obsess over finding the woman he is falling for; the masked DJ with strong opinions, a penchant for rainbows, and one hell of a disappearing act, Alex must make a decision. Come clean with her deception or succumb to the very lie she has spun. Cover by moi! Started: 24|10|2019

highest rank - #32 in Action #28 in Futuristic ❝She was like a moth. And the need for justice was the light burning deep within her. But everyone knows what happens when a moth touches the light. . . . they get burned.❞ It was a seemingly perfect system. How far would she go to uncover the truth? [extended summary inside] • • • Society © Kya V. Hill ™ 2016 The moral right of the author has been asserted. All rights reserved. This story is published subject to the condition where no part shall not be copied, reproduced or retransmitted without consent on the author. Any violation to this is breaking the copyright law. A single copy of the materials available in this story may be made solely for personal noncommercial use. Individuals must preserve any copyright or notices. Users may not distribute any copies to others wether it's electronically or handwritten without consent of the author.

A tale of love and a vengeance that transcends time and defies death. The town. Haven is an island of the affluent; the rich and glamorous. But behind the beauty and glitz lies a terrible secret. The Curse. Clinton Priest has spent centuries seeking revenge against the family whose wickedness caused the woman he loved to abandon him. Yet, despite the fact that reincarnation seems impossible, he finds himself staring right at the soul of his dead lover when he meets Scarlett Evangeline Sinclair, a descendent of the very family he's sworn to destroy. The Tribute. Scarlett Sinclair has lived in the shadow of her sister for as long as she can remember. The one time she takes something she wants, she's thrown out of the town and sent to Germany to join a convent. When she returns home for the funeral of her sister, she finds herself the centre Clinton's attention. A man she's certain will be her death. Highest ranking #76 in fantasy-romance #2 in pretense

"Within her raged a Restless Ocean." Oh, how beguiled she was to believe in her completion, to have conviction she was whole on her own, her tideless, clement oceans blinding. He was the ripple she felt as a vortex in her watery encapsulation.

❝Losing someone you love hurts. Leaving someone you love kills because you know it's all your fault. If the feelings that you have towards them is reciprocated, you know how much pain you are bringing them.❞ • • • #55 in action. Cover by nightinggale-! Book two in The bad teens Trilogy. Copyright © 2017/18 by -moonlust. All rights reserved.

Kylie Pearson has always been under the watchful eye of her overprotective older sibling. When he's not complaining about her saucy photoshoots, he's moaning at her for partying hard. After her brother's engagement party, she hooks up with an unexpected candidate. Trying to cover up their tracks, the two vow to let it just be a one time thing and to keep it between them. It's easier said than done. Kylie's spectacular summer is spent having fun with her friends and indulging in her new relationship but it all comes at a cost. Kylie finds herself tangled in such a big lie that all she can do is watch as it falls apart. [2nd installment of the #WhenAWomanWalksSeries] *unedited*

In a city with millions of people, what are the chances you will see the same person again? Rebecca Taylor finds her life hitting a plateau at 29. Clueless on what her next step is going to be, she walks away from her quiet and structured life. She embarks on an adventure in New York City with an unusual tour guide in hand. New York Fire Department veteran, Shaun Conrad, can't be tied down by any woman, no matter how hard they try. At 35, he still plays the field like a certified bachelor, but will Shaun's strong attraction and curiosity to a gorgeous stranger make him reconsider his stance about commitment? Empire State of Fate is a story about living in the moment, seizing chances, and trusting where destiny takes you.

Paige de Haan believes in a lot of things, but ghosts aren't one of them. Keane Mahoney, her former best friend, would just like her to believe in herself. ***** After a devastating summer, Paige De Haan is determined to cut ties with her old life--no more parties, no more attention, and definitely no more old friends. Her plan seems to be working until an unexpected run-in with her former best friend, Keane Mahoney, throws a wrench in her plans. The universe pushes them together, forcing them to partner up for their senior project: a ghost-hunting web series where skeptic meets believer. The sudden closeness stirs up unresolved feelings and urges them to confront the past they've been avoiding. Now, Paige and Keane must decide if their relationship is destined to stay buried . . . or be brought back to life. ***** BENNINGTON COLLEGE #2 © 2024 caterina george // all rights reserved

It happens so quickly: one minute I think I'm having a moment with this blue-eyed stranger who offered me an empanada, the next, a girl crashes in on our conversation as she whines her way into the seat between us and right into the stranger's arms. What's more, she looks like those travelling hotties you see on Instagram who make sleeping in a tent in the middle of the forest in their underwear look glamorous. I guess life just isn't fair like that. Meraki Mori loves words, and has a fascination with words from around the world that the English language doesn't have a direct translation for. She sets out on a backpacking trip after graduation in search of these untranslatable words. But it seems she'll find more than what she was looking for after a chance encounter at an airport and the series of serendipitous events that follow. And maybe, just maybe, for the very first time in her life, Meraki Mori will find herself at a loss for words.

Ciara Hart is not Asian. Or at least, that's what she says. (She's actually half Asian.) But when she meets Ethan Lee, she learns that being Asian isn't all just math homework and chopsticks. copyright all rights reserved © 2016 by kelly hui

Eleana was a sweetheart, loved by everyone and always cheerful until her dad left them 1 year ago. She had to take the burden of paying the bills and taking care of her sister Natalia and her mother whom is only earning very little at where she works. Eleana's mother's is admitted to the hospital and is in need of immediate surgery. With no other option left, she turns to Damon Stone. Damon Stone is a young billionaire who's ego is twice the earth. After Eleana publicly insults him. He decides to make her pay. He offers her a billion dollars but for a very hefty price... Read to find out more!!! Ranked #1 in 17years on 3/11/19

A travel, lots of selfies and a friendship beyond comparison. All with a lesson to learn.

Ashlyn Jones is an amazing girl, perfect and desirable. But high standards have left her single and frustrated to the point of depression. Until one night at a party, she meets Vincent, a mysterious and ridiculously hot guy. Despite a brief exchange of words, they have eyes on each other. As they begin to leave, he accidentally drops his wallet. Ashlyn finds it and contacts him. Hesitant at first, she sees sparks flying soon and it's not long before small texts turn into late night chats. Both of them fall head over heels for each other, and she realizes that Vincent is the perfect guy, and it all seems like a dream. That is, until he suddenly ghosts her. Determined to get back to him, Ashlyn embarks on one hell of a journey with her best friends. But little does poor Ashlyn know, Vincent is a living, breathing Prince!

Sienna Williams is 19, and her life couldn't be more complicated. With her mother dying and now she's taking on her new role as head of the business, she definitely has no time for meaningless endeavours. That is, until she has a unfortunate run-in with the youngest billionaire in the world, not to mention he's the most egotistical and selfish person to ever walk the earth. At least that's what Sienna thinks. Can Sienna find it in her to not fall for someone who's priorities isn't helping out the poor and making the world a better place? Or will Bradley Edwards have her running for her life? *** (NOT EDITED)

WE WERE LIARS meets SALTBURN. The Seymour girls are beautiful and blessed: skin like porcelain, hair kissed by fire's breath and privilege without recompense. They were named fir their parents' mothers. Juliette for their mother's and Josephine for their father's. I am the last Seymour girl. But I am a bullet shell. A complete outrage of a human being. My entire existence reads like a Shakespearean insult -- clod of wayward marl. You could say lust is what got me in this mess in the first place. The thrill of wanting something off-limits. And then I burned everything to the ground. If I'm being honest, you shouldn't read any of this. I'm serious. Don't. ➤ Open Novella Contest 2024: Prompts #95 and #60