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Five-time New York Times #1 bestseller, Adelaide Maddox, is not like normal 21 year-olds for many reasons. Not only is she one of the most popular romance novelists, she's hiding something from her readers. She's never been in love, never even been kissed. And when Addy's faithful editor retires and a newer, hotter replacement comes in, how far will she go to make Mr. Elliot Hayes hers? It's battle royale at the office, and maybe with the help of her best friend Bria, Addy can be victorious. And through all of this, can Addy escape her writer's block and finish her sixth novel? Read as Addy acquires her battle scars, goes through lessons in flirting, and struggles to live out her own romance, in I Write Romances, Not Live Them.All Rights Reserved

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My Depressing Life

I was a senior in high school. The whole school knew who I was and adored me until one day, everything changed. When people found out about my secret the school made fun of me. Except for the one I guy I liked since I met him. The guy of our little group of four. It was always Me, Riley, Farkle and Lucas. I never thought we would ever separate. It all happened so fast. First a boy comes between a friendship of a life time. Then, the one person one of the few people I truly trusted starts liking me and gets jealous. Oh, and once you find out about my family life, good luck. Can my life get any worse? Probably. Unedited. If you're looking for something really cheesy, really awful and really badly written, this is the book for you.