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The Hurting Year (Charm City Chronicles), Volume Three

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Reads 120
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Parts 30
Time 9h 12m

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"The Hurting Year", the third installment of the Charm City Chronicles series, continues the story of sixteen-year-old Kate Fitzgerald in 1960's Baltimore, Maryland.

Having an older boyfriend does have its perks - until he leaves to go to college. Kate's troubles quickly multiply when her beloved Nana falls ill, and her best friend, Anita, faces personal disaster. When things seem like they couldn't possibly get worse, Kate pays an impromptu visit to boyfriend Michael's dorm, and her life spirals out of control. What happens in the aftermath sets events into motion that will change her life forever.All Rights Reserved

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Without You, I Am Lost by SpaceToons303

Emmen moves into their dorm room and meets their roommate for this year of college. Being free from their life in foster care, them and their pet rat Evelynn do what they can to take care of themselves as they begrudgingly get to know their new roommate, Callum. Along their college journey they meet some new people, Lester, who comes from a well-off family and spent a few years in private school in the UK, and Elius, a past drug user trying to get back on their feet with assistance from Lester. How will these three's final year in college go? Will they make it to graduation? Read along to find out!

The Sweet Innocent by zbertschiberkowitz

Kate and her mom were having a beautiful time. They had the best time of their lives, until just like that. Their house was full of flames and everyone got out but not all of them: Her mom. Her dad left them when she was two. She cried for nearly two days straight. Talked to no one, on her own, no mom. She's now a foster taken into a new home. Back to school. New life. ~~~~~~~~ Carter is a spoiled jerk, too arrogant. He's the most popular boy at West High. He has dated almost every girl in the school but once Kate is living with him under the same roof he immediately hates her. They pity each other and hate their guts, but one day Kate leaves. See what happens to her. To Carter. To everyone.

The Tattooed Devil Wears Chucks by authorMayLynn

🥇 Highest Rankings: #1 Action #1 Chicklit #1 Mystery #1 Teen Fiction #1 Thriller 2018 Watty's Long List 🥀 Trigger Warning/Sexual Assault ⚠️Mature Sexual Content/Language R 🔞 •The Tattooed Devil Wears Chucks• Gabby Brooks seemed to be a normal 18-year-old girl growing up on the edge of an Iowa lake. She enjoyed being off everyone's radar in the small town of Luxberg. She had a small group of friends, an adoring family, and a love for her town. That was until the Parkers moved in across the street. A new friend with a tattooed god for an older brother changes Gabby's normal little life upside down. She finds herself fascinated by Jackson Parker, especially by his criminal past-which is filed away in sealed records. Not even her father, the town police officer, will spill as to what her new neighbor did to put himself behind bars. Jackson seems to be just as fascinated with Gabby Brooks, the daughter of his probation officer/town cop. His eyes are set on making her the next victim of his playful games, just to piss off her dad. Even with her father's warnings to stay away from the new neighbors, Gabby finds herself breaking the rules for the first time in her life. It brings out the best and the worst of the people she trusts the most, including herself. Secrets she didn't even know she carried are brought to light, shaking the town to its core. What Jackson and Gabby don't realize, is how much their lives will change because they can't seem to stay away from each other. Sometimes change is not always for the best.

Not Alone by Writer_1n_the_dark

Rhys Taylor spent her childhood dreaming of the day when she could go to university and get away from her trailer home and junkie mother. Rhys worked hard to get perfect grades and was the star of her high school running team, and even when she got a great scholarship, she still wasn't able to leave home like she had dreamed of. When Rhys hits her breaking point and can no longer live at home, she goes in search of roommates. Forced to decide between living on the streets or taking up the only offer she has to live in a house with three guys she's never met, Rhys desperately chooses the latter. Rhys thought that she was alone, but maybe her new roommates were exactly what she needed in life. #1 in Poverty - January 2025; December 2024; August & September 2023 💛

Destructive Silence by speaksincursive

If you never speak of the past, can it be erased? Lacey Edwards has a past. A past which changed her life forever. A past she is desperate to forget. Lacey is quiet and reserved compared to her best friend Becca Fox. They became instant friends when Lacey moved to Maryland nine years ago. Becca helped pull Lacey out of her internal shell to experience life. By high school, Lacey was active in the club scene and would occasionally have to drag Becca with her. One night, Lacey realized she might be able to run from her past with the help of Becca and one steamy Caine Rogers. Lacey didn't know, until it was too late, how feelings, honesty, heartbreak and life altering events can change a person. Lacey has Becca's support but will that be enough? Will Lacey sacrifice her own happiness to do what is expected?

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The Untitled Job by Agathi_bw

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Three Years On by softlikevelvet

It's been three years since Michael Williams said goodbye to Debby Martin, the supposed love of his life, and he hasn't been able to get her off his mind since. Now that she's finished school and him university, they're both free to do as they want, and not be tied down. But has Debby been thinking about him? And could they ever make it work? After all, a lot can change, three years on. The second book in The Three Years Trilogy, a trilogy about friendship, love and heartbreak. Follow Debby, Michael and Beth over ten years as they grow up, learning on the way who they really are. With a book following each character, the three tell of different events that are important to them.

What Next | Matt Sturniolo by SuperWinchester1967

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His Forever (His #2) by bourbonvanilla

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Without You, I Am Lost cover

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Without You, I Am Lost

Emmen moves into their dorm room and meets their roommate for this year of college. Being free from their life in foster care, them and their pet rat Evelynn do what they can to take care of themselves as they begrudgingly get to know their new roommate, Callum. Along their college journey they meet some new people, Lester, who comes from a well-off family and spent a few years in private school in the UK, and Elius, a past drug user trying to get back on their feet with assistance from Lester. How will these three's final year in college go? Will they make it to graduation? Read along to find out!