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The Babysitter

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Highest rankings:
Break-up: #1 (23rd November 2019)
Cliche romance: #1 (23rd November 2019)
Cliche: #1 (11th May 2020)
Cheesy romance: #2 (20th May 2020)

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Aubrey Carthy lives with her mom in Beaufort, South Carolina. She's sixteen and is an only child. Her mom is a nurse in the town hospital and her dad works abroad, in England. Her mom Natalie, has a co-worker, Catherine Parker who happens to have a son who needs babysitting. 

Natalie tells Aubrey to take the job and she hesitantly agrees. Insert Xavier Parker. Catherine's son. Catherine's sixteen-year-old son. He's had issues with the law and has landed himself on house arrest which means while Catherine works as a nurse and his dad works abroad as a consultant, he needs to be watched. 

Sworn to secrecy by Xavier, she spends the days with him, stuck, while getting paid to do so. That's why she does it. To get paid. Or does she? Over time, she sees and learns things she wasn't supposed to and decides to fix the broken boy, making him fall harder than ever.
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I turn around and look into his blue eyes, searching them. When I'm certain that he's not lying, butterflies erupt in my stomach and I gulp audibly. His fingers move from playing with the tips of my hair to my cheeks. I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer. His other hand moves from my waist to my jawline and he trails his thumb along my bottom lip. He pulls my face closer until I can smell his minty breath. His eyes close and so do mine. My head tilts to the side slowly and I feel his lips on mine. *** Natalie Bennett: a sassy 17-year-old, who, after leaving her home in Paris, starts at Lakewater high in America. Natalie is humble, sarcastic and smart, funny and forgiving. She complains when she has to wear dresses, heels and make-up and she can't stand annoying fake girls. Alex Collins: cocky, egocentric, and a magnet to the female race, that is, all girls except Natalie, who can't stand him. Alex is a player, a model, and a singer. His family is rich. He's the definition of a bad boy, but behind those ray bans hides an intelligent soft side. But when they unexpectedly bump into each other both Natalie and Alex begin to realize there might be more layers to the other than they expected. Unedited Enjoy reading! *** This book is amazing by far one of the best books I've ever read!!!! :) @DeaChloe LOVED IT SOOOO MUUCHHH!!!!😻😻🥺🥺🥺. You're an amazing writer honestly, it will forever be one of my absolute favorite books.❤️ @ShadowRose99 OMG I LOVED THIS BOOK❤❤ thankful so much for distracting me during quarantine because I have been struggling with my mental health slot during this but this book has helped me be distracted so thankful so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ @Elcoopz

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𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 - 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 cover

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