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Breaking Up Backwards

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Reads 6,811
Votes 591
Parts 9
Time 1h 22m

Josie McCall and Timothy Matthews were in love. Until, they weren't.

It's been two years since their breakup, and Tim is a dedicated university student. He's been buried in books and homework since that dreaded day, and he's had little time to focus on his romantic life. With graduation just around the corner, he's worried about his future and what it will hold - or possibly, who. 

Josie is a diehard romantic. Her whole life she's pined for "The One". The one who will make everything okay, the one who can take her flaws and find the beauty in them. And now that she's engaged to Nathan, she's found it - or so, she tells herself. 

One day, Tim and Josie find themselves reconnecting, and as much as they don't want them to, old feelings resurface. 

Told from different times of their lives together, Tim and Josie's journey in and out of love is left with one question:

When it feels like first love stays with you forever, was their breakup a mistake?


AWARDs
• 1st in Romance | The Eonia Awards
• 2nd in Teen Fiction | Coffee After Dark 
• 2nd in Romance | Grande Awards
• 2nd in Teen Fiction | Quotidian Love Awards
• 2nd in Teen Fiction | The Moonshine Awards
• 3rd in Young Adult | The Aspirants Award

• Best Title | The Moonshine Awards

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THE LAST LETTER by rashwrites_

♡ Editor's Pick 2020 ♡ When Rachel, who had loved her best friend Lucas since she was a little girl, found out he loved her too, she couldn't be any happier to finally get her happily ever after until she realizes it's real life and not a fairy tale and this world isn't all sunshine and rainbows. *** From the age of ten, Rachel has been in love with her best friend, Lucas. Although she never told him how she felt, she is perfectly satisfied to be in an unrequited love with her best friend and by writing secret love letters for him. However, when she discovers that Lucas has been in love with her too, she thinks that there's finally a scope for a happy ending until she realizes that this isn't a fairy tale love story and she's no Aurora to Phillip. Shimmering with suspense and emotional intensity, this story takes the readers on a hunt about if Lucas will ever find Rachel's letters to him. And if yes, then what's keeping Rachel away from meeting her happily ever after. Be prepared, it's a tear-jerking story about both heartwrenching fragility and tremendous strength in love which deals with dying and surviving the death of a loved one. Featured in Wattpad's: Romance reading list: Young Love 2021 Teenfiction reading list: Soul Deep 2021 Young Adult reading list: Love, Actually 2021 Romance India reading list: Young Romances 2021/Cliche Love Stories 2021 New Adult reading list: Teen fiction 2020 General fiction reading list: Finding love 2020 #1 in letters #2 in boynextdoor #2 in newadult #2 in youngadult #11 in teenfiction #15 in highschool #18 in romance ©️ 2020 cover cr: @prettyimbecile

My Brother's Best Friend 2 | ✓ by brocklover69

This story can be read as a stand-alone but it's recommended to read My Brothers best friend to understand as this is a continuation of that story. Holly never thought she would end up falling in love with her brother's best friend. After the summer of her life with Cam, Parker, and Sawyer, it's finally time to move on to college and get that fresh start she's been waiting for, with her best friend. She wasn't prepared, however, for all of the Lots of partying and drama that went down. Will Sawyer and Holly's bond be strong enough to endure a long distance relationship while he's off working hard in law school or was their love simply a summer romance doomed from the start? Another ultra cliché Wattpad story, so be prepared for some drama and heartbreak. *Still in need of major editing and revising. It's a work-in-progress*

This One is For You by pbwrites220

Josie has spent her entire life following the path her parents paved for her: Do good in school, stay out of trouble, think of your future. She's always been content with it, until one night changes everything. Is she going to be happy if she continues on with the life she's living, or does she need more? And what about her growing feelings towards someone she knows would never fit inside her world? All Hudson wants is to make it. He's spent most of his life fighting to survive, and now it's his turn to be on top. When a chance encounter with a pretty blonde leaves his head spinning, he knows one thing for certain. He needs her on his side. Their worlds aren't supposed to mesh, but Hudson has never been one to follow the rules. All he knows, is that with Josie by his side, he might finally have a shot at getting his dreams. If he can keep himself from falling in love with her first. * Story is intended for 18+ *TW: Mild violent situations & brief mention of drug abuse/overdose. * This book is part of a duet. Both parts are complete!

If You Love Me by slybatspidow

"If you love me, you won't leave me." Jessie has believed those words from her boyfriend, Josh, since senior year of high school. She loves him and doesn't want to leave him. Not even when he shouts at her and hits her. Jessie's best friend, Kolleen, can't stand seeing her in that situation. With a bit of convincing - and the worst beating she'd ever received - Jessie agrees to move into an apartment with Kolleen. But not long after, Jessie is scared the worst of her nightmares will soon become a reality. Josh goes missing, and suddenly Jessie would swear she's being followed. One night changes everything, and one person soon changes Jessie's outlook. A responding officer from that fateful night begins to seek her out, at first claiming it's part of his job. As she spends time with her new friend outside of his job, she starts realizing that her feelings are evolving. After being abused for over a year, Jessie is terrified she's falling in love. What's even more terrifying is that he might be, too. She isn't ready for love. Not yet. She makes up her mind that if he is falling, and if he does love her, he'll wait for her to be ready, and if she loves him, she won't let herself hurt him. Can the words that used to cage her in really be the key to her freedom? --- Featured On: @NA: Take a seat and let it be | Mature Content and 18+ reading list @NA: You deserve the world | Mental Health reading list Ambys Top Picks New Adult 2023

Baby boy ✔️ by alibramoon

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Before You Leave by fbishi

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Enemies With Benefits (Book One) by sickloser

HIGHEST RANKS EVER: #4 in #ENEMIES (2021) #1 in #ENEMIESWITHBENEFITS (2021) #1 in #HUMOR (2020) #1 in #BOYFRIEND (2021) Sometimes in an unproductive relationship, it's normal for a person to want a little more. But who's to know when one has crossed the line from a craving, into an obsession? What makes it even worse, is when what you're intrigued in, is found in a person you loathe. Jennifer Crosby is no stranger to the paradox of wanting someone you despise. Ever since middle school, her and Collin Myers have been engaged in a hate-hate relationship. Which of course has followed them all the way to high school. But when Jennifer has matured, and looks aren't something Collin can tease her about, what's he to do? Confused by his own feelings towards the beaut, he found her during her own dilemma. Things get heated at a school party and Jennifer realizes that Collin possesses what she's been looking for - intimacy. She'll do anything to satisfy her needs, even if he has anything to do with it. But a person can only have sex a number of times before they start to develop feelings. Feelings that are practically forbidden in the enemies with benefits relationship that they share. They become hard to hide, especially if Collin's jealous friends have anything to do with it. Then, whether their emotions actually do exist or not becomes a matter of true life or death.

My Broken YOU by brandon61386

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The Flynn Effect by -olliee

Josephine Pryce will do anything to get out of Lakeville even if it means simply tutoring her arch-nemesis Flynn Cauley. Except when it comes to him, things aren't always simple. *** Jo and Flynn couldn't be any more different than they already are. She's an uptight, type 1 diabetic and captain of the debate club and he's a notorious womanizer with a devil-may-care attitude and seemingly nothing to worry about. But now he needs help with English and she needs money for college. So regardless of the existent feud between them, she accepts to be his tutor in her school's online peer-tutorship program. But things aren't that straightforward when it comes to him. A misconception and desperation later, they decide to become a fake unlikely couple, solely because Flynn needs to make his crush jealous and Jo needs her ex to understand that it's over. Besides, she's partly in love with the hot, gentlemanly school paper president and the only way he'll notice her, is if she somehow becomes popular. Everything will be fine as long as they follow the rules. But then again, rules are meant to be broken. (UNEDITED) Most impressive rankings; #1 in lovestory #1 in enemies #1 in angst #1 in chronic illness #1 in fake dating #1 in diabetes #1 in YA #2 in heart touching #2 in love hate #3 in enemies to lovers #6 in high school #9 in teen romance #14 in humor #102 in romance

Love You Forever (bk3) by itsjenslife

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THE LAST LETTER

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