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Becoming Better

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A devastating breakup leaves Charlie Jackson alone to sort through the broken pieces of her life. She's not sure she can ever love again, until she meets not one, but two boys who might just change her mind. One of them is a good guy, and one of them is a bad boy. Will she pick herself up and get her life together, or will she just make everything worse? 

This is designed to be a short easy read, with most chapters taking 5 minutes or less. Total read time: 2 hours. 

This story contains mild sexual content, depictions of bullying, alcohol consumption, mental illness and alcoholism. All names/places fictional.All Rights Reserved

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"Why do you care if I kiss other girls? We're not together, we're friends" he stated swallowing his emotions. "You're right, why should I care? Like you said we're friends" I got more angry with each word that came out of my mouth. "You know what? Go makeout with any girl you want, I don't care" I said as I started to walk away. I felt his hand grip my wrist and pull me back against the lockers. His hands cupped my face and the next thing I know his lips were smashed up against mine. *********************************************************************************************************Stella Jones didn't believe in love, only lust. After one guy broke her heart, she swore to never fall for someone again until she graduates, she was done with high school boys. She's kept her promise to herself until a new guy starts at her school, Logan Carter, but does he have a promise too? Will he get her to live her life? Will she break her promise? Will he break his?

Unexpectedly You by juliiaroseee

"You're mine you hear me! No one else's but mine. So whoever you're thinking about dating, get that shit out your damn head or suffer the fucking consequences" ~~~ please read the description to the end ⚠️ Kendyl Johnson is a very average teenager with many many many problems. Her brother Porter was struggling to admit his feelings for their best friend Melanie and her boyfriend Leo, who is a manipulative sociopath who loves and craves attention. After finding out her boyfriend Leo has been cheating on her, she breaks it off immediately. Leo does not like this. Knowing his history of aggressive behavior and many months of anger management, Kendyl needs to get her mind off things. In comes Trent, he's the school's best athlete and every girl's crush. To save his football career Trent takes matters into his own hands and makes Kendyl tutor him, but little did she know that entering his world will make her life a whole lot harder. After numerous encounters with Trent Wilson Kendyl begins to develop strong emotions for him, little did she know that confessing will take a major turn for things? Fast forward a couple of years later they meet again but this time Trent is not who he use to be. This book itself is NOT BWWM only the series. Book 1, 3 & 4 (coming soon) are. Book 2 is told from Melanie's BFF's perspective who is NOT black. ~~~ BAD BOY SERIES PRESENTS: Unexpectedly You (#2) The prequel to Bad Ass White Boy With Nothing To Prove (#1) *CAN BE READ ON ITS OWN!

Becoming Somebody by TheNewJack88

Charlie Jackson is transferring to Saint Peters High School with one goal in mind. Becoming popular. She's been bullied by the popular girls for years, but all that is going to change when she becomes the popular girl herself. She's so focused on her social goals, she didn't even think about what it was going to be like when all the boys start noticing her. Like, ALL the boys. But out of all the boys she kisses, which one steals her heart? This book is designed to be a short, easy read, with most chapters taking around 5-6 minutes or less. Total read time: 1 hour 50 minutes. ***Author's note: Hi! This is my first story, I hope you like it. It contains triggering topics, like bullying, depression, anxiety, and general mental health issues. Also there is a LOT of teen romance, and some hookup scenes eventually, but following Wattpad's guidelines all characters in those situations are over the age of consent. All names/places are fictional.

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A Player's Game

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