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How We Were | ✔️ (Complete)

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Reads 3,972,932
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Parts 70
Time 12h 32m

Wattys winner

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[WATTYS 2016 WINNER!] [COSMOPOLITAN Featured!]

Trapped in her white trash hell, Layla Danner is failing at life. 

Her friend Peyton? Everybody thinks he's perfect, a staggeringly rich, handsome, and well-mannered story book prince. But they don't know what Layla knows. And she'll never tell. 

Jake? Jake's trouble. A down and dirty charmer, this one's got a devil-may-care attitude and a mouth to match. 

Everything goes to hell in a handbasket when he shows up to town one summer. 

Layla never meant to fall in love. All she wanted to do was finish her senior year, get the hell out of this town and never, ever look back. 

But when mysterious secrets from the boys' past refuse to stay buried, Layla must decide how far she'll go for a chance at a once in a lifetime love. 

Follow three unforgettable characters in this captivatingly melodramatic, soap-operatic, and larger-than-life tale of first loves, loyalty, intrigue and the magic of growing up. 

♦️WARNING: This writer is a hopeless romantic with a filthy mouth and a dirty mind who loves to re-work cliches. The style of the story reflects this. Also, some dark themes. ♦️All Rights Reserved

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Backstage Girl by JKMacLaren

Ella never expected to steal the spotlight when she joined her famous brother's band on tour - or for Max, her childhood crush, to finally see her as more than just his best friend's sister. ***** 19-year-old Ella Walker has spent her whole life backstage. While her older brother Rory commands the spotlight as part of a world-famous band, Ella spends her time scribbling lyrics in her notebook where no one can see. And she's okay with that - mostly. But when Ella tags along on the band's next tour, she realizes maybe she doesn't want to just be known as Rory's sister anymore. Especially when it comes to Max Bentley, Rory's hot best friend and bandmate who Ella has had a crush on for years. So when Ella gets the chance to step into the spotlight herself, she takes it, throwing her life (and the band) into unexpected chaos. Ella has never had the courage to tell Max how she feels, but the tension is building on tour, and neither of them are prepared for what will happen when it breaks. [[Word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Morgan Sangster Book One in the Toronto Girls series (can be read as a standalone)

Fractured from the Fall by B_Ander

Big city girl returns home to a past she'd like not to remember and a hot cowboy she can't seem to forget. *** Not much has changed in the sleepy little mountain town Lily grew up in, including the undeniable chemistry she has with her former flame. And while she knows she should leave town for good before she does something she'll regret, temptation is proving too hard to resist. Will they pick up where they left off or is the pain of their past too big to allow them to move forward?

The Player & The Pauper | ✓ by Ashley_Mariex

Peyton Church is a city girl by anyone's standards. Born and raised in New York City, she grew up wanting for nothing. She attended the most prestigious preparatory schools, shopped on Fifth Avenue, dined with the rich and famous and was adored by everyone she met. But when Peyton's parents announce they're getting a divorce her senior year, her life turns upside down. With her mother earning sole custody of Peyton and her brother, Peyton is faced with the biggest challenge of her life: leaving her perfect big city life behind and moving to small town Rock Valley, Arkansas. As if her parent's divorce and moving back to her mother's hometown isn't bad enough, Peyton is faced with the hellish experience of starting at a new school, where she knows no one, in the middle of the semester. CLICHÉ WARNING: PROCEED WITH CAUTION Highest Rank: #61 in Teen Fiction 13/05/18 Featured on Wattpad's "High School Hijinks" list 02/03/18

Into You by NBFemProtagonist

"Whoever coined the term 'High School Sweetheart' never met Collin Ayers." Paige Thompson, an aspiring singer/songwriter, always felt like the late bloomer of her tight-knit, wild friend group, which included her older sister and music duo partner. While her friends were busy building their reputations and living out stories that would become legends in their hometown, Paige quietly watched from the sidelines, often plagued by FOMO. But now, armed with newfound confidence, she's determined to experience life to the fullest-both to inspire her music and to make a name for herself in the songwriting world. That all changes when she spends a summer alone with Collin Ayers, Mount Pine's notorious hockey prodigy. Collin, known for being either the life of the party or its biggest menace, has long embraced his role as the town's wild boy. His hobbies included getting hammered, hooking up, and stirring up trouble-making him the go-to guy for meaningless hookups at house parties. But as the summer unfolds, Collin finds himself drawn to Paige in a way he's never felt before. The resident heartbreaker starts craving something more, something real. Despite the messy breakup between Collin and her sister's best friend, Paige becomes irresistible to him, stirring feelings that he's never experienced. But can someone as self-destructive as Collin keep something good without ruining it? Neither could have predicted that one Spring Break would spark a bittersweet entanglement that would follow them for years. Now, as adults, Paige and Collin must face the unresolved pain and distrust from their high school days if they hope to rekindle what they once had. But can they emerge from their tangled past unscathed, or will history repeat itself?

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Backstage Girl

Ella never expected to steal the spotlight when she joined her famous brother's band on tour - or for Max, her childhood crush, to finally see her as more than just his best friend's sister. ***** 19-year-old Ella Walker has spent her whole life backstage. While her older brother Rory commands the spotlight as part of a world-famous band, Ella spends her time scribbling lyrics in her notebook where no one can see. And she's okay with that - mostly. But when Ella tags along on the band's next tour, she realizes maybe she doesn't want to just be known as Rory's sister anymore. Especially when it comes to Max Bentley, Rory's hot best friend and bandmate who Ella has had a crush on for years. So when Ella gets the chance to step into the spotlight herself, she takes it, throwing her life (and the band) into unexpected chaos. Ella has never had the courage to tell Max how she feels, but the tension is building on tour, and neither of them are prepared for what will happen when it breaks. [[Word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Morgan Sangster Book One in the Toronto Girls series (can be read as a standalone)