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"Just shine like you always do." 

Gwenn Davidson has always known she was adopted, but after clearing up her stuff for her first move out of her parent's house, she finds an old blanket gifted to her by her birth mother that triggers an avalanche of curiosity. She wants to find her biological family, but with a closed adoption and parents that shut her questions down, she has no clue how. Until she's thrown into Ronan King's direction, the guy with all the connections, who just so happens to be her boss's son.

The two strike a deal with one condition: no one must know they're working together. 

But there are eyes everywhere, lurking and waiting to pounce on unsuspecting prey. Gwenn is trapped into a web of lies and blackmail until she questions everything and everyone around her, including herself. 

Raw and treacherous, the tale of two souls playing with fire and ice.

*******

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Slow It Down by WriteOnMyFreeTime

"You may be his world, but you're the only thing that ever felt like home to me." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Some people never get second chances. Lilah never thought she'd get one with her brother's best friend. She's quiet, kind, and inexperienced in love. He's tattoos, a bad reputation, and a trail of girls who never stay. They were once inseparable-until Jackson walked away without a word. Now, four years later, they're forced back together as reluctant project partners. The boy who once protected her has become cold, distant, and impossible to read. If he hates her, Lilah's determined to hate him right back. But the more secrets unravel, the harder it becomes to ignore the truth: the line between love and hate is paper-thin. And Jackson is still carrying the one secret that could destroy everything-especially her heart. AWARDS: #1 (out of 45.8k!) for #angstwithhappyending #1 (out of 1.62k) for #badboynextdoor

After She Knew by TeaInTheGarden02

Emma White never had the perfect life. Her mother died giving birth to her, her father was always working and never gave her attention, but when she went to college, her luck seemed to change. She was finally happy. She fell in love with the most perfect guy on the world. What happens then when she realizes that what she's been living for the past months is a complete lie? The moments together, the I love you's, the way he treats her, even the way he looks at her. All lies. Her boyfriend, that she thought was as in love with her as she was, happens to be the opposite of she thought. He was using her. She feels betrayed and hurt like never before. The question is what is she supposed to do now that she knows the truth? Will she be able to forgive him and believe whatever he says from now on or will she have the strengh to move on? Will Noah get his girl back or is it too late? Follow Emma and Noah in their path after the truth is out there. **This is not a stand alone book.** Before She Even Knows - Book I After She Knew - Book II You should read the first book before moving forward. If you have read it, thank you and please, carry on.

Morgan Is The Bomb (The M' s Series #1) by QueenoftheOutsiders

Morgana Cardea Sweeney has had a hard life. She was put up for adoption before birth and given to a loving, stable couple unable to have children. But our story is more intricate than that. With the death and rejection of her adopted parents, she ends up in a foster home. She has seen the fate of foster kids, her biggest warnings being her best friend and mentor, and is determined to dig her way out of the pit she believes she was born into. She isn't stupid, but university is a distant dream she wants to achieve by any means. After her grandmother turns up with an irresistible proposition, Morgan is pulled into a new world. Morgana Cardea Taylor has a complicated life. She now has many choices to make. Where does she belong? Who does she belong with? Which world holds her heart?

Shattered Asylum by milxlover3

She escaped a house full of monsters... but she never stopped being hunted. I thought I escaped the worst of it. But some monsters don't stay in the past. After years of surviving in a house that only knew cruelty, sixteen year old Aven is sent to live with her grandparents in a secluded town hidden deep in the forest, gorgeous, quiet, and filled with people who act like nothing bad ever happens there. The kind of place only the rich can afford to live. The kind of place that almost feels like peace. Almost. She wanted a fresh start. A chance to breathe. What she didn't expect? Grayson. He's charming, brooding, and way too interested in her. The kind of boy girls fight over... and they do. But there's something off about him. Something he isn't saying. And her past comes crashing back, violent, messy, and impossible to outrun. Aven realizes her new life isn't just fragile. It's built on secrets. Love. Lies. Loyalty. Survival. Aven's never been safe. She's just been watched. And no matter how far she runs, the people she escaped from keep saying the same thing: "You'll always be mine." ***** I am almost done with this book and already started editing... if some things don't make sense that's why lol.

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Straight To You by cammie_grace

"And it took me a while to realize it, but everything I've had to go through in this life, all the pain and sadness I've had to bear . . . well, its led me straight to you." • • • After tragedy strikes Morgan Scott's family, she finds her life changing drastically again and again throughout many failed attempts of starting over. It doesn't seem to matter where Morgan ends up, the secrets and pain of her past continue to haunt her, reminding her that "starting over" isn't nearly as easy as it sounds. Ending up in her father's hometown a few months after the day her life changed forever, Morgan finds her life changing once again, and she only hopes that this time will be for the better. It isn't until after a run-in with the town's golden boy, Jack Crawford, that Morgan realizes no amount of starting over will take away the memories of the past. What Morgan doesn't know is that Jack has a secret of his own that's eerily similar to hers. And what neither of the two know is that their secrets will unintentionally bring them together, reminding the duo that they aren't as alone as they often feel. [COMPLETE] [WATTPAD EDITORS' CHOICE LIST 2021]

STOLEN FIRSTS by Lolozile

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Knife's Edge by moxie_writes

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