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What We Take Away

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Parts 41
Time 10h 21m

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2005 asianamerican athlete christian college comingofage depression faith family firstlove forgiveness freshmanyear growingup lettinggo music newadult oppositesattract romance trackandfield wattys2022 youngadult

Cassie gives up her dream to study music to prove her worth to her dad. Everything changes when she meets Zac, the handsome athlete who lives at the other end of their freshman dorm hall. 

Their strong, unexpected attraction foils Cassie's academic plan and Zac's desire to excel in his sports career. Sparks fly and mistakes are made that damage their friendship. Confused and hurt, Cassie turns to Aram, a mysterious boy she meets by chance.

But Aram is hiding a darkness of his own, and Zac may be the only who can keep Cassie from getting swept up in his tornado. Will Zac make it to Cassie in time? Or will past hurts prevent him from being the friend he knows she needs?

Based on true events, this is a story of first loves, heartbreaks, and the triumphant and brutal moments of growing up.All Rights Reserved

2005 asianamerican athlete christian college comingofage depression faith family firstlove forgiveness freshmanyear growingup lettinggo music newadult oppositesattract romance trackandfield wattys2022 youngadult

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Wide Open by wouldratherbewriting

Camryn Quinn is finally getting what she wants...sort of. Moving into a dorm and away from her not so supportive father is a good first step, but like everything with him-it comes with strings. She must attend the college of his choosing for at least one year and prove to him that she's ready to be on her own. Then she can go wherever she wants. The only problem is that he is the head football coach for the university. Taylor Reed is an All-American tight end who is fresh off a record breaking season that ended with a torn ACL. A future in the NFL is almost as inevitable as a full recovery. But when tragedy strikes his family, Taylor is forced to take the first offer that comes his way. Camryn and Taylor's worlds become intertwined when she's assigned to tutor him, but neither will admit the role they play in pushing the other to reach their goals. Together they will help check things off the metaphorical to-do list that ends with everyone getting what they want. But at what cost?

Being Bad by kathleenf4

| COMPLETE | [this is the first draft of my story. so, if there's grammatical mistakes and continuity errors, i apologize and i will be editing in the future.] Lia James was living in a nightmare. It all started one night, when her mother was in a car accident, and never survived the night. She spent the remainder of the summer in mourning. She never ate, or left her bedroom for that matter. When her Dad started to notice the new habits, he suddenly became worried and requests she lives with her two best friends for her senior year across the country. Hesitantly, she accepts. Senior year was supposed to be the best year of her life. She made the Varsity Softball team, and she made tons and tons of new friends. That is, until she comes across Andrew Price: Local bad boy with a well-known reputation, and a heavy bank account. From leather jackets, to secrets, to new relationships, Lia finally comes to terms that her senior year will never be normal. Especially when her best friends and Andrew have a very public hatred towards each other. Will she manage to stay above the drama? Or will she fall into the crossfire of her best friend's feud? ************** STARTED: 8/30/18 ENDED: 1/17/21 RANKS: #6- projectbadboys 2/12/20 #16 - heartstrings 1/17/19

Eighteen by wordstothewise

Most people would choose to describe their first love as intense, careless, and maybe even painful. Well, mine was a secret. Eighteen and heartbroken, Faith tries to navigate the end of her high school career while also struggling to piece together what went wrong between her and her first love. But after befriending two of her classmates, whom, until now, she had never spoken to, she quickly finds herself pulled into a world like she's never experienced before. *** PARENTAL ADVISORY 18+ ONLY ***

Starting Position by woodlander8

|| 2021 WATTYS SHORTLIST ||Elliot Mitchell is stuck on autopilot--until she meets Ben Harrison, who begins to bring her back to life. Elliot is counting down the days until she can leave the town that narrates her past. After tragically losing her mom, she is now dealing with an absent father, never-ending nightmares, and friends that she no longer relates to. Never mind that she used to be a track prodigy. One more semester and she's gone. But Elliot was counting on meeting Ben Harrison. Ben is different--his cerebral palsy is just the tip of the iceberg. When Ben joins the track team and they are assigned to work together on a project, emotions start to stir, and Elliot must either face her past or lose the closest connection to someone she has ever felt. Tags: romance, new adult, college, loss, love story

Running From You by EmersynRose_

Nora Sanders is a senior and her high school's star varsity track and field runner, as is Tyler Chambers, the school's player number one and Nora's sworn enemy. The two have a complicated past - one that is suddenly brought back to the surface when Nora is partnered on a school project with Tyler's best friend. Nora and Tyler find themselves spending more and more time together, something neither is very happy about. Add in a figure from Nora's past coming back and shaking up her world right when she's supposed to be having the best months of her high school years, and her life is suddenly spiraling out of control. State championships closing in, an important school project soon due, a person she thought she'd never see returning, complicated feelings for a guy she thought she hated... How is she going to survive it all? Friendship, ROMANCE, heartbreak, tension and all that good stuff. THIS IS FOR MATURE READERS ONLY. CONTAINS SEXUAL CONTENT, VIOLENCE AND STRONG LANGUAGE. Completed on September 12th 2021 *I do not own the rights to the pictures used in the cover, nor any other media in my story.

3.2 Paper rings | ✔ by Lun_reads

Liandra Almere isn't happy but she isn't sad either. She has amazing friends who support her through all her crazy thoughts. She even has her own band which is quite successful for a college band. She is just going through her normal life without any worries. Until a boy from her past comes back and crashes her perfect life once again. Austin Norris tries to go through life without breaking down every single day. Every single day he wakes up glad he is still alive and pretends for another day that he is doing just fine. He needs to be the sunshine in people's life. But sometimes it is exhausting to pretend you are doing okay when you are not. And no one needs to know about his past and what made him stop drinking. Only the girl with a voice like an angel knows what he went through. And he is not sure if he is happy to have her back in his life. Oh who is he kidding, he has always liked her.

Just for Tonight (2021 Watty's Winner) by MelanieGaleaz

Scarlett and Nate are the epitome of "right person, wrong time", and two years after their one night together, Scarlett sees him interviewing for his album about the night they met in order to find her, and she finds herself taking the chance she didn't two years ago. ***** When Scarlett's dad dies during her senior year of college, all she wants is to be someone else for one night. When she meets a mysterious boy, that seems entirely possible. They both agree that for the next few hours, they're 'Quinn' and 'Mason'. But to truly let go and not worry about their futures, they vow to never see each other again. Two years later, Scarlett owns a bakery in New York City and is living her dream. But despite all of this, she's never been able to let 'Mason' go, and a part of her regrets their vow to never see each other again. So, when she sees 'Mason', who turns out to be the up-and-coming singer Nate Cameron, on her television interviewing for his debut album "Quinn", with songs about the night they met, she knows she has to take the chance she didn't take two years ago. Watty's Romance Winner 2021 Being published by W by Wattpad Books Book One of the "Just For" Series. Approximately 80k words

In Waves | ✔️ by katvalentinewrites

"𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞?" Starting her junior year, Lia DeMarco's predictable life takes a sharp turn when she vows to break out of her comfort zone and date the wealthy football star, Matt Benson. She expected parties and popularity on the sun-soaked horizon, what she didn't expect was the magnetic Nate Miller crashing in and leaving a mark as big as his irresistible grin. Asking Nate for surf lessons seemed like a surefire way to shake up her routine, but finding themselves alone together at a wild party sends ripples through her carefully planned path. Facing fears and swimming into uncharted waters, Lia is quickly swept from current to current, caught in a relentless battle of head vs heart. But you can only tread water for so long. As the turbulent waves of first love, self-hate, jealousy, and heartache roll in - can she learn to surf them before they pull her under? ────────────────────── Contains mature themes, read intro for details Featured on the Ambassador's Pick reading list for @teenfiction Featured on the @romance reading list Young Love Highest rankings: #1 Teen Romance #1 First Love #1 Summer #1 Beach #1 Surfing #2 Love Story #2 Slow Burn #2 Ocean #4 Hidden Gems #6 Teen Fiction #6 Chick Lit #10 Young Adult #14 Drama #14 Undiscovered #16 Small Town

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The Rookie and Me (COMPLETE) by LisMullins

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Wide Open cover

Being Bad cover

Starting Position cover

Running From You cover

3.2 Paper rings | ✔ cover

Just for Tonight (2021 Watty's Winner) cover

In Waves | ✔️ cover

𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 cover

The Rookie and Me (COMPLETE) cover

Wide Open

Camryn Quinn is finally getting what she wants...sort of. Moving into a dorm and away from her not so supportive father is a good first step, but like everything with him-it comes with strings. She must attend the college of his choosing for at least one year and prove to him that she's ready to be on her own. Then she can go wherever she wants. The only problem is that he is the head football coach for the university. Taylor Reed is an All-American tight end who is fresh off a record breaking season that ended with a torn ACL. A future in the NFL is almost as inevitable as a full recovery. But when tragedy strikes his family, Taylor is forced to take the first offer that comes his way. Camryn and Taylor's worlds become intertwined when she's assigned to tutor him, but neither will admit the role they play in pushing the other to reach their goals. Together they will help check things off the metaphorical to-do list that ends with everyone getting what they want. But at what cost?