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Quaking

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The universe has conspired against Joy Hauk, a thirty-three-year-old millennial trying to make a career as a control engineer. After saving her Seattle based employer's bacon in Marina, California, her misogynistic boss, Steve, throws her under the bus once again and sends her to Quaking, Utah, for an engineering startup commissioning a ski lift.

Cade Hawthorn intends to retire to his cabin in the Sawtooth Mountains with few plans that don't involve skiing and horseback riding. He fully intends to check out on the world that hammered him when his ex-wife used sexual harassment in the workplace as a way to end their marriage. As a favor to a friend, he agrees to commission one last job-a ski lift in Quaking, Utah.

As their paths become intertwined and the voltage spikes, will Joy's present and Cade's past interrupt their happily ever after?All Rights Reserved

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Clockwork Cowboy by shelleyinon

Ten years after her family avoided imminent imprisonment by sneaking aboard an airship headed for Wyoming, Nova Radcliffe is once again on the brink of losing everything. But things are about to get worse. An outlaw has entered Little River to escape persecution from the powerfully corrupt. Jese Calhoun searches for the only man who can help him, but finds the drunk inventor long deceased, leaving his headstrong, mixed race daughter, Nova, in charge of their idyllic property. Jese soon has her where he wants her... However, he hasn't taken into consideration his wife's stubborn streak. They must learn to trust each other, or find themselves hanging from the noose. ***

Breaking the rules ✓ by cara1436

| COMPLETE | After graduating from high school, Delilah Kingston gets a job at her brother's best friend's company. She thinks that her life is absolutely fine the way it is right now. But is she really fine with how it is or will she need something or maybe even someone to spice her life up a little bit more? Mason Travino. A gorgeous, famous and rich man has everything he can imagine to be happy. Who wouldn't be, when you are owning the biggest and at the time the most successful company in New York City. That's what he thinks, until he gets back from a 2 year long businestrip where he was all around Europe. He ended the trip one week earlier to get to his little sister's high school graduation, where he also sees his sister's best friend who is also his best friend's sister Delilah again. And let me tell you this... little innocent Delilah is for a fact not that little and innocent anymore as she used to be.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐲 | ✓ by elmirafh

Gracie is now the CEO of the multimillion-dollar company she built from scratch. To take her revenge on her uncle, who ruined her life, a business tycoon offers an unlikely deal to her. The only problem is, a five-year-long marriage between Gracie and his son has to take place to secure it. The last thing she expected was her former lover, Spencer, rebounding with his father. Being Spencer's stepbrother's soon-to-be bride is not what she was planning to endure. But seeing each other daily will have staggering effects. Old wounds will reopen, and fresh scars will be added. Will their love rekindle after five years of separation? Will Gracie choose her love? Or will she sacrifice it for her goal and revenge? Will Gracie and Spencer listen to their aching souls and bleeding hearts and give in to the love that'll be the remedy they need? Or will their choices tear them apart one last time? [Dual POV] ⚠️This story is a sequel but it can be read as a stand-alone too (I hope) ⚠️ It also contains mature topics and contents: such as explicit sex scenes, mentions of suicide, mild harassment, and strong language ⚠️ The beautiful cover is made by @HerParamour

18 years (Mature content) (Complete) by LJG883

"What's so wrong?" "He's thirty fucking six for God sake!" she screamed back "So?" "That's double your age! You're eighteen!" *** Scenario - three eighteen year old girls, two eighteen year old guys and a ex PE teacher. All of whom are out for new relationships. Brings a new meaning to the term 'Physical Education.' Alex has had a crappy life and is known for acting before thinking, but this time she's bitten off more than she can chew. Mr David Ride is calling out for her. Alex can't help but answer. After all, they aren't strangers. The mistakes. The past. The future. The lust. A hell of a ride for eighteen years... *** (Completed with mature language and sexual themes) - 1st book in the 18 years series

I Need to Forget The CEO!! by mystic_clover

Lyric Beau, a 23 year-old Yale Graduate, is unsure what to do with her career. After applying to numerous companies (who prefer work experience over school experience) she finds a mysterious job advertisement for an "Office Assistant". The pay looked great and they required no experience, so she sent in her information to apply. Turns out, Lyric was hired, which led her to find out she'd be working at Maddox Automotive, directly under the CEO as his personal assistant! When it comes time to finally meet Enzo Maddox, she sees his cunning and playful flirtatiousness: which leads her to develop feelings. After her drunk confession at a private work dinner, Enzo and Lyric engage in a risky office romance! Will Lyric find success in her work? or will Enzo be her biggest distraction? How will her stuck-up coworkers treat her? Find out and read today!

The Men Next Door by wildfirehoney

✅ Complete ✅ When Campbell Kramer accepted a job offer in Manhattan, she never could've imagined what the city had in store for her. Namely, two handsome men who live on either side of her new apartment. One is older, one is younger. One is introverted, one is extroverted. One is serious, one is playful. Both of them want her attention. What could go wrong? ☲☲☲☲☲ ☆Brooks☆ My neighbor was the one to close the distance between us. She did it quickly -- like she was scared the moment would pass away forever if she let another millisecond go by -- and I rested my hand on the side of her face to steady her. Something about my touch must have given her courage. ♡Campbell♡ The men finally greeted each other while I snipped the green, woody stems and plopped them into the tallest mug I owned. Their sentences were short and awkward, and as I rearranged the blooms for the umpteenth time, the realization that they'd told each other what happened hit me like a south-bound train. I don't know why I didn't expect that. They were best friends, after all. I was just their new neighbor. They had no loyalty to me, no reason to keep our time together a secret. ☆Luca☆ Her lips met mine slowly, softly, hesitantly -- like she wasn't so sure kissing her neighbor was the best idea -- and I responded just as delicately. But when her hand made its way into the back of my hair, our bodies melded together like a lust-struck alloy. And the only hope of separating us was to add more heat. ☲☲☲☲☲ Featured by: 📙 @Wattpad • Spicy Summer Reads (July 2024) • Endless Reading Mode 🧡 (Jan 2024) • Summer in the City 🥵 (June 2023) 📕 @Romance • New Adult (June 2024) 📘 @Ambassadors • Hot Encounters (Dec 2024) Awards: 🥈 Romance runner-up (The Prime Awards 2023)

No Reservations (A Romantic Comedy) by Pollyf79

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Mending Heart |18+| by alexdenise_writes

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Flight Risk by Voyageavecmoi

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Ignitable by KBMallion

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