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The Lies We keep

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When aspiring artist Lila Hart agrees to fake-date her brother's best friend, Ethan Cross, to save him from a scandal, she thinks it's just another favor for the guy who's been her nemesis since childhood. But as the lines between pretend and reality blur, Lila discovers Ethan's guarded heart hides a painful secret-one that could destroy everything they're building. With a ticking clock and a past that won't stay buried, can two people who've spent years pushing each other away finally let down their walls? Or will the lies they keep tear them apart forever?All Rights Reserved

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Jeremy Heere had always been into girls. If you want to be more specific, Christine Canigula. That was a fact well known to he and his best friend, Michael Mell until Jeremy found himself having weird, unexplainable dreams about that aforementioned 'best friend'. Will they stay simply best friends forever, or will this alter their dynamic forever? Find out as Jeremy, Michael, and their friends go through a series of up and downs consisting of hidden secrets, school gossip and fragile friendships. **** Credit to Alvistem on Devianart for the cover art!! Characters do not belong to me, but plot does. If you take any ideas from the book, let me know! I'd love to see, but please do not take major plot twists or trademarks from this story please, or just don't make a replica of this book bc that's not cool thanks!!

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❝ You make this messed-up world look so much more beautiful. ❞ Gathering me in his arms, he pulled me close -- his lips seeking mine hungrily. ──────────────── The only thing Summer Hale has ever wanted was to live peacefully away from her secrets, away from the lies. When she pursues to study at Brickfields University after an unfortunate twist of fate, she believes she could live the life she has always dreamt of while finding the answers to a box of letters her mother left behind. Even if it's only for a short while. But after meeting mysterious and charming Gray Stanford, her life takes a thrilling and dangerous turn as dark pasts, disturbing secrets, and demons buried long ago resurface. Sometimes, it's the people who are closest to us that we should be careful of. What's college without a little crazy? ──────────────── 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘 • Book 01 in the Ruthless Kingdom Series [[150,000 - 200,000]] ──────────────── Featured on Wattpad's Dangerous Love, General Fiction, Psychological Novel, and Romance profiles.

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"It was supposed to be fake. But now, I'm starting to wonder if we ever really were pretending." _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Aaradhya Mehta is living the dream at a top-tier university in Chicago, studying nutrition and working towards her future as a specialist. But there's one problem: her ultra-conservative parents are planning a visit. And they can't know she's been living with her roommate, Ethan Carter, a football star who's as muscular as he is tattooed. So when she asks Ethan to pretend to be her boyfriend, it's only supposed to last until her parents leave. But things take an unexpected turn, and suddenly, pretending to love him feels a little too real. As the lines between fake and real blur, will Aaradhya's heart stay intact-or will her feelings for Ethan change everything? When the truth comes out, will her family cut ties, or can she prove that love-whether fake or real-is worth fighting for? #fakeboyfriend #roommate #bestfriendstolovers #shefallfirst #hefallfirst

The Summer I Drowned (Wattpad Books Edition) by solacing

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. The past always resurfaces . . . Five years after almost drowning, Olivia Cathart returns home to Caldwell Beach determined to face her fears and take some risks-not just by swimming but by opening her heart. Hoping to rekindle her friendships, she's excited about a carefree summer with her best friends Keely and Miles. But life in the sleepy town has changed, and no one and nothing is as it seems. When a series of startling crimes threaten Olivia's fragile state, she is plunged into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Her only solace from the chaos is West, Miles's disowned and ruggedly handsome brother, but even he can't answer the question on everyone's minds-is Olivia really in danger or is it simply all in her head?

Falling in the Dark | ✓ by adverbially

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Slow It Down by WriteOnMyFreeTime

[UPDATED WEEKLY] "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. Lilah is quiet, kind, and inexperienced in love. Jackson is all rough edges-tattoos, a bad reputation, and a long history of girls who never stay. They're total opposites, and after years of silence, they're inconveniently forced back into each other's lives as reluctant project partners. Once, Jackson was the boy who helped pull Lilah out of the darkness when she was struggling. He was her best friend-her only friend growing up. Then he walked away without a word. Now, four years later, he's cold, distant, and impossible to read. And if he hates her, Lilah's determined to hate him right back. But when old wounds resurface and secrets unravel, the line between love and hate starts to blur. The boy who once protected her is still in there somewhere-hidden beneath his walls, his reckless reputation, and the weight of a lifelong secret he's been barely holding together that he refuses to talk about. Because some second chances come with a price. And this time, it might be her heart.

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