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Love and the Sea and Everything in Between

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Wattys winner

Reads 398,062
Votes 27,793
Parts 64
Time 4h 44m

Wattys winner

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[WATTYS 2016 WINNER] 
[Highest Ranking #190 in Teen Fiction]
[#2 in #FreeYourMind]
[#4 in #Social Issues as of 11/25/18]
[First Draft Only]

College student Adam West is done with the constant ups and downs of life. Tired of being forced to simply exist, waiting for the low that always comes after a high, Adam decides to end the pain. But when he meets the enigma that is Liz, well, what could the harm be in embarking on one last adventure?

For fans of John Green and Stephen Chbosky, "Love and the Sea and Everything in Between" is a heart-rending confrontation of real issues that are too often shoved aside and the power of love to bring healing to even the darkest souls.

According to readers:
"...captivating" 
"...emotionally investing" 
"I can't help but fall in love with almost every single word."All Rights Reserved

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(TH#4)"His mind is a chaotic mess, built of the kind of stuff you read about in a Stephen King novel. He couldn't control his anger any more than I could control my stomach from rumbling when I was hungry. He thought cursing like a sailor at others was morally acceptable, and most of all didn't seem to give a rat’s ass about himself. Any normal person would have stayed far, far away. But me? Well, I wasn't normal.” When Lilia Matthews' argumentative and dysfunctional family becomes too much to bear, she moves in with her grandfather for a summer in Heart, North Carolina. What she doesn't expect? Alec Grey. He's creepy, and dark, and frankly everything Lilia doesn't need to be getting involved with. But he has a few problems of his own. Besides the fact that he's certifiably crazy, he can't remember any of the events that led to him showing up on her grandfather's doorstep. And Lilia's apparent mission? To help him regain those memories. When they clash it's like fire and ice, but as Alec and Lilia find out, it's the craziest moments of all when that fine line between love and hate seems to blur. When you find out maybe going against the world all on your own isn't all it's cracked up to be. And that sometimes, it takes delving into the insanity of another to find the sanity within yourself.

The Sea of You & Me by Fireheart73

Nobody told me adulthood was going to be this way. How I constantly feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. I'd imagine it feels like being stranded in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. The constant fear and panic of nothing going right. Except when I see him I feel the smallest sense of relief. I was always stuck in the sea of you, but I lost my way. And now, you won't be the one on the boat throwing me a lifevest like you've always done. That ship sailed long ago. It was up to me now to save myself. ------ Kennedy was only supposed to be gone one year. That was the plan. It's been 5. After running and hiding from her past, Kennedy comes back to town to face the world she has been trying her best to forget. While everything has changed including her, everything seems to be the same. Will she be able to confront her past including the boy next door that she just can't seem to get rid of? It's taken Cal five years to forget the girl next door. He certainly wasn't expecting his feelings to come flooding back at the moment their eyes found each other. While trying to sort his feelings for his first love, he continues to navigate the next steps of his own future. In the final installment of The Deep End trilogy, Kennedy and Cal are forced together for a wedding after years apart. The gang reunites for more shenanigans and memories while they navigate adulthood. While they have all grown and changed in some ways, has their love for each other remained? Can they navigate their way or will they be lost at sea?

Revealing Lennon ✔ by tifftheawesome

{A Wattpad Featured Story & Wattys 2018 Long List Book} Highest Rank // #22 in Teen Fiction Lennon Reese has always been quiet but after being sexually assaulted she has shut herself off from the world. She finds solace in writing all of her evasive thoughts down in her journal. She never thought her words would leave the safety of the page, until one day she loses her journal on the bus. Rowan Taylors prides himself in being a genuinely nice guy. Raised by a single mother, after the death of his father, he's never been one to turn a blind eye to someone in need. When he finds a mysterious journal, detailing the aftermath of a rape, he is determined to find out who the journal belongs to. He wants justice for the distraught girl behind the words, but is he prepared to be the shockwave that changes her life? Can she face the person who broke her spirit? Co-written by @tifftheawesome & @AllieDawnx Banners by @tifftheawesome Trailer by @AllieDawnx Cover by @tifftheawesome

The Different Shades of Love {WATTYS 2018} by BrookeNikole06

Cadence leaves an abusive boyfriend after years of abuse. She wants to find love, true love, can't live without you love! Can she make it through the lust, lies, and betrayal? Follow her on her journey as she meets new people and loses people along the way. This story may contain emotional triggers!! "As I'm undressing I can still see marks on my body. They don't stand out like they used to. In fact if you didn't know they were there you would probably wouldn't even notice them. After I turned to water to the shower on as hot as possible without burning my skin. I step into the shower and cry. I wasn't crying over Trevor anymore. These tears were for me. For the little girl who lost her dad, for the teenager who lost her mom, and for the adult who lost herself. It felt like the water was washing all the sadness off me because after 15 minutes of crying, it stopped. The sadness was gone. I felt something in me that reminds me of the person I used to be. " These characters are from my own creation. Please don't copy my work or characters. I own the rights to my cover as well and it was made by me. This story contains mature content!! Read at your own risk. 🌟Awards🌟 ✨Chapter 30 was the winner in TWC December 2017 contest. ✨ ✨3rd place in the TWC biannual contest✨

A Thousand Times Enough by ElyzaZibia

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸..." 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲. 𝗜 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀. 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲. "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂?!" 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸?" 𝑱𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓, a 17 year old high school student dealing with the hardships of life after a traumatic event. She has yet to experience the teenage lifestyle because she has to work hard to keep the lights on. Dread is a common feeling she always feels, she wants more, a better life but she doesn't have much to get there. Going to an high end school doesn't make matters any better when she has to constantly be reminded that it isn't her lifestyle, and those like Silas Remington will make this one hell of a school year.

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You & Me (BOYXBOY) by DepressingTeen

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(TH#4)"His mind is a chaotic mess, built of the kind of stuff you read about in a Stephen King novel. He couldn't control his anger any more than I could control my stomach from rumbling when I was hungry. He thought cursing like a sailor at others was morally acceptable, and most of all didn't seem to give a rat’s ass about himself. Any normal person would have stayed far, far away. But me? Well, I wasn't normal.” When Lilia Matthews' argumentative and dysfunctional family becomes too much to bear, she moves in with her grandfather for a summer in Heart, North Carolina. What she doesn't expect? Alec Grey. He's creepy, and dark, and frankly everything Lilia doesn't need to be getting involved with. But he has a few problems of his own. Besides the fact that he's certifiably crazy, he can't remember any of the events that led to him showing up on her grandfather's doorstep. And Lilia's apparent mission? To help him regain those memories. When they clash it's like fire and ice, but as Alec and Lilia find out, it's the craziest moments of all when that fine line between love and hate seems to blur. When you find out maybe going against the world all on your own isn't all it's cracked up to be. And that sometimes, it takes delving into the insanity of another to find the sanity within yourself.