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Never As It Seems

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Amber Willis has grown up knowing what it is like to be in the limelight. As she plans a summer of escape from the life she has always known, she never dreamed that just a few months could change that life forever.

Jay Burgess works as a Roadie, on tour with one of the biggest bands around. For someone with a seemingly ordinary existence, he does everything he can to avoid the reality of his life. But how long can he hide from the truth? Will his secrets destroy him or will his love for Amber save him?

With more love, laughter, tears and drama than they have ever experienced, Amber and Jay find themselves thrown back into everything they have tried to escape.All Rights Reserved

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Our Summer (ongoing) by irma_writesxX

"Life is short, the world is wide, I want to make some memories." - Mama Mia ---------- Tyler, Lexi, Eleanor, Levi, and Eli all had their plans for the summer. Partying all night with friends, reading all day, tanning, playing football. But all their plans are put aside when all 5 kids get chosen to spend the entire summer together. Each one from a different school, not knowing one another, nor ever talking to each other. Spending a whole summer with people you've never heard off; it doesn't sound like fun. It doesn't sound fun for any of them. Once they arrive at a beach house who knows where, there's no going back. Its either make new friends and have fun or have a boring summer. ______ Mistakes are made friendships are built secrets are shared lovers are found memories are made.

Right Here Waiting For You [Published] by JessicaCMadden

It's a summer that Nicole will never forget. For years, she has been forced to keep a secret about Jayden. Forced to agree to an engagement she doesn't want. Nicole must learn to stand up to her abusive fake boyfriend, even if he kills her. Everything changes when she meets Sean. She falls instantly in love with him. Forbidden to see him, Nicole risks everything to be happy, meeting Sean at the pier, away from the watchful eye of Jayden. Or so they think. Fighting for the girl he loves, Sean does everything he can to protect Nicole, even if it means risking his own life. *This is just sample book. To read the full book, you can purchase it on Kindle here https://www.amazon.com/Right-Here-Waiting-Jessica-Madden-ebook/dp/B00AH5UHWE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486876655&sr=8-1&keywords=right+here+waiting+for+you+jessica+madden

Whispered Hearts by wanderlust1724

After recent high school graduate Lily agrees to dog-sit for her best friend Emma, she finds herself caught in a forbidden love with Emma's brother, Ethan. Over the course of two transformative weeks, their lifelong friendship evolves into a deep romantic connection. Unveiling their true feelings, Lily discovers Ethan's initial motives and realizes their love defies societal expectations. As they navigate the challenges of their forbidden relationship and the resistance they face, Lily and Ethan must decide whether their love is worth the risks and if they are willing to fight for their happiness against all odds.

By The Beach ✔ by ashleyforesterwriter

Sunny skies, luxurious hotel rooms, and nice beaches. Welcome to Florida. College student Lily is in for the time of her life on summer vacation - but falling in love is supposed to be out of the picture. *** For Lily Maywatcher, life is about completing college and fulfilling her dreams. But when her cousin, Dinah, suggests going on a trip to Florida, Lily is in for a major turn. Sawyer Montgomery, a musician and Dinah's brother's friend, is a complete heartthrob. Lily and Sawyer begin spending time together, but is it meant to be? Or will it be a disaster? [[word count: 50,000 - 60,000 words]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Loved this book so much. Couldn't put it down while reading. Thanks for writing a great book to read." -Conversegirl1234 Ranked #1 in New Adult on Nov. 30th 2020 out of 23.7k. Copyright ©2020 Ashley Forester

Half a World Away by EmmaJEdwardsAuthor

Cassidy meets someone who seems to understand her and she is falling for him, fast. The issue is, Cassidy has never met him and doesn't know his real name. Meeting online, they keep their identities a secret from one another. Cassidy knows its hopeless, he lives half a world away from her. Then in an unexpected turn of events, Cassidy's life down a very different road, it opens possibilities and drama Cassidy never believed possible in her life. Torn between two men, what happens when they turn out to be one and the same?

Against All Odds? by _Reenie

Bound By Hearts, Torn By Secrets. -♡♥︎♤♥︎♡⁃ Life as a college student has been nothing but smooth sailing for 23-year-old Aleesha, and now that she's graduated, her life is about to take a different path. After spending four years in the city, far from home, Aleesha decides to return home for two reasons; one being that she's finally found the strength to return home after her dad's passing, and the other reason is a secret, that she hopes will fade away before anyone notices. After returning home, Aleesha notices that her small hometown is not as it was four years ago, however, one thing has remained the same; and that is her long-time forbidden crush on her brother's best friend. Now taller, muscular, and manly, 24-year-old Jayden is just as handsome as Aleesha remembers him to be. However, being away from home for four years can come with a lot of changes, including Jayden who happens to have a secret too. The only difference between Aleesha's and Jayden's secret is that...one is Lethal. Can you guess whose secret it is? |New Chapters every Friday or Saturday | Rankings Life lessons ~ #30/1000 (09/15/24) Cafe ~ #70/1000 Mystery romance ~ #26/1000 (09/15/24) Contemporarylit ~ #2/1000 (12/30/24)

The Untitled Job by Agathi_bw

When 18 year-old Lexi's past starts to repeat itself she throws herself into her new job in order to save enough money to get away from it. Who knows what could happen when her job leads to her getting thrown into, or rather falling into, the local badboy who just happens to have a softer side? Finding herself getting too comfortable and too attached to this lovable family, how will Lexi cope with her abusive ex and brother sticking their noses in her business? Lexi has two options; stand her ground against her abusive ex and brother, or leave to protect those she has grown to care for.

No Name | Completed by hayleymagness

#1 in Summer Love | #14 ChickLit One handsome musician. One annoying coworker. Two best friends. A troubled family. It's a summer journey like you've never seen before. Alice Dessen, back home in Cape Cod for her final summer before graduating college, struggles to keep her pain from the loss of her father and her past in music hidden. When she meets Adam Hawkins, her life is turned upside down. Adam, guitar player of a popular band, unexpectedly begins competing against Jesse Vanderlin, her annoying coworker at the Shack/brother's best friend, for her attention. Shocked by her sudden entanglement in an unlikely love triangle, she embarks on a wild summer journey of healing, laughter and drama along side her friends and new crushes. Alice is forced to face the past and the direction of her future in music and in love once and for all.

Falling Out of Time by fallynsinclair

||COMPLETE|| Amber Blake is having dreams, and they just might be the key to saving her best friend, Mark. Unfortunately, she's too preoccupied pretending to hate the boy next door, Carter Hayes. Secretly hoping to rekindle what once was, Amber attempts to have the best of both worlds. But after a heated confrontation with Carter leads to a falling out with Mark, Amber is desperate for sleep in hopes that when she wakes, everything will just go back to normal. Come morning, and her world has changed completely. For one, she's twenty-eight years old...and married to Carter, of all people. With no memory of the last ten years, she's left spiraling in a life she's not sure she wants. Desperate for answers, Amber turns to the only person she trusts, but Mark is nowhere to be found-for sinister reasons. Haunted by memories of the boy she knew, Amber struggles to reconcile Carter with the man he is now, and time is running out. With her dreams hinting at a way to change deadly mistakes from the past, she'll have to work with the person who's hurt her most, or risk losing it all. EDITED: 7/11/2020 Copyright 2020 by Fallon McKnight All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

A Knight's Wedding by riteforlife

Sandra had just signed her divorce papers from her cheating husband that she wasn't ready to let go. Now she has to learn to live her own life. But when her best friend, Alison, invites her to go to her cousin's wedding changes begin to happen in Sandra's life. With some convincing, Sandra decides to go with Alison and what a surprisingly wonderful decision it was. Sandra can't believe that her best friends cousin is about to marry Jordan and Jon Knight's cousin. On top of that, Jordan has been Sandra's go to dream boy through her teen years. Will Sandra make a fool of herself? Will the wedding go through without a hitch? Will Jordan come with a date? 🙈🙈WARNING. SEXUAL DETAILS :: 18+🙈🙈

Baseball Love by CajunDreamer

"Hey! Wait a second." The unidentified guy said. "Um, hi?" I asked confused. Little did I know that this was a summer I would never forget... ~~~ Emily Brooks. She just recently graduated from high school. It's been quite a year for her. She went through a depressing time after a tragic accident the summer before. She wants to have fun but her father wants her to study. She attempts to do nothing but studying and bringing her younger brother around for baseball games but that changed when she met a boy at the concession stand. Jason Matthews. The boy who just graduated from high school. His family just moved to town from the city. He winds up being closer to his best friend who in gets him a job and a spot on the summer baseball team. One normal day of work turned into meeting the prettiest girl he's ever seen. Read as these two characters learn more about each other and fall in love with each and every quirk. ~~~ #200 in Romance - 4/14/2016

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.

If There's Something by Present_Yet_Gone

Farren Sterling is living in a facade of cheerleading, fake friends and a boyfriend who is probably cheating on her instead of facing her true self who loves to be underwater to escape her falling-apart family. Until the end of senior year when her brother - Wes - comes home from college to take her away to Nashville, Tennessee, to a house that belonged to their mother's best friend - Marya; a place they had visited numerous times as children to spend summers with Marya and her two sons, until Marya passed away. Now, after not speaking to either of the sons for four years - Is Farren ready to face the brothers - Rush and Levi Hayes' - one who she's always loved and one who loves her? Will she stop living her fake life to realise that she's meant to be underwater or will the shock of her parents' divorce throw her even further under? And will Farren lose the boy she's always loved to a huge secret that will ruin his world if he finds out?

Broken Until Him by jxstmysxlf

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Unconditionally by MaysileeSmith

WARNING: THIS BOOK IS IN NEED OF EDITING. READ ABOUT CLICHE EVENTS AND EXPERIENCE PLOT HOLES AT YOUR OWN RISK "The kiss that started everything yesterday has changed our relationship. I wouldn't say we're dating, but the bright line that's made between friendship and relationship is now a blurry mess. I've never been through anything like this before. The hand holding, the kissing, and the flapping of butterflies that never seems to go away every time I'm around Ashton. This is all so confusing, but in another sense, it's the only thing that makes sense." ~*~ At age ten, Mackenzie Elle Servet didn't think that there was anything with Ashton Jacob Lotest. All the girls in her fifth grade class only talked about him. Mackenzie, who helps her aunt as a cashier, actually talks to Ashton for the first time. He won't stop smiling, and it throws her off. People around town never smiled that much. Now in present time at age seventeen, she hasn't talked to Ashton ever since he bought a bottle of dog shampoo. Mackenzie has pushed back the thoughts of him in the deepest parts of her mind and never tries to bring them to surface. Why should she? It's just a little crush, right? When Ashton notices Mackenzie with dirt covering her cheeks, he tries everything to get to know her. Letting thoughts resurface and secrets become revealed allows Mackenzie to have the best summer of her life with Ashton being by her side. But with Ashton moving out of their small town to go to college and Mackenzie staying to help her aunt, their relationship becomes tested. Will the separation of becoming adults tear their love apart or will it bring them closer? Find out in Unconditionally. Teen Fiction Romance written by MaysileeSmith All Rights Reserved

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Our Summer (ongoing)

"Life is short, the world is wide, I want to make some memories." - Mama Mia ---------- Tyler, Lexi, Eleanor, Levi, and Eli all had their plans for the summer. Partying all night with friends, reading all day, tanning, playing football. But all their plans are put aside when all 5 kids get chosen to spend the entire summer together. Each one from a different school, not knowing one another, nor ever talking to each other. Spending a whole summer with people you've never heard off; it doesn't sound like fun. It doesn't sound fun for any of them. Once they arrive at a beach house who knows where, there's no going back. Its either make new friends and have fun or have a boring summer. ______ Mistakes are made friendships are built secrets are shared lovers are found memories are made.