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"Now, that was not jealousy, was it?" He taunted out loud.
"Cocky, aren't you?" I scowled.
"I prefer the word confident." He smirked, before leaning forward and cupping my face with both his hands.
And then, he kissed me.
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Ellen Bloom wasn't always the social abomination in her school. It was all because of one night back in eighth grade; one terrible night, that left her whole world upside down. It is her senior year now, and she is finally coming to terms with the fact that nothing could change the past.
When Parker Ryan, the new kid, enters her life, her world is flipped again. Only she doesn't know if it's for good. Parker has his own baggage and sometimes, it gets hard for him to carry all the weight by himself.
Will Ellen's life get any better? Will Parker be able to break down her walls? Will the jealous cheerleaders stop getting in their way? Will they get their happily-ever-after?
Read to find out!
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P.S. The blurb is terrible and so are the first few chapters, but please bear with it! It gets better.
Highest rating: 11 in Teen Fiction (28/04/18), 8 in Young Adult, 9 in School
Cover by: leaving_forever
When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive?
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When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself.
Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage.
[[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Cover designed by Ren Tachibana