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Mari thought that coming home to a ghost town was bad. It turns out it's worse having to attend her estranged father's wedding and letting her childhood best friend break down the walls she carefully built. ***** Mari Chasey's life is suspended. She returns to her hometown in a cold November day following her mother's death, after years of studying abroad in Europe. Pinewood is sleepy in the bitter cold, the deserted shoreline stretching further than she can reach, but that's okay. Mari is good with temporary things and at not lingering. She's not planning to stay for long, just enough to sort out her mother's affairs without poking at open wounds. Then her father returns. Jack Chasey, former renowned superstar, absent for most of her childhood, is getting married to a woman Mari hardly knows. He gets to begin again, build something new, while Mari grapples with a fractured life and all the scattered pieces of herself. Her mother was supposed to live forever; Jack was mercurial and always at arm's length. But now he's here to stay. Enter Kinney St. James. Once Mari's closest friend, then another person that passed by like a comet, she still knows Mari and all the shards of her. Even the sharper ones. In the stillness of winter, Mari reconnects with the quiet life Jack always wanted for her, the softer parts of her that only Kinney can tap into, and what it truly means to be her mother's daughter. ***** Open Novella Contest -- prompts 24, 29, 46, & 77 [[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026 ROUND 1 WINNER]] © 2026 caterina george // all rights reserved

Highest rank #1 in ChickLit ● ● ● ● ● ● She wanted a job. She was offered a fortune. Eva Chambers expected rejection. She didn't expect five million dollars and a contract that would change the shape of her life. Frederick Halter is power in human form. Calm. Precise. Unreachable. And he wants one thing from her: A child. No promises. No romance. Only an agreement that could give her everything she's ever needed... and cost her everything she never knew she wanted. Because if the baby is hers too, then this isn't just business. It's sacrifice. In a world ruled by money and silence, Eva must decide what freedom truly means. And how much of herself she is willing to give to obtain it.

Who can you trust when your whole world is fake? As long as she can remember, Elise wanted to be a doctor. Now, with her medical school almost finished and an internship at a prestigious hospital on the way, her dream is about to come true. And when she meets Dan, a famous actor, her life seems to become even more perfect. But when a kiss reveals their relationship to the public, someone is determined to ruin her life and future with the secrets Elise is trying to hide in her closet. The carefully created illusion of her seemingly ordinary life is about to shatter. ---------------------------------------------------- Completed! Warning: This is only a first draft, and my first try to write a longer story. I might change some details along the way, but the storyline is pretty much set and will not change. #77 in New Adult. Thank you all for reading, voting, and commenting!

Kylie Pearson has always been under the watchful eye of her overprotective older sibling. When he's not complaining about her saucy photoshoots, he's moaning at her for partying hard. After her brother's engagement party, she hooks up with an unexpected candidate. Trying to cover up their tracks, the two vow to let it just be a one time thing and to keep it between them. It's easier said than done. Kylie's spectacular summer is spent having fun with her friends and indulging in her new relationship but it all comes at a cost. Kylie finds herself tangled in such a big lie that all she can do is watch as it falls apart. [2nd installment of the #WhenAWomanWalksSeries] *unedited*

No one sleeps in a bar unless and worst of all, you don't wake up to the sight of a devilishly handsome face and the sound of the sweet crisp voice. ******** When Emma wakes up to the sight of a handsome face and voice, she didn't anticipate the night to end with her heart in a jumble of emotions for the singer Liam. Two years after, she ends up in a concert where history might as well repeat itself. Liam has found what he has been looking for and is not willing to let go this time except she comes with baggages.

Junior Commercial Solicitor Samantha is your next dream woman―the one you so desperately want to be like; with a steady career, influential figures as family, vast wealth leaving a trail of envy behind and her own fast booming business. To Samantha, her family and career has been an utmost priority not until unavoidable nightmare awakens which leads her to an alternative; proposing marriage to Filipino showbiz personality Javier. And no― not the way you're thinking; it was on her knees with tears streaming down her face. cover design: @saintc

A tale of longing that unveils through a collection of random letters without date and time. These are the letters to R.H, in finding whom, Elle lost herself. ♥ #772 in Short Story [September 10, 2017] #996 in General Fiction [July 26, 2016]

❝Join a journey of a girl who dreamed of love only, every moment.❞ ❝Love is what the dreams are made of.❞ ❝Being in spotlight wasn't her dream, being the daughter of one of the most known and the richest celebrity and millionaire didn't turn out to be her luck as well, her dream was quite simple but yet so hard to get fulfilled-it was of love. When Caleb Pierce entered in her life, that dream was forgotten in an instant and few shreds of hope that she had, they were broken when their lips met. But she gathered her broken pieces, filled up the puzzle, created a new picture again. She managed to dream again, of the very same thing that she wanted the most from her fate, and maybe she almost got it. But sometimes things don't go towards the best, sometimes they take the route towards the worst. Sometimes you have no choice and Scarlet faces that moment too in which she had no choice. A dead body is laying in a huge shiny castle, having flowers and sweet melody surrounding it but still that has no life to enjoy and embrace them. Same as that, Scarlet had all the luxuries of life except the one she wanted the most; love.❞ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © If you're reading this story by any other site than wattpad, it means you might be caught in malware attack, the original work is only on wattpad. Link to original work is http://my.w.tt/UiNb/4QIeSSyyjF #29 highest on ChickLit (20th dec, 16) *Temporary Summary, working on it*

After circumstances throw two drastically different people together, an extraordinary love blooms in the middle of the Miami nightscape. **** Carson Miller was doomed - in his opinion - to spend the rest of his life as the sad, lonely, billionaire CEO of Miller Inc., but a chance encounter with an intriguing masked woman leaves his head spinning and his heart falling. Alexandra Holdman has never had it easy in life. From bills to pay to a sick, comatose sister in the hospital, she needs all the money she can get, which is why her job as PA to Carson Miller is her saving grace. Well, that and moonlighting as highly elusive, superstar DJ, Butterfly. With her mask on and under the cover of darkness, Alex enjoys a whole new perspective on life, people and coincidentally, her withdrawn, lonely boss. When Carson begins to obsess over finding the woman he is falling for; the masked DJ with strong opinions, a penchant for rainbows, and one hell of a disappearing act, Alex must make a decision. Come clean with her deception or succumb to the very lie she has spun. Cover by moi! Started: 24|10|2019

⭐️ 2016 Watty Award Winner ⭐️ Willa Grainger is your average twenty-four-year old with one exception - she never left her university. A year after she graduated she still remains employed with Professor Paige Grimsby, acclaimed author of the popular Simeon Lee series. Her struggles to find a boyfriend, find a job, and write the next bestseller seem like a walk in the park when it comes to her volatile on-again, off-again relationship with her friend Cynthia Smoak, one-third of their best friend trio. But Cynthia's always been competing against Willa in a game Willa didn't even know she was playing. When she does something unforgivable, Willa's forced to examine her life and her friendships, leading her to a new romance with an unlikely young man - a former student who's convinced Paige stole his undergraduate novel idea. Willa's never been comfortable with change and the experiences she's encountered during her extended internship with Paige makes her question who she is and what happens when the people you're friends with aren't the people you like.

Balancing a career and parenthood is never an easy task, but Lily Adams has handled it better than most. That is, until she discovers her husband's affair and begins to rethink her entire world. With work piling up, a brand new, handsome intern to take under her wing, and the struggle of continuing her life like nothing happened for the sake of her children, it takes all that she has not to crack. But like she'd been told as a little girl, April showers brought May flowers, and perhaps the better days had yet to come.

What would you do if you can't remember you got drunk last night, or how you stole a diamond necklace, or broke up with your boyfriend of three years because of your hatred towards his best friend? Well, you try to find out about what the hell happened that Friday night. #ThatFridayNight o v e r r a t e d 1 4 ©

Claudia Stone is a strong woman with a soft heart. She has always been one to help people in need, backed up by the fact that she runs an organization of people to work for the mankind's disadvantaged's welfare. So, when Pasqual Romano, an ingenious businessman with a heart of gold, asks for her help―asks for a favor out of her―she should automatically be able to say 'yes,' shouldn't she? Well, probably not. Because this particular favor has nothing to do with Claudia's intellect or her NGO. It is, instead, all about putting up appearances, and playing make-believe. She's never been much of an actress, but she is a great businesswoman. So if the shoe fits, what's the harm in exchanging a few acts of kindness? Well, she's about to find out. And so is he. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ If he was being honest, Pasqual felt like he'd never met a woman like Claudia. Such a powerful personality, and so dedicated to the betterment of mankind. She seemed like the kind of woman who knew exactly what she wanted in life, and wasn't afraid or even hesitant to go after it. And, of course, she was also darn beautiful. Shaking his head, Pasqual got into his car and started the ignition. Nothing good was gonna come out of falling for someone as enigmatic, established and ambitious as her. He'd probably end up with a broken heart and she'd be none the wiser. Also, he didn't even know if he would ever meet her again. What was the point? If only he'd known that fate had other plans. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ↪ 𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘯𝘦 ◂ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ rankings; #68 [newadultreads] ⇁ oct, 12th, 2020 #196 [cliche] ⇁ march 1st, 2022 #432 [chicklit] ⇁ feb 23rd, 2022

On a seemingly ordinary summer day, timid Alice Gardner crosses paths with Kai Anderson, a notorious figure in their small town. As serendipitous encounters bring them together, they find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other, driven by a mutual desire to inspire one another to truly live. But beneath the surface, haunting secrets and scars threaten to shatter their budding connection. Can they escape their traumatic pasts for a chance at something more? Follow the story of a rebellious boy determined to show a reserved girl that life offers more than just good grades and ordinary spicy ramen. - [16+] The story starts off lightly but will later delve into profanities, religious themes, drinking, suicide, mental illness, trauma, mentions of rape and abuse, and other heavy themes. If you are easily offended by any of the aforementioned topics or if they are potential triggers for you, please consider refraining from reading this story, or proceed at your own risk.

'I can't believe I'm having this conversation with an imbecile. You're infecting me with your dirty mind. I'm starting to think stupidity is a disease you carry.' 'Are you talking about yourself, sweetheart? I'll have you know I'm not an imbecile and certainly not the least bit 'stupid'. I have never gotten a B in my entire life.' 'I'm not surprised. B stands for body isn't it? Or blow job?' . . . In which Reya Fieldman meets a drunk Will Acrewoods.

Twenty-one years old Samantha is a bubbly, cheerful, outgoing person. She have good grades, good family, best friend, and everything but a boyfriend. In all her life, never once she experience love. Tired of her family nagging her to have a boyfriend, she dreaded to going home this holiday. So when there is an opportunity to enroll for a live-in service learning in a rural area in east Indonesia, she's applying right away. There she meets Luke Anderson, an Architecture student, Samantha's twenty two-years old group partner for the project. Introvert, speaks only when he really need to, not someone Samantha thought will ever compatible to be her friend. But what we think about to happen is not always going to happen, right? So in a place far from city lights, can she find the light of her life?

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He was a psychopath and I was his psychologist; He suffered from schizophrenia; I had to fix him-- But he fixed me instead.

Urban Fantasy - Romance - Immortals - Tournaments. Hidden throughout our modern world is an ancient, mythical community. Beneath their human masks lay a plethora of creatures both terrifying and captivating. Though united in their shared secrecy from humans, deep rifts exist between regions and races. The powerful Immortals that have held them together for centuries now struggle to retain control. At nineteen, Justice Edwards has done well to avoid her place in that world. Distracting herself with High School, and a string of no-string boyfriends she projects a confident but ditsy facade that has served her well. Until now. Summoned along with seventy-two other immortal children she will assume supernatural abilities and be expected to submit her life to the service of this community for the next eighty years. And, unless her team can best their peers in a competitive round of tournaments, she will also have to submit her heart in an intimate, empathic bond to a man with whom she has no say in choosing. As daughter to one of the oldest people to have ever lived, Justice's powers are expected to be legendary, but that means nothing if her team first implodes in a mire of jealousy, betrayal and forbidden love. Cover Designer: @AWFrasier Stock: MariaAmanda Photographer: Martin Lindeblad Jørgensen Adventure - Arranged - Bond - Bonded - Dark Fantasy - New Adult - Paranormal - Powers - Project Readers React - Project Woman Up - Romance - Supernatural - POC - Urban Fantasy - Young Adult - Teen Fiction - Featured