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No Second Chances [ON HOLD]

No Second Chances [ON HOLD]

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University professor Cora Glass may be an expert on the topic of red/green colorblindness, but when her walking red flag of an ex shows up on campus, is she smart enough to say no to a second chance?***Three years ago, scientist Cora Glass met a stranger over cocktails in an airport hotel lobby. His name was Jamie Bowen: an irresistible charmer with a talent for impersonating men he'd never be - and the only man who ever succeeded in breaking Cora's heart. Their fiery relationship flamed out years ago, but forgetting about Jamie is a different story. Seeking a change of scenery, Cora accepts a junior faculty position at prestigious Wallingford University and throws herself into her research with single-minded focus. She couldn't be less interested in the campus gossip surrounding the hot new professor who just joined the English department. That is, until she sees him, and he turns out to be none other than... her ex?But the man who won her heart three years ago was a high school dropout, not a PhD. Jamie could only be at Wallingford now as an impostor - and Cora's determined not to let him drag her into whatever game he's playing. ONC 2023 Contest Prompts:51. The problem with red flags is that I'm attracted to them.63. A rivalry between two coworkers has unforeseen consequences.6. Can we go back to the start when we were all strangers in the dark?…

No Kissing Allowed

No Kissing Allowed

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She only has one rule... [WATTYS SHORTLIST 2022]A buttoned up bookworm agrees to a fake relationship with a surprisingly literate male model in order to save his career. She only has one condition: No kissing allowed. ***At age 27, Cora Glass has kissed a lot of frogs, and she has no interest in ever kissing another one. She made a vow never to fall in love again after a cruel twist of fate made it clear she was better off alone. When she gets pulled out of the crowd to audition for a reality TV show, Cora finds herself coupled up with a man who isn't frog-like in the least. Jamie Bowen, with his British accent and perfect jawline, is the most attractive man she's ever laid eyes on in real life. Little does she know, the two of them will spend the next month sharing living quarters, both on-camera and off. Cora plays by a different rulebook from anyone Jamie's ever met, but Jamie has a thing for getting strict "schoolteacher" types to let their hair down. He's confident he can win over a buttoned up know-it-all like Cora... even if he has to do it with no kissing allowed.…

It's Only Temporary

It's Only Temporary

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After his personal assistant quits, a Wall Street financier must decide whether to break all the rules and track her down.…

Ari and Zac

Ari and Zac

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Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? *****Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch.Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number.But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town.Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry?This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family.Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store.Title: Ari and Zac(formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis)Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.…

Follow Me Back (complete first draft of the published book)

Follow Me Back (complete first draft of the published book)

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Tessa Hart has a secret, but she's too scared to tell a soul... ||Mystery Thriller#1||…

INSTALOVE

INSTALOVE

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Ellie Sandberg would love to reinvent herself. When she earns a spot at an elite boarding school for young inventors, it seems like the perfect opportunity: A summer away from home, away from her overprotective parents, and away from the hopeless crush who rejected her in the final weeks of school.But no one at the Winthrop Academy Summer Maker Program is exactly as they seem-least of all the charming but mysterious Maddox Cruz. Maddox and his group members are working on a new and improved version of InstaLove, an augmented-reality app invented by a former program attendee, and Ellie soon finds herself invited to join their project. But InstaLove has a history of glitches. Weird little accidents... injuries... users wandering into places they were never meant to go... When a fellow group member goes missing, the tech trail for the crime leads back to InstaLove-and to Ellie. With no one else to trust, Ellie must race to uncover the truth and clear her name...or she might be the next to disappear.…

Hollywood Remake (A Celebrity Love Story)

Hollywood Remake (A Celebrity Love Story)

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Kate Morgan walked out on her boyfriend seven years ago, without so much as a backward glance. She had no idea he'd go on to become the notorious Aidan Sands, Hollywood 'It' Boy and frequent flier of the celebrity gossip columns. Now Aidan's back in the picture, trying to rekindle the past - and neither of them can shake the feeling that they're trapped inside some formulaic Hollywood chick flick. He's an LA heartthrob with impulse-control issues, who always gets caught with his pants down in the most embarrassing places. She's an uptight Manhattan workaholic who can't stand that he's already co-starred with every leading lady in town. Can these two produce a remake that's better than the original? Or are romantic comedies a lot less funny when you're living them in real life?Copyright © 2014 All Rights ReservedNote: This is an original novel. All characters and events are entirely the product of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to real-life personalities or events is unintentional.…

Whatever You Do, Don't Read This (A Horror Short Story)

Whatever You Do, Don't Read This (A Horror Short Story)

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On Halloween night, a Wattpad fanfic writer receives a mysterious message in her inbox: WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T READ THIS...She should've listened.…

Obsessed {Book #1 of The Obsessed Series}

Obsessed {Book #1 of The Obsessed Series}

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{Book #1 of The Obsessed Series} When Adam Levine named his debut album Songs About Jane, he never anticipated the questions that would haunt him for years to come. Who is Jane? Where is Jane? Are you still in love with Jane? Now more than a decade after she left, Adam is still writing songs about the girl that got away. And Jane has never quite managed to stop listening.Read the (NOT true) story of a love that was always meant to be, and the power of music to heal two broken hearts.NOTE: This story is totally fictional, inspired by Maroon 5 song lyrics, and not based in any way on actual events!********************************************************Don't miss the rest of The Obsessed Series! * Hollywood Remake (Book #2)* The Liar's Wife (Book #3)*****************************************************…

The Liar's Wife (Adam Levine Dark Romance)

The Liar's Wife (Adam Levine Dark Romance)

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{Book #3 of The Obsessed Series} Something is rotten in the state of Idaho. When Adam and his new wife Jane leave Hollywood for a life of rural tranquility, all is not as it should be. A nanny arrives to find the family's secluded Idaho retreat in disarray - and Adam's wife mysteriously absent. Will Adam and Jane find their way back to one another, or will he turn to a new love to fill the hole his wife left behind? Fan Fiction meets Gothic Romance in this musical remix of the classic novel, Jane Eyre. ********************************************************Don't miss the rest of The Obsessed Series!* Obsessed (Book #1)* Fill Me Up (Book #2)********************************************************NOTE: This story is totally fictional and not based in any way on actual events!…