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Lily Turncott didn't expect to meet Billy Collins the night everything fell apart. He's all smoke and music, the kind of beautiful that sneaks up on you-and he's leaving town by morning. But a late-night milkshake, a few too many blues songs, and an all-night conversation changes everything.As seasons shift and Billy's band begins to rise, the distance between them grows-yet they keep circling back to each other. In stolen weekends, quiet confessions, and the weight of what they never say aloud, Lily and Billy find themselves caught in something that's almost love-but never quite easy.…

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Lily Turncott's life changed forever when she met budding musician Billy Collins. His skyrocketing music career contradicted the quiet relationship Lily desperately wanted. Somehow they ended up in between; not lovers, but not quite friends; not unhappy, but not completely happy; not together, but never far. Now they attempt to navigate this new life of something in between.…

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After ten years apart tragedy pulls Lily Turncott back into the orbit of rock star Billy Collins as she seeks the comfort of her old friends Mary, Tim, and Tess. Emotions run high as Lil and Billy have to confront the wounds of their past and decide if they want to salvage what they can of their once strong bond.…

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Together... Billy and Lil are finally together after twenty years. It feels like nothing can stop them until the scars from years of turmoil rip open. The only thing that can keep them apart now is themselves.…

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Emma Cooper has spent her life playing it safe-good grades, perfect boyfriend, and just enough rebellion to be relatable. But one impulsive summer night shatters her carefully curated world when a chaotic house party ends in betrayal, a breakup, and a rescue by the last person she expected: Danny Stevens-the boy with the haunted eyes and sugar-sweet coffee order.Drawn together by a shared ache they don't yet understand, Emma and Danny tumble into an intense connection that's both comforting and dangerous. As Emma navigates the fallout of old love and the pull of something new, she's forced to confront what it really costs to fall-for someone broken, for someone real, for someone who might just be everything she's been running from.…

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Emma Cooper has given up on love. It has been 20-years since Danny Stevens passed. While her friends have moved on and started families of their own, Emma has avoided falling in love again. When an unlikely friend returns to her life, she feels the thawing, but can she let him in, or will the threat of a broken heart be too costly?…

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Hank was just a teen when his father committed suicide under a cloud of scandal. The disgrace forced him to grow up within the cold shadow of his once-promising life. Twenty years later, Hank is content with the safety of his solitude. Still, Josie arrives knowing more about the secrets of the surrounding society than an outsider should and forces him to face the ghosts of his former life.…

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Got a minute? Want to have your mind flip between genres so fast you are left unsettled and confused? Excellent! Here's a book of shorts in no particular order; sorry, Melvil Dewey.Maturity Level: fade to black violence in The Seven Sisters & Heartbreaker, i.e. alluded to but not graphic…

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Jen Morse and Jake Miller had known each other their whole lives. Living across from each other on the shore of Jen's beloved Stone Lake, they grew up and fell in love. But when tragedy pulled Jake away from the lake, Jen lost him. Now, she is forced to relive the highs and lows of love while watching the man she loves marry another woman. Received an honorable mention in ONC 2021: A coming-of-age take that packs a punch through the nostalgia and sting of first love and absence of closure. This is where Nifer's and Jake's story should have ended. But some endings, as the author reminds us, are also beginnings. Prepare to ugly cry.…

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Sadie was just looking for a night of burritos and wallowing-not an accidental journey back to Shakespeare's London. But when she falls asleep watching Romeo and Juliet, she wakes up in the 1500s with a corset strangling her ribs and William Shakespeare himself standing in her doorway.Determined to fix the unrealistic love stories that shaped her romantic misadventures, Sadie decides to set the Bard straight-one plot twist at a time. But her meddling has consequences. As the lines between fiction and reality blur, Sadie must decide: is it worth breaking the world to rewrite the ending?…

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The fact that the planet is nothing more than a zombie-infested wasteland, a harsh and unforgiving place, doesn't mean that true love doesn't exist but is it deserved? Should a pallid-green monster be allowed to pine for the tender softness of a soulmate? Are monsters allowed any joy? Seth was not always a brain craving zombie. Once, he was a boy that fell in love with a girl. Nothing could tear them apart until they were both infected and separated by their own singular focus on food. Now, Seth is in desperate search of his lost love.…

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I suppose it is true that this is a tale as old as time, told and retold, lived and relived. It is a tale of adventure and learning, as much as it is a tale of trust and love. Our heroine is a beauty in mind and spirit, and our hero a beast in demeanor and discipline. Together in a distant universe of the great wide somewhere, they become the unknowing leads in one of life's true love stories.…

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Delilah Taylor is prepared... always. But, when she is paired with Cale Benton for her junior capstone project, she has to learn to collaborate with her worst nightmare, a seemingly disorganized jock who otherwise wouldn't notice she was even on the same planet as him. How will they ever connect on a project about their community when they can barely sit at a table together? But as the months of their junior year pass by, they realize they have more in common with each other and their classmates than they ever thought.…

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In the city where secrets echo louder than subway trains, three lives are about to collide.Jack Russo wants more than blue-collar days and Sunday dinners-he wants purpose, success, and maybe, just maybe, love. Lucy is running from something she can't name and hiding a truth that could destroy everything. And Sean? Sean just wants to make people laugh-before the silence swallows him whole.When love, loss, and loyalty tangle into something messier than any of them expected, the three friends must decide: hold on to the past, or risk everything for what's next.Fragmented is your new obsession.…

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In the sleepy town of Garrison, nothing ever changes-until Dimitri arrives. Mysterious, brooding, and impossibly captivating, he's the talk of Garrison High. But while everyone is eager to unravel his secrets, Josie is the only one who sees the shadows lurking behind his dark eyes. Drawn to him despite herself, Josie can't shake the feeling that Dimitri is more than he seems. He's too quiet, too distant, and way too comfortable in his own loneliness. And when she catches glimpses of something ancient and cold beneath his perfect façade, she realizes she might be right. Based on prompt 2. To be in love with a demon was the last thing on your wish list.…

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People are like cards. They stack together precariously to form a house. One slip and they all fall down. Riley Sims has built her house of cards on stability without even realizing her boredom until she stumbles into a secret club and meets Jacob Rigby, perhaps the most unstable card in the pack. Captivated by him, she struggles to handle the impact one life can have on so many.…

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Immerse yourself in the world of Castle Cove, Maine, a place where opulence and intrigue intertwine in the sprawling seaside mansion of tech billionaire Spencer Leaf. When Inspector Reed is summoned to investigate Leaf's untimely demise, he uncovers a labyrinth of secrets, lies, and betrayal that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. With its compelling characters, heart-stopping plot twists, and the stunning backdrop of Maine's rugged coastline, Murder in Maine is a thrilling whodunit that will keep readers guessing until the very end. Brace yourself for this gripping tale of murder, mystery, and the relentless pursuit of justice.Based on prompt 93 of ONC 2024.…

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Ana Davis was accustomed to seeing people at their worse. Working as a barista, she was used to seeing under-caffeinated humans in a barely functioning state. What she didn't realize was that simply doing her job would thrust her into the spotlight by the world's most eligible bachelor. Even more, she didn't expect to fall in love.…

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A collection of shorts for the 2021 Write to Survive Challenge hosted by the SecretTreasures and Adventure profiles.…

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Rachel Thomas is America's sweetheart, but even with the height of success and the picture-perfect boyfriend by her side, something is off. Rachel is ready to stop playing games, but in doing so, she finds her constructed life crumbling. She turns to her oldest friend, Russ, for stability, but he is struggling with his own notoriety. Will Rachel find the peaceful life she longs for, or will she find her life is just a game with winners and losers?…