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Joelle Morrow has her focus set on the future. As an up-and-coming lingerie designer, she's overcome multiple setbacks on the road to achieving her dream of opening her own boutique but has yet to be knocked down, leaving her no time to think about her lack of a love life. That is, until Sebastian Brookes walks into the pub where she's bartending and immediately catches her eye. As the newest addition to the Boston Knights hockey team, Sebastian is back in his hometown and ready to prove to the world he deserves a spot in the big leagues. Despite fumbling their first few encounters, Joelle and Sebastian are unable to deny their mutual attraction and begin to date, but quickly realize that keeping their eyes on the prize is hard when trying to navigate a new relationship. Not only are they dealing with conflicting priorities and intensifying pressure, but with Joelle on the seam of everything she's ever wanted and Sebastian suddenly sidelined, they're faced with an arduous decision. Do they choose to hit the brakes and concentrate on their own careers or fight for a chance at love?…

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After a one night stand on New Year's Eve, Lia and Derrick don't expect to see one another again. After all, she's a Harvard PhD student and he's a professional hockey player for the Boston Knights - there's no way their paths should cross again. Except when they do, it's immediately obvious the chemistry between them hasn't dimmed one bit. Too busy for the real thing, neither of them sees the harm in continuing to see each other in a casual sense. Though when Derrick gets traded to a team in California and things begin to go sideways with Lia's research team, the pair can't seem to shake the fact they've grown to rely on one another, even now that they're thousands of miles apart.…

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One minute you're at the top of your game, and the next, you receive a hit that knocks your skates out from underneath you. Still reeling after an unexpected loss, Ryan Nyberg not only finds himself back in his beachside hometown of Neptune Bay, but a guardian to his 6-year-old nephew. As he slowly begins to learn the ins and outs of what it means to be a parent, he begins to reconnect with Sloane Montgomery, a local woman from his past. Both dealing with grief and their new familial responsibilities, the pair quickly find comfort in one another; there's only one problem - Ryan isn't sticking around once the summer ends. The brewing chemistry between them, however, didn't seem to get the memo.…

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As an up-and-coming social media influencer, Sadie Dwyer has had enough of the expectations thrust upon her and is finally ready to start living life on her own terms. Goodbye cushy corporate finance job, goodbye Los Angeles, and hello fresh start. Sort of. Back in her hometown of Seattle, sure, she has her disapproving parents breathing down her neck, but she's also free to explore what truly makes her happy-creating content and helping others. And it just so happens, her first project is closer than she ever expected.Rhett Morris hadn't envisioned such a ray of sunshine tenant moving into the apartment above his bar-not when he's still haunted by the dark days of his past-and it's clear from the get go that he and Sadie are complete opposites. Like night and day or oil and water. Does his twin brother care about that though? No, not even a little. Soon enough, Sadie is helping the brothers vamp up their bar's presence on social media, forcing the two to become a regular part of each other's lives. The more time the two spend together, it's clear the walls they've built up around their hearts begin to fall away. But it's hard to know if the connection between them is real, or if it's just the latest trend.…

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With the holidays fast approaching and her love life severely lacking, Hailey Miller decides to take the latest dating app, Mixr, up on their invitation to attend their monthly Manhattan get together. There she meets Elliott, who she wasn't matched with, but soon realizes is someone she has more chemistry with than anyone else. Will their connection last long enough for a kiss underneath the mistletoe or fizzle out before Christmas even arrives? [told through a mix of emails, chapters, and texts]…

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After an attack on the night of her 21st birthday, Aspen Rigby awakens within the walls of Division 27 - a clandestine organization part of a circle of central intelligence that is kept a secret from the outside world. While trying to adjust to her new life and fight off the demons of her past, she's also faced with the shocking realization that, with a target on her back, she needs to be careful where she puts her trust, as well as how she decides to fight at a crossroads.…

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After a devastating accident, Dean Adams finds himself drawn to his classmate, and nurse-in-training, Katie Reynolds. What he doesn't expect to discover is that, as much as he needs her, she needs him even more.…

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Every once and a while you meet someone who throws a wrench in your plans. A person who messes with your heart and your mind, until one day, you find yourself falling hopelessly in love. And for Zoe Hamilton, that person was Ryan Adams.…

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For the first time in eighteen years, the Stafford twins are going their separate ways. While Sadie is content with staying in their small town on Manitoulin Island, forgoing university to take on an available apprenticeship at a local garage, Lauren can't wait to leave. Spreading her wings, she jets off to the east coast for her freshman year at Dalhousie, ready to experience everything university life has to offer.Both twins know adjusting to the distance will be hard, but neither could've imagined the struggles they'd face when they don't have the other to lean on.*This story has been selected as one of the Top 10 entries to the Wattpad x CBC Incubator*…

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A collection of short stories, poems, and other bits and pieces I've written for my creative writing classes or just for fun.…

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Jillian's senior year was supposed to be easy, but when her father's job causes the two of them to uproot their life and move to Byrendale, it doesn't take long to realize that the small town is still mourning a tragedy. Meeting Parker was something she didn't expect. He's an outcast, but more importantly, he's been accused of murdering his sister. The more time the two of them spend together, the closer they grow, and Jillian is able to see what everyone else refuses to - he's innocent.…

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Always remember whose opinions truly matter.…

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For Jessalyn and her mom, moving to the small town of Avondale, California seemed like the perfect decision; they wanted the new scenery but what they really needed was a new start.Jessalyn Hartley had always been shy and one to keep to herself, but now, as she enters her final year of high school at Crestview High, she's more determined than ever to stay hidden in the shadows.However, all of that may change when she crosses paths with the supposed bad boy; Cason Michaels, and figures out that maybe she just had to meet the right person to break her out of her shell.…

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Sophie Campbell is a seventeen year old senior at Jackson High that also holds down a part-time job at the local coffee shop. The way Sophie sees it, there's no need for her to have a boyfriend in high school. All the boys are immature and she's lasted without love for 17 years so far... why not wait one more? However, when the mysterious loner at her school comes into her work on New Year's Eve, something between them clicks.Between crazy friends, a motorcycle and an English assignment, will they be content with just a friendship or will they realize that they might be perfect for each other as more?…

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A short story and look back on fun times while working at McDonalds in high school.…

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A one-off holiday romance for all readers. Happy Holidays and enjoy :)…

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Hannah and Jake have been best friends since they were little as they were the only ones in their neighbourhood that were the same age. What happens when one day the two best friends decide to bake a pie together... surely things will get messy.…

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16 year old Lexi (Alexandra) Carter and her two best friends; Zayn and Kylie, are just normal high school students. They aren't popular like Lexi's older brother, but they aren't losers either - they're just average. Now starting her junior year at Westview High, Lexi learns that you could find love in unlikely places, especially since she was never really looking in the first place…