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a whisper in the wind | ✓
Karina Arslan is bound by countless failures and regretfully wrong choices. But buying a one-way ticket to a mysterious island resort definitely takes the cake.[ featured in wattpad's short story, fantasy, romance, asian fantasy, coffee community, and new adult profiles! ]
𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐙𝐀𝐙𝐔.
they say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite.
Sisters
Xaelle Miller lives a lonely life. She has no one but herself, but that's what she thinks.Started: 12/12/2020Ended: 12/17/2020
BAE BOY
WATTYS LONG LIST. He's got three polyamorous, pole dancing moms and his world is the stuff of which teen boy fantasies are made. But when he falls for a feisty cancer patient who is about to die, he truly learns how to live.
Exit Wounds
Harley had a bright future ahead of her, but that dream died a long time ago. *****Harley vowed she would never return to the city that broke her heart, but old wounds never stop hurting if you keep poking at them. When the phone rings, the city stops, and she's summoned back, she discovers some doors are better left closed. Those you open might never be locked again. *****Open Novella Contest 2023 -- prompts 42, 45, & 69[[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2023 ROUND 2 WINNER]]© 2023 caterina george // all rights reserved
Truth Be Told (DISCONTINUED)
Gotta keep pushing even when life is a literal hell. Truth is I can't keep pushing when so much is expected. I need a change .*This book is getting re-edited* !!!
ADD ME BACK | MARAUDERS SOCIAL MEDIA AU (1/2)
"Accept my friend request.""No."~This is a marauders social media au :)
GHOST TOWN, wtm ᵈⁱˢᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵉ ✓
𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬 | 𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 (temporary discontinued) ⤷WHERE HER OLD family members along with her multiverses friends, watch Miles's journey of her time in the universe she was reborn in and how she fell in love with MJ but lost her. And a future where she fell in love with alternative version of Gwen Stacy all while being spider-woman or more like spider-man because the mantle does not shift regardless who is under the mask!❨ female!miles morales x oc!MJ ❩❨ endgame - female!miles morales x male!gwen stacy❩❨ TASM X HOTD ❩❨ published february 23, 2023 - discontinued ❩❨ comic art by paola rivera & cover inspo by bayports ❩© i do not own marvel, sony's spider-mannor hotd characters or their storyline. thispurely a fanfic using my own storyline with thesecharacters. © 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚘𝚌𝚔
3 AM in 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓈𝑒
A Sophomore student by the name of Sadè starts his new school year and has met a new transfer student by the name of Floyd, from Florida State. They instantly hit it off despite their totally different personalities, however Floyd has a dark side to him and tries desperately to avoid Sadè's nice intentions...Hope you guys Enjoy.
Contemporary Lit Anthology
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Black And White √
She was the girl who was afraid of love. Terrified of it. It isn't permanent, she believed, it leaves you and it leaves you broken. He was the boy who desperately needed it. Love--the only thing that could've rooted him to this world. Ophelia and Alastair. Their story of unspoken whispers and wishful hopes. Broken souls and shattered hearts. Not everything was meant to be happy. Not their story. .....Text copyright © Crystal7016 ™ 2021
Those whom I never met
James Sirius Potter knew he was not supposed to be in his Dad's study, but when James gets curious nothing can stop him.Well, nothing except his annoying little sister and an accidental travel trough time. And the latter is only a temporary mishap. Arriving in the past, James is afraid. Not of the rise of Voldemort or the potential Death Eaters. No, he's terrified of what his mum is going to do to him. Suddenly staying in the 90's doesn't sound so bad.NOTE: This story has not been edited. You may find some minor mistakes as I write all of my stories on my phone. I do not own Harry Potter or the pictures used, only the storyline.And the worst part? There's a sequel too!
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Teri meri prem kahani
hi guys this is my first watpad ff so please support me 🥰i am a native hindi person also not great at english so write Hindi-english story please bear with me😅 Now coming to story we saw Aryan one side love in the show but i want write a beautiful Arylie love story this is all my imagination. all types of suggestions are welcome 🥰 story starts after imlie exposed malini true colors to everyone.she just don't to be in that cage from which she escaped before few months so she left tripati's,aditya and went back to rathore's, Aryan. when she entered rathore mension drench in mud, Aryan scold her for being stupid. After the Aryan and imlie emotional conversation and becoming friends. imlie come to her room and sat in front of mirror and while looking at herselfI : boss babu sach kahat he ajj tak hum babu saheb Or tripati pariwar ke katir ko gaya,vo bhi esan ko gaya kuda ko bul gaya ab bas hogaya dusro ke liye jina (while wiping her tears) kal se imlie seraf apan katir, apan amma or apan future ke katir jiyega. hum dicideliya sitaa mayya....ab app hi sambal lijiyega..... kal se imliyaa ka vakat shuru huyiye...jee phiree imliyaa🔥🔥🔥note : i am going to show aditya as a temporary villian and going to introduce a business competitor's and Arylie jealousy for each other and mainly there love story ❤ so stay tuned and don't miss a beautiful Arylie love story❤
Missing Faces In Empty Pictures
Something's wrong. He's certain of that now. The photos, the dreams, and now this. It's too much to be a coincidence. He feels as though his mind has slowly evolved into a puzzle with one piece out of place. One very big piece out of place. And until he can find it, the rest of the picture will be skewed. His memories have been tampered with, he can feel it in his gut, though why or how he cannot say. But, after tonight, he has a sneaking suspicion that it all traces back to Spider-Man. Or: two years after the snap that saved the universe, Tony Stark wakes up to a world in which no one remembers Peter Parker: including himself. But when puzzling memories of Spider-Man come to light, will Tony be able to break the spell and bring his kid home?Disclaimer: this is a work of fanfiction and I don't own the characters featured in this piece. All rights reserved to Marvel.
The Secrets She Kept
Evelyn and Rosie had always been close. They were not just mother and daughter; they were best friends. At least, they were until disease stole away the woman Evelyn had once been.After an incident forces Rosie's hand, she soon comes to realise there's a lot she does not know about the woman who raised her. Or about herself. With disease ravaging her mum's memories, Rosie is in a race against time to time to unravel her mother's secrets and uncover the truth about her fractured family.Rosie will come face to face with not only her mum's past but the secrets she had kept hidden from herself. Will she be brave enough to face the truth and take her chance at happiness?
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Lemon Cake
#PartyBoss isn't a term Tulip Carpenter coined herself but she wears it with pride. Her life is a party, she's doing what she loves, creating mindblowing celebrations for the happiest moments in people's lives. But when the baby she put up for adoption boomerangs back into her life the party stops. How will the free-spirited, swearing maven, one-night stand queen manage motherhood and all the duties it brings? This Southern Rebel is about to face the test of her life.
Blue Fire
"Don't look so scared, I'm not going to bite you." He whispered, and I felt goosebumps against my arms."I'm not scared." I croaked. Literally. Like a frog.He let out a chuckle, placed his index finger on the hollowed base of my throat. "Then tell me, Blue, why your heart is beating so fast?"I gulped. Without warning, I felt his hands wrap around my waist and in one simple sweep, he lifted me firmly against him. His arms grabbed my butt to hold me in place. I let out a shriek, my breathing erratic as I struggled to process what was happening. "Travis," came my high-pitched voice. "What are you doing?"***The snotty, funny and beautiful dancer, Nicole, experienced some drama on her date one night. Unable to face her friends and tell them about her ruined date, she decided to take the bus home instead of calling them to pick her up. But she never saw it coming; that that night could change the rest of her life.What could happen?
Mistress
"What was no strings attached got tangled when, fun stopped being fun, and feeling tried to finagle in we had that independent love, you tried to bring a label in" He was the love of her life, she was the Mistress.Cover by @tanontales - also go read her stories! ❤The book stops at Sequel - Chapter 9, not sure if you want to continue reading it.
Immortals ✓
{ FEATURED ON WATTPAD ROMANCE }Aethera Michaelson and Art Taylor have existed on the other ends of the social ladder at the elite Academy they found themselves in. He's there unwillingly, achieving the dreams that belong to his billionaire parents but she's there simply because of lack of choice for an orphan like herself. But none of these differences can stop them from being curious about one another. Until one day, the wait ends and Art finds himself face to face with her. Few hours later, everything they've known about themselves changes. Talk about an electrifying connection.━━ αθάνατοι ━━× Greek Mythology meets Post-Covid world in this YA Fantasy Novella ✨ × Complete & Edited Featured in • @Romance Reading List - Romantic Suspense • @CitifiedFantasy Reading List - Urbanized Myths • @YAFantasy Reading List - Romantic• @PluviophileReads Reading List - Adventurous Journeys• @Project_Athena - Other Worlds Await #1 in #YoungAdultFiction (21/02/2024)
Motion Sickness
Regulus never knew what love was like until he met James.James never knew he could love someone other than Lily Evans.Both never expected to fall for the other. Especially not under these circumstances.Not canon compliant...well atleast not entirelyThere will be some angst and fluff but 0 SMUTRelationships are as follows:James and Regulus (main relationship)Lily and Pandora (TBD how long)Pandora and Xenophelius (TBD)Remus and Sirius.Peter and Mary. (Briefly)Marlene and Dorcas.Evan and Barty.
Afterglow
When Kate returns home to boarding school, she must fend off her ex-boyfriend who is now dating her sister and her childhood bully desperate to learn her newfound secrets. ***An Enemies to Lovers Romance:When Kate is forced to move back home to boarding school only to be confronted by the school's infamous bad boy and her childhood bully, she is quickly reminded of the reasons she wanted to leave so desperately in the first place- her cheating ex boyfriend being one of those reasons. However, Kate finds herself put in multiple precarious positions with Lachlan and faces questions about their quick changing relationship.Tortured with past family secrets and the question of her parentage and the danger that accompanies that knowledge, Kate is in more peril than ever, and this blooming romance between her and a boy who used to make her life a living hell isn't helping with her confusion and fear. Can she push past the reservations she holds against Lachlan and truly let him into her heart to face the danger together, or will they be forever stained by the afterglow of the traumatic past and damage that she refused to share with anyone besides herself?
Behind Her Hijab | ✓
Immigrating across the ocean wasn't too hard. It's what comes after the move that can either give you amazing opportunities, or give you a kick in the stomach, even if your already down. ******************✰ FEATURED ON @ContemporaryLit ✰✰ RISING GEM AWARDS 1ST PLACE WINNER ✰✰ SASSY AWARDS 1ST PLACE WINNER ✰**First Draft (Edited)**
THE MAD MAMMOTH
Tolani had been married to her husband Tunji for twenty-one years in a society that preached and encouraged male superiority and partiality. She took all the hurts and betrayals from him until the day she learnt he had been keeping a shocking secret from her for twenty years. At that point Tolani knew it was time to take her revenge not just against her husband but also against every single person who had been his enabler and she wouldn't let anything stop her in her mission.