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NewAdultReads Guidebook
A guide to all things New Adult. What is New Adult? What's up with our reading lists? Who's in charge? How do I get my story on here? This guidebook will answer all of your questions!
Summer Fest & Writing Contest 2024
Summer Fest is home to fun activities and a writing contest! Come join our beach party for the month of June as we take a dip in the ocean, play in the sand, write, and have fun!
Author Spotlight
Every month a new writer will have their very own Q & A! Add this book to your library so you don't miss your favorite author discussing their stories.
Rewind the Classics 2021
Rewind The Classics is officially back! Hosted by 33 English, 26 International, and 3 Community profiles, Rewind The Classics 2021 will be rewinding and retelling hit classics this year.All Wattpaders who speak English, Turkish, French, German, Sinhala, Chinese, Thai, Hindi, Dutch, Portuguese, Korean, Indonesian, Arabic, Russian, and/or Spanish are welcome to participate in this international contest of four great categories and dynamic activities.What are you waiting for? Climb aboard the pumpkin carriage and meet us at the magnificent sky-high castle at the pinnacle of Wattpad Classics. Together we'll say "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!" Then...Let's REWIND THE CLASSICS!
Poisonous Blood |✔️| 2fab4reads|#BadassReads|#NewAdultReads
"Blood splattering, a wicked smile, a holy weakness, a darkened time. An enchanted world, where cruelty befalls, freedom will be your downfall. On the first fall of the 14th spring from now, a blood witch, more powerful than any Witch you have encountered, shall free the supernatural world, from you, king Sebastian." ****************** She watched her parents die. She watched her loved ones suffer. She saw the cruelty in his eyes. The cruelty he killed with bloodthirsty smiles. Living in a time of cruelty, where humans hated, tortured and killed those different from them was not easy, especially for Vanessa Blood. Born in a clan of blood witches she watched her people die in the hands of king Sebastian, ruler of Grimlock. But she was saved. Growing hate inside her. Her magic grows stronger and she discovers something new. An ancient power that disappeared for millenniums, Poisonous Blood. With this newfound power will Vanessa get her revenge? Or will she be killed in the hands of a dictating king? ©RamataMaguiraga 2020 Copyright All Rights Reserved.
Dominique's Quest (#projectcharacter, #projectwomanup #newadultreads, )
"Cold hearted. Of course I am.Ruthless. You figured it out.Arrogant. Till the end.Dominique. That's my name."Dominique Antré. That is his name. Born in Paris and now the C.E.O of Antré enterprises in France. He is cold, malicious, and uncaring. But in the late August's Friday ,on a cold stormy night, a woman collapses before him on the pavements of the city, he takes her to his home to look after her. With just one glance, Dominique has already set his target. This is Dominique's Quest.Copyright All Rights Reserved."you need to find the one you're going to spend the rest of your life with, for if I didn't find you, I would have regretted the decision of becoming a loner for the rest of my life" ~Dominique Antré
Writing Prompts & Tips
Having trouble getting started? Or maybe you're wanting to get started and don't know how? We want to help! We've collected writing prompts to help you get started, and writing tips to help you finish (or improve) your story.
Kisses and Other Necessities
《 Sequel to Kissing Is the Easy Part 》High school sweethearts Flora and Sean went through the most horrible kind of breakup - the kind where they were both still disastrously and irreversibly in love with each other.
Summer Forever
"Tell me what you want.""All I want is you."Isla Monroe is officially out of her tiny hometown, Shellside Bay. She's starting her first week of college and she's living in the heart of the city with her best friend, River. Things couldn't be more perfect.There's only one problem - her boyfriend Everett is half way across the world.[Sequel to Isla but can be read as a standalone]
Found | √
She thought she lost herself in love, but in fact she was found. Copyright © 2016 by moonpilots. All rights reserved. {featured on the official wattpad romance page}
Lovers in October
Broadshaire School of Arts; the dream of every artist, dancer and musician. When Mary-Kate Thompson gets accepted for a transfer after struggling all year with a loss of a family member, she gladly leaves her life in Australia behind and travels across the world to live her dream in America and become one of the best ballerinas the world has ever seen, starting anew. She expects the competition, the countless hours of work, the effort. But what she didn't expect was to find a tattooed musician with the same birthday as her, who carries the name Antonio Balma with pride.Women and men both fall at his feet, his charisma and angelic face a thing to remember. Nobody ever stands a chance to resist. And for better or worse, Mary-Kate never stood a chance either.BOOK TWO OF THE "LOVER" SERIES | Can be read as a standalone book
Lost | √
She's always been lost in life, but she never knew she could be lost in love. Copyright © 2018 by moonpilots. All rights reserved.
Sirens in Seattle
When pre-med student Mia gets pulled over on her way to school, she doesn't think that the rude Officer Phoenix Adams is anything more than a factor of a bad day. She definitely didn't think she'd see him again.She definitely never thought they would fall in love.Cover done by the amazing @couchpotato2022 !
Making Babies #NewAdult
Highest rank #1 in ChickLit ● ● ● ● ● ● All it took was a few minutes for her life to change forever. Six years ago she was saved from an imminent death by a good samaritain. Now, years later, she's offered a deal of a lifetime that could possibly be the best decision she's ever made, or the worst mistake of her life. ● ● ● ● ● ● Is five million dollars ever enough, if it meant giving away life itself? Eva Chambers is about to find that when it comes to life, this art is harder than we think.
Chasing Sofia
It's not easy being the only girl in the Durant household. It's tough when everybody views you as the baby of the family, despite having a twin brother who is only two minutes older than you. But most difficult of all is harboring a secret crush on your twin's best friend for three years.Sofia Durant is having the worst last weeks of high school she could have ever imagined, especially after failing two classes and having to take summer classes in order to graduate. So when Adrian Carter, the star of the college soccer team in Madrid unexpectedly asks her out on a date, she thinks her bad streak has come to an end.But things take a turn for the worse and after an unspeakable night she wishes she could forget, flees to London to live with her older brother Leo. Eight months pass before she finally has the courage to come back home and resume her life, only to find that things are a whole lot different now and she's not the only one who has changed.
Loving Olivia
Nico Durant is living a lonely life as the remaining member of his household. Not only did his twin sister and best friend move away, but he's also recovering from the wounds his ex-girlfriend caused.Olivia Paz is the mysterious new girl on campus everyone is talking about. But she only has two goals in her life: working through college, and taking care of her dad.When Olivia finds herself in trouble, Nico can't avoid helping her, even if it means jeopardizing his new status as captain of the soccer team. Nico's past unexpectedly catches up with him, and he must decide whether he's capable of letting Olivia go, or loving her.
The Difference Between Getting and Needing
"Sometimes what you need isn't what you get, it's what you already have." 〰️〰️〰️Being stuck in a people-pleasing routine is what Bayla Barclay knows best. She's got every aspect of her strained relationship down to a science. She'll wear herself away to nothing without a second thought for whoever needs it. It's what she's best at.But maybe what you're best at isn't always what's best for you. Maybe what you need isn't what you get; it's what you already have. That's the difference between getting and needing.* 2nd place in the Late Lovers category for the Romance Reads contest 2019 *
If Tomorrow Was Today | Short Story
What would you do if the universe gave you a second shot at love?[#1 in youngwritershortstory 12/27/19]
Solace ~ h.s.
If he weren't there... I don't know what would have happened.What starts as a tragic beginning, blossoms into a beautiful romance between a doctor and his former patient. A love story with unexpected twists and turns throughout.SEQUEL: Salvation ~ h.s.Highest Rankings:#1 in AdultRomance#1 in OneDirection#1 in 1DFanFiction#2 in NewAdult#2 in NewAge#4 in Romance#5 in HarryEdwardStyles#23 HarryStyles
The Opposite Of Negation | Editing Slowly
[Wattpad Featured Story in @Romance 's Featured List] ―❝ 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰.❞ ― Aliana Palmer cannot say no. ―A story in which a boy strikes up a deal with a girl to teach her how to say no, but ends up finding something he's been searching for his whole life.―𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰― ❉ Remarkable Ranks:3 in #college - 26/06/20214 in #collegeromance - 16/10/20201 in #football - 20/01/211 in #friendstolovers - 01/02/20211 in #development - 04/02/20216 in #newadult - 28/03/20216 in #love - 20/06/20213 in #humor - 18/10/20212 in #university - 22/10/2021―
Revenge of a Jilted Bride (#Wattys2015 HQ Love Award Winner)
#NewAdultFor five years, Maggie has been sure of these few things: she loves her boyfriend, she will marry him, and they will live happily ever after. But fate has another plan for her.Now, Maggie is certain of only one thing: love is cruel.After her one and only, June, leaves her at the altar, she avoids further embarrassment and seeks solace at her sister's home in San Francisco. The night she swears off men, she bumps into someone from her past who hopes to change her mind about giving love another chance. But is a broken heart a willing heart?This is the STAND ALONE Book Four of The Bliss SeriesCover by @Lucyface©2015 Michelle Jo Quinn
Flat Tire
Every night, Jamie gets a lift home from his co-worker, Will. (Not so) coincidentally, Jamie has been hopelessly, desperately in love with Will for the last eighteen months.Will, on the other hand, has a girlfriend.And so it goes, Will drives Jamie home and talks about his girlfriend. Jamie sits in the passenger seat and bites his tongue. Every night.Until, one night, Will gets a flat tire and suddenly they're teetering on the edge of everything changing.[Wattpad Featured / #1 Diverse Lit / #1 Short Story / #3 Young Adult / #5 New Adult / #7 LGBT]
Her, Saving Grace
She wasn't that drunk.So the six-foot something creature rummaging through her fridge half-naked, at eight in the morning was real.Now here's the tinsy winsy problem;She lives alone.------------------------------------------------Let's just say Catherine Wright wasn't having the best day.Everything just wasn't going well-right.So after a couple of sips of wine, she ended up 'praying' for some kind of distraction instead.Who knew the heavens answered prayers from drunk women.Now Damon Grace would be exactly what she asked for.And a few other things that would make her wish she never drank at all.(p.s. It wouldn't hurt to check the tags this story is on)Copyright © 2015 Liz MartinezAll Rights Reserved
Until Mia (Until Series #1)
Everyone knows Drew Lyons... especially Mia Thomas.He's Hollywood's heart-breaker.He's her little sister's celebrity crush.And now, he's her new boss.With her mother's drinking problem getting worse and a little sister depending on her, eighteen-year-old Mia replaces her mother and takes on the job as Drew Lyons housekeeper.If she hadn't spent most of her life trying to get her mother to stay sober or taking care of her little sister, she might have actually been normal enough to be excited over the fact that she was now working for Drew Lyons, one of the hottest pop singers in the world.Even though Mia isn't impressed by the fame, she can admit Drew has an affect on her. And by the end of the summer, Mia might just be Drew's biggest fan.
Breakaway
Ryan wasn't expecting to end up with the captain of the hockey team as a roommate, and she certainly didn't expect the initial sexual tension between them to blossom into love. ***** In desperate need of a place to stay, Ryan Winters doesn't see an issue with rooming with the captain of the hockey team, Ethan Russell. After all, she's focused on her studies, getting over an ex, and honestly, not that into athletes. Though the more time she spends getting to know her new roommate, the more it becomes apparent that Ethan is the exact type of guy she could fall for. When lines begin to blur and drama from the past threatens to tear them apart, can the two of them find a way to keep both their friendship-and their relationship-from crumbling to pieces?[[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]Cover designed by April Alforque
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