First Reads
11 stories
Savage Cinderella by pjsharon
Savage Cinderella
pjsharon
  • Reads 3,786,672
  • Votes 78,791
  • Parts 33
Eighteen-year-old Brinn Hathaway has survived on her own in the Northwest High Country of Georgia since she was left for dead in a shallow grave by the man who kidnapped her as a child. When a young nature photographer, Justin Spencer, catches the wild girl on film and the two form a tentative friendship, Brinn must decide if coming out of hiding is worth the hope-and the danger-that may await her. Winner of the 2013 HOLT Medallion Award for Outstanding Literary Fiction Winner of the 2012 National Excellence for Romance Fiction Awards (NERFA) in the YA Category. Follow Brinn, Justin, Cody, and a cast of new characters through a series of novellas. Each 온라인카지노게임 will bring a new adventure, another crime to solve, and more danger for Brinn and company as they delve into the world of human trafficking. See my website for details and links! http://www.pjsharon.com/books FINDING HOPE, Book One of the Savage Cinderella Novella series, picks up a year after Brianna Hathaway's return from the wild. As she and Justin struggle to work through her recovery, Brinn must come to terms with who she is and discover her place in this strange new world. When Cody asks for her help in solving a kidnapping case for the FBI, it brings her worst nightmares to the surface. But will it be what she needs to finally put it all behind her and move on? Or will it lead her down a path into a dangerous world? A child is missing...and time is running out.
The Language Barrier by cosmology
The Language Barrier
cosmology
  • Reads 84,045
  • Votes 3,842
  • Parts 12
❝ à abattre les murs pour l'amour ❞ What happens when you fall in love with someone you can't understand- literally? Evelyn moves to Montréal having barely passed high school Latin. She expects English class to be a breeze at her French-speaking university, until she is assigned Honoré as a partner. She can't even pronounce his name, and pigs will fly when he remembers the proper conjugation of 'to be'. disclaimer: I've been to Montreal once and I don't speak much French so be patient with me.
Faking Delinquency [SAMPLE, PUBLISHED] by TaintedRain
Faking Delinquency [SAMPLE, PUBLISHED]
TaintedRain
  • Reads 9,284,640
  • Votes 57,125
  • Parts 22
[BEING PUBLISHED -- sample and more info inside] One girl. One camp for delinquents. One hell of a summer. Falice Winters has always been the goody-two shoes. Her twin Arabelle . . . not so much. So what happens when their dad plans to ship Arabelle off to a camp to clean up her act? Well, naturally, Arabelle would find a way out. Her solution? Falice! It was a simple plan: Falice would pretend to be Arabelle and go to the delinquent camp while Arabelle got to have the time of her life with her boyfriend in London. Falice thought her summer was going to consist of sitting on the couch reading novels all day or hanging out with her friends. Never did it cross her mind that she would be pretending to be her sister in a camp of delinquents. But now she's stuck at a camp all summer where being rude is the new "in." And everything turns for the worse when someone figures out her secret. Will Falice survive the summer? Or will everyone learn that she's faking delinquency?
Handcuffs, Kisses and Awkward Situations (PUBLISHED, SAMPLE) by LovelyLivvi
Handcuffs, Kisses and Awkward Situations (PUBLISHED, SAMPLE)
LovelyLivvi
  • Reads 13,785,454
  • Votes 313,904
  • Parts 47
[This book has officially been published and only a sample remains. See inside for details.] Nora Montgomery's primary goal was to remain seemingly unnoticed until graduation, and that meant staying away from Ryder Collins. But when both she and Ryder are selected to participate in the local police department's handcuff demonstration, they find themselves inescapably chained together. The tension between them is thick; filled with unresolved issues from their past friendship. But things get a whole lot worse when the officer loses the key and the pair are forced to accommodate each other until a replacement is available. Being handcuffed to the opposite gender was sure to introduce some extremely uncomfortable situations. Things are about to get awkward, right? 2013 Watty Awards Winner Most Popular, Mystery//Thriller
An Artistic Duo by sprittals98
An Artistic Duo
sprittals98
  • Reads 5,081,028
  • Votes 166,392
  • Parts 28
Being the sister of a world famous vlogger gets hard, but every year Lace Carter gets to escape it all at the Harleen Art Camp. This place is her safe haven, the one place where she can truly escape in her art. There's only one problem- Eli Evans; the most annoying boy to have ever walked on the face of the earth. Not to mention he always beats Lace in the annual art competition. But this year, her last, Lace is determined to win and more importantly beat Eli. Too bad Harleen has decided to have partners this year, and just guess who hers turns out to be.
Accidentally on Purpose by numbereddays
Accidentally on Purpose
numbereddays
  • Reads 55,896,704
  • Votes 2,287,899
  • Parts 68
Hannah Taylors finally gives in to her desperation and does one of the stupidest things a girl can do to grab her unapproachable long-time crush Jonah Gibbs' attention: spill soda on his white shirt and leave a motherfrigging red blotch on it. Accidentally... on purpose.
Mailboy (Wattys 2015 Winner) by foreversmilin
Mailboy (Wattys 2015 Winner)
foreversmilin
  • Reads 17,986,872
  • Votes 514,414
  • Parts 36
first book in the Paperweight series. - ❝He thinks that if all that is wild and beautiful in the world wound up in one person, it would be her.❞
The Coke Project by OneHellOfAWriter00
The Coke Project
OneHellOfAWriter00
  • Reads 535,017
  • Votes 7,555
  • Parts 28
Put this together- Jackie is the new lonely girl but also the badass. Logan is the popular badass that everyone fears. They instantly hate each other. They both think they're the best. Now add this to the mix-they have to get together on a project for science class. The Coke Project. Jackie is developing feelings...but is Logan?
My Sexy Kidnapper by livingthethuglyfe
My Sexy Kidnapper
livingthethuglyfe
  • Reads 25,228,869
  • Votes 504,366
  • Parts 39
Picture this: You enter the mall with your friends. As you're making your way to buy a strawberry smoothie, you notice something more delicious walking right towards you. As he comes closer, he gives you a heart stopping smirk then takes you by surprise. He pulls you into a headlock, jabs a gun in your temple, then runs away with you. As I uncover why this mysterious model kidnapped me, I find myself tackling, punching, hugging, and watching Disney movies with him. Call me reckless, but something about this troubled kidnapper is quite intriguing yet heartbreaking. Find out if I, Skylar Scrowbar, end up dead in a ditch somewhere, or end up helplessly falling in love with my sexy kidnapper.
Pranking the Boy Next Door by soccrlife20
Pranking the Boy Next Door
soccrlife20
  • Reads 3,678,866
  • Votes 84,481
  • Parts 29
Violet Brooks, also known as Vi, is a wild, carefree girl who can hold a grudge. If you mess with her, you better watch your back. She can make you house a living hell. When she moves into her aunt's house and the boy next door plays a prank on her new friend and her, she's out to get payback. Let the pranks begin.