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Then Now Always

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Parts 9
Time 1h 19m

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angst betrayal contemporary familyproblems friendship goodgirl kiss love lovestory mature newadult passion romance romantic secrets slowburn smalltownromance steamy suspense

Almost a decade later, Daisy Calloway returns to Willow Lake, a town shadowed in secrets and woven with heartbreak. Her goal: sell her father's cottage and avoid Zane Rivers, the guy who shattered her heart. But, as always, plans and reality don't align.

Told across different time lines - then and now. Teenage Daisy and Zane bond over their dysfunctional family lives, because what else brings two people together other than a resounding alcoholic for a mother and an abusive father?

While adult Daisy and Zane grapple with their resurfacing feelings and why it didn't work out in the first place.All Rights Reserved

angst betrayal contemporary familyproblems friendship goodgirl kiss love lovestory mature newadult passion romance romantic secrets slowburn smalltownromance steamy suspense

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Forever Yours by madiso2297

Willow Moreau is the girl everyone talks about. But not in a good way. After losing her mom and making some bad choices, she ends up on the wrong side of the gossip. To Willow, the world sucks, everything sucks, people suck. Especially her high school's football team. They're the worst. Joel Edwards has it all. The looks, the smarts, the football athletics, and the girls are all over him. But there's one thing that Joel's missing that he's been wanting--love. Willow's determined to stay as far away from jocks as possible, but when Joel takes an interest in her, he's not giving up that easy. Enemies, to friends, to lovers. Willow and Joel may not have been destined from the start, but once they're together, they're sure it's forever. Then, when their parents meet, it's love at first sight. Will Joel and Willow tell their parents about their relationship or will theirs be a forbidden love never to be spoken of?

New Beginnings by MirandaPMarch

Jason didn't want to be running the family business, but he was thrust into it anyways. After his parents' untimely deaths, he's now a parent to his younger, teenage sister Jenna and finishing University. Life is not what he expected it to be at 25 years old. Mira has just uprooted herself to Greenock, Scotland. Moving away from a bad relationship with her ex, and her parents. Working in a library full-time and adjusting to being on her own she is barely holding on. Will either one get their life together?

Ready For More by TawniaBailey

Being a young girl with everything ready to go in life is what we all want. And it was what Clair wanted, college, a boyfriend and plans for her future. But life has a way of screwing us and it wanted to screw her. Because of one traumatic night, a night that took her pride, friends, happiness and worth. And she was left with depression, loneliness and no one to call a friend. And ya know what? She didn't want them. Because when you get thrown through the fire, you burn. And that was exactly what she was doing. But when a family emergency flops in her lap she realizes she needs to be there for them and it puts her in a gear she wasn't expecting. She reconnects with a man she didn't realize was there for her. And finds a path to the place she wants to be the only question is will she accept it and rise above the flames? 🔹trigger warning this book has traumatic scenes with violence/sexual conduct

this life or another? by gshdxx05

Taaliah Ellis, a 16 year old girl is forced to live with her mums friend Anika Declan and her children Zane and Aliya Declan, those who she has never met, after their house burnt down from an unexpected fire There are 3 main things that are the most important to Taaliah; her mum , her best friends and her academic performance. Her and her mum have a very open relationship, her and her best friends are inseparable and her academic performance is exceptional as she goes to an all girls grammar school. One day, Taaliah is surprised with unexpected news of her mums friend moving in with them with their children. Taaliah is not too keen on this but it would be selfish to say something after what they've been through. Zane Declan, an 18 year old boy, had a traumatic past. He had been in one relationship before for a short period of 2 months with Sara Rome, who had a complicated family with divorced parents, dad and brother in jail and hating her dad and stepmother; after her brother had gotten out of jail, the two were forced to split. Zane never opened up rather everyone opened up to him. To everyone else Zane's breakup wasn't a big deal, his past wasn't a big deal and for him to open up was impossible. For Taaliah, nothing had ever changed and she never wanted it to either. Everything was different when Zane declan stepped through her front door. The three things that mattered to her the most were destroyed. but was the 'different' a good thing?

Reminisce With Me by kithanat

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Going Home by ncdizzy444

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Breaking Zane Blac. //COMPLETED//[But Not Edited ] by dangerouslyblack46

Zane has his own demons to fight,he doesn't care about anything or anyone ,he lives in a world of his own, and don't believe in love or meant to be , Until,..... He meet her, the new girl who slowly crept into his heart Kate is the new girl,strong headed and charming when she wanted to be, she never knew how love or hate truly felt until she meet the school bad boy,she hated him and his character at first, but things soon changed it was trouble and hate as first,but slowly she was breaking the bad boy ZANE BLAC

Seam Route by lelesummers21

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SECOND CHANCES (ORIGINAL WORK) by Hope_Swaluk

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Forever Yours cover

New Beginnings cover

Ready For More cover

this life or another? cover

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Going Home cover

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Forever Yours

Willow Moreau is the girl everyone talks about. But not in a good way. After losing her mom and making some bad choices, she ends up on the wrong side of the gossip. To Willow, the world sucks, everything sucks, people suck. Especially her high school's football team. They're the worst. Joel Edwards has it all. The looks, the smarts, the football athletics, and the girls are all over him. But there's one thing that Joel's missing that he's been wanting--love. Willow's determined to stay as far away from jocks as possible, but when Joel takes an interest in her, he's not giving up that easy. Enemies, to friends, to lovers. Willow and Joel may not have been destined from the start, but once they're together, they're sure it's forever. Then, when their parents meet, it's love at first sight. Will Joel and Willow tell their parents about their relationship or will theirs be a forbidden love never to be spoken of?