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The Watcher

2009-10-23T12:33:18-08:00

Author: Dani Navy
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 4, Words: 3,466, Reviews: 11, In-Progress

Audrey Ordway's painfully ordinary experiences through the typical stages of being a teenager.

Dawn: The Start of Something New

2008-11-17T19:26:12-08:00

Author: jeweledbeauty
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,662, Reviews: 4, In-Progress

When sweet, selfless and friendly yet heartbroken Veronica Shay leaves her small world behind to live and become "a proper lady" she doesn't realize that this just might be the beginning of another set of love and drama. soooo much better than it sounds!

Don't Be a Bitch, Jay

2008-09-27T09:16:53-08:00

Author: Chasing TeddyBears
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 3, Words: 6,700, Reviews: 30, In-Progress

Deep down, that's exactly what she was. But on the surface she was the sweetheart of her junior classmates, her parents' favorite angel. She even got along with her emo brother and his hot but psychotic friends... Minus the one that's trying to kill her.

Taking Care of Sam

2008-09-05T21:22:53-08:00

Author: Felicia Harte
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance
Chapters: 4, Words: 15,529, Reviews: 9, In-Progress

Emma's best friend/ex-lover just died and Mr. Runner's-Up is determined to find her a man that won't break her heart. Then an unsigned letter arrives that changes everything. Throw in her dead ex-lover's pregnant girlfriend to make it interesting & blend.

Stupid Sweet 16

2009-06-08T10:36:46-08:00

Author: slowly-burnt-marshmallow-316
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 2, Words: 293, Reviews: 70, In-Progress

For my sweet 16 all i wanted was a car. A stupid CAR! How hard is that to remember? Does it sound like I want to be forced to engage my ex-boyfriend who cheated on me with my twin in the back of my limo on Valentines Day. I think not! Ugh... Parents!

Once Upon A Time In High School

2010-11-03T03:48:54-08:00

Author: spinelesslysweet
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 9, Words: 43,916, Reviews: 104, In-Progress

And why is it that all the best friends in the world fall in love with each other anyway? I wanted to defy the laws of high school romance but he had entirely different things in mind. Sigh.

Off the Ice

2010-07-23T14:36:07-08:00

Author: thats.the.beauty.of.it
Romance
English, Rated: T
Drama/Family
Chapters: 4, Words: 11,043, Reviews: 437, In-Progress

ON HOLD Connor Madison was in a whole lot of trouble and Alex Daniels was just the beginning of it. But what's a guy to do when he can't get the puck past the goaltender and can't get a certain trainer out of his mind? And the season starts in two weeks?

Just Another Cliché

2007-06-25T12:01:40-08:00

Author: TheOrangeSharpie
Romance
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 2, Words: 4,497, Reviews: 9, In-Progress

ON HIATUS! The school jock. The school loner. It's just how they end up together that makes the story.

My Favorite Mistake

2006-12-10T19:47:03-08:00

Author: kawaii-konnichiwa
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 4, Words: 10,036, Reviews: 47, Complete

I tried matchmaking my best friend with him. What I didn’t expect was a whole tangle of love life to come crashing down on me.

And Then HE Stepped Into The Picture

2007-09-28T19:10:39-08:00

Author: Since1300
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Romance
Chapters: 11, Words: 36,622, Reviews: 115, In-Progress

So it all started when my friend became infatuated with my exbest friend and forced me to double with them. As if my life wasn't already destined to be a complete mess when my parents named me JAMES! Did I mention I'm a girl?

Addy In Vain

2007-08-11T10:50:51-08:00

Author: Megan-TheWriter
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/General
Chapters: 7, Words: 22,288, Reviews: 83, In-Progress

Addy's grown up with him around. He's never been just her brother's best friend, nor has she been just his best friend's little sister. He thought he never stood a chance, and she was too wrapped up in herself to notice it.

Abroad

2007-07-10T13:49:04-08:00

Author: Polymorphic
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 3, Words: 5,944, Reviews: 19, In-Progress

Eliot Marshall is tired of the practically nonexistent life she lives in NYC, tucked in her twin's shadow. When she heads to France for college, though, all of her dreams come true... and some of her nightmares. R&R!

Ten Guys, Three Months

2007-06-14T16:07:38-08:00

Author: so i sing to the stars
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,930, Reviews: 26, In-Progress

Melanie Goldenstein feels like she needs to add some spice to her boring life. So in an attempt to do just that, she makes a bet that she can date ten guys in three months. After all, what's the worst that can happen? DISCONTINUED

Smooth Move

2007-08-10T09:56:08-08:00

Author: DancingChaChaFruit
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Drama
Chapters: 23, Words: 123,225, Reviews: 1388, Complete

.FIN. I was starting to think he was my bad luck charm. After all, it was no coincidence that I embarrassed myself every time I saw him. Just throw in bookstores, sisters, best friends, blind dates, and dentists, and you’ve got my newly complicated life.

Girl for Hire

2009-01-15T18:38:37-08:00

Author: belle.nisce
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 12, Words: 50,513, Reviews: 819, In-Progress

They're together - only for the press. But she doesn't fit in to his world - and he makes sure it stays that way. Everybody is against them - including themselves, so really, what's the best that can come out of what they have - which is nothing? CH12 UP!

Suddenly Slowly

2012-06-16T23:43:59-08:00

Author: ithinkimae
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 9, Words: 21,452, Reviews: 292, In-Progress

"I think I love you, Hal." He said lackadaisically. I pushed his hands off my shoulders. I couldn't listen to his nonsense and it didn't help that I let him act this way with me. "You need help Gavin. Plus, you're drunk." This was too much for a girl to handle so late at night.

Intensely Epic

2008-11-19T15:12:39-08:00

Author: writerwithoutacause
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Romance
Chapters: 3, Words: 12,107, Reviews: 84, In-Progress

Being Revamped. Will be updated soon!

Love and Perplexity

2007-03-27T15:49:16-08:00

Author: Three Girls Same Ambition
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 14, Words: 18,565, Reviews: 29, Complete

LAST CHAPTER UP! When a charming, Australian actor moves into town and starts costaring with the sweet, young actress, Kimmy, and her best friend, Violet, feelings begin to stir. Little does Kimmy know how complicated love can truly be...R&R

Typical, I wish

2007-02-13T03:25:47-08:00

Author: Bottled
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance
Chapters: 16, Words: 44,520, Reviews: 971, In-Progress

She was a nobody, he was the most popular guy... yet somehow love found them together...' Sound familiar? Well, I'm obsessed with those stories, and would die to be one of those girls. But when my love story did begin, I found it to be... quite different.

What it Costs to be Popular

2007-06-13T16:12:24-08:00

Author: Rosalina
Romance
English, Rated: K+
Romance/General
Chapters: 8, Words: 9,966, Reviews: 37, In-Progress

HIATUS...again. Betty Hayes was never popular. A social reject whose only friend was Nathan. All she wanted was to be popular and win the affection of Dave. As some say, you never know what you have until you lose it. Can she stand losing Nathan?

He and Me

2006-09-25T14:51:15-08:00

Author: ALY55A
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 15, Words: 41,975, Reviews: 680, Complete

[COMPLETE] He is the popular, hot guy. He is also my brother's best friend and the bane of my existence. And me? Well I'm just the girl that hates him. Now add in a project, my best friend, another guy, and some corn...when did my life become a cliche?

Twenty five over

2010-03-22T07:21:30-08:00

Author: Eve Lindsey
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 15, Words: 126,027, Reviews: 240, In-Progress

25kg stands between Cody and Mr Popularity. After a cruel prank, she changes her life and loses it, but is it too late for her to realise that beauty is only skin deep?

It Had To Be You

2007-02-19T08:00:17-08:00

Author: Clavel
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 18, Words: 34,232, Reviews: 634, Complete

Falling in love with Gabriel Ravenscroft, her bestfriend's brother, was never among Ellie's plans but neither were running away from an arranged marriage, disguising as guy or ending in Gabriel's semipirate ship but it all happens and thats just the start

Changing his Status Quo

2009-05-29T16:55:14-08:00

Author: Da Vinci at Work
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Drama
Chapters: 15, Words: 42,682, Reviews: 625, In-Progress

When the heroine of a romance story suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder and quite a few other undiagnosed quirks, you know something outrageous is about to happen to her love life, no?

Fateful Friday

2007-01-10T20:13:35-08:00

Author: DancingChaChaFruit
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Drama
Chapters: 20, Words: 106,752, Reviews: 969, Complete

Complete. It's not that I was a bad person. Actually, I was quite a good person. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Not my fault. And then he walked in. Oh, sweet irony.

Sweet Music

2007-10-12T21:00:03-08:00

Author: CK Shorty
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Romance
Chapters: 19, Words: 70,676, Reviews: 715, Complete

[COMPLETE! EPILOGUE IS NOW UP!]We all have that song that makes us think of that special person.

Latte At First Sight

2006-10-30T06:32:08-08:00

Author: angels and effects
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 18, Reviews: 108, Complete

REMOVED. Brianna never bargained on falling in love with her best friend, never dreamt of cliched endings where the hero confessed his love for the heroine, never believed in love at first sight... but maybe, just maybe, that would all change. -One shot-

Cinderella Never Saw This One Coming

2009-01-12T14:45:00-08:00

Author: Sally Can Wait
Romance
English, Rated: K
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 24, Words: 75,799, Reviews: 859, Complete

[COMPLETE] Let me tell you, if Cinderella had tried on MY shoes for a day, she would have gotten her magic pumpkin kicked from once upon a time to happily ever after. But if the shoe fits...

It Can Always Get Worse

2010-08-24T00:34:48-08:00

Author: Ollie May
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Adventure
Chapters: 26, Words: 73,017, Reviews: 966, Complete

Spies, roommates, scars, MCATS, kisses, mafiosos. Trust me, it can ALWAYS get worse.

When a Rose Blooms in December

2008-02-01T11:00:04-08:00

Author: effay
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 27, Words: 120,518, Reviews: 591, Complete

the smart romantic and arrogant player: what a cliché. the two meet and sparks fly. all her life, she's been waiting for her love story to start. little does she know, it already has.

The Red Carpet

2007-01-02T06:38:11-08:00

Author: You Are So Last Summer
Romance
English, Rated: T
General/Romance
Chapters: 25, Words: 96,886, Reviews: 996, Complete

A story of prep school's elite, set against the backdrop of Hollywood lifestyles and heartbreak. First loves are unforgettable, especially when it's the infuriating, charming It boy who just returned from boarding school.

Good Girls Don't Play with Fire

2006-07-30T21:17:44-08:00

Author: adio kalinihta
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 7,527, Reviews: 150, Complete

Reese was a good girl. Conscientious, effective, and thorough. Everything in her life was planned perfectly, except for a little infatuation with a certain arrogant brat named Cole Roderick. Oneshot.

He's the Thorn in My Side

2006-11-11T13:36:20-08:00

Author: Master of the Chimps
Romance
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 4, Words: 12,780, Reviews: 104, Complete

If you look up arrogant, ignorance, stupidity, jerk, asshole in the dictionary you'd find a picture of Cillin Whitten under it, he's made it his personal mission to make my life miserable. Why? I have no idea.

What I Want in a Guy

2006-10-11T18:12:40-08:00

Author: SLigHtLy FrEaKisH
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 11, Words: 36,761, Reviews: 1164, Complete

I had it all figured out! Tall, Dark and Dangerous. That was my type of guy. But then the exact opposite came into my life. Now I'm confused. It's Tall, Dark and Dangerous VS Gorgeous, Blonde and Sweet. What's worse is...they're brothers.

Against All Odds

2005-07-27T01:35:14-08:00

Author: Myrika
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/General
Chapters: 41, Words: 4,929, Reviews: 6854, Complete

Raleigh Chase thinks guys are dogs. Her older brother's best friend Ryan Henderson claims that he can make any girl, including Raleigh, fall for him. Their bet's on for four months. Can they prove each other wrong? //REMOVED//

S E X and Other Words of Love

2005-09-10T13:27:29-08:00

Author: recreated
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 12, Words: 27,548, Reviews: 792, Complete

I said the word 'sex' and he thought I was cool. But we were just seven and I doubt saying anything now could make him notice me at all. {Complete}

The Strength of Eternity

2006-01-17T16:02:21-08:00

Author: My Works 87
Romance
English, Rated: T
Drama/Angst
Chapters: 18, Words: 88,067, Reviews: 1721, Complete

They were best friends as kids. But time brought realities that tore them apart. Now he's a school player and she's the girl no one notices. Perhaps fate means to reunite them. Chapter 17 up

Stealing Madison

2006-04-26T19:10:32-08:00

Author: Vaeleska
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/General
Chapters: 32, Words: 114,799, Reviews: 1619, Complete

NEW CHAPTER 32! Madison Carter and Jason Curtis. Sworn enemies. The pair were separated for 6 years, until now. With her best friend, Nathan King, confessing feelings for her, and Jason back in her life, Madison has to choose. Childhood enemy? or Bestie?

Luka & Shoe

2009-07-20T06:53:15-08:00

Author: King Patch
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 19, Words: 115,770, Reviews: 627, In-Progress

UPDATED! Confrontations between insecure Constance and secretive Wolf, between cranky Luka and worried Shoe, between manic Natalie and ticked-off Shoe. A glance into Shoe's past explains some of her present. What's to happen next?

This Storm

2005-12-18T11:23:00-08:00

Author: Jazzy Kitty
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance
Chapters: 38, Words: 163,049, Reviews: 959, Complete

Zack is arrogant, mysterious, and he loves to irritate her. With him, there are always things left unsaid and under the surface. Yet when he leaves unexpectedly, Zack leaves a hole in her heart that she didn't know was supposed to be there. [Complete]

Subtle Changes

2007-05-28T13:50:46-08:00

Author: SimplyPink
Romance
English, Rated: T
General/Romance
Chapters: 21, Words: 65,789, Reviews: 514, Complete

Throughout their lives, Aubrianne and Brent have been stereotyped as the naive cheerleader and the quiet rebel. Yet, they have been inseparable since kindergarten. Now that they're beginning their adult lives, unexpected changes enter their friendship.

He Punks Me Not

2006-06-01T08:57:46-08:00

Author: Slideshow
Romance
English, Rated: T
Drama/Romance
Chapters: 25, Words: 165,111, Reviews: 4169, Complete

I'll chase and stalk him until he is mine. I'm pretty determined. Unfortunately his best friend thinks my existence is pointless and I'm unworthy. And, well, he's pretty damn determined too. / Left up just for comparison with my writing then and now.

So This Is

2006-10-19T06:54:11-08:00

Author: Mei1105
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/General
Chapters: 12, Words: 69,708, Reviews: 106, Complete

Three cliches in one story. Cat is the manhater. Jodie is the popular girl. And Bev is the outcast. And the school Christmas ball is only four weeks away. Can they get their men? Or will Thirfield High implode from the mayhem first?

We're not together

2006-08-24T00:11:04-08:00

Author: Eve Lindsey
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 20, Words: 38,690, Reviews: 265, Complete

Best friends, sometimes enemies, drunken lovers? what will Mel and Jared do when faced with the consequences of a drunken night of passion?

False Facades

2009-01-05T14:14:01-08:00

Author: Maeven
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 30, Words: 114,525, Reviews: 7061, Complete

Sam Westlane is the new kid in the famous all boys Crestan High School for the rich and the spoiled ... There's only one problem. Sam is a girl.

When You Own the Universe

2006-03-25T09:51:02-08:00

Author: Secretive
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Drama
Chapters: 26, Words: 112,384, Reviews: 3567, Complete

He’s perceived as a spoiled rich kid that always gets what he wants. She’s seen as a cynical loner with an anger issue. But neither are truly what they seem what happens when they begin to notice this? What happens when he “buys” her for a week?

That Kat

2006-08-15T12:16:51-08:00

Author: DanniBannani
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Angst
Chapters: 20, Words: 55,733, Reviews: 170, Complete

Katherine Jones and Josh Whedon are renowned for their “lovely” hatehate relationship but when strange and dangerous things start happening, will they finally learn to shove their hatred aside and, perhaps, find something else?

The World at My Feet

2006-07-12T10:46:19-08:00

Author: Calcifersgrl
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Romance
Chapters: 12, Words: 37,931, Reviews: 289, Complete

She’s neurotic, type-A, Ivy League, he’s - well, not. AND she's in love with his twin. They're SO not meant to be, but what with Pervs, Creeps, and absolute Bastards on the fringe, maybe they're meant for each other, after all! Oh HELL no...

The Ultimate Virgin

2006-12-03T12:37:31-08:00

Author: chosenchic
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 44, Words: 164,916, Reviews: 682, Complete

COMPLETE! Now editing. Getting her first kiss from the most popular boy in school will be the last thing Melissa Parker needs to worry about... *Full summary in profile*

Want, Take, Have

2009-02-06T16:30:02-08:00

Author: SouledChampion
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/General
Chapters: 30, Words: 175,375, Reviews: 2000, In-Progress

ON HIATUS WILL BE COMPLETED. David Weston: the arrogant playboy. Samantha Spade: the quiet, sarcastic one. They get along like fire and ice. But the person Sam detests most is the best man to show her what it feels like to love and be loved