Welcome to my 2022 ONC project 'Complete Without You'! Since the last few years have been so shut-in, and I can never resist throwing travel into my writing, I thought I'd tackle a contemporary story set in Western Australia with a couple of strangers helping each other take a final step away from the pain of their pasts. 

It's inspired by prompt 74

After a bad break-up, you decide to fulfil your bucket list that you had planned with your ex-partner alone. On halfway through fulfilling your bucket list, you meet a person who is going through the exact same situation and you decide to help that person out.

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This story is dedicated to anyone who has ever felt or been made to feel broken or defective. May you find self-acceptance and people who celebrate your differences.

A big thank you to my amazing readers who made this project so much fun to complete. Your comments are simply the best.

This story is also dedicated to my partner who accepts me more than I do myself and whose love for and knowledge of animals is the inspiration for Neil's. 

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Awards and recognition

Featured on WattpadMulticultural's Australian Whisperers reading list (Jan 2023)

StoriesUndiscovered 'Tales of the Heart' reading list (May 2022)

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Blurb: 

Six months and over fifteen thousand kilometres have helped Sadie embrace singledom abroad and her differences until she crosses paths with Neil. The two travellers have more in common than their love for adorable Aussie animals as they help each other complete bucket lists they planned with their ex-partners. Will completing their lists bring them the closure and peace they've craved or will they find love and acceptance with each other?

Photos on mood boards and book cover are copyright to the author, Sarah Paradis. Unless otherwise indicated, all photos throughout the book are copyrighted to the author.