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[Completed]Joey Alvarez prefers reading books in bed to going to parties, even though her bubbly, carefree personality usually places her at the forefront of the latter. Her twin brother on the other hand, is the opposite. When one of Kevin's bad days lands Joey a victim of a drug test gone wrong, she knows it's bad news to want to be around any of the perpetrators. But the eyes of one of them--who took care of her that night-- is telling a different story, one Joey finds herself wanting to listen to. And when she gets to know the tortured hero underneath Keenan's tough exterior, Joey finds herself in a position where her feelings are at war with reason.|more info inside|5/04/2023…

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[Complete || 7x featured]April O'Brien is the perfect example of a firefly. Fresh out of highschool, she knows what she wants and it does not involve college, quite unlike what her father has planned. When she finds herself on summer vacation to a beach in Hawaii, she's determined to let loose and set herself free of all the bad tensions surrounding her impending future. But then Javier, April's 'once upon a time' kryptonite is back-and hotter than ever-which means trouble can't be far behind. After wearing a façade of perfect resilience this whole time, will she keep pretending she doesn't care, or will they fall back into the pool of feelings they had before? The return throws them into a whirlwind of passion, but when his alterior motives are revealed, will April be able to brace herself and take it, or will their tumultuous vacation be too much, even for her?Cover Designed by Kylie Krcel (Krcel04)Started: 21/5/2021Completed: 28/10/2021Word count: 62,000 approx.Featured by:YA under 'Love, Actually'.NA under 'ongoing stories'.Newadultreads under 'Last Kiss'.StoriesUndiscovered 'Tales of the heart'.TeenFiction under 'Head over Heels'.Girlboss inc under 'Swipe Right'.General fiction under 'Finding love'.…