Teenage romance writer lands three book deal following massive online readership

17-year old Beth Reek's novel, The Kissing Booth, was read 19 million times on Wattpad

A-level student Beth posted one chapter at a time, at one point getting a million hits in two weeks.

Beth signed a three-book deal with Random House. The Kissing Booth was published as a ebook on 13 December, under the pen name Beth Reekles.

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