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Okay here is the backstory:

Books are posted on Wattpad called Candy Lips, Delicate Heart, and Aqua Eyes by Alexandra Marie. They get added to goodreads and people leave reviews.

Now, me, the author of those, is publishing on Kindle. book one has a new name: "Golden Dream", book two will have the same name. book three will be a different name.

I enlisted the librarians help in trying to get my book "Golden Dream" onto Goodreads so that people can leave reviews as early readers are starting to finish the book.

The librarian I have been in contact with over email was able to help me get "Golden Dream" added to goodreads, but unfortunately it is listed as the second edition of Candy Lips, and doesn't show up in the search. Also when people leave reviews, all the reviews for Candy Lips show up under "Golden Dream" as they are one and the same on goodreads, other than the title and cover.

Since readers ar ehaving trouble finding my book, I don't know if this is possible, but can the original wattpad books just be deleted? They aren't even real books, and I'd much rather just eliminate this problem now so that I don't have to bother the librarians each time I go to release a book in the future.

P.S. Those three books are the only books that I, Alexandra Marie, have written, so they can all be taken down if that's possible.

Thank you,
Alexandra Marie

Alexandra wrote: "Okay here is the backstory:

Books are posted on Wattpad called Candy Lips, Delicate Heart, and Aqua Eyes by Alexandra Marie. They get added to goodreads and people leave reviews.

Now, me, the aut..."

Hello,

Next time, please include links to the relevant books and author profiles with your request. Fortunately, I was able to find them anyway, but including links helps avoid misunderstandings and saves time for librarians.

Golden Dream did appear in search results when I looked it up using the title and author name. If you or your readers searched for it shortly after it was added to Goodreads (May 25, 2026), it is normal for a newly added book not to appear immediately using the title and author on search. Books can take a few days to become searchable that way. However, searches using identifiers such as an ASIN or ISBN work immediately.

Also, please do not remove the extra space from your author name on your books. Doing so removes the books from your author profile and makes the profile appear to be a regular user profile. When I checked your profile, it looked like a user profile not a verified author profile. The extra space is used to disambiguate you from another author with the same name. It does not affect how readers find your books or how your name is displayed on the site.

I have moved all of your books to your author profile.

As for Golden Dream and Candy Lips, they are combined into one work because they are different editions of the same book. Goodreads groups different editions, including revised editions, under the same work.

You have two options:

1. You can make Golden Dream the default edition for the work so that it displays as the primary edition instead of Candy Lips. Only the author can do this. If you would like to go this route, please follow the instructions here:

https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

Please note that the ratings and reviews will still be shared between the editions because they remain combined under the same work.

2. If you would like the Wattpad versions removed from Goodreads, you will need to contact Goodreads support, as librarians cannot remove published works from the database. Wattpad works are considered valid on Goodreads. If you do not want the reviews and ratings from the Wattpad version to appear on Golden Dream, you should request support that the works be separated before invalidating the Wattpad record. Otherwise, the ratings and reviews will continue to appear on the same work page.

One thing to keep in mind is that Goodreads does not really have "deletion" in the sense most people expect. A work with ratings and reviews cannot simply be removed. Editions can be merged, which transfers ratings and reviews to another edition, or records can be marked invalid. If you contact support, be sure to explain exactly what outcome you want.

You can contact Goodreads support here: https://www.goodreads.com/about/conta...

I know that's a lot of information at once. If there's anything I explained that wasn't clear, or if you're not sure which option would be best for your situation, feel free to ask and I'll be happy to clarify.