Sql server 2012 replication scenario
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  Is there a way of implementing the reads from the replica but the writes on the main database (I am thinking about this so that I don't have to deal with merges and I don't really care about the write speed)?
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Technically possible but probably not in your scenario. Bi directional transactional replication would be required, which isn't invisible to the app/website.