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TAINTED JEWEL  by walida_md
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On a part of trying to be free from the cage of her overprotective parents and coming out of her carapace in general. A caged , fragile bird with dreams of living in the wild and brimming is finally set free as she quest to live the life she always desired . DALILA ABUBAKAR USMAN finds herself falling into the hands of notorious peer pressure , falling deeper with life challenging experience . She meets new people , and has to learn how to deal with new emotions and new feelings . Lost between multiple yet unlimited choices . With the wrong crowd cheering Dalila on , Will she overcome the temptations and remember the jewel she's determined to be in the eyes of her parents or will her life keep on resolving in circles of endless passion and peer pressure?. Note : THIS IS A NIGERIAN THEMED STORY , IT ONLY HAS THE SETTINGS OF AN ISLAMIC HOME, THEREFORE IT CANT BE TOTALLY DESCRIBED AS AN ISLAMIC BOOK .SOME CHAPTER WILL CONTAIN MATURE CONTENT . Enjoy!!.
Life in reverse  by walida_md
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A story of loss , pain and identity.
YOLO! (You only live once) Make it count!  by OyelolaAjibola
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Love... It's simple isn't it? You love your family and your friends, and they love you back. You find a new partner whom you love, and who loves you too. And you don't even try -it just happens .but if you're reading this book, you already know full well that's much ,much more complex than that . Love between people almost always have it's complications .Because people are complicated . Sometimes we love the wrong person.we can love too much or not enough, we can feel it but not know how to show it, we think love is enough when actually it isn't . We all need love, Show love to people when they are alive not when they are in their graves. And we all need love to make this world a better place but how do we go about it without hurting each other? I hope you find this book interesting and helpful towards life and healthy relationships with your loved ones. YOLO! Make it count. Love from : Ajibola Oyelola Twitter &instagram @mbee_official
Grounders ~The 100 by corcordium46
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*COMPLETELY RE-EDITED* "I'm a Grounder. I'm of the Trikru. I'm not just going to leave that all behind." Joyla is a Grounder. She's a skilled warrior as well as a great hunter. She's proud of who she is and where she comes from. But her entire life and what she believes in is about to change. One day, as she's hunting for her clan, she sees something fall from the sky with smoke and fire trailing behind it. When warriors leave to investigate, they discover people. Sky People Joyla and other members of her clan proceed to watch them, seeing if they're a threat or not. Other members of her clan, however, seek vengeance for the small neighboring village they destroyed during their landing. When Joyla and her good friend Lincoln get captured by the Sky People, she meets a certain, infuriating leader who changes her outlook on things and makes her question her own decisions, as well as her Clans. Will Joyla stay with her Clan and fight for her people? Or will she betray them and side with their enemies? I own nothing but my own original character(s) and/or their storylines. Started: January 2016 Finished: August 2016
Shattered ⌲ Bellamy Blake [1] by blankissues
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shat•tered (adjective) broken into many pieces; damaged or destroyed Elena Mastersons is alone in every sense of the word. Everyone she loved is gone. Floated into the deep depth of space. She spent her time waiting in a cell to end up like the rest of them, until she and 99 other criminals are sent somewhere no one has been in almost 100 years. Earth. Elena is the true definition of shattered and she doesn't believe that someone is capable of fixing her. -I don't own any part of The 100 all rights go to The CW. The only parts I own are my own characters and scenes- Cover created by: @-smok3
The Descent by TechieInAK
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After Denton foils a terrorist attack at an Intergalactic sporting event, he finds himself racing to save his homeworld from a plot of betrayal and revenge. ***** When Denton Staxx, a special agent with the Orbital Security Services, discovers the Intergalactic Olympic Games have been targeted by a terrorist attack, he rushes to Earth to try and stop the event before it's too late. But what he discovers on earth is far worse than he imagined, and Denton is quickly pulled into a galaxy-wide conspiracy that takes him from one solar system to another in the search for a mastermind that will stop at nothing to get his revenge on the richest man in the universe -- regardless of the innocent people who die along the way. [[Wattys' Shortlisted]] [[1st place, Month Elimination Awards, Sci-Fi Category]] [[Best Plot Development, Iced Tea Summer Bash Awards]] [[Best Adventure Scifi Story, The Ooorah's SciFi Awards]] [[1st place, Rebel Awards, Sci-fi Category]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Hell and Back (The 100) by JustMe52
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Having been ripped out of her mother's arms right after being born a minute later than her twin, Wren Jordan was sent to the Sky Box on the Ark. Considered a criminal for the simple act of being born, lonely walls and cell guards are all she has and all she's ever known for the past seventeen years. When forced out of her cell one day and placed on a ship, a confused but excited Wren learns that she is part of The 100, a group of underage criminals, that are to be sent back to Earth, where no one has been to in decades. Filled with mixed emotions, Wren finds that she has no idea on what to expect on the ground. A sure death, most likely. What she most certainly didn't expect was to find that her twin was to be sent down with her and the rest of The 100. Determined to keep herself and her recently met twin alive on the ground, Wren is willing to do whatever it takes to keep them safe. But when some of the delinquent group decide to cause trouble, she finds that she got more than she bargained for when she tries to stop them. Confused, with new and mixed feelings found, Wren Jordan will find that it takes more to survive than she thought and that some people make it worth your while to go to Hell and Back. (Description by @Thalia_Prior) cover by: @sighstiles
Silence - A Nigerian Teen Fiction by Favvy_Jay
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Silence they say, is golden but sometimes it's the most lethal poison that eats away at you slowly until there's nothing left and you become an empty shell of who you used to be. The most scary thing about silence is that it could be... addictive? Once you get used to it, You can't help it. It becomes a part of you and finishes you off slowly. Divine Favour, a young Nigerian teenage girl had to change schools after a traumatic event. Having had her trust broken by the person she least expected, she swore never to trust anyone ever again. What no one knows is that - That shy and quiet girl has her own demons, that she cries herself to sleep every night and that she isn't any different from that troubled teen at school that drowns drowns his problems with drugs, recklessness, bitterness and truancy. The only difference is that she is fighting hers all on her own and - in silence. What her family does not realize is that, she never really recovered fully and that she only got a lot better in hiding her pain and smiling through it. Sometimes she wonders, how can anyone be surrounded by friends and yet still feel so lonely? She realized that in the sea of familiar faces she call her friends, there us really no one to confide in. She's dying slowly on the inside everyday and no one seems to notice. Or do they?
Zarah - infinite dreams by Favvy_Jay
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Zarah Adavize is blessed with both extraordinary beauty and intelligence-qualities that earn her a coveted scholarship to the prestigious Regal Academy. She has just two simple goals: 1. Get through her senior years unnoticed, avoiding unnecessary drama. 2. Graduate as the best student Regal Academy has ever seen and make her mother proud. How hard could that possibly be? But high school rarely follows a simple script. Enter Ruby, a bubbly spark who fills every corner of the school with energy; Adaora, whose gentle, introverted nature offers a soothing contrast; Jade, the queen bee with an enticing yet unsettling smile; Abel, whose humor and charm never fail to lighten the mood; and Nathaniel, the mysterious, reserved presence who has started to occupy Zarah's thoughts a little too often. When Jade uncovers the truth about Zarah's past-raised in the slums by a struggling single mother-everything changes. Suddenly, high school becomes more than just a challenge of grades. Between battling insecurities, navigating social hierarchies, dealing with everyday drama, and experiencing the confusing whirlwind of first love, Zarah must find a way to stay strong. Can she rise above the judgment and prove that she is more than where she comes from? A compelling story of rivalry, love, betrayal, high school drama, trust, jealousy, and the unbreakable bond of family.
DON AMORE (Mafia Romance) 18+ by sultryslxt
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Trailer for this book is AVAILABLE NOW! If you're interested in hot, sexy, sensual, fiery and action-filled content, this book is the right place to find it. (MATURE CONTENT/MAFIA ROMANCE) #Series1 Rewriting/Editing (DONE) In which the Italian mob boss and his long-lost lover reunite once again with hatred, trouble, danger and ruthless romance. In a series of unfortunate events, Adriana Marino encounters the last person she thought she would ever see in her life again, the only person she believed to be her lover, Dante Lombardi, a ruthless Italian Mafia boss. However, their encounter was nothing like how she dreamt it to be. As Adriana digs her way back into her past, disturbing truths unravel causing turmoil to her surroundings. A time of healing and learning heart-wrenching truths was vital to both Adriana and Dante but when another series of unfortunate events take place, everything is completely at stake. With her past eventually catching up to her, has Adriana's fate been sealed? ⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ I highly recommend readers to be 18+. Copyright © 2017 by @sultryslxt All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the permission of the publisher.