When Jay rejects Clayton's confession, Clayton sets out to ruin him. - After graduating high school all Jay wanted to do was lay low, play football and try to regain the respect of his parents, but all that changes when a classmate in his physical health lecture confesses his attraction to him. Jay flat out refuses, but he was about to find out that Clayton took revenge to the next level. [Spin off book to The Baby Sitter]

Brenda wanted a normal school year. Instead her mom died. Salma needed space from her sister and terrible ex. Or else she'd lose her mind. Delilah didn't think she'd have any more problems after moving far from her hometown. That was until she became homeless on the first week of classes. In the heart of Texas, six college students find themselves without a dorm this semester. Each one has a different reason to why they need to live in this house. A few know each other, but most of them are complete strangers. Through the big fights, crazy drama, and late-night conversations, they have learned more about themselves than ever before. An angel with a secret 🗝 A troublemaker 🌥 A sheltered nerd 💔 Two enemies ✋ And a whole lot of fun 🖤 (formally Complications of Being Alive / Roomies & Rejects ) Books 1 - 3 Highest Rankings: #1 in diverse lit #1 in growingup #58 general fiction #289 in Teen Fiction.

Moyurakhkhi is painfully anxious about love, but if she doesn't ask out five guys in a year, all hell will break loose. ** All 18-year-old Moyurakhkhi wants is to immerse herself in writing, explore vivid fictional worlds and create complex characters that her readers love, but her family doesn't support her choice of career. So when her quirky mentor MS proposes to fund her overseas study of Creative Writing, she must agree. Even if it means paying a special price - to pursue men, something she swore never to do again after a painful breakup. - © 2022 - 2023 Sadia Soria

🌟ONC2021- Round one qualifier[Shortlisted] *** After Jordyn Jones met a guy named Liam at a music festival when she was 18, she finds herself comparing every other male she met afterward, to him and walking her way into adulthood for ten good years, believing that any guy she comes across, must be just like her festive crush. Vibrant, funny, full of spirit, and have sporty green eyes. Unfortunately for Jordyn, there is no guy like that, and there is no such thing as festive love. Because when she meets Liam for the second time at a hotel in Toronto, he's a happy man with a Four years old son and a beautiful Fiance. ******** Short Story Written Feb 19,2021 for the ONC contest.

Family, Love, Secrets, Friendship, Betrayal... When Arielle discovers her mother's secret life as a con artist, she is forced to confront her own beliefs about revenge and gender. As she learns more about her mother's motivations, Arielle must reckon with her own past, present, and future. In this gripping story, she uncovers the truth about her family, and is left questioning everything she thought she knew.

[CELEBRATE AFRICA AWARDS 2021 WINNER] 'The world has its Gods, and its Devils too . . .' The misfit. Denrele Ọrẹoluwa Balogun was set apart because he had the same red hair as those who have the ability to control fire. But while he lacked that ability, this didn't stop the society from treating him differently, until the day he set the world on fire . . . The assassin. Cass was only in The Damned Lands for one reason and there were supposed to be no detours. But what's a girl got to do when she met the intriguing Denrele and mistakenly killed hundreds of people? Definitely not kill more people, but that's what Cass-and Denrele-did anyway. Two connected people find themselves working together to save their lives and the lives of people they love, but the more they run, the more they seem to be entangled in a web of conspiracies from The Blessed Lands. However, sometimes, all you have to do is let the world burn.

[Highest rank so far: #46 in short story] "It didn't matter that I was getting all A's on my report card. It didn't matter that I could read a book in less than two days. It didn't matter that I could perfect oil painting techniques. It didn't matter that I had a healthy diet and tried my best to exercise. None of it mattered. Simply because I had one unwanted characteristic called fat." *** This is one girl's story. From her point of view. No exaggerations, no extra, no lies, no holding back this time. When she looks in the mirror she sees nothing but her failure. She hears nothing but the ear shattering sound of opinions from everyone. Everything is targeted to her. Everything is wrong with her. WARNING: This story contains a view of the mind of one insecure female. This focuses on body image and shaming and touches upon topics of eating disorders. (cover picture is not mine, but belongs to the respective owner.)

Seventeen-year-old Apollo Reyes-Perez is struggling to understand two things: his identity and his best friend's suicide. But when Amory Hartmann, the new boy in town, catches his attention, he discovers that the answers to those questions may be more complicated than he had anticipated. ...... After the passing of his best friend, Apollo is left in an unfamiliar world, or perhaps one he never understood. Swimming, friends, and family. That was Apollo's universe. Until one day it wasn't. His friends expect too much, his parents don't talk enough, and swimming feels wrong. It only took one day for his life to change. Isn't the world supposed to stop when the person closest to you is gone? That's what he believed. But when the realities of growing up as a Mexican-American teenager hurdle towards him, he must accept the simple fact that life goes on. This becomes abundantly clear when Amory Hartmann enters his life, forcing Apollo to face the parts of himself he intended to keep hidden. Pieces of himself he's been too afraid to share with a boy. Will Apollo learn to leave the past behind him and move towards the future, or will his demons keep dragging him back to the darkest point of his life? Featured by @TeenFiction 🥇1st place LGBTQ+: The Novelists Awards 2022-2023 🥉3rd place Romance: The Pride Awards 2023 💜 @YARomance Undiscovered Book of The Month {November 2022}

One perfect lie to make her problem go away. One man to make it all happen. One crazy family to make it difficult. One group of crazier friends for backup in case she needs grenades, knives, heels, dresses, and a great deal of attitude. Now, what would Chanty do?

FIREFLIES is a collection of flash fictions and short stories that will pull your heartstrings, change your narrative and leave you arching for more. No genre is off limit. From stories about a girl who awaits evacuation out of a war zone to a story about a boy who falls in love with a water being and even a story from a dog's perspective. *** WARNING : Death,Suicide, Assault and Mental illness . Copyright © 2023 by Pearl Ifeoma.