Trapped in the woodlands, Ivy's only hope of going home is to escape the faerie who enchants her into loving him, blinding her to what he is--monstrous. *** A dark fortress of trees twisted and crippled by time, the Clearwater, Connecticut, woods is no place for two teenage girls. The legends claim it's haunted. Fed up with being kept inside after dark, fearing the monster will take them, sixteen-year-old Ivy Farewell and her best friend Margaret set out to prove everyone wrong--that the ghost of Clearwater isn't a ghost. And the voice that has been calling to Ivy after dark is simply a trick of the wind. But the woods are deeper than Ivy imagined, each turn bringing them farther from home. When they end up lost their only hope is in each other. All seems undone when Ivy falls ill with a fever, until a stranger persuades them back to his cabin. Under his spell, Ivy falls into a deep and complicated love, a love so treacherous it blinds her to what he truly is--a monster. Copyright © 2023 T.A. Joseph All rights reserved cover by @xenomorphius

A pacifist with a war god trapped in her bones must decide between stirring her demons or watching her allies and enemies unite against her. ***** When Queen Nomvula finds herself threatened by a reckless prince, she's cornered into navigating a battle that will devastate the region, and her clan, should it escalate. Worse, someone knows about her deadly secret, and where its bloody trail eventually ends. Staying ahead of her enemies means risking her land, her values, and even her children, all while keeping the war god inside her from takings matters into its own hands.

Wicked sorceress Cora must ruin someone's life before her eighteenth birthday or lose her magic forever, a task made tricky when she falls for her chosen victim. *** Cora Emerson is a magical misfortune who just can't get the hang of being a wicked sorceress. Being wicked would be easy if she couldn't help being good instead. But her eighteenth birthday is fast approaching and if she can't ruin one person's life by then a curse on her family warns she'll lose her powers for good. Just when she thinks she's found the perfect victim, naive and unassuming, the unthinkable happens. She falls for him. Love and magic would be simple if she didn't have a crush on the boy whose life she's meant to ruin. As Cora would say, "For the love of crows." Copyright © 2023 T.A. Joseph All rights reserved

***When life falls apart, what are you willing to do to piece it back together?*** Dark stories centered around revenge, betrayal, and redemption. There be dragons afoot, lying little elves, and blood rituals coming out the woodwork. Thank you for reading. 😊 ~~~ Highest Rankings: #1 in blackfantasy #34 in ritual #68 in faeries

Chilling African stories grounded in tradition, nostalgia and adventure. A Wattpad featured story. Featured on WattpadFusion's Escape To Africa reading list Featured on Africa Ambassadors' Southern Africa reading list Featured on WattpadMulticultural 's African Tales reading list Featured on WattpadWitches' Black History Month reading list Featured on FreeTheLGBT's Black History Month reading list Featured on WattpadWitches' Hocus Pocus reading list

After a hunting expedition goes awry and Hombarume shoots the Prince while he shape-shifts into an unknown creature, he must clear his name and prove that what he witnessed was indeed real. Only a summer after a villager of Rujeko mysteriously disappeared, the village is plagued by strange deaths and events that seem to only be synonymous with one man. What will he do when friends and family alike have lost their faith and trust him? #1 in thought-provoking #1 in cultural #1 in zimbabwe #1 in african fantasy Featured on Wattpad Stories Undiscovered Featured on Wattpad Multicultural's African Tales reading list Featured on Myth & Legend's Celebrating Black Voices reading list Complete. [[ 95 000 - 100 000 words ]]

Diana Esme Tate, a name for the history books. Her mother is a romantic, her grandmother is a mystery. The discovery of a life time is brought to life when she finds that two worlds exist but none without the other. Well, two worlds and an in between. One world we all know, the human world, where we all live, and the non human world, with angels, demons, Caribbean seas and a lover she once knew. The first book in the Holy War series! Prequel: See how Diana came to have her powers, and the stories of the characters we know and love before reincarnation in Holy War: In the Beginning. https://www.wattpad.com/901431332-holy-war-in-the-beginning-chapter-1-no-coming-back Cover made by @ferocities This book will be under very serious editing.

🏆 ONC AFRICA 2021 WINNER (SPOTLIGHT STORY) "Would you sabotage someone's career to protect your own?" Teniola Oyeyinka travels from New York to Nigeria after receiving a call from her estranged, terminally ill father. She is distraught by the experience, but eventually embraces new friends and family and decides not to return to the United States. During work as a columnist at the Continental Herald, Ibadan, Teniola commits an act of treachery to save her job. All hell breaks loose when she faces spiritual repercussions from an Ancient One. Will she be pay the ultimate price for her transgression? Pronunciation of 'JAGUNLABI' : JA (As in 'Jar') GUN ( 'Goon') LA (As in 'Lark') BI ('Bee') Meaning of 'JAGUNLABI': 'We have given birth to a warrior' Note: JAGUNLABI is complete. Part two (IPENIJA) is ongoing in the same book. ~~~~~ ONC AFRICA PROMPT 51 Your job as a gossip reporter is to find dirt on a couple, but you find nothing. To keep your job, you fabricate dirt/gossip that may cost you your life. ⭐WATTPAD FEATURED (by Community Curator LeeLeeKez) 🎖1st in the Paranormal/Horror category of the 2021 Elysium Awards 🎖1st in the Mystery/Thriller category of the 2021 Campfire Awards 🎖1st in the Paranormal category of the 2021 Rose Gold Awards 🎖Winner of the Paranormal category of The Fall Awards (2021) 🎖1st in the Horror/Paranormal category of the Sunflower Awards 4.0 Featured by: @Wattpad @WattDragons @MythandLegend @Fright @Fantasy @PsychologicalNovel @WattpadUrbanFantasy @TheWarriorGoddess @Contemporary Lit @SpeculativeFiction @LowFantasy @StoriesUndiscovered @AmbassadorsNG @YAFantasy @NA Highest ranking #1 in Indigenous #1 in BIPOC #1 in Black protagonist #1 in Project African Girls #1 in African literature #1 in Afrofantasy #1 in undiscoveredstories #1 in celebrate black stories Cover Design by @Evergreen_Ebony Banners by @WrennaStone

Seventeen-year-old Karasi Shujaa ain't afraid of no ghosts - although technically they are called roho mbaya - and poachers. Blessed by the gods of her tribe with the magic to mimic the powers of animals, Karasi hunts both down without a sense of fear-not an easy task with her 9 PM curfew. The only thing Karasi does fear is getting caught kissing her girlfriend, as being a lesbian is illegal in Kenya. When a sacred lion cub-the source of Karasi's magic-is stolen by a poaching syndicate influenced by the demonic serpent Kifonyoka, it endangers the natural balance. However, before Karasi can rescue it, her father, a tribal man who neither believes in the gods nor their magic, ships her off to live in Washington D.C. Although her magic draining away, Karasi will fight for what she views as her birthright. With the support of her gods, Karasi must outwit Kifonyoka and his deadly disciples to rescue the cub. Or else Karasi would lose her magic, her mother's legacy, and the love of the girl of her dreams.

Jessica Brown is a twenty-five year old surgical technician, newly heartbroken and dragged out to get out of her feelings. In the mist she meets Major League Baseball player, Mateo Santos. The two find themselves in a situation they never imagined being in after a night out changes their connection to each other like the never imagined. But it doesn't just change their lives but those around them, forever. Some bonds will be broken, some bonds will be built. How strong is your bond?