Hinata Hyuga is tired of her current life. She belongs to a clan that doesn't see her worth, has so-called friends who think she is weak, and a crush who ignores her to obsess over his teammate. After a disagreement with her father, Hinata decides to leave the Hidden Leaf Village in search of something that can give her purpose. During her travels, she comes across a ruined village that is being terrorized by a Shrine Spirit that used to protect it. Hinata decides to help the spirit and ultimately becomes the Village Head. After three years of Hinata's disappearance, the Hidden Leaf Village receives information about a small, yet powerful village located in the middle of the five nations where they meet but do not interfere with each other, making it a free land. The Hokage sends a team to establish an alliance, but things take a turn for the worse when they discover that the Village Head is none other than Hinata. To make matters more complicated, she is no longer a Hyuga, but rather Hinata Yuki.

Furina, an aspiring screenwriter, works on her big breakthrough in the evenings after finishing her shifts at the coffee shop, Brews. Neuvillette, new to the city, has moved for an amazing offer in the legal field. The two of them run into each other at Furina's workplace and start off completely on the wrong foot. Can they put their rocky start aside and work through their personal issues to find their way to each other?

❝Assallam alay-❞ Holy chicken. Hottie alert. Does my veil look sexy? The holy month of Ramadan; a month where Muslims are required to fast, abstain from sins, and connect spiritually with Allah. It's also the month where Paulina Suarez--the practicing, straightforward, biracial Muslimah--tries to avoid acting on her feelings for the goofy baker boy who has been assigned to make food for her break of fast for the next 30 days. 30 days. She just has to endure his heartwarming smiles, sense of humor, and amazing talent in the art of making samosas for 30 days without jumping his bones. ...And without killing that co-worker of his that's just trying to get to him before Ramadan is up. Yep...no pressure at all. *** a/n: so much fluff... you'd probably suffocate. THIS IS AN OLD DRAFT. Featured Under Editors' Picks, April 2021. WINNER OF THE LEBOOK AWARDS (BEST CHICKLIT/HUMOR) 2016 cool cover by Mistalee_

❝You think we're going to live happily ever after? Newsflash: I'm not a fucking princess, you're no prince and this fucked up thing between us is not a fairy tale.❞ Ian raises one perfectly arched eyebrow, unfazed by my outburst. ❝Fairy tales can be messed up. You just have to look a little deeper.❞ ❝Uh huh,❞ I say, nodding like I'm not curious about what he means. ❝Care to elaborate?❞ He smirks. ❝Well, on the surface, we've got Sinderella, Au-whore-ra, Sno-ho White-❞ ❝Dude. Shut the hell up,❞ I cut him off, sending him a sharp glare. ❝What kind of bastard calls a Disney princess a thot?❞ ||Or can be alternatively known as the one where Scarlett Anderson, the foul mouthed troubled teen continually meets Ian Ross- asshole extraordinaire, graffiti enthusiast and tattoo artist- through a series of chance encounters while she tries to complete her epic summer bucket list.|| a/n: beautiful cover by @MicahLikesGraphics Unedited drafts.