#TalentAward2018 #projectdiscoveryourtalent Aeron Wheeler did not expect to lose his parents at the age of 11. He did not expect to move thousands of miles away from his best friend. He also did not expect to love his best friend more than he ever should. He certainly did not expect his best friend to return his feelings. Most of all he did not expect to marry someone as soon as he turned 18. *** "He looks good doesn't he?"She asked, following my eyes. Yeah 'Good' will be the understatement of the year "Yup," I looked at her and nodded, trailing my eyes back to him. "Too bad he's out your league. You two would have made a great couple. Come on let's go", she said, turning toward the school building. "What? Why?" I asked, following her. "Um, we have to get the schedule and your locker number", she said amused looking back at me raising an eyebrow. "Not that. Why am I out of his league? Because he is straight? ", I said, rolling my eyes. "Because his boyfriend of 3 years won't approve of you", she said as a matter of fact and stepped into a room. 'Out of my League huh?' I smirked following her into the room, not before looking back at him one last time. *** Cover by its_just_a_lovestory ♥

The world had gone to hell long ago, taken over by the vampire race. In order to keep some sort of peace in our land, the Vampire Lords made a consecutive agreement. The rich and powerful humans could survive just as they had been, untouched by the vampires save for the occasional blood collections, or so they thought In reality, we were all under their control. Castles spread out throughout our land, one landing in each city. Each castle varied in the number of vampires residing there, but all of them carried a Lord. The Lords were the ones in charge in every city, whether we liked it or not. The vampires often roam through the city, making sure that everyone was in order and no one stepped out of line. If you stepped out of line, you died, end of story. Even if the rich were still under their control, their lives were still better than the poor. The poorest lives held a much worse fate. The men were to be put to work as slaves, whether that meant serving a specific vampire, or just building their castles, they were slaves. The women were to be pets. Pets were the lowest rank you could have. They were forced into cages that were too small to stand in with collars around their necks. They spent their lives in pet shops, just waiting for the dreadful day that they'll be bought. They were treated like animals, trained into what their master wanted, and punished if they misbehaved. Those who were lucky enough to live through that, we're to be slaughtered for their blood at age twenty-five in an act to make sure that our population would stay steady. I was born into this world. Born into this world full of blood-sucking monsters. Except, I was one of the lucky ones. Was. It all ended for me when I was 12, when I was taken away from the last bit of hope and family that I had left. Ever since then, I've lived in a cage, just rotting away, waiting, dreading for the day that some monster would make me his. This is my life. I am a pet. ~~~ Cover by: @mshacake

What would you do if all of a sudden you were forced to up root your life and move to another continent? Well that is what Rebekka Daniels had to do over and over again. But this time it was the biggest change yet, with a lot to lose. She had to move to South Korea, a country that she knew little about. She has deal with being in a new place, new language and new culture. Meanwhile Kim min woo is considered the richest 18 year old in the country but with wealth and fame comes a lot of misery and sacrifice that people don't see. So to keep himself from getting hurt, he limits his friendships to his two best friends and never lets anyone else in. But with Rebekka's arrival, Min woo's past seems to be catching up with him all of a sudden. With these two different yet similar backgrounds, can there be any connection? Well only time can tell. So follow Rebekka and Min woo on their journey to finding self acceptance and along the way, finding each other in the midst of sadness, broken pasts and a whole disapproving nation.

It all began with a damn school project and from then on the fire was lit between Jake and Alyssa. Their love kindled and they became inseparable, but their is one thing working against them. The fact that Jake is white and Alyssa is black and in the small town of Deatsville, Alabama this relationship is not tolerable. Does love recognize color? Follow their journey and find out.

Zahra Shay, a humorous African-American girl with a shy side is just a small town girl who attends a private high school mostly composed of Caucasian students. She walks the halls with her two best friends Brooke Long, an energetic Caucasian girl, and Dante Delgado, a feisty Hispanic boy. Just when Zahra thinks her junior year is going to suck, Kenji Moon, an Asian transfer student from Korea enters the school. From the moment Zahra lays eyes on Kenji, she finds him rather captivating and exotic. Of course she isn't the only one to think so, anyone would drool over his fiery appearance. Rumors around the school say that there is more to Kenji than meets the eye. These rumors are not far from the truth. As Zahra gets closer to Kenji, she discovers an exciting yet horrifying secret. Dive into this story "Synonyms" and discover the hidden secrets that arise.

(Preferable no one reads this until editing is complete. Thank you.) Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Romance. Keelea Rivers is your average teenager just trying to get through school. She has never considered her life a struggle; with life-long friends, reasonable grades, and a tight-knit family, Keelea is satisfied in the direction her life is heading. In her childhood town of Easton, nothing terrible ever seems to happen within the small community—until the body of Tamara Smith is found brutally murdered, a black rose pinned to her chest. The citizens soon erupt in an uproar as more bodies are discovered over the period of months. No one expected a serial killer to run loose within their once peaceful town. The people of Easton are now in fear of their life; curfews are set to protect their safety, the police force have expanded from a small station to a vastly growing squad—with more power, more investigators and extensive amount of hours, no piece of evidence is left unturned as they try to protect their townspeople. It soon becomes apparent that the serial killer has a fascination with young woman who have blonde hair. Keelea's once ordinary and secure life soon comes crashing down as her very existence is threatened. Why? Because Keelea has blonde hair... And she's next on The Black Rose Killer's list.

Kate Anderson, a girl from a small farming community in Glendale, Wisconsin just got the break of her life -- she was accepted to Chicago's University of Illinois College of Medicine. Ready to take on the Windy City, nothing can stand in her way. Except for one thing -- the night she accepts a 'friend request' on Facebook from a Pete Peterson. ***Updated Regularly***

Hal was completely entranced by Amanda from the moment she set foot in Endeavor, and she shook his world view to its core, re-coloring the way he looked at everything. The guides continue to make surprising discoveries as they sleuth into recent alarming developments at school, Amanda's true identity, and her reasons for coming to Orion. They come to realize that Amanda may have disappeared physically, but she is definitely still sending beacons and clues so that they can uncover the larger mystery of which she is a part . . . does an intricate, carved box belonging to Amanda hold the key to everything?

The son of a Navy official, Mitchell Hollister has now enrolled into Annapolis' Naval Academy himself...will he be able to stick to the "destined script" that others have envisioned for him, or will he follow his heart and pursue his "taboo-esque" relationship with his once longtime friend and obsession, budding collegiate artist Jassandra Mills? Will their racially curious union survive what life has in store for them?