Every half century in a small little town hidden in the woods, a beast comes out from the forest to claim his bride on the night of an eclipse. The people of call this phenomenon "the taking". This beast is said to be very dangerous. It roams door to door searching for the woman whose being calls to his animal instincts. He will kill, mutilate and destroy everything in his path until he finds his bride. In the past, the townsmen have tried to hunt the creature and kill him before they can steal one of their marriageable daughters, but the beast does not hunt alone. He has followers among the shadows to make sure his goal is accomplished. Once he finds his bride, he carries her back to the forest where she is never seen or heard from again. Celeste believes this so-called "legend" is just some scary fairytale her grandmother made up to scare her. But was she ever wrong when a pair of moonlit eyes stared straight at her through her bedroom window and entered her room. Next thing she knew, she was being carried out the house and into the woods by a half-naked man who called her his. Who would have thought? Grandma wasn't crazy after all. Young Adult novel. Paranormal/Comedy-Romance @2014

** AN ORIGNAL SHANTII PEICE..ENJOY !! ** You always hear of the good girl falling for the dope dealer bad boy..Just not this time. Mula was a WILDCARD. Raising herself had took a large turn on her. She had an I don't give a fuck attitude, she does what she wants whenever she wants to..and isn't afriad to admit that she is THAT bitch. Her excuse is that she's young and in highschool..and grown...Will that forever kept Mula on the crazy path she's going down? Da'Shuan was a rich boy. All the way from California and now attending Moore's ghetto highschool..he still hasn't found a way to fit in. Now half way through his senior year he's finally ready to stop hiding behind that multimillion dollar house and 100 thousand car he drives...but isn't sure how to become ' normal ' like his outspoken peers around him. He had the looks...he just didn't have the heart and personality...How long will it take for the shy guy to finally stop being shy? When Mula and Shaun cross paths both of their lives take a dramatic turn and neither of them is sure how they want to take it. " I don't give a fuck what anybody thinks...Take me as I am..or leave me the fuck alone! " She yells looking into the bright greenish hazel eyes of his..He said nothing and turned walking away from her. Please..just...Take me as I am. ** COPYRIGHTS ©ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2014/2015 ASHANTI SANDERS !! DO NOT STEAL ! ***

2015 Hot Genre: Urban Fiction Winner Book 1 "It was her soul that got me. I felt her way before I knew her, that's as real as it gets. I had to chase her because she was already mine."

1996 just before the clock struck twelve that's when I officially met Rakim. And we entered the new year together. 1997 was a special year, for both me and Rakim. Everybody knew Rocky, but never bothered to know Rakim. 1997 was a year of heartbreak and hardships. I told my deepest secrets and my biggest fears. So he did the same. 1997 was the year of big mistakes, but I can never make myself regret them. That's only cause I spent 365 days with him. 1997 was the year I gave my heart and my soul to Rakim. And I knew he cherished every moment of it. Still, somewhere in the darkness something came to the light. 1997 was the year I let go of him and entered 1998 with new beginnings and without Rakim.

"You're never going to be good enough like Braylen." "Braylens smarter and prettier." Brooklynn Jones is constantly compared to her light skin twin sister Braylen. Braylen was the one with the lighter skin and the blondish hair, where Brooklynn was the brown one with the black hair. Brooklynn can never find a boy who likes her... well that is till she meets Kayden Miller. Kayden wants Brooklynn and will do anything in his power to have her. But what secret is hiding? WARNING: SEXUAL CONTENT Copyright © 2015 #WATTYS2015

All characters and events in this story are completely fictional. If anything seems familiar it is completely coincidental. All situations in this story come completely from my imagination. ________________ "And you need to stop calling me 'shawty', I'm not your girl so stop pushing the issue, I don't want to be just another name in your little black book." I said sounding more appalled than I could ever really be. He started walking closer to me and before I knew it, he had my back against the wall and my left leg wrapped around his waist. The look that he gave made him look so powerful that I couldn't help but be intimidated and turned on at the same time. "Look mami I don't think you really hearin' me so let me break this shit down to you real brief. Imma be around for the time bein' whether you want to be or not, I'm not goin' no where. Just let me have one chance." "Prove it." ________________

I was in the back of a car waiting for him to finish with me. I got up after he grabbed me while I got out the car ,I my arm pulled away. He came around and slapped me on the car. I held my mouth. He grabbed me again, I spit the blood from my on his face. He punched me down. He kicked me in the stomach and punched. I felt somebody pick me up from the ground. He looked me in the eyes as someone else shot the man that was beating me. I feel saved.