[Wattys Gewinner 2021] Tayo Ousman bekommt die Chance seines Lebens! Ein Stipendium an der Privatschule Hemingway-High soll sein Sprungbrett aus L.A.s toten Winkel sein. Doch was erstmals wie eine glückliche Gelegenheit wirkt, entpuppt sich schnell als Albtraum, denn Morde, Lügen und Intrigen verstecken sich hinter dem Schein der Vorstadt. Sein einziger Lichtblick: die faszinierende Einzelgängerin Madison Clark, die Tayo bei dem Labyrinth aus Verdächtigen und falschen Fährten zur Seite steht.

"During your stay here, these are the rules you'll be following." He took a piece of paper from his desk drawer and handed it to me. House Rules 1. No backtalk or disrespect towards your brothers and elders. 2. No swearing. 3. No smoke, drinking, vaping, or drugs of any kind. 4. No lying. 5. No boys, dating, or sex. 6. No going to the 4th floor. 7. No going in the basement. 8. No leaving the grounds without an escort. 9. All clothing must be approved before leaving the house. 10. Be in bed asleep by 10:00 pm on weekdays, 12:00 on weekends. I nodded my head as I read the list. I reached his desk and grabbed a pen. "What are you doing?" Dario asked. "Oh, yeah." I chuckled "These are going to need some revision." I began, crossing and marking the paper. Imogen Almeria (all-mer-ee-uh) just lost her mom in the most traumatic way possible, but she'll ugly cry in the dark about that later. She's just discovered she has brothers, some shady ones at that. But don't worry guys, she'll figure it out like eventually.

~ongoing~ ~unedited~ After eleven year old Parker is faced with her stepfather's death, she has to move in with her five older brothers. Her newly discovered family has secrets they are hiding from Parker, but Parker is keeping secrets of her own. Will she ever be able to trust them? Her newly discovered family happens to run the italian mafia, meaning they have many enemies. This makes Parker the perfect target. Will her brothers be able to protect their newfound weakness?

In small town Hendersonville, North Carolina, there's a time and a place for women to open their mouths. Lydia Grace Abney doesn't care to wait on that time or that place. She walks through life without any shoes on, dirt on her skin, and wind-blown hair. Some might say she gets her classless qualities from being raised with all boys. Others say the devil is doing work in her life and holding her tongue hostage. But Lydia doesn't see anything wrong with her inability to keep her mouth shut. Especially when it comes to the ever-growing racism flooding her small, southern town. She's willing to fight tooth and nail to stand up for what she believes is right-and this particular act catches the eye of someone rather unexpected. Wattpad Editor's Choice February 26th, 2021 - April 1st, 2021 Featured by Wattpad Historical Fiction under "Decade Fiction." Winner of the Cappuccino Awards 2020 (historical) 2nd Place - Historical Fiction - The Writer's Choice Awards 2nd Place - Historical Fiction - The insidious Awards #1 in greatdepression #1 in sexism # 1 in 1930