She was the type to stare herself in the mirror and see someone else stare back. Someone who was free and light, being able to spread her wings like an unbound angel. She was neither chained to Heaven nor Hell. Howbeit, no matter how far she reached into the mirror, she could never step through as her ball-and-chain presented itself in the form of a crown. She was a princess with two faces, desperately trying to have a sense of freedom outside of her royal obligations. She found it in the form of a weakness: a passion with another human being. Her love for him and ballet had kept her chin high; her crown not slipping from her pastel hair. So why, why did it suddenly become so hard when a gothic gymnastic back-flipped into her life? Why were her heartstrings being tugged on by someone of her same gender? Why was it suddenly so difficult, so strenuous to keep living in her pastel world when this mysterious girl brought such bright colours with her? TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of sex, suicide and other mature themes will be contained within this book. Read at your own discretion.

"Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots." -Tupac Young, African-American teen Ebony Brooks is considered an outcast to society. Not because of any disabilities or awkward personality traits, but because of her rich cocoa skin. However, Ebony is still confident with her dark complexion and receives uplifting praise from her family. Ebony travels through her entire life being a target to other kids, but when will she take a stand and stick up for her beautiful chocolate complexion? cover slayed by @aneonsky This story will be entering in the Wattys2016.

Dior Emerald King cannot get enough of Maison Kesean Carter. He's handsome, sexy, successful, and great in bed. Perfect guy for Dior, except for one thing: he's married. Dior is the side chick, always there when he needs some sex, always loyal, and plays her role as the side bitch very well. All she wants is for Mais to love her, but he refuses to leave his wife in fear of the 80/20 rule. Mais never once stepped out on his wife in the 6 years they've been together and the two years they have been married, but there's something about Dior that has him wide open to her devilish aura. When Dior pops up pregnant demanding that Mais leave his wife for her, he has to face the toughest decision of his life: leave his wife, the woman he is deeply in love with for his side chick or leave Dior, the sexy and fun girl he has grown to love also to be a father to their child. Who will Maison choose? Read and find out

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Can you imagine living in the 1800's as a slave? Tamara and Tayla are not what you would expect identical twin sisters to be. One day they are unexpectedly shipped away from their small home in Cape Town to South America. At the Grab & Go auction the girls are taken by a bitter Mrs Wicker. Yet soon enough, Tamara meets someone who may possibly change her life forever. She wishes for her and Tayla's freedom, though can she succeed in keeping her mind on only that?

A Historical/ Romance novel MULATTO (Iyila) tells the story of a young slave girl during the era when slavery was at its highest peak in the American South - the year 1860, before Abraham Lincoln's succession as president. Iyia was not just any slave but a mulatto, conceived through a brutal rape. Life as a slave is quite unpredictable, misery and pain is the deal of the day especially amongst the black females, this of course includes the mulattos who were generally seen as a curse, an abomination by their African mothers and some were thrown away after birth. But Iyila, being quite fortunate, was kept until she turned six before being abandoned by her family. She gradually grows into a woman, passed on by different owners until she is finally sold to Mr John - the richest plantation owner in the whole of the South. His brutality could not be measured and hope in his household is something of a rare find. What with Mr. John's brutal son and his stupid daughter, the slaves are yet to see hell, until Gabriel - his first son - arrives from Oxford University with a degree in law. The John's mansion soon turns into a drama house, where opinions clash and feelings begin to emerge. What will happen when the handsome, intelligent and well built human rights activist begins to find the striking, stubborn mulatto slave (Iyila) amusingly intelligent and very unlike her folks? Could it be fondness? Or is it something much deeper? Which presents another delicate problem, dropping a yet to answer question - will Iyila ever let go of her hate for the white folks who have caused her nothing but pain? Or will his looks and opinions weaken her stony heart? Find out in this thrilling book .... MULATTO (Iyila)

India lives with her mom and her dad and her older sister In Brookly New York. India has the definition of a bad life she watches her friends and family get killed. Not a day goes by where she is in the hospital or a jail sale saying she won't snitch. But India soon is 18 and life only gets worse for her

"Don't leave." I cried clinging on to Keshion. "I'm coming back for you Kaelyn. When I get my shit together. Believe that." He told me. "Promise me." I said. "I promise. Keep your head up sis. It will be a year at most." He promised. I nodded and let him wipe the rest of my tears. I held my head up following the case worker into the child services.