When Ph.D. candidate Scarlett is forced to play loving wife to her mentor's playboy son, the last thing she expects is to fall for the fantasy herself. ***** Scarlett Rong has dedicated her life to anthropology, and she wouldn't have it any other way, even if her overbearing Ph.D. mentor makes a social life impossible. Dr. Alexeev has the power to make or break Scarlett's career and there's no way she's risking that. Even if it means getting roped into a holiday scheme that can't possibly be university policy. When Maxwell, the rebellious son of Dr. Alexeev's ex-husband gets into a car accident that leaves him with amnesia, Alexeev is far from heartbroken - in fact, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to find out why he's planning on signing his billion-dollar company away to his best friend for pennies. Before she knows it, Scarlett finds herself playing doting wife to the infamous playboy to find out the truth. But as the lies become more entangled, Scarlett finds herself questioning her involvement in this scheme, and more importantly, what her true feelings are for the handsome billionaire. A fake marriage was hardly on Scarlett's wish list this year, but maybe Maxwell is more of a gift than she initially suspected... [[Word count: 50,000 - 60,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela

🏆 ONC AFRICA 2021 WINNER (SPOTLIGHT STORY) "Would you sabotage someone's career to protect your own?" Teniola Oyeyinka travels from New York to Nigeria after receiving a call from her estranged, terminally ill father. She is distraught by the experience, but eventually embraces new friends and family and decides not to return to the United States. During work as a columnist at the Continental Herald, Ibadan, Teniola commits an act of treachery to save her job. All hell breaks loose when she faces spiritual repercussions from an Ancient One. Will she be pay the ultimate price for her transgression? Pronunciation of 'JAGUNLABI' : JA (As in 'Jar') GUN ( 'Goon') LA (As in 'Lark') BI ('Bee') Meaning of 'JAGUNLABI': 'We have given birth to a warrior' Note: JAGUNLABI is complete. Part two (IPENIJA) is ongoing in the same book. ~~~~~ ONC AFRICA PROMPT 51 Your job as a gossip reporter is to find dirt on a couple, but you find nothing. To keep your job, you fabricate dirt/gossip that may cost you your life. ⭐WATTPAD FEATURED (by Community Curator LeeLeeKez) 🎖1st in the Paranormal/Horror category of the 2021 Elysium Awards 🎖1st in the Mystery/Thriller category of the 2021 Campfire Awards 🎖1st in the Paranormal category of the 2021 Rose Gold Awards 🎖Winner of the Paranormal category of The Fall Awards (2021) 🎖1st in the Horror/Paranormal category of the Sunflower Awards 4.0 Featured by: @Wattpad @WattDragons @MythandLegend @Fright @Fantasy @PsychologicalNovel @WattpadUrbanFantasy @TheWarriorGoddess @Contemporary Lit @SpeculativeFiction @LowFantasy @StoriesUndiscovered @AmbassadorsNG @YAFantasy @NA Highest ranking #1 in Indigenous #1 in BIPOC #1 in Black protagonist #1 in Project African Girls #1 in African literature #1 in Afrofantasy #1 in undiscoveredstories #1 in celebrate black stories Cover Design by @Evergreen_Ebony Banners by @WrennaStone

Part 1 of the LX series Leilani Bela Loupé is a human who was adopted by the Alpha and Luna of Silver Creek Pack. She is an eighteen-year-old girl who already has her future planned out. However, on the afternoon of one warm summer day, she meets someone who drastically changes the course of her life. But that's not the only thing that turns her world completely upside down. She will have to journey through Latum Alterum, a world created just for werewolves, with her friends and with courage. This adventure will not only teach her life lessons; it will also reveal her true identity and a profound secret of her past.

Part 2 of the LX series On Xirus' eighteenth birthday, his parents die in a tragic plane accident. Having no other family members, the government sends him to live with family friends. They didn't treat him well. Therefore, he suffered in school, had no friends, and felt very lonely. It has now been almost three years since the accident. Xirus is stronger than before and can now defend himself. Despite still being very lonely, he keeps himself busy by working, going to the gym, reading, and drawing. When he meets a girl named Nia, who suddenly wants to be his friend, he gets a taste of what it feels like to be happy. However, on the night before his 21st birthday, Xirus runs away leaving his old life and Nia behind. When he discovers a magical hidden world, he somehow doesn't want to leave. With a twist of love, friendship, and adventure, Xirus will have to adapt to his new life as well as discover something unusual about his family.

After two years of marriage, Sharon and Max are contemplating divorce. She's a perfectionist. He's not. She's mature and responsible. He's childish and carefree. A little vacation to Sharon's home country and an intervention from a jovial uncle help reignite their spark, until Sharon's little accident causes her to develop amnesia and Max is forced to grow up and be the adult in the relationship. When Max's doubts resurface and Sharon's absentee mother comes into the picture, things are about to get a whole lot worse-or just maybe, a whole lot better. *** 🏆Ambys 2024 favourite: Contemporary Lit category

[AMBYS 2023 Top picks in humor novellas ✨️] Lee Cook is heartbroken; his wife left him for another woman after twelve years of marriage. He vows to never fall in love again until his dying day. Sana Gulati is befuddled; her boyfriend left her for a woman ten years younger than her. She vows nothing; she's just pissed and consoling herself with anything sweet and comestible. He lives in London, she in Paris. They've met once; one walked out after drenching the other's face with beer. Since the two only see each other virtually on the Zoom meetings, their company loves to schedule every two days. When Sana replies to Lee's offensive PM, an odd stalking game begins between the two. Before they know it, they connect. Here's a simple story of Woman meets Man where Wifi is key, and where some vows are hard to keep. @ContemporaryLit Fall Awards 2021 longlister.

[FIRST DRAFT] ☆Long forgotten powers are stirring...☆ After years of captivity under the King's will, Avira -an Arcane, those tainted by magic- is finally freed from his grasp by an enigmatic stranger who vanishes into the night. With the taste of freedom fresh in her mind, she sets out across the realm to find and reunite with her brother. But between evading the deadly Shivané assassins sent after her and the constant threat of death by man and monster looming over her, will she survive long enough to see her brother again? ☆...roiling and creeping within the shadows...☆ Rollen's world is swept from under him when he is framed and taken prisoner. Convicted for aiding the theft of one of the most powerful remnants of the Ancient World, he narrowly evades immediate death. Determined, he seeks out the real culprit and renew his tarnished name, before his postponed fate catches up to him. ☆...extending their reach to choke all occluding their aspirations.☆ COVER BY THE AMAZING @RachelS8766 ●2ND PLACE WINNER OF THE SILVER AWARDS◇ ●3RD PLACE WINNER OF THE WOTY AWARDS◇

Imagine being somewhere you know so well. Suddenly, the lights are turned off and you don't recognize where you are. That's how going back to Cairo for vacation felt for Nour. The thirteen year old has been dreaming for over two years of the moment she goes back home. Thing is, home didn't feel like home anymore. It's true that the building she used to live in was still the same, but its inhabitants were far from being the same. Her best friends were acting in ways she couldn't understand. Out of nowhere, she found herself thrusted in the middle of a jumble of endless problems. Every time she tried to help, things only kept getting out of hand. In the middle of all the chaos, a rhythm she didn't understand was starting to play within her heart. If only it remained within her heart, maybe she would've gotten herself into less trouble. Apparently, summer in Cairo was going to be more adventurous than she ever expected. Highest rankings: #108/1.6K deep #286/2.5K summer #598/5.2K teenromance #196/1.6K young #161/1K Muslim #313/2.1K spiritual #267/2.1K egypt #349/3.8K africa # 9/124 Cairo # 2/12 northafrica

Sheline is a pretty and ambitious young lady married to insecure Moyo. The desire for a journalism degree takes her from Bulawayo to Johannesburg where she lives with an aunt she hardly knows, vowing to keep her marriage while also studying. Bandele is wealthy and influential but he's also a bully. A lothario. Ladies in the neighbourhood, single or married, lust after him or so it seems. Everything that happens in his mansion is news to the community. When Bandele sets eyes on Sheline to be his wife, fireworks spark and the neighbourhood shakes. Will he win her over with his unconventional advances? Will she succumb to the piling pressure? What happens next threatens her degree, her marriage and even her life. But it also reintroduces Bandele to himself in a manner he never saw coming. #WattysNG2020

Blayze Norman; A cold and ruthless CEO of Norman Enterprises has decided to take Caden Carter as his bride, not even the heavens was going to stop him. * * * Blayze Norman is the cold, ruthless and industrious CEO of the multi-billion Norman Enterprises. He's meticulous and calculative with his every step. The type to pay back what has been given to him. When he's informed that the debt a lesser company owes his has somehow strained the financial status of his even by the lowest percent, he's offered with the oldest alternative. Make the debtor's oldest daughter his bride and stand the first in line to claim all their properties. Unfortunately for him, the young bride-to-be is not as submissive as he would like. In fact, she's the opposite of what you might call the perfect wife. Soon, they're tying the knot followed by a series of comic events that escalates towards finding love and comfort in each other faster than the two ever expected. * * * THIS BOOK IS COMPLETE BONUS CHAPTER NOW AVAILABLE!