"I know we dreamt of these things, but now it seems like your standards are too high." Adira Archibong wants to be a supermodel, but as she steps into a world of money, fame, and detrayal, she learns that the only people she can trust are her friends. ***** Adira Archibong is starting out in the Nigerian modelling industry, but quickly loses her agent when she refuses to go nude for a shoot. Then she's approached by Benjamin, a modeling executive, who brings her into his agency, but also wants to date her. Soon she and Benjamin are a couple, but as time goes on she learns more about him and the secrets he keeps. There are lies surrounding all men in Adira's life. As a model, the only people she can trust are her friends. But will they be enough to save her? (Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual assault)

A thirty-seven-year-old woman who never breaks the rules finds herself facing unexpected consequences after a one night stand with a younger man. * * * ☆ FEATURED ON @WattpadStars reading list (stars did NaNo), @Romance (Romance spotlight: Featured stories), @AmbassadorsNG reading list, @Wattpad reading lists (escape through stories) (strong female leads), @WattpadExplorer reading lists (#CelebrateBlackStories), (Black girl magic) (April, Editor's pick) and @ContemporaryLit reading lists (Hot picks) (contemporary romance) (celebrate women's history month)☆ Genevieve Ukaji is a successful banker still single at thirty-seven-years-old. Her mother continues to remind her to find a husband. Her colleagues gossip about her behind her back, and to make matters worse, she wakes up one morning in a stranger's bed. Regardless, she decided to push the experience to the back of her mind until the stranger unexpectedly walks into her parents' home, and she realises the big age difference between them. Genevieve is too ashamed and embarrassed of herself. She wants nothing to do with him, but it's not the same for the cute stranger. He tries his hardest to bring her out of her shell. Amidst all this, Genevieve finds out she's expecting. For the first time in her life, she would have to decide if this glimmer of happiness is enough to face the fear of what others might say about her. THIS WAS A NaNoWriMo2020 PROJECT. THIS BOOK IS COMPLETE Started: 06/11/20 Completed: 29/11/20 Edited with the help of @SabaUmmeSalma

When sixteen-year-old New York City native Neo O'Reilly is dropped off with his extended family in Hawaii for the summer, he's terribly out of his element. And with his militaristic aunt, over-excited older cousin, and a small town swimming with total strangers, he's not sure he'll ever get used to it. This plain, happy-go-lucky town just isn't for him. After all, Neo has a secret: He's taken something he shouldn't have. Yet, Neo realizes the town is not so simple as he thought when he meets Kit Kawamoto: a mute boy living in the abandoned house at the top of the hill. What follows is a whirlwind of secrets revealed, destinies questioned, and love realized. Two boys, a stolen item, and a curse: this is The House Above the Sea.

Gustavo visits Chicago's World Fair eager to see the mystifying aliens that fly the windy skies, but when a piece of metal lands in the street, he soon finds there are more dangers within the city than a spaceship colliding with Earth. **** Gustavo isn't the adventuring type but when his uncle invites him to the city to attend the World Fair, he couldn't say no. But he didn't expect to meet an alien named Vera, who like him, never ventured far from home. He also didn't expect to dodge a piece of metal falling from the sky. He continues to tell himself it was just an accident, all will be fine. But the look in Vera's eyes tells him otherwise. And the city underneath the aliens may have more lies than lights, and a falling spaceship is the least of his worries. ** [This story will become free on July 5, 2023] *** 🌟 WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST 🌟 WATTPAD HQ PICK OF THE MONTH [April 2022] 🌟 Featured on the Editor's Pick List April 2022 🌟 Featured on @YA 🌟 Featured on @Mystery 🌟 Featured on @YARomance 🌟 Featured on @ScienceFiction Copyright Vee Lozada Exclusive to W A T T P A D

Maria Flint. Nothing more than a common civilian with a story to hook you up. Three words she has to rely upon while discovering her abilities in a destructive world. A story involving fleeing, making bold choices and giving it all to fight the fate! The story is really short but sure to grip you and take a toll on your emotions! Enjoy reading :)

Experience the life of Aubrey Winters as she enters the world of high school and all the drama, heart aches and new friendships. Aubrey dreams of a straightforward high school story; good grades, no distractions and easy friendships. She reads a lot of books trying to uncover the hidden truths about high school before she begins, but it turns out things don't go according to plan. How is Aubrey Winters meant to avoid complications in her life when she has to choose between two important guys to her.

*it all began when her parents allowed her to start secondary school at a rather younger age than was expected* *She was modest, she was young, she was smart, she was the school newbie*. *With no idea of how school life worked or how life was, she didn't realize that all her expectations would come crashing down on her shoulders* *Jss1 wasn't the dream she was hoping for, she never expected to be bullied, ridiculed or to actually fall in love* *He loved writing, she loved reading. Like two peas in a pod, she felt they were made for each other. Inseperable and unique* *She had too many high hopes for what the future held for them. She didn't realise it until it was too late* *Would she fall, or would she emerge a conqueror?

❝when the sun goes down the beast comes out❞ Highest Ranking: General Fiction #2 // Werewolf: #2 ~ He's the reason werewolves lock their doors. She's the reason that they feel safe around him. Katya is a werewolf who runs the pack with her older brother, but when rogue clans threaten them from all around- they have no choice but to issue a meeting with a race that is superior in the werewolf world; Lycans. They represent the ultimate form of a werewolf, built for speed, agility and strength- they are a force beyond reckoning. Attending the meeting with her brother, Katya comes across the last person she thought she would meet- Stark Xerxes, the acclaimed "Alpha of the Lycans" But that's not the end of it: she's his mate. Stark Xerxes is incapable of love, or so he thought. Struggling between his dark and haunting past and the ever-so beautiful present, he finds himself at a crossroads. Give Katya himself, broken and bruised? Or wait until the right moment? Unfortunately for Stark, his past is not only haunting him, but catching up to him. An old rival seeks revenge against Stark, and he's set on Katya as his target. Highest Ranking: General Fiction #2 // Werewolf: #2 *SEQUEL IS LUNA* *SPIN OFF BOOKS ARE THE"Lovers"AND"Legacy"*

Hella has always kept herself so high up, while Morgan knows what she at and soon Hella realizes that the higher you are the harder you fall. But who knows someone might be there to catch you! . Who will it Be? Let's see how music and high school take these girls to wherever it takes them to.. Please read and vote.... Thank you 💝💝 Highest ranking No.1#cooperation No.7#wattpadchallenge

2nd place 🏆 fiction in Quarantine award. "Madam Salima, here goes the three rules of this job one, you have to go according to the duties assigned to you and anything beyond that would lead to severe punishment. Two, if the two sisters rejects you or aren't impressed by your work, you'll be forced to work as their house help and three, your eyes are to be folded to and from work each and everyday for security purposes except today. Are we in agreement?" Hatari asked which I nodded in response. I was ready to do everything in my power to impress the two sisters but would I be accepted? This job seemed strange and so were the rules. Would it work for a curious beggar like me?