The last thing Alisha ever expected to do the summer before heading to university was volunteering at a juvenile prison, and too bad her pastor father is hell bent on making her do it to cover the scandal rocking his home and church. August used to be star student and beloved son until he murdered his step father and gets put in Mary Slessor Youth Detention Center to rot until he is an adult to stand trial properly. Too bad he is already counting down to the days he gets to kill himself and he's not going to let anyone talk him out of it, or fix him, not even Alisha, the girl he once knew. Things don't go as planned for Alisha, hearts get broken, dreams get dashed, but life must go on, even if she doesn't want it to.

Marching season is out, but the competition is only heating up. ⋆☆⋆ Section leader applications for the next marching band season at Halston University are officially open, and percussionist Bay Rodriguez wants the role. Bay's only competition is Callum Vierra, her longtime rival and polar opposite. She's a bitter, cynical people-watcher; he's a charming, privileged people person. But when their final marching season forces them into even closer proximity, their relationship heats up in ways neither could have predicted, unearthing old hurts for Bay and new truths for Callum. Will they finish senior year with their band and hearts intact? ⋆☆⋆ [ Halston University #1. Standalone. Completed. Word Count: 100K - 110K ]

Things changed, after a painful accident, Orekelewa has been asked to move in with her Aunty and family in Lagos State. Oreke awaits a lot of surprises Lagos State has to offer. "You have to use what you have to get what you want"

A yahoo boy's glamorous world comes spiraling when he has seven days to left to live. In a world where rituals are 'yahoo plus' and ritualists are 'yahoo boys,' everyone has their price to pay. And Jerry's about to pay with his life when he finds out he had one year to live. And as a year comes down to a week, truths unravel and Jerry finds himself on a quest with his childhood crush-turned-stripper to find the daughter he never knew he had. When it all comes down to the final moments, nothing matters but everything is at stake, so what are the odds Jerry will find his daughter before he runs out of time? Is it possible to fall in love in seven days? And above all, how does he come to terms with dying at nineteen?

Vivian works hard and plays even harder, but her senior year is derailed when the varsity linebacker moves in. ⋆☆⋆ Controlled chaos. Vivian Sok lives by it. Living a sworn single era, Vivian balances her hectic life with a strict set of rules. Getting into Med school comes first. Vodka comes a close second. Screw the patriarchy at every opportunity. And never, ever, fall in love again. When college linebacker Jamie Tanner moves into a new hall of residence, he starts breaking Vivian's rules one by one. Theirs is a friendship with dangerous levels of fire. (And maybe something more.) ⋆☆⋆ [ @Romance's College Romance List August 2025 ] [ Winner of @ContemporaryLit's Spring Write-Off Challenge 2021 ] [ Halston University #2. Stand-alone. Completed. Word Count: 80K - 90K ]

Terrence Hollister is an expert at breaking the rules and getting away with it ― but this time the trouble he makes has a way of catching up. ⋆☆⋆ The Japanese have a saying: koi no yokan. It's nothing as world-shattering as love at first sight; it means, rather, love at second sight. Love later in life. Love eventually, but definitely. It's when you meet a stranger and know immediately you will fall in love with them someday. When Terrence Hollister meets Suki Yamato, he doesn't realise she will become the person to change his life until it's too late. He's head over heels and everything is already crashing down around him. From parents, school and a secret pregnancy, curveball after curveball is thrown at the young couple in love, and Terrence is not too sure they can survive it. When one too many poor decisions and bad influences steal Terrence away, he'll need to decide what to let go and what is worth the trouble. ⋆☆⋆ [ The Carsonville Chronicles #0.5. Prequel to The Geek Revolution. Completed. Word Count: 90K - 120K ]

[A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY AND ON THE WATTY'S 2018 LONGLIST] "As if I'm dreaming, his lips touch mine. It's awkward, with my head turned to the side and his beside mine, but when his hand comes up to hold my jaw, it becomes all too easy to kiss him back." Cover: @MuriLexa Copyright © 2019 by Sooaura

When Adrienne's app TMI is a resounding success, she can't wait to reveal the dirty secrets of the glamorous "it" crowd of her prestigious school, but soon, lines begin to blur and she might find herself being the one who falls. *** Adrienne's plans have come to fruition. Her app, TMI, has taken Petraka Academy by storm, with its promise to reveal and confirm the juiciest gossip. It is also endorsed by the shiny "it" crowd who can't wait to ridicule the fallen. But they have no clue that Adrienne is coming for them, ready to push them off their pedestals one by one. Because she knows something no one else would believe. She knows that top-of-the-food chain Rosie Geld killed Audrey Hart. And once the truth hits TMI, everyone will know, and the guilty will finally pay. [[Watty Award winner in Mystery/Thriller]] Content warning: This story contains themes of bullying, sexual assault, eating disorders, drug use, abuse, violence and suicide. *** Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Jadeshola Badmus is not your regular female lead. She's outspoken, Brilliant, Sassy, beautiful, intelligent, and is the president of the Literary and debate team. What's more, she comes from a very wealthy family and is the head girl of her school, Lakeview High, one of the most prestigious schools in the country. The only bad luck for her comes in the form of the golden star boy of the school, Uthman Gbadamosi, her arch-rival in debating, the school's head boy, football team captain, and the crush of many girls in school except Jade of course. The two are thrown together after a brief encounter and they found themselves developing feelings for each other amidst family breakdown, friend's betrayal, failed tests, and missed opportunities. This book follows the lives of the finalists at Lakeview High as they maneuver their way to become better adults in the seemingly ugly world.

We're all broken, all beautifully Imperfect. They say these would be the best days of our lives but does that mean it could be the worst too? For a typical Nigerian teenager, secondary school days, especially the senior years are supposed to be the best, endless fun, happy memories, hangouts, friendship, and even first loves but for Kunmi, a girl who suffers extreme low self-esteem due to body shaming, she just wants to remain unseen for the rest of her secondary school days. A friendship with the queen bee of her school leads her to another group of teenagers, especially Adam, the pretty boy with the golden smile and for the first time, she felt she could truly belong somewhere but then, all is not what it seems with the group of teenagers as some of them have even bigger demons and secrets, secrets that'd mar them forever. Follow these teenagers on their journey to self-love, self-discovery amidst secondary school drama, setups, makeups, and well, brain-busting twists.