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In the summer of 1992, the Anderson clan lost more than a son. They lost their future. Smuggled out of a massacre by the family's loyal maid, baby Kelvin Anderson grows up believing he is an ordinary man, far removed from the bloody empire he was born into. But when the woman who raised him is murdered, her final letter reveals a truth that changes everything. Kelvin isn't who he thought he was. Driven by grief and a desperate need for answers, he returns to Ghana and infiltrates the powerful Anderson clan-the very family he never knew. There, he earns the trust of his older brother, Julius, uncovers decades of betrayal, and finds himself caught between revenge, loyalty, and an unexpected chance at love. As long-buried secrets come to light and enemies emerge from within his own bloodline, Kelvin must decide whether to destroy the family that stole everything from him... ...or become the man who saves it. Some families inherit wealth. The Andersons inherited war. All Rights Reserved 2025 ©️ shytabby

a story about falling in and out of love. Bear with me, this is my first book! Book 1: Published 02/2020, Completed 04/2022 Book 1 Shut Up & Listen (complete) __/ When the one secret that kept childhood best friends Cole and Cobe at a distance is finally revealed, they become closer than ever in both the best and worst ways. Book 2 Shut Up & Listen: A Little Late (complete) __/ New relationships shed light on old forgotten ones, bringing up heartbreak and trauma. When familial strings long frayed are tied back together, will it the knot hold or will the effort be a little too late? Book 3 Shut Up & Listen: The Nullification of Black (complete) __/Feeling wind-like, Lonnie aka Black fends for himself in this long awaited growth spurt. History is revealed. Reputations are put to a halt! Friendships become love! Wounds are healed! But, something has to die for a new thing to thrive, right? Right?! no1 in #blacklit [12.16.2020-present] no2 in #detroit [12.31.2020] no1 in #celebrateblackstories [04.01.2021] no1 in #lukejames [09.04.2021] no4 in #socialissues[05.13.2022] no2 in #blackbxb[05.15.22] no1 in #urbanbxb [10.22.2022] no12 in #youngromance [11.23.2023]

Like I said, I'm loyal. I'm loyal to all my friends. But things lately... Not just lately. For the past year my loyalty has been tested in more ways than one.

Our beloved Indigo is engaged to the love of her life, or is she? When a man she just can't shake off walks back into her life, Indigo has to make a tough decision: to follow what she knows to be right or listen to her heart. But only time will tell who she'll walk down the aisle with. This is the sequel to The Many Dates of Indigo, also a Wattpad Original ***** Three hundred and sixty-five days changes many things. Indigo Clark is deep in wedding planning, but she soon learns that deciding the right colour scheme or picking the perfect bouquet won't be her only problem. She is determined to walk down the aisle, but she can't help the nagging feeling that she's making a mistake, especially when a blast from the past makes an appearance two weeks before her wedding! Indigo has always wanted love, marriage and motherhood, but now that it's at her fingertips, she isn't too sure if she's picked the right one. [Highest Ranking: #19 in ChickLit] [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]] Cover designed by Eva Ismail

Vontell, complicated, self-aware, exhausted twenty-something takes the summer to recoup from the success of his first award-winning film. Running from the intensity of love and the sureity of friendship, he falls into a deep pit of uncertainty and gets pulled out by the exact people he's been hiding from and unknowingly pulls them out of a few things too. Von and his friends are all just trying to make it through the toughest of ages; the twenty somethings. [published 1/2021]

## A FINAL REQUEST BEFORE SAYING GOODBYE ### An Emotional Story of Surrogacy, Sacrifice, Forbidden Love, Faith, and the Family Grief Created **KYLIN** I am no savior. I could not save my husband, our unborn child, or the family members who died while I sat behind the steering wheel. Yet somehow, I have become responsible for a dying woman's final dream. Ruthanne Yates did not ask me for money. She did not ask me to pray harder, cure her cancer, or promise that death would not come. She asked me to carry the children her body could no longer create-with my egg and her husband's sperm. And against every warning screaming inside me, I said yes. --- **RUTHANNE** Cancer has stolen my strength, my future, and every child I once carried beneath my heart. Now time is running out. I know what I am asking of Kylin is unimaginable. She would become the biological and birth mother of the babies my husband and I have prayed sixteen years to hold. But I am no longer afraid of what the church will call wrong. I am afraid of dying before hearing someone call Rhys *Daddy*. So I make one final request. Give us the children we were never allowed to keep. And when I am gone, do not let the family we created fall apart. --- **RHYS** I have spent years preaching faith to grieving people. Now my wife is dying, another woman is carrying my children, and the church I helped build believes the miracle growing before them is proof of adultery. They want Kylin gone. They want me removed from the pulpit. They want Ruthanne's final act of love buried beneath scandal. But the truth is more complicated-and more powerful-than any rumor. Three wounded people said yes to an impossible family. Two babies are coming. One woman is running out of time. And before Ruthanne takes her final breath, she will ask us for a promise that could bind our lives together long after hers ends. **A FINAL REQUEST BEFORE SAYING GOODBYE** is a deeply emotional, interracial family drama abo

*Excerpt. All 65 Chapters are on Inkitt only.* Paisley Rose Gardner and Anderson Clarke are in a complicated relationship. While Paisley is unsure of what to do about her love life, Anderson is content and oblivious to their problems and his personal issues. Paisley is disappointed and tired of his obsessive partying, heavy drinking, and drug use. She feels like she's losing herself and giving her all in their relationship and not getting much in return. Despite his spoiled and immature ways, she stays, hoping he'll change one day. When Anderson finally faces the consequences of his actions, he realizes that he needs to change. He battles trying to be a better man, but he is unsure if it's too late to save his relationship. They both are trying to figure out what's best for them even if it means staying together or being apart. ~Started January 2019~ ~Completed February 2020~ ~Edited/Revised October 2021~ Intended Audience: New Adult/Adult (16+) ⚠️Mature Themes. Alcohol/Drug Use⚠️ #1 in New Adult 12/20/20 #2 in Interracial 5/28/21 #16 in Romance 5/29/21 #25 in Contemporary Romance 8/28/21

"They say life experiences can either make or mar a person. Well for me, it was both. Being broken and repaired, experiencing different emotions, as though I'm an emotional arcade. Life went through me, leaving scars and stars." She chuckled lightly, reminiscing her beloved. "And if you were asked to describe your life in a sentence..." She adjusted slightly on her seat. Fondling with the straps of her black spaghetti top and feigning confidence in her posture, she gave her answer. "I'd describe my life as a bed of roses, only, with so many thorns." "I guess that makes you a scarred beautiful thorned rose." ♧ ♧ ♧ Life is like a game, same as love. One wrong move, and you're done for. Well what wrong move could Sewa have done in this beautiful game of love and life? What wrong move could she have played in her emotional arcade? ♧ ♧ ♧ Started; 7 February 2022

Santana Silver being a senior in high school thought she had everything planned out. Her dreams of being a hairstylist were becoming a reality and she couldn't fathom the thrill. She was hardworking, dedicated, and stayed true to herself. One of the loyalest of her peers and sometimes it got her into a lot of trouble.

Alliances with the Mother have been made from generation to generation to solidify kingdoms. ------------------------ As the youngest child of the Royal Curianese Family, Princess Adonia grew up understanding the importance of duty. The biggest problem faced by Adonia was that the King always allowed her to live her life as free as a whisp of wind. Living unbound by the traditions that governed the way in which the Curianese people comported themselves placed an unfavorable label on the young Princess Adonia. Her displayed lack of respect for tradition labeled her 'Different'. The price she would be forced to pay for being different would bind her to a world unlike any she had ever known before and may prevent the young princess from casting her eyes upon her people or Curianese lands ever again. ------------------------ "The Duke de Valois is one of my sons whom I cherish with my heart. I would refrain from recommending he and your dear sister, the Princess, be joined in marriage if I were not prepared to extend her my protection. The protection of the crown is sacrosanct. Anyone who dares lay a finger or so much as a wagging tongue on Princess Adonia will officially be considered to have committed treason." The King stood before them as he made a vow to the Royal Curianese Ambassadors. "Wait. Your Highness... Brother... what are you saying?" Princess Adonia rattled on not sure of what she had heard. "Yes, Your Highness. What is the meaning of this?" The Duke de Valois joined the princess's effort to make sense of the words that had been spoken. The Duke and the Princess are forced to navigate a course of which neither of them is prepared to engage. RomePi™ Webisode Productions brings you a Curvy Historical Romance Community Episode created by Andrea T. aka Ilianna Binoche and found exclusively on Wattpad... for now. 😂😆😎 ***This story is loosely based on a fictional historical romance***

Her beautiful and daring self crosses the border--the biggest mistake ever, because now she is all he can think about. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Athena grows up witnessing the feuds and hate that transpires between her kingdom, and the kingdom of her erstwhile slave masters. Her inability to stand and watch her people get slaughtered one by one lands her under the roof of the son of her father's enemy. She finds herself tending to the almost-fatal stab of a man who would have her dead without a second thought. She finds herself falling deeply for the prince of her people's enemies. The situation between the two kingdoms begin to stir when the prince of Thestoria, a gorgeous and brutal young man is enamored by a certain Black woman, the one who had saved his life. She is all he can think about and it contradicts everything he's been loathing and fighting for years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Highest Ranks 🏅1 in #celebrateblackstories 🏅2 in #impossiblelove 🏅3 in #19thcentury 🏅11 in #feud 🏅13 in #blacklivesmatter

[1st place Saison Des Fleur Awards Romance Winner] Asian/Black/School/Interracial Romance. Shaze Lem, an calm headed Asian-American kid, questions his relationship with his two athletics friends, Brock & Alpha, and his scientific yet fierce childhood friend, African-American Regina Query when they suspect she may be involved in a string of missing students at their school surrounding the science club. A calm headed high schooler questions his relationships and self-worth with his high school friends and his feelings towards his childhood best friend that drifted apart when the former believes the latter is responsible for two students disappearing.

Parker Royce is sent to Prophecy Cove to investigate the sudden disappearances of many residents within the town. Parker finds himself at the center of a years-long bid by a demon to escape his demonic prison. But Parker didn't come alone. His best friend and brother, Sierra and Eric, join him on his supposed fresh start after a long, toxic relationship. Having been traumatized by Parker's murderous ex-boyfriend, Ambrose, the their memories have been wiped of all traces of Ambrose and magic. Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the demon, being pulled into the demon's realm and hunted by the demon in the land of the living with no help from his friends. While trying to navigate his "new life" with Sierra and Eric, he must face his fears and venture into the darkness before it tears the town to pieces.

"I was just a girl, you were just a boy Two ordinary people Two ordinary people Made extraordinary love." ~ Extraordinary Love by Stacy Barthe Aaliyah Evans is closed off, antisocial workaholic to the rest of the world. She is a fortress built of stone fifty feet high and twenty feet thick. Somehow, Chris Brown is able to break down her walls and open Aaliyah back up to the idea of love. They accept the demons in each others' past, accept each other for who they are, and fall deep-- but external forces, such a powerhouse succubus of an ex, threaten to tear them apart before they even get started. Warning: May (briefly) mention themes of self-harm and violence.

Michael Henry Mitchell is nobody's fool. He doesn't like people of color. As heir to the Mitchell dynasty, he's in control and easily has his pick of women. Except he has always loved only one girl. Suzanne - and to his frustration, she happens to be black. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wMpvXTY1aE

Could friendship turn into more with best friends Rhea and Damien? An ex-reject and popular beauty become unlikely friends at a young age. As the years went on, Damien has changed and Rhea can't seem to keep up. From shooing away lovestruck cheerleaders to trying not to catch feelings, she is completely invested in everything he does while forgetting herself. A misunderstood kiss and a college party could bring them closer together or tear them completely apart. A tragedy could help them find love or even find themselves. What could possibly happen?

"Finding happiness within because that's where true joy lies." Damilola Amarachi Oyelowo is an independent doctor forging a new life for herself in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. Behind her smiles is a troubled heart and she pours her heart, mind and soul into her career as a coping mechanism. Unexpectedly, she meets billionaire CEO, Demola Davies, the son of her elderly patient, Mr Chidi Davies. He disrupts her plans to stay alone and mind her own business. Banners by @TeamOfDreams FEATURED BY @AmbassadorsNG @CoffeeCommunity @NewAdultReads @StoriesUndiscovered (May, 2021) @WattpadSpiritual @General Fiction @ProfileMentalHealth @AmbassadorsAF @WattpadMulticultural 🎖1st in the Chick Lit category of the 2021 Regina Awards 🎖1st in the Short Story category of the 2021 Writer's Awards 🎖1st in the New Adult category of the 2021 Crown Jewel Awards 🎖 2nd in the New Adult category of the 2021 Coral Awards If you are reading this story on any other site apart from Wattpad, you are at risk of a malware attack. Highest Ranking: #1 love yourself project #1 wattyshorts #1 overcomer #1 project African girls #1 Black romance #1 Celebrate black stories #1 9ja #1 Yoruba #1 Black stories matter #1 Igbo #5 Contemporary romance

Hi, I'm Eve but all my friends call me....... Eve. Everyone calls me Eve, I don't know why, I lied. I don't have any friends just some acquaintances and maybe my therapist so that was another lie. I know you're probably thinking, she's hilarious, her sarcasm is crazy but I'm just being honest. Plus, I'm a blabber so you're just gonna accept that or not. It really depends on you. Anyway, I know you've read stories of lovers to friends, enemies to lovers, boss falling in love with a worker and yada yada but I'm here to tell you something different............. I'm here to tell you the story of the boy who saved my life.......... I hope you enjoy reading my story or not. I'll stop talking now before I start telling you of my cat, Garfield. He's ginger just like the cat in my favorite movie, get it? I think I'll just leave now and let Praise tell you my story, byebye. Wait, wait, before I go, my name's not really Eve and I picked one of my personalities to tell this intro..............