Diverse Stories

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. It only takes one moment to change your life forever . . . After her mother's deportation last year, all Soledad "Sol" Gutierrez wants is for her life to go back to normal. Everything's changed-new apartment, new school, new family dynamic-and Sol desperately wants to fit in. When she joins her community college's history club, it comes with an odd initiation process: break into Westray's oldest house and steal . . . a fork? There's just one problem: while the owners of the house aren't home, their grandson Ethan is, and when he catches Sol with her hand in the kitchen drawer, she barely escapes with the fork intact. This one chance encounter irrevocably alters her life, and Sol soon learns that sometimes fitting in isn't as important as being yourself-even if that's the hardest thing she's ever had to do.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . .

A heartbroken fashion designer escapes to Tokyo to be an assistant on a movie set, only to get caught up in an illicit, whirlwind romance with the lead actor. ***** After discovering her fiance is cheating on her, heiress and fashion designer Lily Porter is whisked away to Tokyo to help a production company adapt one of her great-aunt's novels. She isn't thrilled about lying about being her aunt's assistant until it throws her into the path of the movie's lead actor, who is enough of a distraction to keep her mind off her ex for good. But can there really be a future for them when their relationship is built on lies, false identities, and a secret engagement? [[Wattys' Longlisted]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Mira finds herself stuck in the city of love with Jake, the playboy athlete she can't stand. What she doesn't expect is for major sparks to fly on their 24-hour adventure. But can this newly-found love last beyond the magic of Paris? ***** 24 Hours in Paris is now published as a Paperback & E-book by W by Wattpad Books As a Wattpad reader, you can now access both the Original Edition and the W by Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase (PS: a review on Amazon (and also Goodreads) would be very much appreciated, to help get this POC rom com in front of more readers! All the review page links are on my Wattpad profile page :-) ) In the new Published Edition of the book, the characters of Mira and Jake will be older and wiser co-workers in the corporate world, who miss their flight and get stuck spending an extra 24 hours in Paris. They'll start off annoyed with each other, but you know how the story goes... "Adorably sweet and a brilliant read! It made me feel like I was roaming the streets of Paris without having to leave my couch." - Grace @HQ ***** On the last day of their class's college trip to Paris, Mira and Jake get tangled up in a debacle that causes them to miss their flight home to New York. Which means they're stuck in Paris until the next available flight that's 24 hours away! Mira is witty and a lover of art history and good cheese. Jake, on the other hand, is your All-American frat boy with a killer smile. Translation: they can't stand each other. As they visit places they could never have imagined, Mira and Jake go from mortal enemies to star-crossed lovers with sizzling chemistry. But can their spark last without Paris' cheese and charm to keep it going? [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by Ray Gardener

This novel is a mashup of Snow White and The Little Mermaid, with a dash of Beauty and the Beast. Adriana is a lovely mermaid princess in an undersea kingdom that values physical beauty above all else. Jacob is a reluctant apprentice to a human apothecary on the island of Avalonia.

As the cruel, uncompromising, and terrifyingly brilliant CEO of Bloom Press, Roman Alvarez terrifies everyone-including her new assistant editor, Kaalia Amoretta. But on a work trip to the tropical coast of South Asia, under Kerala's storm-soaked skies, professional distance dissolves into something more dangerous. What should have stayed strictly business becomes intimate, charged, and impossible to forget. *** [LONGER VERSION] Roman Alvarez is infamous in the publishing world: cruel, uncompromising, and brilliant enough to get away with it. As the first Black and female CEO of Bloom Press, she has built her career on steel walls and impossible standards. Kaalia Amoretta, the new assistant editor hired to support her, expects a tyrant. What she doesn't expect is the quiet softness beneath Roman's sharp edges ... or the spark that flares every time their eyes meet. When Bloom's newest release hinges on securing a reclusive poet's anthology, Roman and Kaalia go on a "working vacation" to India. But what should have been a straightforward business trip unravels into something far more dangerous: monsoon-soaked nights, shared secrets, and a slow-burning tension neither woman can ignore. Under tropical skies and an old woman's poetry on love and colonialism, their professional boundaries blur, their walls crack, and a tender, terrifying love begins to take shape. But as they return to New York-with media storms rising, a billion-dollar lawsuit looming, and family expectations closing in-the real question emerges: Can a love born far from reality survive the world waiting for them? *** A sweeping, sapphic, slow-burn romance and the kind of love worth risking everything.

Running away from all her problems on Earth (leaving behind broken promises and a shattered social and love life), the cold empty pitch-black water-covered surface of one of Saturn's moons was THE LAST place she'd ever thought to find solace on her aimless space adventure. The near mundane routine of trying to survive daily from the hazardous onslaught of the planet was practically a game to her at this point. Until one day, while drowning because she forgot to refill her oxygen tank while trying to escape a tsunami, as one usually does, a rustle in the water brought about a startling realization. "Have I truly been alone this whole time while Exploring Titan....."

Born into slavery, Lena Wells escapes in search of freedom-but instead finds a Union camp overflowing with runaways, soldiers, and the man whose gaze she can't seem to forget. What begins as stolen glances soon becomes forbidden touches and passionate, secret kisses. But war has a way of claiming everything, and when Julian is called back to his regiment, Lena is forced to let him go. Four years later, Lena has built a fragile new life in Philadelphia-a seamstress by day and a devoted mother by night, determined to protect the child who carries the face of the man she lost. Julian Dennis, wounded and discharged, is living in the same city rebuilding a life that no longer feels like his own. When a chance assignment brings Lena into his home that he shares with his mother-who has hired her to sew a few dresses-the past collides violently with the present. One look at Lena's little girl sends Julian spiraling. She looks like him. She acts like him. And the timing is undeniable. Yet Lena insists the child isn't his. Now Julian is torn between hope and heartache, while Lena clings to the truth she's carried alone for years. As long-buried emotions resurface and new wounds open, both must confront not only the ghosts of the war, but the powerful forces of society, race, loyalty, and love that threaten to keep them apart. Because sometimes the war doesn't end on the battlefield- Sometimes it finds you again, exactly where you're trying to start over.

In a home where love was a currency, she was always bankrupt. Her parents' affection was reserved for the twin who reflected their every hope, leaving her to inherit the hushed comparisons and soft dismissals. She was constantly reminded of her lesser worth, but she never imagined her marriage would be a cast-off from the twin who was truly desired. Offered as a consolation prize, she expects only disappointment in a loveless union. Yet, the journey of marriage becomes an unexpected path to self-discovery. The Color Of My Own Sky is a story of the invisible bruises that shape a soul, and the battle to finally find the courage to paint your own brilliant horizon. Nov. 3 ©deey_jah

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WARNING: ✨This story contains sexual, violent, harsh language, and speaks on serious topics like addiction and depression. This is a slow burn so please be patient. Make a fucking decision!" He yells his voice muffled by the pouring rain. "Me or Malfoy!" He growls in frustration staring down at me, watching the rain drops run down my face to my lips, the length of my throat, and into the valley of my cleavage. Unable to wait any longer he grabs me by the back of the neck, pulling my lips onto his in a fiery kiss that melted the world away. "When I'm done with you, you won't even remember his name." ************************************************

"You're...A... Monster." He managed to choke out as a pained expression settled onto his face. A malicious smirk curled onto her plump lips before her sultry voice drowned his ears. "I am no monster," she laughed bitterly. "I am death." ******** Nohereka follows the life of a young african queen plunged into a sea of tragic events that deliver her straight into the hands of her tribe's greatest rivalry, the Ndebele king, Makhosi. Hopeless and desperate to protect her people, she sacrifices herself, binding herself to him in marriage. She soon realises there's more she has to loose than she has to gain. With her life spiralling out of control and her people's lives at stake, she must confront her deepest fear, herself. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Start date: 24/05/2020 End date: Highest rankings: 1st in Zimbabwe 2nd in Cultural 5th in Tribes 9th in Merciless Awards: ☆ 🏆Watt originals 2020 winner - Historical Fiction 🏆 ☆ 🏆Society awards overall winner - Historical Fiction 🏆 ☆🏆The Ink awards 2020 - 1st place in Historical Fiction🏆 •🥈Bookworm monthly awards - 2nd in General fiction🥈 •🥈Mono Awards Silk edition - 2nd in Historical Fiction🥈 ▪︎🥉Vraveio Elite awards - 3rd in Historical Fiction 🥉

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The prestigious private school Rutherford Academy has secrets hidden behind its walls after the tragic death of one of its students only one new student has been allowed to enrol. Nadine Flint has always had a distaste for the rich but all that comes to a toll when she learns the secrets of Rutherford and what the students there would quite literally kill to keep a secret. Will this hot-headed, loud-mouthed new student be able to uncover what really goes on behind closed doors where the liars sleep? Or will she fall from grace as fast as they did?

"For the girl who tried to disappear, and the one she became instead."

I'm Kemi. I'm filthy rich and yes...my parents are ex-tv evangelists who were caught for fraud. But I'm trying to get passed all the bs I've dealt with. Cutting off ties with fake friends, going to bible study, changing my bad habits. Also dealing with my messed up family. But I just know my senior year will be different. New year, new mind (that's 🧢 I'm still dumb), new people, same Kemi. Kemi 4:12- money doesn't but happiness, sometimes. Morrison High School is full of diverse, talented, students who all face hardships and triumphs in life. Life can suck, but will they be able to navigate their senior year with no troubles? Inspired by Moesha, Clueless, The Encyclopedia of Me, A Different World, and Degrassi

I feel something slam into me, knocking the breath from my lungs. Only it is not the car that hits me; it is a person. He takes the brunt of the fall, rolling under me so that my face does not brush the street, but the force of the impact knocks me out of his arms and I skid across the asphalt into the grass. The car speeds past, flying down the road before disappearing on a turn. I wait in agony until my lungs finally work, and then I roll onto my back and gasp for air. "Are you okay?" Liam's voice is frantic as he crawls toward me. He cups my face in his hands and checks my body for injuries. This time I know I am not imagining things. There are dark wings coming out of his back. I sputter a few fragmented sentences before I can get the words out. "What are you?"