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In Legacy Hills, truth doesn't just set you free. It hunts you down. Morgan Welkin has officially survived the placement trials. Earning the title of a Skyhart Vanguard at the prestigious, enigmatic Shujaa Guild should have been her ultimate victory. But as she steps through the gilded, phoenix-carved gates of Ashbrook Lyceum, Morgan realizes that her trials haven't ended-they've simply evolved. Thrust into the elite "Jawroom" alongside eleven wildly powerful, Weave-touched prodigies, Morgan must navigate a curriculum where the magic is tied to psychological truth and survival. To make matters worse, she's drawn to Emmett Morehouse-a scarred, amethyst-eyed "Ironmancer" who navigates the school's dangerous, shifting architecture with a quiet, magnetic ease. Their connection sparks a rhythm she can't ignore, but in a school built on secrets, trust is a dangerous currency. Outside the classroom, the shadows are lengthening. Armed with her late father's cryptic training journal-which hides ancient Weave-glyphs and terrifying sketches of the violet-black entity stalking her dreams-Morgan is piecing together a legacy that defies the laws of magic itself. Meanwhile, her Uncle Zander carries a world-shattering burden: the soul-echo of Morgan's father is tethered to the living world, waiting to cross the Veiled Margin. But the Weaveforce demands balance, and anomalies rarely go unpunished. Handed a mysterious golden puzzle piece on her first day, Morgan is about to discover that her placement in the Vanguard cohort was no accident. She is a piece of a much larger, ancient puzzle. And the board is already set.

It's so hard to find a story where the main character looks like me... So instead of ranting about it, I decided to do something about it!

Mia, a timid high school freshman, finds herself inexplicably drawn to cheerleading and decides to try out despite her fear of being in the spotlight. With her mother's encouragement and training, Mia practices for weeks leading up to the tryouts, and despite her nerves, she gives it her all. Her hard work pays off, and she successfully makes the JV cheer team. With the support of her mom and best friend, Goose, Mia celebrates her new confidence and growth.

All that glitters is not gold. Annabelle Edward Stone moves from Charleston, South Carolina to Manhattan and takes charge of her life. Wanting to see the world all by herself and without the support of her overprotective parents, Anna meets people and makes friends, but what got the best of her attention was James. She was totally head over heels for him and was attracted to him at once. What bothered her most was the mysterious aura of James and that he is hiding something, and she was determined to know what it was. Little does she know, that some things are better undiscovered and not loved. #95 in mystery/thriller genre [Ugh I am too bad at writing descriptions I guess, please don't judge the book by its cover, or in this case the description and the cover both. I would try to improve it soon]

Garrett Swagger is a suburban kid growing up with an urban mom and a mild mannered dad. During his awkward stage, he struggles to fit in and avoid pre-teen danger...pimples, bullies, and girls.

Chika's great-aunt Anne invites her to New York for school and promises to pay for all her expenses. Chika leaves Nigeria and heads for New York. She meets new people and experiences a whole new kind of life( courtesy of her aunt's acting career). Her aunt isn't the nicest person and Chika has to get used to all the new people around her but she has faith that everything will work out.

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"You remind me of a girl that I once knew, I see her face whenever I look at you. You won't believe all of the things she put me through." Isaiah lost his girlfriend when she gave birth to their son Isaiah Jr. What will happen when the two see someone who resembles her? Status: Ongoing

Inspired by the Regina Spektor song 20 Years of Snow. Charlotte's conservative small-town upbringing collides with her true self.

Asha has always lived a simple life with her mother, but has always wondered about the magic that is forbidden in her country. When she is thrown into the secrets of a magical resistance and an ancient prophecy, she starts to wonder if she is meant for something more.

In a twist of fate, Ariah Martin's world flips upside down when she receives an invitation to a Christian summer camp. Little does she know that the charming guy she's been texting on a dating app, specifically made for trans people, is none other than the pastor's son. Step 1: Avoid him at all costs. Step 2: Repeat Step 1. But just when she thinks she's got it under control, Bryan Nguyen enters the scene, leaving her heart in chaos, but she hasn't disclosed to him yet. Caught between love and war, Ariah must navigate the unpredictable waters of summer romance, where keeping secrets might be her downfall or her saving grace. Highest ranks: #1 - Diversebooks 08.25.23 #1 - TransWoman 12.01.2025

There are days when Aiden wants nothing more than to leave Tristan to suffer in the messes he's made. They've been through a lot, he, Tristan, and Callie, and he loves them, but Tristan still drives him to thoughts of murder. Until Tristan goes off on a research trip, and a few days later the magic in Aiden's tattoo stops glowing-meaning that in all likelihood Tristan is dead. Clinging to the hope he's wrong, Aiden and Callie go looking for him, and wind up in a town where a series of suicides aren't exactly what they seem, and only the beginning of their troubles...

"Her lips are like the galaxy's edge, and her kiss the colour of a constellation falling into place" (AM). - Every time he looked at her, he could feel his heart breaking. She was the girl with the gleam in her eyes plucked from the stars themselves, she was the girl with the broken soul and crooked smile that she masked through an allusive silence. Maddox Reign was someone who constantly found himself wondering about the quiet and enigmatic Arabella Huxtable. Maddox didn't know how someone so innocent looking and so kept to herself was surrounded by a whirlwind of vicious rumors and hate. That is until a graphic video is spread around school featuring Arabella Huxtable and the notorious Abel Rogers, who also happens to be Maddox Reign's old best friend. - TRIGGER WARNING. MATURE CONTENT. Copyrighted © 2017.

It's a story about a man who always brings camera in his pocket but doesn't know how to use it; there are no pictures in it. And Ezra Zima is there to show him the world.

Guardians of Light, Book One Sixteen-year-old Iris Sinclair has always known she was different. Born into a legendary Jamaican bloodline of women tasked with protecting the balance between worlds, she's spent her life trying-and failing-to suppress the gifts that mark her as a Guardian of Light. When tragedy strikes, Iris is forced to leave behind the only home she's ever known and move into her estranged father's estate deep in the Colorado mountains. Isolated. Suffocating. Haunted by more than memories. Inside the sprawling mansion, rooms seem to shift when no one looks. The walls whisper. And a centuries-old mural calls to her in ways she can't explain. But something is waiting within those painted depths. Something that sees Iris for what she truly is. And as her powers grow beyond her control, Iris must decide whether to keep running from her inheritance or confront the darkness festering behind the walls of her family's perfect life.

You get the date at 15. The time at 16. The coordinates at 17. Some people chase their soulmarks. Some run from them. Jinley is resisting fate. Madison is clinging to it. Noah is tired of being seen but not known. Todd never thought he'd be seen at all. Four teenagers. One system. And a collision that was never part of the plan. Author's Note: I first posted Soulmarks in 2020 as a kind of writing experiment. It was messy, multi-POV, unfinished, and very much a product of that chaotic time-but it still reached a few readers (somehow placed 14th in an award, what?). This is the revived version. Streamlined. Rewritten. Finished. Less head-hopping. More heartbreak. Welcome to Soulmarks: Revived -Mallory 💫

Living in Justin Flaherty's mind has never been easy. Unfortunately, things are about to get much worse... At eighteen years old, most guys are chasing girls or dreams. Justin, on the other hand, wants to draw and be left alone. He's been diagnosed with schizophrenia, but it's more than that. He's in tune with the Dark Energy that surrounds us all, and can see how it controls people's actions. Sometimes, the Dark Energy will give him visions, to help him on the road to enlightenment. When his mother hooks up with a Baptist preacher named David who believes Justin's schizophrenia can be cured with prayer, Justin knows he has to get out-or risk involuntary commitment in a religious facility. After a brush with incarceration, Justin takes off to San Francisco, where his drawings are not just noticed, but admired... Justin's bizarre and beautiful drawings create a stir in the art world. Meanwhile, he's homeless, couch surfing, and trapped in a continuous battle with his mental illness. His salvation is a girl named Liria Czetski with a shady past. They'd met a year ago, and she's appeared in his visions ever since. It turns out Liria has been sharing those visions, something that is a surprise to everyone but Justin... When secrets surface, Justin is forced to realize that being a genius has a downside. Surrounded by people who want to exploit his talent, he must fight not only for his career and freedom, but perhaps for his life... AVAILABLE ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Other-Place-Elizabeth-Roderick-ebook/dp/B01HFH6WJ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467816567&sr=8-3&keywords=elizabeth+roderick

BASED OFF 'Merchant Ships' SONG OF THE SAME NAME Seventeen-year-old Michael Horowitz is the rock of his dysfunctional family, shouldering the burden of his mother's hospitalization, his father's addiction and arrest, and the protection of his younger brother, Gary. But when the 9/11 tragedy shatters their world, Michael must navigate grief, anger, and despair to lead his family out of darkness. Haunted by prophetic dreams and an uncertain future, Michael's unwavering love for Gary and his faith are put to the ultimate test as he strives to keep the last flickers of hope alive in their hearts.

Love is complicated. Alex knows this better than most: his soulmate, Freddie, hates him, his flatmate is dating said soulmate and angry hate sex has never looked so appealing. It's so easy for Alex to get tangled up in Freddie and the lines between what is right and what is good blur until he's breaking all his own rules. If he keeps it a secret, though, if no one knows, then no one gets hurt, right? Also featuring a bonus story, Sunday Morning (Teen Wolf): SM: Stiles and Derek have a casual thing and it's amazing, more than Stiles could ask for, but that doesn't mean his eyes don't wander. And he can't help but linger over the third year who always seems to bump into him when he's leaving on a Sunday morning.