Diverse Lit Stories

The harsh winters and freezing blizzards of the tundra are all familiar to Anyu. Living amongst her tribe in the frozen wasteland, she has learned to survive and fend for herself. But when she is lost in a strange blizzard, Anyu finds herself in a world of creatures, spirits, and magic that she has only heard of in legends. Led by her mysterious guide Kano, Anyu searches for a way back home. But before she can leave, she will have to discover the truth about herself and the land she calls home. What has Anyu's tribe been keeping hidden? What is her connection to this strange new world? And what are the secrets hidden beneath the ice? Highest Ranking: #44 in Fantasy Cover by @KatrinHollister

Brandon Evers is a Senior; a popular jock at Victor Prince High School. He's a player on and off the field. Surprised? Brandon doesn't want to be to tied down to any relationship, but his parents keep trying to push him into one by trying to get him to date their business associates' daughters. Instead, he prefers no strings attached and wants to keep it that way. What happens when a new girl arrives and he falls head over heels for her? Eiera Livelington is a student and graduation is a home stretch away. To get the credit to graduate the students must take on a task at the school of their choice. How did Eiera get so lucky to finding a school so quickly? Her sister's husband got her in easy. She would have refused, but she obviously didn't heart to do it. All Eiera could do is think how much easier it would have been if she had chosen an elementary school. Classes have never been this hard, this fun, nor this juicy. WATTPAD IS THE ONLY PLACE I HAVE PUBLISHED THIS BOOK. IF YOU SEE IT POSTED OR PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

"That's funny. One day my world was solely about you and now it's like we don't know each other." an arranged relationship turned sour. cover creator: @dailygguk_

The strip of non-tattooed skin fell from his neck down to the fly he unfastened. "Do I scare you?" "No." "I should." . . . After a salacious event makes her want to leave home, Mina takes a traveling nurse position as far away as possible: Tokyo. In a different country with a different name, lies protect her from her past. Placed in an apartment near a Yakuza base, she meets Ryuzo, an alluring and disillusioned member of the criminal organization. As the two grow closer, Ryuzo admits he is trying to free himself of his gang ties. Mina vows to help him, but when she discovers his true identity, she realizes she isn't the only dirty, dirty liar. . . . Content Warning: This story is intended for mature audiences only. This story contains frequent cursing, explicit sexual content, mild violence, and mentions of drug use.

[ COMPLETED ] Elijah West and Aliyah Pryce have something in common: They have both been hurt before. Aliyah Pryce plans weddings. That's one thing she was absolutely sure about doing. She loved the idea of love so when she plans an amazingly beautiful wedding, she expected for it to go to plan. Except, the groom just so happens to be her ex-highschool sweetheart and the bride happens to be her highschool best friend. An orthopedic surgeon, Elijah West has gone through his life at one hundred miles per hour, no breaks and no time-outs. He's also recovering from a break up with his long-time girlfriend, Gianna Williamson. That's how he ends up at the bar down the street from his apartment, a glass of whiskey in hand and a beautiful woman sat beside him. They're both, immediately, thrust into a world of confusing emotions and complicated feelings. But you know what Jordin Sparks says, One Step At A Time. COPYRIGHT © MIDNXGHTSUN 2020

Wang Li Xun, the Crown Prince, goes out hunting for the Celestial Flower to save his mother from a terminal illness. When he nearly dies from the attack of a mythical beast, he is saved by a mysterious boy who lives in the mountains. To repay his kindness, Li Xun offers the boy a place to stay in his royal palace and employs him to be his personal bodyguard. But little does he know that he has brought home a girl instead. Completed: 4/2/2020 (Word count: 60,000 - 70,000) Highest rankings: #1 in Historical Fiction #1 in Romance #5 in Diverse Lit Featured on Wattpad || Community Curator: @KateLorraine - May 2022 Featured on Wattpad || Lunar New Year - February 2022 Featured on WattpadAsianFantasy || Asian Fantasy Recommendations - September 2021 Featured on Wattpad || Stories of Trailblazing Asian Characters - May 2021 ========================================== Copyright © 2019-2023 by Kim_Knights

[ a desi best friends to enemies to lovers story ] Miraya lands the envied opportunity to do a feature story for the popular magazine MIRROR. When she realises the celebrity she has to work with is the one who ruined what could've been the best years of her life, things don't seem very enviable. Shray Nivas is the hot, rising youth star of South India. His irresistable charm isn't exclusive for the cameras and Miraya knows that first-hand. Having more than ten years of history between them, it becomes hard to stick to the itinerary when they are forced to work together. Set in southern India, watch Miraya and Shray's lives take an unexpected turn, bringing them together in a troublesome fake-dating arrangement and making them the talk of the town with eye-opening truths and secrets from the past to keep them entertained. [80,000 - 90,000 words]

[ WATTYS '18 LONG-LISTED ] ❝ I have slit throats far more beautiful than yours.❞ In which a thousand brides have fallen, and she is the last, so she spins a tale as old as time to live the dawn. | an arabian nights x beauty and the beast crossover | (cover by ES Johnson) trailer (video by @AKfiction): https://youtu.be/2OSjakJrUeo

[[a werewolf romance]] Deceived and abandoned by her moon chosen mate Lerato leaves and tries to start a new life or at least have a break from the aching in her chest. Hiding behind his flashy title and family her moon chosen mate chooses to be with someone else. Until Lerato bumps into his childhood friend turned enemy who turns out to be her second chance mate. Whose past is wrapped up with her moon chosen mate's. A past that evidently lead to his betrayal and her heartache. What will become of her heart now that she knows her second chance only exists because of his past transgressions that lead her moon chosen to leave her for someone else. What will her final decision be? To take what is rightfully hers, to stand by her moon chosen mate. Or to stand by her second chance? It is all up to her, it is all her call. Copyright © Mbalii 2018 ((promise it's not as typical as it sounds.)) * WARNING: this story is meant to take you on a heartbreak rollercoaster. so, buckle up! *** #6 in Romance #6 in Werewolf

How exactly did I end up the best friend of the guy I hated my entire life? Listen, this is going to be a long story. Let me take you to the beginning. The year was 1992... ENEMIES-TO-FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS Victor Manning has been infuriating Becka since she sat behind him in 7th grade English. He's cocky, self-centered, and obnoxious. When High School ends, the college dynamic slowly turns Victor into the one person Becka cannot live without. "The best slow burn I've ever read." YA/NA, for cursing. Set in the 1990s.

[a desi small town romance] In which Anjali moves to Misayur, a small town in Western Tamilnadu to live with her grandmother and ends up running into her childhood crush Karthik, who is not the unserious boy she knew him as anymore. [Paper Hearts #2]

After a tragedy, Amila Johnson abandons her life in New York and retreats back to her birthplace of Houston. She tries to start anew but she can't get far with the skills of being an almost classically trained ballerina. Deciding to take up her friend's offer to pick up a few shifts at a coffee shop, she becomes reacquainted with a person from her past. He wants to help her but values his privacy and she doesn't like handouts. So, they formulate a contractual agreement. An agreement that's pleasurable for them both but will feelings get in the way of this act of ink and lust or will things stay professional. Luxury and sex; what's more to want?

#1 in Wedding Planner (28th August 2020) #1 in We Need Diverse Books (24th August 2019) #1 in Indian Girl (23rd December 2018) Meghana Anand - popularly known as Meg, is a charming and pretty wedding planner. She's a perfectionist who always aims for the best and stubborn to not settle for less. Confident, bossy, extremely observant and short-tempered - Her traits make her the best in her business but they also make her awfully difficult to date. Leo Moretti is handsome in a brooding way. Commanding and quiet he runs his 'family business' with ease because he knows his gun is enough to take care of all his problems. He is ruthless and considers emotions as weaknesses. Secretive and paranoid the professional hazards of his family business are enough to scare any girl he brings home. When Leo approaches Meg to organize his sister's wedding, little did she know that she'd gotten herself entangled with a mafia family. Her instinct tells her that Leo is dangerous and she ought to stay away. But, something about Leo's arrogance annoys her and she can't help but clash with him. She hates his guts and he hates her bossy attitude. Their opposite personalities leads to constant bickering between the two and it is evident to everyone that they cannot stand each other. But, what happens when they discover that perhaps the tension between them isn't hatred at all? Could it be that she's fallen for the man she has sworn to hate? ⚠️ P.G 16 Regular updates

Evelyn's day couldn't get any worse, until a local news anchor drops dead in her café. If that weren't bad enough the police suspect her former drug dealing cousin as the culprit, and Evie's not someone who just sits by while her family's in trouble. Putting on her sleuth hat she's in a race to find the true killer; not an easy task considering the deceased was a total ass to just about everyone he knew. Was it his neglected wife, sick of the constant verbal abuse? His pretty assistant, tired of being sexually harassed on a daily basis? Or was it his brother, jealous of the success he could never find himself? Hell, maybe it's that strange new guy that's only a quarter-step from being a bum. If Evie thought today was a hot mess, she's in for ride of her life. Evie Harper Mysteries: Book 1

An ambitious Indian-American CEO mixes business with pleasure when she finds a hot-headed investor for a new venture. However, when forces threaten their fragile partnership, she must find the culprit before her bank account and bed are emptied. ***** Nyla Malhotra was just promoted to CEO of one of the fastest growing companies in America. Now, it's do or die as she navigates the ruthless business world where she not only faces a contentious Board of Directors but also plenty of backstabbing along the way. To prove herself, she is bound to launch a new product line but it get's shelved indefinitely. Needing an investor, she turns to fellow CEO Darius Giordano, a rather brooding and hot-headed businessman with an agenda of his own. Sparks fly, inside and outside the bedroom, as Nyla faces budding feelings and an enemy who is set to destroy everything she has ever worked for. It might be more difficult holding onto her crown than she thought before. Cover credit: @blackroguex © 2018 Moonlighthunter3 All Rights Reserved.

Book Two of the Moonspell Series THE WITCHING HOUR: With her magic now at her fingertips, Bella Swan's whole world has widened. She's still in hiding, but she's no longer defenceless. But with giant wolves terrorizing the town, a string of vampire attacks up and down the coast and Luna taken by Death Eaters, Bella needs Edward more then ever. So why is he pulling away? DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or Twilight. I am only writing this for my amusement, and for others amusement. I am not writing this for a profit of any kind. DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the images used. Set during Twilight and the Deathly Hallows: Note: The time-lines have been fiddled with to make the story work

Now available as Audiobook on Audible India. When thirteen year old Raven wrote a love letter to Nicholas who was twenty, he never imagined that one day this little girl would grow up and steal his heart completely. *** Raven was only thirteen and silly when she wrote her first love letter and faced her first heartbreak. Nicholas, a 20-year-old young man who, besides being her brother's best friend, besides being off-limits by traditional norms considered her a little sister, and he told her that she'd find the right guy when she's older. Nicholas eventually joined the army and Raven grew up. Years later, during a summer holiday, when Nicholas sees her again as a 19-year-old college girl - all grown up - he fell for her. Hard. And he'd have to fight against the feeling for it was against their traditional norms. [Book two - Signed, Gaius] [Wattpad Editor's Choice] Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content Cover designed by Regina Dionela

Thandie waits for a husband who vanishes on a business trip. As if an eggshell in her life's batter wasn't enough, she's served divorce papers, only to discover the trip masked a secret wedding in Lagos. With four children and a looming mortgage, Thandie reluctantly takes a second job. Life couldn't be sour until Thandie's sister enrolls her on Oppo, an app that only matches opposites without her consent. Of all possible matches, Oppo pairs Thandie with Callum, a local bakery owner. For Thandie, their connection feels like a glitch, but for Callum, secretly smitten with Thandie, it's a gift. Can the man who crafts sweet confections tempt the woman whose heart has forgotten desire? Let's see if they discover the perfect recipe. WARNING This story does not contain: - Mil/Billionaires - Fast cars - Hidden Prince - Sexy muscled whatever Characters are 30+ years old.