Diversityinlit Stories

Fiona Bartley has never had the luxury of being anything but perfect. With a fashion mogul for a mother and a family name everyone recognizes, her life has always belonged to someone else. Carlos Garcia has never cared about fitting in. He's the black sheep, the family disappointment, and the one person who refuses to play by the rules. She is everything he's spent his life trying to escape. He is everything she's been taught to stay away from. In a world where reputation is gold and wealth is currency, what happens when a simple arrangement becomes something neither of them can handle?

Memories of him, but he's not really dead.

Leilani Chen is a black cat in human form: unbothered, cool, and effortlessly elegant. She's the complete opposite of Sebastian Prince, her best friend whose goofy smile shines a little brighter when she's around. When he drags her into his exciting world of tire tracks and camaraderie, Leilani starts to realise that the greatest thrill of life isn't the journey itself, but the person she's riding with.

Gemma Henderson was murdered and all she left behind was four things: a heart broken quarterback, a boy with a reputation, a best friend bent on finding answers and a diary that has them all.

✮ A collection of poems ✮ From my sea of thoughts, I present some waves for you. ©Gravity Clevercross 2020

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Shortlisted for a national award, and now a published book on Amazon! This Wattpad version is now a free preview of a book described as "Mad Max crossed with the Magic School Bus" ... read on to find out more! ***** If it hadn't been for the man in white body paint appearing out of the darkness, my Bus would now be a broken steel carcass in a smoking hole. Someone set a landmine in ambush for the Library vehicle, a mobile repository of information saved from before the War. A beacon of knowledge in the ashes of civilisation, and my sole responsibility. Someone tried to take it from me. To stop the flow of free information. To steal from the people scratching out a living on the dusty frontier, just one cloudship delivery away from desiccation. Now, other Keepers are missing. And not just Keepers. People have been disappearing from camps and settlements scattered across the outback. Why didn't we know about it? The Library is supposed to know everything. That's its whole purpose, to save and share knowledge. Isn't it? I have to warn New Pearth. After all, this is what I was trained for. Though the Library could never have predicted a plot this savage, or this well-organised.But first, with only a psychotic ex-slave and a digital ghost to help, I have to survive the trip... ***** The Knowledge Keeper is perfect for fans of speculative fiction who are looking for a fresh, more optimistic and less dystopian take on a post World War Three and climate change action thriller. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, from cranky airship pilots, snarky AIs, and badass teenage warrior librarians to a snakeskin-tattooed soldier called Gladys, it's been described as "Mad Max meets The Magic School Bus" -- you've never read anything like this before! Contains medium violence, mild language and drug references. Suitable for ages 13 and older.

❝we are all living in the parody of what could've been - what could be - a perfect world❞

14 people, floating through emptiness. Ironically, it's a big bang that brings them all to the complete absence of anything.

Few can say they're in love with with a Greek god. For Adeline, telling Apollo she loves him is out of the question. She's always preferred to run from her feelings, run from him. But when he shows up on her doorstep years later, seemingly running from something, can she prevent herself from getting hurt? warning: contains mature scenes and language

As Leo Alvarez's grades begin to slip, so does his facade as the school's golden boy. Much to his surprise, he ends up finding solace in the last place he'd expect, in his tutor― Maya Chopra.

When Noah is involved in an accident, she loses everything. Her friends, her self esteem, her perspective on life, and most importantly her right arm. Her mother afraid of her depressed state moves them from bustling New York City to the quiet mountains of Colorado hoping for a fresh start. There Noah meets Finn Castillo. The boy with the perpetual scowl, and the gloomy outlook on life who always seems to sport the same beat up vans. But with a little help from him, and some quirky characters from her new special eds class, maybe she'll find the perspective she's always been looking for. #745 in General Fiction

In which Aurora Scavo learns the cons and pros of being a strong-willed girl. [extented synopsis inside]

'You don't need to accept yourself before others accept you... Neither do you need others to accept to accept yourself. The two are not related.' One never asks to be born, or decides how, where and when they want to be born. Who one is born to, in what condition they are born, is not a persons decision. So then why are they blamed for the way they are, for the flaws they were born with? Chapter 1 is my entry for the Christmas Contest by @hepbrunettes © 2015 mahi_shezad

By the 23rd century, humanity has colonized its first planet: Mars. Far removed from Earth's military power, resources, and affluence, daily life on the red planet is chaotic and dangerous. Mig is an aging mercenary who relies on dwindling civilian contracts to earn his living. Olivia is a brilliant programmer who struggles with a medical condition she's too poor to treat. They live and work together in the small settlement of New Shanidar, but a chance encounter starts a sequence of events that threatens to destroy their lives, their loyalty to each other, and all hope for a better future on Earth. (Original image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)

❝ you don't look like the type to be a convict. care to enlighten me on how you got into a place like this, brown eyes? ❞ a fire of fury and hatred smoldered in my gaze as a sharp snarl escaped my lips. ❝ murder, you dumbass. i was convicted of murder. ❞ his expression didn't falter. if anything, his eyes gleamed with something disturbingly close to amusement. he took a slow step forward, his smirk only growing, a maddening contrast to the sharpness of his godlike features. ❝ how cute. didn't take you for someone who could wield a knife. ❞ i fixed him with a deadly glare, every muscle in my body tensed with warning. ❝ i'm getting the feeling you want to be next. i can show you, angel, and trust me-once i do, it won't be pretty. ❞ he was right in front of me now, close enough that i could hear his steady, unshaken breathing. i braced myself for whatever arrogant remark would follow, already picturing the way my blade would look pressed against his throat. but instead, he simply tilted his head, his voice dropping to a husky murmur. ❝ that's hot. ❞ my breath hitched, and against my will, heat crawled up my cheeks. damn it. ⌠ ⌡ 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 cover done by @sheldon