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Princess Faustine, a clandestine, self-taught magician, must embark on a perilous journey beyond her all-too-conventional kingdom to uncover a hidden truth and shatter an insidious curse that looms over her realm and the Seven Lands.

The storm said to the wall, "I rage to give you purpose." And then the storm said to me, "I rage to give you life."

he'll catch her before she falls. (inspired by psyche and eros) • Not a moment later did a thump resonate through my room; and instead of light, a foreign presence filled the room. Someone was in my room. And I was going to die tonight. But I never got to meet Shawn Mendes yet! In the dark, I groped around my bed for my phone. The creepy stranger seemed to sense this. "I wouldn't recommend doing that," a husky voice rumbled through the room, raising goosebumps onto my bare arms. "Who are you? How the fuck did you get into my house?" I stalled, managing to keep my voice even. "Think of me as your guardian angel." • highest rankings | 01 in fantasy | 08 in general fic copyright © ardentlies

Enter Jericho Tucker: a Nigerian, Brooklyn native with serious daddy issues, a killer afro, and has a whole lot of love to give. But toss picture-perfect Joseph Turner into the mixing bowl; quarterback, silver-tongued, white boy from the dirty south, and you'll have a real disaster on your hands. It's their last year of high-school, and things are already getting hot; just add a pinch of fake friends, two cups of jealous exes, and a little too much southern lovin', and now you're really cooking! So, if you can't handle the heat, you better get the heck out of the kitchen. + 5th place Ace Awards Supreme LGBTQ batch 2 + #2 in talkthepoc + #2 wmbm + #3 in diverselit + #3 bmwm + #7 in weneeddiversebooks + #10 in diverse ***HIATUS***

Mason Marks is a screw up. Every day is a struggle to cough up enough money for rent, to ignore the reek of despair flooding the streets, to stop himself from slipping further into the shadows and slums of Downtown L.A. And he is sick of it. When he's kidnapped by a creature seemingly taken straight out of folklore, his world is flipped upside down--quite literally. There, he is rescued by two strangers who are part of an organization tasked with keeping the peace between the two words: Earth and the land of folklore, Somnium. Though Mason stumbles to find his footing in a world where fantasy and reality walk side by side, he is nothing but determined. Mason has no choice but to fight for both worlds. To fight against the oppressors, those who claim to be on his side, his doubts, and his own inner darkness. *** from readers: "With it's wonderfully diverse and interesting cast of characters, The Los Angeles Lighthouse will take you on a little adventure into a world of pure fantasy and some emotional rollercoasters. Easily my favorite book on Wattpad. And don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for stray spears!" -@honey-tea-rosemary * * * FEATURED on @Wattpad 's 'Fresh Reads' Reading List @Fantasy 's 'Featured Fantasy Stories' Reading List 'Magical Realism' Reading List 'Celebrating Black History' Reading List & @WattpadMulticultural 's 'Celebrating Black History' Reading List ranks: | ranked #1 | #LGTB #Lighthosue| |completed| 07.23.2019| awards: | long list | Authentic Skull Awards 2019| [Completed ✔ Currently Editing]

"Make a wish Cal." "Why, it's not like it'll ever come true Spencer." "You'll never know if you don't try."

In which Wilhem Smith, a gay pre-law student is drugged and raped at a frat party but the only thing people are worried about is his sexuality.

Sade's life changed for better and for worse after the birth of her son; her husband, Graham, was never home, and somehow she found herself all alone.

Twenty-one year old Elysse Eze is on the verge of completing her final year at university. She's ready to leave her past behind and focus on her future-planning for the best year of her life with friends, independence, and the anticipation of graduation. But life has other plans. When Hasani, her ex-boyfriend-the boy who once held her heart but broke it when he went to prison-suddenly reappears, her carefully constructed world begins to unravel. Elysse is torn between her memories of the boy she once loved and the man he has become after his time away. He is determined to win her back, but Elysse isn't sure she's ready to trust him again. Not after everything he put her through. Elysse's heart wrestles with the weight of old wounds and new possibilities. As her past collides with her present, Elysse must decide if love is worth risking the stability she's worked so hard to build. Set against the gritty and vibrant backdrop of East London, this is a story about love, loss, and the difficult choices we make as we try to move forward without leaving too much of ourselves behind.

Ivy Brown has built the life of her dreams. As the owner of a luxury hair studio in New York City, with celebrity clients and her work gracing the pages of Vogue, she's left her past firmly behind her. But when her mother announces she's getting remarried, Ivy is drawn back to London as maid of honour-a role she can't refuse, no matter how much she dreads returning to the city she left nearly a decade ago. London is full of memories Ivy would rather forget, none more complicated than those of Lucas Martinez. Lucas wasn't just her childhood best friend-he was her first love, her everything. Their bond seemed unbreakable until it wasn't. Now Lucas is back too, and he's not alone. Thrown together in the midst of wedding chaos, Ivy must confront the tension, heartbreak, and unspoken words lingering between them. As old wounds resurface and sparks threaten to reignite, Ivy will have to decide whether some bridges are worth crossing-or if the past is better left behind.

Being pretty is a privilege. But why don't we acknowledge it? Dylan is the only coloured girl in her final year class. Growing up Asian in a white-dominant community warped her perceptions of beauty and she believes she could never be as 'pretty' as the tall thin non-coloured girls in her grade. Her mom often lectures her "Gwapa, you are beautiful just the way you are" before school and she KNOWS she'd be a sucker if she fell for another masculine white male who played sports - but deep down, Dylan feels she needs to do something about her low confidence. Whether it's to stop being afraid of the sun in fear of her skin getting darker, or to change her idea of success from 'how men see her' to 'how she sees herself', Dylan can't help but think if she's even pretty enough to do anything about it.

What would you do if you're childhood best friend was sentenced to 10 years in prison? Kai Miller is constantly haunted by her past when her close childhood friend is put behind bars after a night gone wrong leaving her with no one to count on. Choosing to run away Kai moves to Arizona two years after Hayden's sentence. She lives life at what she feels is at ease. 6 years later with news of Hayden's discharge, Kai moves back to the state of memories, New Jersey. Knowing Hayden has no one, now at 25 and as head of Xale magazine Kai plans to be there for her this time around through the ups and downs. Maybe more than a friend should. **Mature content! © 2017 This work and its rights belong to I, anklbitrz_

Pirate - Lady - Fighter Cyra Lykos had been working her entire life to be the best, to prove to everyone that she can do everything and more. The only thing that stoped her was her lack of magic. It was that alone that caused her to be disgraced by her noble family and have to turn instead to a life of thievery on the sea. She taught that she would always be the only one like this until one day everyone looses they're magic and she's the only one that can bring it back.

On depression, and recovery. ❝Perhaps this is our kingdom, perhaps our crowns are the green specks of light that fall into our hair. And perhaps this is our fantasy, and perhaps we have no crowns but collars, collars that bind us to our differences and drive away the threat of being alike. Or perhaps we have both crowns and collars. Perhaps these two are in a constant war against each other, just as we are all in a constant war against ideals.❞

❝black girl magic, emphasis on magic.❞ five witch clans in an epic battle for control over new orleans. one dark secret hidden from them, with a plan to kill them all. (synopsis inside)

Layla and Zara are two moroccan cousins about to go through senior year in two different high schools, two different parts of town and with different people. Layla who grew up in a mixed cultured household is awkward, outspoken about political issues and a compulsive liar who's struggling to keep her walls up against love. Especially when a handsome stranger moves in with her neighbors. Zara who seems like your perfect muslim daughter on the outside is actually the girl version of every bad boys and players that a girl loves combined which is why she's judged and hated by some. She's waiting for the one who will make her feel something other than this constant boredom.

One summer, five kids: a fragile dreamer, a moody pessimist, an aggressive feminist, a closet homosexual, and a modern-day aristocrat. © crewneck sept. 24, 2014 - adventure #120 nov. 30, 2014 - teen fiction #334

❝So, Jayce took a deep breath as he made eye contact with the vixen, whose warm brown eyes reminded him of his sister's hugs, and he gave her a breathtaking smile. And as she smiled back, and he was lost in the curves of her lips and the twinkle in her eyes, he had hope that tonight he might be able to forget a little bit, to give his mind a break from all the processing.❞ Jayce was looking to forget. He didn't expect to get lost in eyes as warm as the summer sun. He didn't expect to find love that felt like being cocooned in the softest cotton. ❝Usually, late afternoon was her favorite part of the day. It was when the sun slid in through the cracks in her blinds to caress the mirror sitting upon her desk, causing several rainbows to decorate her room. Often, she took it as a sign-a reminder that everything was going to be okay.❞ Kandice was looking for happiness. She didn't expect to love a smile that twinkled like the stars in the sky. She didn't expect to find a mind as vast as the universe. Two college students, whose lives intertwine, when burden is heavy on both of their shoulders. Their love is far from ordinary, far from easy. *extended description within

*Book One of the living dead trilogy* |This book will contain violent scenes, swearing, and 'triggering' content. If you don't like that, well, don't read it.| Let's get one thing straight. It is possible to escape death. Well, not completely. When Eighteen year old Jaslynn Fine swallows a hand full of sleeping pills, and wakes up the next day in a strange place where everyone is halfway dead, she ends up with way more problems than she anticipated-- and a permanent position between the life she once lived and an afterlife she has yet to explore. Copyright © 2016 Journeys- TEEN FICTION | ACTION | PARANORMAL | FANTASY | HUMOR | ROMANCE Book one: Somewhat dead Book two: More so alive Book three: Completely revived

❝So we're basically manipulating people?❞ ❝We're not manipulating anyone. We're trying to prove to people that boys don't just like girls and girls don't just like boys; that everyone is equal despite their differences; that humans should never be seen as possessions that can be toyed with for however long we deem fit. We're changing the world, one completely misguided, overly-societal high-schooler at a time.❞ ➳ And so it begins; the inevitable altering of the world, captained by Genevieve and her band of mismatched misfits. [Wattpad Featured Story.]