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The night Maelys was born, a storm made a decision for her. A desperate woman, a coerced midwife, and a courtyard where someone died in the rain conspired to place one infant in a palace and erase another from the record entirely. Twenty-two years later, someone has come to unmake it, and she has twenty-two years of righteous fury, a powerful patron, and the specific weapon of a truth that supports multiple stories at once. Raised in the painted corridors and orange-blossom courtyards of Solenir Palace, Maelys knows how to read a room before she enters it, how to wear humor like armor over something more serious underneath, and how to survive in a court that admires her with one hand and doubts her with the other. She has been exceptional here her entire life. She knows what exceptions are for. When the girl she unknowingly replaced arrives with documents, damage, and the kind of righteous anger that is the most dangerous kind because it is not entirely wrong, nothing careful is enough anymore. With a conspiracy threading through the court's most elegant rooms, a bodyguard who has been keeping a report in a locked box for eight years waiting for the right person to receive it, and a crown prince who asks before he touches and is not without fault and is learning the difference between those two facts, Maelys must fight for her name, her life, and the identity she has spent twenty-two years choosing rather than receiving. This is a slow burn interracial historical romance with explicit intimacy, graphic violence, and a world that does not soften its edges for the comfort of anyone in it. It is a story about what is owed and what is chosen, about love as a continuous practice rather than a destination, about darkness that stays and is carried rather than resolved, and about a woman who refuses, repeatedly, in every room that tries to define her, to let anyone else decide who she is. Dark. Tender. Permanent. Earned. ©️ _RelleLebby_ // R. L.

a book inspired by the movie 'For Colored girls ' starring JANET JACKSON, ANIKA NONI ROSE, LORETTA DEVINE, THANDIWE NEWTON, KERRY WASHINGTON, KIMBERELY ELISE, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, TESSA THOMPSON AND PHYLICIA RASHAD. Women of different culture; striving for their freedoms because "men have such a double standard" that they can do everything while a women cannot. For Colored Girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf

Their love once fell through the cracks of a conservative society. Lanna and Andréa were once inseparable. No one ever really knew whether they were simply best friends or lovers; not even them. Behind closed doors, they exchanged touches and shared kisses. Yet, after graduating high school, they fell apart - not once reaching out to each other. It has since been six years. Lanna has not been able to get Andréa out of her mind. Her big hazel eyes and the gentle smell of her vanilla and eucalyptus-scented shampoo still haunted her. Learning of Andréa's engagement through social media, Lanna decides to confess her love in a heartfelt letter. Will Andrea be receptive to her long-hidden emotions? This LGBTQIA story explores the agony of hidden love within the confines of a society bound by conservatism.

Serena Peterson has not been able to forget the face of Jared Jacobs since he called her 'senseless' without even knowing her name and made her lose a contract that would have given her business the much needed boost. Months later, her business is in dire need of a financial boost; so she takes a break to go back to the corporate world but the last thing she expects is to run into him at her new workplace as the company's CFO. Then fate throws her a curve: Jared impulsively introduces her as his girlfriend to escape his mother's matchmaking schemes. What is more shocking to Serena is that she plays along! The longer their fake romance takes, the lines begin to blur and Serena is trying not to fall for the charming CFO who just might be the biggest threat to her carefully guarded heart. But when trust is put to the test, will they see the chance at happiness they could have together? WEEKLY UPDATES: Fridays

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Sino has it all - a thriving career as an ob/gyn, loyal friends, and the confidence to take on anyone who questions her choices. Fierce, beautiful, and unapologetic, she's built her life on one truth: she doesn't want children. But when love finds her in the form of Nathan, a charming engineer, her world begins to unravel. Lies, betrayal, and family pressure drag her into battles she never asked for - and never wanted. Sino's refusal to bend sets off a chain of events that threaten her career, her relationships, and ultimately, her life. How much can one woman endure when even love becomes a weapon against her?

Andrea Emmett is a 21-year-old geeky office worker for Fantasia Magazine who's unlikely in love. She's been friends with benefits with Derek James for three years, but not once has he shown that he wanted more out of the relationship. Just when Andrea was about to give up on that entirely, her friend and co-worker Stephen Knight invites her to a cafe with a few of his friends. When she gets there, she meets Ryan Carmichael who is just as geeky as she is, if not more. Will she be able to cut ties with Derek and start something new with Ryan?

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An young couple prepares to spend Thanksgiving with one side of the family. It is here secrets are exposed and lives destroyed.

ella is your typical average Nigerian, moving to a whole new continent was definitely going to be hard. but it gets a whole lot harder when you mix in secrets, love, jealousy, heart ache and deceit. this is not what she signed up for! will ella cave in or grow a pair and face these new hurdles life has thrown at her. read and find out!!

This is a series-fic based on the end-credit scene in Black Panther where Bucky is found to be living in a small village in Wakanda. This story is about him and the person that helped him heal. You. This will also be posted on my tumblr account @letswritetonight if you want to go check it out, or be tagged for updates in the series or in any of my other fandoms. Also, maybe on my AO3 account too!

(Please excuse any mistakes made in this I don't have an editor and even though I reread my writing I may miss something) A story about a 16 year old girl name Aubrey who only wants to live under the radar as she goes through her last year of high school. But one day she gets under the radar of one of the worst people to ever be noticed by, dun dun dun Caleb Jones! Both the bad boy and most popular at Westwood High School who is suddenly interested in her after a high school party...now it seems like it's his mission to make her life miserable :( or not???) Will Aubrey be able to make it to graduation with a sound mind or will Caleb finally break this shy flower? READ IT TO FIND OUT!~

This is Irva's first year in high school. This is also her first time taking a school bus and the first time meeting Ted. Soon the bus and Ted are synonymous with one another. She needs the bus as much as she needs Ted. Will Ted bust her out of her shell? But then again Irva is too stuck up to need Ted. Find out what happens when Ted takes Irva for a ride...

Citlali, is a proud Navajo girl She struggles to make friends after changing schools. A Jamaican American girl in her new school, Kimona, and her become close friends. From their understanding and love of each others family and cultures things could not be more perfect. Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6taYwfh5pSc4EUs5gXiAAZ?si=n-0Gu2mURCC14neydUQ_og

The one thing we do when we create our characters is picture their face, but it isn't always easy to show others your image, and its made harder when we need them for a specific time or era or genre. That's where this book comes in handy! This will give you the perfect chance of finding a face claim for your beloved characters for the fantasy and/or medieval genre/era! :D {If there are any female face claims you wish to see on here as well, feel free to tell me and I'll add them! I won't put up anyone under 18, however.} DISCLAIMER: Everyone found in this book obviously belongs to themselves. Book cover (c) @LadyCookieCupcake RANKINGS: #5 in femalefaceclaims {29/01/2019} #17 in femalefaceclaims {02/02/2019} #15 in femalefaceclaims {10/02/2019} #5 in femalefaceclaims {25/03/2020}

Gotta season the book sometimes with Cinnamon there and Paprika there, you get me? [all races included]

5 teenage girls of color starts their high school journey in a white dominated school. Are they going to survive over there? Are they going to be treated differently? You have to read to find out. The only thing I can guarantee you is that, there's gonna be DRAMA! A lot of it so buckle your seat belts, grab a snack and stay tuned.

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