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Running away from their jobs as camp counselors, Ellie and Seb embark on a road trip with unexpected turns en route to their destination - New York. ***** Camp Raukawee was meant to be where Ellie Morrison and Sebastian Lee spent their summer working as camp counselors, but they've had enough. Escaping in the middle of the night, the friends hatch a crazy plan to make their way to New York to visit Ellie's dad, who she hasn't seen since he moved five years ago. Along the way, however, a series of cities and events have the pair not only questioning their individual futures, but wondering what will happen to the growing spark between them as the countdown to adulthood begins. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Gillian Goulet

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . .

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

He just wants her booty, but she'll end up stealing his heart. ***** After pirates kidnap seventeen-year-old Ana in a case of mistaken identity, the orphaned housemaid prepares for the worst. Instead, between a shipwreck, mutiny, and her growing feelings for her captor -- the dashing Pirate King of the Caribbean, Alestair Kincade -- Ana soon realizes the secret she keeps is far from the most dangerous part of her new life. But playing the wholesome daughter of a Spanish admiral among rag-tag buccaneers isn't easy either, and to avoid both discovery and the gallows she'll have to learn to rely on more than just her wits and her charm. But is Alestair Kincade really on her side? Or will his protection and his love both disappear the moment he learns the truth? Book Two of The Pirate King Series is called SCUTTLE (formerly The Reluctant Pirate Queen) [Now an audiobook from Hachette, Powered by Wattpad] [word count: 90,000-100,000 words] PLUNDER (Book One in The Pirate King Series) © 2014 by R.S. Kovach. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced without the author's written permission. Cover designed by Ren T

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.

[Arabian Nights meets Atlantis] She wants to save her family. He wants to save his people. After selling all of her belongings to survive, Alara has nothing-except a burn scar left by her unknown father and a sick mother she has to take care of. In order to survive, Alara steals and trades what she can. The only escape she has is when she closes her eyes and imagines a different life for herself. Zayen has been raised to be a guard to the royal family, and has to protect his identity or be killed. Some would say that all of his worth is in his surname. He would say that his worth only comes from the good he can do for those who need it. But that's easier said then done in a world where the pure of heart get left behind. When Alara and Zayen are forced to work together, they uncover a world that tried to stay hidden. Everything becomes possible, and none of it is safe.

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***

She's always noticed him and now he's seeing her for the first time in a different light... Alex and Jae have been friends and classmates since the third grade but when he unknowingly calls the call centre that Jae works at to ask for relationship advice, it's the beginning of something new. With Alex now newly single, will Jae finally take her chance and tell him how she feels? Will they end up together or are they destined to remain just friends? *** [[Word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by Jeslyn Ooi (@jlynreads) Media content loading...

SHE STOOD, AND THE SWEEPING MOUTH OF THE SUN BLUSHED OVER THE SKIN. © 2020, tigerlily

I sank deeper into my duvet as I shivered from the breeze that seeped through the cracks above the tinted window. I could hear faint murmurs on the other side of the door. The Murmurs turned into harsh whispers as I heard footsteps inching closer. I sunk further into the bed and shut my eyes tightly at the sound of the door creaking open. "Who are you fooling? I know you ain't sleep," the deep raspy voice spoke. I open my eyes to the old man smiling down at me with his hand behind his back. "Hey Grandpa." I sheepishly smiled before sitting up, "What are you doing here?" "Since you turn seven tomorrow, I thought that you deserve to open one of your presents earlier." He placed the dark sea green box before me that was secured with a golden ribbon. The silky fabric slipped between my small fingers as I pulled onto the ribbon, opening the box. Confusion overtook my excitement as I looked up at the old dark man, "what is it?" "A gift that has been passed down from every generation in the Lawson family." He smiled. I grabbed the circular shape necklace and narrowed my eyes on the engraving, "w-what does that say." I pointed out the symbols. "The Savior." He cooed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That was the last time I ever saw or heard of my grandfather. It has been a decade and no one ever truly knows what happened to him after that night. He just...disappeared, leaving no trace of evidence. It was like he never existed. Until this day, it still remains a mystery. ------------------------------------ After her grandfather mysteriously disappears before her seventh birthday, the Lawson family move back to Vancouver a decade later were truths and secrets have yet to be uncovered. Previously known as His predator, My prey

[Ongoing] Every three years the Council chooses a new set of Guardians. Each one of them have protected us and risked a lot in doing so, but I was chosen to destroy everything. - Alyssa is chosen to partake in the training that determines the new set of Guardians. Her mother sees this as a chance to gather information concerning the Council, and makes Alyssa her spy. Alyssa is focused on doing as she has been instructed, but discovers a lot more than she bargained for. **************** Achievements: 2nd place in Action/ Adventure in the Golden Gems Yearly Awards. Cover made by yours truly. Started: 13th August, 2020 Finished:

In 1994, Kathy falls in love with Amina. There isn't much to tell except she is gentle and beautiful and bad at picking up the telephone. Seven years later, Kathy is leaving her unanswered voicemails. She isn't sure how they got here, but she knows that there is no going back from it.

"THE MEN AND THE WATER ARE NEVER IDLE." - muriel rukeyser Inspired by Paper Towns by John Green, Bone Gap by Laura Ruby, and my own steadfast love of the sea. SYNOPSIS INSIDE. // EDITING. © 2020, tigerlily.

Marigold speaks on spontaneous human combustion.

It's not about what happened to you. It's about who helped you get through it.

Mia Hansen is missing. She dropped off the face of the earth last week leaving her twin sister, Tiril, alone to face the wolves at Asker International College. When Tiril and her classmates start receiving strange messages from Mia, it slowly becomes clear that they never knew who she really was. Her game is simple - complete the challenge she sets before time runs out. She knows what they did last summer, and she'll stop at nothing to expose every dark secret they hide. Tiril has to find a way to stop the madness as suspicion rises against her. But something's out to get them - something way bigger than what Mia could ever be. One by one, the wolves start dropping like flies.

Isaac Schmidt and Karl Silbermann used to break menorahs together as boys--accidentally, of course. Slight, retiring Isaac had always admired his brilliant best friend, Karl, but over the years he discovered, as he likes to put it, the truth: Karl's immorality goes far beyond anything that Isaac could ever imagine. Now successful in their fields, Isaac and Karl still maintain their façade of friendship. Maybe it is out of convenience or maybe it is a longing for what perhaps can never be. Nevertheless, they are stuck together in Israel for a few months and Isaac is forced to see Karl for what he truly is: an indefinable glimmer of gold.

(A dark horror-romance retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth) Jade Salvador isn't your typical dissatisfied, burnt-out twenty-something-year-old. Crushed by the weight of her family's name and high expectations, she finds herself working a dead-end job, hoping for something more out of life. One day, she makes the drastic decision to start catfishing would-be predators online, posing as a teenager and exposing their crimes. But when Jade meets Percy Belrose, a man who's also searching for the same purpose in his life, things get messy fast. As sparks begin to fly and bodies begin to pile up, Jade soon finds out that killing is the easy part. It's falling in love that might be the death of her.

When Annet's mother steps out for the week, Annet takes the chance to socialize with the family's housebot, Percique. Percique, having been warned, is well-prepared to argue her way out of being seen as a human, but Annet won't give up that easily. A science-fiction/romance short story. Read on Medium: https://medium.com/@yvesdot/a-fruit-platter-of-unintended-consequences-3d5ef1c3db5 Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15393681 Cover photo by Federica Galli on Unsplash. Entered in the Wattys 2018.

About a boy who must take the trip of a lifetime with the most unexpected companions in order to fulfil his grandmother's dying wish and discover everything that is extraordinary. *extended summary inside*