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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.

WATTY '19 AWARD WINNER! [editing] 𝐕𝐀𝐌·𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐘·𝐄𝐑 ˈvamˌpī(ə)r slāər 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 → a young woman bestowed with powers that originate from the essence of a pure demon, which gives her superhuman senses, strength, agility, resilience and speed in the fight against forces of darkness. Madeline Hayes didn't understand a whole lot lately, if not these 3 things: #1. Being a Slayer sucked. #2. Stiles was an idiot. #3. Something much more terrible than an Alpha or a Kanima was on its way to send Beacon Hills to Hell in a handbasket. From ashes, they were cast out. From ashes, they rise again. HIGHEST RANK: #1 - dylanobrien #1 - buffy #2 - fanfic #2 - stilesstilinski #6 - teenwolf #30 - teenromance

It started in 2008 with the death of my grandmother: every subsequent year came with at least one death. Most people write letters to the living. I, on the other hand? I write letters to the dead. //alt. title "Letters Unread" RANKINGS #26 in Prose - 8/7/26 #60 in Letters - 8/7/26 MY ARTISTS Cover: @hoshontilusa Title Headers: @Jaygrfx7 Chapter Headers: @hoshontilusa Sign Off: © 2016-2026 Lucy Lusa, All Rights Reserved

To the Sky is a romance, told in short flash pieces. Will they eventually be combined into a longer chapter or will this wind up as a short novella? Who knows, I don't! This will probably be edited later, but for now, join me for something new and filled with drama (and maybe some spice?)! RANKINGS #1 in Choctaw - 8/7/26 #12 in Indigenous - 8/7/28 #25 in Ghosts - 8/7/26 MY ARTISTS Cover: @hoshontilusa Title GIF: @hoshontilusa Chapter Titles: @hoshontilusa Sign Off:

Sean Gillan's passion lies in his education, his work values as a part-time cashier at the family-owned general store, and helping out his grandparents at a family farm while being a faithful member of his church. He has little time for any frivolous and is certain that all he needs is in his small town of Central Georgia, despite his citified parents and siblings citing that he needs to get a life and get some air in his lungs. Sean has little time for anything other than what he needs, so much so that he lands in the hospital after passing out during his post-graduation party at church. Fearing that he was in danger of burning out and knowing that he wasn't going to survive long if he overworked himself, the whole family decides to ship him off to his gay uncle's home in Newport, Rhode Island so he could attend college there. Sean wants none of it, citing that he's fine with his small-town lifestyle. But once he learns that his grandfather sold the farm, home, and business and that he was to attend college up north instead of trade school in Adams Falls; Sean's fate is sealed. But then he's forced to join his adoptive cousins and uncles for some ice cream and meets two domineering young men fresh out of high school. And they...well, let's just say that they want to show Sean Gillain the TRUE meaning of having passion in his strict life. And maybe Sean doesn't think that moving to Newport would be so bad after all. He'll never know unless he gives it a try.

❝You know you don't belong here, right?❞ ❝That's just it though, isn't it? I don't belong anywhere,❞ Traveling to an entirely different city on the other side of the country, Isaiah Beaumont must quickly learn the ins and outs of downtown D.C. in order to survive- especially since he has stepped foot on enemy territory. The gang, Streetside Kings, have been notorious for owning the streets of downtown D.C. while their rivals, Notorious Outlaws, owned the streets of uptown D.C. Malik Lyon, the new leader of Streetside Kings, takes a dangerous interest in Isaiah Beaumont but are the two ready for the misery, tragedy, heartache, and dangerous road that lies ahead of them? || All Rights Reserved || || Copyright © LowkeyEmmy 2024 ||

When the war began, Alexander Blake was 15. A normal English boy; innocent, happy, and young. When it ended, he was almost 20. A young adult; wiser, older, transformed forever. In between came new friendships and family, carefree laughter and love; fun and joy. In between came waves of anxiety and sorrow, unprecedented fear and pain; tears and horror. In between, came Safe Harbor.

24-year old Ethan Hurst has never belonged. He's always been too impulsive, too hot-headed, and too reckless to fit into mainstream society. Alansa, the city of his birth and residence has always been inhabited by both werewolves and humans. However, recently, the city has seen a revival in social movements against the ghettoization of modern werewolves - individuals who choose to sleep in city apartments rather than the forest, choose to shop instead of hunt, and choose to disguise themselves instead of shift. The werewolves are calling for equal rights: the desegregation of busses, stores, and cities - and for better treatment: higher pay, civil rights, and equal opportunity. Ethan has been relatively safeguarded against the civil unrest as he's too busy partying among the wealthiest in Alansa than to care about the social welfare of species' other than humans. Until, he meets Kimani Vae: his destined mate. And he realizes that among all the fearmongering occurring in the city, one thing is for sure: Ethan Hurst has Alpha werewolf blood running through his veins - he just never knew it until now.

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"Let me guess," he continued quickly and carelessly, before I could answer. "You were a cheerleader in high school?" My body bristled as I eyed him carefully, he just ignored me and kept going, "You ran all the groups in school, even the book club," he said, flopping his head and his curly, blonde locks towards my book. "All the guys think you're cute and you're constantly getting looks," he smiled, slowly letting his eyes explore my body again I smiled, tilting my head towards him. "Not all the guys," I quipped, sarcastically, twirling my blond hair around my fingers. "Bingo," he shouted, wagging his index finger at me confidently. "You're an asshole," I grunted. "I've been told that a time or two" he smirked.

Felix De Luca is your average teenager just trying to get through school, while also trying to be accepted into one of the most prestigious culinary colleges in the world and simultaneously vying for his parents' attention. Soren Adler is your not-so-average teenager [and typical bad boy] who gave up; the only thing he has to keep him going are his cigarettes and the pain of a tattoo needle. ---- --- * strong language