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On a journey to find their own voices, star-crossed lovers learn being brave comes at the expense of those they love. In the end, will it be enough? Grace is a young Black Latinx woman who grew up in a small immigrant town with her large loving family but she wants to forge her own path, away from them. Rylen is a young white man who has had every luxury and privilege known to wealthy Americans. Despite this, all he wants is to step out on his own. But when their paths cross again and again the fates put young love, integrity, and family support to the test. When an immigration crisis all too common hits Grace's family the difference's between Grace and Rylen seem to become more important than their similarities.

"Light in the Dark" is a story about a young black male who is starting his 9th grade year in high school. His Pops Passed aways from police brutality which causes him Mother to constantly drink and smokes with different mean men each week, sometimes month, as it is he who is left to take care of his little sister. Then he meets this dashing aka annoying young girl who he eventually befriends. He turns to writing and his pops wise word when he is down, But will that be enough? Read if you DAREEEE

Beautiful insightful poems about Life❤️

❝𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚜𝚖 𝚘𝚏 𝙽𝚒𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚆𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚙𝚊𝚍 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜❞

Yeah, it's not really a fanfiction... At least, I don't think.

Excerpt🎥: "Why are you staring at me like that?" My brows arched, even as my heart fluttered under the intensity of his gaze. Louis grabbed my hands and placed them on his chest. "You're so beautiful, Ri. I wish you could see yourself through my eyes." ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ At Doven International College Lekki, Imade Rihanna Adewale is a real life princess everyone admires; perfect student, fashion model, and the daughter of a respectable man. Behind the flawless smile and polished life is a girl trapped, craving freedom and a life that's truly hers. Louis Ademide Ninalowo doesn't belong in her circle. A scholarship student with a struggling single mother; he's smart, funny, and dangerously real with his own personal demons. When pride, ambitions, family secrets and personal struggles threatens to pull them apart, they must decide if falling in love is worth the cost. Two emotionally burdened teenagers becoming each other's safe place; this is a journey of love, friendship and self discovery.

"butterflies are indeed attracted to death." once again, a girl being the love interest of two people is cliché, not until it's Lauv. It stops being cliché once the girl has chosen what she thinks is her star crossed lover. It becomes even more intriguing when French hybrid Victor seems to be the choice. Lauv, also known as bimba, the wealthiest Mafia vampire, she's the perfect example of making use of wealth to help others, whereas, Lorenzo, a waiter, is mysterious and docile, Lorenzo is a perfect fit for Lauv's habit of wanting and keeping things she considers pretty. What happens next when after remembering Victor, Lauv finds out who her real beloved is? What would you do? Who would you choose? ... "Wait you're mad at me because you're the one telling him to leave? It's his choice, he gets to choose, don't humans have free choice or are you playing god's game: lying to him and choosing what's best for him? I just influenced his actions and if I, were in him, whether or not you instructed me to, I'd leave too if someone threatened to kill me!" She lazily raised her hand upwards taking a few steps back, as if she wasn't embarrassing me. "God's game?" I questioned her dismayed by her words. "Right you're leaving?" She asked him with an annoyed look on her face, totally ignoring my question. ... WARNING ⚠️ this book contains blood, very detailed description of murder/slaughter/stabbing, the mafia is mentioned multiple time, a few kiss scenes not your typical kdrama ;) HIGHEST RANK #10 BELOVED HIGHEST RANK #95 MOB

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To anyone that has ever loved someone so abysmally that you lost the way to love yourself. However, once you survive the catastrophe of that fallen love and you find yourself alone, battered and broken without a friend to confide in and everyone you trusted has fallen by the wayside with a new circle of friends that tarnish your image and you look yourself over in the mirror, feeling that life is over... Don't blame yourself for what was meant to be... The Ashen Blue is my autobiography in poetry form. My journey as an author began with poetry when I was eight years old. I hope you enjoy. 🏅 A Wattpad Stories Undiscovered selection for the month of October.

Absolutely not a fairytale! Sewa is an hardworking woman who takes after her father. After graduating from university, she reopens her father's restaurant that had been shut down for three years after he died. At its Grand re-opening, she meets Niyi who puts her in trouble with a witch.

There's a new bad boy in the library and Tinashe hates his guts. *** The old library is a second home to Tinashe Martins, one she cannot wait to get to every single morning when she leaves her little apartment. She knows it, eh possibly more than she does the palm of her hand. It's been jointly in her care for as long as she can remember. When Uncle B, the owner, finally retires she has high expectations that he will entrust her with the good of the library. However, her dream gets squashed when her supposed journey to takeover comes with a condition. A condition in the form of Jake Tye. #6 Zimbabwe 24/12/20

❝We're meant to be end-game❞ THIS IS NOT A LOVE STORY; THIS IS A TRAGEDY. ♡ Nora thinks she is living out her dream. So why does it feel like such a nightmare? Nora loves Oliver. Oliver loves Nora. It's meant to be simple. But with Oliver's old habits beginning to unveil themselves once more, Nora's life begins to spiral again. Is living her dream life worth sacrificing her happiness? ♡ Book #2 of the Opulence series ♡ Can be read as stand alone but I STRONGLY recommend reading Opulent Glory first!

It was all fun and games until they found a body.

All Dzitorkoe (Gee-tor-call) ever wanted was to be just like everyone else: fit in and be normal. But wishes are not horses, and anxiety doesn't just go away by wishing it to. She has a challenging life ahead, and each day is a game of mind over matter.

Jacob's life was supposed to go down a straight path. He had a beautiful fiancee, a well-paying job, a cool house, nice cars. Everything was perfect. But then his ex returned. Usually this wouldn't be a problem, he could just tell her to back off. Simple, right? No. Not when his hand could go through her body. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ONCAfrica 2021 first runner up! Featured on the official AmbassadorsNG account here on Wattpad! #20 in paranormal romance-February 2021 ©AOFunke 2021

Valerie loved Bobby. Bobby loved Valerie. Everyone in the community knew it, though the two tried to keep their relations secret. They were childhood friends who grew to be lovers. But they were black. And black people can find themselves in the right place at the wrong time...

"You've been running your whole life. Tell me," he says, bringing his hand to her cheek, "what are you afraid of?"

A Nigerian Teen-Fiction. Olivia Thompson extremely Beautiful, Brilliant and tough, is a 17 year old girl who comes from a very wealthy background but is caught between family crisis that turns her life upside down With her family crisis ongoing, Olivia will have to navigate through her new life, new home and new school... With the rivalry, bitterness and schemes Will Olivia succeed at proving herself as a new girl? What happens when the things she tried to hide suddenly comes knocking on her door? Greenfield Academy a prestigious school with lots of drama, hatred, Betrayal, Relationships and secrets? Follow Olivia on her New Beginning journey!! Follow me to unravel the secrets of Academy!!! (Disclaimer: None of the pictures I used are mine. Credit to the real owners.)

❝You promised me❞ ♜ Spencer Kingsley holds more power in his hands than he thinks ♜ After years of waiting for Madeline Lockhart, Spencer is finally ready to move on. He's en route to becoming a great film director and has met the perfect girl; Amelie Park. But when he finds out that Madeline is getting married, everything changes. Suddenly he's back to being the scrawny, seventeen year old in love with his best friend and unsure of what to do. And when he finally sees her after years of silence from her, his whole life is turned upside down.... ♜ BOOK #3 IN THE OPULENCE SERIES NOTE- this can be read as a stand-alone but I strongly recommend reading the other books in the series first

I am MORE than just a writer of erotica, street lit, romance, vampires, paranormal, non-fiction and other genres. I write ALL GENRES, but POETRY is my first love... This is my second collection of poetry on Wattpad. THE ASHEN BLUE is the first. I was thirty five years old when I penned this. And now I share them, my Copyrighted poetry with all of you. Cover Photo from Pinterest. Just for display only. 🥈 2nd Place. Poetry. The Pink Diamonds Awards. 🏅 A Wattpad Stories Undiscovered selection for the month of October.