Diversityinlit Stories

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.

❝ you don't look like the type to be a convict. care to enlighten me on how you got into a place like this, brown eyes? ❞ a fire of fury and hatred smoldered in my gaze as a sharp snarl escaped my lips. ❝ murder, you dumbass. i was convicted of murder. ❞ his expression didn't falter. if anything, his eyes gleamed with something disturbingly close to amusement. he took a slow step forward, his smirk only growing, a maddening contrast to the sharpness of his godlike features. ❝ how cute. didn't take you for someone who could wield a knife. ❞ i fixed him with a deadly glare, every muscle in my body tensed with warning. ❝ i'm getting the feeling you want to be next. i can show you, angel, and trust me-once i do, it won't be pretty. ❞ he was right in front of me now, close enough that i could hear his steady, unshaken breathing. i braced myself for whatever arrogant remark would follow, already picturing the way my blade would look pressed against his throat. but instead, he simply tilted his head, his voice dropping to a husky murmur. ❝ that's hot. ❞ my breath hitched, and against my will, heat crawled up my cheeks. damn it. ⌠ ⌡ 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 cover done by @sheldon

| WATTPAD EDITOR'S CHOICE | Major Aula Reed is a Canadian fighter pilot, veteran astronaut, and closeted bisexual. She's stationed on the second International Lunar Base or ILUB-2 with seven other crewmates. To be separated from Earth means facing radiation, meteorites, and equipment failure while under constant public scrutiny. For Aula, it also means struggling with memories of ILUB-1: the worst disaster in space exploration since the shuttle era. While she tries not to let her first mission overshadow her second, the Moon is an unforgiving place. It only takes one mistake, no matter how small, for history to repeat itself. This is a story of the near future informed by the lives of today's astronauts, whose triumphs and tragedies are immortalized in the public eye.

[Sequel to The Merciless Black List Of Highland High] Secrets and lies. The very flesh and bone of the infamous Shameless Foursome guys. Collin Adamms, the supposed creator of The Shameless Virginity Games, knows what it's like to make mistakes that have greater consequences than others. He's been carrying the biggest mistake of his life burried deep inside for the past two years and tried everything he possibly could to deal with the events haunting his worst nightmares, but there's nothing that would help him redeem himself in eyes of the others. Aspen Cornwell is determined to finally find out the truth about what happened to Courtney Chapel, and what's behind the whole Virginity Games charade, and she wants to help Collin see things for what they really are. But she doesn't know that there's much more Collin, and the rest of The Shameless Foursome is hiding, and that even the smallest lies can have a terrible impact on every single one of their lives once the secrets and lies become too much. #23 in SS 26032018

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.

Mamés has just one year. One year to get his life together. One year to finally make a decision. To stay or to leave. Rochford can't contain his dreams of music but the problem is it contains just about everything else-his child-like mother, the love of his life, and all his friends. He needs to make a change. And that change comes in the form of Ana Wang, a nineteen-year-old film director. She is in Rochford to film a movie but somehow ends up falling in love with Mamés music. After that, she is determined to do whatever it takes to turn Mamés into a star.

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"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye." Grace Harris despised St. Prescott. The school was filled with wealthy people who attended soirees, played croquet for fun and had breakfast for lunch or as they like to call it, brunch. To top it all of, she is forced to hang out with the girls who had St. Prescott wrapped around their dainty fingers. She just wanted out. Thus creating a game that will not only change their hierarchy status but her outlook on St. Prescott. Copyright ©2017 onlinevibes. All Rights Reserved.

Tassel Pager is a mind-talker. Not the superhero kind; the kind in which you talk in your head more than with anyone else in this world. And considering the fact that she speaks to almost everyone about almost everything, that's saying something. Arashi Murphy considers himself as a calm and light-minded person. But with the recent loss of his mother, shrouds of sorrow have started to cover him, quite often at random times. To top it off, he's even shifted away from Boston, away from the only place he's ever felt and called home. When the two meet during a Chemistry experiment, a friendship, more or less, begins. It's not long before Arashi feels like he's back again, and he's convinced that it's because of Tassel's charisma. But for Tassel, the conversations with her mind have seemed to spread and race more than ever, burning their way through her brain like a wildfire. It's getting out of control - and she's not sure how to get back to her former self. Or if she even wants to get back to her former self at all. With life launching itself towards them, Arashi's and Tassel's ways intertwine, unfolding new and old experiences. Experiences that will bring them out into the world, and experiences that will push them to the edge of it all.

By the 23rd century, humanity has colonized its first planet: Mars. Far removed from Earth's military power, resources, and affluence, daily life on the red planet is chaotic and dangerous. Mig is an aging mercenary who relies on dwindling civilian contracts to earn his living. Olivia is a brilliant programmer who struggles with a medical condition she's too poor to treat. They live and work together in the small settlement of New Shanidar, but a chance encounter starts a sequence of events that threatens to destroy their lives, their loyalty to each other, and all hope for a better future on Earth. (Original image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)

Alex Anderson is a 16 year old teen who's lived the last ten years of her life hating everyone in it. The only person she finds tolerable is herself, when she finally decides she can't take life anymore she makes an evil suicide plan so before she ends it all everyone will feel as shitty as her life has been. She runs into the Aussie bad boy, Luke and thinks she has him wrapped around her finger. But it turns out Luke has a few tricks of his own. But one thing neither of them see coming: falling in love.

Two best friends agree to date out of convenience to get rid of lingering feelings about their exes, until they actually start developing feelings for each other. What could go wrong? [ extended synopsis inside ] copyright ©️ peonyjoo 2026

Arelia Davis, heir to Davis Towers Research and Development, has never let her parents' murder stray far from her mind, and now with her uncle's recent murder, dangerous connections are being made. Maybe some secrets are better off being secrets and maybe some histories are better kept hidden. This isn't your average revolution and these aren't your average people. Preservation or annihilation, it's your choice. A secret worth hiding, a cause worth dying, and a future worth fearing.

No longer in control, her hands instinctively gripped the fabric of her seat, her shoulder blades hit the back of her seat, and her eyes opened again as she felt the bus start to move. It was an escape, but she was fearful. // the unknowns ; extended summary inside ; copyright © junxluna 2021 #8 in asiansinlit [14 jan 21] #15 in diveristy [14 jan 21] #66 in talkthepoc [13 jan 21]

the story of shawna ellis's tiny bookshop, where books are sold, but so are cups of coffee, newspapers and adventures. extended summary inside started 2/5/20

It has been nineteen years since the fall of the Night Kingdom, sixteen since Princess Astnorden bent her knee to the queen who destroyed her parents and devastated her people. And every day of compliance only fuels her thirst for revenge. Now, civil war looms on the horizon. Escaped slaves, faceless assassins, and warrior maidens stir restlessly in the shadows of the queen's fragile realm, while ancient demons and newborn dragons open their eyes for the first time in centuries. In the midst of the chaos, Astna finally has the chance to destroy those who dared to disgrace her...but there are many who would smother her whispers of mutiny before they swell into a roar. ~ 1st Place Fantasy Novel of the Monthly Awards 1st Place Best Opening of the Lunar Awards ~ Cover by @solacing.

What do a championship game, a front page expose, and Melanie Ramirez's freakishly pretty eyes have in common? They're all things that are going to make Tally Ackerman's senior year at St. Agatha's School for Girls a living hell. When straight-A student Tally is given the ultimatum of the century by her college counselor, she is thrust into the world of badminton. Only through curb-stomp battles, bus singalongs, the group chat from hell, and Coach Rohart's general disdain for life, will Tally make it to graduation (relatively) unscathed. Will she bring her newfound team to victory? Will her teammates accept her as one of their own? Will Melanie EVER stop batting those eyes at her? Is a scholarship even worth it? Tally's on her way to finding out.

Sloane has been a con artist for almost as long as she has been alive. But after a job goes wrong and the Crime Unit finally catches her, she only has two options : Jail time or she assists the Police in a massive investigation involving her old bosses. Messiahs Security firm is the best in the country, until a massive breach clearly brings light to two things : A crime organization is benefiting from his work AND there's a mole in his company. A mole, ten steps ahead. He has no choice but to employ the illustrious mystery woman who prefers to only be known by first name. He doesn't trust her. She's never trusted anybody. But they both need each other. In the game of love, deception and no rules, how do you know who wins?

It's apocalyptic when the bacteria that caused the Black Death starts to mutate.

[A Wattpad featured story] Served with golden platters and silver spoons, diamonds lining their every move. Spoiled. Privileged. Undeniable. The ruling teens of Kingston Prep seem to have everything. But that's only part of the story. Not everything is as it seems. #1 in popularity (1.10.19) Cover by @northlanes