Talkthepoc Stories

Princess Faustine, a clandestine, self-taught magician, must embark on a perilous journey beyond her all-too-conventional kingdom to uncover a hidden truth and shatter an insidious curse that looms over her realm and the Seven Lands.

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***

The storm said to the wall, "I rage to give you purpose." And then the storm said to me, "I rage to give you life."

Back in 2015 there was an accident that rocked Aurora Brahm's world. No, it wasn't a skydiving accident like she always joked she would die from. It wasn't from swimming with stingrays or sharks. It wasn't from jumping off a cliff with her husband, Jude. It was a lapse in concentration and incoming traffic. It took her world. Jude has been in a coma ever since, and the doctors have very little hope that he will recover from his vegetative state. But Aurora won't give up. This is the fight for Jude Brahm. ~ ~ ~ "The most bizarre mix of emotions twisting my stomach. Seriously, this book is amazing. I have never, and I read A LOT so I mean NEVER, read something that made me so happy and excited yet sad and completely devastated at the same time. . ." - Michelle from @KaraMichelleBooks , coauthor of Breeder Nation "This is so emotional and, at the same time, very cute! I'm in love with your story." - @amethystnebula "I am seriously in love with your story. It's probably one of the sweetest I've read in a long time. And the idea is ingenious!" - @QuixoticHearts "I love this story! The time jumps work because of the letter/journal format, and the memories/scenes you've picked to show are perfect, like the highlights of what made their relationship what it was. I absolutely love their relationship and you have created these characters so vividly." - @CCrawfordWriting gorgeous cover by @pasteldevil- ^-^

Sade's life changed for better and for worse after the birth of her son; her husband, Graham, was never home, and somehow she found herself all alone.

"I didn't expect anyone to actually text me." "You wrote your number on the men's bathroom stall. What did you expect?" Áurea Nikiforov Reyes always knew the story behind her parent's everlasting love. A simple text at three in the morning. Since she was a little girl, Áurea dreamed of having a fairytale romance like her parents. Now she's entering her second year of college with all hope for her fairytale ending gone. With summer approaching, Áurea decides last minute to study abroad in Japan. One drunken mistake in a nightclub might have changed her life for the better. A spin-off of Sailor's Moon. Takes place five years after the epilogue. You do not have to read it, but a little background might help. traditional writing + texting format #14 in Phones #2 in Dialogue book #170 in Messages © sapphire nyström 2021. cover by @sereneur

I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.

Meet our heroine Tiwà the beautiful princess that has an affinity towards the wild beasts of the forest, the girl that has the brains of a thousand scholars wrapped in her brain. With skin the colour of mahogany and eyes the colour of night her hair is as wild as the Lions mane long and beautiful tightly packed curls she's also fierce and her voice like a thousand harps playing softly in harmony She's beautiful the only princess of the royal house of Abìoyè Meet our Hero the Greek war god Alkaios the king of the great Greek empire, the one who is feared by many for his ruthless ways and string firm in ruling except when it comes to Tiwà he's like man who doesn't see anyone except from her. His love for Tiwà is priceless and endless it's a great as the sands on the sea shore he knows he'll never let her go not in this life not in the next life for their soul shall be entwined for all eternity and he shall be with her till the end of days We follow them on the journey of live war and betrayal

In times of war, smaller strongholds do what they can to secure their own protection. Some higher soldiers, others fortify themselves, and many marry to consolidate power. The village of Caledon is no different. Threatened by the upcoming war between Laochra Riocht and Reino de Fuego, two of the most powerful kingdoms in the land, Caledon's chief readily accepts the prince of Laochra Riocht's proposal for his daughter Seraphina's hand in exchange for protection of their territory. Seraphina is thrown into a world full of politics, prejudice, policies, and mysteries that go deeper than the impending war with the stronghold from the West. Follow our protagonist as she discovers betrayals, exposes secrets, uncovers truths, and that could very well end the war before it even starts.

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.

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"The Blind God walks around me, and I feel my mind prodded again like it was in the cavern, a spider weaving a tangled web. "Would you do anything to be remembered, Ode, even play a villain, the one who rises against the Chosen One?" In answer, I draw my dagger and make a slight incision against my thumb. Blood drips down, hot against my flesh. I hold my hand out as an oath, a promise. My ghouls hiss, yearning to drink. "I would rather reign over darkness than grovel as a servant to the light." *FEMALE ROBIN HOOD MEETS ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS* Ode Ngayoh is the only child of a bloodthirsty desert warlord. When the Blind God chooses her as champion, she's deemed a dark witch, a blemish against the Empire for her necromantic powers of summoning ghūls, the undead. Facing off against the prince and his handsome lover, Ode stands alone with the cursed god's favor. However, the more Ode defends the outcasts of the Empire, the more she finds herself being labelled a villain... (UPDATES DAILY) Highest Ranking Fantasy #16 on November 30, 2017 #1 in Dark Fantasy on July 13, 2018. #1 in Desert May 16, 2018 #6 in Kingdom COPYRIGHT 2017 BY SOPHIA WHITTEMORE. All Rights Reserved.

It's the summer before senior year and Tara Patel meets Rohan Malhotra, the perfect Indian boy, on Tinder. But before long, Tara discovers that Rohan might not be who he says he is. When her best friend Khushi falls for him, Tara must decide whether to intervene and break her friend's heart or keep his dirty secrets.

Being pretty is a privilege. But why don't we acknowledge it? Dylan is the only coloured girl in her final year class. Growing up Asian in a white-dominant community warped her perceptions of beauty and she believes she could never be as 'pretty' as the tall thin non-coloured girls in her grade. Her mom often lectures her "Gwapa, you are beautiful just the way you are" before school and she KNOWS she'd be a sucker if she fell for another masculine white male who played sports - but deep down, Dylan feels she needs to do something about her low confidence. Whether it's to stop being afraid of the sun in fear of her skin getting darker, or to change her idea of success from 'how men see her' to 'how she sees herself', Dylan can't help but think if she's even pretty enough to do anything about it.

❝So, Jayce took a deep breath as he made eye contact with the vixen, whose warm brown eyes reminded him of his sister's hugs, and he gave her a breathtaking smile. And as she smiled back, and he was lost in the curves of her lips and the twinkle in her eyes, he had hope that tonight he might be able to forget a little bit, to give his mind a break from all the processing.❞ Jayce was looking to forget. He didn't expect to get lost in eyes as warm as the summer sun. He didn't expect to find love that felt like being cocooned in the softest cotton. ❝Usually, late afternoon was her favorite part of the day. It was when the sun slid in through the cracks in her blinds to caress the mirror sitting upon her desk, causing several rainbows to decorate her room. Often, she took it as a sign-a reminder that everything was going to be okay.❞ Kandice was looking for happiness. She didn't expect to love a smile that twinkled like the stars in the sky. She didn't expect to find a mind as vast as the universe. Two college students, whose lives intertwine, when burden is heavy on both of their shoulders. Their love is far from ordinary, far from easy. *extended description within

{UNDER MAJOR REVISION} Seventeen-year-old former cult member Virgo Samuels wants to put her past behind her but someone refuses to let her forget everything she's seen and the terrible things she's done. *** Virgo Samuels, also known as the Zodiac Cult Killer, is just as frightening as the media wants everyone to believe. At the age of 11 she murdered the cult members who raised her by putting antifreeze in their iced tea and razing their commune to the ground. Six years later, fresh out of juvenile detention, Virgo is beginning a new life under a new name, but someone refuses to let her forget where she came from or any of the terrible things she's done. To protect her newfound freedom, she'll have to find out who's killing budding cult leaders in her name and stop them before they stop her--permanently. © 2016-present Idris Grey

Hamilton Academy of the Arts. The school Sydney Acosta moved to all the way from Toronto, Ontario in a barely known city. After the divorce between her mother and father, she's stuck by her mother's side, following her to another city in Canada. Her emotions are expressed through the one thing she loves doing: dancing. Lucas Cahill is a quiet, almost outcast in the school. His twin brother, Joseph, better known as Joey, is the best known guy in school. He's considered popular, cooler and better looking than his brother despite the two having the same face. At school, Joey doesn't acknowledge his brother, at home and in the past they are inseparable with the excuses from Joey tolling up over time. His isolation and other emotions are expressed through his art. The two seventeen year olds are connected in their different forms of art in a teenage story filled with drama, sarcasm and loads of creativity. "My drawings are like stick figures compared to anything you draw. You could draw the world's ugliest frog and it will still turn out beautiful. Lucas you're an amazing artist." "So are you." He said quietly, looking up at me with his soft, heartwarming eyes. "How?"I couldn't draw for shit. "Because you are a dancer. Dancing is an art. And you are an amazing dancer." Cover~ xThePineappleGirlx #15 Teen Fiction (11/12/16)

"Welcome to Beacon Hills once a quiet 'normal' town or maybe it was never normal, to begin with." ➡Season 1and 2⬅ {Derek Hale/OC slow burn} [Slight OC/OC] {Slight Stiles Stilinski/OC} AU Book one of The Nemeton Gaurdians Series I do not own Teen Wolf or the Characters.

Previously known as 'Knight with no Armour.' ❝their love was like fireflies. small, fragile and alive only in the dark. it made them the king and queen of the night.❞ _________ It always takes a momentary weakness to screw things up and Danuj Pradhan learns this the hard way. After cheating on his fiancée slash best friend with their other best friend, everything starts going down the drain. When push turned to shove, Danuj takes the easy way out. He runs away from his home, or hellhole as he prefers to call it, to his spinster aunt's place to just start everything afresh. What he didn't expect is to be hit, literally, by an annoying ball of sunshine in the name of Keira Wilson, who is persistent in showing him that it's okay to be a knight with no armour. But everything isn't what meets the eye. Because, she isn't exactly a ball of sunshine. And he isn't someone whose only problem was a love he lost. #VillainsArePeopleToo #ProjectNobody - - - Cover credit: yours truly Image credit: to owner Trailer credit: @ketterdams Spin-off of Is He A She?! Can be read as a standalone too. #109 [teen fiction] #60 [short story] © copyright 2016- All rights reserved.