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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***

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.

Ivy Brown has built the life of her dreams. As the owner of a luxury hair studio in New York City, with celebrity clients and her work gracing the pages of Vogue, she's left her past firmly behind her. But when her mother announces she's getting remarried, Ivy is drawn back to London as maid of honour-a role she can't refuse, no matter how much she dreads returning to the city she left nearly a decade ago. London is full of memories Ivy would rather forget, none more complicated than those of Lucas Martinez. Lucas wasn't just her childhood best friend-he was her first love, her everything. Their bond seemed unbreakable until it wasn't. Now Lucas is back too, and he's not alone. Thrown together in the midst of wedding chaos, Ivy must confront the tension, heartbreak, and unspoken words lingering between them. As old wounds resurface and sparks threaten to reignite, Ivy will have to decide whether some bridges are worth crossing-or if the past is better left behind.

he'll catch her before she falls. (inspired by psyche and eros) • Not a moment later did a thump resonate through my room; and instead of light, a foreign presence filled the room. Someone was in my room. And I was going to die tonight. But I never got to meet Shawn Mendes yet! In the dark, I groped around my bed for my phone. The creepy stranger seemed to sense this. "I wouldn't recommend doing that," a husky voice rumbled through the room, raising goosebumps onto my bare arms. "Who are you? How the fuck did you get into my house?" I stalled, managing to keep my voice even. "Think of me as your guardian angel." • highest rankings | 01 in fantasy | 08 in general fic copyright © ardentlies

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.

❝We are not what you think we are We are golden.❞ •A collection of lovely faceclaims for your viewing pleasure; •All of these are my underrated babes who deserve more love! book one: ongoing copyright 2016 © rueinn_rosa

In which Wilhem Smith, a gay pre-law student is drugged and raped at a frat party but the only thing people are worried about is his sexuality.

"Make a wish Cal." "Why, it's not like it'll ever come true Spencer." "You'll never know if you don't try."

highest rank: #130 in poetry (16/6/16) - in which a girl writes unsent notes to her best friend. - lowercase intended. - book 1 in the 'if only you knew' series.

Swara and Uday have a mutually beneficial arrangement. They both stay close by, and Swara's office is on the way to Uday's. A contract was struck. And the commute began. Uday promises to pick her up at 8:30 AM. He's always late. Every day, Swara swears she will go back to public transport. But she's too comfortable in the AC and cushioned seats. So, the arrangement sticks. Uday is just happy someone's there to split the petrol costs. Until Swara's once dormant crush begins to reawaken. The more time they spend together, the more Swara realizes that Uday is actually not that annoying, irresponsible, and might even be, to her enormous shock, smart and considerate. She's desperate to keep the arrangement, and more importantly, the friendship going. But she's unable to deny her feelings or his presence, right in the driver's seat, any longer.

*Book One of the living dead trilogy* |This book will contain violent scenes, swearing, and 'triggering' content. If you don't like that, well, don't read it.| Let's get one thing straight. It is possible to escape death. Well, not completely. When Eighteen year old Jaslynn Fine swallows a hand full of sleeping pills, and wakes up the next day in a strange place where everyone is halfway dead, she ends up with way more problems than she anticipated-- and a permanent position between the life she once lived and an afterlife she has yet to explore. Copyright © 2016 Journeys- TEEN FICTION | ACTION | PARANORMAL | FANTASY | HUMOR | ROMANCE Book one: Somewhat dead Book two: More so alive Book three: Completely revived

it was a summer of light

hope is a liar's game [formerly Travesty]

What do you do when the one special thing about you is what you hate the most? Alexandra Holmes is known for her fiery temper and sparks that dance between her fingers, but most of all for being the only elemental not to have control over her powers. After completing graduation together with her best friend Max, they start working freelance and become one of the most sought after elementals the world has seen. When they have an unfortunate run in with the British Royal Elemental Force, their lives are forever changed. Being forced to investigate her full potential, Alexandra is slung into another session of trying to gain control over her powers, with a devastatingly handsome trainer. In a world were being special is praised, and normalcy frowned upon, what will she do?

A story following a girl and how she deals with racism. [One of three books in the Letters from Life trilogy.]

She thinks Simon is an arrogant, hotheaded jerk. He thinks Ivy is a ditzy, fluff-brained fake. But with a team of friends pushing these two together at every turn (accidentally and on purpose), even Simon's stubbornness and Ivy's clumsiness may not be enough to keep them apart. (Book 1 of a planned trilogy, FROSH.)

They are sewn together with the thread of stars, and given wings birthed from clouds. [a Story in The Mist Fallen Collective]

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."