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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 . . .

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

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 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]]

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

"There has to be a non-crazy explanation for how we can see things happening forty six years ago." In 2016, Jess finds herself hiding in a locker and hears knocking on the side she didn't come in from. On the other side of it is the winter of 1970, two girls who found each other in the worst of times, and a horrible memory that was supposed to stay lost. Love and hate. Black and white. Some secrets should stay locked away. They can still beckon. They can still haunt us.

"Uncertainty is caused by a lack of knowledge. Hesitation is the product of fear." (Written in 2016)

ducks (n.) • any of various swimming birds in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage • creatures of interest and significance to Davy Michaels koi fishes (n.) • a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens • creatures under oppression by ducks, according to Vee Webber ducks and koi fishes (n.)(pl.) • a community of living species wherein they may or may not coexist at any specific body of water • the primary cause repetitive arguments between Davy Michaels and Vee Webber • also the catalyst for changes in the said pair's lives • located in a pond between Camp Haren and Camp Reed, divided by an obsolete, dingy bridge cover by @Ashihara

"When the noise came back, so did he." #Wattys2016 #weneeddiversebooks #WattpadBlockParty

She looked over at him with tears in her eyes before whispering, "In this cookie cutter world, you are either this or that; nothing in between, nothing of a mixed breed," At the Sacred Heart Charter School, one of the most prestigious boarding schools in North America, there lies a social hierarchy. Think Mean Girls, amplified. There are many young men who are considered to be King but there is only one Queen, simply because she terrifies everyone. When a new student arrives, it's safe to say that the cookie cutter world amuses him, and that's coming from the boy who has grown up in the Upper East Side of New York City. Soon enough, he makes it his mission to destroy everything "cookie cutter"-esque about this small bubble they call the world, but it's hard to take down a Queen who has no disloyal subjects from the fear she injects in their hearts.

Being a princess is not just about being born to a king,being pretty, well mannered and to marry well. It's different but at least in the land of Millania anyway. Being a princess there is characterized by being the toughest in the army, judged by how many men you have killed, how many wars you have won and how many kingdoms you have conquered. This hard trainning is not just for nothing, it is because in Millania, the Queens are not just baby factories, they are people who engage in the political affairs of the country, know a lot of military strategies and go into battles themselves. Keren is born into this world. She is the youngest of the eight princesses in the palace. Meaning she can never be Queen. At least that's what she thought. But then, family tragedies come in and a quest for revenge that leads into self discovery, sacrifice and heart ache begins.

Maybe it's what killed them in the end. copyright misstanzas 2014 #tgtg #weneeddiversebooks

Vera Bone is no angel.

She opens her eyes and looks up to a hopelessly boring white room, surrounded by doctors wearing pastel colored scrubs. After realizing she can't conjure up any memories from before her awakening, a nameless girl goes on a mindful journey to discover who she is - or rather was - and what she has the possibility of being. For when a quest to find yourself becomes an unbelievable journey. © 2015 sarcasticantics (Ava Mannion) #10 in Spiritual 11/21/16

cover by the talented ellis ( @rubyruins ) ❝ is this what i have bred in the shah's harem? a girl that disregards every precept of his law and presumes to bring him to his knees with nothing but a smile? ❞ | IN WHICH A GIRL AND A CROWN AND A THRONE BRING A NATION TO THEIR KNEES AND A GOD TO THE FOREFRONT | ❝ they think he is a god. i know better than that. ❞ (full summary inside)

Love is a process. ***************** Ridge 'Bear' Peskini just wanted to spend a quiet summer in his family's cabin to clear his head like he did every year. Doesn't sound like too much to ask for right? Wrong. His sister decided that it was a good idea sent her latest client, award-winning author Ulrich Feist, at the last minute to finish his latest novel in semi-solitude. It wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't a broody, temperamental man-child with an utter disdain for anything McDonald's and didn't make Ridge's heart beat so fast all the time. Copyright © 2016 by Zoe Golden.

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On the anniversary of her father's death, Lira Torres Vargas discovers she has the ability to spontaneously combust into flames and inadvertently causes a fire alarm. Her fiery powers force Lira to come to terms with the fact that she may have killed her father and her whole life may have been subject to the whims of an ominous agency. With the help of her roommate, she quickly uncovers a conspiracy to manipulate students with powers to do the bidding of a mysterious figure. In her quest to expose this plot, she finds herself questioning the people around her all while trying to maintain her status as an exceptional student and gain control of her powers.