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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

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]]

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

Lady Eleanor Cantwell, daughter of the Marquess of Salford, is a proper young lady. With her golden complexion, raven-black hair, and manners befitting a princess, Lady Eleanor has always been deemed a belle. There is just one problem. Lady Eleanor Cantwell is Indian. Having been adopted from India when Lady Salford found herself unable to bear a child, Lady Eleanor is shunned by society, including her mother, on account of her true heritage. The ladies turn their noses at her and the gentlemen only wish for her virtue which she clings to dearly. They certainly have no wish to wed an Indian girl, no matter how pretty she is! Which is why the entire ton is incredulous when a young man - a duke, no less! - offers his hand in marriage to the young daughter of the Marquess of Salford. Lady Eleanor finds it quite hard to believe that any gentleman would wish to marry her and instead of feeling grateful, all she feels is remorse and anger. A husband would only bring with him a mountain of restrictions that were detrimental to her plans of travelling the world - the land of her ancestors, in particular. So, when her parents sell her off to the duke, she realises that she no longer cares for society, her beloved father, or her reputation. And when the duke makes her an enticing offer, she realises she would have to abandon all sense of propriety, manners, and rules to do what he asks of her. She would have to defy. . * 1st Place Winner in HISTORICAL FICTION of the HIDDEN GEMS AWARDS * Featured in the "Diverse Fiction" reading list by @Ambassadors * Featured in the "Historical Fiction" reading list by @AmbassadorsIN * Featured in the "Ambassador's Monthly Picks (Oct 2025)", "War & Military" and "Historical DiverseLit" reading lists by @HistoricalFiction * Featured in the "Historical Adventures" and "DiverseLit Adventures" reading lists by @adventure

Normally starting your last two years of high school means getting your drivers license, adventures with friends and an experience you'll never forget. Charlie wasn't expecting to start Year 11 off in a new home, suburb and school. She wasn't expecting random panic attacks and trauma to consume her life. She wasn't expecting to have nobody by her side. Chase thought he was fine. Well, as fine as an energetic teenage boy who, just so happens to use a wheelchair, could be. Life was back to a somewhat normal state after the incident, apart from the nagging curiosity of having a grief-stricken teenage girl upstairs. Rising from the destruction caused by the storm that is life can be a struggle, especially when you're a teenager. Sometimes a little friendship can make all the difference. Cover by @SophiaAntonia96

Allison Nguyen is a Vietnamese American girl who is desperate to fit in at high school even if that means rejecting her culture. When she gets into trouble at school, she is punished by having to work at her parents' phở restaurant. Forced to work with her brooding fellow classmate and coworker, Luca Chen, she begins to learn about her culture and most of all, herself. Will she finally learn what it means to be Asian American? And is working at her parents' restaurant with a stone cold boy she thought she hated so bad after all? A story filled with lots of teenage angst and frustrations, but if you're looking for a story as steamy and heart-warming as phở, this story is for you! WARNING: CURRENTLY BEING HEAVILY EDITED STILL contains mild swearing

Andrew Baker's likes and dislikes weren't exactly a secret: he liked pretty girls with big almond eyes, Asian preferably, so he can bring them home to family. He liked fast cars, and kicking shit with his annoying friends, and he loved, loved his dog, Winnie. Between being a star athlete co-captain, shoe in for valedictorian, and the ultimate kickass wing-man, he's the complete package. So, why does it feel like he's performing? For anyone who will look twice?

Ty, a shift manager with an alcoholic wife, creates a female replicant in a dystopia veering toward full mechanization. For Ty, the surreal drudgery of working in a retail environment is interrupted when robotic interfaces are installed at his job. Any protest of the machines will prompt Prominents to place him in a re-education program, and that's if he's lucky. In an effort to distract himself from a failing marriage, Ty becomes obsessed with the idea of a printing a live composite. In a botched job, he ends up printing a female version of himself. Thanks to his clone, Samantha (or Sam as she insists being called), Ty and his family are in danger of being jailed by Prominent forces. A dangerous life of hiding in plain sight is nearly impossible to pull off, especially when Sam strays from simple Prominent edicts by dating a woman. Ty's reality begins to unravel and he is forced to new truths, all while coming to terms with the full-force of mechanization and violence that surrounds him. [Previously FEATURED] [WON FIC AWARD FOR BEST SCI-FI NOVEL] (EDITING, FEEL FREE TO POINT STUFF OUT) [FEATURES CHARACTERS FROM "THE DARK"] ***One of four Honorable Mentions for the Diverse Writer and Diverse World Grants from The Speculative Literature Foundation***

****BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! COMPLETED!!!!**** Thierry Lemieux: self-proclaimed good boy, straightforward, and (somewhat) jaded. Those are three adjectives that describe the teenager with a heavy chip on his shoulders. Having a family that treated him like trash can do that. So when the time came for him to be sent off to boarding school in Boston, Thierry has low expectations after being bullied for most of his life. But when he crosses paths with the son of the headmistress and somehow learns that his roommate is a werewolf, that's when Thierry's senior year turns upside down and inside out. And with the help of fierce drag queens and an ally or two as the drama begins to unfold, Theirry has one rule to remember: Good boys never lie, no matter how unbelievably bizarre the truth may be. UPDATES: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS (SNEAK PEEKS ON MY WEBLOG AVAILABLE ON MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, LINK IN BIO!)

A story in which a woman in love with words, meets a man in love with her. Johnny's life is anything but perfect; instead it's filled with heavy remnants from a gloomy past. In spite of all the obstacles he's had to face, he refuses to let his past define him and only wants to move forward in life. When Mystic walks into his life, he finds himself hooked, hooked by her beauty and the mystery that surrounds her. As these two seemingly opposite sweethearts begin to fall for each other, they soon realize that falling in love is like chasing the sun. [Previously known as Word Addict]

Sixteen year old Hayley Alvarez starts off as a junior in high school. She's still in love with her ex-boyfriend Vic Barrios, but then she meets a rebellious troublemaker named Eli Hayward, who can completely annoy her and charm her at the same time. Will she go for Eli or go back to Vic?

When men vanish around the city, a young, paraplegic detective takes it upon herself to uncover the truth and soon realizes the culprit might be a lot closer to home than she imagined. **** Barbara Gordon thought her career as a promising young detective ended after she was left crippled in a tragic accident. But when men start disappearing around the city, Barbara is given one more opportunity to fulfill her dream. Convinced her dad's new fiancee is not who she seems, Barbara begins her own investigation and discovers she might be responsible for the recent string of disappearances. But a darker truth lies just below the surface. If this once would-be detective wants to solve the case, then she must accept the help of some even more mysterious--and possibly dangerous--allies. [Wattpad Editors' Picks AUGUST 2021] [Wattys 2021 and 2022 Shortlist] (Cover by @lantea-)

If you could live for one more day, would you, despite the consequences? Cyara Anders' seventeenth-birthday-eve comes to a tragic end when she's a victim of a fatal car accident. When deemed dead, the young girl's spirit is faced with a tempting offer; to stay on Earth for her upcoming birthday. And what does she do? She accepts, of course. But when unexpected occurrences just keep occurring and negative situations quickly unravel because of her choice, Cyara is thrown into a larger-than-life catastrophe she can't just leave behind. Maybe she should have stayed dead. [Thanks to @RebellionOfALifetime for the cover!]

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Two unlikely friends, Dane and Kim, try to get their lives together as their last year of high school comes to an end. This is a story about the power of friendship, love, and being a teenager. Think Booksmart meets Eleanor and Park. The book is now completed. Enjoy!

What If Percy Jackson was set in West Africa? When a street urchin's latent magical ability manifest, he's whisked to West Africa's most prestigious godhood school, where he and his new friends must stop a dark god from harvesting the souls of celestial children or risk becoming victim themselves. Book One of lagos school of godcraft series. °°° Nana Bone - a 15 year old with big dreams ekes out a living as a street urchin, but when a theft goes awry and his latent magical ability manifests, he discovers a hidden celestial community in Lagos. Soon He's whisked from the wicked streets of Lagos and enrolled at West Africa's most prestigious celestial school - Lagos School of godcraft - where he makes new friends and discovers new things like; the hidden underwater city of Ilokun, talking dragonlike creatures, and the deadly Majatton sport popular among the Celestial folks. But when a dark god begins to harvest the souls of celestial children, threatening his newly found way of life, Nana must stop the soul-harvesting godcrafter or risk losing his friends to the soul harvester's mysterious games. Perfect for Fans of Percy Jackson, Children of Blood and Bone, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief.

Peridot Chen Sun, a nerdy foster kid, is fine with her new school until she meets her year-long lab partner - Amethyst Espina, truant, wrestler, bad girl extraordinaire. When a tyrant teacher puts Peridot's grade on the line because of Amethyst's misconduct, the girls must learn to work together to make it through the year alive. And who knows? Maybe they'll learn some lessons outside of basic biology, and more about what it means to live. Human AU of Steven Universe, but can also be read separate. Updates on scheduled Fridays; cover drawn by me.

[ ON-GOING ] सोबती (sobati) /sobatee/ noun. companion, partner. [ Extended Description inside ]