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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 . . .

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]]

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

Sean Gillan's passion lies in his education, his work values as a part-time cashier at the family-owned general store, and helping out his grandparents at a family farm while being a faithful member of his church. He has little time for any frivolous and is certain that all he needs is in his small town of Central Georgia, despite his citified parents and siblings citing that he needs to get a life and get some air in his lungs. Sean has little time for anything other than what he needs, so much so that he lands in the hospital after passing out during his post-graduation party at church. Fearing that he was in danger of burning out and knowing that he wasn't going to survive long if he overworked himself, the whole family decides to ship him off to his gay uncle's home in Newport, Rhode Island so he could attend college there. Sean wants none of it, citing that he's fine with his small-town lifestyle. But once he learns that his grandfather sold the farm, home, and business and that he was to attend college up north instead of trade school in Adams Falls; Sean's fate is sealed. But then he's forced to join his adoptive cousins and uncles for some ice cream and meets two domineering young men fresh out of high school. And they...well, let's just say that they want to show Sean Gillain the TRUE meaning of having passion in his strict life. And maybe Sean doesn't think that moving to Newport would be so bad after all. He'll never know unless he gives it a try.

***ONGOING!*** "Because you're you and I'm me, and we just don't fit." - "The Idea of You" by Robinne Lee Skylar O'Hara believes that some people do not go well together, especially when it comes to jocks and nerds. Despite him being on the diving team with his godbrother Jorge Fernandez and their friends and families being well-acquainted with each other, Skylar wants nothing to do with Jorge and plans to keep his priorities in line with the goals and expectations set by his grandparents: finish high school, get a scholarship, and keep the family name clear from scandal. And even though he has been dreaming forbidden fantasies, Skylar knows that he couldn't afford any distractions whatsoever. But Jorge has other plans in mind, as do his and Skylar's families as well as their social circles and even the school's matchmaking principal and vice-principal. Everyone knows that Skylar's been crushing on Jorge but has let his fears and grandparents' high expectations keep him from acting on it. So what happens when an end-of-summer house party leads to a drunken one-night stand? And what happens when a year-long senior project, family dinners, and other arranged events force Skylar to be by Jorge's side? Skylar knows that Jorge wants him badly. Jorge's not the type to give up, even if his godbrother wants him to forget him. With the passions and romantic desires building between them, will Skylar's bias and jaded personality keep him and Jorge apart for good? Or can Jorge finally shatter Skylar's castle walls and teach him what it means to be on the edge of seventeen?

"I have nothing here," he confesses, his words slow and true. "I've lost everything. I've lost my old ways, my old life. The change might be temporary, but as far as I'm concerned, it is permanent. Right now, there is nothing I can do to get it back. The least I can do for myself is to help you. That is the only way I can start to build something meaningful again. I believe in prosperity for all, especially during these dark times. I serve the world, therefore, I serve you." ■ □ ■ □ ■ □ Fia Traeman lives on the edge of the apocalypse. Decades after civilization's collapse, mother nature is still intact, but humanity only remains a fraction of its former self. Gangs pillage and plunder, a fearsome plague continues to sweep through the land, and survival is the only alternative to harmony. In other words, the human race is on the verge of extinction, and dirty scavengers like Fia and her friends have been forced to wait until death finally knocks on everyone's door. But there is still a plan for what's left of humanity, and Fia learns of it after uncovering a mysterious black-haired man from the snow. Unwillingly, she is thrown into a battle between angels and demons, and although she may be human, she could be the key to winning the earth's last great war. Armageddon is steadily approaching, and along with it, bloodshed. Will Fia and her comrades be ready for its coming, or will they fall into the darkness like their ancestors? Highest Rank: #646 in Adventure

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[noun] •exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Myra thinks Harvey is her safe haven. Harvey thinks Myra is his biggest mystery. And when they embark on an adventure across India, they are forced to confess every thing they've kept hidden.

Jenesis doesn't like him. Ezra doesn't like her. Both loathe the other's existence. Can a quinceanera bring them together? ↳ extended blurb inside © sourirepourmoi 2022

Anna has been deaf since she was a child, she always thought that was why she felt like something was missing. It just took a French dancer to show her the music she couldn't hear.

Mason 'Brandy' de-Fleur is everything in a man that Ebony's mother warned her about; he's a mysterious playboy with a tendency to get in the pants of every girl he meets. Ebony's only seen him wandering campus and during her evening shifts at the local café, but on the night before spring break, Mason shows up at her dorm room soaked in blood that isn't his own. Ebony's curiosity boils over the week as she follows the suspicious man around campus, and when she sees something that changes her life forever, Ebb is dragged into a problem that she can't talk her way out of. ______________________________________ "Why did you choose me? Why did it have to be me?" I asked, voice hoarse in the cool night air that dropped through the cracks in the window frame. I was an ordinary girl before this; I lived an ordinary life at an ordinary school. I had friends who I could trust. He changed all of that, and I needed to know why. "You want the honest answer?" He whispered through the dark space between us. His words tasted like a lure, like the temptation I've been fighting my whole life. I nodded, and his calloused hand cupped my cheek, keeping my eyes in line with his piercing orbs of mahogany fire. He breathed, and my anticipation brought me a step closer, until my lips were only inches away from his own. "Because," He said, and I clung to his poisonous words like the desperate girl he made me out to be. "Your dorm is right beside the bathroom, and I had to take a piss."

[Previously: A Not So Normal Love Story]. He was just a random guy. She was just an ordinary girl. They weren't total book nerds, or extremely popular. In fact, they both landed somewhere in the middle of the social ladder. Upon seeing them, one would classify them as "average", "normal" even. Their love story was sweet and romantic, and had its ups and downs, like any other romance you might come upon. You could say that they were just a normal couple, right? Well, the thing is, there is no such thing as normal. How did these two "normal" people meet you may ask. For now, let's simply say that they had one little thing in common. Milkshakes. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

When Hannah Trimester's high school suffers from an outbreak of Chlamydia, she thinks it is her chance to write an award winning article that will get her into the school of her dreams. But finding the truth isn't easy. With other problems on the line such as grades, prom, graduation, and boys, Hannah quickly learns that tracing this STD to its source is something she wasn't quite prepared for. [Not suitable for people under 13 at all or the fainthearted. Some drugs, sexual references, and cursing.]

10 year old Claude Newark is sent to a "Healing Home" by his grandmother. Claude hates it there, and quickly discovers that the house is strange, and so are the inhabitants. The owner and his daughter are crazy, the chef reads palms in her spare time, and calling the others "odd" is an understatement. Claude decided to explore the building's deepest darkest secrets to keep away from the others. What he finds is strange to say the least . . . The "Healing Home" feels more like an asylum than a home. Follow Claude as he questions his sanity (as well as everyone else's), and unravels the mysteries the Healing Home hides under its colorful mask. #AzulAwards Highest Ranking: 306 in mystery

🏆 ONC AFRICA 2021 WINNER (SPOTLIGHT STORY) "Would you sabotage someone's career to protect your own?" Teniola Oyeyinka travels from New York to Nigeria after receiving a call from her estranged, terminally ill father. She is distraught by the experience, but eventually embraces new friends and family and decides not to return to the United States. During work as a columnist at the Continental Herald, Ibadan, Teniola commits an act of treachery to save her job. All hell breaks loose when she faces spiritual repercussions from an Ancient One. Will she be pay the ultimate price for her transgression? Pronunciation of 'JAGUNLABI' : JA (As in 'Jar') GUN ( 'Goon') LA (As in 'Lark') BI ('Bee') Meaning of 'JAGUNLABI': 'We have given birth to a warrior' Note: JAGUNLABI is complete. Part two (IPENIJA) is ongoing in the same book. ~~~~~ ONC AFRICA PROMPT 51 Your job as a gossip reporter is to find dirt on a couple, but you find nothing. To keep your job, you fabricate dirt/gossip that may cost you your life. ⭐WATTPAD FEATURED (by Community Curator LeeLeeKez) 🎖1st in the Paranormal/Horror category of the 2021 Elysium Awards 🎖1st in the Mystery/Thriller category of the 2021 Campfire Awards 🎖1st in the Paranormal category of the 2021 Rose Gold Awards 🎖Winner of the Paranormal category of The Fall Awards (2021) 🎖1st in the Horror/Paranormal category of the Sunflower Awards 4.0 Featured by: @Wattpad @WattDragons @MythandLegend @Fright @Fantasy @PsychologicalNovel @WattpadUrbanFantasy @TheWarriorGoddess @Contemporary Lit @SpeculativeFiction @LowFantasy @StoriesUndiscovered @AmbassadorsNG @YAFantasy @NA Highest ranking #1 in Indigenous #1 in BIPOC #1 in Black protagonist #1 in Project African Girls #1 in African literature #1 in Afrofantasy #1 in undiscoveredstories #1 in celebrate black stories Cover Design by @Evergreen_Ebony Banners by @WrennaStone

He knew she wouldn't be the same sweetened person she was before, He loved the way she carried herself and the courage she wore, He disdained each being who left her heart-broken, And abhorred the person who wanted to tag her as taken, Little did that loon knew she was his sole obsession, Whom he vowed to rejuvenate the wounds, despite it being her profession. She needed him in her most difficult of times, Like a therapy, he would blow away the evil and whisper all the rhymes, She had excelled in every achievable aspect they thought she could, Marked her imprint in each possible thing thought she would, The one who was hell-bent to make her reciprocate had also wanted to claim, However, what he didn't know was, she had loved like him all the same. Yet, life never favoured everyone for everything they craved to have! A Story of Tragedy, Obsession & Longing Happiness!

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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