After years of training to take over her father's position as Alpha of the Moonshine pack, Rayne Leighann Vance is put to the ultimate test when she agrees to take their nemesis, Jarrah Pinestone, King of the Fae, to find a hidden elixir that will destroy the rebel vampire clan once and for all. Season 1 of The Lost Elixir ****** Rayne, who is next in line to be alpha, is willing to do whatever it takes to protect her people from the wrath of an ancient vampire lord that seeks to wipe out the fae and werewolf population forever. One morning after training, Rayne is surprised by her father's recent capture, the King of Fae, whom is more than reluctant to help them. When Rayne learns of the famous elixir that can defeat the vampire lord, she forces her father to let her and the King of Fae go in search of their last hope. Along the way to salvation, Rayne is tested in more ways than one. Can she find the elixir? Will she make it back in time before the war breaks out? And most importantly, will she be able to choose her duty to her people over her heart if they win the war?

Ri is a girl fated for greatness who's biggest dream is a simple life. After years of one tragedy after another, everything finally seems to fall into place. There are pitfalls and some people will always be assholes, but things start going well. Until they don't. Until she meets rich kid Minhyuk. Until everything she worked for is threatened. Opportunities start turning into catastrophes and Ri is thrown into a daunting world of betrayal and death. Can their tentative friendship save them from completely breaking to pieces? Or will this disaster be the end of them?

Six teenagers. One dead body. A jar filled with dirty Secrets. **** Six friends from wealthy families living in the suburbs of Victoria Island, Lagos, claim to have the worst summer holiday of their lives. Unknown identity, Peer pressure, Mental health and family drama. One out of the six commits murder and as friends, they get involved and cover it up like it never happened. The drama begins with too many secrets and threatening messages. How long till one of them cracks and spills the tea and who would it be? Add to library and reading list❤️

Denise Webster thought her life was perfect. Until the man she was supposed to marry fails to show up for their wedding. Broke, distraught and heartbroken, Denise has no choice but to move back to her childhood home with her eccentric mother and stepfather to lick her wounds. Hell-bent on avoiding as much human contact as possible, the only person who seems to see past the nonchalant veneer behind which she hides her pain is her childhood best friend, Mateo Ramiro. But with a history of self-destructive behavior and a knack for making the wrong choice, will she ever let him in? FIVE FEET APART meets 13 GOING ON 30 in this lighthearted chick-lit about heartbreak, discovering oneself and the thin line between friendship and love. * * * Written for the Open Novella Contest 2020. Highest Rankings: #2 in saveblackcharacters out of 516 books on 24/02/2022 #26 in realistic fiction out of 6.75K books on 24/02/2022 | Featured in Wattpad's FreshReads Spotlight on Black Writers! |

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹. BOOK 1 (Mafia Angels Series) We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there. ~ Pascal Mercier. Esmé Angel was never interested in being the leader of the all-female mafia, Black Angels but as her mother's only daughter it is her birthright. On her 18th birthday she decides to run away from home and live a new life under a new identity in New York on the opposite side of the law. But for how long can she avoid her fate especially when the Italian inveigler comes knocking at the door of her heart? Valencio Fuentes is the future Don of the Black Angels' rival gang, Lethal Demons. Unlike Esmé he reaped the benefits of the lifestyle. However, even the mafia life can be monotonous and Valencio's starting to notice it. After failing to complete a mission, his father sends him to New York to follow Esmé and bring her back to Italy. His father failed to mention how good she looked holding a gun and in his arms. A love destined for destruction. A relationship filled with lies, deceit, betrayal and of course murder. Join these opposites who have been dealt similar yet different cards in life on their pursuit of different endings than their ordained destinies! --- This book contains mature themes, scenes, and language. DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL CONTENT. 18+ content. Read at your discretion. ©️Nzuri 2020; All Rights Reserved #1 Family Legacy

There's always that one-black girl whose cast in the movies for diversity, the one who doesn't quite fit in anywhere, the member of a friend group merely for the purpose of misusing the phrase, "I can't be racist, my friends black." She's the Token Black girl, and her names Zion Lewis. **** Zion Lewis, a sixteen-year-old black girl, from Jacksonville, Florida is juggling mental illness, high school, boys, racial inequality and a mother in law enforcement. Zion began publicly speaking on behalf of the Black community at twelve years old, and hasn't grown silent since. Zion is one of four Lewis kids living in a predominantly white neighborhood, attending a primarily white school. Since a young age, Zion has felt isolated from her fellow black brothers and sisters. Kids in the town over referred to her as an "Oreo." due to her uncanny ability to fit the white girl stereotypes. Zion never fit the status quote; she was unbothered by it publicly, but embarrassed behind closed doors. Regardless of what people say, If you do not see her blackness, then you do not see Zion Lewis. Cover designed by @AXERAGE

When sixteen-year-old New York City native Neo O'Reilly is dropped off with his extended family in Hawaii for the summer, he's terribly out of his element. And with his militaristic aunt, over-excited older cousin, and a small town swimming with total strangers, he's not sure he'll ever get used to it. This plain, happy-go-lucky town just isn't for him. After all, Neo has a secret: He's taken something he shouldn't have. Yet, Neo realizes the town is not so simple as he thought when he meets Kit Kawamoto: a mute boy living in the abandoned house at the top of the hill. What follows is a whirlwind of secrets revealed, destinies questioned, and love realized. Two boys, a stolen item, and a curse: this is The House Above the Sea.

Wicked sorceress Cora must ruin someone's life before her eighteenth birthday or lose her magic forever, a task made tricky when she falls for her chosen victim. *** Cora Emerson is a magical misfortune who just can't get the hang of being a wicked sorceress. Being wicked would be easy if she couldn't help being good instead. But her eighteenth birthday is fast approaching and if she can't ruin one person's life by then a curse on her family warns she'll lose her powers for good. Just when she thinks she's found the perfect victim, naive and unassuming, the unthinkable happens. She falls for him. Love and magic would be simple if she didn't have a crush on the boy whose life she's meant to ruin. As Cora would say, "For the love of crows." Copyright © 2023 T.A. Joseph All rights reserved

"I mean what's a party if they're no Idizians, am I right?" The night of the Day of Doves changes everything for Amani Cloutier, a 27-year old top agent at a prestigious PR firm in Canada who has been tasked with the ultimate job of her career... Changing the Idizians public opinion on the royal family, especially the prince twins of Idizia. Two polar opposite boys with no regard at how they should conduct themselves while living in the lap of luxury. In a blink of an eye, she is thrust into the native home in which her parents had once forgone due to unknown circumstances. Astonishing news of her true lineage and where she comes from and her ultimate duty to the country has completely altered the trajectory of where she thought her life would be at this point. Amani never thought she herself would be fighting to be... Empress? As she continues working for the royal family and learns more of the history, dots begin to connect on her parent's secrecy concerning their home country and what that means for her own presence here in Idizia. Join Amani in a journey of learning her family's past and the strong connections her parents had with the former royal family that were tragically assassinated by a rogue group of deviants for reasons never disclosed. Will she find what she's looking for? Answers unseen in the public's eyes. Will she follow her heart and emotions while catching the eye of many love interests? In the end, will Amani reign above all?

[WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST] With only one month left to live, an eighteen-year-old is forced to attend high school and enjoy new experiences: parties, fun and actual friends. **** Colby Willis, an eighteen-year-old who has spent his entire life commuting between his home and the hospital, now has another stop on his route: high school. A homeschooled kid, Colby is absolutely convinced he's seen it all, even though his adolescent experiences are one hundred percent based on teen movies. But then Dany enters the picture. Daniella Varis, a student board president who has devoted her entire free time to academic achievements, finds herself reaching for the final goal: Graduation. After all, everything else has already fallen into her lap, and she couldn't be happier. Yet the strange newcomer boy with beautiful eyes keeps haunting her daydreams, and she can't help but be drawn to him... Featured on Wattpad Official Romance reading list. Featured on Wattpad Official Teen Fiction reading list.