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*Updating weekly*Becoming a big-time pop music sensation was the last thing Tara Henrie expected when she moved to Mexico City.After getting fired for assaulting her co-worker due to a personal issue, 22-year-old Tara has to move all the way from Ghana to Mexico to work for her bossy older sister because no one else would hire her. But on Tara's first day as a waitress, things take a horrid turn for the worse when a clumsy mistake results in her immediate dismissal. Upset with everything and everyone, Tara makes the quickest decision to return home. But those plans fly out the window when she meets Shaun Perez, a dashing young man with a daring secret, who looks past all of Tara's mistakes and encourages her to share her music with the world.Come join GuiTara on her rocky path to fame, a stronger friendship and maybe...love?Started: 01/01/2020Finished: 30/09/2020Rewritten: 06/11/2022 - ?Word Count: 100,000 - 150,000 words*2nd Draft*…

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*Completed*When broke college graduate, Shonee Coleman, lands a job as a nanny for the Beckham family's five-year-old daughter, the last thing she expects is to find herself entangled in a web of romance with billionaire and business tycoon, Vincent Beckham.Despite their initial resistance, they are both pulled in by their strong, irresistible connection. However, there's just one problem: thanks to a business contract, Vincent is engaged to fashionista extraordinaire, Avril Payne, and if there's one other thing she's known for, it's that she never backs down without a fight. Especially when it is about her fiancé.Will Vincent and Shonee's romance prevail, or will Avril and Vincent walk down the aisle and become an exclusive item?Find out in The Billionaire's Secret Affair.1st DraftStarted: 22/03/2024Finished: 13/09/2024…

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*Completed*Avid photojournalist Delores Brown wants absolutely nothing to do with the male species.That's because she's recently been divorced and just wants to bask in the joys of singlehood for as long as time can permit. Her latest assignment to cover Ghana's 2023 Afrochella Festival seems like the perfect opportunity to unwind, get away and experience something new... that's until a clumsy mishap brings her face to face with the dashing Kwame Asante-a successful photographer who has had his fair share of heartbreaks and is currently married to his work.The tension is strong and so is the attraction, but neither of them are willing to give in. Afrochella may be about African culture, fashion and music, but that doesn't mean the arrow of love is far behind.2nd draft Started: 02/01/2023Finished: 17/11/2023Edited: 29/07/2024 - 6/08/2024Word Count: 50,000 - 55,000 words…

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*1st Place in the Black History Month Anthology Contest*Makafui is on a simple quest: Retrive the Gojan King's stolen ring from the Sirens of Salgyin and return home as a hero. But everything changes when he's rescued by Akalachiba, the Siren Princess.@Fantasy Black History Month Contest Entry.Started: 25/02/2023Finished: 26/02/2023…

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*Completed*19-year-old Akwasi Appiah has spent his entire life struggling in a small fishing town on the coast of Ghana. But all that comes to a surprising end when he's offered a scholarship to study in one of the best private universities in the country. Penfield University is home to The Sharks, and being a passionate swimmer, Akwasi ventures out to join this swim team, reuniting with his childhood friend, Ethan. Thrown head first into the struggles of uni life, Akwasi tries his best to juggle his academics, swim meets, as well as his affection for a certain ambitious club president, who he may not even stand a chance with. And as if handling the herculean task of love isn't enough, jealously finds its way into Akwasi's life when he winds up as a tough competitor for Ethan in the battle for the title of Penfield's Greatest Swimmer. Some may argue that in sports, a little competition is good... until it results in an innocent person's death, then the whole story changes. And as investigations are conducted and confessions are made, Akwasi soon realises that some friendships are worth more than titles and medals.Started: 18/06/2021Finished: 03/08/2022Word Count: 100,000 - 150,000 words*1st Draft*…

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*The Ambys 2023 Top Pick*For fear of losing her late husband's business, as well as the title of the fairest in the country, green-eyed Vashti orders her most trusted bodyguard to get rid of her stepdaughter, Ebony.But destiny has a lot in store for these two, especially the one with skin as dark as a black sapphire.Started: 19/08/2022Finished: 03/09/2022…

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Growing up on a diary farm, Araknee discovers she's the lost princess of Hartland on her seventeenth birthday and that's not all. She has the ability to control water, a power only Hartland royals possess.Instead of giving her answers, her adoptive parents send her on a journey through the Midlands to find Granark, an old wizard who once befriended her biological parents and is the only available person to train her. With the help of two new friends, Araknee begins her quest to find the wizard, battling her way through the many obstacles set in her path.Meanwhile, back in Hartland, Adrian, Araknee's half brother, isn't too happy with the existence of another heir. Secretly, he plans to kill her and claim the throne for himself.Join the Lost Princess on her journey through the Midlands, fighting bounty hunters, thugs and encountering strange beings in this fantasy world of love, magic and power.Amazing Cover by @CannibalisticNecro*Complete story can be found on GoodNovel*Started: 01/06/2019Finished: 30/08/2019Rewritten: 01/11/2020 - 30/05/2021*2nd Draft*…