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1st july-1st december open to submissions only to black british adult authors

It's been over a year since that night and Amani hopes that starting all over again will help her move on from the past. So, when she moves to a new city, Amani wants to focus on her new life, her best friends and the boy she's been crushing on but everything is falling apart and Amani finds herself looking for happiness in all the wrong places. Can Amani confront the ghosts of her pasts so she can become the girl she's always wanted to be?

*Contains sensitive issues that some may find triggering.

What if you meet the boy of your dreams but loving him is forbidden?

Aisha Rashid has always felt invisible, so no one is more surprised than her when Darren Brady, the hot new boy in school, takes an interest. But Aisha is a devout Muslim and Darren is firmly off limits. Will she follow her heart even if it means losing her own identity? If only there was a way to keep the boy and her faith. Maybe there is... all it takes is ten steps...

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