[Never Been Kissed bromance meets Percy Jackson & The Olympians] Bucky, a fifteen-year-old boy of Lenape descent, has voices of the Original People in his head and must choose between his lifelong bromance and embracing his heritage, in order to wield a weapon created to defeat the evil God who fell from heaven when all he wants is his first kiss. ----------------- Bucky is given a gold medallion on his fifteenth birthday that has him hearing voices from the Original People; a people who created a weapon to defeat the evil God who fell from heaven, but they didn't expect their chosen one to care more about his first kiss than about his Lenape heritage. The forgotten mining town of Carbondale is ground zero in a veiled battle over sacred land that powers the Seven Princes of Hell. Bucky must choose between saving his relationship with his best friend and embracing his Lenape heritage to unlock the only weapon that can save Carbondale. 1st Place in The Book Awards 9/11/2023 No.1 Rank on "speculative" tag 6/15/2023 No.7 Rank on "witty" tag 6/15/2023 No.11 Rank on "folklore" tag 6/15/2023 No.17 Rank on "firstkiss" tag 6/15/2023 No.18 Rank on "goodvsevil" tag 6/10/2023 No.1 Rank on "fittingin" tag 6/12/2023 No.8 Rank on "nativeamerican" tag 6/12/2023 No.2 Rank on "indigenous" tag 6/6/2023 First chapter published 5/4/2023 I have submitted this story in the Ongoing Story category of the 2023 Wattys and will be publishing a new chapter every Friday at 7am MDT. WARNING: This book contains curse words, one physical abuse scene (chapter 4), LGBTQ+ characters, and revolves around death as a main plot point. PG-13 rating. BOOK COVER: I created the cover using Canva (and staryai for the generated image of Bucky).
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