Some love stories are written in the stars, theirs was sketched in the margins of a notebook. Zariyah Kenori Smith comes from a world of old money, luxury, and high expectations. Between running her own business and spending her free time dancing, she has every part of her future planned. Kamari Deshawn Cole has never had that privilege. Raised in a toxic home with an abusive, alcoholic mother, he turned to selling drugs to protect the only person who matters to him, his little sister. When a class project unexpectedly throws them together, neither of them wants anything to do with the other. Kamari is still dealing with the aftermath of a cheating ex who left him with walls higher than anyone can climb, while Zariyah has no interest in getting involved with a boy whose life is filled with danger. But after seeing her perform at a school pep rally, Kamari cannot stop thinking about the girl who looked fearless under the lights. That night, he fills page after page of his sketchbook with drawings of her, never expecting the girl from a completely different world to slowly become the only place that feels like home. As their feelings grow, they are forced to face the harsh reality that love cannot erase family trauma, violence, jealousy, or the choices people make to survive. Sometimes the biggest risk is not falling in love, it is believing two people from opposite worlds were ever meant to last.

Three years ago, Ivori and Elijah lost each other and everything they thought they wanted. Now they're back, with new lives, new loves... and old feelings that refuse to stay buried. Can first love survive second chances?

I DO NOT OWN ANY RIGHTS TO THE PHOTOS IN THE STORY . I DO NOT OWN ANY RIGHTS TO THE PHOTOS IM THE STORY. Raegan Is A 23 Year Old Registered Nurse . What Happens When Her and 26 Year Old Kameron "King" Miller Meet ? When Raegan Finds Out How Dangerous Kameron Is Will She Stick It Out With Him ? Will Everything Kameron Do Be For The Love Of Raegan ?

Solani is the type of woman who lights up any room she walks into. She's single, fun, got her own job, her own place, and her weekends stay booked and busy. She's not pressed about finding love-if it happens, it happens. When her best friend and her fiancé plan a pre-wedding trip to Hawaii with the whole wedding party, Solani is all in. She's just there to have fun and maybe sip a few margaritas. But once she meets Demetri, the best man's best friend, all that "I'm just here to chill" talk goes out the window. He's fine, laid-back, and got that confidence that makes her nervous in the best way. What starts as playful flirting turns into something deeper. The two start spending every day together on the trip-late-night talks, laughing, and vibes that feel too good to be temporary. But once the plane lands back home, real life hits. Suddenly, those vacation feelings start to clash with the reality waiting for them both.

The sight of his blood on her scares her more than anything. Although this isn't the first time she's gotten someone else's blood on her, it still terrifies her. No matter how hood she, the sight of blood alone puts fear in her.

Just a church boy trying to navigate in this world

Milan, a successful lash tech in Atlanta, meets Saint, a man serving time in prison, through a random TikTok Live.

𝖡𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝟤 𝗈𝖿 𝖫𝗈𝗏𝗂𝗇 & 𝖳𝗈𝗎𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇 𝗀𝗈 𝗁𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺 𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝖺𝗍 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍★ 𝖢𝖠𝖭𝖭𝖮𝖳 𝖡𝖤 𝖱𝖤𝖠𝖣 𝖠𝖲 𝖲𝖳𝖠𝖭𝖣𝖮𝖥𝖥. 𝖢𝗎𝗋𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝗎𝗉𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌! 𝖲𝖧𝖮𝖱𝖳 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄𖤐 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐱 𝐨𝐜

𝐂𝐡𝐲𝐧𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐣𝐢𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 ꨄ #𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 - 𝟏/𝟓/𝟐𝟓 #𝟑 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 - 𝟏/𝟕/𝟐𝟓

𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙖? 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙢𝙢!! ━━ "Anyways y'all I'm bouta hop off cause I'm so mother fucking hungry that I would eat pork right now" I swiped off Instagram and turned off my phone. Mir moved to go lean on the counter and I fixed my position so I could see his face "I can ask you some?" Nodding my head I waited for him go say something "you love a nigga for real?" Shit do I lie? Pretend as if it's a joke and I'm playing? Laugh it off? Try act like I couldn't hear him? No hablo inglés? Or just keep smiling? Or tell the truth? I'm sure any will work. ━━ y'all the book is unedited!! ranks 🦋 #1 hoodlovestory #1 clingy #1 blackcouples #1 thuglife #1 smutmaybe #2 hoodlove #2 urbanstory #3 shortstory #3 crazylovestory #3 newyork #4 urbanfiction #4 thuglove #5 lovestory #5 urbanromance #6 possessive #8 hoodromance