What a tangled web we weave, when we lie to deceive.. Having to watch his parents demise at an early age, Joseph is brought up by an uncle who played off his parents death to his advantage breeding Joseph to be a cold, emotionless and calculated demon. After completing a six year bid for an assault with a deadly weapon charge, twenty-six year old Joseph Combs is set on living an honest life and leaving his past behind. Shortly after his release he meets an angel on earth in the form of a woman whom is able to break down that wall and show him what it feels like to love and be loved. But when a storm begins to brew, his past comes knocking on his door forcing him to turn back into the person he fought so hard to change from. Having to lead a double life, what are the lengths he'll go to protect the woman he loves and his future from his past. DISCLAIMER STORY HAS 0 ASSOCIATION TO PHOTOS OF CHARACTERS IN REAL LIFE. THIS STORY IS PURE FICTION Sep. 2021

SEQUEL TO LIES YOU TELL After Graces world comes crashing down around her, she struggles to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and mend her shattered perception of life upon learning that the man she grew to love more than life itself was a cold and remorseless murderer. Landing the position as a criminologist on the NYPD homicide squad, she works hard to rebuild a new life for herself and leave the past in the past. After waiting four long years, Joseph finally gets put on a highly publicized trial and with the help of a well known criminal defense lawyer, the jury reaches a verdict that rocks the city of New York. During those four years being incarcerated, Joseph is forced to let go of the love of his life but upon his release their paths inevitably cross and now he has to fight for and work to earn her love and trust back. To do so, Joseph finally opens up to Grace about his dark past but opens up a can of worms in the process. Grace learns about history of her own family and uncovers dark secrets not even her mother knows which puts her in danger. In a dark twist of faith, Joseph learns who the true enemy is. Will Grace and Joseph finally get their happily ever after? Smoke and mirrors- the obscuring of the truth of a situation with misleading information. DISCLAIMER: This story is a work of pure fiction. Story has no association to photos in the story used to depict the characters in real life. Dec 2021

An unlikely pair, Sybil & Syre find themselves being pulled toward the other by an undeniable force. They both have decided that they hate each other but over time that "hate" turns into something else all together. As it turns out, these two wounded souls are just what the other needs to heal. Childhood trauma haunting Syre has left him in a loner mentality, and angry at the world. He trusts no one, and cares for nothing. For Sybil, she craves love but after surviving the abuse of an ex, has come to the conclusion that true love is just a myth. Will their paths crossing mean tragedy? Or will they finally find what the other has been missing all along?

𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐲𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐲𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭? Trevante Rhodes || Ari fletcher Read it and you'll love it 🫶🏽 Started January 11th, 2023

❝SEEMS LIKE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND AND IT'S SHOWING. SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T DENY THE 𝘌𝘔𝘖𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚 FROM 𝘈 𝘞𝘖𝘔𝘈𝘕...❞ 𝐉𝐀𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

New York. Where crowded streets and sidewalks leave no space for people who can't keep up. Crime was a daily occurance but for Alice, this was more than a simple robbery. Days has past since her twin sister dropped contact with her. She knew this was more than an accident. Determined in her right mind and crazy in the wrong, Alice knew the only way to get her back was to do it herself. But luckily, she won't be doing it alone. With Detective Daniels by her side (or more like her by his), they team up to solve the mystery of her missing twin. Follow the story of these two as they face danger and passion in this classic smutty little story.

The pad of Derek's thumb slowly slides across my kiss swollen bottom lip while his dark eyes trace the movement intently. I guess I'm going to have to be the one to say what we're both thinking. "That wasn't very just friends of us."

Penelope pouts her lips and squeezes her eyeballs shut, scrunching her nose. "What the hell are you doing?" "I'm thinking." "Looks like a lot of effort to think." ~~ Penelope is a local sunshine girl trying to get through life and make friends. She's always optimistic and tries to find the best in people, even if those people, are the ones that hurt her. Parker is a grumpy, mechanic. His mind is always racing and body always tense. He doesn't express himself way others do. He's cold, and arrogant, until a little sunshine comes into his life.