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Reigning Riley  by Nangianni
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The greatest gift known to a man and woman on earth is the ability to have and create a child. The love that is shared between parents and their kids would be an unexplainable type of love and that was the most magical thing about it. Couldn't no one compare to it? Twenty-three-year-old dancer, model and actress Riley Connor is learning to take on the world full force and learning to make the best of it with no consequences but what happens when one of those consequences from her past catches up with her and sucks her in at the feel of being in the same presence. How will she cope and what will she do? A spinoff to 'Nothing Like That' and 'The Connors: Trials and Tribulations'.
The Connors: Trials & Tribulations  by Nangianni
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The Connors are back but at what cost? With everything that happened in their past will their marriage be able to stand with all the curves and decisions that they are about to make? Will it be too much for everyone around? Are they finally at peace knowing that they bring each other peace? Or was it all apart of their fantasy? Let's get the ball rolling because shit is about to start folding. 'Nothing Like That' sequel.
Nothing Like That by Nangianni
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Life, that's the funny thing about it. We always wanted things to go the way that we imagined it too, but of course plans just always have to change. What if we could've thought about how we wanted our lives to go from in the womb? Wouldn't that make everything so much better? What if we could've created our husbands/wives for ourselves, would that make us a God/Deity? Maybe, just maybe. We were all just living our truths and we needed people to come into our lives to shine the light where we always played blind to. This was about to be the reality of everything that we tried so hard to envisioned for ourselves. Truths are about to be tested, faith was about to be questioned and most importantly Love was about to be granted.
Kayla's Keys | ✓ by sillywhims
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Book 2, Second Generation Only daughter of Zion & Gianna, twin sister of Saul, and Princess of.. a bodyguard? Kayla James-Kingsley didn't expect a chocolate man to suddenly enter her life, much less by playing a hero she never needed before. She is an intelligent college degree bound woman who's heart has been broken one too many times. Now, she is expected to pop the bubble her overprotective gang leader father had trapped her in for twenty one years? Not only that, but juggle the boy she's learning to love with that aching reservation she is forever chained to due to her life of pain and isolation? Kayla must gather the keys to her future and past that have long been hidden from her both psychologically and physically in order to unlock her true potential and save her family from an old rival. Who will rise and who will fall? - He'd packed my five favorite sweatpants, favorite shoes and socks as well; my backpack full of textbooks as promised, laptop, device chargers, and more. I couldn't believe everything he'd brought was actually there, "why?" Hakeem furrowed his brow when I turned to him with furious expectation, "why what?" I was a bitch to him and he.. "Why would you do all of this for me? I.. I don't understand-" "There are people outside of your family that are willing to do things for you just because they want to make you happy, Kayla." - ratings: kingsley; #9 on 1/14/2021 gangviolence; #5 on 10/20/2022
Gianna's Grit | ✓ by sillywhims
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Book 1, First Generation Gianna Kingsley only came back to the rundown southside neighborhood for a funeral. The man who'd raised her had passed, and she didn't hesitate to leave the office after hearing that news. When she arrived, however, she was forced to conspire with old ghosts to keep Kingsley Cove and her relatives safe from a ruthless drug lord; King. When she meets him face to face, everything changes. Does Gianna have the courage to take down King and save her elderly relatives? Can she resist the feelings she develops for him? - "You don't want no parts of this," he growled, staring down at me while still standing on the porch. "Kamari is my friend-" He was quick on the draw again, aiming his gun straight at my head. My relatives gasped, and even I thought he was going to end me then and there. Okay, maybe I had mouthed off a little too much. Alright, I definitely had. - ratings: bwbm; #1 on 6/23/2020 & #2 on 6/2/2022 blackfiction; #1 on 5/9/2020 & 3/2/2021 kingsley; #2 on 8/25/2020 & 6/2/2022 blackqueen; #2 on 6/29/2020 & #1 on 9/14/2023 gangviolence: #2 on 8/19/2022 - BOOK TWO: "Kayla's Keys"
Calling Out For You  by Bretaughtyou
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Micah Maisonet is GSU's big shot on campus. He's not just the star quarterback, he's a young man with confidence as big as the world on his shoulders. However that confidence is quickly challenged, when Micah is hurt in the middle of his senior year - threatening his future career. Arriving back home for Christmas break was the one thing he was dreading. It's been years, but it feels as though time is starting right where it left off when he runs into his first love, Kayla White. Read the story of Micah and Kayla, as their hearts call out for one another in this romance novella. Things have changed since high school - but one thing hasn't. Their connection.
FINDING AZURE | THE LAST CHAPTERS by Bretaughtyou
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(Last addition to the Finding Azure Series, do not read if you haven't read Armani | Undecided first) The gang is back, but this time..it's a little different. It's five years later, and the family is a whole lot bigger as our favorite couples take on marriage and kids. In 'Finding Azure : The last chapters' we revisit Nico and Azure, the couple that started it off in the original novel. With two kids and a newborn, things are hectic in the Graham household as Azure tries to balance teaching and Nico takes over Big Muh's gym. While she doesn't necessarily have to work, Azure is determined to have her own career instead of being just a housewife. Nico wants nothing but to support his wife, however things go awry when the two can't seem to meet eye to eye. Next, we have the Deleon's - also known as Armani and Kayan Deleon, the youngest, and more unconventional parents. With two small kids of their own, the dynamic duo shakes things up in the Graham family, and as always - the two just cannot get it together! And lastly, Ron and Marley, the hot headed couple who we hate to love. With two wild twin boys and a fifteen year old brother that can't stay out of trouble, Marley finds it hard to balance mom life while her husband is away doing business. When Ron's job is just a little too much, the two find it hard to come to terms with his busy, and exclusive schedule. Follow them all on the last journey, as we sit back and watch the chaos unfold. Is Jocelyn and Big Muh still together? Are all the ex's still in the past? Will Justin finally find love? And most importantly, can these crazy kids, raise kids? We'll have to see, in Finding Azure : The last chapters.
ARMANI|UNDECIDED by Bretaughtyou
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Spinoff Novel of FINDING AZURE. (Spoilers inside) Armani Lovell is what you call a 'hand full'. After moving to Philly from Jersey to live with her father 'Big Muh', in only a year is Armani having a hard time finding her place in the big city. While she's used to being spoiled and put on a pedal stool, things just aren't the same in Philly. Especially when it comes to her boyfriend Sage, a west Philly trapper whose a dog who can't be kept on his leash. However that doesn't deter Armani, as she spends her time fighting for the love she has for an unkept man. She's determined to win her man back, but someone is trying to win her over instead. K-Dot, also known as Kayan Deleon, is the best friend of Nico and Ron Graham, the well known brothers of Armani Lovell. Growing up, he always identified with her as a 'sister', only to quickly grow sexual feelings for her as the two become closer over time. With a relationship of his own and knowledge of Armani's on and off again boyfriend, he finds it almost difficult to profess his feelings for the yellow bombshell. And if he does, he's not sure if she would even feel the same way. Read the story of Armani & K-Dot, as their drama filled lives intertwine in the urban romance. Will Armani drop her thug and fall over heels for the man she once thought of as family? Or will K-Dot risk it all just to be rejected.
FINDING AZURE by Bretaughtyou
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Kelz was everything to Azure. Her first boyfriend, first lover, you name it. However after four years of young love, Azure wakes up to a text that shatters her world. Kelz was done with her, without so much as an explanation. Azure spends weeks searching for answers, but fate has a funny way of changing her heart's tune when she meets Nico Graham during spring break in Miami. Growing up a shy girl, spending most of her days painting away -Azure knows she is no match for the popular man, who has women falling over him wherever he goes. Nico Graham's world consists of two things: Boxing and Women. At the young age of 21, Nico is the undefeated knockout king in the boxing ring, taking on his career headstrong while battling school and the 'friends' he keeps. He wasn't the relationship type, that he knew. However his theory is challenged when he runs into the Golden Brown painter, Azure in Miami. Her shy demeanor and pretty face drawls him in, and he'll do anything to win her love. In a tale of pure fate, Azure and Nico find themselves falling in love in their crazy worlds. When temptation comes knocking at their house of love, will they stand strong or fall?
Show Me by astoldbylani
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"You could tell me you love me a million times over, but them words don't hold no weight in my heart till you show me. Show me you love me, and you can have all of me." cover by: @britxcvi