Athena Kelly is the most curious and shy girl you will ever meet. A straight A student and the most hated girl at her high school. Senior year hasnt been the easiest for her at home or at school. An unpleasant run in with an infamous guy by the name of Cato Willis manages to spin everything more out of control than it already is for her ...and the both of them.

Alaina is a dark skin girl who is learning and trying to love her self for who she is inside and out, but that can be hard because not many people in this world like dark skins, read about her journey of self love and unconditional love. There's nothing wrong with having more melanin than others. Brown sugar and spice and hair with no lice my God she's a black woman. I do not own the cover photo *MY STORY IS NOW ON GOODNOVEL PLEASE CHECK IT OUT FOR THE FULL STORY

Yn is an 18 year old girl living it in the big city of NYC . She lives with her mom & fraternal twin brother , Cory . Yn & Cory's father tragically died and also right in front of Yn . Yup , she seen the whole thing go about when she was only 9 years old . She never knew what it was about and she never asked or talked about it ever again . Yn & Cory's mother has been raising 3 kids on her own ever since , yes 3 . They also have an older sister named Jazmine but everyone just calls her Jaz . Jaz is 21 years old and she's the child everyone wants . She's smart , Beautiful , Respectful and is just the best daughter anyone could ask for . Yn's kind of the opposite but not so much . Of course Yn gets good grades but when it comes to respect its not in her vocabulary . And being a homosexual isn't making it any better for herself . Yn likes guys and girls but prefers a girl because she doesn't have to worry about getting hurt . But when her step dad , Dre , proposes to Yn's mom and they have to move and she meets Bryson and she starts catching feelings then what .. Is Yn full time guys? Is Bryson gonna hurt her? If you want to read more about Yn and the way she lives her life just continue reading ✨

I was pushed onto the side of the car roughly. I gasped at the impact. "Oh, you hate me?" He asked as we both breathed heavily. He had me pinned between him and the car. His warm breath waved on my neck sending cold chills down my body. "Don't you ever say that again." He growled. I closed my eyes and looked down, afraid of his tone. "I know you Jamie...better than anyone-even Rick. That's funny huh? I know you more than your best friend?" He said breathlessly as I tried to push him off of me. *********************************************************************************** Jamie isn't your average girl, she's into car races, sports, and is constantly finding her way into trouble. She has a bad past that no one knows about except her best friend Rick. When Jamie moves back to her childhood home she is miserable. With her next door neighbor being her biggest bully, and her brother's best friend how will she survive? Bring in all your brother's friends, and high school, and you have a huge problem! Jamie falls hard for the boy she can't have, and is constantly hearing lectures to stay away from him by her brother Eric, and his friends. But, when secrets, and feeling are revealed everything changes.

"Where their love may not be enough. " August and Phoebe, still struggling to overcome the constant hurdles in their life and love enriched relationship. August, has fallen for Phoebe, in less than a year and they're about to bring new life into the world. But sometimes, picture perfect isn't for everyone. Phoebe's ex and first lover coming up dead and the mystery of her stalker Malcolm still to be solved, how does Phoebe make it out alive? With Betrayal, deceit and hurt all on the line, Phoebe and August both find themselves in compromising positions as they can't seem to fathom the idea of together forever into their minds. Though Phoebe forever tattoed with August's name on her heart, falls victim to her surroundings and complicates their love even more. With Kaitlyn growing up, mortified by the distance of her bestfriend their worlds seem to fall apart at the seams but love is the only option. Tied to their ever burning sexual escapades, August and Phoebe fumble after dark as they find out who is worth saving. But the secrets, won't let go of them and they keep crawling back for more. How scandalous can it get? Explicit Content for the drama and development of the story. For Mature audiences only. All Rights Reserved 2015 Trilogy to My Forbidden Fruits. WLAD (What Lies AfterDark)

"Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots." -Tupac Young, African-American teen Ebony Brooks is considered an outcast to society. Not because of any disabilities or awkward personality traits, but because of her rich cocoa skin. However, Ebony is still confident with her dark complexion and receives uplifting praise from her family. Ebony travels through her entire life being a target to other kids, but when will she take a stand and stick up for her beautiful chocolate complexion? cover slayed by @aneonsky This story will be entering in the Wattys2016.

"First things first, learn how to loosen up. If you really want to learn, you can't be so uptight." He said as he circled around me. "It's just weird, I'm not used to it." I said shyly. He stopped, standing in front of me. He sighed. "Look Gracie, I'm not saying you should be totally open and comfortable with this, but I'm saying, if you want to learn, you're going to have to learn to trust me. Do you trust me?" I hesitated, then nodded lightly. "Good." He said with a small smirk. "Now lesson one," he started to circle me again, "You're going to learn how to kiss." (cover by: BeautyDoesntWither)

We're often advised that one of the best ways to increase the chances of a relationship's success is to keep it private and keep your business out of the streets. But what if you don't have a choice and the relationship has to be kept a secret. You know that young, sexy, tattooed awesome R&B singer August Alsina well this rule applies to him. He's been keeping his relationship lowkey for a whole year now with girlfriend Raigen Ruiz. A person in love wants to be many things, but in most situations, a secret is not one of them. The relationship Raigen wants to broadcast to show her love for her boyfriend she can't. "Fans like to have that feeling that their the only girl in your life, so being publicly out there will hurt them. You will be more attractive if you appeared single." But just how private should a relationship be and what happens when people become too good at keeping their relationship private? What happens when a relationship becomes so private that it's a secret.

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"I'm sorry, mama." "I never met to hurt you, baby." "Please don't let me go, mama."