"Why? You already broke my heart once.. I'd be a fool to let you do it again." "We not in college or kids anymore. It's different this time around." ★⁂✫彡 𝐀 𝐉𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐂

"are we supposed to shine in this light? or is failure inevitable?..." Journi just wanted to keep her head down and in the books and get her family out the hood but her brother just can't seem to stop bringing trouble to her doorstep. So when her brother Raheem takes from the wrong one and goes into hiding, Journi is snatched by the one they call Joker as payback she then must navigate her way through college and the life she tried to escape. Once in his tower she can see he would ruin her in the worst way. She knows escaping is futile but she tries anyway. Yakhir aka Joker owns the streets of Atlanta there's nothing that slips past him so when a low level dopeboy takes something and thinks he can run off he has another thing coming. Joker snatches the one person he cares about, his baby sister to draw him out. Once he has Journi he instantly knows he's not giving her back. She's his to keep. After laying eyes on the sweet, smart and clever beauty he knows he'd paint his city red behind her. Will the inevitable keep them apart? Or will Journi and Yakhir fight for their love after the ruin? Cover Credit: @KYTHEWRITERR

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇- Sage Monroe finally opened Sweet Tooth, the bakery she and her late grandmother always dreamed of-only to find herself next door to loud bass, loud weed, and an even louder man who owns the dispensary beside her. Cash Vaughn owns the whole strip, but Sage doesn't care about his money, power, or reputation. All she knows is he's bad for business... and somehow impossible to ignore. Cash doesn't trust anybody outside his bloodline, but Sage gets under his skin in ways nobody ever has. What starts as tension turns into something neither of them saw coming-until betrayal, kidnapping, and a deadly street war threatens to tear it all apart. And when the smoke clears, Cash has to decide if love is worth bleeding for... and Sage has to decide if she can survive loving a man built for war.

" I don't even like you like that." Her face scrunched up in disgust watching water drip from curls in his hair. " 'Cause you love me. Just like I love you." He retorted with a grin, disregarding the deflecting she was doing. --- They were two sides of the same city-until one move split them down the middle. Elijah and London were inseparable once, bonded by childhood summers, beat-up bikes, and secrets too deep for anyone else to know. Unfortunately, when Elijah's mom packed up and moved her family across Onyx to a rival neighborhood, everything changed. She always thought when she spoke to him again he would've changed like her. She was witty, sarcastic, and had a low tolerance, but he was still the same calm , sweet, cute boy with a heart the size of the sun. Some things haven't changed. Some things never change. The pull between them, the memories that still burn etched marks in their brain, and the words they never said out loud. In a world where loyalty can be life or death, and love isn't always enough to cross old lines, Elijah and London find themselves circling each other again. --- STARTED; MAY 26th, 2025 PUBLISHED JUNE 6th, 2025 FINISHED; SEPTEMBER 27th 2025

Maliyah Jade "MJ" isn't here for distractions. School's just a stepping stone to getting her credits and building her hair business. She doesn't need friends, and definitely doesn't need any more complications. Kairo's in town for one thing: basketball. After transferring from Houston, he's focused on making a name for himself and proving he belongs. The last thing he's looking for is someone to distract him. But when they meet through a friend group, something clicks. It's not love at first sight. They're both too guarded for that. Still, their connection grows - quiet moments in between the noise of high school life, late-night talks, shared playlists, and stolen glances that turn into something neither of them planned for. But when real life starts testing them, they'll have to decide: Is this just a fleeting moment, or something worth holding on to? In a world where forever feels like a fantasy, Kairo and MJ will discover that sometimes, love doesn't ask for permission. It just happens. Read More to find out!!

"The best blessings are right in front of you."

𝙏𝙞𝙡 3005, 𝙄 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨, 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙪𝙥.....

𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚌𝚔 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚎, 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚆𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚠𝚎 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚗' •-•-•-• •-•-•-• •-•-•-• This is the sequel to Done Deal. You don't need to read them in order but I do highly encourage you to at least read the chapter "Miragè's Backstory" before reading this book <3 Tags: • #1 in blackcast (4/23/25) • #1 in businesscouple (2/7/25) • #2 in businessowner (2/12/25) • #1 in pocauthor (4/06/25) • #4 in standalone (3/11/25) • #1 in dissorder (4/23/25)

New Orleans isn't just a city-it's a pulse. A rhythm. A hunger. And nobody knows that better than Arielle Washington, a tired single mother grinding just to make rent in the Desire Projects. Love left her a long time ago, replaced with diaper bags, house keys, and survival. That is, until a new housekeeping job drops her into the home-and world-of ICE the most dangerous man in the streets. ICE doesn't do mess. Doesn't do feelings. But there's something about Ari-her fire, her silence, her scars-that draws him in. And when business gets bloody and loyalties are tested, the line between protector and predator blurs. Because in the Dirty South, nothing comes clean... not even love.