A debt has been incurred. And they've come to collect. Vanessa Cruz is a young black woman, simply trying to survive in a world set up to conspire against her prosperity. Grinding Monday to Friday, and working Friday to Sunday left her no room to hope for an illustrious future. As the eldest daughter of an immigrant household in the US, her family dynamics are carefully balanced on her shoulders. So when a message is sent by a nefarious man of means, addressed to her indifferent father, she answers. Angelo Leone is a newcomer. An outsider in the organisation he's part of, his appearance acted as a walking reminder of the illicit nature of his existence. With a lot to prove, he cuts the city deep, and lets the blood pour out in the streets as a warning. Two opposing forces collide, and although at first glance the odd seems to be stacked in Angelo's favour, Vanessa soon finds a way to even the playing field. Follow Vanessa on her journey into the world of organised crime. How high of a price do you think she's willing to pay for the safety of her family? Will she be able to make her way out alive, or will she have pay the ultimate sacrifice? Only one way to find out... This book contains graphic descriptions of adult themes. Please read at your own discretion.

He's a self-made producer, and she's a rising musician. Maybe she should've listened when they told her to never mix work with pleasure? Started: 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 Completed:

𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃 To the streets, he was Reckless, But to her, he was Nehemiah, And all they needed was each other.

'Jules' mind went back under the moonlight and night air of Baldwin's Fine Arts Center Garden, where intense anger shifted into an intimate moment of curiosity with a blow of the wind. Maybe two flames weren't supposed to be that close when raging, because in that second between the fury and the furnace, they'd burned into something that held more intensity than the flare in their eyes.' •••••••••••••••••• THEY say that love is a feeling that most should cherish, as it is the closest thing that you'll get to looking inside your soul - but is it worth holding near and dear if it kills you? In a divided city filled with greed, danger, and deceit-two of the biggest kingpins in Amador City would do their very best to protect their children from falling into the depths of their darkest decisions. Yet, what happens when the thing they've been trying to protect them from the most reveals itself in an epic game of love and war? Find out in this epic urban retelling of Shakespeare's famous "Romeo and Juliet."

𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝖾𝖾 𝗑 𝖿𝖾𝗆 𝗈𝖼. 𝑰𝑻 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑱𝑼𝑺𝑻 𝑺𝑼𝑷𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑩𝑬 𝑯𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑷𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 𝑻𝑶 𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑲 𝑶𝑵 𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑰𝑪, 𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑵 𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑳𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑨𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹... 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑵𝑶𝑾'𝑺 𝑺𝑯𝑬 𝑯𝑨𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑩𝑨𝑩𝒀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱: 𝟢𝟦/𝟢𝟫/𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟣 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: 𝟢𝟩/𝟢𝟫/𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟣 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: 𝟣𝟫/𝟢𝟪/𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟤

[ COMPLETED ] Eliana Oakley and Casen Walker couldn't be further on the other's spectrum. Eliana is twenty-one years old and in her last year of college. An artist at heart, she uses that to her advantage to further her early fashion design career. A protégé under Florence Harvey, internationally known luxury designer, Eliana doesn't have much time for anything other than burying her face into her sewing machine. Casen - otherwise known as Case to his football buddies - is twenty-two and on track to the NFL as a rookie Wide Receiver, just preparing to graduate with his degree in engineering. Oh, let's not forget his minor in hoe behavior. They roll with different social cliques - there was supposed to be no chance of them meeting. Especially in their final year in college. But one faithful friends night out at a bowling alley changes everything. COPYRIGHT © MIDNXGHTSUN

Asha Mitchell is all about her education and the next box to check off her list of goals. She never allows anyone to steer her from her path or take her eyes off the prize. She's a big time lover who also knows how to choose herself or play the game if she feels it's necessary. But she rather not. She admires love and wants everything it has to offer if she can. Some of the best relationships are built on friendship, and Asha doesn't realize that until Sanchez Harmon. He's goal oriented and doesn't have time for games. He knows what he wants for all aspects of his life - except his love life. Relationships aren't his strong suit because he's never been in one and never wanted one. Romantic love is a fantasy to him; nice to watch but unrealistic. A few things come to light when the two become friends after a homecoming party. One is an open-hearted lover and the other can't see himself in love. They love different but they'll try to figure out which way is best for them.

In the gutta streets in Harlem New York , David "East" Brewster was like a Ghost. Rarely to almost never seen unless you were close to death. With him behind the trigger of course. East was the type of man that like a move in silence with only a hand full of trustworthy people in his corner. And even they didn't know his every move. When the sun was up he was only known as Dave. A young man of owns a Car Repair Shop. But at night was when let's his demons out to play. What happens to a young woman by the name of Danaye Jordan returns back to Harlem after 5 years looking for the best friend she left behind ? What happens when she finds out her old best friend isn't so friendly anymore. A lot has changed since Danaye has been gone. Most of it is for the worst , the sweet boy she once knew was now the one that had the NYC shook and wants nothing to do with her. Can she bring her David back or will she get lost in the web of the East side ?