Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

teaser ⸺ after being coaxed into a marriage befitting the status of your clan, you're left hopelessly lonely when your now-husband begins opening up more about himself - about the high school sweetheart he planned on running away from the clan for, and about how now because of you his plans were left as mere mindless thoughts. the nerve of this man, you had thought, to say that it did not matter just how much you tried to fix this loveless marriage, for he had already given his heart to someone else. someone that wasn't you.

He left a mark I never asked for. Now he wants to finish the piece. Amina Westbrook didn't choose motherhood. But when her younger sister dropped a baby and disappeared, Amina stepped up, raised that little girl as her own, and never looked back. Seven years later, the past comes tatted, cocky, and fine as hell-standing in the grocery store with the same hypnotic eyes her daughter sees in the mirror. Santiago Vega. Zuri's father. The man who left before he ever knew she existed. Now he wants in. He wants time. Forgiveness. A chance to be a father. And every time he shows up with that deep voice and soft smirk, Amina hates how badly she wants to let him. Santiago isn't just showing up for Zuri-he's showing up for her. Fixing things she didn't ask him to fix. Dropping money in her hand like it's his right. Touching her like he already knows how she breaks. Amina's been holding everything together for so long, she doesn't know how to let go. Doesn't know how to want someone who actually stays. But Santiago stays. Through the attitude. The boundaries. The sparks that keep catching fire. And when he finally gets his hands on her? There's nothing soft about it. Now she's spiraling in his sheets, clashing with him in front of her family, and falling harder than she ever meant to. Because Santiago doesn't just want to play daddy. He wants the whole damn family. And this time, he's not leaving until he has them. Ink Don't Lie is a gritty, emotionally charged, standalone romance about second chances, found family, and the kind of love that refuses to walk away.

𝐁𝐖𝐖𝐌 ༻✦༺ Book 1 of the Paris series. ❝Love could be labeled as poison and we'd drink it anyways. ❞ - Atticus ∘₊✧──────✧₊∘ 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 2 in Darkskingirl 3 in Arab 5 in Feisty 45 in Twistedromamce

Adeelah Rabi'u would do anything to live her life peacefully. Peace was worth every struggle and hassle. At twenty one, she had nothing interesting in her life but love for her father and longing for her dead mother. Growing up with her step mothers wasn't so bad because her father was always there. But then they say some things are too good to be true. She never believed it till when her father's secret went spilling on her wedding day. A wedding to remember, no, a canceled wedding to forever remember! Her life crashed, her biggest solid wall fell, and she's left to herself as she tried to heal from the series of heartbreaks she received about her family. Her father was the root of it all. Her father, her destruction. Her chauffeur, her rescuer! Too good to be true? He also had a story! And he wasn't who he appeared to be, when Adeelah found that, would there be heartbreaks too or would it rather be heartmends?

Love is a demanding force that consumes the heart and soul, yet asks for more. Tasleem Abdul, a beautiful and intelligent young girl from a small village, has never known its true essence. orphaned and raised by her uncle, Tasleem's life is marked by hardship and deprivation, devoid of love's warmth. In the bustling capital city, CEO Rayyan reigns supreme - an arrogant, conceited, and aloof intellectual who sees himself above others. but when Tasleem's path crosses his, the icy facade begins to crack. Can this humble village girl melt his frozen heart and reveal the man he's meant to be? or will his pride prove an insurmountable barrier?

In Nigeria, Salisu Usman Bello, a wealthy businessman from a prestigious royal family, and Amina Sulaiman Danjuma, a young woman from a powerful lineage, are forced into an arranged marriage. Their worlds are torn between duty to their families and the secrets buried in their pasts. As their lives become intertwined, a slow-burning romance begins to bloom. Salisu, a man of strength and ambition, is determined to never let anyone get close to him again, especially after Maimun betrayed him with his childhood best friend. Amina, on the other hand, carries her own dark secrets and must navigate a dangerous path filled with heartbreak, deception, and the unthinkable. Their journey is one of survival, healing, and ultimately, discovering her own strength and the power of love. This story delves into themes of betrayal, revenge, healing, and unholy desires, drawing readers into a world of royal family intrigue, emotional turmoil, and the transformative power of love. Dive in to see if they fall in love and fight off their challenges together :)

ONCE A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY "It's time" The simple sentence could be interpreted in different ways. Time? The favorable and appropriate time to do something. To do what? Was the thing she was most scared of. No matter how hard she tried to form ignorance, she knew what that particular daunting sentence meant. Time to get married, not just any type of marriage, an arranged marriage. Every family has a tradition and the Garko family did too. Although traditions are different, theirs too was, a tad bit orthodox even. It was an arranged marriage and she was next.

[COMPLETED] THE GIANPIERO DYNASTY SERIES (BOOK I) WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A RISING STAR CROSSES PATHS WITH A MAFIA WARLORD AND BLURS THE LINES BETWEEN DESIRE AND LUST? Makua Amadi had only one goal in sight from the moment she ventured into the music industry: thrive and survive the storm. As a twenty-three-year-old beauty with the skills to rival icons, Makua set out her plans to endure the political warfare of the industry and scramble her way to the top. That is, until she met Damian. Second in line to the Gianpiero Empire and renowned as the Viper and executioner of the clan, Damian Gianpiero did not expect his uncanny encounter with a doe-eyed beauty to compromise his latest assignment. So when she proposes a daring deal in the name of shared interests, Damian finds himself entangled in a contract that serves only to draw his desire closer, thrusting her into the world of the Italian mafia and the dangers that loving a mafioso presents. WORD COUNT - 90,586 WORDS