Nari is the backbone of her block. A hairstylist with a "don't talk to me" attitude, she carries the weight of her world on her shoulders without asking for a hand out or a shoulder to cry on. Between braiding heads until her fingers bleed and raising her little sister, Layla, Nari doesn't have time for feelings-only for the math of survival. She's the provider, the protector, and the one everyone runs to when the lights go out. When her best friend Vee discovers her boyfriend, Marcus, sneaking a woman into her apartment, the two "slide" to handle the disrespect. But the confrontation takes a deadly turn. Against Nari's warnings, a heart-broken Vee does the unmistakable, not realizing the aftermath will affect J.R., a name that carries a death sentence in the streets. Caught in the crosshairs of a street war they didn't start, Nari's life of calculated hustle is traded for a game of survival. Dragged into the shadows of the streets, she comes face-to-face with a man whose silence is louder than any gunshot. He's cold, calculated, and holds Nari's life in the palm of his hand. Now, Nari is juggling more than just bills and braids. She's navigating a world of high-stakes debts and a dangerous attraction to a man who represents everything she should be running from. But in a world built on power and pride, love is a liability. When the wall finally crumbles and the "Provider" has nothing left to give, the roles reverse. _________________________________

selia⁠ is a brilliant future lawyer who keeps her life as immaculate as her luxury penthouse, using absolute perfection to shield the quiet depression and raw adhd her old-money parents weaponized against her. doing hair is the only thing that calms her mind-until ⁠saint⁠, a heavy street figure with an untouchable empire, sits in her chair. he reads people for a living and instantly sees through her flawless mask. saint resolves to give her the unfiltered princess treatment she's starved for, but as his dangerous reality bleeds into her spotless sanctuary, she's forced to choose between her pristine future and a street-connected love that finally makes her feel seen.

Rocky is the full package of brains, beauty, and a QueenPin to a million-dollar drug empire her twin brother passed down to her before he was murdered. Now, after all of this time of building up the empire and watching it flourish, Rocky is ready to leave that life behind to follow her true dreams but, nothing is ever as easy as it seems.

𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐕𝐎𝐍 "𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐕𝐎𝐍" 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐀 𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐋 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐊 𝐊𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐈 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐉 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐀 𝐍𝐁𝐀 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐁𝐎𝐘 𝐊𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐀 𝐁 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋𝐄

My works #2 Two strangers had a one night stand which resulted in lifetime commitment. Follow them on their journey to life, love secrets and mafia wars

"𝓗𝓮𝓻 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓼𝓱𝓮'𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓲𝓪𝓵."💔

KAYDENCE BUT YOU CAN CALL ME KAY 18 REST IN HEAVEN MOMMY JERSEY LIFE SEE THAT, THATS JUST A TASTE BUT ILL GET MORE INTO MY LIFE COME JOIN MY JOURNEY... LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BOOK THAT HAS A HAPPY ENDING, AND/OR NEW BEGINNINGS. THIS MAY NOT BE THE BOOK FOR YOU !!!!!

"I'll play you." Kross challenged with a serious expression on his face, smoothly twirling the basketball on his pointer finger. "For what?" Amiko sighed heavily, a bored look on her face, crossing her arms over her chest, tapping her foot repeatedly on the ground. "𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭."

25 year old Rose Marie is your typical chick. She's funny and ambitious but at the same time she's fierce and will get you together in a minute. Her dreams were to become a model but things didn't quite work out the way she wanted. Fresh out of college she decided to put her dreams on hold and get a real job. One day on her way home stumbles across a tattoo shop not far away from her apartment that was in need of a receptionist. Leaving her information she's called back for an interview. An interview that started her life full of fun, drama and so much more. Come along with Rose Marie on this journey and see how things happen and how she became linked by ink Book 1 in the linked series.

19 year old Zaijah missed love and affection as a child, what happens when she seeks it from a hood gangsta? Will she stay with trouble? The story will contain violent scenes so please be aware or don't read. There will be mature scenes, if you don't like to read them , skip through. You'll only see details of the scenes of the Li's.