[EDITORS' CHOICE, June 2020][#1 History June 2020] -- Five black students make history as the first to integrate a prestigious school for gifted students in 1950's Vermont. One student, Anita Prescott, is a young girl whose strength and leadership keeps the isolated group together. She finds her wariness tested when she falls for a handsome and thoughtful white student. In a time when loving someone of another race wasn't just frowned upon, but dangerous, a pair of young lovers must find a way to press through, with the help of good friends. **For teens and up, for sexual situations, racist language, and racial violence.**

She was beauty; deep and rich in art... He was an enigma; an inexplicable force of nature... Akilah Johnson, was an art student at Cambridge School of Arts. With her dream of becoming a famous muralist, she is more than ready for the start of her senior year. As a heavily awarded fighter in one of the deadliest forms of mixed martial arts, Jevon Williams was more than ready to prove his worth in the real world. But their lives take a dramatic turn for the worse when Jevon is forced to attend Cambridge. His dream is to become a professional fighter, maybe even become an olympian. Some art school is definitely not going to get him noticed by the right people. In many failed attempts at getting kicked out of the school, Jevon's future and hopes of becoming a professional fighter are called into question. His only hope at redemption lies within Akilah; a girl he barely knows, yet seems to take over his life completely. She has one goal in mind, and that's to get the hell out of dodge. She can't wait to be on her own, completely free. She craves independence and she is damn sure going to get it. But she never thought that the road to getting there would include Jevon; a boy she barely knows, yet somehow seems to captivate her unwillingly.

[Featured on #CelebrateBlackStories reading list by Wattpad] #1 ContemporaryLit 12/2/21 Damon Johnson's never been the guy to settle down, but when he lays eyes on Lenell Richards, he starts figuring out how to change his ways to win her heart. ***** Damon Johnson, an aspiring software engineer, and Lenell Richards, a pre-med student, are now sophomores in college. They have a mutual connection, Lenell's ex-boyfriend, but have never met or seen each other until they spot each other in the dorm lobby. During this time, Damon's friends make a bet to see which one of the guys can get a girl to fall in love with them the fastest. Damon and Lenell begin to fall in love unexpectedly and hard, and their relationship begins to flourish. Soon, things begin to get difficult when Damon has to figure out how to avoid his friends knowing about Lenell, work through his past and insecurities, and navigate her ex. If he doesn't get it right, he can lose her. A story of two star-crossed college lovers. Content can be mature at times. Cover designed by me! I do not own any of the pictures used in the book. (Editing)