"I got you something." He told her pulling away, while she watched him curiously until he pulled out a pandora bag. Her eyes widened at the necklace with an infinity symbol in crested with small little diamonds. "How you even afford this kari?" She questioned, unable to take her eyes off of it. "Shit, my savings." He rubbed the back of his head that possessed his starter loc twists. "That was so nice of you, you didn't have too." She smiled softly finally looking at him, "Can you put it on me?" He stood behind her and she moved her hair out of the way as he put it around her neck and clipped it back together. Her hand immediately went to it. "I'm never gone take it off." She promised him turning to face him. "I love you kari." "I love you too, hone. Til Infinity." --- When an unfortunate sequence of events suddenly separates two bestfriends, Dakari and Honesty, with no plausible reason, it's shakes up the world of the two inseparable individuals. With no goodbyes shared, Dakari was left feeling alone and heartbroken by the sudden disappearance of the only person outside of family that he cared for deeply. The outside world declared Dakari mad at the world, and he didn't think he could ever get over the missing void created by her absence. When honesty finds herself back where it all began, she discovers the hard way that Dakari no longer wants anything to do with her. The unexpected reunion rekindles unbearable memories of their deep connection and the painful separation that slowly but surely leads them back to each other. It's up to them to pick up the pieces of their broken friendship as they confront their past and face what's in store for their future, whether it's together or apart. They must decide if their love is strong enough to hurdle over the obstacles sent their way from every angle. Is true love worth fighting for no matter how long it takes? Published; Dec 24th, 2023 Finished; July 3rd, 2024

Sarye "Riya" Knowles is a certified boss in every sense of the word. At just 32, she's built a brand from scratch after walking away from a toxic relationship and raising her daughter. By day, Sarye is a thriving entrepreneur running her own cosmetic company. By night, she's the unapologetic, witty voice behind the hit podcast "Pillow Talk & Real Sh*t", where she keeps it raw and unfiltered about love, relationships, sex - and why women need to love themselves first. She's known for her infamous line: "Sis... your man is NOT in prison! Stop glamorizing struggle love" Sarye knows the harsh reality of that life. But life gets real when her wild, brutally honest best friend and co-host Josalyn dares her - to write a prison pen pal. The topic? Whether love can really be found behind bars. Thinking it's harmless content and knowing full well it's against everything she believes, Sarye agrees. It's just a letter. A joke. A teachable moment. That't until she encounters Steffon "Street" Austin, a 35-year-old inmate serving time with 15 years left on his sentence. But what starts as playful dare quickly turns into long letters, raw vulnerability, and undeniable chemistry. Street isn't who she expected. Charming. Intelligent. Business-minded. A protective energy that makes her feel safe - even from behind bars. Their connection is instant but layered with complications. Soon, Sarye finds herself sneaking to the mailbox like a teenager, rearranging her beliefs, and questioning everything she's ever preached to her listeners.

"𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆. 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒃𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒃𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕." - 𝑻𝒖𝒑𝒂𝒄 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒓 Urban artists both consumed in their goals and aspirations, but also old life styles. Could passion be enough to push them forward?

Killing people was easy for Kingston Knight, selling drugs was easy...but falling in love was something he knew nothing about. He watches the way his little sister has fallen in love and wonder if he can ever treat a woman like that? Can he put his guard down to let someone other than family in? Promise Marshall is a little rough around the edges, being raised in a orphanage and running away at the age 16 she had no choice but to dance. With her troubled past that makes her the woman she is now...can she also let her guard down? Can she be that soft girl?

Ameri Jones is new to Chicago, she wanted a change and a change is what she got. Wanting to expand her business in hair, Chicago was a great move...but when someone takes an interest in her things change even more. Chance Smith, a retired gang leader who is now walking a clean life...trying to put his certificate in barbering to use, he books a suite. When the mystery woman in the next room catches his attention he realize he met his match.

Rhyme owns one of the biggest black owned brothels in Las Vegas. He has everyone under his roof under his thumb. Whatever rule he puts in effect goes. What happens when 16 year old Royalty comes in and changes everything? More detailed description in story. All events and characters in this particular piece of work are fictional.

a very unknown young girl Paris Essex is from Santa Monica, California. she works as at a daycare taking care of kids from 5 months to 4 years old with her Aunt Amber being the owner of this place. one of her best friends from middle school, Cleon, then goes missing after they had a little disagree meant at the house and that leads to her not hearing from him in two days. His cousin then finds him washed up dead at the beach and everything crashes down for Paris

This Is the sequel to My "it's called life" books. It's years later and little akira is now 16 years old.. she goes through way more different things then her mom and everyone around her went through in my last books. Myla and Jeremiah, along with the rest of the crew are now in their mid-30's and just trying to let their kids live better lives then them. But Myla and Jeremiah's Son, Miami, and the rest of the crew kids fall down the drug path like their parents did in the past life.

Her hands shook violently as she dialed the 7 digits to call her big brother. Her heart was beating so loud, and fast in her mind. She was shaking nervously as she put the phone to her ear. She did a silent prayer hoping he would pick up. She was lucky he even picked up at 2 in the morning. "Hello?" his deep voice flowed through the phone. "Kianna?" he asked a little worried. "I-I killed him." she forced out as she cried out loud. "I killed him, Leon. I-I d-didn't mean t-to!" she cried louder. That night changed her life forever. Written when I was 16... so... ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️: Might trigger some. If you don't like it please STOP READING!!!! DAMN!!! Published: February. 13. 2020 Finished: November. 2. 2020 1k reads 5/3/20 5k reads 5/6/20 10k reads 5/19/20 15k reads 5/30/20 20k reads 6/9/20 30k reads 6/27/20 40k reads 7/17/20 50k reads 8/10/20 60k reads 9/22/20 70k reads 10/20/20 80k reads 11/6/20 90k reads 12/9/20 100k reads 01/12/21 130k reads 06/29/21 140k reads 09/16/21 150k reads 12/10/21 160k reads 2/2/22 170k reads 06/1/22 180k reads 10/12/22 190k reads 06/20/23 200k reads 03/12/24

Interlude of Everything for you 22 year old Paris Tolen just finished college and is going back to New York with her family. When Paris was 17 she was raped and abused by her father causing her to have trust issues with people. A well know couple, Aaliyah and Isaiah took her in and treated her like family. When she first moved with them she had a crush on Aaliyah's brother, Kash but had to leave them behind when she zleft for college 28 year old Kash Williams is living his best life. All he does is fuck different bitches, get high, and do tattoos. He loves his "perfect" life but everyone around him thinks he needs to settle down. Of course he doesn't want to but will he change his mind when he sees paris again? We