Kieran has always considered himself to be the best of the best. He was the most talented on the basketball team,having no competition. Some would call him arrogant but he's always brush their comments off. He's in for a surprise when a boy named Zakari joins the team. With Kieran always wanting to be the best, the two clash with each other-causing two full weeks of cleaning tables. They hate each other but don't realize the steamy impulse, radiating off of them. Not liking the clock their set to, What's bound to happen when the countdown hits 0? Description Written By: -theculprit - - - Started: July 31, 2022 Ended: March 11th, 2023

Two friends finds themselves in a bad situation when they both start to development feelings for one another and drama starts to unfold before their eyes.

**THIS STORY WILL COME DOWN 12/1/25 FOR SELF PUBLISHING** What happens when an ordinary girl meets and extraordinary boy? Kitrina Kelly is just a young, small-town, church-going girl. Isaac Curtis better known as Icee, is a small-town boy turned international superstar rapper that lives the wild life. She has not traveled much out of her hometown. He is loved around the world. She runs a small business from her home. He is building an empire worth millions. When Icee pursues her, she's drawn into a world of fame, hip-hop, fashion, passion and jealousy all while building an empire. As they build a life together, they must confront obsessive exes, family betrayals, and the harsh glare of the public eye. Their love is the ultimate test-csn it survive the chaos of his world and the secrets in hers? This is book #1 of 7 from the Kelly Sister series Also read Bad By Myself, a stand alone but also prequel to this. And Redemption of a Bad Girl, also a stand alone but with some of the side characters. Enjoy! ✨ Featured on Wattpad's @ContemporaryLit Romance reading list and Women's History Month list #1 Black Author 3/25/25 #1 Hip Hop 4/12/21, 5/2/21 #1 Black Love 6/30/23 #1 BWBM 2/2/21, 3/16/23 #1 Black Man 3/17/23 #1 Fitness 6/3/21 #2 BMBW 1/12/21 #2 Missouri #1 Springfield #5 Romance 6/30/23

Hendrichs is an egotistical man hiring a skilled mechanic for his automotive shop, more specifically a male mechanic. Shane finds herself going for the interview, with a hundred percent confidence she will get the job. Pride meets Fierce when he does not think she can do the job, nor does he want her to be a part of the business. Wanting to prove the man wrong, and in desperate need for the job, she asks him to allow her to prove her skills and if she does not measure up, she'd resign with immediate effect. With no pay for the work she had done. This is an offer he cannot resist, and thus finds himself taking the offer. What he did not know was that, he had finally met his match. #1 Urban Drama - 07.30.22 #2 poc - 03.23.23 cover by: @xoroyaltywrites

"Friends with benefits might seem like a simple, uncomplicated relationship. But the truth is that it's one of the most complicated ones you create."