"I can't believe I fucked a bum..."

When a single mother of six is set up on a blind date with a successful restaurant owner, she has to find it in her heart to accept love again.

" 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈'𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐈 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞."

𝗶 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 © ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ 2025

𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐'𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘧, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬

Aurelia Carter has lived as a princess in her home country or Jade her entire life. At the age of 16 she knew she would eventually marry the King of Valeria once they were both ready. The time to be ready is now. King Raheem of Valeria and the now Queen Aurelia Carter are the reigning monarchs of Valeria. She is immediately outcasted by the royal court and loved by the people. King Raheem makes it clear that she is their to act as ruler and produce an heir to the Valerian throne as he already has found love in his long time mistress. As Aurelia fights for her place in the palace she sinks lower into the ways of her new country fighting for love that may never come. Think of this story as a modern version of all of your favorite aristocratic historical romances (Bridgerton/Belle/Beverly Jenkins). The fantasy country of Jade and Valeria are here to create a utopia of black aristocratic lifestyle. Think regency, extreme wealth, and long money.

✦•·.·¯˚·.·• 𝑰𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅'𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓. 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏, 𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏, 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘉𝘐𝘋𝘋𝘌𝘕 𝘍𝘙𝘜𝘐𝘛. •·.·˚¯·.·•✦ appleoverorange✍︎

In the modern age of football where your life is at the forefront. This round one draft pick needs a woman on his hip to shut down the haters, give the owners peace of mind and raise his draft stock on and off the field. Insert Ivy, a socialite that needs a rebrand in order to escape the clutches of her old friend group, the pressure of expectations and the toxicity of her old surroundings. What is the worst that can happen?

Most people would describe, Sioni 'Luvie' Asher, as an atypical teenager. After a fatal encounter with a local gangbanger, Luvie found herself despising boys altogether. That is until she befriends, Asanté O'ji Hughes, an unfavorable face in the city. With that new forming bond between the two, those closest to Luvie begin to question her loyalty and her morals. In the end, Luvie finds herself questioning whether this friendship with Asanté has done more harm to her life than good.

"Solè, why'd you stay?" "Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for." ❀ 🝳 ❀ Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet. Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft. Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down, to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets. Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees. When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too. But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered? A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land. ❀ 🝳 ❀