We follow Marietta, also known as Mourning Dove as she recounts the haunting tale of the Smoke Stack Twins-two brothers bound by blood, music, and a past they tried to escape. Set before and after the mysterious juke joint massacre, Marietta's quiet, reflective narrative unveils a story long buried beneath the noise of survival and blues. When the twins return to their hometown in Mississippi hoping for a fresh start, they are instead drawn into the shadows of an old, festering evil-one more dangerous than anything they left behind. With only fragments of truth and memory, Anna pieces together the chilling legacy of the twins and the darkness that never let them go.

Normani Williams gave her heart to the wrong man-her son's best friend-and paid the ultimate price. Now a single mother raising her daughter alone, she's picking up the broken pieces of her life, one day at a time. She promised herself never again. No more secrets. No more shame. No more letting a man destroy her. Zane Carter has everything-NFL fame, money, women on demand-but none of it fills the void left by the woman he walked away from. Haunted by regret, he tries to forget her the only way he knows how: recklessly. But fate has other plans. When their worlds collide again in California, old wounds reopen, unfinished feelings rise to the surface, and nothing is as simple as it once was. With new opportunities, unexpected friendships, and a slow, burning connection with someone she didn't see coming-Normani must decide if she's ready to love again... or if the past is all that's left of them. 🖤~"She promised herself it would never happen again. But what do you do when the man who destroyed you is also the father of your child?"~🖤

"Why do you want me?" "You want to know why I want you?" He exhales, like he's been holding this in for weeks. "I want you because I don't date for fun. I don't do temporary. I want you because when I think about marriage, your face is the only one there. I want you because if I ever have kids, I want them to have you as their mother. I want you because you're the love of my life." A beat. "And I want you because everything in me settles when you're with me."

Cleo never thought chasing her music dreams would leave her in debt to a gangster, singing at his nightclub to pay it off. But now, caught in a world where love and danger mix, she's starting to wonder if her dream is worth the risk-or if it'll break her first. OR Her ticket to fame isn't exactly a one-way ride. #1 in aesthetic

Nichole Richards is currently living her best life. She's single and mingling, has an amazing group of friends, and business is booming for her bakery business. Things only take a turn for the worst after she discovers that someone from her past has recently been released early from prison... and she's on their hit list. In the span of a few short weeks, Nichole's seemingly perfect life is flipped upside down. And it's not because she finds herself falling for two very handsome men, her heart wanting both instead of one, but rather, it's because her past refuses to let her move on. Will Nichole's new lovers be able to protect her from harm? Or will she have to battle the demons from her past all by herself? . . . Copyright © 2022, Amy N. Johnson. All Rights Reserved.

He is stable, you are deep.

[COMPLETED] "Theodore?" He snaps his head back to me and gives me a small smile. "Where have you come from?" I repeat myself. "Bad people." He mumbles and shuffles closer to me. "Safe here?" I pursed my lips and then nodded my head. "You're safe here." Eden Rose, a successful business owner, finds a strange man in front of her house in the middle of the night. Theodore Thomas was taken as a baby and used as an experiment his whole life. He finally escapes and stumbles across Eden Rose, who he happens to take quite a liking too. #1 in cute on 5th of March #15 in romance on 5th of May #1 in bwwm on 26th of May