Join Coia as she navigates her adult hood, trials and tribulations, successes and losses, learning and unlearning both people and habits.

❝𝖠nd you gotta love me easy, I've been hurt too many times, been cursed too many times❞ ©𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒𝐁𝐘𝐊𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Dayvon, a former gang member turned mechanic, has left the streets behind, determined to live a clean life after a dangerous past. But when he meets Patience, a high-maintenance, boujee woman from the hood, their world's collide.

"Autumn graced me with gentle arms and hands that did not want me to die, he was my autumn" ***** "Please don't leave me I don't want to be alone." Nova says grabbing his hand clinging onto him like he was her saving grace. "Are you sure?" Daisuke asks nervously trying to keep his gaze only on her eyes. They were bloodshot and his heart ached at the sight. "Yes, you've already seen me anyways." "I wont leave, go ahead and get in before the water gets cold." "Can you help me, I would do it myself but I feel so weak right now I can barely lift my arms." Nova says shyly. "Okay" he nods "Daisuke?" Her voice breaks as she looks up at him through misty eyes. "Yeah." "What am I going to do, He won't stop till he completely ruins me I'm terrified of what he'll try next." She says droplets falling from her eyes. "Don't worry Nova I won't let him lay a finger on you." ***** Nova Desir a naive girl with a stutter, who try's her best to please everyone even making her life revolve around one boy. She thought he was right for her but clearly was the opposite. Diluted in the idea of him she became a victim to his lies. Daisuke lee the boy that everyone wanted, an exchange student whose whole life revolved around drugs meets Nova who always seemed to be in trouble, he became her savior while secretly wanting something else. (BOOK ONE OF THE COMPLETED EFFECT SERIES)

Summer starts with an explosion-like a star collapsing into light-and lingers long enough to remind us what warmth once felt like, She was my summer. ... For over six years Daisuke has been grieving, living in denial getting high everyday, holding secrets only the dead knows. But when his past begins to consume him there was only one person there to save him.. After coming back from boarding school Nova having new found confidence and regrowth. She feels on top of the world. But What Nova didn't know was the problems a certain boy would bring with it. (BOOK TWO OF THE COMPLETED EFFECT SERIES)

"You disappear, hide shit, lie straight to my face but expect me to believe you? Expect me to 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 you?! You think I'm stupid? You don't give a fuck about us, about 𝘮𝘦-" He cut her off, voice breaking. "I don't care about you? Mani, I'm 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. Even when you pushed me away, blocked me for no reason, I 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥. Cause I still want this. I still want 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮." --- Demani never needed much, just a break from living. But with the chaos at home from her mom, her stepdad and step-siblings, it feels impossible. School is her only escape, a safe haven she shares with her three best friends. They keep each other sane without even realizing it. It's always been the four of them. Until they meet them. Until she meets ℎ𝑖𝑚. Booker stopped caring a long time ago. Between taking care of his sick grandma, dodging bullets and keeping up with school, life is just something he's pushing through. The only things holding him together? His grandma and a stupid promise he made in the seventh grade. Neither of them is looking for more, but sometimes, the people you least expect become the ones you need the most.

A raw and riveting urban tale where trauma meets tenderness, and two guarded souls find connection in a world of secrets, survival, and slow-burning desire.

I finally found her after five long years... She thought she could disappear and I would let her go... I have yearned and craved for her touch again... This time I will not let her go.... Blood will be shed if anyone tries to stop me from being with her... The darkness has plagued my mind and she is the only one who can save me... The monster she once called me plays over and over again in my mind... But I am no monster... I am Eryx, the head of the Vallea Mafia

𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞.' 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. Letter to my lover, let me explain my love to you. I know how your trauma built a grudge, but i wont judge you. Letter to my lover, your love like a drug too.. When we fell in love, I was fightin' demons and battlin' drug abuse.

❝Come on beautiful, how long are you going to pretend that I'm not the reason for that❞ His eyes glide down my body and stop at my thighs that had mindlessly pressed themselves together. "When you stop pretending I'm not the reason for that" I gesture towards his legs this time, his thighs parted and the hard erection showing through his pants. I can't help but clear my throat at the print. He stands up, with no shame. Not even trying to cover or adjust himself, he only walks towards me as I sit on the chair in his office. With the nudge of his foot, he parts my legs so he can step between them, lifting my chin with his index finger and I meet those enchanting eyes. He leans closer to my ear and his hand finds its place on my thigh, causing my skin to become warmer. "I'm not pretending beautiful, I will happily admit you're the one that gets me this hard any day." Grace Kennedy is smart, beautiful and kind. She's studying to become a doctor one day but before she can afford all the expenses, she works with her mother in her family's bakery. Mariano is a man of charms and far too handsome for his own good. Emerald green eyes that could be mistaken for the actual jewel itself. His entire life revolved around his four year old daughter and his younger brother. Grace couldn't ignore how shy she felt around him as she grew to see him even more. Doing her best to keep the charming man at arm's length, it was hard to do when he knew exactly how to rile her up. She was his Beautiful Addiction. Extended Description in Introduction!

Rya McCoy had it all.... except a good sex life. College was supposed to be the most exciting time of your life, but for Rya, she deemed it as the most important. The stress of her degree and being the best took over her world until she found herself in another. She didn't mean to waltz into a BDSM club, just as much as she didn't mean to get the ride of her life from her long-time arch nemesis, Christopher Knowles, but she did. And she couldn't help but crave for more. Two enemies. One deal. But a single promise: no one falls in love. _____ B O O K 2 O F T H E P L E A S E M E S E R I E S : 1 - Teach Me to Please 2 - Promise Me to Please _____ W A R N I N G T H I S S T O R Y C O N T A I N S : ❤︎ sexual/mature content ❤︎ explicit language ❤︎ alcohol consumption ❤︎ mild violence ❤︎ BDSM _____ H I G H E S T R A N K I N G S : 1 #enemies 1 #oppositesattract 2 #enemieswithbenefits 2 #goldengirl 2 #secretadmirer 3 #goldenboy _____ S T A R T E D - 14/04/2022 C O M P L E T E D - ? ? ?