How do you know when love stops feeling safe? Lanai came to Atlanta carrying more pain than luggage, determined to never again let a man have the power to break her. She wanted peace. Softness. A life untouched by the version of herself she left behind in New York. Then she met Phoenix. A man made of control, silence, money, and secrets. A man whose love felt warm enough to heal her... until it slowly began to consume her. Because sometimes the people who love you the hardest are also the ones capable of hurting you the deepest. And when grief, obsession, and attachment begin blurring together... how do you tell the difference between being loved and being possessed? ✧🩷

selia⁠ is a brilliant future lawyer who keeps her life as immaculate as her luxury penthouse, using absolute perfection to shield the quiet depression and raw adhd her old-money parents weaponized against her. doing hair is the only thing that calms her mind-until ⁠saint⁠, a heavy street figure with an untouchable empire, sits in her chair. he reads people for a living and instantly sees through her flawless mask. saint resolves to give her the unfiltered princess treatment she's starved for, but as his dangerous reality bleeds into her spotless sanctuary, she's forced to choose between her pristine future and a street-connected love that finally makes her feel seen.

After a brutal breakup with her daughter's father, Keisha swears off men and messy emotions. So when her girls drag her to her first-ever professional basketball game, she expects nothing more than a night out, loud music, and overpriced popcorn. What she doesn't expect is Glock, the league's most electrifying rising star - fresh off a comeback after beating two murder charges that nearly destroyed his career. When their worlds collide court-side, there's an instant pull neither of them can deny. Glock is larger than life, disciplined on the court, reckless with his heart, and battling demons the cameras never catch. Keisha is guarded, focused on protecting her daughter, and terrified of falling for a man whose life is always in the spotlight. Just as their connection deepens, tragedy strikes - ripping open old wounds and dragging Glock into a dark spiral. A corrupt detective, obsessed with bringing him down, twists every death and every coincidence into a case against him, threatening to take his freedom, his career, and everything he's rebuilt. Caught between love and chaos, Keisha feels the pressure closing in. Glock's world is danger, grief, and constant attack. Her world is stability, motherhood, and safety. And for the first time, she doesn't know whether to stand beside the man who's captured her heart... or walk away for the sake of her child. From the Court is a gripping tale of love, loyalty, redemption, and the impossible choices we make when life refuses to play fair.

𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 🥀 an urban fanfiction She was supposed to stay focused- sold-out shows, flashing lights, a dream she fought too hard for. But then she met him. Kentrell Gaulden. All red eyes, heavy drawl, and a smirk that stuck in her head long after the stage lights faded. A chance encounter backstage becomes glances in hotel lobbies, stolen words at pit stops, and a late-night text that changes everything. Now Mariah Amani Buckles has to decide- is he just another distraction? Or the one man who could love her like she never knew love before. ✦ trust. loyalty. chaos. fame. ✦

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At Texas Southern University, everyone knows Kyana Reed, Jordan Miles, and Amir Lawson. Kyana is the girl who does everything in student government and the community. Jordan, her longtime boyfriend, leads a major campus organization and always looks the part. Together, they are the couple everyone expects to last. But things are starting to fall apart. Jordan's priorities have changed, and Kyana realizes she has been carrying the relationship alone. Then Amir Lawson enters the picture. He is calm, grounded, and their professional connection turns into late-night conversations that make Kyana question what real love feels like. When Jordan's betrayal finally comes to light, Kyana must choose between keeping up the image everyone believes in or choosing her own peace, even if it hurts.

Nineteen-year-old Dream and her sisters, Alyssa and Isis, have their world shattered when their mother, Jennifer Sanchez, is killed. A dedicated Puerto Rican nurse from the Bronx, Jennifer is struck by a drunk driver while returning home from a double shift, leaving her daughters with no choice but to relocate to Chicago. They are forced into the care of their estranged father, Terrence, who lives in the notorious Parkway Gardens. While the Bronx provided a gritty upbringing, the sisters quickly realize it was nothing compared to the lethal reality of "The Raq." As fresh faces in the complex, the Sanchez sisters become instant magnets for trouble, envied by the local girls who have lived there their whole lives and relentlessly pursued by the men of O'Block. Dream finds an unexpected sanctuary in Dayvon Bennett, better known as Von. Despite her father's stern warnings about Von's reputation and the dangers of O'Block territory, the two fall into a deep, intense love. For six months, they build a private world together before Von ever considers picking up a microphone. By this time, Von is already known as O'Block's most feared shooter, whispered to be responsible for multiple murders. While the neighborhood treats him with a mix of reverence and terror, Dream struggles to reconcile the monster the streets describe with the sweet, protective man who holds her at night. When Von eventually teams up with Lil Durk and his rap career begins its rise, their private bond is thrust into a chaotic spotlight. As he skyrockets toward success, their relationship is pushed to the breaking point by the crushing weight of distance, toxic blogs, and the constant threat of rival niggas from across the city trying to take his life. Between the beefs with other rappers and the women vying for his new-found fame, Dream is forced to decide if the man she loves is worth the target on her back, or if the rumors she once ignored will eventually become their undoing.

Kofi and Niyla meet and sparks fly instantly. He's never experienced real love and she has more than she knows what to do with. He's her dream man and she's his breath of fresh air. Follow the couple as they navigate through this new found love that knows no bounds. *Disclaimer: This is an insta-love. Do what you want with that information.

I thought college was just classes and freedom, until he walked onto my court. Suddenly, love was part of the game, and I had everything to risk.