Fake dating the king of the neighborhood certainly had its perks, but what happens when being in a relationship is one of them? Monique Freedman is Harlem church royalty, soloist of the Heavenly Way Choir and the pastor's perfect, pristine daughter. But as time goes on she's starting to get tired of the same routine. She is completely invisible to her long-time crush-the polished head deacon's son. Desperate to get his attention, she breaks out of the box that she's lived in all her life, and she needs the perfect guy to help her do it: Amari Jones. Amari is the undisputed king of the block, heads turn when he enters the scene. But beneath his sharp exterior is a quietly ambitious, architecture-loving guy who has been secretly smitten with Monique since they were kids in Sunday school. Two issues: He doesn't play games, and that would include fake dating. But if her father, Reverend Freedman, saw them together he'd flip a lid. But a summer in Harlem has its own way of changing the rules. When a hesitant deal forces them together, Monique finally gets to see a world beyond the church. She comes to understand the spirit and the culture of the city she calls home, and she does it with Amari by her side. As fake dates and summer block parties melt into late night conversations, Monique realizes that the guy she was never supposed to like was the only guy that was listening all along.

Aurora Fletcher thought she had seen it all. As a psychiatric nurse, she's spent years helping people navigate trauma, addiction, grief, and the darkest moments of their lives. Then David Blackwell is admitted to her unit under a fake name. A man haunted by nightmares he refuses to talk about and a past he can't escape. Aurora knows he's hiding something. What she doesn't know is that David Blackwell is one of the most powerful and feared men in the city-and four years ago, he lost everything when his three-year-old daughter, Dove, was killed. Now he's left carrying a grief that never healed, memories that won't let him sleep, and a guilt he can't outrun. The closer Aurora gets to him, the harder it becomes to ignore the man beneath the reputation. But David has enemies. Aurora has boundaries. And some secrets are dangerous enough to destroy them both. He was supposed to be her patient. She was never supposed to become his reason to keep living.

Laila Brewster didn't need a rapper. She had money before him, motion without him, and standards too high for bare minimum. But then Raymir Moore sat beside her in class, saw the Chanel, the attitude, and the pretty face, then realized she was smart and funny too... and after that, leaving her alone was never really an option. Now BabyfxceRay got fans screaming his name, blogs in his business, and one girl he keep telling the whole world he's obsessed with. And Laila? She just wanted to pass Consumer Behavior.

Nadika is just a college girl with big dreams, small paychecks, and a pen she hopes will save her one day. Between late shifts at Starbucks and deadlines that never wait, she keeps her life simple-and safe. Devonte is anything but. Quiet. Feared. Untouchable. A man built by Chicago streets and rules she doesn't understand. Their worlds collide on a rainy night, and what starts as a harmless ride home turns into something neither of them planned. Because Devonte doesn't chase. He claims. And once he decides Nadika is his... walking away is no longer an option. In a city where love is dangerous and loyalty is everything, Nadika must decide if protecting her heart is worth losing him-or if being claimed by the hustler is the only place she was ever meant to be.

❝𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝗼𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝗼𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝗼𝐮𝐠𝐡❞

𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦, 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑎 𝐼 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝑀𝑎𝑚𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒'𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠, 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑧𝑦 ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑠

Unconditional love is all I need ..

y'all have to read to find out

"you my lil demon" china chuckled as she played with aidens hair. "oh for real?" he asked as he turned around to look at her. she smiled, all of her teeth showing before she spoke again. "yes boy." he ran his tongue across his bottom lip as he stared at china in her eyes. "you love me?" he tilted his head as his lips formed into a smirk. china wasted no time pecking his lips a few times before speaking "yes I love you." aiden grabbed her neck as he looked at her with now his redish looking eyes. "show me den ma .. since I'm yo lil' demon"

"the moments that we spend together should last forever ."