"She never asked to be chosen second. He never asked to love soft." Ka'Lani Simone Harris spent her whole life watching boys pick her brownskin twin, Imani, first. Every text, every glance, every "you cute but..." - it all ended the same. But when Juelz Amir Thompson steps into her world - quiet, tattooed, hood-smart, and realer than any man she's known - he flips her entire mindset. Only... Ka'Lani ain't sure if he really sees her, or just another shadow of her sister. Juelz got demons. A past that moves quiet but dangerous. And love? That shit was never part of the plan. But Ka'Lani pulls something out of him nobody's ever touched - not his exes, not his block, not even his blood. Now the city watching. Girls throwing shade. Secrets resurfacing. And his enemies? They don't like seeing him soft. But love like this? Ain't soft. It's bold. It's bruised. And it refuses to be background. This ain't no fairytale. This is hood love

Theodore Bennett was the typical most wanted guy in college - being a nepo baby and captain of the football team, Theo had the face, the body, the charm and of course, his fair share of girls drooling over every little thing he did daily. However when it came to grades, he slacked. The last thing Theodore wanted was ending up forced to be in a presentation group led by the girl whose guts he hated. Maria Michaels - Nigerian, but born and raised in Ireland moved to the US for college, was who you could call the 'perfect student'. She continuously scored high in assignments, had several friends, was elevating in cheer and was positively known by as much people possible within a month of her arrival. Of course, she also, had the face, the body, the charm, the attention, and the grades Theo lacked. The last thing Maria wanted was ending up forced to lead a presentation group including the guy whose guts she hated. "Fucks sake", they say, the exact same time.

When a bubbly track star meets a grumpy Dutch baller... A college sports romance between two polar opposites.

When Two Opposites Attract

"Can you come over?" "Can you stay?" "I just want to be around you." 𝘡𝘖𝘙𝘐 𝘈𝘔𝘈𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘞𝘏𝘐𝘛𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 is Charlotte's golden girl. With wealthy parents, a picture perfect reputation, and a thriving side hustle doing flawless wig installs, she has the kind of life everyone envies. But behind the polished image and warm smile, Zori is secretly saving every dollar because she knows the love in her house comes with conditions. 𝘑𝘈𝘐𝘋𝘈 𝘕𝘖𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘙𝘐𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘚 has learned the hard way not to depend on anyone. Growing up in the foster care system, her survival guide is simple: don't get comfortable, and don't expect people to stay. She keeps her circle small, her words careful, and her guard up while working her shifts at Foot Locker and counting down the days until graduation. They live in completely different worlds, but senior year has a way of blurring the lines. Between late night food runs, R&B playing through car speakers, and the chaotic energy of their friend groups merging, Zori and Jaida find themselves pulled into each other's orbit. Zori talks. Jaida listens. Zori makes Jaida feel chosen. Jaida makes Zori feel accepted. But when senior year ends and the safety nets fall away, the real world hits harder than either of them expected. When Zori's perfect life shatters after coming out, and Jaida officially ages out of the system, they're left with nothing but each other and the keys to a small apartment. Together, they have to learn that love isn't something you should have to earn and that home was never a place. It was a person. -lifewindia©️

"Do you think we're soul mates?" She asked, lifting her head in order to lock eyes with him. It took him a moment, mustering up his answer. Thinking about how they were so alike, but so different. How they had been through similar things and had the same outlooks on certain perspectives in life. The connection that they shared. It was like she was made specifically for him. No one would ever be able to hold a candle to her and the way she made him feel. She was his person, and he was hers. "To be honest...yeah." He replied, wrapping his arm around her. --- Knucks is a misunderstood teenage girl, deemed as destructive to the society with her reoccurring outbursts and rebellious behavior. Anger fuels her defiant spirit but beneath her exterior, lies a vulnerable girl searching high and low for someone to help her through a time of crisis. Bones quiet and reserved, has nothing but a hard exterior looking from the outside in, when in reality he is just an innocent boy. He's fighting to keep his head above the water also known as life, that is trying its hardest to submerge and break him down mentally. When the two teenagers find themselves in an environment far away from home with others just like them, it leaves both of them separately hopeless about the outcomes of their future lives. One night upon meeting each other, one felt as if they had nothing to live for anymore, while the other felt the same way only holding a different meaning a sense.The night bringing them closer than ever eventually has to come to an end. It's up to the two of them to carry out the strange but alluring connection made with each other, or leave it in the night they met. SLOW BURN; 2 books in 1 STARTED; FEB 19th 2024 PUBLISHED; MARCH 3rd 2024 FINISHED; SEPTEMBER 29th, 2024

Milan learned early that life doesn't slow down just because you're tired. At twenty-two, she's a mother first, everything else second... and most days, she's not even sure she's doing that right. Between missed sleep, quiet stress, and a world that keeps demanding more than she has to give, she's been surviving on autopilot for a while now. Not living. Just getting through. Her son, Kai, sees the world in his own way. He's autistic, and while the world often misunderstands him, Milan has spent every day learning how to understand him better than anyone else ever could. It's not always easy. But it's always hers. Then there's Asa. He doesn't ask too many questions. Doesn't try to fix what he doesn't understand. He just shows up. Quiet. Steady. Unbothered by the chaos she carries like it's normal. And somehow, that's what makes it worse. Because Milan isn't used to people staying when things get heavy. Especially not people like him. What throws her even more is how naturally Asa connects with Kai. He's not forcing it, not changing him, just meeting him where he is in a way that feels... effortless. Now she's stuck between the life she's been trying to hold together... and someone who makes her wonder what it would feel like to finally put it down. But love doesn't always come when things are easy. Sometimes it shows up right in the middle of everything falling apart.

Cayden finds herself falling for a woman she would've never expected and they face family issues. Kiera keeps things on the low and secretive. Cayden brings her into a whole new world of art, showing her the art of love, the art of lesbian love.