*Not edited* I snuggled into the pillow before I felt his arm wrap around me, pulling me closer. My head now in his chest as he pulled my leg over him. "I love you," he whispered with his eyes closed. "Why?" I whispered back and he opened his eyes, looking at me and chuckling a little. "Gabriella, if you don't say it back and stop playing," he mugged and I laughed. "I'm not playing. Why?" I smiled looking up at him and he let out a deep sigh. "I love you because you're the best thing that's ever happened to me...because I was lost before you...because I can't go a second without thinking about you...because my mind goes foggy when I'm not around you...because there is nothing in this world, or any other, I wouldn't do for you...because I know you always got me...because you're my baby and all I'm ever gonna do is love you," he smiled kissing my temple ::: Gabriella Rae Mason is a dancer who moved from New York to LA to follow her dreams. She ran away from a past that still has a hold on her. Although she finds it hard to let her guard down, her life it going well with what she's built for herself. That's until she meet a man who pulls her life in all different directions. Jordan is an artist. He's good at painting and interior design, his way with prints and patterns warm you. The colors of his work paint a rainbow but his insides are coated grey. A cloud of darkness filled with pain and trauma follows him. Will the new girl he meets be able to halt the precipitation? #1 Black Writer(8/1/22)

♫. 𝒆𝐫𝑒𝐧 ⸝⸝ 𝒋𝐚𝐞𝑔𝐞𝐫

Treasure Lloyd is a twenty-eight year old business mogul and entrepreneur residing in Philadelphia. Instead of working for her father like her twenty-four year old brother Manner, Treasure took the high road on her own with her line up of businesses. From boutiques to manufacturing companies and promotions. She does it all. Including, having to take on father's business when he becomes ill. Having to slow her own business down, she finds herself running both companies and meeting Carter. Carter Owens is a twenty-nine year old club owner residing in Philadelphia as well. Not growing up with as much privilege as Treasure, Carter went through a world of struggles to become as successful as he is now. He watched his father struggle and knew that he had to do better for himself. Usually when he meets someone like Treasure, he has a certain attitude towards them. However, something about Treasure keeps him interested. It's just something about her. Take a journey with Treasure and Carter as two different worlds collide. This is an Urban-Fiction, Secure the Bag.

**THIS STORY WILL COME DOWN 12/1/25 FOR SELF PUBLISHING** What happens when an ordinary girl meets and extraordinary boy? Kitrina Kelly is just a young, small-town, church-going girl. Isaac Curtis is a small-town boy turned international superstar rapper that lives the wild life. She has not traveled much out of her hometown. He is loved around the world. She runs a small business from her home. He is building an empire worth millions. Hip-hop, fashion, world traveling, building an empire, love, jealousy, sex, power, friendships and sisterhood, and more in this love story. This is book #1 of 7 from the Kelly Sister series Also read Bad By Myself, a stand alone but also prequel to this. And Redemption of a Bad Girl, also a stand alone but with some of the side characters. Enjoy! ✨ Featured on Wattpad's @ContemporaryLit Romance reading list and Women's History Month list #1 Black Author 3/25/25 #1 Hip Hop 4/12/21, 5/2/21 #1 Black Love 6/30/23 #1 BWBM 2/2/21, 3/16/23 #1 Black Man 3/17/23 #1 Fitness 6/3/21 #2 BMBW 1/12/21 #2 Missouri #1 Springfield #5 Romance 6/30/23

Loved- to have held a deep affection; cherished (someone) Lost- to no longer have (There are a few spelling and grammar mistakes but I plan to fix them when I finish the book)

*Read It!!* Story had to be rewritten because it was deleted. Treasure Harris just wants to be happy again without having to pretend. She's a single parent who got tired of her baby daddy's bullshit and called it quits. Her best friends and cousin takes her on a well needed vacation to get their minds off of things. She ends up running into her ultimate celebrity crush and things heat up between the two but they decide to keep things a secret. Has Treasure finally found happiness again or will it bring more unnecessary drama to her life? Story First Began: Oct 23, 2018 Story End: September 28, 2019 Story Rewritten: 4/13/2020 Story Refinished: 07/19/2020

****WARNING; THIS STORY CONTAINS MATURE SCENES***** "Do you ever think of me when you lie? Lie down in your bed, your bed of lies And I knew better than to look in your eyes They only pretend you would be mine " - Nicki Minaj ------- 21 year old Diamond Wilson is temporarily a stripper. She's a college student and she hustles to get through on her own after her mom passed away. She doesn't have many close friends and a boyfriend isn't even on her mind right now. One day she met this dude named Kendrick, and he's the first person to ever switch her focus from being serious all the time to letting loose. But what will happen when he finds out about her secrets and she finds out his.

The KimJones Chronicles: PART 1 - Princess of the South ♕ "Here, we consider Kimberley as the princess of the south, or the Southside princess." The hardworking and humble, nineteen year old Kimberley B. Jones, had always dreamt about becoming a fashion designer since the elementary school days and it is something that never changed. When she makes her own decision of dropping out of her first year of college, she gets kicked out of her childhood home in Savannah, GA and moves in with her carefree sister, Katrina Jones in Atlanta, GA. She tries to find herself in the new city, and living without any rules. Kimberley offered a business card from a brand new modeling agency leads her to thinking that her career could possibly takeoff and branch off into other things that'll help her out with her passion. The moment she meets people that'll help her to expand further into her dream of fashion design, she has to figure out what would be best for her career, or trying to find a way to balance them both. Follow along the journey of Kimberley as she meets people who are interested in her for the wrong things and she deals with people coming to her for the outcome of her success as well as balancing a lot of her own personal issues and relationships. Cover created by:- DiaTheLit

Previously Titled 'Paradise'. For her entire life, Paradise Hamilton has had no say in her own personal affairs. From a child she had grown up under the strict rules of her Caribbean parents. But when the day finally arrived for her to wed a complete stranger, she could not be less prepared. Join her and her husband on their journey of a mere money alliance prospering into so much more. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ HIGHEST RANKINGS THUS FAR: #1 in DrugCartel (09/23/20) #1 in Caribbean (11/07/20) #16 in UrbanRomance (11/24/20) #10 in Thugs (12/19/20) #9 in ATL (12/19/20) #1 in Jamaica (01/06/21) #2 in Thugs (05/16/21)

Dr Cassandra Williams has lived a neat and tidy life with a very specific purpose for as long as she can remember. Then she spends one of the best nights of her life with a complete stranger in the Tuscan countryside. Taking a risk, she allows herself one single hot fantasy night. But when the stranger turns out to be NY Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr, could this spell disaster or change the course of both his and her life for the better. Romantic Comedy Fanfiction ***MATURE SCENES***