Crush /krəSH/ : a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable or inappropriate. "Like milk and honey she was the sweetest of loves..." BeyNika

She began walking over to me. This is it. I'm dead. I saw her shoes come into my view as I was looking down, hair covering my face. "Look at me." She growled out. I started to cry, too afraid to look. She grasped my chin and lifted my face to meet her. I mentally gasped. It's the woman from last night. Her eyes held surprise too, before anger erupted In them. I cowered back in fear of what she might do. "Who did this to your face? She growled. I started to cry again and shake. "Him." I whispered and gave a small nod towards the guy who hit me. Converted | G!P Haerin all credit go to the original author!!

When Kimora is forced to turn in her cheating ex-husband to his drug-dealing boss, she starts falling for the "bad guy" who actually turns out to be a girl with her own issues and flaws. Kimora isn't sure if she's into girls, what's it gonna take to get her there?

Aeryss Nylani Creedmore was just a girl from Uptown NOLA-doing hair in her mama's kitchen, raising her baby siblings, and trying to stay clear of street drama. But one bad day, one slip of the tongue while on her cycle, and she disrespects the two most feared mafia queens alive: Kehlani Parrish and Kwnway from East London. Now, Aeryss is being watched, followed, and tested in ways she never expected. With hands that slay hair and a mouth slick enough to spark war, she's pulled into a world of diamonds, death, and desire. And when you catch the attention of royalty from the underworld... you either rise or get buried. Blood in My Braids is a gritty, seductive urban-mafia romance full of attitude, NOLA flavor, and powerful women who don't.

Calissi thought getting pregnant by a sperm donor would be simple-until she finds out her donor is rapper EKT 40, and her nurse is his jealous ex, Kold Killa. But as the drama unfolds, the last thing she expects is for Kold Killa to fall for her. Now Calissi has to navigate love, lies, and a pregnancy caught between loyalty and obsession.

Tayana is a broke, struggling young mother just trying to keep her daughter Myra alive. When hunger drives her to steal from the wealthiest and most feared family in the land, her world flips overnight. Caught red-handed by India Love-the cold, commanding heiress of a royal bloodline-Tayana expects punishment. Instead, she and her baby are taken to India's mansion, locked away in luxury as property. For India's 29th birthday, she didn't want diamonds or dresses. She wanted Tayana. Now, if Tayana wants to earn money and survive, there's only one way: please the dominant woman who owns her. But as their twisted arrangement deepens, Tayana finds herself torn between resentment, fear... and desire. Because sometimes, being a prisoner feels dangerously close to being wanted. --- India Love x OC

A curvy woman named Harmony finds comfort in an unexpected place, the arms of another woman.

After killing her abusive ex in self-defense, Nia Carter, a quiet, emotionally scarred young woman from Atlanta, is sentenced to 7 years in a women's prison. Lost, afraid, and broken, she meets King, a dominant, charismatic stud serving 25 to life for a street murder. King runs the block and has the respect of guards and inmates alike. From the moment King sees Nia, she's drawn to her vulnerability, her beauty, and her silence. She becomes her protector, fighting off threats and making sure nobody touches her. Over time, they form a deep emotional bond that borders on obsession for King - though Nia sees her as a friend, possibly more, in a place where love is survival. When Nia is released early after 5 years, she promises to write. But life moves on. She reinvents herself, gets therapy, becomes a nurse, and even marries a kind man who doesn't know the full truth about her past. Ten years later, King is finally released on parole. She searches for Nia with one purpose: to reclaim what she believes is hers. But when she sees Nia with her husband, the jealousy eats her alive. King makes a deadly choice: she kills the husband in cold blood, thinking she's freeing Nia. Now Nia is caught between the new life she built... and the old protector who never let her go.

Born intersex and abandoned by her father at birth, Paris Rowe survives a tragic childhood in Chicago, losing her mother to a drive-by shooting and being raised in the foster system. At 12, she's unexpectedly taken in by an aunt she never knew and moved to Texas. There, she meets Leslie Morgan, and the two form a fast friendship that slowly blossoms into love. But just as they begin to imagine a future together, a ghost from high school past resurfaces, threatening to destroy everything they've built. Can they hold on to each other, or will the weight of the past and present tear them apart?

My boss stared at me predatorily from her desk, "I'm hungry. Bring me my lunch" I shivered underneath her heated glare, "U-uh okay. What would you like for lunch?" She stalked over toward me like a predator closing in on its prey and leaned in close, "You"