𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘. " A rare and nearly obsolete word meaning 'the act of loving in return' or 'loving someone in the same degree'. " 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃 © 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄. (not edited).

What happens when you fall for your brother's best friend? The story of Serenity & Jabari.

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒑. 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐊𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫... 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠? 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝖬𝖠𝖳𝖴𝖱𝖤 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀: 𝟣. 𝖲𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖫𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝟤. 𝖲𝖾𝗑𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝟥. 𝖠𝗅𝖼𝗈𝗁𝗈𝗅 𝖴𝗌𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 17 years of age 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋. 𝖯𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇.

"𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲...." These two bestfriends have struggled their whole lives. No parents and no one to guide them. All they have is each other to love. Will their storm finally end after falling in love and finding a life for themselves?

At twenty-three, Kori thought she had love all figured out: steady boundaries, clear intentions, no room for chaos. But then there's Three. Three's twenty-five with a heavy past and an even heavier heart. The streets taught him to move ruthless, but one look at Kori had him rethinking everything. What starts as a friendship becomes calls that run too long and rides that don't end at the curb. Three falls first while Kori keeps drawing lines he's ready to cross. He's learning to heal. She's learning to trust. Together they're walking a line between danger and devotion. Where every laugh, every glance, every silence feels like more than it should. This isn't just a love story. It's a slow burn in real time with two hearts circling the fire, daring each other to step closer.

What happens when the quiet reserved cousin and outspoken cousin make a bet against the outspoken closed off girl , will their personalities clash ? How will their plan turn...Bitter or sweet ?

Niah Monroe, a 26-year-old ambitious woman working her way through grad school, has always kept her life on the straight and narrow. She's loyal to her best friend, and she avoids men who could derail her goals. But then enters Khalil "Khaos" Mercer, 32, her best friend's older brother-fresh out after serving time, running the family's underground hustle, and building an empire of his own. He's dark, dangerous, and the one man she's never allowed herself to want. When circumstances force them together-him needing her brain and discipline to clean up his business moves, her needing his protection after a brush with street danger-the forbidden attraction between them sparks into a full-blown, undeniable passion.

"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

"𝐈'𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 !"

Sincere & Lyric. #1 in #teenlove 06/23/2025 #2 in #crazy 06/23/2025