latoriaswift's Reading List
28 stories
Trade by LexTheAuthor
LexTheAuthor
  • WpView
    Reads 1,675,975
  • WpVote
    Votes 51,453
  • WpPart
    Parts 35
Aaron Turner had come to terms with his bisexuality at the age of fifteen. His first real relationship was with the man he'd always wanted and it was something he'd never wanted to end. But like most teenage relationships it didn't last long and they eventually went their separate still holding a soft spot for one another but the timing just was never right. Now, at the age of twenty one Aaron is in college, he has the money and the looks but it never felt like enough. After a chance encounter with his first love - Moses a kingpin on the rise, things take a turn for the worst when they can't resist each other and precede to mess around not caring who they hurt in the process. It was like an addiction and once they got in too deep it was to late to go back. Aaron didn't think about the outcome, but the aftershock of messing with a married drug dealer when lots of lives and relationships are involved is more than just messy especially when things turn deadly.
DEDICATION | Book Two by urbancreations
urbancreations
  • WpView
    Reads 1,044,503
  • WpVote
    Votes 60,063
  • WpPart
    Parts 59
Works #2 : Ahmad Hassan Sinclair, 29, finally met his goal in becoming happy and finally letting someone into that cold heart of his and fell in love deeply. But of course as we know .. Ahmad's life was never perfect, and will never be perfect .. things don't come easy and shit will always hit the fan and ruin something to knock him off track but the question is will Ahmad bounce back this time? Will he have that will power in him to keep fighting to get where he wants to be in life? He used his determination he had in his blood to find that happiness he needed but will he use the dedication in his system to stay happy? Or will he let everything he has built so far fall apart and crumble at his feet?
DETERMINATION | Book One by urbancreations
urbancreations
  • WpView
    Reads 2,989,308
  • WpVote
    Votes 157,110
  • WpPart
    Parts 54
Works #1: Ahmad Hassan Sinclair, 25, was taught to always fight and work hard for what he wanted. In the life he was given nothing was ever handed to him. He grew up in the hoods of Houston, witnessing things no child should ever see in their life. His mom and pop worked hard just tryna make ends meet, to keep food on the table and clothes on their kids back. But it was far from easy .. Seeing his parents struggle the way they did for years, motivated him to work ten times harder. He made it a mission to not end up like his folks, he wanted more in life. He knew there was more to life than what he grew up seeing. But he also knew in order to be somebody in this world as a black man he had to fight and strive for it and also dodge the bullshit that came along with it. He set goals, he had dreams, he had a vision and nothing could stop him from achieving them. Now that he's at the top of his game, making money, living the live he always wanted, seeing the things he never seen and moving up the success path .. he figured life would eventually turn out to be great but sadly he still isn't happy or content with how things are.. there's this one missing piece in his life that will fully complete him. But let's see how determined Ahmad will be to find what that missing piece is or what he will do to get it.
Street Ties by LexTheAuthor
LexTheAuthor
  • WpView
    Reads 5,924,234
  • WpVote
    Votes 156,134
  • WpPart
    Parts 44
Book Four, must read books 1-3 "It's all bout who you know, street ties mean everything love" Ajani Powell now Fourteen was raised in Jamaica with her younger brother very aware of her father and her families street life but she preferred to keep to herself spending time studying and keeping her brother in check. Being one of the oldest of the next generation the family business is hanging on Ajani's shoulders and she's forced to make a tough choice, she could either fix her families mistakes or keep the cycle of violence going to keep her families legacy alive. When her father and mother make the decision that Jamaica is no longer safe for their family they move back to California unbeknownst to them that Cali may not be the same or as safe as they think it is with a feud growing between two young men with very different ideas for the drug world and Ajani is stuck right in the middle of it all. Little did everyone know this feud would soon turn into the most deadliest turf war the state of California has ever seen and would go down in history.
Watch The Throne (Urban) by LexTheAuthor
LexTheAuthor
  • WpView
    Reads 5,503,077
  • WpVote
    Votes 194,958
  • WpPart
    Parts 44
Sequel to Blood Line. "I love you more than Ive ever loved something and as much as it hurts to say goodbye, I have to because you deserve better than this" Alijah Scott, the fifteen year old daughter of Jade and Ivory has been living under the radar with Silas,her "Father". Unknown to Silas is the fact that Ivory survived that shooting nearly fifteen years ago and has missed most of her daughters life. When Silas feels like he needs a new scenery he decided to move his family back to California where it all started. But it's not just him and Alijah anymore, there's also Zaire. Alijah's seventeen year old best friend who's been living with them since he was eight. Jade and O are also running one of the biggest drug empires the state of California has ever seen, The brothers are deemed untouchable. While Jade still holds a grudge against Silas for taking his daughter away it turns into an all out turf war between old friends. Alijah also finds herself falling for two drug dealers in training with a dark pasts, while trying to escape her own troubles. When the secrets and lies finally come out and the truth is learned the empire and family everyone's worked so hard to keep might crumble to the ground, and Alijah's first romance may crumble along with it before it's even had a chance to start
Chasing Red by isabelleronin
isabelleronin
  • WpView
    Reads 261,678,601
  • WpVote
    Votes 3,952,853
  • WpPart
    Parts 73
It started on Wattpad but now is EVERYWHERE! with a published book, a captivating Webcomic on WEBTOON, a published graphic novel, and an upcoming film adaptation by Wattpad WEBTOON studios in Partnership with Stampede. Read, scroll, or watch - Enjoy this romance in any way you like. Stay tuned for film release updates! Basketball star Caleb Lockhart had it all - until a chance encounter with a mysterious woman in red changed everything. For the first time in his life, Caleb wanted something; something he could never have. ***** College heartthrob Caleb Lockhart is the last person a girl like Veronica Strafford should be involved with. Intelligent and ambitious, with good reason to be cynical of the world, Veronica refuses to be the campus player's next conquest, even after a chance encounter sparks an undeniable attraction between them. But with nowhere to stay, and running from recent tragedy, Veronica finds herself leaning on someone else for the first time. Caleb has never wanted something like this before and he's determined to pursue her, even as the secrets of their pasts threaten to break them apart. Book 1 in the Red series
Thug Love by UnbelievableTruth
UnbelievableTruth
  • WpView
    Reads 6,899,283
  • WpVote
    Votes 150,728
  • WpPart
    Parts 31
*Slowly editing* Unique was never what you called 'skinny'. She was that girl that everyone picked on for their own benefit. Being the sibling of two of the most popular people in school Unique could never get a break. BULLIED. BEATEN. BETRAYED. Until she met him. One of the most dangerous, ruthless thugs in all of Houston. But is it love for him or just lust? Find out as your taken into a journey in to the real world.
+12 more
The Publicist by intellectual212
intellectual212
  • WpView
    Reads 3,977,263
  • WpVote
    Votes 241,767
  • WpPart
    Parts 118
After getting into a fight that went viral almost ruining his career, August Alsina's manager D calls on Jazmine to be his publicist. Can Jazmine fix August's image and find love in the process?
The Fighter's Club #Wattys2015Winner by TeeGraham
TeeGraham
  • WpView
    Reads 1,704,748
  • WpVote
    Votes 45,716
  • WpPart
    Parts 34
2015 Hot Genre: Urban Fiction Winner Book 1 "It was her soul that got me. I felt her way before I knew her, that's as real as it gets. I had to chase her because she was already mine."
Blood Line (Urban) by LexTheAuthor
LexTheAuthor
  • WpView
    Reads 8,659,717
  • WpVote
    Votes 283,926
  • WpPart
    Parts 47
"This was suppose to be easy, nobody was suppose to get hurt". Twenty year old Ivory Santana was what most people would call friendly and caring. She'd be the person you'd least expect to have a father running one of the biggest drug trafficking industry's in America. Ivory has went through great measures keeping that part of her life private while attending college at NYU, that is until she's taken. Twenty two year old Jade and his older brother Ohaji are 2 completely different types of people that you wouldn't expect to even associate with each other if they weren't related. With dreams of one day being as legendary as their father once was. The two brothers were given the task of kidnapping their boss, big Al's enemy's daughter until he agrees to compromise. Sounds simple enough right? WRONG. What happens when Ivory teams up with the brothers and this turns into a cat and mouse game between bonds and blood?