This book tells the story of Zac and Fatima as they navigate the beauty and challenges of life while raising five children-Isaiah, Amara, Aaliyah, Promise, and Truth. Through long days, hard conversations, unexpected setbacks, and moments of joy, Zac and Fatima learn that building a family isn't about perfection-it's about commitment. Together, they face the pressures of marriage, parenting, and personal growth, discovering that love requires patience, sacrifice, and daily choices. Each chapter reflects the reality of raising children while holding on to one another, even when life feels overwhelming. Their journey is filled with lessons about faith, resilience, forgiveness, and the strength found in choosing family every day. The Life We Chose is a heartfelt story about love, legacy, and the courage it takes to stand together through life's bumps-creating a home rooted in purpose, hope, and truth.

Sometimes you have to lose to find the one who truly adds to your life.

Will they work it out?

In a city that never slows down, love doesn't come easy-it comes with a price. Crystal thought moving to New York would be her fresh start. With nothing but her father's inheritance, raw talent, and a dream of becoming a designer, she's determined to build a life that's hers. No distractions. No detours. Just success. But New York has a way of rewriting plans. Devale is the life of every party-the man everyone knows, the one everyone watches. In Brooklyn, they call him *The Party King*. Nights blur into mornings, women come and go, and commitment? That's never been his style. He's built his name off the nightlife... and he has no intention of slowing down. Until Crystal. She's different-focused, unbothered, and completely unimpressed by his reputation. What starts as curiosity quickly turns into something neither of them expected. But when two worlds collide-one chasing dreams, the other running from reality-something is bound to break. Because Crystal isn't built for his chaos... and Devale isn't ready for her kind of love. In a city full of lights, temptation, and secrets, they'll have to decide- is this just another moment... or something worth risking everything for?

"You want me to gamble my heart on a spin?" he asked, a dry little laugh slipping under his breath. "No," she murmured, sliding off the stool and stepping closer to him. "I want you to stop pretending love could ever survive in a place you have to lie to keep it."

Fantasy you want a Fantasy she'll give.! Meeting a stripper before his wedding that he couldn't take this eyes off wasn't in his plan. What also wasn't in his plan is finding out on his wedding that his soon to be wife and bestfriend has been fucking behind his back. Welcome to Zac world. On the same side of Atlanta, Fatima didn't think doing her cousin Madam a favor at her club would lead to her doing a private dance for a man who's about to be married. She wasn't a stripper but knew how to work the pole, it's just in her DNA. What happens when she can't get that man out of her head.? Or was it all in Club or Cloud 9.?

Our love ended years ago... or did it?

Zatima story

Zatima 💙🩵

Zachary Taylor and Fatima Wilson were never supposed to be anything more than friends. Seven and a half years later, nobody believes them. Not when he calls her first after every game. Not when she shows up to every practice like she belongs there. Not when his daughter cries for her before anyone else. And definitely not when they argue like a married couple who forgot to sign the papers. They swear it's nothing. Just friendship. Just loyalty. Just life. But life has a funny way of looking like love when you stop paying attention. Especially when you've already been living like a family without realizing it. And when outside relationships, old history, and unexpected truths start to blur the lines... One question becomes impossible to ignore: If they're just friends... why does it feel like they've already been married this whole time?