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Beyond the Court  by writttesbyJ
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Everyone knows Noel Sinclair as the girl with the big smile, the loud laugh, and the perfect comeback. But nobody knows what's behind it. A year after becoming a mom, Noel is balancing Stanford, raising her daughter Monet, and healing from a heartbreak she never saw coming. Everyone thinks she has it all together, but she's fighting battles she keeps hidden-even from the people closest to her. Fans of Off the Court know how Noel's story ends... But they don't know how she got there. Before Miles Bennett, there was heartbreak, hard choices, and a little girl who gave Noel a reason to keep going. This is Noel's story, the parts you never saw, the moments that changed her, and the love that found her when she needed it most.
Clandestine | 18+ by Rosaliexreads
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Mafia Romance Book 1 of "The Veiled Desires" Series Ranked #1 in intriguing ___________ 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤, 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬, 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧? __________ To the world, Estelle is a beautiful model with a high-pitched voice and a famous last name. To the underworld, she is Clandestine, a ruthless assassin whose voice is whispered in fear. Alonzo wears tailored suits and carries himself with terrifying control. Behind that composure lies blood, power, and a legacy built by the mafia. Forced into an arranged marriage neither of them wanted, they begin a dangerous game: make the other fall first. But some secrets are deadly. She hides a knife behind her smile. He hides violence behind his calm. And neither realizes they have married someone just as monstrous as themselves. ________________ 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝘿𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰? _________________ 18+ • Read trigger warnings Tropes: Dark Romance • Arranged Marriage • Enemies to Lovers • Secret Identity • Assassin Heroine • Mafia Romance
𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 ! by adoretopshotta
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𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 . Analeia Johnson spent her whole life putting family first, building her hair business and creating a life she can finally be proud of ...Then there's Quincy Reed street connected man she can't seem to stay away from Two different worlds...One complicated love story! As their relationship deepens, old wounds, family problems, loyalty, and secrets begin testing everything they've built sometimes falling in love is the easy part, but staying together is where the real story begins. #2 princess treatment 12/26 #4 ghetto 2/27/26 #1 dallas 6/4/ 26
Myth - Alec Volturi by twilightink
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"even the volturi fear you." "And yet, you do not run." ༶•┈┈୨♡୧┈┈•༶ There is a name whispered in fear, a story buried in the ashes of time. A being so ancient, so untouchable, that even Aro himself refuses to speak of her. Lilithra Graves. A myth, they say. A legend, nothing more. But myths do not breathe. Myths do not kill. And myths do not walk among the living. Residing with the Cullens but forever on her own, Lilithra is neither ally nor enemy. She drinks human blood, walks in shadows, and wears gold that hums with secrets older than the Volturi themselves. She does not belong to any world-only to the void. But among those who fear her, one does not. Alec Volturi, silent and deadly, the bringer of nothingness. He has no past, no future-only duty. But when his path crosses with the one thing even the Volturi fear, something stirs in him that should not exist. She is his mate. His myth. His undoing. And when the Volturi come for her, Lilithra's name will no longer be a whisper. It will be a warning. ༶•┈┈୨♡୧┈┈•༶ #2 twilight #1 bellaswan #3 alecvolturi #2 meganfox #3 janevolturi #1 volturi
𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 ★ MORANT by -SOLARBESITOS
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"Why? You already broke my heart once.. I'd be a fool to let you do it again." "We not in college or kids anymore. It's different this time around." ★⁂✫彡 𝐀 𝐉𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐂
Trust & Believe  by taiipimpin
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There's always a thin line between love and hate🤍
𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 ( 𝐔𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐍) by royalty_dagoat
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" yo soul mine shorty it's too late" Two friends groups fell in love but they all fell in love with different people. Everyone story betrayed a different ending. Thank you for reading!
Lover's Prayer by Bookreadingwhore
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He prayed for her in the dark. She begged to God for him to let her go. Ky'leigh Ace thought loving a man like Julian "Toro" Cortez was just part of growing up in the Southside. But when he got locked up, she found out the truth: being in love with a gang member was one thing-raising his daughter alone was another. Six years later, he's back. Fresh out. Full of pain, pride, and poison. But Ky has changed. She's colder now. Stronger. Smarter. And she's been keeping Jurnee away from the streets. But Julian doesn't play when it comes to his daughter. Or Ky. In the world they come from, love ain't sweet-it's war. And every night, somebody's out there whispering a Lover's Prayer just to survive it.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 by BLACKBARBIEWRITES
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"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