Javier Solis knows how to leave a mark, both on skin and on the heart. The oldest of six, he grew up surrounded by love, laughter, and art, and now he pours all of himself into the tattoo shop he owns. Navy Jones has spent her life holding everyone else together. The middle child of a big family, dependable and quiet, she became a teacher not just to guide children, but to give the care she's always given others, even when no one gave it back. On New Year's Eve, Navy walks into Javier's shop for her first tattoo: a lotus placed close to her heart. One night, one tattoo, one choice, and suddenly two lives collide in ways neither expected.

love changing people without controlling them.

When a suburban Black girl meets a hard life Hispanic boy.

Kason "Khotic" Brewster never planned on living long. At seventeen, he buried both of his parents in the same week. His mother died instantly in a car crash. His father held on just long enough to make Kason promise one thing before he passed. Take care of your brother and sister. So that's exactly what he did. Twelve years later Khotic is the man the streets call when things get ugly. Feared. Respected. Untouchable. Everything he does is for the two people depending on him to make it out of the life he's stuck in. He's content with that. Until Beauty Cardwell crashes into his world. Bee is nothing like the women Khotic usually deals with. She's a twenty-five-year-old brain surgeon, a child prodigy who finished school before most people finished learning who they were. She's blunt, literal, and socially awkward in ways people don't always understand. Diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Bee doesn't believe in pretending to be something she's not. She says exactly what she means. And for some reason... Khotic likes that. What starts as a chance meeting turns into something neither of them expected. Bee sees the man behind Khotic's reputation. The older brother trying to keep his promise. The boy who never got the chance to grieve. And Khotic sees something in Bee that the world keeps missing. But loving a man like Khotic means stepping into a life Bee was never meant to be part of. Enemies. Loyalty. Violence. The kind of danger that doesn't care how smart you are. And Khotic knows one thing for sure. Good girls like Beauty Cardwell aren't supposed to fall for men like him.

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Freshman year at the top-ranked college basketball school comes with a lot of responsibilities, especially from the two top-ranked high school seniors. Despite not sharing a father, their fathers have the same level of basketball experience. Dakari, the rookie who led his team to a championship in his first year, is a living history lesson. His son, Zyair, idolizes him. Joshua, a seasoned basketball player with experience in various leagues, including the G-League, has yet to win a championship. Even though he's the arch-nemesis of Dakari, he can't bring on-court problems home, especially due to Jamir. Jamir is a headstrong young man passionate about basketball but lacking the responsibility and structure of his best friend, Zyair. Choyce, the youngest of Cedarian and Kamora's children, is spoiled and protected by everyone. Unlike most girls her age, she doesn't have a social media presence. Her life revolves around her faith, volleyball, her family, and friends. She's a beautiful plus-size girl with high confidence and strong morals. While pursuing her higher education, she encounters two best friends who present her with a life-altering decision.

"𝒴ℴ𝓊 𝓂𝒾𝓃ℯ𝓈, ℳ𝒶𝓂𝒶?" ℋℯ 𝒶𝓈𝓁𝓈 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒶𝓃ℊ𝓁ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝒽𝒶𝒾𝓇. ℋℯ 𝓁ℯ𝒶𝓃𝓈 𝒹ℴ𝓌𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝓈𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 ℯ𝒶𝓇. "𝒯ℯ𝓁𝓁 𝓂ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓂𝒾𝓃ℯ𝓈, ℬ𝒶𝒷𝓎" "ℐ'𝓂 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇𝓈!" 𝒾 𝓂ℴ𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝓈 𝓂𝓎 𝓃𝒶𝒾𝓁𝓈 𝓅𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒶𝓇ℯ 𝓉𝒽𝓇ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒻𝒶𝒷𝓇𝒾𝒸 ℴ𝒻 𝓂𝓎 𝓈𝒽ℯℯ𝓉𝓈 "𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓉'𝓈 𝓇𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉. 𝒴ℴ𝓊 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 ℊℴ𝓃ℯ 𝒷ℯ ℳ𝓎 𝒢𝒾𝓇𝓁" ℋℯ 𝒷𝒾𝓉ℯ𝓈 𝓂𝓎 ℯ𝒶𝓇 𝓈ℴ𝒻𝓉𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒽ℯ𝓃 𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈ℯ𝓈 𝓂𝓎 𝓃ℯ𝒸𝓀

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Tahje Love Walker is a 24-year-old cardiothoracic surgeon from the small community of Vanity Fair, Linstead. She grew up living a normal life with her parents and a sister close to her age. For most of her life, Tahje dreamed of becoming a lawyer, but everything changed when her mother was diagnosed with a serious heart condition. Determined to save people like her mother, Tahje shifted her focus and worked tirelessly, with the unwavering support of her parents, to achieve her new goal. Years passed, and now she is one of the top cardiothoracic surgeons at Kingston Public Hospital. Ashtrey Ja'ior Kestrel, a notorious 20-year-old contract killer, also grew up with a normal life. However, as the saying goes, friends can lead you astray, and that's exactly what happened to him. Known for his ruthless precision and multiple run-ins with the police, Ashtrey has somehow managed to avoid punishment time and time again. Whispers of corruption, police ties, and bloody payoffs follow him everywhere he goes. He is not someone who takes losing lightly, especially when it comes to what or who captures his attention. When Tahje and Ashtrey's worlds collide, secrets will unravel, loyalties will be tested, and their lives will change forever. Will they find a way to trust each other despite their differences, or will their collision lead to destruction for them both?