Alexis falls in love with one of the most vicious kingpins in the country, but things don't end well when her secrets unravel.

in the west end, 25-year-old hairstylist raya phillips is all hustle and no distractions-until kairo jenkins, a right hand man for a drug dealer, walks into her life and becomes obsessed. she's unimpressed by his money and power, and that only draws him in deeper. raya tries to resist, but his world is creeping into hers fast, their connection could either be real or destroy them both.

Soul Maurielle is quiet, introverted and to herself. She's been spoiled her whole life and has had everything handed to her, whether it was from her father, a respected drug kingpin who passed when she was 18, or her twin brother Shilo who followed in the footsteps of his father. Soul isn't new to the 'street life' she hates it and all that it brings. That life did nothing but take from her family. Her brother on the other hand loved the fast life and the quick money that came with, so he followed in the footsteps of their father bringing drama to her door when and wherever. Trap has never been one for many words, he allowed his actions to speak through all that he did. And boy did his actions speak. Trap is a popular loner, so many have been around him but not many knows who he his. Even those closest to Trap barely get more than 5 words from him at a time. He handles his business and goes about his day. Trap is deep in the life, had been since he was 15. Virgil, the father figure Trap never had, was the man who took him in and introduced him to the life. His mom had been struggling with bills, his sister, who was on her school cheer team, had no way to get her gear and he had one option. Turn to the streets, one of his boys had been bragging about the fast money he was getting and Trap needed that, his boy introduced him to Virgil and it was off from there. The 2 are one and the same, both quiet, reserved and to themselves. But Soul isn't looking for love, let alone a man that's in the same life she lost her dad to. She hates the life and everything that comes with it, so why can't she just leave this man alone? Book 1 Started: February 12, 2026 Finished...

{Girls need love} ★ "𝘚𝘩𝘦 was her person" Azaleeia production 2024, 💌; romance story+paige Bueckers

***THIS CONTENT CONTAINS MATURE SCENES IN IT, ALONG WITH VIOLENCE ***** Asia Carter is 18 and a senior in High School. Asia loves to sing and dance. Although she's captain of the dance team, nobody knows about her great voice. Asia has many friends and many enemies. The only thing she doesn't have is a boyfriend. Her past relationships were... annoying, drama filling, and heartbreaking, therefore, she decided that she was going to work on her self before she falls for another soul. She planned on achieving goals no one in her family ever achieved. She planned on getting out of the hood and having a struggle free life. She wanted to make something out of her life, which wasn't working at Walmart for the rest of her life. One day, things came about that made her begin to think she never will. Will Asia have the life she dreamed of ? Or will she end up in the same struggle she had always endured? Read to find out about the challenges that occurs on Asia's journey to happiness. **this story is completed and there will be a book 2 to this story***

Jaliyah 'Blu' Washington and her brothers are your definition of the grind. at 19 , 20 , and 23 years old , she and her two older brothers have done almost everything they could to leave the hood and unstable mother. They've built their lives in the downtown area of Atl. Blu being a nail tech , Jairo playing basketball in college , and Josiah in the streets making money the way he's always known how. Amiri or mir is well known when it comes to the Atl streets , carrying his fathers legacy by keeping the business in the streets going meaning, he's meeting new people left and right including Josiah. The two have become close over the couple months they've known each other running business together. When Mir meets Blu , the two don't click immediately how Josiah believed they would. They actually seem to despise each other but only because Blu is always keeping it real and Mir is extremely blunt, not caring whose feelings he hurts. Despite these feelings against each other , Mir can't help but admire how Blu's the only one that sees through him but what happens when Josiah decides Blu is off limits

Treachery: betrayal of trust Book one of the "Devotion" Trilogy Just read mf

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Nobody at the club calls her Jennifer. To them, she's "Honey." 'Cause every time a man thinks he's winning... he already lost. She moves slow, talks soft, and got a way of making you feel like you the only one in the room. Next thing you know, you spending money you don't even remember pulling out - all just to keep her close a little longer. And the craziest part? She don't even have to do much. Honey don't chase, don't fold, and definitely don't give herself away. She just plays the game better than anybody else - leaving men confused, obsessed, and a little too deep in their feelings. They swear they got her figured out. They don't. Truth is, Jennifer never even wanted this life. She stepped into it for Kimmie - her best friend, her day one - not about to leave her behind in a world like this. But now? She running it. Until her name starts reaching the wrong people... a powerful father and his son, both watching her a little too closely. And Honey? She might be used to playing the game... but this time, the stakes feel different. 💌: roy bellarie, horace bellarie warning; heavy mature themes

Two bestfriends , one rich and successful and the other a stripper trying to survive , they haven't seen each other since they were young , what happens when they finally meet again ??