A tale in which a shy rookie quarterback falls in love with the cheery daycare worker.

Lyric Brown is a Bronx-born hurricane-part bartender, part artist, all heart. In LA, she craves more than survival; she wants to feel alive. Vanilla, acrylic paint, and stubborn hope cling to her skin like second nature. She doesn't follow rules, and she definitely doesn't follow men. But Diego Romierz isn't just any man. Diego lives in shadows-quiet power wrapped in Cuban silk and cold smoke. He built his empire on secrets and fists, never letting anyone close enough to see the scars underneath. Lyric was supposed to be a distraction. A risk he could control. One night, one broken rule, and a missed period later, they're both pulled into something neither of them knows how to hold. Love. Trust. A heartbeat on a screen. And for two people who've only ever known how to fight, family might be the hardest battle yet.

KIARI TAYLOR - a freshly graduated university student comes home to begin her life. unknowing of the return of her older brother's childhood bestfriend, also known as her childhood crush. ASPEN WILLIAMS - recently returns from an out of the blue disappearance. unknowing of the return of his best friend's younger sister, also known as the girl he's always loved. started; dec 31 2024 ongoing #1 in minnesota #8 in interracialcouple

Noelle's quiet life shatters overnight, when she receives a call that her father has died. Once the daughter of a feared crime boss, she's spent the last 5 years trying to outrun her family's shadow, evening changing her name - until the debts her father left behind drag her straight back into the world she swore she'd never return to. To protect her mother from the brutal retaliation of the DeLuna syndicate, Noelle agrees to the unthinkable: marriage to the new Don, Kairo DeLuna, a man as dangerous as he is magnetic. Kairo rules with ice in his veins and secrets in his eyes-known for his lust of sadistic brutality, Noelle is given no choice. Save her mother, or watch the only family she has left face the consequences. Their union is meant to seal a business deal and bury her father's mistakes - yet what begins as an arrangement of power soon becomes a battle of desire, trust, and survival. As Noelle is pulled deeper into Kairo's world of betrayal, bloodlines, and revenge, she must decide whether her heart is her greatest weakness... or the weapon that could change everything.

"𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩, 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡. 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥." IN WHICH, Xavier is strictly off the cards for Zariah but she can't help but get what she wants. -SUP3RM0DEL 2025

Zola Reed is almost out of time. At seventeen, she's one placement away from aging out of foster care and being on her own for good. But when she's sent to live with Miss Penelope on a quiet dirt road, everything changes. The house is warm, the food is real, and the animals aren't the only ones watching her closely. There's also Jace-Penelope's rugged, confident godson who works the land and isn't afraid to make a move. Zola's not here to fall in love. She's here to survive. But sometimes, the place you never wanted to be is where you were meant to belong.

Mayim is a law student who is trying to survive her 3rd year of law school. But when her friend suddenly gets accepted to study abroad in south korea she has no choice but to find an alternative place to stay, what happens when the promised dorm room suddenly doesn't exist and she's left homeless but fear not because Kath, despite being miles away in Korea, she has made quite the living arrangement for her.

Dr. Spencer Reid has spent his entire life being the smartest person in every room. By the age of fourteen, Dr. Amara Baptiste had already learned that intelligence can be just as isolating as it is extraordinary. When the Behavioral Analysis Unit is called to investigate a string of disturbing murders connected to Haitian spiritual traditions, the team finds themselves facing a world none of them fully understand. With the case growing colder by the day, Derek Morgan reaches out to the only person he trusts to help. His little sister in all but blood. A brilliant scholar with multiple doctorates, a sharp tongue, and an expertise in African history, spirituality, and culture that few can rival. Dr. Amara Baptiste. What begins as a professional consultation quickly turns into something neither Amara nor Spencer expects. For the first time in his life, Spencer meets someone who can challenge him intellectually, match him fact for fact, and leave him speechless with a single look. As the investigation uncovers secrets buried beneath generations of history, danger begins closing in from every direction. And while the BAU hunts a killer, Spencer finds himself facing a mystery far more complicated than any case he's ever solved. The woman whose mind feels so much like his own. But sometimes the most extraordinary connections aren't built on similarities. They're built on the differences that make two people whole. A slow-burn romance featuring Spencer Reid x Original Female Character, found family, Haitian culture, genius x genius, mutual pining, protective Morgan, meddling BAU members, and enough intellectual flirting to make even Garcia roll her eyes. 🖤✨📚 ⸻

Quiet girls don't get the basketball star. At least that's what she's convinced herself. Everyone at Duke knows her - the volleyball sophomore with nice curls, a perfect Instagram, and millions of followers who somehow still feel invisible. Pretty, polished, impossible to truly know. Then there's Cade Mercer. Duke basketball royalty. Future NBA star. Campus obsession. The kind of guy girls fall for instantly. And somehow? He keeps choosing her. Not the loud girls. Not the girls who seem perfectly confident. Her - the quiet girl who overthinks everything and refuses to believe a guy like him could actually mean it.

𝑀𝐼 𝒞𝐼𝐸𝐿𝒪 ♡ (𝘯) 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯