He watched her in quiet admiration, flour dusting her apron and clinging to her skin like she belonged to the bakery itself. His chérie. "Do you know what mon amour, ma chérie means?" he asked softly. She glanced up at him, curious, smiling without knowing why. "No," she said. "Are you going to tell me?" 𓂃۶ৎ Jada Sellis is a Harlem girl whose only real passion is making something of herself-and never letting down the people she loves. Seven days a week, she shows up to the same bakery, finding comfort in routine and joy in the small things: familiar faces, warm pastries, and the happiness she helps create. Happiness has never come easy for Jada. But when life gives you cherries, you make cherry pie. Everything shifts when she meets Milan Louvre-a man chasing a culinary dream at a quieter pace. Where Jada's life has always been loud, Milan speaks in stillness, in patience, in a silence that feels unexpectedly safe. When their worlds collide, Jada discovers softness she never allowed herself to claim. Milan learns that love doesn't come from what he can offer-but from who he is when he has nothing left to prove. And in a world driven by greed and self-interest, love like theirs asks only one question: Are you willing to risk everything for something this real?

Two fierce souls collide - Jada, a smart-ass, no-nonsense woman grinding hard to get out of her tough neighborhood, and Trey, a ruthless street king who doesn't tolerate weakness or disrespect. When their worlds violently clash, the hate burns hot. But as they keep running into each other - sparring with insults and cold stares - the line between enemy and lover starts blurring. They hate what they see, but they can't stay away.

Ari Monroe has spent years posting freestyle videos online and performing at local showcases, hoping for her big break. When one of her videos goes viral, she's offered the chance to work with renowned producer Jalen King.

𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦е 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐮𝐡 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬 '𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

"𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮?" -on hold

People think she's weird and she doesn't care

A girl seeking love in the wrong places

❝𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝗼𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝗼𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝗼𝐮𝐠𝐡❞

❝ It's just that he know what I want. ❞ ©𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑.

𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑖𝑡! 𝐿𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝑎 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝐾𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑖 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒! 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑏𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑘 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝐿𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠!