"If love is poison, what a wonderful way to die." 🖤

Sometimes you have to go through hell to discover the true Price of Peace. "She say she hurt. She just want love to stay, told her I love her, that's the last thing that she heard me say."

"Lately she on her own, and she having dreams about dying. Rather bleed before crying. She can leave but it's timin'." Sequel to The Price Of Peace

𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞, 𝐈 𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐧 '𝐞𝐦, 𝐛𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟕𝐭𝐡-𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 ©𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲

"This was suppose to be easy, nobody was suppose to get hurt". Twenty year old Ivory Santana was what most people would call friendly and caring. She'd be the person you'd least expect to have a father running one of the biggest drug trafficking industry's in America. Ivory has went through great measures keeping that part of her life private while attending college at NYU, that is until she's taken. Twenty two year old Jade and his older brother Ohaji are 2 completely different types of people that you wouldn't expect to even associate with each other if they weren't related. With dreams of one day being as legendary as their father once was. The two brothers were given the task of kidnapping their boss, big Al's enemy's daughter until he agrees to compromise. Sounds simple enough right? WRONG. What happens when Ivory teams up with the brothers and this turns into a cat and mouse game between bonds and blood?

𝘏𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘥?

Jalen Carter, a promising NFL rookie running back, is stuck in a toxic on-and-off relationship with Sierra Daniels until his childhood friend and hairstylist, Keumanii Brooks, returns to town. Their monthly hair appointments spark a genuine connection, leading Jalen to break free from Sierra's chaos and pursue something real. As Sierra's attempts to sabotage their happiness escalate, Jalen and Keumanii navigate love, drama, and an unexpected pregnancy, proving that true love can overcome any obstacle.

Concrete Roses is a gripping hood love story about Mia, an independent woman with dreams of a better life, and Jace, a street-smart hustler determined to leave the game behind. Their unexpected connection sparks a passionate romance, but their love is tested by secrets, betrayal, and the dangers of the streets. Together, they must navigate a world of chaos, proving that even in the darkest places, love can bloom like roses through the cracks in concrete.

Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇- He told her one thing "you ain't see shit if you wanna keep that pretty face connected to your body." She was never supposed to cross paths with Giomani "Gio" Blackwood, suit-wearing, gun-toting underboss of New York's most feared family. But one wrong night put her in his world, and Gio don't believe in coincidences. Now she's tied to the man the streets call a monster. And the craziest part? The more she learns about him, the harder it gets to hate him. Cold. Calculated. Fine as hell. Gio runs everything - and when his father steps down, he's coming for the throne. But love and loyalty don't mix in the mafia. And in Gio's world, you either with him... or you against him. Ain't no in-between. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 & 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃!