After a tragedy, Amila Johnson abandons her life in New York and retreats back to her birthplace of Houston. She tries to start anew but she can't get far with the skills of being an almost classically trained ballerina. Deciding to take up her friend's offer to pick up a few shifts at a coffee shop, she becomes reacquainted with a person from her past. He wants to help her but values his privacy and she doesn't like handouts. So, they formulate a contractual agreement. An agreement that's pleasurable for them both but will feelings get in the way of this act of ink and lust or will things stay professional. Luxury and sex; what's more to want?

The more you read the more you find out.

If payback is a bitch and revenge is sweet, she'll be the sweetest bitch you'll ever meet. *First Author And Book To Use Both Main Characters On Wattpad Ever‼️

"𝘾'𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨" 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬 "𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙢𝙖"

❝IF IAN KNOW NO BETTER I'D SAY YOU WAS STALKING A NIGGA.❞ 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 - 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

Romeo didn't come to town looking for love. He came to disappear from a life he's desperate to leave behind. Now the closer his past gets to catching up, the harder it becomes for Romeo to keep it from reaching the woman he's fallen in love with. But when the truth finally catches up with him, Giselle will have to ask herself one question: Who is Romeo?

Asmara My'yanni Dawson has always wanted to help people. Majoring in Social Work, she's almost finished with her senior year of college. She kept her mind in her books and her heart away from love. She didn't swear it off, she just took a break from it after she experienced a major heartbreak her freshman year of college. The guy she thought she was in love with ghosted her, and it was later revealed that her best friend from high school not only slept with him, but had his child as well. She then realized that not every one deserved your trust and your heart, so she kept it on lock, until she met him... Esai Zamier Lewis always felt like the world was against him. Being diagnosed with a mental disorder, surviving poverty, and having to grow up fast, turned him into an emotionally unavailable person. Recently released from prison, Esai is learning to live in a world where his mother and brother aren't in it with him. Coping with promethazine to sleep through the pain, he doesn't realize it's doing more harm than good. Trying to uphold the promise to his mom, he opens his own tattoo shop, Esai's Ink. With the help of his friends and recent love interest, he realizes he's not alone as much as he thought. Follow Asmara and Esai as they both go through life with each other by each other's side. Relationships and friendships will be tested, secrets will be revealed, loved ones will be grieved. Can they survive it all? First book! Enjoy!

"Yes Brailyn. I'm with her." Jace spoke in defeat. He had finally admitted to cheating. "BET." This was it. This was the end of US... Brailyn is the definition of soft with boundaries-- a lover girl at heart but quick to detach the moment something feels off. Her love life has been chaotic cycle of almosts and disappointments, leaving her torn between protecting her peace and finally letting someone love her right.

Lovie Paris Hart has built a beautiful life rooted in the simple things she loves most-flowers, family, quiet mornings, and meaningful moments. As the owner of Bellamere's beloved Petal House, she's known for creating breathtaking arrangements that celebrate love in all its forms, even though she's never been lucky enough to find the kind of love that accepts her exactly as she is. Then Madden Valentine walks into her flower shop looking for flowers for his mother's grave, and what starts as a simple customer interaction slowly becomes the one part of her day she begins looking forward to. Neither of them rushes to define what they're becoming. They're just Madden and Lovie, choosing each other one conversation, one dinner, and one quiet moment at a time. Madden has spent years building an empire where trust is rare and peace is even rarer, but the soft-hearted florist who never asks him to be anyone other than himself quietly changes everything. As their lives become deeply intertwined, the weight of his dangerous world collides with the peaceful one she's worked so hard to build, forcing them to discover whether love is enough to survive grief, violence, sacrifice, and the unexpected turns life has waiting for them.

What starts as one appointment turns into something far more dangerous. Every session pulls her deeper into his violent world, where loyalty is tested, secrets are buried beneath skin, and one wrong move could cost her everything. The closer she gets to the man everyone fears, the more she realizes the monster the streets created isn't the whole story.