Lenora Amani Buckles was just sixteen when she fell in love with eighteen-year-old Damani Desean Gaulden. Her parents didn't approve of the relationship, but Lenora's heart was set-she refused to let anyone's opinion stop her from being with him. That love was tested early when Damani's past choices caught up with him, landing him in jail with a five-year sentence. The news shattered Lenora. She fell into a deep sadness but still remained loyal. She visited him regularly, made sure he was fed and clothed, and stood by him more than anyone expected from someone so young. But everything changed when she found out he was cheating on her-from behind bars. Hurt and betrayed, Lenora cut ties immediately, deciding she would never again sacrifice herself for someone who wouldn't value her. With time, she healed. She focused on her education, her future, and rebuilding her sense of self. Four years later, now in college and living in a dorm, she had left that chapter behind-or so she thought. In the middle of cleaning her room, her phone lit up with a jail call. She refused to answer. The next morning, another call came. This time, she picked up. Ten seconds of heavy silence passed before she heard her old nickname: "Nora." She hesitated, then quietly replied, "Hello." Damani told her he was being released a year early. She could only respond with a cautious laugh and a doubtful "okay." After everything, she wasn't sure what the future held... But from that moment on-what came next felt like the beginning of a different story. A fairytale, waiting to unfold.

"I may never see another sunrise," he said, eyes gleaming with something eternal. "But you-my love, you are the warmest light I've ever known." In the glowing shadow of 1910s New Orleans - a city alive with jazz, secrets, and Southern heat - your life was already tangled. Raised in a house of whispers and cruelty, you learned early how to survive without soft things like love. Then there was Louis. The man with sad eyes. The soul that somehow always reached for yours. And then... there was the night everything changed. Now, in a penthouse high above modern-day Dubai, you sit beside him - immortal, beloved, and haunted - finally ready to tell your side of the story. The one where a girl from the pews of Sunday service falls for a man who was never meant to be a monster. The one where love turns eternal... and damnation begins with a kiss. A reimagining inspired by Interview with the Vampire - this is not a love story. It's a confession. A resurrection. A memory that refuses to die. And it begins with a promise: You would never get to see the sun again, so you decided to become it.

Imagines starring you w/ your fave black men from the 90s & 2000s. (enjoy!)

𝟏𝟖+ All characters within this book are 18 years and over.

What happens when you mix business with pleasure

When desire breaks chains, love becomes the most dangerous empire. Description: Ariel thought working as a correctional officer meant discipline, order, and control. Then she met Brick-mean, ruthless, and dangerous, but unlike any man she's ever known. Wrongly locked up by the very people he trusted-Brick is heartless in the streets, yet his eyes burn for only one woman. What starts as stolen glances behind prison walls spirals into a forbidden obsession too strong to resist. Ariel tries to escape the pull her and Brick have, distracting herself with Brick's rival, Malik-but that only fans the fire. When Brick gets out, everything changes. He's not just claiming his empire back-he's claiming her. Caught between the heat of two powerful men and the shadows of betrayal, Ariel finds herself bound to Brick in ways she never expected: through his ring, through his empire... and through the life growing inside of her. But in Brick's world, love is not tender. Love is possession. And possession always comes with blood.

"Fuck this shit crazy"

Wake up. Chest pain. Eat breakfast. Shortness of breath. Go to work. Weakness. Bedtime. Fear of not waking up. Living with a heart condition was already bad enough. Living with a heart condition and not having the proper funds to cover it was the absolute worst thing that could occur in a persons life. And sadly that was happening to 23 year old, Azara Pierce. She tried everything to get her life right, and yet she managed to be wronged every time. Every option she came up with disappointed her and caused helplessness and frustration. Ready to call it quits, a solution to all her problems turns up at her forefront. Though consider outrageous to others, it was possible and necessary for Azara. She typically avoided everything political and conservative, putting on a facade to get benefits seemed like the only way to get things done her way. But what happens when benefits aren't the only hopes she ends up receiving in the long run? Started: August 7, 2024 Ended: TBD

The Smoke-Stack twins aren't new to the world of sex, money, liquor, drugs , & violence-but when they return home to start anew & open up a Juke joint, new problems arise.