A'Lani Carter isn't looking for love not after everything she survived. She keeps to herself, does hair, and trusts nobody. Then she meets Jae'Lon Wright. He's the one everyone fears: dangerous, cold, and tied to the streets. But around her?He's different. She's guarded. He's broken. Neither of them wants a relationship but trauma pulls them together before they realize it. Just when A'Lani starts to let her guard down, Jae's world reaches for her hard. Old enemies, old secrets, and old scars threaten everything they're building. He'll protect her with his life. But loving him might cost her the peace she fought so hard for. Two broken hearts. One dangerous connection. Will they save each other or fall apart trying?

❛𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆?❜ he asked, voice low like it wasn't meant for nobody but her. 𝒛𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡 didn't speak, just tilted her head a little and stepped in close. she traced one of the tattoos on his arm, finger light like a whisper...when she finally looked up, slow and lazy, doe eyes glinting beneath her lashes--she kissed the corner of his mouth. once, twice--then pulled back. 𝒐𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 smirked. ❛𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒔𝒐.❜ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ She doesn't speak-not out loud, not anymore. Zariah Hart's been quiet since the night she lost everything, and moving to The Palisade at Skyview Apartments was supposed to give her a fresh start. No expectations. No questions. Just peace. But peace gets complicated when a man like Omarion Jordan starts showing up in it. He's nothing like she expected. Tatted, quiet, with eyes that read people better than they speak. A mechanic with a past he doesn't explain-and a presence that says more than his mouth does. He doesn't ask about her silence. She doesn't flinch at his reputation. Somehow, that's enough. What starts as simple glances turns into shared space. What feels like comfort turns to something neither of them planned for. But Atlanta doesn't forget what people try to bury. And sometimes, the loudest truth is the one you never say out loud. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Zaliya Morgan never expected college to bring love into her perfectly planned life. But Omari Carter has a way of showing up when she least expects it. Opposites in every way, their friendship slowly turns into something deeper-if they can survive misunderstandings, war and ambitions, maybe love is the lesson they both needed. #10 in HBCU #8 in collegsweethearts

Follow a friend group of NFL players for the Dallas Cowboys. When one friend gets traded to Tampa, FL and runs into an old love in the midst of a new opportunity, the other guys decide to celebrate the their friends transition. To their surprise one 5 day turn up in da yams for the homie, turns out to have opened up Pandora's box for the fellas in more ways than one...

"Why? You already broke my heart once.. I'd be a fool to let you do it again." "We not in college or kids anymore. It's different this time around." ★⁂✫彡 𝐀 𝐉𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐂

"Solè, why'd you stay?" "Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for." ❀ 🝳 ❀ Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet. Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft. Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down, to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets. Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees. When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too. But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered? A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land. ❀ 🝳 ❀

𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘪 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥. 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 "𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴," 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘛𝘢𝘵

𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦

"I won't ever leave you." *** Imani Richards has liked one of her best friends for as long as she could remember. Being a shy, anxiety ridden, introvert has prevented her from ever sharing her feelings, knowing she'd just get rejected and have to deal with the embarrassment that she couldn't handle. She has tried, and failed at relationships, causing her to believe she'll never really find that person thats meant for her. Jamal Simmons is a whore. He's always been handsome, and definitely uses it to his advantage. He doesn't spare people's feelings and has always gone through life having no problems when it came to getting what he wants. Oblivious to Imani's feelings, he does what he wants, with who he wants without a care in the world. Will Jamal ever see what's right in front of him? DISCLAIMER: this story will consist of swear words and some sexual content. read at your own risk.