It started slow with a few strange attacks. A handful of violent patients. Emergency broadcasts urging everyone to remain calm. By the time the truth reaches the streets... it's already too late. Chris Carter thought his military days were behind him. Now a mechanic, husband, and father, his biggest worries were keeping his family safe and his repair shop running. Nikki Carter, an experienced emergency room nurse, has spent years saving lives-but nothing in her training prepares her for the horrifying illness spreading through her hospital. Within days, cities collapse, communications go silent, and the dead begin hunting the living. As the outbreak-known only as The Rot-consumes the country, Chris and Nikki must lead their family through a city that has become a nightmare. With their children, a battle-tested grandfather, and a fiercely loyal dog by their side, they fight for every meal, every mile, and every sunrise. But survival isn't just about escaping the infected. It's about holding on to hope when the world has none left. As society crumbles and the nation falls into darkness, one impossible radio transmission offers the faintest glimmer of hope: whispers of a survivor refuge somewhere in the West. If it exists. If they can reach it. And if they're not already too late. **In a world where silence keeps you alive, family is the only reason to keep fighting.**

Deja A'riyah Brown is a woman who knows exactly who she is. In her late 30s, she's confident, loving, and comfortable in her own skin. A beautiful plus-size woman with a soft heart and a strong mind, she's spent years learning her worth. She doesn't chase attention, she doesn't entertain childish games, and she definitely isn't interested in raising a grown man. Her life is peaceful, steady, and built on self-respect. So the last thing she expects is to cross paths with someone like him. At only 22 years old, Elifér Josué Etienne, better known in the streets as "Choppo," is everything she stays away from. A Haitian street boy with money in his pockets, confidence in his walk, and trouble following close behind him. The streets know his name, women know his charm, and commitment is something he's never taken seriously. Funny, bold, and dangerously smooth, he's used to getting whatever-and whoever-he wants. But Deja isn't impressed. She's older, wiser, and far too grounded to be caught up in the lifestyle of a young man who lives fast and loves even faster. To her, Choppo is just another boy who hasn't figured life out yet. But something about Deja A'riyah Brown is different. For the first time, his jokes don't shake her. His money doesn't move her. And his charm? It barely scratches the surface. What started as two people from completely different worlds colliding slowly turns into something neither of them expected. Because sometimes the one person you swear you'd never fall for... becomes the one person who changes everything. And this time, the streets might not be strong enough to pull Choppo away.

Blind to his relentless gaze, Ciauna moves through her day, unaware of the noose tightening around her. It only took one glance-just one-for Obeye to decide she would be his. From that moment, he watched from the shadows, his patience unnervingly steady, biding his time and savoring the anticipation before he struck. By the time Ciauna feels the shift in the air, a chilling prickle at the back of her neck, it's far too late. He has her now, ensnared in his grip, forced to bend to his every dark whim-no escape, no turning back. But the worst part? A small, unyielding part of her doesn't want to resist him at all. ________________ As I reached the edge of his desk, his hands gripped my hips, the sudden contact making me gasp. His touch was firm, almost painful, as he spun me around to face the floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked the city. "Look out there," he said, his breath hot against my ear. "See all of that?" I nodded, my eyes blurring with unshed tears as I took in the twinkling lights of the cityscape. "That's your world," he whispered, his grip tightening. "And I control it. Now, bend over the desk." 📚 Now Available on Amazon This story is officially published. You can now read the full, edited version on Amazon Kindle. (Link in bio)

She's beneath him in every way he believes. He mocks her, judges her, dismisses her. Same friends. Same space. Same air. And yet... she's the one who makes him forget himself.

"just somebody that can make me feel...safe" Dya'mond is a rising celebrity tattoo artist who is in a loving relationship with a celebrity rapper or so she thought but what happens when a scandal drops and she tries to end her relationship? everything goes left and she must run. While escaping she ends up in a small town in South Carolina on the side of the road with a smoking engine, a flat and a dead phone. All she wants is safety and peace. The mechanic who saves her may be that. Rylo is a mechanic and newly turned single dad after his daughter he didn't know he had gets left at his doorstep without a mother in sight. With grease stained fingers, bedroom eyes, soft words, and the perfect little girl trailing by his side. He always desired a family of his own after losing his at a young age. He tries to navigate being a new father and a business owner on his own. That was until he saves a tattooed beauty who wears her heart on her sleeve and is just tired of running. Will she find her safe haven with him? Will he get the family he always desired?

Urban Short Story || Plus Size Fiction 18 + Moniqué Vancourt & Jericho Isley ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Two bestfriend in a room.. they might kiss.. Or maybe they won't.. but maybe they will..

𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀, play 𝘖𝘝𝘌𝘙 by 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐘 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐄 Now you calling me special when you know I can't have you. When I'm onto the next one, oh, now you want to get aggressive. Oh, fuck do you mean? You keep on making believe. Nightmares turn into a dream. If you're so toxic to me, what am I feigning?

Urban NASCAR Fanfic || Plus Size 18+ Lavar Scott (22) • Clarke Matthews (24) ============================== Lavar had been racing since he was 5 years old, completing in different events til he finally got the opportunity to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut. Unfortunately a mistake from his mechanic costs him the race.. and almost his life. Clarke has always been labeled the 'angry black woman' because of her anger issues but she took pride in it. The world gave her nothing so she owed no one but herself.. after all she is the first black female mechanic to work in a NASCAR pit crew. (FUN FACT: BREHANNA DANIELS IS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO WORK IN A NASCAR PIT CREW)

In the early 1990's of a small Texas town, an aspiring bull rider and the spirited daughter of a wealthy Oil Landman bump heads. Her father's itching to snag his family's land, while the Bailard's refuse to sell. Their differences should be like oil and water, but instead, they spark a love affair that gives everyone around them the blues deep down in their souls. A blues that not even the light, sweet smell of bluebonnets can heal.

Sarai Ember Vaelion, 26, is the last living dragon of the most powerful and ancient bloodline to ever exist-the House of Aurix. Born to rulers who once commanded unmatched magic and respect, she carries the weight of their legacy alone, her veins flowing with power the Dominion once feared enough to destroy. Orphaned by war and betrayal, Sarai grew up knowing one unshakable truth: Aurix dragons could only mate with their own kind. And with her being the last... love was never an option. Instead, she built her empire from the ground up-sharp, ambitious, and untouchable-establishing herself as a force in both the human and supernatural worlds. Business is her focus. Power is her language. Survival is her only priority. Azrael Syris Creed, 29, is the Alpha of The Order of Runebound-one of the most feared and dominant packs in the supernatural world. A rare hybrid of werewolf and warlock, his very existence bends the rules of nature, making him both respected and feared across every faction. Loyal to the Dominion he helped build, Azrael enforces order, eliminates threats, and upholds a system designed to maintain balance-no matter the cost. Emotion is a liability. Attachment is a weakness. And a mate? Never part of the plan. But fate doesn't ask for permission. Bound by a mating bond neither of them understands, Sarai and Azrael are thrown into a connection that defies everything they've been taught. He is the embodiment of everything she was raised to hate-the very system that destroyed her family. And she? She is everything he was trained to hunt... a bloodline he believed was wiped from existence. Now, Azrael is forced to walk a dangerous line-leading his pack, answering to the Dominion, and protecting the one person he should have turned in. Because if the truth about Sarai gets out, she won't just be hunted...She'll be executed. And the man sworn to uphold that sentence might be the only one standing between her and extinction.