Two guarded souls who recognize the ache in each other, trying not to fall too hard but drawn together anyway. Their love simmers beneath the surface-fierce, quiet, and complicated. He's her storm in silence; she's his peace in chaos *Unedited 𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑨𝑰𝑵 _® Started: 12/13/22 Published: 12/23/22 End: 12/29/23

BOOK TWO OF THE : Santiago series Seventeen years have passed since Nyla and Ezra's world collided in the streets of Norbrook. Now, it's their children's turn to find their way. Geovanni Ivontae Santiago and Nahalia Nayeli Santiago are twins with the same blood but completely different paths. Geovanni, confident and charming, runs the halls of Kingston College with his boys. Nahalia, poised and observant, carves out her own space at Camperdown High alongside her closest friends. Everything shifts when Meilani Amoya Lennox, the soft-spoken but sharp-minded new girl, transfers to Camperdown. With secrets tucked behind her lashes and a quiet strength in her spirit, she captures attention without even trying-especially Nahalia's. As the teens navigate friendship, first loves, loyalty, and identity, the shadows of their parents' pasts linger just out of reach. Love blooms, but so do rivalries, regrets, and hard truths. Because in this world... love is never just enough.

I'm starting to wonder if I'm the problem? There is no way i attract this naturally...I should've listened when my mother told me to stay away from boys...especially the ones like these. ★ A typical Jamaican highschool relationship or so they thought...follow Tansaneé 'Hennessy' and Xavier on their journey. Through love, loss, infidelity and betrayals...what's in store for the young lovers? ★

He rested the gun on my lips and stared angrily in my eyes. "Yuh know mi will buss a shot inna yuh throat Kehlani doh ramp wid mi badness likkle girl" him seh and I rolled my eyes. Mi nuh inna the bag a chattings tonight, mi just want him inna mi. Using my tongue I glide it over the top of his gun looking up at him seductively. He hissed "yah guh be the death a mi tpc" Two people from rivalry gang meet up....what could go wrong??

Dat fi wul uh bout likkle buddy. A me name 'Big buddy what's up', bright

Moving to the innercity of Jamaica is not something that any "country" girl is prepared for. Especially this feisty introvert. She had always been digusted by the "cruffs" who call themselves "badman". Hell, she's disgusted by men in general! "Nuh mix with dutty bungle", we always hear.... but I think we all know this: life doesn't always go exactly how we plan it.

Delilah - she seh man a wicked but woman a delilah. Follow Sevyn and her friends on a voyage to find themselves through the conflict of being teenagers in the skirts of Jamaica ... ••••• he grabs her throat and slams her into the wall "Yo all mi life mi hear dem seh woman a wicked but mi never did think mi would get to experience it ... but you sevyn? YOU a the living delilah" she scoffs "Nuh mek mi tell uh who a delilah yere,leggo affa mi! Why when women match ennuh energy enuh come bawl cree?" She pushes his hands from around her neck. ••••• © All Rights Reserved.

Zurianne never imagined that saving her mother's life would cost her own freedom. Forced into an arranged marriage with Christopher Whyte the infamous Jamaican Don feared by many,she braces herself for a life of cold stares and ruthless commands. But when she meets him on their wedding day, he isn't the monster she expected. His eyes hold secrets, his touch isn't cruel, and for a moment, she wonders if the rumors were wrong. But Christopher is not a man to be deceived. Beneath his tailored suits and calm demeanor lies a heart as cold as steel. He knows exactly why Zurianne is here his wealth, his power, his connections. Love is out of the question, and trust? Impossible. She may wear his ring, but she'll never have his heart. In a world where loyalty is everything and betrayal is a death sentence, Zurianne must decide: play the game or risk losing everything, including the man she swore she would never love.