After killing her abusive ex in self-defense, Nia Carter, a quiet, emotionally scarred young woman from Atlanta, is sentenced to 7 years in a women's prison. Lost, afraid, and broken, she meets King, a dominant, charismatic stud serving 25 to life for a street murder. King runs the block and has the respect of guards and inmates alike. From the moment King sees Nia, she's drawn to her vulnerability, her beauty, and her silence. She becomes her protector, fighting off threats and making sure nobody touches her. Over time, they form a deep emotional bond that borders on obsession for King - though Nia sees her as a friend, possibly more, in a place where love is survival. When Nia is released early after 5 years, she promises to write. But life moves on. She reinvents herself, gets therapy, becomes a nurse, and even marries a kind man who doesn't know the full truth about her past. Ten years later, King is finally released on parole. She searches for Nia with one purpose: to reclaim what she believes is hers. But when she sees Nia with her husband, the jealousy eats her alive. King makes a deadly choice: she kills the husband in cold blood, thinking she's freeing Nia. Now Nia is caught between the new life she built... and the old protector who never let her go.

When sixteen-year-old Naliya Harrison loses her father, she's forced to leave the only home she's ever known and move in with her mother, twin brother, and stepfather. Starting over isn't easy. A new house. A new school. A family that feels more like strangers than relatives. Naliya plans to keep her head down and survive junior year. But that becomes impossible when she catches the attention of Jason Brown-her twin brother's loud, football-playing best friend. Jason is everything Naliya isn't. Popular, chaotic, and always the center of attention. She's quiet, reserved, and trying to stay out of trouble. The one thing they have in common? They're not supposed to fall for each other. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore what's growing between them. And when secrets start coming out, Naliya must decide whether opening her heart again is worth the risk. A story about first love, family, grief, and finding yourself when everything changes.

Jahaira Maddox is a quiet librarian who prefers a life free of drama, but her world is turned upside down when she learns that her father took out a shark loan from the infamous mafia family, the Sinclairs. Landon Sinclair is dangerous, and the only way she can get him off her back is to... accept his invitation to dinner?

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

Xolani rested against Kehan's chest, his fingers tracing slow circles over her waist. "I love you," she whispered. He kissed her forehead. "I know, baby. I love you way more"

"Baby you on my mind Long as we spending time, girl 'cause (I gotta be next to you) Baby you on my mind Long as we spending time, girl 'cause (I gotta be next to you)"

"Fighting to keep us together, hope it's worth a try." An hbcu love story

"𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭." 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆: 𝐒𝐙𝐀 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐒 𝐅𝐓. 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐓. 𝐒: 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟓 𝐅: 𝐌𝐚𝐫. 𝟑 (Originally named "Loyalty and Love in the Trenches") -#1 in blackpeople

They always said the best relationships start with friendship. Nobody ever tells you how much it hurts when you fall for your best friend.

Coming from two different backgrounds, a Black girl and a Hispanic boy never expected their paths to cross. But as they spend more time together, what starts as an unlikely connection slowly grows into something neither of them can ignore. With judgment, expectations, and social norms threatening to pull them apart, they'll have to decide if love is strong enough to overcome everything standing in their way. Don't forget to vote ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️