Illumoria~ The realization that every person has hidden parts of themselves, a light they rarely share. Zhi'Elle Banks is a St. Louis native and home-based hairstylist starting fresh in Houston with her daughter, Kha'Zhani. Quietly resilient and fiercely devoted, she's rebuilding her life with intention-love was never the plan, but Nayeli changes everything. Nayeli Monroe is a Houston-based fashion designer with a bold vision and a guarded heart. Known for her style and independence, she's spent years searching for real connection-until Zhi'Elle makes her believe it might actually exist.

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.

Yanna "Babydoll" Hill has it all-money, beauty, and the kind of privilege that makes the world bend at her feet. As the spoiled daughter of one of Manhattan's richest men, she's used to getting what she wants... except when it comes to her love life. Forced into a fake relationship with Wyatt, the golden boy from another powerful family, Yanna is miserable, rebellious, and ready to risk it all-especially for the right woman. Enter Ren. A 6'0 ex-military bodyguard from Louisiana, Ren is assigned to shadow Yanna's every move after one too many reckless nights out. She's all discipline, muscle, and mystery, and she's making it very hard for Yanna to behave. Between sneaking out to wild parties, dodging her overbearing father, and dealing with a boyfriend she never wanted, Yanna finds herself caught in a game of tension and temptation with the one woman she shouldn't want. But what happens when "babysitting" turns into something else? And when Wyatt starts to notice that Yanna's attention isn't on him anymore, things get dangerous. In a world where image is everything, power is dangerous, and love is a luxury, will Yanna play by the rules-or will she finally take what she wants? WLW urban lesbian blacklove gxg

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"had to show the pussy bitch I been that, and bitch i'm still is." a nba youngboy fanfiction lowercase intended. have to follow me in order to read some chapters. cover made by Pimperetta

- 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐡 ?

"𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔"

" Came to the top of the mountain like a lion I'm tryna see what the business Came from the block and right now it's that time I made it out of the trenches Never look back, I ain't pressin' rewind Thank God for the way that I'm livin' I never slipped off my pivot and I can tell you how I did it...." - How I'm suppose to love you with all these ' Permanent Scars ' ?

Back at it again...Round 2 with Ayanna and Kentrell. [ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST BOOK PLEASE READ IT ].

Black BxB Love Story 🖤 Time move, people change, new names come in the picture...but some connections don't fade, they just wait for the right silence to speak up again. A year later, two souls that tried to move on find themselves back in the same city, same air, same pull they tried to outgrow. What happens when memories hit harder than the present? When the past don't knock, it just walks right back in? Love, loyalty, and loss collide in this raw, emotional sequel about two men who still learning that moving on don't always mean moving forward.... because sometimes... sometimes you still ridin' even when the road feel like its gone.