A young mother rebuilding herself after postpartum changes and the death of her violent ex, she keeps her world small and controlled. Her daughter is her heart, her routine is her safety, and trust is something she no longer gives away freely. The past still echoes in her mind, every raised voice, every sudden sound reminding her of what she survived. He lives his life inside the ring. A rising boxer known for his focus and discipline, he fights with a quiet intensity, made sharper by being deaf in one ear, a truth the world knows but never fully understands. He's learned to read movement, energy, and silence better than sound, keeping his emotions guarded just like his stance. What happens when she comes and messes up his routine and she doesn't even know that.

Nia Saint is a broke college student doing whatever it takes to make ends meet-juggling classes, a part-tim job, and bills that never stop coming. Her only focus is getting through the semester and building a better life for herself. hi store Milk Caropowerful, successful, and used under an offer she can't ignore-a high-paying position as his in-home assistant-Nia steps into a world she never imagined. What starts as a simple arrangement soon turns into late nights, deep conversations, and feelings neither of them saw coming. But with secrets, pasts, and a lifestyle neither one expected, will love be enough to make it all worth it?

She built an empire to protect everyone else. He might be the only one strong enough to protect her.

Messiah- Quiet. He's been quiet all his life. He's always stayed to himself so people were surprised when he got a girlfriend and eventually became a father. His relationship with the mother of his child was toxic. Nakiya- All her life she wanted to be a teacher. She was always good with kids. She found them unintentionally funny. However, life wasn't perfect for her. She was somewhat of an outcast in her family because of her skin. In highschool, she met someone who made her feel like she was the most special person in the world. Nakyen- Life isn't easy for everyone. Growing up with very little food and not enough money for new clothes was hard. People were always willing to bully and fight. When life gets like that, you learn to defend yourself and somewhere along the way, you become a new person. Always ready to defend yourself and more. Then you meet the person who allows you to be yourself. That person who allows you to breathe Started- 7.13.26

TWO best friends rekindle after years and become lovers Read to find out ✨

"Will it kill you to back the fuck up?" I snapped. "Yes, princess," he whispered sweetly against my ear, voice full of that sick affection. "It would. I would drop dead right here if I couldn't be next to you." "My lucky day," I muttered sarcastically.

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..

"Why do we keep going in circles?" Myeshia isn't a good girl - she's a lost one. Tired of being broke, tired of being disappointed, tired of loving people who never choose her. Renz is everything she should stay away from - street, cold, and toxic as hell. He doesn't know how to love right. He doesn't know how to love at all. He's the type to protect you, then hurt you. The type to reel you in, then play you. The type to show up when it matters, but disappear when it gets real. What starts as tension turns into something complicated. What feels like love turns into something messy and dangerous. Street loyalty, dirty money, and emotions nobody knows how to handle. Once a lost girl falls for someone like Renz... nothing stays the same.

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Asmara My'yanni Dawson has always wanted to help people. Majoring in Social Work, she's almost finished with her senior year of college. She kept her mind in her books and her heart away from love. She didn't swear it off, she just took a break from it after she experienced a major heartbreak her freshman year of college. The guy she thought she was in love with ghosted her, and it was later revealed that her best friend from high school not only slept with him, but had his child as well. She then realized that not every one deserved your trust and your heart, so she kept it on lock, until she met him... Esai Zamier Lewis always felt like the world was against him. Being diagnosed with a mental disorder, surviving poverty, and having to grow up fast, turned him into an emotionally unavailable person. Recently released from prison, Esai is learning to live in a world where his mother and brother aren't in it with him. Coping with promethazine to sleep through the pain, he doesn't realize it's doing more harm than good. Trying to uphold the promise to his mom, he opens his own tattoo shop, Esai's Ink. With the help of his friends and recent love interest, he realizes he's not alone as much as he thought. Follow Asmara and Esai as they both go through life with each other by each other's side. Relationships and friendships will be tested, secrets will be revealed, loved ones will be grieved. Can they survive it all? First book! Enjoy!