Have you ever been homeless? Ever been without lights and water? Did you ever fear that the neighbors would catch you cutting the water on at the crack of dawn or fear that the water company would come around and remove the meter for having the water on illegally? No? Well, Renae has. Meet Renae Zuri Brown, your typical 19-year-old carefree girl living a not-so-glamorous life. She was born and raised in Virginia Beach; just trying to understand the harsh reality of 'struggling' She has a secret that only her little brother knows about and demons she's been trying to escape from. She doesn't smile the same anymore, but could things change? Kingston Stone, is a 22-year-old, aggressive yet ambitious, pretty boy from New Orleans with a similar past of his own. He had a style of his own, hustler and heartbreak mentality, that was until he stumbles onto "Library Girl's" path. Just 2 people from different hometowns with similar history fighting to make this complicated life work. She wants to keep him away but something keeps drawing him to her. She's never been in love and he normally hits and quits, can they beat the odds and fight through all of the darkness to see the light of their love? Will he be the one to save her, if it's from herself? Will they team up and create the dangerous Empire from the ground up or will he leave unable to handle the baggage that comes with her family? Let's find out.

Cover by @_itskd Cassidy is a 20 year old girl who grew up without the love of a mother or a father, she never really learned how to love someone because she didn't grow up with that image of what love looked like and that affected her relationships more than anything she didn't know how to communicate or show her emotions but that all changes when she meets....... Read to find out

For the final installment of the Her Eyes Series, the drama explodes for new and old characters. With the death of his three-year-old son, Lotus Hunter now has a new family with his two fraternal twin daughters and his Gambian born wife Noelle. Things are looking up, but with a threat looming with plans to take down his entire cartel and the ones he love, will his new family crash and burn like the last one? White Locus Hunter has now domesticated her life with a daughter and husband after years of running Texas and New York with an iron fist. However, her years of murder and mayhem have caught up to her as a ghost from her past returns to exact revenge on her. Being a queenpin this time doesn't give her an advantage when this foe knows her better than she knows herself. Cilia and Allele have been through hell and back. With their businesses thriving, they've long retired from the streets to raise their four children. Leaving the streets behind doesn't make their current life any less hectic however, not when one of their sons have been clinically diagnosed with IED. Not only does this new revelation cause problems in the household; but having ties to the Hunter cartel only worsens their luck when they're dragged into a war. Cover by: @dragology

𝙄 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙞 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩. 𝙉𝙤 .. 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡

It's been a year since the day that changed Aaron Turner's life forever, and with the daily reminder looking him in the face every morning - it's a day he'll never forget. After cutting off the love of his life and running off to escape his past - the young man is plagued with trust issues and fighting his inner demons. When an old friend is murdered, Aaron finds himself whisked back into the cold world that nearly took his life and the man who he'd once risk it all for.

All Rights Reserved... The first part in the 'sibling' series. Think of it like a telenovela or kdrama but with black people. Joy is tired of her boring life. All she does is work and go to class. So when a friend invites her for a night out to have some fun she signs on for way more than she can expect. Pain has been in charge of the streets for a few years now since his brother got locked up. Now finally reaping from all his hard work he's ready to relax and retire from all the bullshit. With his brother coming back to take care of the streets Pain is ready to go legit and take care of his family. One night can change everything but for them, it changed their lives.. Please advise Mature content. #21 #Urban 01/08/21 #96 #Pregnancy 01/15/21 #9 #onenightstands 02/27/21 #1 AfricanAmerican 02/07/21 #9 #druglord 02/27/21 #10 #discovery 05/26/21 #3 #hoodromance 05/27/21 #3 #street 06/09/21 #2 Drama 07/06/21 #20 Love 08/22/21 COMPLETED 04/18/21 unedited(some errors remain, edited story available for purchase.) Beware its a Long story... A lil addicting. All rights reserved.

Creanna Claire James is the definition of a good girl. Besides being in a relationship with her sister's ex boyfriend-she's never done anything wrong. So when her boyfriend Santana comes to her with the wild idea of seducing his dangerous drug dealing boss in order to get richer, this good girl hands her card into the world of Sin just for her man and takes the challenge. Mid-West Casper is a twenty-one year old boss who controls the entire Mid-West. Now wanting to expand, he moves down to New York and gets his feet wet with the big bosses on the East side. Casper just has one problem. Something like a crack addict has to a crack rock: He's addicted to women. Casper already has his Mrs. Right, but just isn't ready to settle down. He indulges in a different woman every night and plays them like a sport. When Casper meets one girl he can't seem to get rid of, will he end up getting more than he bargained for?

Layla Campbell • four years after her boyfriend dies she's left to raise her three year old by herself. Her job allows her to provide everything necessary they may need, but she won't allow herself one thing: love, which goes against the promise she made. Lorenzo Romanoff • struggling with finding his reason to keep going and stop drinking. The day he meets his brothers lawyer and her little boy that changes. He finds his reason to resist temptation. ••• "I don't want you to leave me." His fingers stop brushing my hair when my confession leaves my lips. "I don't want to leave you, but I have to. I'm sorry, I'm so fucking sorry." I grip his hospital gown and let out my silent cries as my body shakes. His arms tightens around me trying to comfort me, he knows nothing can. He's dying, and nothing is going to stop that. ••• "I do that a lot, you can't fool me." He says in a softer tone. I clear my throat and look away, the way he's looking at me's making me feel like he can read me as clear as a book, "Do what?" He gets closer to me making my eyes flicker to him, "You don't have to pretend Layla." For some reason it feels though as if I should whisper, "Who said I was pretending?" "Your smile," he murmurs, his eyes drop to my lips making a frown settle on his face. "It's so beautiful when you smile," his finger runs along my bottom lip, "but this one? Darling, this one is fake."

Book #1 of "His & Hers" book trilogy Warning: Mature (18+) Content! #6 in Mafia 2022 #1 in Italianamerican 2022 #4 in Slowburn 2022 #1 in Hook-ups 2022 #3 in Baby 2022 #1 in Family 2022 #4 in Controlling 2022 #1 in Arguing 2022 #10 in Sexual 2022 #1 in Co-parenting 2022 #1 in Mafiaromance 2022 #2 in Crazy 2024 #1 in Kids 2022 #1 in Obsessed 2022 #21 in Possessive 2022 #2 in Mature 2022 #11 in Romance 2022 #2 in Steamy 2022 #21 in Lovestory 2023 #2 in Italian 2022 #2 in Jealousy 2023 **** 25 year old Sienna Williams hooks up with a handsome stranger. As a result of her time with the charming stranger, she later gives birth to a son. It isn't until she learns he's the leader of a Mafia that her entire world is completely flipped upside down. 27 year old Tristan Lucci hooks up with a beautiful stranger. As a result of his time with the enchanting stranger, he finds himself needing to have her. So he tracks her down. It isn't until he learns that he's a father that his entire world is completely flipped upside down. **** All it takes is one time to create a life. And all it took was one life to bring two people together. But can that life keep them together, despite being apart of two completely different worlds? Find out what happens in the first book of the "His & Hers" book trilogy!

There's so many positive 4 letter words: Love Like Hope Care Life Then there's negative: Hate Evil Dead For once in her life Desdemona wanted to hear negative. The word in itself: Negative. Instead she heard positive. Her whole world came tumbling down when she found out she was positive for HIV/AIDS. She just wants to experience that four letter word, that thing called: L O V E