𝐀𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞: 𝐈𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡... 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝?

Nyeli Janae Carter lives quietly, focused on school and her peace. She loves deeply, sometimes too quickly. Tahaad Pettiford lives fast-basketball, pressure, expectations. Protective, jealous, and intense. What starts subtle turns complicated, and they must learn whether love means slowing down... or letting go.

"I don't know how to do this." He was almost embarrassed to admit it. "I ain't been right with you in a long time, but I'm gon' ask anyway. Please don't take her from me." His plea cracked something open inside of his chest. "I know I ain't a good man. I done did some shit that I can't take back and I can't make it right. But she is, she's good. She's the light in so many places I didn't know were dark." "So if there's a price that needs to be paid for all the pain that I have caused in this word and done onto others put it on me. I'll pay it. I swear I will. I'll protect her with my last breath. I'll listen and heed her warnings. I'll slow down and come home more and stop thinking that I'm alone in this world." "Just please let my baby wake up. I love her, I'm in love with her and I can't do this without her. If waking her up means I got to sacrifice letting her go so she can be safe. I'll do that. Just don't take her from this earth." "In Jesus name I pray. Amen."

Amaria Johnson has a voice that could change her life... if she ever found the courage to let the world hear it. Between college, expectations, and a toxic boyfriend who constantly reminds her she'll never be enough, chasing her dream feels impossible. Jamir Carter is the last distraction she needs. A rising college basketball star with a reputation for trouble, Jamir is supposed to stay focused on his future - not get involved with a girl whose life is already complicated. But when their paths cross, everything changes. Jamir becomes the only person who truly believes in Amaria. Amaria becomes the peace Jamir didn't know he needed. And the more they fall for each other, the more dangerous their connection becomes. Because sometimes the person who feels like your escape... can also become the biggest risk you'll ever take.

"𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝖾, she isn't half of me" - 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁

"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)"

"I'm so tired of giving people 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨, and they fuck me over everytime!" "Just give me one chance mama.I promise to show you different."

lights, camera, SHOCK!

"𝖨 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒𝗂𝗇' 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗀𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌, 𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗂 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂'𝗆 𝗅𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀"- 𝗛.𝗘.𝗥

❝𝘐'𝘮 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘢, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘜𝘩-𝘶𝘩. 𝘎𝘭𝗂𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩.❞ -𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 #1 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬