"She never asked to be chosen second. He never asked to love soft." Ka'Lani Simone Harris spent her whole life watching boys pick her brownskin twin, Imani, first. Every text, every glance, every "you cute but..." - it all ended the same. But when Juelz Amir Thompson steps into her world - quiet, tattooed, hood-smart, and realer than any man she's known - he flips her entire mindset. Only... Ka'Lani ain't sure if he really sees her, or just another shadow of her sister. Juelz got demons. A past that moves quiet but dangerous. And love? That shit was never part of the plan. But Ka'Lani pulls something out of him nobody's ever touched - not his exes, not his block, not even his blood. Now the city watching. Girls throwing shade. Secrets resurfacing. And his enemies? They don't like seeing him soft. But love like this? Ain't soft. It's bold. It's bruised. And it refuses to be background. This ain't no fairytale. This is hood love

Selena is a young, determined influencer trying to make a name for herself in Baton Rouge, and Von, a street-smart tattoo artist with a past that won't let go. When their paths cross, sparks fly, but their connection runs deeper than just attraction. As they navigate the ups and downs of their complicated lives, loyalty, ambition, and danger pull them closer together. Between the risks of Von's street ties and the challenges Selena faces in the spotlight, they both have to decide what they're willing to risk for love, success, and each other. As they build their empire, they realize that real success isn't just about the hustle-it's about riding for each other, no matter the cost.

Amaris moving to Chicago with her brother starting her new college life and gets tangled up in a life of secrets

𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕪: 𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏 ; the act of loving someone who loves you back; a love returned in 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 ᥫ᭡ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 a girl experiences heart break, but she finds someone to heal the broken pieces back together. 𝔲𝔯𝔟𝔞𝔫 fiction | contemporary lit. book ONE in the romanticize series! 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 4.26.24 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 11.12.24 fully 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 6.11.25 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 11.12.24 kaylaasdiary productions © completed ☻

After moving to Chicago to start a new life, Sveya isn't looking for nothing beyond a fresh start. Between church, school, and learning how to exist without losing herself, her life feels limited...until she meets Solomon.

'I'll always choose you, why can't you just choose me? Just this once?' #1 insecure - 17/11/2022 #1 lifequotes - 28/11/2022 #1 druglord - 30/11/2022 #1 bbwlove - 03/12/2022 #1 plus - 09/12/2022 #3 badboy - 29/12/2022 #2 lifeordeath - 31/12/2022 #1 lifeordeath - 02/01/2023 #1 sneakylink - 03/02/2023 #1 biggirl - 19/02/2023 #1 good - 06/08/2023 #2 pregnancy - 10/12/2023

•••• Description In this life it was kill or be killed, and I wasn't gonna be the one who got killed or Set up, Half of the city either rep red and black or Green, the other half, druggies or people who wanna be normal and stay out the hood they were trapped in. •••• Dayvon or more so know as Koffee is a gang leader and his former girlfriend he once thought whould be his wife and the mother of his kids in the future has moved back after breaking his heart more than she has even known so now an old feeling is shaking things up after she lies once again. •••• Savanii has just moved back and is trying to lay now until she can figure out how she is going to go about rekindling a friendship with her former boyfriend she also once saw an amazing future with but she instantly starts wrong when she makes an old feelings come to the surface like before but maybe not as bad? Hopefully. •••• 😌 /]> _/\_ •{Enjoy}•

Second book to Crazy Story. •••• Karmelo never expected to make it past sixteen. Growing up on the streets, But now he is 21 and alive rather than just living. Now in college he navigates through life trying to find himself while he deals with feelings for his ex crush and old friend, Kasai. And deals with the feelings of not feeling like he's good enough to repay his parents and make them happy. •••• Kasai is now in college and going to therapy trying to do better and understand his feelings and life better. He tries to make things better between Melo and maybe be friends while he also denies his feelings for the older male that may have never left. •••• Start: Sun, 15 Jun 2025, 8:21 End: Sat, 30 August 2025, 12:02 I suggest you read Crazy Story before this one. Enjoy.🌚

Love lingers like ink pressed deep into skin, a mark you can't wash away, an echo that hums beneath every breath. When rain brings Milo into Sakani's shop one night, two worlds collide: the stillness of someone who's learned to guard his heart, and the restless fire of someone desperate to be truly seen. ENJOY!!

Braylon thought a new apartment meant a fresh start. Instead, he ran into Dakota-his neighbor with a smart mouth, a stare that cuts, and a way of getting under his skin. One complex. Two tenants. Too much tension.