"What?! Why? I mean, what do you mean?" Redverse says "We can't be friends anymore, I can't be your friend," I tell him. "One," he says "One, what?" I ask. "Reason," he replies. "You're acting a little different to be only my friend. You look at me differently like more than friends. And I don't want to be more cause I might lose you. " I want to say that, but I can't. ***************** When a handsome stranger helps Essence calm down before her medical final clinical exam, she can't help but think of those brown eyes from time to time. She wonders if she will ever meet him again. At least, that's what she hopes for. Essence FawnVine has always wished men would look her way throughout her three years of college. But for unknown reasons, they never did, and she had made peace with that fact. On top of that, she is used to having male friends who never wanted to cross the friendly borderline, even when she was ready to cross the friendzone. It's in those moments when she decided never to allow herself to cross the friendzone ever again. But when a 27 years old, famous Anesthesiologist specialist, Redverse Fontaine, comes into the picture, she is tempted to go against her own rule. And it seems Redverse has every intention to make her break her own rule. Will Redverse succeed in that? And will Essence finally give in to the temptation? [Word Count 20,000-30,000]

"Did I ask you to leave?"He questioned. "You are clearly saying nothing,maybe...." He turned towards me and walked in a calculative steps towards me.The type of action never intimidated ,nevertheless today it kind of intimadated,the way he was looking at me.I just couldn't pinpoint if he is mad or not. "If you wish to end...."I started. "End things between us?never want you?"He finished."Is that even English?, because I don't understand what's that even?" Closing the distance between us.Making sure there is no left between us. ****** After the death of his little sister Tyren, driven by grief and vengeance. TreyVon Deshaun put his greatest dream into action ,creating the largest music platform for people with passion for music.What he didn't expect is to have an instant attraction to the woman he wasn't supposed to in the first place.She is an artist in his music studio. Hiding in a facade of a secret identity as "Reenay kyles" a decision decided out of the dangerous reputation of his father.Verena Jamarion finds comfort and escape in music from her twisted past.Before she knows it,a single encounter with a stranger, leads to her dreams coming true.Her life takes a new turn,as a rising R & B popstar at one of the influential studios at Mapelwood groove city. Verena falls head over heels for the stranger.She didn't plan to fall for his boss, but she did anyways, and both of them never held back from their mutual feelings.An involvement that riled up an entirely passionate atmosphere between them. As they got involved in each other's lives, she found security and comfort, and he found the unexpected peace until their pasts and her secret identity come into Revelation.Leaving the million dollar question.Will they get past the harsh secrets and revelations that are to unfold before them? Book 1 of the Deshauns Duet Series. #1 in contemporary lit 26/04/2025