"𝘾'𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨" 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬 "𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙢𝙖"

Rythm Embersyn Luxx learned survival long before she learned trust. Tried as an adult at fifteen and shaped by years behind prison walls, she emerges into a world that feels just as dangerous as the one she left behind. Haunted by trauma and guarded to the core, Rythm keeps her distance from anything that resembles intimacy. With the help of Harlem, the one person who never abandoned her, Rythm is introduced to a new circle-one that challenges everything she believes about love, safety, and belonging. Drawn into the orbit of Essex Hakeem West and Invia Siraj Torrence, a couple whose bond defies convention, Rythm finds herself tempted by connection even as her past threatens to pull her under. As emotions deepen and boundaries blur, Rythm must confront the parts of herself she's spent a lifetime protecting. When an unexpected presence enters the mix, desires intensify, loyalties are tested, and the fragile balance holding them together begins to shift. Navigating love, identity, and healing in a world that offers no easy answers, Rythm must decide whether she's willing to risk her hard-won independence for something she's never truly known-a place to belong.

"ᶠᵘᶜᵏ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵇᵒᵈʸ ᵉˡˢᵉ ˢᵃʸ ⁱᵗˢ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵘˢ"

In the bustling city of Chicago, two Black women cross paths in the most unexpected of places: the lecture hall. Dr. Simone Harris, a 34-year-old respected literature professor with a reputation for her fierce intellect and uncompromising dedication to her students, is known for being tough but fair. Her world, filled with books, faculty meetings, and quiet evenings, is upended when a new student enters her classroom.

"𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞?? 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐧𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭." "𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭? 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠! 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞." 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬, "𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭."

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 ☻

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 a new teacher walks into a classroom she prayed for, a mother watches her family shift beneath her feet, and a man with blood on his hands tries to keep them clean. until feelings get tangled, truths unravel, and love starts showing up in places it shouldn't.

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.

"Ki," I whisper, frustrated. "Hm?" "You're on me." "Yeah." "Get off." "No."