in which, shaquon sacrifices his sinful lifestyle for dakotas love.

in which, zoey becomes kentrell's second wife.

Artez "Murk" Carter was blunt but goofy. A man with an obsessive nature. When his mother gets admitted to the hospital for an unforseen illness. Artez eyes find the sweet nurse. Now she is his. Genesis Martin, the sweet bubbly nurse. Well that's what everyone thought she was but she kept her true nature hidden. Violent and deeply obsessive nature that she swallows down in order to lead the life her parents insist on her living. After catching a patient's son's attention Genesis gets roped into a battle of wits, obsession, acceptance and love?

𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 '𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐧 - 𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

studxfem . " they can't know you mine"

Catalyna Jade is an old-money princess desperate for freedom from her family's control. As the youngest sibling, she's been told what to do and how to do it her entire life. But when a promise made years ago forces her into an arranged marriage with the cold-hearted killer, Braxton Kanu, her life takes a dangerous turn she never saw coming.

𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘪 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥. 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 "𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴," 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘛𝘢𝘵

In a city where loyalty is rare and danger is currency, two women live on opposite sides of survival. A soft-spoken tattoo artist with a steady hand and a guarded heart spends her nights turning pain into art. Her shop is her sanctuary no drama, no trouble, no attachments. Then there's the other woman a feared drug dealer with a reputation that makes people cross the street. She moves fast, thinks faster, and trusts no one. Their worlds collide over something small... a tattoo appointment that wasn't supposed to mean anything. But nothing stays simple when secrets run deep, enemies get closer, and feelings start to blur the lines between survival and surrender. Because in a city like this, love isn't just risky... it's dangerous.

20-year-old Tiara Jones is robbed at gunpoint in her own home, forcing her to move back in with her parents in the dangerous projects of North Carolina. Exhausted from watching her mother endure abuse at the hands of her father, Tiara is determined to escape both the hood and her toxic home life. In her search for a way out, she faces near-death experiences that lead her straight into the arms of a man she believes is responsible for the murder of her neighborhood friend, A1. Kanaji Perry, the city's biggest drug kingpin and a beloved figure in the community, longs to leave the streets behind and enjoy the life he's worked hard to build. Surrounded by death and violence, his world is turned upside down when he crosses paths with Tiara, a broken girl who unexpectedly brings light into his dark life. As their bond deepens, they are forced to confront the dangerous world they both come from. Can their love survive the deadly obstacles thrown in their way? Start of book: Dec. 14th 2024 Finish of book: March 9th 2025

when they meet, she is everything but honest about the one thing that owns her. to him, she is a safe space, beautiful, and a soul that feels like home. to herself, she is counting doses, hiding withdrawal, and hoping no one notices how close she is to falling apart. he loves her genuinely. without knowing he's loving someone who is already slipping away. when the truth finally surfaces, he doesn't leave. he tries to save her with patience and hope. but addiction doesn't care how deeply someone loves you, and love can't replace a choice someone isn't ready to make.