"Fighting to keep us together, hope it's worth a try." An hbcu love story

(BWWM) EDITING "That cannot happen again." Sunny spoke breaking the silence between us. We must have been sitting in my car for a solid five minutes without saying a word to each other. "Why?" I said I not bothering to look at her. I kept my eyes forward. "Because it's not appropriate." She was stern in the way she was speaking but I could catch the slight uncertainty in her tone. I decided to mess around with her until she finally breaks and confessed how she really feel. "Did you forget you kissed me back." I turned my neck to look at her. She bit her lip and looked down. "Yes, I know and I shouldn't have done that." "Why? Isn't that what you wanted to do." I smirked making sure to watch her every movement. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sunny Rose is a 21 year old college student. Her life has not been the same since she was blindsided and dumped by her ex boyfriend who she thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with. After going through a deep depression she no longer leaves the house unless it's for school or going to the mall. Sunny accepted her homebody lifestyle. Yet everything is flipped upside down when a certain star quarterback of the school has his eyes set on her. Logan Hill has always had it all. The money, the girls, the looks. He has gotten every girl he ever wanted. What stared out as an innocent conquest to get Sunny to sleep with him turned into something much bigger. With family drama he has to deal with and his developing romantic feelings for Sunny, Logan is now in unfamiliar territory and does not know the first thing to do when it comes to being in a relationship. *In need of major editing* lots of grammar mistakes 🤷🏿‍♀️ *Mature Audience only* Published 12/22/21 Finished 2/26/22 ❤️

PLEASE READ LITTLE WHITE LIES AND LITTLE DARK SECRETS BEFORE THIS ONE! Only if you want to understand the back stories Jovani Madden Giordano is a certified, grade A a**hole and he knows it. He doesn't have a sad back story, mommy issues, daddy issues, or a broken heart. To put it simply, Jovani is just not good at being nice. Samira Howard is the daughter of Marcus and Mage. She is everything Jovani isn't. Shy and sweet. The two characteristics Jovani can't stand to be around. So what is it about this girl that he just can't seem to leave alone?

What if the love of your life only stood across the street from you? What would you do? Cross the street or wait for them to do so? Would you guys both make the attempt or let the busy streets wash past you guys and blind your eyes of the future you guys can have? Let the honking block your ears of the expression of love that could be once heard. Let the cars, trucks and buses block the views of the pumping hearts that hold value to you both. Let the bystanders get through you both erasing every memory you guys once accumulated. What would you do as you stand on his block?

Eight years ago, Rae Mitchell left Glencoe, Georgia without a goodbye. No note, no explanation, just a suitcase full of ambition and a heart too full to stay. She was supposed to outrun the memories. The whispers. And especially Khalil Reed, the boy who once made her believe in forever. But now she's back. Her grandmother's unexpected fall pulls her home, and with no job, no apartment, and a scandal she's still trying to forget, Rae has nowhere else to go. Glencoe hasn't changed, but Rae has. And so has Khalil. Once her first love, now the man she ghosted, Khalil isn't interested in forgiveness or small talk. He's running a business, raising his teenage sister, and trying not to care that Rae's name still hits him like it used to. In a town where everyone remembers who you used to be, Rae must confront what she left behind-family, friendship, and the one person who never stopped waiting for her to come home. But some wounds don't stay buried. Some love never really leaves. And some promises are made to be broken... until they aren't.

"I am the monster you people created, now you will all suffer and burn.." ~ Megan Kingsley

Book One : USC series 18+ Ayanna Heart Reeling from betrayal of her ex, Captain of the basketball team for UCLA and longtime boyfriend. She decides to go to a party to release some much needed steam. What she didn't expect was to make a deal with Carson Addams, Captain of the USC basketball team. Carson Addams Carson has a reputation to uphold , Captain of the basketball team and USC's most eligible playboy. His number one goal is to make it to the NBA. What happens when he sleeps with the captain of the rival teams ex ? Beating the Buzzer ----------- "Does your boyfriend know that you are here ?" he asks raising the bottle to his plump lips. My eyes followed the bob of his tattooed throat as he swallowed, " Ex- boyfriend." I corrected. "And what I do now is none of his business." "Good to know ." he says before walking off into the crowded living room. Before I could process what just happened Sade came into the kitchen ," Come on Ayanna. It's time to play dirty Jenga." Oh great - the game that is a USC tradition. The game that has brought people together and torn them apart. Ranks: #1 USC #1 Sports Romance #1 College Student #1 Friends #1 College Romance #1 Cheating IF YOU COPY MY BOOK I WILL REPORT YOU

She grew up in a broken home- a mother grinding a 9-5 just to survive, and a father who gave her the world... before prison took him away. As an only child, she learned two things early: from her dad: how to want more from her mom: how to get it herself. But when she refused college, her mother slammed the door in her face, leaving her homeless at eighteen. With nothing but a duffel bag and stubborn pride, she crossed state lines and rebuilt her life from the ground up, earning every dollar under the neon lights of The Velvet Whisper. Comfort. Independence. Control. She thought she finally had it all- until Grim, the silent, dangerous owner of the club set his sights on her. And when Grim wants something? He always takes it.

In a city that was once peaceful, a sister mothering her younger four siblings just wanted to raise them the 'safe' way after the sudden death of their parents. But there's no such thing as safe in the gritty streets of Gove City.