"Zaria, keep your grades perfect." "Zaria, sit up straight." "Zaria, don't embarrass this family." "Zaria build your career." All her life, Zaria Whitmore has been molded to live in the shadow of her sister. Perfect schools, perfect manners and the perfect boyfriend. Julian Blackwell is everything her family wants for her, he's old money wealthy, respected and part of the world she was raised to belong to. But when a trip to Miami pulls Zaria out of her carefully controlled life, she meets a man who makes her question everything she thought she wanted. He doesn't care about expectations, reputations or the future her family planned for her. And for the first time in her life, Zaria Whitmore isn't sure she wants to be perfect anymore.

And I hate that you don't think I belong to you.

If I was your best friend, I want you 'round all the time (I want you 'round me all the time) Can I be your best friend, If you promise you'll be mine (Girl promise you'll be mine) Your two average bestfriends, well not your average . Read to find out why 💋

And if you'll let me, I'll take care of you

just read it shitttt .

Jahaira Maddox is a quiet librarian who prefers a life free of drama, but her world is turned upside down when she learns that her father took out a shark loan from the infamous mafia family, the Sinclairs. Landon Sinclair is dangerous, and the only way she can get him off her back is to... accept his invitation to dinner?

Two fierce souls collide - Jada, a smart-ass, no-nonsense woman grinding hard to get out of her tough neighborhood, and Trey, a ruthless street king who doesn't tolerate weakness or disrespect. When their worlds violently clash, the hate burns hot. But as they keep running into each other - sparring with insults and cold stares - the line between enemy and lover starts blurring. They hate what they see, but they can't stay away.

"smoke with me baby, lay with me baby, laugh with me baby girl. I just want the simple things"

i have waited lifetimes to find you.

Heaven Carter is 23, brilliant, beautiful, and bred for business. As the only heir to Carter Global Enterprises, she's next in line to take the CEO seat-but there's a catch. Her father's terms? She has to get married first. Not just to anyone, but to Dominic "Dom" Grey-a 32-year-old Black mogul with a reputation soaked in secrets and power. Dom isn't just her father's closest ally-he's a king in his own right, ruling over a shadow empire that operates behind the scenes of luxury and crime. Cold, calculated, and always in control, he agrees to the arrangement to protect Carter's legacy-and because he owes her father a favor. But Heaven? She's not some pawn in a game of kings. She's fire with a voice, ambition in heels, and a temper Dom wasn't ready for. What starts as a paper marriage for power quickly turns into a war of wills. Dom wants obedience. Heaven wants freedom. But neither of them expected the sparks. And in a world where loyalty is deadly and love is a liability, they'll either rise together, or destroy each other.