Ve don't smile in pictures. Don't like mirrors either. With acne that feels louder than her voice some days, she learned early how to fade into the background and clown first so nobody could clown her. Then Gwap walked in - gold chain, slick Charger, hood energy heavy - and stared dead at her face like it was art. He don't talk much. Ain't friendly to nobody. But somehow, with her, he's soft. Now Ve's stuck between believing his words or the voice in her head that's been dragging her since middle school. 'Cause loving herself? That was never part of the plan. Not until him. Start: June 5, 2025 End:

𝗗𝗔𝗕𝗜 𝗫 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗙𝗘𝗠 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥

"𝚃𝚘 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚝 𝚊 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐." Read how two lost souls come together and save each other, fixing what was once broken.

BOOK 1 IN THE HOOD HEARTS SERIES Saniyah Ridgeway, 19, is wild, mouthy, and tough cuz she has to be. She's got a messed up home and a little brother to take care of. Then there's Quan Drayton, 22. Quiet, dangerous, and fresh out prison. Nobody knows why he's back, but he's got old beef, secrets and eyes only for her. Their relationship is explosive from the start. Fights that leave holes in the wall. Makeups that feel like dope. He pulls her in when she tries to leave. She breaks him down when he tries to act cold. They cheat, lie, cry, and ride for each other. But when love feels like war, how do you know if you're fighting to stay together or just self-destructing together? 🖤 FIRST PERSON POV

Brooklyn doesn't forgive mistakes. At twenty-one, Cherish Honor is doing everything she can to hold what's left of her family together-working doubles, dancing nights, and carrying the weight her mother left behind after dying from a bullet meant for someone else. All she has now is her seventeen-year old little brother. And Xavion sees it. He sees the bills she hides. The exhaustion she won't admit. The way survival keeps asking more from her than she has to give. So when the streets start calling? He picks up. Around the same time, someone new enters Cherish's life. For the first time in a long time, she lets herself want something more. Something softer. Safer. But the deeper Xavion gets, the harder it is to keep their worlds apart. As love, loyalty, and survival begin to collide, Xavion is forced to decide what kind of man he's going to be-before the streets decide for him. In Brooklyn... every choice costs. A blend of urban fiction, romance, mature themes, and mosaic narration

𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 (/𝐟ə𝐫ˈ𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐧/): 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝; 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝. "There is no pretending. I love you, and I will love you until I die, and if there's a life after that, I'll love you then. I'm falling in love with you more and more everyday, and I'm not stopping."... - therealkylesister & method man.

They've always been close-but never close enough. Ka'Zar "Kaos" Morris is reckless, ruthless, and never the type to settle down. Demetrius "Meech" Hayes is calculated, quiet, and fighting battles nobody knows about. In their world-where loyalty, survival, and power mean everything-neither has the room to admit the truth about what they want. But one moment of passion changes everything. Bound by secrets, jealousy, and the weight of the streets, Ka'Zar and Meech find themselves pulled into a dangerous push-and-pull that could either destroy them-or finally force them to face what's been between them all along. And in a game where one wrong move could cost them their family, their crew, and their lives, love might be the riskiest choice of all.

Ximora ends up falling in love with someone she's not supposed to and unexpected consequences come along with her love.. 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐘 ✍︎︎ © -𝙼𝙾𝙽𝙴𝚈𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚂𝙴𝚁 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙳𝚄𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽

KIARI TAYLOR - a freshly graduated university student comes home to begin her life. unknowing of the return of her older brother's childhood bestfriend, also known as her childhood crush. ASPEN WILLIAMS - recently returns from an out of the blue disappearance. unknowing of the return of his best friend's younger sister, also known as the girl he's always loved. started; dec 31 2024 ongoing #4 in minnesota #8 in interracialcouple

It started with a wrong number. A call from prison. A voice she wasn't supposed to hear... but couldn't forget. Rain Matthews didn't plan on falling for a man behind bars. Cairo Cross didn't plan on finding what he'd been searching for his entire life but some things aren't accidents. Little does Rain know... she was his long before that call. Before he "accidentally" reached her. Before she even realized she was never truly free from him. Love doesn't always come when you're ready. Sometimes it comes when you have nothing left to lose. 💕