Ariyah Brooks spent years building a life that looked nothing like where she came from. While her family name carried weight in the streets, Ariyah chose books over violence, classrooms over corners, and dreams over distractions. Fresh out of college and chasing her dream of becoming a sports journalist, she never expected a chance encounter with professional basketball superstar Jalen Knight to change everything. Jalen is the league's golden boy. Rich. Famous. Desired. Untouchable. Or at least that's what the world believes. Behind the headlines and championship rings is a man carrying secrets capable of destroying everything he loves. What begins as an accidental meeting quickly becomes something neither of them can control. The deeper Ariyah falls, the more she realizes the biggest threat to their relationship isn't fame. It's the truth. Because years ago, someone betrayed Jalen. Someone close to him became an informant. And the secret connects directly back to Ariyah's family. Now they're forced to choose between loyalty and love. And sometimes... The person you love most becomes the hardest person to forgive.

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.

Everyone warned her about him I guess she just didn't know love could hurt this quietly.

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 ☻

Micah Maisonet is GSU's big shot on campus. He's not just the star quarterback, he's a young man with confidence as big as the world on his shoulders. However that confidence is quickly challenged, when Micah is hurt in the middle of his senior year - threatening his future career. Arriving back home for Christmas break was the one thing he was dreading. It's been years, but it feels as though time is starting right where it left off when he runs into his first love, Kayla White. Read the story of Micah and Kayla, as their hearts call out for one another in this romance novella. Things have changed since high school - but one thing hasn't. Their connection.

Damn, college really is the best part of yo life. Especially at an HBCU.

Oh so I'm the same problem? Fuck y'all.

Are you really what's best for me?

I'm what's best for you "Bestie".

She runs a luxury beauty lounge. He runs routes in the NFL. When soleia Carter and Jeremiah smith cross paths, neither is looking for love - but the chemistry? Instant. She's not impressed by status. He's tired of women chasing his name. But the more they collide, the harder it gets to stay in their own lanes. Because some games aren't played on the field... and hearts don't always follow the rules. 🥇#1 in athlete 🥇#1 in latto 🥇#1 in black fiction 🥇#1 in Atlanta 🥇#1 in entrepreneur 🥇#1 in Jeremiah smith 🥈#2 in romance fiction #4 in urban fiction