"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.

in which, zoey becomes kentrell's second wife.

Arielle built her empire from the ground up. Campus athletes sit in her chair. Her schedule stays full. Her pockets stay heavy. She doesn't chase. She doesn't fold. And she definitely doesn't date clients. Cole Preston didn't plan on being distracted. Between football, family, and proving himself, women were never the priority. Until her. One haircut turns into late-night DMs. Late-night DMs turn into campus tension. And suddenly, the girl who doesn't need anyone is the only one he wants to impress. The only problem? None really. She just THINKS brunette Cole wouldn't want her dark skin self. But heavy feelings don't stay in for too long .................................................................. "I need you mama" he breathes me in his lips still on my neck moving slowly. "I can't breathe knowing you're not around" "I can't sleep knowing you're not around" "I can't eat knowing you're not around" His words seem to affect me more when they're murmured against my neck. "I need you Arielle" .................................................................. #1 in cosmetology 4/10/26 #1 in ilovehim 4/10/26 #1 in iloveher 4/10/26 #1 in wbbg 4/10/26 #2 in yearn 5/8/26

Dream Jones is an illegal street car racer, coming from nothing but pain and struggle. Racing is what kept her heart pumping. When she gets into some trouble and scouted by an NASCAR coach, she can avoid Jail time. William Ambrose, knew nothing but racing...following in his father's footsteps all he cared about is winning. When he takes his first loss to a masked competitor, he stops at nothing to beat them.

Everyone's biggest fear when falling in love with someone, is falling for who you 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 they were, instead of who they ARE.

Arthur Sutter has spent years surviving-through trauma, loneliness, and a condition that causes him to regress into a younger headspace whenever stress, safety, or overwhelming emotions become too much to handle. Keeping people at a distance is easy. Trusting them is not. Then he becomes the assistant to Iris Lockwood, a brilliant and intimidating executive who refuses to be frightened away by his vulnerabilities. What begins as a professional relationship slowly turns into something neither of them expects: friendship, safety, and eventually love. As Arthur learns that being cared for isn't a weakness, and Iris discovers that strength can exist alongside tenderness, the two must navigate workplace boundaries, healing old wounds, and the complicated reality of loving someone in every version of themselves. A slow-burn romance about trust, recovery, found safety, and being loved in every headspace.

Urban Fiction 18 + || Plus Size Travis (26) & Ariana (25) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• He sells his body to lonely women, only seein pleasure as his job. She was divorced for another woman, having wasted her youthful years. A spontaneous night between two strangers turns into something neither of them expected.

❝I want you on your knees. Not out of love, or respect, or even fear... but because you understand your place will always be beneath me.❞ Leander Graves could be known for being one of the most popular gamers at merely twenty years old, or for being the mysterious guy no one really befriends. But no, Leander's name is always followed by the same word. 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣. Sheltered. Protected. Shy. Awkward. Completely insecure. Untouched fits too. Then one day Carmen Ivory walks in, clad in money and whispers, power and control. When she's told Leander is out of anybody's reach, a true challenge even for the best conquerors, he stops looking bland and starts appearing... fascinating. Thirty thousand dollars. Until winter break. For the money. For the dare. For her pride. But what begins as a simple bet soon becomes obsession: a web of manipulation, seduction, and cruelty spun by a girl who has never loved anyone in her life. Because Carmen doesn't fall in love. Psychopaths don't. They collect playthings. And Leander is destined to be her favorite. ♰ Psychological breaking ♰ Bad girl × Good boy ♰ Double POV ♰ Reverse dark romance ♰ Elite college

Nox is a 30-year-old Omega who has spent most of his life hiding. Everyone assumed his status since he was 6'6, very big, and handsome. Being in the army certainly didn't help him, but he isn't like other omegas. He has an even darker secret, one he's ashamed of but can't stop doing. Abused severally at a young age and tired of suffering, Nox concealed his true status and self from everyone as a teenager and posed as a domineering, cold, and heartless Beta. Taking illegal medications to subdue his omega side and stop his heats. He hates it but does what he needs to do to protect himself. No one knows his true status. Nox takes leave after serving for 8 years and had a relatively 'normal' life for 3 years. Suddenly, he is given a position that nearly every omega in Japan wished for. Bodyguard to the CEO of the world's largest corporation. Billionaire Hotaru Kaneshiro, a gorgeous and perfect woman, and she's not just an Alpha but a True Alpha. He has no idea how he ended up being picked in the first place. He took the test because a colleague recommended it to him- not even knowing who he was about to be guarding. Now he's with her every day and shielding her against a dangerous stalker-what will Nox do when Hotaru becomes interested in him? Nox has never had to deal with anything like this before and is terrified. She's everything he needs but doesn't want, and she's close to finding out his secret! No one has ever shown interest or even cared for him in his life. She slowly starts breaking the persona he's spent years building-but will Nox ever be ready to show someone else-the real him?

Elias was raised to hunt monsters. Too bad he smells like one. Born into a powerful hunter family, Elias has always been different-fragile, unwanted, and cursed with a body that draws monsters to him... especially during his heat. To his family, he's not a son. He's bait. But when a hunt goes wrong, he catches the attention of something far more dangerous than anything they've faced before. Azura. An ancient demon with too much power, too many secrets... and an unsettling obsession with him. She says he isn't human. She says he belongs to a race long thought hidden. She says she'll protect him. But Azura doesn't do anything for free. And the closer Elias gets to the truth, the more he realizes- The real monster might not be the one holding him.