After killing her abusive ex in self-defense, Nia Carter, a quiet, emotionally scarred young woman from Atlanta, is sentenced to 7 years in a women's prison. Lost, afraid, and broken, she meets King, a dominant, charismatic stud serving 25 to life for a street murder. King runs the block and has the respect of guards and inmates alike. From the moment King sees Nia, she's drawn to her vulnerability, her beauty, and her silence. She becomes her protector, fighting off threats and making sure nobody touches her. Over time, they form a deep emotional bond that borders on obsession for King - though Nia sees her as a friend, possibly more, in a place where love is survival. When Nia is released early after 5 years, she promises to write. But life moves on. She reinvents herself, gets therapy, becomes a nurse, and even marries a kind man who doesn't know the full truth about her past. Ten years later, King is finally released on parole. She searches for Nia with one purpose: to reclaim what she believes is hers. But when she sees Nia with her husband, the jealousy eats her alive. King makes a deadly choice: she kills the husband in cold blood, thinking she's freeing Nia. Now Nia is caught between the new life she built... and the old protector who never let her go.

"he's alive but barely holding on" someone stated "oh thank God...will he be okay?" another stated "sir what's todays date...can you feel this?....can you keep your eyes open for me?....try to follow the light for me sir" i heard so faintly "Blood pressure is dropping we gotta go now!! we are losing him" was the last i heard before i shut my eyes .... They were never meant to cross paths-one living a structured, carefully planned life, the other guided by impulse and reckless hope. One is dismissive, and determined to keep their distance, while the other, stubborn and undeniably drawn in, refuses to walk away. What starts as irritation turns into tension, the chase slowly becomes something neither of them can outrun-love. PLEASE NOTE THIS BOOK IS BASED IN 2014-2018 AND IS A SLOW BURN THANK YOU STARTED: 03/03/2026 FINISHED: 03/11/2026

Zymir has loved Israel longer than he'll ever admit. He never yells at him. Never stays mad. Never lets him get hurt. But what happens when the streets catch up, secrets spill, and love can't stay unspoken forever.

Shes the hardest rapper on the block. Shes the sweetest little baddie in the city. And somehow, Kane is totally whipped. Drama, teasing, rival crews, stolen kisses. One hood queen. One soft baddie. And chaos everywhere in between. #1 wxw (1/27/26) #1 loveinthestreets (12/2/25) #2 studxfem (12/2/25) #1 ganglife (12/5/25) #5 ganglife (12/2/25) #38 streetromance (12/2/25) #58 drillrap (12/2/25) #220 slowburn (12/2/25) #449 hoodlove (12/2/25) (REWRITE COMING APRIL 11, TAKING THE BOOK DOWN SO YALL CAN STFU ABT CHAPTER 18.)

This story isn't just mine. I write about the feelings people are too scared to say out loud, the pain they carry thinking they're alone. Every word I write becomes part of this-so it's never just my heart I'm laying bare. It's ours. My journal isn't just mine... it's yours too.

In the heart of Milan, loyalty is currency, and power is inherited through blood-and fear. Elara Moretti has always known her place among the shadows of her family's empire, but the weight of the Moretti name comes with secrets that could destroy her. Caught between strategy and desire, she and Alejandro De Vega-reckless, brilliant, and dangerous in his own way-must navigate a world where alliances shift like smoke and every choice has a price. In a city ruled by ambition and vengeance, trust is rare, and betrayal is inevitable. "Elara, you don't get to look at me like I'm the problem when you're the one holding the knife," Alejandro mutters, jaw tight. She steps closer anyway, voice calm and lethal. "Relax-I don't stab unless I mean it, and if I meant it, you wouldn't be talking."

I can't do it any more. I dont wanna watch anymore. I don't want to feel any more. I don't want to scream anymore. I'm scared, I'M SCARED. I can't keep pretending I'm swimming when I've been drowning. Red eyes, tears, head filled, burning lungs, aching heart... I CAN'T.