FOLLOW BEFORE READING!!! Meet Xita (pronounced Ex-zee-duh). She's just a black girl in the ghetto. Her life seems to falling apart, and it's all because of the lack of money. Jobs are being lost, and struggling is no longer and option. Sometimes you just have to use what you got to get what you want. And Xita's stopping not a hair short of Making Ends Meet. But boy, oh boy, that boy!

Steamy Read❗️(Formerly Forbidden Fruit) Life had been one constant struggle after another for young, beautiful Raven Cook. Having grown up in the system her whole life, Raven had no choice but to raise herself and hustle to survive. When she ends up saving sweet-tempered good girl Zari Oakley from an abusive relationship, the two quickly bond and become the best of friends, despite their uniquely different childhoods. For the first time, Raven has someone she loves and trusts like a sister, and she's thrilled when Zari invites her to her family's home for a summer vacation. Having heard some stories of Zari's dysfunctional family dynamic, Raven is unsure of what to expect upon meeting Zari's parents for the first time. However, she never counted on the toxic relationships between family members, and certainly not the fatal attraction she would have to Zari's own father, Dashon, who's as alluring and off-limits as they come. Her attraction begins to spiral out of control when she realizes the Oakleys' luxurious lifestyle isn't all it's cracked up to be, with a bizarre family history and dark secrets. The last thing Raven wants to do is betray Zari and destroy their friendship. Torn between her own desires and the risk of losing everything she holds dear, Raven treads a dangerous, forbidden path and has a battle with the messiest sin: temptation. *Will be published for purchase in the near future*

Mila James is a 26 year old beauty shop owner who is so focused on growing her business. While she is gaining more notoriety for her work through word of mouth and social media, she is also lacking in the romance department. She is genuinely happy just lonely, seeing as almost everyone around her is in a relationship. While having a night out with her girls, all of their men showed up to crash the party bringing along their brother, Kareem. When Kareem hears that his brothers are going to crash their woman's party, he knows this is his chance to get his woman once and for all. They had a brief romance two years ago that ended because she wasn't ready for him, but this time he isn't taking no for an answer. He's 29 and is ready to settle down with the woman of his dreams, Mila

Works #2 : Ahmad Hassan Sinclair, 29, finally met his goal in becoming happy and finally letting someone into that cold heart of his and fell in love deeply. But of course as we know .. Ahmad's life was never perfect, and will never be perfect .. things don't come easy and shit will always hit the fan and ruin something to knock him off track but the question is will Ahmad bounce back this time? Will he have that will power in him to keep fighting to get where he wants to be in life? He used his determination he had in his blood to find that happiness he needed but will he use the dedication in his system to stay happy? Or will he let everything he has built so far fall apart and crumble at his feet?

(When Our Paths Cross..) Thing’s take a curious turn when two “best friends” come to find out how much they really have in common.. Cherry and Dante have been close for two years now. They wouldn’t exactly say that they are “best friends” but they would say they just “know” each other really well. Dante had never crossed Cherry’s mind as someone she could “be” with. In fact that hadn’t even touched her mind at all. Dante was too much of a flirt, too much of a romantic player, who had initially fucked around all too much and gotten somebody pregnant. Dante was just the same, Cherry was just a cool ass chic from the day they met…but from an outsiders point of view you’d think much more was going on, actions speak louder than words perhaps? Life eventually turns into an unpleasant weight on Dante’s shoulders and Cherry is right there as always to help him through. Eventually a feeling in each of them starts to slowly build, but they go to GREAT heights to ignore this fire that has ignited itself. Will they meet each other at a cross roads and come to terms with it? Or will they completely miss each other passing by.

"You could never love all of me, and I'm sure of that." _____________________________________ In a world of a preference of doing everything but the right thing and being everything that she's not, 26 year old Victoria Marshall is just trying to remain on the right path and be confident in herself. She defies society's expectations by being a full figured, dark skinned woman. When she meets 27 year old Kareem Thompson, the man who had his own issues too, he wants to show her that he is man enough to handle all of her and her enticing curves and sassy attitude. How will Victoria respond? Will she allow herself to believe that he loves her, or will she continue to think that she is better off without someone to love her and push him away? *I own none of the photos used in this book.

Lila thinks she is far from perfect. She's overweight, has no fashion sense, and is a joke to her family and a bother to everyone else. But what happens when Kyro, her brothers new boss, takes interest in her? Does he want her to be his girl or something less?

Highest ranking: #4 in Chicklit Penelope has been overweight her whole life. She let her crazy friend talk her into joining a gym. What she didn't expect to find was Reed. He's fit, sexy, and way out of her league...so she thinks. Reed loves his women with curves. When he first laid eyes on Penelope he wanted to help her. He also wants to explore her delectable curves.

Cassandra Ellis: A young African American woman working in the fast paced life surrounding Chicago. Just graduating from university, she receives her dream job but sooner or later she gets fired from that same exact job. Thinking the world is going to end, Cassandra suddenly finds a newspaper offering a job that suits her needs. But later, when she sets her eyes upon the infamous Alexander Caldwell..all hell breaks loose in her life. Alexander Caldwell II: A privileged white playboy living as if the city of Chicago surrounds himself. With the help of being the bad boy of the business world, he's also the heir to wildly successful Caldwell Industries. With lots of responsibility in his near future, as a stress reliever he has a different girl leaving his house every other day. But when Alexander sets his eyes upon Cassandra, his whole demeanor on life takes an.... upright but positive turn. -Who do you think fell in love FIRST? Trust me, it's not who you think. Copyright © 2014 Bridget Ackon.

"Get her"I heard them yell. I ran as fast as I could and made it to my truck. I unlocked it and got inside and then locked the door. I tried to turn on the car on but I was so scared that my hands were shaking. I heard banging and seen them. "Open the door"One of them yelled. I had finally got my key in the ignition but then one of them busted my window making glass go into my arm. I instantly groaned and held onto my now bleeding arm. They opened the door and pulled me out. The one that was holding me, I punched him in the neck making him let go of me. I tried to run but one of them caught so I kicked him in the balls making him let go of me. I tried to run again but stopped when I felt a gun to the back of my head. "Stop"He said and I instantly knew it was the one with the braids. "I want you to get into that car over there"He said gesturing to a Bugatti. "Understand"He said and I didn't say anything. "I said do you understand?"He said and I heard the gun click. "Yea I understand"I mumbled and then walked over to the car getting inside. He got in the driver seat and then drove off. What have I gotten myself into?