Trinity knew she was going to be somebody, but once those teen years hit, she switched up. The good life wasn't for her! It doesn't stop there! She lost everything she had solely from her behavior. She actually is a good person, but no one understands her. Fights, Acid, Weed, Love, Sneakiness, it's all her, but she uses it for the good of others. EDITED IN 2020: I WAS 16 WHEN I WROTE THIS BUT IM BRINGING IT BACK BC I NEED A GOOD LAUGH DURING QUARANTINE. IM 20 YEARS OLD NOW AND THIS IS LITERALLY MAKING ME LAUGH SO HARD IM CRYING. I FEEL LIKE WE CAN ALL RELATE

"Now it's like we're in this complicated scene from a movie. I'm in a sketchy motel, with three kids snoring on the bed and me sleeping on the floor with someone else's child because this place didn't think of buying a sofa or an armchair at least. Now I'm here because according to Tlhalefo, 'something isn't right'." The Kunupi's are unaware of their long-time and underlying spiritual warfare; A deadly curse that tragically claims the lives of every Kunupi female. Follow the journey of 18-year-old Tlhalefo Kunupi as he is chosen to put an end to his family's spiritual battle and make sure his family is saved before it claims the lives of his sisters... and his unborn daughter.

He prayed for her in the dark. She begged to God for him to let her go. Ky'leigh Ace thought loving a man like Julian "Toro" Cortez was just part of growing up in the Southside. But when he got locked up, she found out the truth: being in love with a gang member was one thing-raising his daughter alone was another. Six years later, he's back. Fresh out. Full of pain, pride, and poison. But Ky has changed. She's colder now. Stronger. Smarter. And she's been keeping Jurnee away from the streets. But Julian doesn't play when it comes to his daughter. Or Ky. In the world they come from, love ain't sweet-it's war. And every night, somebody's out there whispering a Lover's Prayer just to survive it.

Naomi Carter was taught her whole life to stay away from trouble. Pastor's daughter. Church girl. Straight A student. Trouble was never supposed to find her. But one bad decision, one party, and one thing she was never supposed to see puts her directly in the path of the city's most feared man. Now the same man everyone warns her about won't stop watching. Won't stop texting. And definitely won't leave her alone. The problem? Naomi can't tell if she should be terrified of Kai Bennett... Or curious.

Nyomi isn't that quiet, overlooked girl anymore. She's grown. Confident. Unapologetically in her body-and finally ready to stop running from what she wants. And what she wants? Devin Rogers. The same boy who spent years chasing her attention... is now a rising fashion designer with a brand, a vision-and a dangerous kind of patience. When Devin asks Nyomi to model for him and become the face of his brand, it's supposed to be business. Clean. Simple. Professional. But nothing about the way he looks at her is professional. Nothing about the way he touches her is accidental. And nothing about the tension between them is safe. Because Devin doesn't flirt-he waits. And Nyomi doesn't chase-she tests. Until the line between control and desire disappears completely. Now it's not about if they'll cross it... It's about who's going to break first.

Four years ago, Selena Moreau gave her heart to a man she had no business loving. She was a seamstress-young, gifted, and far from home. He was a prince, caught between duty and desire, with promises that tasted like forever. In the quiet shadows of the palace, they shared something soft, something sacred... until the world outside tore it apart. Now, Selena lives a quiet life in the town no one of importance ever visits, raising her son with careful hands and a guarded heart. She asks for nothing. Expects even less. The boy she bore is hers alone, and she intends to keep it that way. But when the newly crowned king returns and their paths cross once more, old feelings begin to stir-and buried truths rise to the surface. Alexander is back... not just in her world, but dangerously close to the one secret that binds them forever. He wants to know his son. He wants to understand what he lost. But after everything he left behind... will she let him in? A story of first love, betrayal, and the slow, aching journey back to one another-where the cost of silence may be the only thing keeping them apart.

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Her name was Oasis Kai Evans, and she was sick of being the oddball in life. She was that black girl who was always stuck in between. Oasis is always underappreciated and taken for granted. At school in the morning, nobody would want to talk to her. When it came to conversations, she'd always have to start them. When it came to music tastes, no one ever heard of the artists she was talking about. Worst of all, Oasis couldn't confide in anybody about anything, not even her own mother and father. So, she decided to go about finding what she wanted in her own way. Somehow it worked out in her favor... She found exactly what she was looking for in the most unexpected person. All Rights Reserved. Maryam A. Muhammad ©

Nia James is twenty-one and still figuring life out. No parties, no first kiss, no big moments - just quiet days at her HBCU, trying not to feel behind. Then she keeps crossing paths with Malik, a star basketball player who seems to have it all together. He's confident, experienced... and for some reason, keeps noticing her. In a world that moves fast, Nia's learning to take her time - with life, with love, and with herself.