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Preachers Daughter by Aayana_UrbanTales
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Asyian "Ivy" Moore lives a life measured by the impeccable standards of her family and the congregation that reveres her father. By day, she is the dutiful daughter, her every move a testament to grace and high expectation in the polished world of her urban, upper-middle-class community. But when the city lights blaze, so does a secret fire within her. Under the guise of night, Asyian sheds her saintly facade and steps onto a different kind of stage: the pulsing, neon-lit floor of an exclusive downtown club. Here, she is known only as "Ivy", an exotic dancer whose magnetic performance is a daring, defiant whisper against the silence of her perfect life. When her two worlds violently collide-a chance encounter with a charismatic stranger who is both a successful entrepreneur and a man deeply connected to her church-Asyian must navigate a treacherous dance between loyalty and lust, salvation and self-discovery. Can she hold the two halves of her identity together before the truth shatters her family and her heart? Or will she be forced to choose between the life she was given and the love she never dared to ask for?
ADDICTED TO YOU by noirangelicx
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In the heart of Miami, Florida, where luxury, power, and nightlife rule the city, Club Obsidian stands above them all. Owned by the irresistible Vincenzo Moretti and his best friend Alessandro "Sandro" Marino, the club is where the rich come to party, secrets are exchanged, and lives change overnight. For Jasmine Rivera, life is simple. She works at Club Obsidian alongside her best friend Maya Sinclair, spends time with her cousin Brielle Rivera, and tries to stay focused on her future. Falling in love is the last thing on her mind. That is, until she meets Vincenzo Moretti. The attraction between them is instant, intense, and impossible to ignore. But not everyone is happy about their growing connection. Vanessa Knight, Vincenzo's beautiful ex-girlfriend, refuses to let Jasmine take the place she believes belongs to her. With her best friend Serena Moreau and cousin Celeste Knight by her side, Vanessa is determined to make Jasmine's life a living nightmare. As rivalries explode, friendships are tested, and relationships hang by a thread, Jasmine finds herself caught in a world filled with jealousy, betrayal, and temptation. Meanwhile, Brielle's growing feelings for Sandro spark another battle when Serena decides she's not willing to give him up without a fight. With VIP parties, exclusive events, luxury lifestyles, and forbidden romance around every corner, Jasmine must decide if loving Vincenzo is worth the drama that comes with being part of his world. Because sometimes the most dangerous addiction isn't fame, money, or power... It's falling in love with the one person you can't stay away from.
Musically Soul Tied by Aayana_UrbanTales
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Adorè Davis, a single mom of three, she has always loved music since childhood. Her dreams of becoming a female artist were put on hold after she became pregnant with her first child, with many telling her she couldn't juggle both motherhood and music. She pushed her aspirations aside during a 10-year relationship, and eventually having two more children. She and her boyfriend went their separate ways. During the 2024 Spring Jam, Adorè meets Xavier Hunts, famously known as "Ghost Face." Xavier is a ghostwriter for many big artists, but true fans know he also releases his own music under the alias "Mikale James." Though he never performs his own songs, he's always present at industry events. Xavier is known for his player reputation with women, but after spending time with Adorè, people start noticing a change in his personality. What happens when two people take a chance on their careers and on love?
Ex Mafia Wife by Aayana_UrbanTales
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Sin and Sage were an inferno. Now, they are ashes-two souls irrevocably bound, yet violently kept apart by the very world they inhabit. Can they be saved?
Decades 2 Destiny by Aayana_UrbanTales
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The TRILOGY! After the unexpected surprise and the temporary move. The family is still trying to adjust. Ari is recovering and Dave is working overtime. The kids are progressing great, New engagements, Big weddings and more... Yall Ready?
The Survival Of Mr. & Mrs. Haze. by Aayana_UrbanTales
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The Duology! Sin's past chaos demands payment. Sage fought for Sin's soul. Now, she must fight the tangible consequence of his past, forcing him to choose-once and for all-between the comforting discipline of his future and the explosive chaos of his deadliest secret.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 by Aayana_UrbanTales
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Alonzo "Xio" Ruins is the king of a world built on grit and cold calculation. In the heart of Compton, his name carries a weight that silences rooms and demands a dangerous level of respect. Xio has never encountered something he couldn't own, break, or bend to his will-until he sees Amara Soleil Young. Amara arrives from the sun-drenched shores of the Caribbean, a girl who carries the warmth of the islands in her eyes and an effortless innocence in her soul. She hasn't come for the city; she's come to say a final, heartbreaking goodbye to her grandmother. She is a soft light in a world Xio has only ever known to be dark. What starts as a flicker of curiosity for Xio rapidly spirals into a toxic obsession. To him, Amara isn't just a girl; she is a prize to be caged, a purity that he craves to claim as his own. As the summer heat rises, Xio weaves a web of influence around her, ensuring that every path Amara takes leads back to him. In the shadow of her grandmother's fading life, Amara finds herself trapped between her grief and a man whose love feels more like a sentence than a sanctuary. In the streets of Compton, she will learn that Xio's desire doesn't just burn-it consumes everything it touches.
𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐦 by Aayana_UrbanTales
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Before she was the "Queen of the Heights," draped in floor-length chinchilla and cold diamonds, she was just Aura Rose Grant-a senior at A. Philip Randolph High with a GPA as sharp as her tongue and a habit of chewing on her No. 2 pencils until they splintered. The year is 2012. The air in Harlem smells of exhaust, street-corner souvlaki, and the impending summer heat. Aura doesn't spend her nights counting stacks of "dirty" laundry in a penthouse; she spends them in the dim light of her grandmother's kitchen, hunched over a cracked dining table. The story follows Aura during the final, sweltering stretch of her senior year. While her classmates are fixated on the Senior Spring Formal and who's dating whom, Aura is navigating the subtle, heavy pressures of a neighborhood that feels like it's shrinking. She's balancing the expectations of her grandmother, who sees her as the family's "way out," and the magnetic pull of the streets she calls home.
Devotion 2 Destiny by Aayana_UrbanTales
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The Story Of Two People That Live Two Totally Different Lives But Met Through A Career Opportunity... Will It Be Destiny Or Will Their Dedication To Their Lifestyles Hinder Them ???
𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕟 𝕃𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 & ℍ𝕒𝕥𝕖 by Aayana_UrbanTales
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ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍɪᴅɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ɴᴇᴡ ᴏʀʟᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʜᴇᴀᴠɪᴇʀ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟ ꜱᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴜɴᴛ'ꜱ ᴘᴏʀᴄʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴠᴇɴᴛʜ ᴡᴀʀᴅ, ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴄᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴀ ꜱᴜɪᴛᴄᴀꜱᴇ-ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀᴘᴘʜɪʀᴇ, ᴀ ꜰᴏᴜʀ-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴍɪꜱᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴏᴜꜱ ɢʟɪɴᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʀᴀꜰꜰɪᴄ. ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴘᴇɴᴛ ꜰɪᴠᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴀᴛʟᴀɴᴛᴀ ʀᴇʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ, ᴛʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴏꜱ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀʟʟᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅʏᴍᴏɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ.