"You want tater tots, I'm finna make some." Kamaria rubbed her stomach feeling hungry. "Why you say it like that?" "Say what, like how?" She questioned, raising her eye brows in confusion since she hadn't said anything out of the ordinary. "You say Ta-ter like Tay-Tah. Like Tayta." He kept his eyes trained on her, not missing how the corners of her mouth twitched trying not to smile. "Imma call you that now." He declared with a shrug. "Uhh no you ain't, and you could've just said you ain't want none." She shut it down waving him off. "Okay...Tayta." He smirked. --- Ever since a small child, Kamaria had always been the feisty middle child bringing life to every situation with her vibrant ways. She never took mess from any one, and was big on defending herself. Toting a big heart, she always saw the good in people, which had to be her best and worst trait wrapped in one. Known for her spirited ways, her life is turned upside down when one deadly night occurs. Changing her life for the worst. Samir was always the outgoing friend of his group. Known for his unapologetic attitude, he never had to feel like an outsider with his two bestfriends. Although the life of the party, Samir struggles to be contempt with living a normal teenage life, always finding himself in the middle of troubling situations. It wasn't until one fatal evening that changed his view on life, forever. Fast forward years later, brilliant and ambitious Kamaria finds herself struggling with her academic life as the trauma she has endured takes a toll on her every day life. Focused on securing her future life throws her in for another loop when the past she had been avoiding shows up with a bright smile on his face, crashing full force into her life. Being back in the presence of one another their worlds collide in a whirlwind of emotions and an undeniable connection between the two of them. Started; October 20th 2023 Published; October 22nd 2023 Finished; February 29th 2024

𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝒾 𝑔𝑒𝓉, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝒾 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝒾𝓂 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝑒𝒹𝓎 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 Rankings - • #1 in eventplanner (03/08/26) • #1 in pocauthor (03/08/26) • #1 in blackauthor (05/08/26) • #4 in blackromance (03/30/26) • #1 in blackcouple (07/22/26)

Quiet girls don't get the basketball star. At least that's what she's convinced herself. Everyone at Duke knows her - the volleyball sophomore with nice curls, a perfect Instagram, and millions of followers who somehow still feel invisible. Pretty, polished, impossible to truly know. Then there's Cade Mercer. Duke basketball royalty. Future NBA star. Campus obsession. The kind of guy girls fall for instantly. And somehow? He keeps choosing her. Not the loud girls. Not the girls who seem perfectly confident. Her - the quiet girl who overthinks everything and refuses to believe a guy like him could actually mean it.

Paris Morgan had her entire life planned out before junior year even started. Straight A's. Cheer captain. Scholarships. The perfect reputation. The perfect future. Everybody at Lincoln Heights High loves Paris Morgan. Teachers adore her, girls want to be her, and boys can't stop staring at her. She's loud, funny, gorgeous, and somehow always the center of attention without even trying. Lucas Graves is the exact opposite. He cuts class more than he attends it, barely passes his exams, spends his nights skating through empty parking lots and playing guitar in his garage band, and has a reputation every parent warns their daughters about. Most people think he's a burnout with pretty eyes and no future. They were never supposed to collide. But when late night parties, burned CDs, parking lot conversations, and one reckless summer start pulling them together, Paris begins realizing perfection might be the very thing making her miserable. And Lucas - the boy who acts like he doesn't care about anything - starts wanting something for the first time in a long time. In a town where everybody already thinks they know them, falling for each other becomes messy fast. Because pretty girls like Paris Morgan don't date boys like Lucas Graves. And boys like Lucas never believe girls like her actually stay. A 2000s interracial romance filled with house parties, cheer games, skateboards, loud guitars, first love, and the kind of teenage heartbreak that feels like the end of the world.

𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚢 (𝒏.) 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖; 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍.

When a suburban Black girl meets a hard life Hispanic boy.

Javier Solis knows how to leave a mark, both on skin and on the heart. The oldest of six, he grew up surrounded by love, laughter, and art, and now he pours all of himself into the tattoo shop he owns. Navy Jones has spent her life holding everyone else together. The middle child of a big family, dependable and quiet, she became a teacher not just to guide children, but to give the care she's always given others, even when no one gave it back. On New Year's Eve, Navy walks into Javier's shop for her first tattoo: a lotus placed close to her heart. One night, one tattoo, one choice, and suddenly two lives collide in ways neither expected.

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Everyone at school knows Renee West. Captain of the cheer team. Glamorous. Untouchable. The kind of confidence people either admire... or envy. When she walks down the hallway, conversations pause. Phones tilt. Heads turn. She owns the room without even trying. And then there's Elliot Arionson. Quiet. Stubborn. Razor-sharp attitude. The loner who makes it painfully clear he has zero interest in being associated with "the clique." He doesn't chase popularity. He doesn't play nice. And he definitely doesn't care about reputations. They exist in two completely different worlds. Until those worlds collide.