Mardi Gras in New Orleans is loud, messy, and never goes how you plan. Moni just wanted to re-up, get through the weekend, and mind her business. Instead, she ends up in a smoke circle with a stud who talks smooth, moves confident, and keeps calling her "baby." Now, in New Orleans, people say "baby" all the time. It don't mean nothing. But when a stud keeps calling her "baby" like it actually means something? That hit different. Moni don't do studs. At least that's what she said. Between LSU parties, balcony conversations, and friends who peep everything, she starts thinking a little too hard about somebody she swore wasn't her type.

In a tale of hidden love, Jada and Brooklyn navigate a relationship strained by one's fear of societal judgment, forcing them to confront the true meaning of acceptance and the sacrifices love demands.

two girls from different worlds who get pulled together by fate, only to discover their connection runs deeper-and darker-than they ever expected. As romance grows, so do secrets, danger, and family truths that refuse to stay buried.

SXS " here we go again"

this book is about 2 studs who once was "friends \ besties" and overtime fell for eachother .

All Nisha do is play. Nisha: (NEE-SHUH) Your Personal Preference Tee: Your Personal Preference

emery never meant to pay attention to janyé. seriously - she tried not to. but there's something about her that's impossible to ignore. maybe it's the way she stares too long. maybe it's how she somehow always appears wherever emery is. or maybe it's the fact that janyé seems to know things about her that nobody else does. at first, it feels harmless. intense, maybe... but harmless. until the late-night texts start feeling too personal. until emery starts catching her watching from across rooms. until she realizes janyé had been noticing her long before they ever spoke. but the worst part? a part of emery likes it. because underneath all the obsession, tension, and mind games, there's something real growing between them - something addictive. and the deeper they get into each other's lives, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between love and possession. STUDxSTUD STORY.

She learned early that love could sound like shouting, silence, and doors that never fully closed. And still, she stayed soft in a place that never was.

Just a girl tryna find someone to heal her broken heart

Set against the vibrant, high-pressure backdrop of Atlanta, this character-driven drama follows Kiara and Talaii, two high school seniors trapped in a cycle of performative bravado and a tense, unspoken game of cat and mouse. For weeks, their relationship is confined to silent, aggressive standoffs in school parking lots and coded glances across crowded rooms, both girls utilizing "cool," detached personas as armor to protect themselves from the vulnerability of their mutual attraction. The narrative pivots as the exhaustion of maintaining these public masks becomes unsustainable, forcing a shift from the performative chaos of high school to the intimate, fragile sanctuary of Kiara's home. Unlike her peers, Kiara's life is anchored by the crushing responsibility of raising her three-year-old twin siblings, Renni and Rylo. Her reality is defined by her mother's abandonment-a woman who prioritizes a secret husband over her children, sending money and unread letters that fail to compensate for her absence. Kiara has stepped into the role of parent, provider, and protector, learning to navigate the sensory world of her autistic, non-verbal brother, Rylo, while Renni acts as an intuitive bridge between them. Kiara's school-day indifference is a vital survival mechanism; she fears that if she lets her guard down, the precarious structure of her home life will collapse. When she finally invites Talaii into her private world, it is more than just a romantic step-it is a confession of the lonely, heavy truth she has been forced to carry alone. Ultimately, the story explores the divide between the public mask and the private self, capturing the moment two guarded souls decide that the cost of their reputations is no longer worth the loss of their reality, choosing instead to lean into a raw, beautiful, and demanding connection where they can finally stop running from one another.