SEQUEL TO HIS SECRET (highly recommended to read his secret first possibly could be read as a standalone) It's been four years since Amira walked away from Brooks Whitmore-and the life that nearly swallowed her whole. Now twenty-eight, she's graduated from cosmetology school, raising her daughter, Alina, and building a future of her own. Stronger, sharper, and unwilling to be anyone's secret again, Amira swears her past is behind her. But when a man she's casually seeing drags her to a political event, Amira finds herself face-to-face with Brooks for the first time in years. Only now, he's married. Only now, he's on the verge of the Vice Presidency. And only now, the truth about Alina threatens to surface. Brooks has everything he was raised to want-power, status, Margot on his arm. But behind closed doors he's colder and haunted by the woman he let slip away. What happens when their worlds collide again? When secrets can't stay buried? This time, Amira isn't the girl he left behind. She's a woman with something to lose.

Amira Hart was never meant to be part of the story. Not the public one, anyway. But behind every polished legacy is the girl no one talks about-the one who was loved in secret, then left in silence. For two years, Amira and Brooks Whitmore IV lived in that silence. He was the President's son, raised for cameras and campaign trails. She was the woman he chose when no one was watching. Their worlds were never meant to meet. The cards were stacked long before they kissed in the dark. Now, two years later, a wedding invitation arrives. His name is on it. So is hers. Told in fragments and flashbacks, His Secret is a quiet storm of a love story-about memory, erasure, and the women history tries to forget.

"No. You're not allowed to do anything unless it involves me." "You're needy," I tease. He groans. "I haven't seen my girlfriend in a month and a half. I'm allowed to be needy." *** What starts as something unexpected turns into late-night calls, stolen moments, and a connection that refuses to stay small. But love isn't always enough when distance, ambition, and timing begin to pull them in different directions. Between missed calls, long silences, and everything left unsaid, Raya and Luca are forced to decide if what they have is strong enough to survive the spaces between them-or if some love stories are meant to exist only in the quiet hours. Because sometimes the hardest part isn't falling in love... it's holding onto it when life won't slow down.

When Aaliyah Brooks applies for a live-in nanny position, she's expecting long days, sticky fingers, and bedtime stories. She's not expecting a mansion. Or a grumpy billionaire single dad who communicates primarily through raised eyebrows and one-word answers. Or two adorable children who decide she's their favourite person after approximately five minutes. For Ethan Park, hiring a nanny is supposed to solve a problem. His son needs looking after. His daughter needs stability. And he desperately needs someone who won't quit after a few months. What he doesn't need is a sunshine-filled Nigerian-American woman who fills his quiet house with laughter, teaches his children how to dance in the kitchen, and somehow turns every ordinary day into an adventure. As the months pass, Aaliyah finds herself becoming part of the Park family in ways she never expected. There's just one problem. Actually, several. Her boss is becoming suspiciously attractive. The children have started treating her like family. And the contract she signed comes with one very important clause. One year. No exceptions. No matter how much her heart starts to feel at home. Filled with slow-burn romance, found family, hilarious parenting chaos, and enough heart to make you laugh and cry in the same chapter, The Nanny Clause is a story about love, second chances, and the people who stay when everyone else leaves.

cover by @summerafterglow 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 It's so much easier to spread lies about people than it is to spread the truth. That's what Gabriel knows to be true, at least. According to everyone in his town, he's a monster. He doesn't deserve to be walking among the rest of them. That's far from the truth, though. He was never good at being alone, but it became something he was used to. After everything he'd gone through, he craved solitude. Until she showed up. She wiggled her way right into his heart and now all he craved was her. 𝐀𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐚 Moving to a small lakeside town in Washington was not where Alyna saw her life taking her. She also didn't expect that she'd fall so hard for the brooding mechanic who lived there. Everyone tells her that she should stay away from him. All of the rumors say that he's dangerous, but all she ever feels with him is safe. With obstacles at every turn, will their love be enough to endure even the worst challenge they'll face? Or will they fall apart under the weight? started: 12/15/2023 published: 05/18/2024 completed: 07/11/2026 highest rankings: #2 bwwm #4 ongoing

She's trying to find herself. He's forgotten how to take care of himself. She came to the city chasing opportunity. He never expected to open his home-or his heart. Hera Okorie wasn't running away-she was reaching for more. Tired of small-town limits and a life that never quite fit, she moves to the city with nothing but ambition, a half-packed suitcase, and the hope that something better is waiting. When a chance encounter lands her a job as a live-in nanny for one of the city's most elusive billionaires, it feels like fate-just not the kind she expected. Kai Roosevelt built an empire from the ground up, but behind the glass walls of his luxury penthouse is a man worn thin. A devoted single dad, he's spent years taking care of everyone but himself-his sons, his company, his reputation. Opening his home to a stranger wasn't the plan, but something about Hera's honesty and warmth chips away at the walls he's spent a lifetime building. As Hera navigates the challenges of city life and slowly rediscovers what she truly wants, she begins to see through Kai's carefully curated distance. And in the quiet moments between bedtime stories and boardroom calls, a fragile, unexpected connection begins to grow. But trust isn't easy-for either of them. And when past scars resurface and boundaries blur, Hera and Kai will have to decide if what they've found is just a temporary comfort... or the beginning of something real.

Joelle Jordan is just trying to survive university and her life at home. Bryce Valentine is trying to survive everyone else. Projected first-round NFL draft pick. Campus celebrity. The most watched college athlete in the country. When the two strike a deal to trade study sessions for Bryce and personal training sessions for Joelle's little brother, everything seems simple enough. Then Bryce crosses the line. Now Joelle is trying to navigate a boy who is emotionally repressed, touch-starved, obsessively devoted, and surrounded by more pressure than any twenty-year-old should have to carry. Add the coaches, media attention, NIL deals, scouts, photo shoots, and Bryce's oppressive father. The pressure that comes with being attached to Bryce Valentine is something Joelle is not equipped for. Especially when she starts getting a little too comfortable with the fact that Bryce can't seem to leave her alone. [[Disclaimer: This story is comprised of drafts that have not been heavily edited]]

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.

"You are my sister," Louise said. "We share blood," Lucy replied. "That does not change who we are." Cast out by the family who called her mother a mistake and her own existence a burden, Louise has nothing left to lose, until Sebastian Warrington risks everything to prove her wrong. "And yet you stood by," she said, her voice catching, "while my people were spoken of as though they were nothing. I stood outside your father's study three nights ago. I heard what he said, and I heard you answer him. I heard him call people like me chattel and I heard you argue with him for the better part of an hour." Sebastian's grip on her hand tightened. "You spoke well," Louise continued. "You said all the right things," Louise whispered. "But I have spent my whole life listening to men say the right things when they believe no one is listening, only to change their principles when those principles become inconvenient." Her voice trembled. "So tell me, Sebastian. If I am truly the woman you claim to love, what happens the next time your father asks you to choose between me and your name?" Sebastian did not pull away. "I choose you." Louise looked up. "You cannot say that so easily." "I am not saying it easily." His voice was quiet, but there was no hesitation in it. "I have spent years allowing duty, reputation, and expectation to dictate every important decision in my life. I told myself that sacrifice was honourable simply because it was expected of me." He shook his head. "But I will not sacrifice you." Louise's eyes filled with tears. "What if it costs you your title?" "Then it costs me my title." "What if your father turns against you?" "Then I will live with his anger." "What if society turns against you?" Sebastian gave a faint, humourless smile. "Then society may do what it pleases."

Two rivals. One office. Ninety days that change everything. Jemima Jackson is the heart of Apex Urban Solutions, an architect who believes cities should serve people, not profit. Eleazar Jones is an engineer-a technical genius who trusts numbers over vision and believes emotions only get in the way. For years, they've disagreed on almost everything. Then their Managing Director isolates them in the same office and hands them the most important project of their careers. Long hours become longer conversations. Professional rivalry slowly gives way to reluctant friendship... and something far more dangerous. But just as the walls around their hearts begin to crack, tragedy strikes. The woman who always carries everyone else suddenly finds herself unable to stand alone-and the last person she ever expected becomes the one quietly holding her together. Because not every foundation is built with concrete and steel. Some are built when someone chooses to carry the load with you. Blueprint For Two is a slow-burn office romance about healing, vulnerability, and discovering that the strongest structures are the ones built together.