"I heard the freaks come out at night," Yuri pushed Dave's shoulder with a slight giggle as they stared out over the water, "amongst other things, like the moon, the beautifully lit night sky," he gently grabbed her chin so that their gazes were fixated on each other, "and the stars, and I see all that just by looking into your eyes." Yuri found herself melting like an ice cream cone on a hot summer day under his gaze, but she knew his words meant nothing, invalid basically, seeing as though they couldn't move forward with whatever this was. Gently removing his hand from her face, she looked at the ground that sat beneath them, before looking back over to him. "Dave, I just don't think-" "We're not out here to think." She let the words that had so effortlessly flowed from his mouth, marinate in her head before speaking, "I can't help it," she bit down on her lip.

nir·va·na a state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place. where we see what happens when an emptiness that one thought could never be filled is overflowing. when two lost souls find each other. where a broken record plays a perfect harmony. when after years of searching, you find nirvana.

A promise. It seems like the simplest thing in the world to keep. But so often, they're broken, empty and hollow. They seem like the easiest thing in the world to believe, but after the words are left out to bleed, after they leave you waiting and wanting, after all the emptiness and hollow words-how are you going to believe the one who actually say what they mean?

Bailey Rogers has been sheltered her entire life. With the lifestyle her father lived in the streets, it was crucial that he kept her hidden from the world. Bailey rarely left their gated estate. With a full staff that consisted of a nanny, chef, housekeeper, butler and tutor, Bailey was well taken care of until she became a teenager and was sent to the UK for boarding school. Ronald Rogers did everything in his power to protect his only child. He had the funds to give her the best and that's exactly what he did. What he didn't prepare for was being indicted by the FBI on kingpin charges. His accounts were immediately frozen, leaving his daughter out on her own. Ronald found himself doing something he never imagined doing, and that's making a deal with his best friend turned enemy, Frank Price, to ensure that his daughter isn't left out to dry. Jerrell Price has been preparing for the day he will take over his father's empire. His father, Frank, began teaching him the in and outs of the game the day he turned ten. To Jerrell, there is no one more powerful and more respected than his father. He holds his father's word as law, so when his father presented him with his plan to seal a deal with Ronald Rogers he knew not to question it. Jerrell will do anything to make his father proud, and that includes agreeing to marry a girl he doesn't know in order to expand his father's empire.

"You could tell me you love me a million times over, but them words don't hold no weight in my heart till you show me. Show me you love me, and you can have all of me." cover by: @britxcvi

Book #1 of the Love & Trauma series.

Book #2 of the Love & Trauma series.

Book #3 || 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗟 to the Love & Trauma series in·ev·i·ta·ble /inˈevidəb(ə)l/ certain to happen; unavoidable. Sister's - Shantey, Monae, and Tajana, raised in the crime ridden streets of Tulsa. A long life of a inescapable childhood. You've heard about it in the blogs, you've seen the headlines, and even watched Shantey Ledé's very own documentary, "Heinous Truth". The three may have been mother's and have separate lives, but life has never been so easy for the pair. It was IN • EVIT • ABLE. Let's travel down the line.

Megan, a bartender working at a strip club meets famous singer and said "King of R&B" except she's not too fond of him, due to his complications with women. However, little does she know meeting him that one New Years night and a bet between Chris and his friends, will change her life for good.

(PREVIOUSLY TITLED SIX INCH HEELS) Remi Simmons has always been a go-getter: independent and thirsty for success. After a dysfunctional family home leaves her to fend for her self, she is adamant that she cannot depend on anyone and will make a way for herself, by herself. Everything seems to be tunnel vision for her until she starts an unusual relationship with her professor, Omari Beckham-a chill person within the classroom, with his own secrets lurking outside of it. As their relationship begins to evolve seriously, Omari teaches Remi not only the basics of psychology, but how to put her pride aside and become someone's equal.