Noelle Luxe spent her entire life being kept away from Detroit. Her mother believed the city-and her father's dangerous reputation as one of its most powerful drug kingpins-was no place for her. But after her mother's death, Noelle is forced into a world she'd only ever heard about, where loyalty is earned, power is everything, and danger lurks around every corner. Fresh out of prison after five years, Kairo never expected the woman from his unforgettable one-night stand to be the daughter of his boss-or the little sister of his best friend. As their paths continue to cross, the chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore. But in a city where secrets have deadly consequences and love can be the greatest weakness of all, Noelle and Kairo will have to decide if what they're building is worth risking everything for.

Since I was sixteen I've always known the kind of life I wanted for myself. I wanted the love. The peace. The happiness. The marriage. The family. The home. But sometimes life doesn't always go as planned. Instead of getting what I wanted, I got what I needed. I got lessons. I got heartbreaks that forced me to grow. I got silence that taught me how to listen to myself. I got endings that pushed me toward new beginnings. And even though it wasn't easy, every detour shaped me into the person I am today. Stronger. Wiser. More passionate about the life I'm still building. And despite all of that, I still want the love. The peace. The happiness. The marriage. The family. The home. I still want it all. Because no matter how many times life has tested me, the desire for those things has never left. It's only grown stronger. ~ Crystal

After moving to Chicago to start a new life, Sveya isn't looking for nothing beyond a fresh start. Between church, school, and learning how to exist without losing herself, her life feels limited...until she meets Solomon.

"So you just wanna fuck me forever, and that's it, huh?" "I ain't say-" He sucked his teeth. "We already talked about this shit, Z." "Nah." She chuckled dryly. "You just keep shutting me out." "Why you doin' this to me, Ma?" He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Hm? Why you tryna fuck everything up?" • • • • • • 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚗𝚘𝚗-𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚊 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌, 𝚊 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 💌👻 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝟷 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜

"Lately she on her own, and she having dreams about dying. Rather bleed before crying. She can leave but it's timin'." Sequel to The Price Of Peace

Jessica Brown is a twenty-five year old surgical technician, newly heartbroken and dragged out to get out of her feelings. In the mist she meets Major League Baseball player, Mateo Santos. The two find themselves in a situation they never imagined being in after a night out changes their connection to each other like the never imagined. But it doesn't just change their lives but those around them, forever. Some bonds will be broken, some bonds will be built. How strong is your bond?

Bliss Jackson is a young college junior with a lot of growing up to do trying to find her place while battling family issues and mental health problems. Feeling like damaged goods because of the events in her life and the instability of her emotions and sickness, she struggles to live a healthy lifestyle. Genesis Christophers is a young kingpin CEO. Living a lavish and expensive lifestyle, Genesis is all work and no play building a successful life and businesses from the ground up. The death of his parents haunts him and keeps him uninterested in relationships or anything besides work. When these two strangers fall in love will their self sabotaging and fears keep them apart or bring them together? "no, more than emotionally invested, showing you all my imperfections.." my works #4.

Sasha Swedenburg is nothing like the 'other girls' and is constantly reminded of that by everyone in her life. With a boyish style and sick skills on the court, Sasha is the opposite of what her strict religious parents wanted in their only daughter of five children. However that doesn't deter her when it comes to being true to who she is, even if that means breaking a few rules. Sasha is used to being a goody goody, but with one year left and a new school in a new city, Sasha's life is turned upside down. First, when she meets Lux Connelly. A sweet, pretty girl that latches on her from the first day of school. Everyone wants a piece of Lux, and is willing to bargain for her love; But she has her eye on one person, Sasha. Sasha is too caught up in her own world to notice, however cupid isn't stupid when it strikes her with not only puppy love, but confusion about a sexuality she never knew she had. Follow Sasha on her journey, as for once she's not allowing her toxic family to ruin her last year of high school. She's determined to have it her way - will she find love that is meant for her, or continue to be the girl that everyone wants her to be.

Being a snitch for the FBI, was the only way that 18-year-old Epiphany Williams could provide for her family. Her father suffering from stage 2 leukemia and her older brother a crackhead, Epiphany had no choice but to take care of her younger brother Leroy. For her next snitching mission, Epiphany has to get close to 21-year-old Treyvon "Crook" King. Treyvon doesn't care about shedding any blood that gets in the way of his money and best believe it's "money over bitches" for him. Detectives of NYPD know that he is a dangerous drug lord and killer, but they don't have any evidence to convict him for his crimes. The only downside is that Epiphany's best friend Shay, is one of Crook's sideline hoes and is head over heels in love with him. Will Epiphany be able to put Crook behind bars without catching feelings or will she slip up and blow her cover? You know what they say, the hood don't love no snitches and this hood definitely ain't no exception. © Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. Cover By: @gracaxcix

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