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THE KING'S REDEMPTION | DAVE EAST  by Dedra_Tarese
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It's been some time since Xander King was arrested in the middle of Greater New Hope Church. One minute, everybody was sitting in service, watching Bishop King preach like everything was normal. The next minute, the feds came walking through the doors and snatched Xander right in front of the whole church. After that day, nothing was ever the same. Charity King has been trying to pick up the pieces ever since. With Xander gone, she's been forced to be the sole provider for their daughter, Xylah. The life she thought she was building with him got flipped upside down, and now she's trying to be strong for her baby while still dealing with the hurt, the questions, and the love she still has for a man who put her through more than enough. And the King family? They are nowhere near the perfect family people thought they were. Bishop King's secrets have shaken the church, Victoria is trying to hold her family together, Genesis is growing up with the King name hanging over her head, and everyone is trying to figure out how to move forward when the person who held so much power in the family is sitting behind bars. But Xander King's story is not over. With his release possibly coming, everybody is wondering what comes next. Has prison really changed him? Is he ready to do right by Charity, Xylah, and his family? Or is the old Xander still there, waiting to come back stronger than before? The Kings all want redemption in some way. Xander wants to fix what he broke. Charity wants peace and stability. Victoria wants her family whole again. Malachi wants to outrun the secrets that keep catching up to him. Genesis just wants to breathe without the weight of the King name on her back. But wanting redemption and actually earning it are two different things. In The King's Redemption, the drama is deeper, the secrets are messier, and the love is more complicated than ever. Because when Xander finally comes home, everybody will have to decide if forgiveness
THE UNHOLY | Dave East by Dedra_Tarese
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Xander King is the ultimate "holy" deception. As the son of the city's most famous Bishop, he's royalty in a three-piece suit. On Sunday mornings, he's the perfect heir to the pulpit. But when the sun goes down, the suit comes off, and the King of the streets comes out to play. Xander doesn't just run the city's underground-he owns it. He's got the money, the power, and a line of women who know better than to ask for his heart. Then there's Charity. She's the girl who just traded her old life for a Bible and a fresh start. She's trying to be "good," and when she looks at Xander, she sees a man who's just as lost as she used to be. She thinks she can save him. She thinks his cold stares are just a shield for a broken soul. But Xander isn't looking to be saved. He's fighting a war on every front: his father's impossible expectations, a past that won't stay buried, and the dangerous pull he feels toward a girl who's too pure for his world. When a body drops and a murder investigation hits too close to the church, the polished mask starts to slip. Charity is about to find out that the man she's falling for isn't a misunderstood saint-he's the devil in the front row. In this city, the only thing more dangerous than a sinner is someone Unholy.
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 || 𝐋𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 by greeceorsweden
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𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟-𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 -𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.
Heal Me by greeceorsweden
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𝖨 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗆𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝗎𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍'𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗆𝖾 𝖨 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗎𝗌. 𝖲𝗈 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎? 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳? 𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖳𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖡𝗒 𝖣𝗋𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖥𝗍 𝖩𝗁𝖾𝗇é 𝖠𝗂𝗄𝗈 ↻ ◁ || ▷ ↺
Les Promesses de Kinshasa - Tom 1 : L'arrivée  [TERMINÉE] by FinTrinity
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Kinshasa, années 70. Nzola a quitté son village avec trois zaïres en poche et aucun plan de retour. Depuis, elle avance. Elle travaille dur, elle se tait, elle survit. Elle aimera une première fois, trop intensément, trop vite... Mais peut-on encore croire à l'amour quand on a appris à se méfier de tout ? Elle devra avancer. Se reconstruire. Réapprendre à faire confiance avec Diana à ses côtés, cette amie fidèle et franche qui l'empêche de sombrer. C'est une histoire de résilience. D'amitié profonde. D'amour, oui...mais surtout le parcours d'une jeune fille déterminée à ne pas se perdre dans les chaos de la vie. Disclaimer : Cette histoire est une œuvre de fiction. Bien qu'elle s'inspire de certaines réalités culturelles, sociales et historiques du Zaïre des années 70, les personnages, les événements et les dialogues sont entièrement imaginés. Toute ressemblance avec des personnes existantes ou ayant existé est purement fortuite.
𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞.  by ExoticityV
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𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞.' 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. Letter to my lover, let me explain my love to you. I know how your trauma built a grudge, but i wont judge you. Letter to my lover, your love like a drug too.. When we fell in love, I was fightin' demons and battlin' drug abuse.
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞. by ExoticityV
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"If only you were mine.." "Baby I'm thuggin' I can't be yo' boyfriend." WARNING: this book is very fast paced, and very sexual. for my slow burners, check out Shiloh's Paramour🫶🏾.
Ready or Not  by astoldbylani
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"And it doesn't matter how much time passed or how much time will pass-it's him. It always has been him and it always will be him...I just don't know how to tell him," When it's more than a like, and they're more than a friend. When they know you better than you know yourself and just the thought of them is all you need to put a smile on your face-telling your best friend you're in love with them should be simple. Right?
NIRVANA.  by astoldbylani
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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.
Sinful Love by writers_remors3
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"Yeah, I pray for you. I pray every night," she cried.