Cassidy Peters is finishing up her junior year at Howard University along with her 3 best friends Zaniyah, Gabby and Karah. Cassidy has everything she could ever want except for one thing. A relationship. All of her friends date the brothers that are apart of a famous family crime syndicate. Jamari, Daniel, Josiah and Nikai Williams are known for their good looks as well as being the heads of their family business. Nikai with a sour past with relationships did a good job with fighting the urge to find love and settle down like his brothers. That is until he comes across Cassidy. What happens when Cassidy and Nikai meet each other for the first time as well as learning they have more in common than just her friends and his siblings dating? Get ready for laughs, love, and a whole bunch of craziness. #1 in Trey Songz on 2/19/22 #1 in Urban Romance on 2/20/21 #1 in GlowPrincess on 2/27/21 #1 in DeltaSigmaTheta 3/4/21 #1 in HowardU 3/4/21 #TheRealm🌎

99.999999% of the characters are black. That's it's. That's the description. Check out the sequel to this book called "How Did You Want It Again?" EDITED: 2021

kis·met /ˈkizmit,ˈkizˌmet/ noun destiny; fate. how do you know when you've met your soulmate?

you're just too good to be true... can't take my eyes off of you.

You can try and run from the streets, but you can never escape the streets. You see the only way you can escape the streets is if you're dressed in orange or they're dressed in black. ---- Close your eyes and imagine yourself being trapped in a hell and the only place you could escape to is a journal that holds all your darkest flaws. But you're going to have to come up from that journal every once in a while to be met by the man you call the devil but to others is your boyfriend. Now open your eyes and take a breath and answer this question. Will you snap or will you hide behind your journal? REVIEWS: 'When I first read it I already knew it was going to be different. You have a way of ending your chapters with the readers wanting more. --coraazons' 'The Bay was an intriguing read. There were moments when I felt I had the situation figured out only for another layer to reveal itself. --idreamofme' 'This book is so good omg--ChocolatePimp' 'U know I just started reading ur book and I am hooked. I almost didn't want to comment, it's so good. U have me on the edge of my seat. It's crazy but back to the regular program--newmomma29' 'This book is gonna be the death of me--o9ange' 'Loving this story! Suspenseful and action packed! I can't wait to read more, but I will. Thank you!--ANReed1' 'Too excited to breath...girl you're talented. Gladly waiting updates.--ShantaGordon' 'Ohmygosh I love this story! Athena is a tough chick and I love reading about her.--shanticlaire'

"That's your fucking problem right there, Kai." "You want me to keep chasing you and I'm not doing that shit no more." He spat, looking into my eyes as I looked back into his. "You want to leave without letting me explain, then go ahead and leave, Kai." "I'm not stopping you." "But if you want this shit, Kai.." "Then come get it." He spoke sternly, unbuttoning his button down shirt as I stood there in shock, turning around completely to look up at him. Taking his shirt off, I watched as he stripped himself down as his muscular, tall, fit figure appeared and I can't say this man wasn't drop dead fine. Though I was so mad at him in this moment, my mouth dropped, looking at how good he looked. "I'm done chasing your ass, bruh." "You want me, come get me."

"I know I should've talked to you about it but I-" I started but stopped, looking down at my feet again. I had no excuse. The only thing on my mind was graduating, I never put his feelings into perspective. "Dominic, I'm sorry. I was being selfish and only thinking of myself but baby, I promise if you give me another chance.." I trailed off, breathing heavily. "..if you give us another chance, I'll never do it again. I promise." I tried to grab his face but he roughly pulled away from me. "Don't touch me." He spoke sternly, breaking me even more. "Look.." He trailed off, looking away again. "Me and you..we're done." He spoke, finally looking down at me. "Dominic." I pleaded. "Don't say that. Please." "Na', this shit is over, T." He went on and I began to sob.

"Mama, I can't just leave Abir." I admitted, telling her exactly why I couldn't do this. Not only would she be snatching me away from my family and friends but she was taking me away from the person I'd loved for five going on six years. I couldn't just walk away from him. "Baby.." She trailed off, sighing deeply. "I know you love Abir." She stood to her feet to stop packing for a moment and pulled me into her. "But I promise you, there will be other boys. Right now you have to do what's best for you and that's coming with your daddy and I to give you a better life." "Better life for who? You?!" I screamed out, becoming even more angry at her choice of words. As if my feelings were robotic and I could just turn them on and off for any and every person. "My feelings just don't matter to y'all at all, huh?" I asked, crying harder than before now. "Speak to your mother with some respect, Giselle." My father spat to me and I shook my head, watching as they stood there looking at me like some dumb teenager. This wasn't puppy love for me. I didn't spend 5 years building something, just to walk away from it for their dreams. I couldn't do it. Sinner. Book #1

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.

Desiree is nothing but a regular female. It's her final year in high school and she couldn't be more excited about that fact. She then gets the idea of getting a prison pen-pal in which she does. So, in the middle of her senior year, Desiree starts writing to Vance Wright, inmate number 7475. He's serving his last year in Prison so how's it gonna go when he finally gets released and the two get to meet each other face to face? Is he the man she expected him to be? Is she the shordy he expected her to be? **YALL, THIS IS A SHORT STORY. **SOME CHAPTERS MAY BE SHORTER THAN OTHERS.