Shaiya is determined to enhance all areas of her life while combating deep rooted insecurities and refining her goals. Her pursuits lead her into complications that test her friendships, family relationships and has her questioning her own character as she becomes conflicted between her morals and her deepest desires. Shaiya will soon learn that she can decide what she pursues but not what pursues her.

*Slowly editing* Unique was never what you called 'skinny'. She was that girl that everyone picked on for their own benefit. Being the sibling of two of the most popular people in school Unique could never get a break. BULLIED. BEATEN. BETRAYED. Until she met him. One of the most dangerous, ruthless thugs in all of Houston. But is it love for him or just lust? Find out as your taken into a journey in to the real world.

Tatyianna only knows pain, from a burn accident, losing her father, and the battle of keeping her mother alive. This plus size beauty is fighting an army all alone. Until she decides to go to the one person she thought she'd never have to encounter. This story isn't about the fat girl getting the hot guy. It's about two different people finding love due to pain. The true beast has awoken.

***Winner of the Wattys 2015 Urban Award (THANK YOU, READERS! MWAH) *** "Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power." -Oscar Wilde When notorious drug lord Aiden Michaels' troublesome younger brother Keegan goes missing, word on the street is that a hit was put out on him by the head of the of The Syndicate, Vincent Lockewood. Not one to be tampered with, Aiden decides to hit back even harder by kidnapping Vince's beautiful daughter, Ava-Marie, threatening to torture and kill her in three days unless Vince delivers his brother and a ransom of twenty million pounds, but something sparks between the captor and his captive that compromises everything. A/N: THIS STORY EXPLORES SOME ADULT THEMES SO WATTPAD HAVE MADE SOME CHAPTERS PRIVATE. IN ORDER TO READ IT IN ITS ENTIRETY FOLLOW ME AND ADD RUNNING WILDE TO YOUR LIBRARY. Enjoy x

Cassandra Jones had big dreams growing up, the only one with any kind of dreams in her family. . She made good grades, stayed out of trouble and even graduated on time. But Her circumstances wouldn't let her leave so she stayed and became a stripper at the club Hustler's Palace under her stage name Honey years later. Now 23, She loves her job and what she does even bringing home more money than she can count, but being a dancer at Hustler's Palace doesn't always mean life is good. As things begin to look up for Honey, others around her are scheming to obtain what she has. The road to success becomes twisted as relationships and loyalty are put to the test but soon she begins to believe in the saying, "More money, more problems." Things could even get deadly. *BE ADVISED, CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT. READ AT OWN DISCRETION*(CERTAIN CHAPTERS WILL BE PRIVATE DUE TO CONTENT. FOLLOWING WILL BE REQUIRED.)

Compton changed everything. In Riverdale, I used to be able to walk outside at night without having to worry about anything happening to me. I could walk outside in broad daylight and wouldn't have to worry about drive-by's. I used to be able to come home and be able to rely on a homemade meal made by mother-and my father sitting on the couch with her. But now, everything's changed. My dad dipped out on me and my mom, my mom and I are struggling to make ends meet, and I'm in these streets. Never would I imagined that myself, Egypt, would be out on the streets selling drugs to support myself. But if it helps me support me and my mother, I'm willing to do whatever it takes. Now I have responsibilities that I would've never expected, and people depend on me more than ever before. © all rights reserved // livythecreator

**DO NOT START THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST BOOK FANTASIZING** Zen is back and better than ever. As she wraps up her teenage years and enters adult hood things start to get a little more complicated. People will be back. Problems will be made. And the drama will start.

Zen is not the most known or boldest person, but she never backs down. Coping with the death of her mother, her life continues to grow even more complicated day by day. As she survives the harsh streets of Chicago, she meets someone that might just change her life.

Kyla Walker is a material girl with a luxurious life full of diamonds, limousines, VIP sections in the hottest clubs in Miami, G5 private jets and expensive houses on the beach. She has the life every girl dreams to have or does she? Behind closed doors she deals with a abusive boyfriend, Dre, who she loves and wants to believe he will change. When the perfect life Kyla used to live scrumbles, Kyla still mending from her past as to deal with the ups and down of a new life, new love, and new stalkler. Copyright © 2013 [memelo11] All Rights Reserved.

Meet Ruby Red a young black girl just trying to make it. She's never known love so she craves affection. With a name like Ruby Red you would expect her to be out going rivaling anyone ,confidence so high it could be misinterpreted as cockiness. Mrs. Red is anything but, she is shy and self conscious she's afraid of offending others so she treads lightly. Ruby is a diamond in the ruff alone, beautiful, vulnerable and a mans prey . Luciano Azzuro is a Mogul, one of the wealthiest men to grace the planet. He is Gorgeous, Charming, and Italiano. His name rings bells on Wall Street and in Crime Rings. He is the Mafia King, Irish, Germans, Blacks, Spaniards and other groups all look towards him. He is beyond the plug and supplier he is the Boss. Cold hearted, calculated and conceited. What happens when a flawed gem crosses paths with a cold Italian?