trilogy to scars. It's been another three years, and these have been the best of Aaliyah and James' lives. With their now two year old baby girl, Amara Renee Carter, the family has been on top of the world. The couple is preparing to finally get married, and continue the rest of their lives together. But... the married life is easier said than done. One of them has a life-altering secret that has been kept throughout all these years. Will marriage uncover the secret or will it stay stored away... forever to be a wound that never healed?

He's tall dark and handsome She's bitten and smitten - book 1 - ©️bludorange may 10, 2019

Being the son of one of the most renowned preachers in the world, Adrian, a young, handsome, and married man is forced to abide by the rules of his parents. After his dreams of playing pro football fails after a serious injury, he is desperate to work anywhere besides becoming a preacher like his father. He ends up landing a job as a prison guard at Eastwood Penitentiary , an all females prisons. The job is a handful, but becomes easier after Adrian befriends an attractive, young prisoner named Fatima, who is serving 15 years. When Adrian and Fatima's relationship become much closer, Adrian would have to decide if true love is worth risking it all.

If you love me, never leave me

"As you sow, so shall you reap." Odessa was always the picture perfect child, exceeding in all her parents expectations. For her that was the only option being the daughter of a Preacher and First Lady. Being in the public eye of the entire church, there was no room for mistakes and she learned that at a very young age. She learned a lot at a young age actually, there were snakes in that church and the person she thought would listen refused to believe her. Now that she's a grown woman in college and with her own responsibilities nothing much has changed. Trying to heal and hide the skeleton in her closest for the good of the church she put all her focus on her goals. Although Odessa loves her life, she can't help but to feel like something's missing. It's the same stressful routine everyday and with her parents always hovering over her there was never time to have fun. Marcel on the other hand was born and raised in the streets after his mother gave him and his sister up for adoption. Being without a positive role model in his life left Marcel with one choice, capitalize off the products that was being passed around. Fighting to the top of the food chain he had a lot of blood on his hands and was even locked up for 6 years. Now that he was free and taken over his rightful spot as King of LA his main focus was on raising his daughter and stacking his money without jeopardizing his freedom. Read and watch as these two collide their worlds together. Can they be on some face the world together type shit, or will Odessa's parents shut that down and try to lead their daughter back into "righteousness".

Aaliyah Taylor has been abused by her father her entire life and doesn't know what it means to love someone. The introverted 23-year-old's life changes when she takes her usual visit to the library and meets James Carter, a kind and intelligent man who takes an interest in her. Aaliyah has to learn to deal with the emotional and physical scars from her past to let James into her life. | Currently Editing | | Highest Ranking: #1 in RyanDestiny |

guard /gärd/: verb. watch over in order to protect Jordyn Hughes is a senior in high school who is perceived as your normal high school girl. She's never been that popular, but she's not at the bottom of the tier either. One thing no one notices about Jordyn is what she truly is going through. Every day is a new battle against her own mind, and it's getting harder and harder for her to win, causing trusting someone to become nearly impossible. Well, at least... for now. Miles West is also a senior in high school and he was also perceived as normal. That was until he became a beast on the court and started getting offers from all over the country. All he wants to do is play basketball and take care of his mother and baby sister. But another want comes along when a beautiful girl catches his eye. Miles immediately knows he wants her to be his, but will she let him?

Nadia Washington spent majority of her life in an overly strict household, being the last child, her parents wanted to protect her from the world and keep her home as long as possible. One day, Nadia decides that she no longer wants to live that life. She wants to be free, experience the world, and make her own choices. So, she packs her bags and moves to New York to live with her sister, Celine. Nadia hopes in doing so, she'll be able to discover herself and experience things in life that she has missed out on. Hunter Reece is the starting Quarterback for the New York Giants, chasing a Super Bowl ring. After a tough Super Bowl loss which resulted in what he calls a "failed rookie season", he decided that he needs to block out distractions as they are what's keeping him from his goal. From that moment on, he lived and breathed football. Hunter has made it clear he wasn't looking for romance. However, love can come at you at the most unexpected of times and he's about to find out just that. ⚠️ Mature Audiences Only ⚠️ -------- Highest ranking: #2 Romance Highest ranking: #1 General Fiction (09/13/18) ----------------- © 2018 Summerdreamin / N.A. Mills All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, except as provided by U.S.A. copyright law.

Abella just wants to love and be loved in return, but even that seems like too much to ask for. When her seemingly perfect life is struck with tragedy it quickly spirals out of control. With no family to turn to, her back is completely against the wall. So, she does what she does best, she runs. But how much more could she take of constantly being torn down by her loved ones before all love is lost?