"It's all fun and games, until someone gets hurt." - L.R. Meet Lauren and Rakim. Friends that grew up with one another since they were toddlers. Because she grew up with him, Lauren thought she had her best friend all figured out. Well, what happens when they get into a relationship? That best friend she knew back then isn't the same best friend now. Completed in 2015.

𝓈𝓁𝓊𝓂𝓅𝓉𝒶𝒸𝒾𝑜𝓃 | '𝓉𝑜𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝓂𝑒 𝒹𝒶𝒹𝒹𝓎' 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗

Life is different for Dalex now. They finally moved out of Ruby's House and are on the Road to marriage. Will their first year be full of love or will it crumble into divorce? Can their love last forever?

6 years have past and Dalex is Back! Derek is a successful businessman and Alex is a household name. A lot of success come with Big Problems. New additions and Major loses causes turmoil. Will their solid foundation Crumble or will it stand strong through the rocky times?

This is a good story but the description sounded crappy as I was writing it, so forget the description and read the story.

Her Own Esteem When hoe is life. (Description inside) Book cover by me❤ Copyright © 2017 Kira Melvin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. I do not own any of the pictures used in this publication.

When she thought she was incapable of being loved correctly.... then she met HIM

Riley Goode is an entertainment reporter for Associated Press. Her first big story is to cover the fight of the year in Vegas involving undefeated heavy weight champion, Yasir Belair. Riley's best friend, Lena convinces her to live just for the night and to cross something off of her bucket list: to bed the bad boy of boxing. The last thing Riley expects is for Yasir to pay her any attention when there will be plenty of model type women around. But, she is quickly mistaken. He presents her with an opportunity that a lot of women would happily accept but Riley isn't most women. The offer sounds tempting and even after her constant hesitation she accepts. But everything comes with a price.

Anastasia "Asia" Monet, a 24 year old aspiring fashion designer with lots of style, class and a sharp tongue to match. She works as an assistant for her boss/best friend, Kelly Johnson of Klean Kut magazine. Drake "Drizzy" Graham, the 26 year old hip-hop star who loves the ladies and the ladies love him back. He loves the fast life, but deep down inside, he craved to have someone to share it with. Two individuals who knew each other through their mothers and they couldn't stand one another. But one night changed their lives forever. They never meant for it to happen. It wasn't supposed to. It was UNINTENTIONAL.

A lot of people don't get as many opportunities at success & even friendship as Dave and Bernice did. David Brewster aka Dave East and Bernice Burgos were just 2 Harlem kids from the east side trying to make it. They were best friends..at one point at least. After a couple moves out of NY then back their friendship ended, but now as adults could they respark it? A reunited friendship will change them for the better. Watch these Black Roses bloom... ⚠️Book 2: Gold Petals⚠️ All events in this book are fictional. Some instances such as events and characters may be based off of real life but nothing is 100% factual.