𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. In which a 19-year-old girl falls for her older neighbor. ── ✦ ── "Violet..." He growls, his breath hot against my face, full of need as well as caution. "Stop this, or I won't be able to control myself." "I don't want you to..." I whisper, my hands running up his chest slowly, feeling his muscles twitch as I gaze at his lips, his heart pounding mirroring mine. "Are you sure you want this?" He leans in closer, brushing his lips against my neck, his hot breath and stubble tickling my skin, making me close my eyes as shivers run down my spine, an exhalation escaping my lips.

Valia Ariti never asked for the spotlight. That was always Bryce's world, Capesview's golden boy, star wide receiver, and everyone's favorite headline. She's spent her life in his shadow, and transferring to his university was supposed to be her way out. A fresh start. A name of her own. But from the moment she sets foot on campus, she's still just Bryce's sister. And then there's Arcas Briarwood, Bryce's best friend, Capesview's NFL-bound quarterback, and the one person who knows exactly how to get under her skin. Arrogant, magnetic, and impossible to ignore, he's everything Valia swore she'd avoid. But fate doesn't care about her rules. Thrown into each other's orbit, Valia begins to see beyond the charm and perfectly calculated smirk. There's more to Arcas, something real, something raw, and it terrifies her more than she's willing to admit. She wasn't supposed to let anyone in. She definitely wasn't supposed to fall for him. But sometimes, the person you swore off is the only one who truly sees you. And maybe, just maybe, the shadow she's been trying to outrun... is exactly where she was meant to stand all along. Book 1 In the Reputation Series can be read as a standalone

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

THIS IS NOT A FAN FIC: Travis (Aka Travie), Isn't your average stereotypical "White Boy" far from actually. growing up in a foster home raised by black parents in a black neighborhood, naturally adopted their culture but nobody suspected he would adopt the drug life. Now at 22 years old Travie is at the top of his game but what happens when he meets Charlie? The Girl that Gives him a run for his money Charlie (Aka Lee): you would think that as a stripper and college student Charlie would be her living life in the fast lane. But nobody knows about the secrets she hides behind her walls and when she meets Travis the all to well known bad boy who seems to take an interest in her will she resort to her old habits and run as her walls come crashing down?

Annabelle first met Eric at his party. She first kissed him during a game at the party. Now? She owes him. Melissa is Anna's little sister, hurt and broken from her boyfriend's betrayal. When Melissa refuses to give "it" up he gets mad. Breaking up with her he spreads rumors around school of her being a slut. Becoming the new school slut has broken her spirit until she can barely make it through the day. Anna's father is a single Dad and she has spent her entire life looking after Melissa, now that she is nearly broken, Anna will do anything to make her better. When Melissa is suspended from getting in a fight, Anna doesn't know what to do. Melissa can't be homeschooled because there is no one to do it and she can't keep going on like this. That's where Eric comes in. He has a proprosition for her. Do what he says for 6 months and he'll get his little brother to get her unsuspended and to protect her for her remaining years of high school. Anna agrees. Will Anna and Eric always be at odds, or at the end of the six months will they never want to be apart again?

****URBAN BOOK**** If you do not like the words : nigga , fuck , shit , or hoe . Then DO NOT READ. This book has alot of profanity. But anyways :) click "Start Reading" If otherwise! - 15 year old girl, Chasity deals with her mothers horrible choices in men. She ends up having to deal with terrible drug abuse , and losing the ones she loves most, one by one. She has no one left to turn to except for her father who just got out of jail for raping her mother. But then he goes back to jail. But why? But thank God for her new friend Terrence. The school player who tried to get into her panties since freshmen year. But without Terrence she wouldn't have a roof over her head. Confusing twist right?

Copyright © 2013 Readinbooks2 Tragedy strikes Chicago when the death of Kenu Hill crashes Tatyana's world. Kenu was her brother and her best friend. Being a full-figured seventeen year old young woman isn't easy, but with a blooming crush, can she find love in the arms of her brother's best friend? Twenty four year old detective Derrick Ward has finally purposed to the woman of his dreams, his now fiancee, Toni. Although the people around him sees her as only a bourgeoisie gold-digger, he thinks she's the one. That is until Tatyana Hill comes into his life. Despite their personal lives, these two must come together to help solve Kenu's murder. When revenge is sought out, alliances are made and sometimes love is found. The question is, is it with the right person?

After serving a three year bid, Truth "Tru" Shakur is finally free and ready to get back in the game. But everything has changed since he left the game three years ago. Kandi "K" Simmons has always been there for Truth, and it isn't only because he's her childhood best friend, but because she's been in love with him since forever and a day. The real question is can Truth make it back to his rightful position at the top and come to finally realize that the woman of his dreams had been at his side all along? This ain't no regular hood love story, this is about finding love in the hood and seeing if you can keep it.

Bad boy, good girl, cliche happily ever after ending right? Well, not with Melissa and Jionni. One boy is free to do whatever he wants, while the other is sheltered and has her every move watched by her parents. At Baton Rouge High School, "hood boy" Jionni and his friends aren't too fond of the only girl in school who has money, referring to her as a "silver spoon child." But after Jionni has a change of heart, he and the rich girl decides to keep it a secret that they hang out on a regular. After hanging out for some time, the two starts to find interests in things that they never bothered with before. Once their friends and family start to wonder why they're changing and acting out of character, they start to do their own secret investigation to find out what's REALLY happening with the two. It all goes down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ;)

He used to be one of TV's most beloved actors. He had the good looks, played the golden boy characters and had the voice that millions would be jealous of. He was in the spotlight and talked about daily, until one day he just wasn't. He just seemed to disappear, and with everything else going on, the mystery of where he went faded quickly, Hollywood moved on. I was one of those that didn't follow all of the Hollywood drama, but I knew who he was; everyone did. I never thought I would see his face on magazines again, and I never once thought that Hollywood's golden boy would be sitting in front of me with lifeless eyes and an attitude that warned you not to approach him. I never expected to meet him in person ever, but the last place I would ever expect to see him would be Rehab. In here no one cared who you were, all that mattered was the addiction and the fact that we all knew at this point our lives have fallen apart. Some would be put back together, and some were destroyed beyond being fixed. Nothing ever prepared us for the addiction we would face, but even worse is no one and nothing can prepare you for the up's and down's and the trials you would face, the unexpected people you would connect with, the heartbreaking stories, the late night talks, the friends you would make and the friends you would lose. Nothing could prepare you for the horrors and happiness found here that you would be forced to live with for the rest of your life. I thought my life was over, but I found the right people to help me through, I found out who my friends were, what the closest people in my life thought of me, most importantly I learned to live with my choices and move on, and it all started in rehab General Fiction - 9 Romance - 27 *Cover By Jessmb94*