Mob ties, wealth, prosperity. Those were the three things that circulated Luciano; A wealthy businessman's life. Wealth, Mafia ties, and Murder were Kyrei's diversions. Two cutthroat sociopaths trying to survive in the jungle-also known as the streets. Will they let their wrongdoings define them and pin them against one another, or will they learn to coexist and put their differences aside? Cover made by @triceynexttdoor 💕

Alyssa Perry is a single FBI Agent whose life revolves around work with little to no play ,but she has fought hard to become the respected woman that she is in her field of work. With a record of 25 solved cases , 20 successful indictments and plays a hand into the arrest of three of the notorious drug-dealers in NYC she thought her career was already established. Well that all changes when the most important case of her career is dropped on her desk , Sin a.k.a the most ruthless drug dealer of them all. Hakeem Smith is a smart,calculated, and driven criminal. He is the at the top of the food chain , the supplier's supplier. With ties to the mob , community and well known government officials under his payroll he is untouchable. He was once married but was done dirty by the woman he loved , which turned him into a hit it with no feelings attached type of man. What will happen when the two cross paths ? Will Alyssa solve her case & put away a serial killer or will she fall in love with the dark side? Will Hakeem get played again or does he have it in his control this time ? Read and you'll get all the answers you need!

Harlem nights never sleep-and neither do secrets. When Nevaeh Jordan walks into Rhodes Ink & Fade on a drunken whim, she doesn't expect the quiet, tattooed artist in the back to leave a permanent mark on more than just her skin. Malachi Rhodes is the kind of man who keeps his past buried beneath ink and silence... until her smile starts digging things up. She's the judge's daughter. He's the man that judge once sentenced. And neither of them knows the truth-yet. Some roads lead to healing. Other roads lead to her.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Cheyenne was beyond desperate. When deciding to become a sugar baby all she could think about was the money. She didn't consider the affect it would have on her relationships with her friends and family. But most of all she didn't expect her arrangement with her sugar daddy to develop into something more.

Dave east falls in love with a Amaria! They get to know each other for a little bit before she friend zones him. Dave is not able to resist Amaria and find her infatuating. Amaria makes it clear through her actions that she want to stay friends with Dave. How will he get out of the friend zone? Will Amaria love him back? What battles will they face?

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Harsh outcomes was all Nova expected from life, especially in the love department. That is until she found her soulmate Bryson, who happens to be one of the most high powered drug dealers in the country. Despite his menacing occupation, Bryson fulfilled Nova in ways she thought were impossible. He was her end all, be all. Nova prides herself as being a strong, independent, ambitious woman. One who doesn't deflect her saucy attitude or tones down her true feelings. However, as married life steps in full circle, everything is thrown into question as the outspoken diva struggles with being a spouse, maintaining a happy home, and finding her true identity in this world.

*Not edited* I snuggled into the pillow before I felt his arm wrap around me, pulling me closer. My head now in his chest as he pulled my leg over him. "I love you," he whispered with his eyes closed. "Why?" I whispered back and he opened his eyes, looking at me and chuckling a little. "Gabriella, if you don't say it back and stop playing," he mugged and I laughed. "I'm not playing. Why?" I smiled looking up at him and he let out a deep sigh. "I love you because you're the best thing that's ever happened to me...because I was lost before you...because I can't go a second without thinking about you...because my mind goes foggy when I'm not around you...because there is nothing in this world, or any other, I wouldn't do for you...because I know you always got me...because you're my baby and all I'm ever gonna do is love you," he smiled kissing my temple ::: Gabriella Rae Mason is a dancer who moved from New York to LA to follow her dreams. She ran away from a past that still has a hold on her. Although she finds it hard to let her guard down, her life it going well with what she's built for herself. That's until she meet a man who pulls her life in all different directions. Jordan is an artist. He's good at painting and interior design, his way with prints and patterns warm you. The colors of his work paint a rainbow but his insides are coated grey. A cloud of darkness filled with pain and trauma follows him. Will the new girl he meets be able to halt the precipitation? #1 Black Writer(8/1/22)