"He fell into despair and lost all hope... For who could ever love a beast?" -Beauty and The Beast ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Elle stumbled upon an ad for a stay in chef, she thought the universe had finally tipped in her favor. After graduating from culinary school, she wasn't sure what direction her life would go in... Until she met Stefan DeGramont. At first, he seemed like a cold hearted, presumptuous, egotistical asshole. As she grew to know him... Well... I guess you could add Mafia boss to the list. Now tangled in his crazy Mafia business, will something fragile like her heart, be on the line? Or maybe something more risky, like her life? Could all this be avoided If she can learn to love the man behind the beast... Before it's too late. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "A thorn defends the Rose. Harming only those that will steal the blossom." **PLEASE Beware: I wrote this a few years ago so the spelling errors are there, and some cringe moments are present. I'll accept all health invoices for any emotional and mental damage inflicted during this read xoxo

First installment of the Cocoa and Vanilla series Destiny Vasten has kept to herself for most of her life. It's her, her books, and school. She's never had close friendships or anything else. She lives comfortably and never has to worry about what tomorrow may bring. Justin Delarosa is quite the opposite. He's always out and about with his close group of friends. Not many people know about his home life. He spends the rest of his time trying to provide a comfortable life for his baby sister. When Destiny and Justin collide, they'll change each other's lives for the better. #1 in Swirl - 5/16/18 #1 in bwhm - 10/27/18 *Cover Photo: Done by Author

"Just don't tell anyone ok? it would only make trouble" he said, a serious set on his brow. "For who me or you?" I asked looking straight at him. His jaw clinched and his face reddened with anger again. He's always had a short temper. Was I taking my new found confidence too far too quickly? "Listen here SERVENT GIRL! I not losing my throne to this! don't pretend you didn't like.." I cut him off. "Oooh PLEASE you think that grape between your legs had any effect on me?" I lied "Grape? " He said walking up to me Oh no He grabbed my forearm and pulled me in. His hand around my waist. "Be a good girl and hold still" Before I could respond he has turned me around and had one hand around my waist and one inching up my thigh.

'Don't look around cause love is blind and darling right now I can't see you, I'm feeling proud so without a doubt I can feel you, Cause we are who we are, when no-one's watching, and right from the start, you know I got you, Yeah, you know I got you I won't mind, even though I know you'll, you'll never be mine'... maybe. ¤¤¤ "I love you darling", he said smiling down at me. I smiled sadly, "I love you too bub", I whispered watching our hands as we intertwined our fingers. It hurts so much just being here with him right now. I know that tomorrow all of this will stop. There will not be anymore tender touches or intimate moments between us. Maybe it's what's best for the both of us that way. Maybe i'll wait until he's comfortable with his new life before taking off again, for good this time. If I do there will be no more reunions happening because I will make sure of it and if our paths do cross again I would in a better place.

(BWWM) Shana is normal college student. That is until she meets Luke Agrippa. After the hell of a lifetime, with love and misfortune, can these two young adults ride the love train? Or will it end in one big train wreck?

Imagine having everything you've could ever dream of. Talent. Money. A scholarship. A beautiful girlfriend. A future in MLS. Popularity. I mean everything. Then imagine questioning it all after meeting one person. That's exactly what happened to Max Lynard. Max Lynard is the son of a former soccer star. Dark hair, tattoos, striking features along with the body of a greek god, makes him the type of guy a lots of girls fight over. Following in his father's foot steps he goes to North Carolina University for D1 soccer finding the perfect college girlfriend in Gina Wilson. He's never questioned anything in his life. That is, until he meets Camila Tanner, a dark skinned Jamacian girl who came to North Carolina on a full ride scholarship. She's the one girl who didn't fit with his plan...the one person who he hadn't anticipated meeting. One conversation with her causes sparks to fly between them. Realizing that he may be falling for her he begins really thinking about what he wants not what he's planned...or his father's planned. Everything about her has changed his way of thinking. Raising the question: Is he living his dream or the dream of his father?

If hiding their relationship wasn't already a problem for Zora Allen & Carter Nelson, Carters obsession with Zora becomes a problem too. Read their long journey to find out how much Zora can take ... Loving Carter.

Some people like the cookie. Some like the cream. I like them together, with some milk of course. But, I'm not talking about Oreos. Nope. This is my life. ___________________ BWWM ___________________ ©All Rights Reserved 2014. Disclaimer: read this book at your own risk. It's terrible. I was extremely young when I wrote this and did not know better. This book is an apt example of "it gets better" (or more tolerable) if you manage to stick around til chapter 17-18.

Sheilah has everything going through her mind, and speaks it when spoken too. Its just like talking without thinking. She has a nice school, a good set of friends, and been and done that in relationships, but what happens when a white boy is crushing on her?? She's never dated one in her life! But can that change.......?

Brielle Jackson and Levi Miller have been friends since they were six and were playing pee wee baseball together. Levi is a 6'0, athletic, blonde, fair-skinned, light brown eyed baseball player while Brielle is 5'4 and everything he is except she plays fastpitch softball now, has dark brown eyes and is African American. Their friendship never saw color as a boundary because the status was only that of best friends. As they grew older their friendship just grew stronger and feelings for each other morphed into something more. Coming out of the senior year, Levi tells Brielle some thing that changes the makeup of their friendship. Not only will their twelve year friendship be tested by outside forces but they both learn about the hard realities of the world around them. In the end, Brielle will have a decision to make, one that could destroy any chance she may have with the boy who's always had her heart. Can she use the strength, courage and perserverance she's learned from the place she's lived her entire life or will it break the strong young woman she became? Or will the outside forces using race as a divider become a boundary that destroys this friendship and growing love?