After being fired from her first job, she moves to another state, another city in hopes to start over. All things start off well, until she meets him, taking her for the ride of her life.

SEQUEL TO LIES YOU TELL After Graces world comes crashing down around her, she struggles to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and mend her shattered perception of life upon learning that the man she grew to love more than life itself was a cold and remorseless murderer. Landing the position as a criminologist on the NYPD homicide squad, she works hard to rebuild a new life for herself and leave the past in the past. After waiting four long years, Joseph finally gets put on a highly publicized trial and with the help of a well known criminal defense lawyer, the jury reaches a verdict that rocks the city of New York. During those four years being incarcerated, Joseph is forced to let go of the love of his life but upon his release their paths inevitably cross and now he has to fight for and work to earn her love and trust back. To do so, Joseph finally opens up to Grace about his dark past but opens up a can of worms in the process. Grace learns about history of her own family and uncovers dark secrets not even her mother knows which puts her in danger. In a dark twist of faith, Joseph learns who the true enemy is. Will Grace and Joseph finally get their happily ever after? Smoke and mirrors- the obscuring of the truth of a situation with misleading information. DISCLAIMER: This story is a work of pure fiction. Story has no association to photos in the story used to depict the characters in real life. Dec 2021

𝙇𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 4 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣', 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 '𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚.

What is the definition of love?

*BOOK 3 in the Gang Life series. * (EDITING BUT COMPLETE) Jayla Santiago Co-don of one of the most powerful organised criminal agencies in the world. A ruthless killer and feared by the most vicious men and women and adored by all with charm, that will bring you crashing to your knees. Luis Jones. One foot in the life and the other in his law firm. He only has both feet in when absolutely necessary. After a total of 9 years apart, Will Jayla and Luis let this life of crime turn them into Bonnie and Clyde? Or has time buried everything that they wanted and everything they could have had?

He slowly backs up until his back is against the wall like my own, "You're..my neighbor?" He points to my door and I nod my head quickly. He hums softly, "You been here a while?" He asks and I nod my head once again. He chuckles, "Ya head hurt?" I nod again but stop as he laughs softly, "I-I mean.. no.. it doesn't." My cheeks burn red as I look at my shoes, "I-It doesn't hurt.." I repeat like a dummy and listen to him clear his throat, "So do you actually live there or was it bull?" He nods to my door and I play with my fingers, "Yeah.. I do.." I feel his eyes watch me and I quickly stop. "You live with your boyfriend or do you like sweatshirts that reach your knees?" He teased, making a giggle slip past my lips. I look away to the floor again, "I-I like big shirts... a lot." I mumble softly and he nods his head, "Hol' up." He puts his box down before walking over to one of the grey bins. I nosily watch as he pulls out a big grey sweatshirt, "Here." He holds it out for me to take and I stare at him with wide eyes, "F-For me?" I hesitantly grab the soft fabric as he chuckles, "Nah for ya mom." I puff my cheeks a little and give him a small glare, "Hush." He leans back against the wall and shakes his head, "It's cold out. You should put it on." ____________________________ She was a shy girl from the city with no spine and a list of problems so long that it could touch the floor and roll off her shoes. Though troublesome, she never truly minded because despite her fears, she was a smart little thing and worked around it. But like many of us, it kept her trapped in a tight little box. The fear of pain, insecurities, and endless thoughts held her back from the life she dreamt of. Until she met him. He was everything she could pray for and more. Tall, dark, handsome, intelligent, and caring. Perhaps she could peek out her little box.. just this once? __________ PLEASE STOP COPY PASTING MY BOOK!!!! THEIF!!! #1 in Daddy (1/1/2021) #1 in Black Romance (5/15/21)

I don't want to spoil anything. This is the third and final installment in the Janeé and Michael story. Happy reading! Published 10/21/18

Kola, a 24 year old hopeless romantic with a tough exterior and is very protective over what she considers hers. She has the mouth of a pit bull and a very hard time letting things go or talking out her problems. With her, things will sit and sit over time until they explode. Justice, 25, is a romantic person who deep inside craves love that he never had from his family. Raising his 16 year old, troubled, younger brother, he does whatever to protect him and the ones that he loves. Stay in your lane and he is the nicest person until you fuck him over, then he's not so nice anymore. What happens when these two fiery personalities cross paths and takes on each other's burden. Will they fall apart like the ones who abandoned them expect or over come it like the many problems the world threw at them before? ɪᴛ's ᴀ ᴋᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏᴜᴛᴄʜᴇᴀ 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐲: @𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐬𝐬𝐬392 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨: @𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲𝐛𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭

𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙿𝙻𝙴𝚃𝙴𝙳. 🖤 "𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚖𝚎, 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚎." 𝙵𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜. 𝚂𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚍𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚝. 𝚁𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚢, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 ?

College is a time to grow while being wild and free. Still living reckless comes with consequences. It's all a part of life's cruel game. The question still remains: who will win and who will lose. Both Pharaoh and Essence have the highest to lose.