A book of encouragement, thoughts, and other random things for the uplifting and awakening of black girls.

she doesn't realize what she's doing

Tameka Bryant's life has been one hell of a rollercoaster, and she's only 15! Her low self-esteem has made her avoid men and all the bullshít that comes with them. She keeps her head down and sticks to her books, the only thing she knows will help her in life. To Cali's resident bad boy Silas James, the streets are what raised him. But after his mother ships him 10,000 miles away to London, how will he deal with a street code foreign to his own? When Tameka meets Silas, something about him instinctively draws her in. But skeletons in Silas' past threaten to derail her destiny before it has even begun...

1996 just before the clock struck twelve that's when I officially met Rakim. And we entered the new year together. 1997 was a special year, for both me and Rakim. Everybody knew Rocky, but never bothered to know Rakim. 1997 was a year of heartbreak and hardships. I told my deepest secrets and my biggest fears. So he did the same. 1997 was the year of big mistakes, but I can never make myself regret them. That's only cause I spent 365 days with him. 1997 was the year I gave my heart and my soul to Rakim. And I knew he cherished every moment of it. Still, somewhere in the darkness something came to the light. 1997 was the year I let go of him and entered 1998 with new beginnings and without Rakim.

When Maya Joseph is forced to move from her hometown Miami because of her moms new job she has to start all over. New school, new neighborhood, and new people. At her new school she meets Aaron and Jaylani and becomes good friends with the both of them. Star football player Jaylen Thomas and Maya seem to have a thing for each other but there's one thing in the way... his girlfriend. Will Maya and Jaylen overcome the obstacles and fall in love? Or will she leave Brookwood the same way she came, alone? Read and see.

"Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots." -Tupac Young, African-American teen Ebony Brooks is considered an outcast to society. Not because of any disabilities or awkward personality traits, but because of her rich cocoa skin. However, Ebony is still confident with her dark complexion and receives uplifting praise from her family. Ebony travels through her entire life being a target to other kids, but when will she take a stand and stick up for her beautiful chocolate complexion? cover slayed by @aneonsky This story will be entering in the Wattys2016.