By day, Kaiser Armstrong is the picture of control-sharp, assertive, and untouchable in the boardroom, as the CMO of Panther Inc. But at night, he trades power for longing, secretly obsessed with the internet vixen that is Kimani Abrahams, a digital marketing analyst moonlighting as an irresistibly seductive online "personality". He has no idea he's her boss. She has no idea he's her biggest fan-or how deeply he aches to surrender to someone like her. When Kimani gives him her number, sparks fly, but everything changes when she learns he's been watching her all along. As desire and betrayal collide, two people hiding in plain sight must risk honesty to have the intimacy they both secretly crave.

"She not like the others, Ma. She real." Phoenyx spoke with conviction. "She makes me feel-" "Like a bitch." Persephone cut in, raising off of the couch. "You lettin' her soften you up. I ain't raise you to be no simp." "Forreal, Ma?" Phoenyx felt the heat rising to his face, a mixture of embarrassment and anger. "Why can't you just let me have this?" "Have what?" Persephone scoffed. "This shit ain't you. You gon' start actin' like somebody's fuckin' husband now? You think love gon' save you in these streets?" • • • • • • 𝙰 𝚗𝚎𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚊 𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎. ❤️‍🔥👻 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝟹 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 (𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚗-𝚘𝚏𝚏)

Soft Universe. Please read Soft and Strength to understand the characters. Saint Zeke Ingram, the youngest child of Naomi & Zeke, is a successful photographer, cinematographer, film writer, and producer. He has built his own brand with his vision and creativity. Currently writing a memoir, Saint takes readers through a journey of lessons he has learned along the way and how he will apply it to his life.

"Nia." Her name softly fell from his lips and she soaked in his sweet breath like a pancake to syrup. Her eyes were low and she was watching his chest rise and fall. She couldn't look at him just yet. She was frozen in place. With just this brazen touch alone, being this close, closer than they'd ever had before, her fingertips pressing into his skin with a lusty intention, Nia knew she was crossing a line before she had even crossed it. "Nia." When he said her name this time, it sounded so tense and tortured, Nia's eyes lifted to meet him just to make sure he was okay. His gaze was soft, and his pouty lips were set in a firm line, "What are we doing?" *** Nia Birch (30) is confident and content, but choosy. She has the perfect, stable job as a social media strategist for a beauty brand. She's not looking to be a "boss babe", and is totally happy with the consistent and comfortable life her professional success has brought her. As a result of knowing what she wants, doesn't settle for men who don't meet the standards of her 'man must' list. Her life's decided measures made keeping the contacts in her little black book as strictly hookups so easy. She knew what box a man filled in her life almost instantly. She also knew she would never want to blur the lines of a physical or plantonic relationship, Until she did. 📝🖤

For her & her son, she'll find the strength to let go, love again & rebuild.

❄️ A SHORT CHRISTMAS DRAMA ❄️ Arguments. All relationships have them. When a group of friends book a snowy Christmas retreat to a remote cabin in Aspen Colorado, they hope the for ultimate fix in the brewing pot of relationship problems and a chance to unwind. Every last couple has a simmering issue and the trip is nothing but a desperate attempt to salvage struggling relationships by unplugging from the chaos of daily home life. Plans quickly spiral when they discover the cabin isn't as private as they thought. With fame-status and privacy was key to overcoming their hardships, but it quickly becomes not so private. As the snow piles up outside, so do the tensions inside, especially when secrets are exposed, friendships are questioned, and relationships are put to the extreme test. With two weeks trapped together and Christmas quickly approaching, alliances will be tested, emotions will run high, and hearts may find unexpected paths. Will the couples mend their fragile relationships? Or will the magic of the season lead to love where it's least expected? STARTED; DEC. 29th, 2024 PUBLISHED; NOV. 10th, 2025

Superstar rapper, Sevyn, has spent the past seven years in the industry going through the motions and removing himself from the impeding doom of street life. His daily struggles prevent him for seeking any form of love. He avoided it like all things that he knew would eventually be taken from him. Kiyanna Cross, successfully built a name for herself in the hair industry without the help of social media. She's been able to keep a low profile and maintain professionalism until she meets the extremely rude and guarded Sevyn. But when he challenges everything she knew about herself and love it's hard not to wonder what more could be.

Jahaira Maddox is a quiet librarian who prefers a life free of drama, but her world is turned upside down when she learns that her father took out a shark loan from the infamous mafia family, the Sinclairs. Landon Sinclair is dangerous, and the only way she can get him off her back is to... accept his invitation to dinner?

Solana Jacobs was raised in a town where her future was predicted based on her mother who couldn't let go of drugs. After moving to start a new life, she's called to come back home. Solana experiences secrets, troubles, ups and downs, new encounters and old flames. Started: Jan 22 2022

Troy Myers has known Steven Moran since they were kids in elementary school. However, the two part ways when they graduate, and she doesn't see him again until college. During one senior class, they bond and become fast friends, but Steven is popular, fine and perfect. He's too preoccupied with building a great career after college, other relationships and family. Troy is an outcast, just trying to figure out how to navigate life with a broken family home and an unromantic life. Careers and family don't mean anything to her. Despite their differences, they are drawn to one another and quickly become each other's support system when the going gets tough. As their friendship deepens over the years, the two realize that they have developed feelings for one another, but is love worth crossing the boundary of friendship?