***2018 Wattys "Heartbreakers" Award" ***A Wattpad Featured Story*** For the Forbidden Love Anthology #FLA2018 contest. When Joy Richards finds a video of her husband having sex with another woman she is devastated. While trying to decide how to proceed with her marriage, she realizes how important keeping her family together is, and decides to stay. After agreeing to a night out with her best friend, an innocent evening turns into so much more. They say that two wrongs don't make a right, but Joy believes getting even is the only way she can move forward. Word Count: 1996 Contest Prompt 10: Someone hires a stripper

/ˈ(h)wərlˌwind/: an hasty yet passionate affair between two individuals that leaves both in an inebriated and sometimes toxic state. The story of two people who cross paths and form a union that seems almost unbreakable. It was so pure, so genuine yet misunderstood by many. Though their foundation was strong that didn't stop karma from working it's wonders and causing some kind of destruction. It caused a whirlwind.

SYMONE REDD comes from a long line of independent and successful black women. Living up to the impressive titles of lawyers and physicians isn't easy but Symone is determined to not be a disappointment to her family. With dreams of becoming a student at Spelman College, Symone doesn't allow herself any distractions, until she crosses paths with Zeke Morgan. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Symone wants more than anything to put the whole ordeal behind her, but when given the chance to "correct" the situation, Symone's conscious butts in and she makes a decision that may send her dreams of success up in smoke. But one thing is for sure, there is no how to book on Raising Isaiah.

Coming from a long line of wealthy, important and successful people, Laila Jenkins has quite the reputation to keep up. Her life is clean. No scandals or anything from her personal life that could tarnish her name. And that's simply because she has no personal life. Not having a man or kids didn't bother her before but as she watches all of her friends create their own families, it starts to eat at her. That's why when she meets her perfect man at her friend's wedding - she wastes no time. Hakeem Morrison has had to work hard for every penny he has owned. Having to support his family of five, things have always been quite hard for the 27 year old. Especially when he gets his heart broken by his childhood sweetheart. Hakeem thinks he'll never be able to open his heart up again until he encounters a woman who piques his interest in every way at a friend's wedding. Although they have so much in common, little do they know they are from completely different sides of life. How will it turn out when they both experience a bit of the other side?

Poppy White is nothing more than a simple Brooklyn girl...until the day she inherited 1.15 billion dollars. Too bad the family of the diceased old woman that left Poppy as her heir want their money back! Suddenly fame, insults, and even a law suit is thrown Poppy's way, leaving her life spinning wildly out of control. Cole Richmond, the (former)heir to the Richmond chain of hotels and restaurants has only one thought in mind: Get his fortune back. He’s determined to stop at nothing to run Poppy out of Manhattan, but his plan to snatch his fortune back looks like a recipe for disaster. Will Cole be able to charm Poppy into giving back his inheritance, or will he fall in love with the stunning redhead in the process? Follow this pair as lines blur, feelings get involved, and Cole's schemes are Sealed With a Kiss. *The Wedding Party Series Book II*

**Contains mature content** There's a reason why the wicked have more fun... She's a lawyer to be. He's a high-profile mob boss. For all intents and purposes, they really shouldn't have even crossed paths. But when Jourdain and Matteo meet, a wicked passion ignites between the two. But can she turn a blind eye to his immoral and downright illegal ways, and go against the very laws she is learning to protect? Can he give up the "business" thats made him who he is today? Or are they doomed to end up like the star-crossed lover literary counterparts, Romeo and Juliet? It doesn't get more wicked than this....

When Soraya Richards is kidnapped by a group of masked attackers, her whole life is thrown upside down. Family secrets are exposed and what she thought was her comfortable reality is all revealed to be a lie. To make matters worse, she ends up recognising one of her kidnappers as a childhood friend of hers - her first kiss and first crush Jordan Shaw. The last thing he expected was to come face to face with his childhood sweetheart in the terrible circumstances that they have been dealt with. Having fallen on the wrong side of the tracks, Jordan becomes heavily involved with a dangerous group of men - owing them plenty favours. When one favour becomes too personal for him to go through with, he has to make a decision. His life or hers? Interracial BW/WM. This is a romance with quite a bit of mystery involved.

Three years have passed and Jackson and Clementine Sawyer live happily with their two children, but as any love does, it fades. Jackson confronts the fact that him and Clementine have drifted apart. Jackson is desperate to find the love they had when they were younger and as their children grow older they must face more judgement and cruelty from the world around them. They have overcome so many obstacles but their love is put to the test when new enemies and new love interests try to stop them in their path to find the love they once had. Find out what happens in Fade To White!

Make sure to read Beware before reading Behold. Reina | Damien | Rafael