"I call this one pain. And this lil one right here under his wing is suffering." "No offense, but...who the hell would wanna be reminded of pain and Suffering? If I was going to get something etched into my skin forever, I'd want something that would bring me joy." His grin bemused her. As if he expected her to contradict his moral logic. "True that, shorty. And I agree, no doubt. But who's to say my birds don't bring me joy?" Dumbfounded, Jett lifted her eyes from the silhouetted birds up to meet his tender gaze, stumped on how to answer his question. She shrugged with one arm, "Do they?" * * * Jett Jaletta has enough of her own problems. Unreliable family members that depend on her for everything, too many bills with not enough income. And a federal probation sentence that's held her hostage for the past three years. The last thing she needs is the drama that comes along with a handsome face, drama that could jeopardize everything she's working for - a liberating dance career. But Roman Carter isn't liable for the damage caused by his blessed good genes. As a matter of fact, his alluring appearance and its effect on the opposite sex is the furthest on his list of priorities. The recent murder of his only brother has left him unfocused, indignant, and irrevocably heartbroken. Well, he is focused on one thing...retribution. BlackBiirds is the intertwining story of two characters-who's deepest pains and struggles happen to be caused by the other person. Ironically, surrounding situations, dangerous rivals, and even their own family members cause these two to become tangled in ways they can't escape from. * * * BLACKBiiRDS is the rewritten, reworked 2.0 version of its former draft: Souled Out.

(PREVIOUSLY TITLED SIX INCH HEELS) Remi Simmons has always been a go-getter: independent and thirsty for success. After a dysfunctional family home leaves her to fend for her self, she is adamant that she cannot depend on anyone and will make a way for herself, by herself. Everything seems to be tunnel vision for her until she starts an unusual relationship with her professor, Omari Beckham-a chill person within the classroom, with his own secrets lurking outside of it. As their relationship begins to evolve seriously, Omari teaches Remi not only the basics of psychology, but how to put her pride aside and become someone's equal.

A mini-soap opera about Love & Drama among college co-eds. This season we're soaking in a milkbath of bubbles and toiling troubles. Fall semester has arrived. Mira is back on the scene-high on life-after an HIV scare. Her ex, Sylus, takes an interest in a new girl on campus. And Mira gladly tries new things. Leilah and Darien are still in cuddle mode, but Darien has to decide if he should tell Leilah that her brother was catching heat before he got shot. Can their budding romance survive the secret's blow? Friends turn Foes and Lovers become Friends as the chamomile milkbath brims over the porcelain bathtub this season on Suds. It's gonna be a milkbath, Boo!! | updated every Thursday | ✨Featured on the Wattpad home page!!✨ Highest Rankings: #1 Milkbath, #1 Suds, #1 BlackChicklit, #10 EasyRead, #9 Episode, #17 FunToRead, #69 Growth

Take a dip into Suds, a mini-soap opera about college coeds that bubbles with Love & Drama. Leilah is just a girl who wants to earn her college degree to help her family. And Darien is just a guy who pumps the breaks on his fun, easy life to listen to God. When he finds Leilah, the desires of his heart are flooded with her. But he's not the only one with desires. His ex, who happens to be Leilah's roommate, pops up, determined to make him hers again. Will Leilah make room for the playboy on a quest to follow God even though she's not the praying type? Or will Darien's past keep getting in their way? It gets dirty, but we've got the soap. So let's bust out the Suds. 🧼Mature•ish - This is a mostly clean read. 🧼No profanity - although the words 'slut' and 'hell' have popped up on occasion. 🧼Not erotic - although sex happens, it's not a play by play. A fade to black approach. 🧼Sensual, steamy scenes ahead 🧼mild violence 🧼edgy Christian fiction Highest Rankings: #1 in Suds, #2 in Binging, #6 in EasyRead, #6 in Episode REVIEWS: "Oooooohhhhh, this (Episode 15) is juicy! I can't wait to see what happens tomorrow! Keep it comin'!" ~Dwan L. "I LOVE Leilah! Shantel is psycho and I cant wait to see what she does next!! If ya'll dont know by now SUDS is what's up!!!" ~ Lalique P.

At age 25, Imani Forde doesn't quite know what to do when a house fire makes her lose everything that she has. She isn't sure how she will cope until she is offered a large amount of money in return for her taking on a job with the iciest human on earth. Handsome, intelligent and complicated are three words that can be used to describe Vincent Pellegrino. Son of multi millionaire Giovanni Pellegrino, taking over the family business is what is expected out of him. But expectations and reality prove to be two different things when it comes to Vincent. When their two worlds collide, an act of kindness begins a spiral of emotions for the both of them. THIS IS IN AN INTERRACIAL BW/WM. I AM SIMPLY MAKING YOU AWARE SO THAT YOU KNOW. IF RACE REALLY PLAYS A BIG PART IN YOUR ENJOYMENT THEN I'M SORRY GUYS, YOU PROBABLY WON'T LIKE IT. :D Happy Reading.

Success doesn't equate happiness. I've had to learn that the hard way over the years. With every disappointment, every let down, every heartbreak, my solution was to just achieve something. Gain a new award, a higher accolade, a bigger position. The distractions only work temporarily, but once it dies down you realize that you're left with just you. You realize that you're still alone, still a failure in other aspects of life, and still hiding from the past. My name is Brynn. I got married at nineteen to my college sweetheart, and at the age of twenty four I found myself packing up and leaving him in the middle of the night. During that ungodly hour is when everything starts to hit you, when everything begins to resurface. My husband never attempted to come after me, never even attempted to reach out to me. Yet I still find myself going to sleep with him on my mind. I can still feel his touch if I dream hard enough. I still find myself keeping up with his social media, following his life from a distance. Only in that ungodly hour do I let my fantasies roam free and allow myself to miss him. I allow myself to still love him, still care for him. As long as I know that once morning hits it's back to business, back to being distracted, and back to being alone.

Sasha Swedenburg is nothing like the 'other girls' and is constantly reminded of that by everyone in her life. With a boyish style and sick skills on the court, Sasha is the opposite of what her strict religious parents wanted in their only daughter of five children. However that doesn't deter her when it comes to being true to who she is, even if that means breaking a few rules. Sasha is used to being a goody goody, but with one year left and a new school in a new city, Sasha's life is turned upside down. First, when she meets Lux Connelly. A sweet, pretty girl that latches on her from the first day of school. Everyone wants a piece of Lux, and is willing to bargain for her love; But she has her eye on one person, Sasha. Sasha is too caught up in her own world to notice, however cupid isn't stupid when it strikes her with not only puppy love, but confusion about a sexuality she never knew she had. Follow Sasha on her journey, as for once she's not allowing her toxic family to ruin her last year of high school. She's determined to have it her way - will she find love that is meant for her, or continue to be the girl that everyone wants her to be.

They say a girl's first love is her father, but Morgan being raised by her older brother... he was hers. So when her brother ended up with life in jail she begin to fear love and would rather avoid and deny it all together. Morgan's mindset became: what's the point of falling in love if they could possibly end up taken away from you? With her fear of love comes complications.

Book #2 of the Love & Trauma series.

Book #1 of the Love & Trauma series.