One decision changed everything, and the silence that followed rewrote them both. Still, some stories are destined to return to the person they were always meant for.

Zatima story

The previous name of this book was called "TEST BOOK" it has been changed to Graceful News. Come here for all the latest announcements, character reveals, deleted scenes, and special surprises. Again, This is NOT A REAL BOOK!!! This is a TEST book, filled with GRACEFUL NEWS!!!

And if you'll let me, I'll take care of you

Eleven years ago, Zac Taylor left Philly as the #1 NFL draft pick with the world at his feet. Now, a public setback forces him back home, where old memories, unfinished feelings, and long-buried secrets wait for him. He must build community and face the youth. But the closer Zac gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes: some things were hidden for a reason.

A woman who wants love, marriage, and peace falls hard for a man whose world is built on power, secrecy, blood money, and loyalty codes he may never fully break.

Fatima is still trying to find her footing in the world when tragedy strikes: someone she loves dearly suddenly passes away, leaving behind a fifteen-year-old daughter with nowhere else to go. Overnight, Fatima becomes a provider, and the only steady ground for a grieving teenager whose world has been torn apart. But while she's expected to be the strong one, Fatima is quietly unraveling under the weight of her own heartbreak. She's navigating adulthood, career pressures, financial strain, and the lingering question of who she wants to become while learning how to parent a girl drowning in loss and anger. As the two struggle to coexist in a home filled with grief, they begin to discover that tragedy doesn't only destroy but it can also reshape. Through late-night arguments, unexpected laughter, and shared memories of the person they both loved, they slowly piece together a new kind of family. And just when life feels too heavy and responsibilities too overwhelming, love appears in the most unexpected way challenging Fatima to believe that even in the midst of sorrow, there is still room for healing, hope, and second chances.ther Zatima story

ᴀᴅᴀᴘᴛᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴏʟʟɪᴅᴇ. ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ. ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴏʀᴋ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜰᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ-ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ꜰʟɪɴᴄʜ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ ʜᴜɴɢ ʟᴏᴡ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜɴ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴀᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟʟꜱ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴜᴘ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜɪᴍ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴜɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ɢʟɪᴍᴘꜱᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜɪᴍ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴄᴀʀ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴏꜰꜰꜱ, ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴏꜰᴛ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇꜱ, ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇᴡ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘ-ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴇᴀʀᴄʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪᴛ.

Our love ended years ago... or did it?