When Khalan's life takes an unexpected turn he suddenly moves to the Big Apple. What he didn't expect to find in this new city was Nubia, the person he didn't know he would crave.

"I only date black guys." "So because of the pigment of my skin you won't give me a chance." "Basically. No hard feelings though. Besides I like something I can...grab." She looked down toward my **** and proceeded to leave. Before she could walk away I pulled her toward me. "Do that feel small to you?" _________________________________________ Jaelyn Evans didn't date much. She's known as cold, aloaf, unapproachable. She has a permanent resting bitch face and curved every guy that came around. She had her own group of friends; her model: no new friends. So when she saw Axel around her friends. She was annoyed. Did that stop Axel, nope. If anything that only made him want her more. Axel Parks wasn't always popular, if anything he was the exact opposite, but after the summer of Junior year, he glowed up. His popularity immediately changed and he was a magnet with the ladies, he could get any girl he wanted. Except the one girl he really wanted didn't want him or any guy for that matter, but he wasn't going to give up.

"This was suppose to be easy, nobody was suppose to get hurt". Twenty year old Ivory Santana was what most people would call friendly and caring. She'd be the person you'd least expect to have a father running one of the biggest drug trafficking industry's in America. Ivory has went through great measures keeping that part of her life private while attending college at NYU, that is until she's taken. Twenty two year old Jade and his older brother Ohaji are 2 completely different types of people that you wouldn't expect to even associate with each other if they weren't related. With dreams of one day being as legendary as their father once was. The two brothers were given the task of kidnapping their boss, big Al's enemy's daughter until he agrees to compromise. Sounds simple enough right? WRONG. What happens when Ivory teams up with the brothers and this turns into a cat and mouse game between bonds and blood?

LAST 15 CHAPTERS WERE REMOVED DUE TO PUBLISHING REASONS. You can find the full book on amazon on March 30th 2020. Highest ranking in Teen Fiction #1 Completed Editing placed on hold until further notice She was broken So she moved away Until one day she returned Having to face the person who hurt her Making her past rise from the ground once more Making Tyler's feelings return once again Making her trapped in his presence And making her his Gem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you hold something dear to your heart, you try to treasure it as if it was gold. For it is too valuable to lose. And when you protect it with all your might, it then becomes your treasure. Your gem. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // amazing trailer by~~~ LotteHolder\\ //amazing cover by~~~ XThepineappleGirlX\\

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.