Peaceful would be the perfect word for Mila to describe where she was in life. She was a single mother, raising her daughter alone-which wasn't anything new, anyway-but she'd escaped. She'd escaped the life she was born into and created a new found family that didn't exude toxicity. But as her best friend never let her forget, the next addition to her life had to be...love.

When southern sweet tea mixes with northern Hennessy, straight. **** Ryan-Mae, use to be the sweetest girl until she fell into the hands of New York's finest Kadeem Cahir Gibson. Giving her something she'd never experienced before.

Maliyah and Zylo, two bestfriends who have known each other since toddlers had never left each other's side since they connected. Over the years, one party starts to develop feelings for the other but, sadly the feelings aren't mutual. It might've been easier to walk away due to not wanting the feelings to complicate their friendship but, there was an 13 year old promise that kept the two together. So... What happens when a third person inserts themselves into the equation ? Will the two bestfriends find a way to be together ? Or, will their promise be broken and have things take a turn for the worse ? Find Out More in 'What's Lost'

𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 - 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬.

She sold her time for money; until desire demanded her heart. Broke and desperate, twenty-two year old Sage, takes a job that pays thousands for her time and beauty-no strings attached. But when she meets Cortez Banks, a powerful man with tattoos, secrets, and temptation written all over him, rules shatter. He's off-limits. He's dangerous. And falling for him could cost her everything. Sage swore she wouldn't break the rules. Cortez swore he didn't need love. But rules were made to be broken. What begins as desire spirals into something far more dangerous. When secrets unravel; secrets that tie Cortez to her family, to her best friend, to a world of blood and betrayal-Sage will learn the truth: Luxury isn't free. And love might cost her 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Short stories!

WE'VE ALL GOT SECRETS. WHAT'S YOURS? Chasity Simmons is known for being sharp, composed, and by the book. As a defense attorney, she keeps her distance-never getting too involved, never letting the lines blur. But this case is different. Something about it hits too close to home. And the deeper she gets, the harder it is to keep her image intact. Because Chasity isn't just hiding the truth about the case ... She's hiding the truth about herself.

"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘚𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵? 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.."