Mario Alvarez comes from the hood. Hes a latino boy who grew up with a typical hispanic family: macho, hard working dad, sweet, but overbearing mother, and 3 siblings. He grew up in the heart of gangland and fell into the game at a young age. Now he cant stop cause its all hes ever known. Blu Tucker lived differently. She comes from your average lower-middle class family. Divorced parents, two older brothers and a close bond with her grandprents was all she needed to grow into a smart young women. This girl had never done a bad thing in her life (her momma made sure of that). We've all heard that famous saying "opposites attract". Will these two prove it to be true?

First installment of the Cocoa and Vanilla series Destiny Vasten has kept to herself for most of her life. It's her, her books, and school. She's never had close friendships or anything else. She lives comfortably and never has to worry about what tomorrow may bring. Justin Delarosa is quite the opposite. He's always out and about with his close group of friends. Not many people know about his home life. He spends the rest of his time trying to provide a comfortable life for his baby sister. When Destiny and Justin collide, they'll change each other's lives for the better. #1 in Swirl - 5/16/18 #1 in bwhm - 10/27/18 *Cover Photo: Done by Author

Cassandra Ellis: A young African American woman working in the fast paced life surrounding Chicago. Just graduating from university, she receives her dream job but sooner or later she gets fired from that same exact job. Thinking the world is going to end, Cassandra suddenly finds a newspaper offering a job that suits her needs. But later, when she sets her eyes upon the infamous Alexander Caldwell..all hell breaks loose in her life. Alexander Caldwell II: A privileged white playboy living as if the city of Chicago surrounds himself. With the help of being the bad boy of the business world, he's also the heir to wildly successful Caldwell Industries. With lots of responsibility in his near future, as a stress reliever he has a different girl leaving his house every other day. But when Alexander sets his eyes upon Cassandra, his whole demeanor on life takes an.... upright but positive turn. -Who do you think fell in love FIRST? Trust me, it's not who you think. Copyright © 2014 Bridget Ackon.

Mackenzie Graham had two big problems. First, she was the head bartender in her city's busiest, most elite restaurant, which meant that she was surrounded by attractive men twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Now, her second, and by far biggest problem - the poor thing couldn't keep her legs closed.

Have you ever been unlike the others? Picked on because you like different things? Different people? To me it's more like different skin color. Harmony Carter is a 14 year old black girl that always was different from the others. Most of her friends were white, she likes pop music instead of rap, she liked playing softball instead of basketball, and most importantly she liked white boys especially baseball players. Aiden Smith is your typical 16 year old white boy. He loves to do sports, you know football, basketball, and his main sport Baseball. Aidens not to different from the rest of the guys at Kings Wood High School. The one thing that you can tell Aiden and the rest of the boys apart is that he likes black girls. Let's face it they are going to get together but what obstacles will come their way?

Ava Williams grew up in very strict household and the oldest of two siblings. When finally get accepted in her dream college, she is excitedly leave her home and finally become independent. Although she is settled in her new life, she still feels like she's missing something. Will she find what her heart aches for?

A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real? ***** Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Zach Anderson has always observed the quiet yet artistic and outgoing Allie Kingston in his art class. Will an attempt to get to know her better bring them close?

Reece smirked, "Trust me Chloe, the good girl always falls for the bad boy." Chloe Armel is a good girl. She never gets in trouble, gets excellent grades and is loved by everyone. Enter Reece. Wild, badass and has an ego that honestly couldn't get any bigger. He gets into fights, breaks every single rule and couldn't care less about the consequences that come with it. When Chloe's parents leave to treat sick children in Cambodia for two weeks, she is forced to stay at her neighbour's house. Her neighbour has a son, and it's Reece Carter. Sneaking out. Parties. Drinks. Hash Brownies. Flirting. Breaking the law...and road trips. Add a few shots of Cupid's arrows and what have we got? No clue. All we know is, it'll be unforgettable.

//Like a moth drawn to a flame, Taylah prayed that light would brighten her life, not burn her alive// Taylah Stevenson begins to fade into another world after loosing both her parents in a plane crash. When the 16 year old is forced to go live with another family she has never met, they begin to coax her slowly out of her shell and she discovers that life's not all that bleak. With no idea of what awaits her, she is thrown into a different world where boys rule girls' emotions and rules are bent. The Colton boys are definitely something else.