D'Anthony Carlos has skated through life always being protected. When you're related to the biggest drug cartel in the DMV you gotta be protected. When all of your uncles are the most feared and respected you automatically garner the same attention. With his head held high he maneuvered through life not giving a damn. Not about the stares, whispers and rumors that surrounded his last name. People think they know him, but they have no idea. More detailed description in story...

"You truly are evil Tyrece, do you know that!" I shout angrily as I try to push him away from me. When that doesn't work I slap at his chest, then his face as hard as I possibly can. He smiles, finding amusement in my anger before grabbing both of my arms and pinning them against the wall above me, I am fully exposed. "You begged me to fuck you even though I tried shooting you in the head, even though I tried killing your brother, stop with this pathetic good girl act dimples. You watched me blow a guy's brains out. Any other girl would run. You are just as twisted as me if not fuckjng worse," He spits out causing my heart to skip a beat. "I'm not as sick as you, "I say, Tyrece smiles viciously before throwing me onto my bed roughly, he climbs on top of me, he kisses me and I kiss him back desperately. My words were saying one thing but my actions were saying something completely different. ........ Rosewood is split into two sides what happens when Kabrina gets mixed in with the wrong crowd?

Follow Satiah through her college life as she battles to tear herself away from the toilet cubicles and into the real world, stumbling through trying to find her sexuality and herself. **Mature content + mention of depression and self-harming.

🏆🥇🏅Winner of the 2019 ANGIE THOMAS O.V.O.S AWARD🏆🥇🏅 A personal favorite by the judges and described as a story that "touches your soul and teaches you a lesson, makes you think." Follow 17 year old Nyla Baedee through her journey of self love, self confidence, and self discovery, as she finally learns to love the skin she's in. Book cover by me Copyright © 2016 Kira Melvin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. I do not own any of the pictures used in this publication. Started: 10/10/16 Ended: 11/09/17

Creanna Claire James is the definition of a good girl. Besides being in a relationship with her sister's ex boyfriend-she's never done anything wrong. So when her boyfriend Santana comes to her with the wild idea of seducing his dangerous drug dealing boss in order to get richer, this good girl hands her card into the world of Sin just for her man and takes the challenge. Mid-West Casper is a twenty-one year old boss who controls the entire Mid-West. Now wanting to expand, he moves down to New York and gets his feet wet with the big bosses on the East side. Casper just has one problem. Something like a crack addict has to a crack rock: He's addicted to women. Casper already has his Mrs. Right, but just isn't ready to settle down. He indulges in a different woman every night and plays them like a sport. When Casper meets one girl he can't seem to get rid of, will he end up getting more than he bargained for?

Even when it gets to be too much, don't jump.

Takashi and Toryn met each other when they were five. Became best friends at ten. Were inseparable by time they were fifteen. Built an indestructible bond at twenty. And now at the age of twenty five, after twenty years of friendship, due to the slowly deteriorating memory Toryn has had since she was a baby, she will one day forget everything. Including the one thing Takashi told her the first time they met. "Don't forget about me." -Takashi Maxwell Cover by: @lucida-

"It's all fun and games, until someone gets hurt." - L.R. Meet Lauren and Rakim. Friends that grew up with one another since they were toddlers. Because she grew up with him, Lauren thought she had her best friend all figured out. Well, what happens when they get into a relationship? That best friend she knew back then isn't the same best friend now. Completed in 2015.

"Thank you, Loren. For everything." - M.S. When you're emotionally and physically in love with someone, does their past matter? What if you find out your partner's family is the cause of your parents death, would you still love them? Completed in 2016.

"Every thing changed before my eyes, by my surprise. A$AP." - R.M. Welcome back to Lauren and Rakim's life. Life's been hitting them hard since they've found out they're expecting a child soon. They didn't see it happening nor was it planned, but maybe this was their blessing in disguise. Completed in 2015.