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THE KING'S REDEMPTION | DAVE EAST  by Dedra_Tarese
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It's been some time since Xander King was arrested in the middle of Greater New Hope Church. One minute, everybody was sitting in service, watching Bishop King preach like everything was normal. The next minute, the feds came walking through the doors and snatched Xander right in front of the whole church. After that day, nothing was ever the same. Charity King has been trying to pick up the pieces ever since. With Xander gone, she's been forced to be the sole provider for their daughter, Xylah. The life she thought she was building with him got flipped upside down, and now she's trying to be strong for her baby while still dealing with the hurt, the questions, and the love she still has for a man who put her through more than enough. And the King family? They are nowhere near the perfect family people thought they were. Bishop King's secrets have shaken the church, Victoria is trying to hold her family together, Genesis is growing up with the King name hanging over her head, and everyone is trying to figure out how to move forward when the person who held so much power in the family is sitting behind bars. But Xander King's story is not over. With his release possibly coming, everybody is wondering what comes next. Has prison really changed him? Is he ready to do right by Charity, Xylah, and his family? Or is the old Xander still there, waiting to come back stronger than before? The Kings all want redemption in some way. Xander wants to fix what he broke. Charity wants peace and stability. Victoria wants her family whole again. Malachi wants to outrun the secrets that keep catching up to him. Genesis just wants to breathe without the weight of the King name on her back. But wanting redemption and actually earning it are two different things. In The King's Redemption, the drama is deeper, the secrets are messier, and the love is more complicated than ever. Because when Xander finally comes home, everybody will have to decide if forgiveness
Lotus Flower Bomb by yourstrulyraeee
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𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦
STILL YOURS ( A Chris Brown story) by peeyton1
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all I see is your love.
THE UNHOLY | Dave East by Dedra_Tarese
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Xander King is the ultimate "holy" deception. As the son of the city's most famous Bishop, he's royalty in a three-piece suit. On Sunday mornings, he's the perfect heir to the pulpit. But when the sun goes down, the suit comes off, and the King of the streets comes out to play. Xander doesn't just run the city's underground-he owns it. He's got the money, the power, and a line of women who know better than to ask for his heart. Then there's Charity. She's the girl who just traded her old life for a Bible and a fresh start. She's trying to be "good," and when she looks at Xander, she sees a man who's just as lost as she used to be. She thinks she can save him. She thinks his cold stares are just a shield for a broken soul. But Xander isn't looking to be saved. He's fighting a war on every front: his father's impossible expectations, a past that won't stay buried, and the dangerous pull he feels toward a girl who's too pure for his world. When a body drops and a murder investigation hits too close to the church, the polished mask starts to slip. Charity is about to find out that the man she's falling for isn't a misunderstood saint-he's the devil in the front row. In this city, the only thing more dangerous than a sinner is someone Unholy.
𝐍𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋. ᶜʰʳⁱˢ ᵇʳᵒʷⁿ by asvprockiie
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"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬"
𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒 by 38xdlln
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She has everything the world says she should want-money, freedom, a "healthy" relationship- but inside, she feels hollow. Somewhere between punches and pain, she wonders if she can ever find herself again.
Butterfly Effect | DE by wordsbykay
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❝𝖠𝗇 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖽𝖾𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗎𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾❞ ©𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒𝐁𝐘𝐊𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝖠𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝖼𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝖽𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾, 𝖢𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗌𝗌 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗎𝗇𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌, 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗅 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝗍 𝗁𝗂𝗆; 𝖲𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗍 𝖺 notorious 𝖽𝗋𝗎𝗀𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗋𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖧𝖺𝗋𝗅𝖾𝗆. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝖽 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗉 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝖻𝗎𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗅𝗒'𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗈𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀... 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺s sweet 𝖺𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾. completed sept 2024.
Good To Me | Dave East by Dedra_Tarese
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Solani is the type of woman who lights up any room she walks into. She's single, fun, got her own job, her own place, and her weekends stay booked and busy. She's not pressed about finding love-if it happens, it happens. When her best friend and her fiancé plan a pre-wedding trip to Hawaii with the whole wedding party, Solani is all in. She's just there to have fun and maybe sip a few margaritas. But once she meets Demetri, the best man's best friend, all that "I'm just here to chill" talk goes out the window. He's fine, laid-back, and got that confidence that makes her nervous in the best way. What starts as playful flirting turns into something deeper. The two start spending every day together on the trip-late-night talks, laughing, and vibes that feel too good to be temporary. But once the plane lands back home, real life hits. Suddenly, those vacation feelings start to clash with the reality waiting for them both.
FORBIDDEN TIES.  {completed}  by HeiressofInk_
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Cheyenne has been in love with her brother's best friend, Mateo, for years. Despite the forbidden nature of their attraction, all it takes is one accidental text to reveal her feelings. Now she's finally with the man of her dreams, but is he willing to put his heart on the line again-for her? ----
Grief's Diary | Dave East by tinybina
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SEQUEL TO THE ART OF MANIPULATION Jonika thought the bullet ended everything-his empire, his hold on her heart, and the man she loved but was forced to betray. She tried to rebuild, to bury the grief under the illusion of a normal life. But grief doesn't stay buried. It claws. It festers. And some ghosts don't stay dead. When fate drags Jonika back into the shadows she thought she'd escaped, she finds herself hunted by the very man she once destroyed. His face is the same, his eyes colder, his love and fury tangled into something she can't escape. Now she doesn't know if he has returned to reclaim her heart... or claim her life.