In the early 1990's of a small Texas town, an aspiring bull rider and the spirited daughter of a wealthy Oil Landman bump heads. Her father's itching to snag his family's land, while the Bailard's refuse to sell. Their differences should be like oil and water, but instead, they spark a love affair that gives everyone around them the blues deep down in their souls. A blues that not even the light, sweet smell of bluebonnets can heal.

⚠️ SEQUEL TO THE SKIN I'M IN! PLEASE READ THE FIRST BOOK OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE CONFUSED⚠️ The journey of Nyla and Christian continues in this follow up to The Skin I'm In. Cover by me 💕 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: 03/21/2025 Ended: Copyright © 2025 Kira Melvin

Majestic Memori. Diablã. The Widow. All interceded by the misfortune of one. Three women. Three different lifestyles. Three independent motives. One respective desire, and they're all willing to go to whatever extreme measures necessary for their... 𝙼𝙾𝙽𝙴𝚈. 𝙿𝙾𝚆𝙴𝚁. 𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙲𝚃.

Once a Felon. Now a businessman. A community builder. Two years after his release, Dante White must fight to protect his name, his children, and the legacy he's trying to keep.

New Orleans isn't just a city-it's a pulse. A rhythm. A hunger. And nobody knows that better than Arielle Washington, a tired single mother grinding just to make rent in the Desire Projects. Love left her a long time ago, replaced with diaper bags, house keys, and survival. That is, until a new housekeeping job drops her into the home-and world-of ICE the most dangerous man in the streets. ICE doesn't do mess. Doesn't do feelings. But there's something about Ari-her fire, her silence, her scars-that draws him in. And when business gets bloody and loyalties are tested, the line between protector and predator blurs. Because in the Dirty South, nothing comes clean... not even love.

Imperfect flowers follows different young adults as they navigate grief, growth, and survival at pivotal moments in their lives. Among them is Sterling Waters, a privileged African American woman raised in a sheltered world shaped by wealth, structure, and expectation, and Arzen "Ace" Suárez, a young man carrying the weight of a turbulent past he's been trying to outrun. Their stories intersect with others who are searching for purpose, healing, and connection, revealing how lives overlap, influence, and fracture in ways no one sees coming.

Her Own Esteem When hoe is life. (Description inside) Book cover by me❤ Copyright © 2017 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.

▃▃▃ BOOK I ▃▃▃ description inside. Completed 2018.