When the family discovers that Lindani is infertile, all eyes turn to his Older brother, Mabutho. Quiet, disciplined, and feared for his intensity, Mabutho becomes the centre of a shocking plan-one that demands he help his brother's wife conceive in order to "protect the family name" Caught between loyalty, pressure, and his own sense of morality, Mabutho faces an impossible decision. Will he obey his family's wishes, or will he defy them and risk being cast out? Tune in to find out.

[COMPLETELY EDITED AND FINISHED.] "you have a place in my heart no one could ever have."~ F. Scott Fitzgerald. •Love Conquers All is an idiom that means love is a powerful force that can overcome any obstacle or difficulty. When two individuals are deeply in love with one another, their bond and affection can triumph any challenge or difficulty they may encounter in life. °This is a story about how two people meet and fall in love with each other. They will face trials and tribulations along the way but will their love conquer it all or will their relationship crumble? •Hope you read and enjoy the book. •If you do not like slow burns don't bother reading it. •DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO ABUSE AND DEPRESSION. •Started: 10 February 2024. •Finished: 20 October 2024. •Edited: 07 December 2024. ☆All names, characters and places are fictious. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

Beneath the Blood & Roses is a South African love story woven with danger, tradition, and redemption. Andile "Swenka" Cele, born into wealth but raised in the ruthless underworld of drugs and crime, hides behind power and violence. Amanda Zungu, a young aspiring educator that grew up with discipline, culture, and dreams far from Andile's world. When their paths cross, passion defies reason. Amanda's innocence collides with Andile's darkness, binding them in a love that is both tender and destructive. Their romance must navigate the weight of tradition, family disapproval, betrayal, and the ever-present shadow of Andile's criminal life. Through heartbreak, longing, and forbidden choices, Amanda and Andile must ask themselves: can love really bridge two worlds built to destroy each other, or will destiny tear them apart? © All Rights Reserved

Onthatile has loved before - but never safely. Her past is marked by broken promises, betrayal, and scars she's still learning to hide. When a seemingly charming stranger crosses her path in the unlikeliest of places, she's convinced he's just another heartbreak waiting to happen. But Langa carries his own darkness - buried secrets and a past he's desperate to outrun - along with a quiet longing for something real. As their worlds collide, what starts as cautious flirting becomes something neither expected: a chance to begin again. From stolen moments and slow healing to betrayal and breathtaking love, Always Dark Before Dawn is a story about finding light - right when the night feels longest.

It began with a kiss. It was a New Year's Eve kiss that he wouldn't forget any time soon. - Bram doesn't like a lot of things. He doesn't like the fact that his boss is always calling him topside to switch on his computer. He doesn't like the way his boss stares at him. Bram doesn't like letting his little self go. He doesn't like being little. Xander Lupo has a lot of things. He has the respect, he has enough money to rule, buy and make his own country. He might be the head of the Lupo mafia family, he might be involved in drugs, guns and a lot of other things. He might have a lot. But he doesn't have a little. It takes a gun to his head, being at the wrong place and some stuffies to change his mind.

Tucker Conway is a self righteous lawyer, who has decided to dedicate his life to fight for justice, put criminals behind bars, and be the youngest District Attorney in the country. With a slight alcohol problem, and a large attitude problem- there are a lot of things that he despises. Callum Kaufman being one of them. Callum Kaufman, CEO of a multi-billion empire, gives the phrase 'rich and famous' a whole new definition. Used to always getting his way, imagine his dilemma when he runs into Tucker, a man that offers him nothing but disdain. With lives that are oceans apart, and ideologies even more so, read how Tuck and Cal collide. [mxm]

As his red lips touched mine, he pushed me back so my body was sandwiched between him and the orange brick wall. He licked my bottom lip, demanding entrance which I gladly gave to him. With my right hand, I grabbed his black hair and tugged his head closer to mine. My other hand rested on his cheek. A startled gasp made its way out of my mouth as he grabbed my member. "Your mine Colton" he growled, taking my jeans of. "No one else can touch you like this" he muttered, stroking me. "No one else can make you feel like this" just as he said that a moan escaped my mouth. "Tell me Colton, who do you fucking belong to?" He demanded, slowing down his strokes "You" I groaned out, grabbing him by the back of his head and joining our lips together once again. Colton Ryder and Julien Santiago are in a fucked up relationship, if you can even call it that. When their alone everything's perfect: they watch movies, cuddle, have sex but when their in public they act as if they don't know each other as Julien doesn't want the world to know he's gay. The fact that Julien's younger brother Alec is Colton's best friend doesn't help the matter. Julien is possessive, he doesn't like Colton hanging out with boys he doesn't know or girls for that matter yet when he's not with Colton he sleeps with anything that has a Vagina. Will Colton and Julien ever be able to have a relationship without the words 'Fucked up' in it?

Elliot is, and has always been, stuck in his home town. Sure, it's a fairly large city. Sure, all his family and friends are there. Sure, he has a job he absolutely adores. But he still isn't happy. No matter how much he loves working in Auntie Mae's Tea shop, baking cakes day in and day out, he can't find it in himself to be happy. He knows exactly what's wrong; he has a dream. His dream is to one day move to Paris and open his own bakery. Baking is his passion, and he wants to devote his life to it. The only problem is that he can't seem to get away from his current life to start a new one. He once told himself his studies were holding him back. When he was done with those, he used the excuse of renovating the entire Tea Shop. Then, when he finally couldn't find any more excuses, he gave up. He knew he was waiting for something to happen. The problem? He didn't know what. But what about that man who recently started visiting the shop? He definitely wasn't one of the regulars; his face, you would recognize. He comes every evening at six o'clock, and stays for an hour. Could he be what Elliot is waiting for? *Deals with self-esteem issues which I've been told might be triggering*