They say love is patient ... but what happens when time is against you? Desiree Love Sanders has been waiting her whole 18 years to find the special one, it's senior year and all of her friends are either in serious relationships or far more experienced than she could compare to. For years she believed in the fairy tale of waiting for her prince charming and being patient, not chasing anyone down. Desiree wanted the love she saw in the movies and read in books growing up. However, she is given life changing news and realizes, she doesn't have as much time as she truly thought she did. Follow her as she embarks on her journey to finding love... on borrowed time.

completed 2020. "When her present begins to feel all too stifle, Citrus makes the most drastic decision of her life."

Two was a number that Brooklyn-born Indie Scott was more than familiar with. She had long embraced the idea of duality in all facets of her life: pain and joy, salt and sugar, yin and yang. What would the world be without pairings? This question never had to cross the twenty-one-year-olds mind. That is until the eve of her twenty-second birthday, when a life-altering incident takes place, ultimately expelling Indie to become accustomed to the lone number that is one.

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.

She lost everything in a single night - her home, her family, and the freedom to choose. Now she's trapped in the arms of the man who should've let her burn... but didn't. He saved her not out of mercy - but obsession. And he's not done claiming what's his.

We met when he was in jail. Or at least he met me. Ghost changed my life and I don't think I ever want to go back to what it was before. THIS IS A MAFIA LOVE STORY! We have drama, action, AND mind blowing smut ofc.

Girl, you're the one I want You're the one I need I'm beggin' you, please Can you come back to me 'Cause I was blind to see That's who was right in front of me (you were right in front of me).

"I told you about looking down when you being talked to mama." Kaiser spoke more softly than before. In the small time he been around Serenity, he noticed how shy she was. She was so avoidant but alluring. He was interested in her. Seeing how well she was with the kids was just a plus. "Why?" She sighed in frustration before signing. She knew if she started talking she would make a fool of herself. "Why what?" He signed back. "Why do you care? You don't know me." "Not everyone has it out for you. I just wanna know you," Kaiser frowned. He didn't understand why she was so isolated but he wanted to know. She was worth knowing.

𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 noun : a state of extreme joy. she was in 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 ever since she met him.

Nisan's mind protects her from overwhelming shock. Dissociation, numbness, and memory gaps aren't weakness-they're temporary shields. Like a circuit breaker, her brain "turns off" some feelings to keep her alive. Healing begins when it's safe to slowly return what was hidden. Fragile, yes but fiercely protective.