A promise. It seems like the simplest thing in the world to keep. But so often, they're broken, empty and hollow. They seem like the easiest thing in the world to believe, but after the words are left out to bleed, after they leave you waiting and wanting, after all the emptiness and hollow words-how are you going to believe the one who actually say what they mean?

🏆🥇🏅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

"Where their love may not be enough. " August and Phoebe, still struggling to overcome the constant hurdles in their life and love enriched relationship. August, has fallen for Phoebe, in less than a year and they're about to bring new life into the world. But sometimes, picture perfect isn't for everyone. Phoebe's ex and first lover coming up dead and the mystery of her stalker Malcolm still to be solved, how does Phoebe make it out alive? With Betrayal, deceit and hurt all on the line, Phoebe and August both find themselves in compromising positions as they can't seem to fathom the idea of together forever into their minds. Though Phoebe forever tattoed with August's name on her heart, falls victim to her surroundings and complicates their love even more. With Kaitlyn growing up, mortified by the distance of her bestfriend their worlds seem to fall apart at the seams but love is the only option. Tied to their ever burning sexual escapades, August and Phoebe fumble after dark as they find out who is worth saving. But the secrets, won't let go of them and they keep crawling back for more. How scandalous can it get? Explicit Content for the drama and development of the story. For Mature audiences only. All Rights Reserved 2015 Trilogy to My Forbidden Fruits. WLAD (What Lies AfterDark)

August returns from a long tour to Mikaela and his daughter Abrianna. Mikaela is excited to finally have him home but an unexpected person returns soon after....and hell seems to follow as well. (Read Book 1 first - Baby By Me)

Shai and August were longtime childhood friends. Their relationship escalated throughout the years and they became a couple. The teenagers were madly in love and could not stand to be with out each other. Shai knew that August was everything she wanted in a her dream guy and vice versa. With Shai's new found pregnancy, she struggles to inform Aug of the situation. August has just been offered a record deal with Def Jam Records and that makes it harder for Shai's decision. She keeps the baby a secret and decides to deal with the consequences later. What will happen, 4 years later, when August and Shai cross paths? Read and find out.

We're often advised that one of the best ways to increase the chances of a relationship's success is to keep it private and keep your business out of the streets. But what if you don't have a choice and the relationship has to be kept a secret. You know that young, sexy, tattooed awesome R&B singer August Alsina well this rule applies to him. He's been keeping his relationship lowkey for a whole year now with girlfriend Raigen Ruiz. A person in love wants to be many things, but in most situations, a secret is not one of them. The relationship Raigen wants to broadcast to show her love for her boyfriend she can't. "Fans like to have that feeling that their the only girl in your life, so being publicly out there will hurt them. You will be more attractive if you appeared single." But just how private should a relationship be and what happens when people become too good at keeping their relationship private? What happens when a relationship becomes so private that it's a secret.

"Was I good enough for you? Took a chance on loving you. You're asking what you can do to fix this problem between me and you; I'm just apart of the picture that shattered of me and you." Sequel to Different Playing Fields A BeautyAndTheBrain Original series

Fresh out of high school Kashmere has everything figured out for the most part, until she meets August and decides give him a chance. She doesn't know it yet but her life will never be the same. © 2014-2015 RaquelR.™. All rights reserved.

An unlikely pair come together to live out their dreams.

Mikaela Montgomery is the hottest party planner in Miami, being around celebrities is nothing new....until a run in with August changes both their lives in ways they could never imagine.