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𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 by milaszn
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Nyomi is hired by a mutual friend to help Khaiem expand his art lounge into a lifestyle brand. She plans to keep things professional-especially since she's still healing from a controlling ex who almost ruined her career. But Khaiem's creative, confident energy disarms her, and he's intrigued by her quiet power. What starts as creative brainstorming sessions at midnight turns into heated arguments, laughter, and stolen touches. But when her ex reappears, and Khaiem's old trust issues resurface, they'll have to choose if love is worth risking their carefully rebuilt lives.
THE ART OF AK  by Mya2tact
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"Beautiful things don't ask for attention." In a world that thrives on conformity, August is an anomaly. Raised in a secretive overbearing family, she was chosen to leave its hidden grounds-not for freedom, but for duty. Sent to college to become the strategic mind for her generation behind the family's growing empire, she tries to move through the world like a ghost, draped in gothic shadows with secrets too heavy to share but her style is just too much to go unnoticed by judging eyes unscathed. Then she meets Kason through his older brother. A rising rapper with a reckless charm and a hunger for something real, dealing with battles of his own, he's instantly drawn to August's eerie demeanor and the quiet storm that lingers behind her dark mysterious eyes. She's nothing like the women he's used to-unbothered by trends, and untouched by the need for validation. The more she resists, the deeper he falls, his infatuation turning into an obsession he can't shake. One he cant let go of. As their worlds collide, the slow burn of their connection threatens to ignite everything August has been taught to suppress. With her past closing in and expectations pressing down, she must decide if she's willing to defy everything she's ever known for the chance at something dangerously real. In a society that demands she fit a mold, August stands in defiance. Unfortunately, love has a way of making even the strongest question their silence. STARTED; February 22nd , 2025 PUBLISHED; MARCH 18th, 2025 FINISHED; MAY 27th, 2025
Brick city love. by sosaawrites
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"You don't know what you do to me," he murmured against my skin. "You really don't." - Honesty, a Black girl with a sharp tongue and a bad attitude. lives in Brick City, a row of red-brick apartments know for gangbangers and old grandmothers who yearn for a better place to live. She works nights at a corner store, saving every dollar to get her little brother out of the environment before he becomes part of it. She doesn't have time for love, drama, or distractions. Then Cesar, a quiet white boy with a raspy voice and sweet way with words, moves into the building next door. Who is just trying to make a living off his mechanic job. What happens when these two cross paths and fall in love? Read to find out. #2 hoodlove #4 bwwm #3 blacklove
SAINT'S OBSESSION:  | HOOD ROMANCE 18+ ✔️  by EjImagination
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Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.
The Hunt For Giovanni. by urbanwhore
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This is the sequel for the book "Friends with Benefits".. When 1 year old Giovanni gets kidnapped in the comfort of his own home, couple Jelani and Autumn face the biggest task of their entire LIFE; finding Giovanni. Would his disappearance split them up? or Bring them closer together? FIND OUT!
𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 by iiiKxmora
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𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦
If I Had One Wish (Part 1) *COMPLETED* by Kierra67890
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Kehlani is a 19 year old girl who is in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend Jordan who is 21. He hits her and calls her names and disrespects her parents. All kehlani wants is for her to have a good boyfriend who treats her right and her parents adore.. will she ever get the wish she wishes for? Or will the drama ruin everything she wishes for? All rights reserved Copy rights 2020
Blame It On The Streets | YG Story (COMPLETED) by allmyhoespretty
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Khia Patel recently relocated from up state Cali to watch over her brother who is apart of a Crip Gang and gets shot down at a nightclub. Keenon "YG" Jackson is in a West Side Piru Blood Gang, who has a passion for rapping; but doesn't let anyone into his life. YG and Khia eventually meet and fall for each other, but YG knows something Khia doesn't about the death of her brother.
The Eye of The Storm | Dave East  by shaytheless
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25 year old Angel Amore is in love with her life. Having Amir, her serious longtime boyfriend of 7 years, by her side, the perfect career that she was in love with (not to mention the lavish lifestyle that it could pay for) she is very content with her life. But one day her life takes a turn for the worst; sending her in a downwards spiral. What will happen when she meets Dave East, the top drug lord of New York? Will he be The Eye of her Storm or the devil waiting to take her on a trip to hell?...
Charm | A Dave East Story by allmyhoespretty
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22 year old Ayana "Charm" Davis is taken under the wings of her aunt and uncle, Keyshia and Radric "Gucci" Davis - aka The Wopsters, when her parents were shot and killed in 98' over a drug deal. Ayana's uncle tries to give her the life she deserves so that way she can stay clear of the streets, the strip club, and maybe continue the "legacy". But being 22 living in Miami and trying to take on a legacy was the last thing on her mind.