"What if, you and I were 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑡 to part ways, only so that we could find each other again?" Ever had a memory that was so sentimental, and impossible to forget? For Shiloh, that was his reality. Coming from nothing, having achieved most of his dreams only one thing from his past mattered to him. Eliana, the beautiful, young girl that befriended him when the entire town was against him. Shiloh and Eliana end up crossing paths but Shiloh has secrets, and lots of them. cover by: @CTRLBRAT 🫶🏾

𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞.' 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. Letter to my lover, let me explain my love to you. I know how your trauma built a grudge, but i wont judge you. Letter to my lover, your love like a drug too.. When we fell in love, I was fightin' demons and battlin' drug abuse.

Dreux Brown came from a sheltered upbringing with a family full of history and secrets, none of which she was privy to. Her parents had retired from their past sins but not before she was scarred by some of the people they wanted to leave behind. Now at twenty she is just starting to get her feet wet in the strange and cruel streets of the Florida underground. The thrill of not knowing what comes next is what excited her, not the danger of the drugs and the hitmen . Dreux slowly finds herself falling into the addictive lifestyle when she sets her sights on Trevon Anderson the most enigmatic of them all. Dreux finds her loyalty and life on the line when she finds herself having to decide between family or her sanity.

A gang banger and a stripper what can go wrong?...

"You'll always be my boo." In which, Genesis Renee Jackson returns home to New York City after spending years away. After graduating at the age of 18, she heads off to college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Years later, she returns home, now at the age of 24, and unexpectedly runs into her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend, Denzel Monroe, her first love. Denzel "Ace" Monroe Jr. An ex-basketball player turned Drug Kingpin, whose dreams were shattered by the death of his father, Denzel Sr. A former police officer, who had been killed on duty at the hands of his fellow officers. He'd been assigned to take down the dirty cops in his precinct known as "The Tribe." A group of dirty cops who'd worked for plenty of the city's biggest criminals. The Tribe committed countless robberies, sexual assaults, and murders including plenty of their own. The crime-based police group's resilience and dedication to the underworld had been underestimated. The crime ring had no plans of going down without a fight, a shootout with the members led to the death of Denzel Sr and his partner. With nowhere else to turn, Denzel stepped up as the man of the house at the age of 15 years old and turned to the streets to provide for his family. During this time, he and Genesis fell in love, going through the trials and tribulations of a relationship. What happens when the two of them see each other again after all these years? Will the two be able to try again or will the past and time apart shatter their chances?

No relationship...no ring...and no wedding! Dave and April have called it quits and what would be a world wind romance with a beautiful and loving blossoming relationship has withered as if it was never intended to be anything more than a fling. It looked promising. It was something new and fresh that they both needed and although April had given her all to Dave, Dave hadn't given his all to April. April has gotten rid of her baggage and finally made peace with it because what is meant to be will be. All that needs to be done is for Dave to do the same but will he. He's so invested in his first love and the promises that he made her that he can't seem to see what he truly has well had standing right in front of him. He still wonders about the what ifs. He wonders will Millie ever change. He wonders if she really wants a relationship with their child. But above all he wonders why. Why did she choose him to fuck and screw over? Hadn't he meant anything to her at all? Hadn't her love for him been genuine at least in the beginning? Watch as April tries to navigate being newly single, juggle between work, and still being on momma duty because let's face it momma duty never stops. This time around she refuses to wallow in pain and cry over another man who refuses to fight for her let alone what they have. This time around she's going to be selfish, live her life, and live for herself. Whatever happens...happens and what is meant to be will be. Watch as Dave tries to find himself as well as his self worth. It won't be easy but in order to make it back to his woman, his family, and his happy ending he'll have to do something he really doesn't want to do which is let Millie go. Dave wants his happy ending and he deserves it. He wants it all but fighting for it seems impossible. This time around he's the only player in the game and the ball is in his court. Now it's up to him to fight and make things right but will he... A Dave East fanfiction...

Kian Lancaster. They call him the Paranoid Grim Reaper. He trusts no one. He's impulsive, ruthless, and in the night he comes alive. But, what is a King without his Queen? Ellieandra Starr. She's everything Kian would never trust. She's too smiley, too carefree, and too much of sunshine. Yet, somehow he sees something in her that binds them together. And, although he will never trust her, he can't help but be drawn to her. To see what she hides.

"𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙮". (Characters in story are not the characters on cover)

Kaia is a powerhouse attorney - fierce, passionate, and determined to see Black women win. In the courtroom, she's unstoppable.. but at home her marriage is falling apart. Behind closed doors, Kaia struggles to hold together a relationship where she's the only one fighting to make it work. Exhausted and lonely she crosses paths with Saint at a welcome home party- a smooth, charming, man that reels her in. What starts as a steamy passionate affair quickly spirals into something deeper, forcing them both to confront the consequences of their choices and the complicated reality of love, loyalty, and desire.