Brielle Washington is a runaway teen searching for solace after the passing of her father, which she finds in all the wrong places. Some say it was fate that put her in Hakeem Smith's path. Whether that fate works in her favor has yet to be determined.

"ℂ𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕪." All rights reserved. It shall not be reproduced or used, in any manner, without the written consent of the publisher. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. © Copyright © 2025 Rosemadeit444\

"Solè, why'd you stay?" "Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for." ❀ 🝳 ❀ Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet. Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft. Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down, to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets. Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees. When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too. But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered? A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land. ❀ 🝳 ❀

"I don't wanna be just a memory And I don't wanna feel your wings break free Because without you I'm lost in the breeze I gotta be strong now, I gotta show you how I'll love you like I've never, ever loved somebody I'll give you things you didn't even know you wanted Don't tell me that it's not enough My time is up, you're over us 'Cause I think I might do anything for you If you just let me ... " - Sinead Harnett

In an unfulfilled life, Lorianna finds herself caught between the echoes of loyalty and the whispers of a new beginning. As she navigates the complexities of love, betrayal, and societal expectations, a chance encounter promises a path to happiness she never imagined. But when her past and present collide, the consequences are as unexpected as they are devastating. This tale of passion, friendship, and the thin line between love and morality will leave you questioning how well we truly know the ones we love-and at what cost comes the pursuit of happiness. 🌹 - Shattered Vows , Liloandrice.

Meet Milyon Washington. She's currently 18 and a senior in high school. Milyon don't have nobody but her cousin Quinton aka Quinn who's very known in the streets for being a successful hitman. He never misses a target. Even though he puts in work throughout the day and night, he still doesn't make enough money to take care of them. Milyon decides to take things in her own hands and starts stripping in the most known night club in her city, "Sincere Night". Every thing was going smoothly. Quinton believed Milyon was working at a regular high paying job, but what happens when one night the club he shoots up, is the club Milyon works in? What happens when Quinton finally fail to kill his target? What happens when his target ends up saving Milyon, clueless of who she's related too. Finally, what happens when the target turns out to be the notorious Karter Montgomery, future head of a big drug dealing cartel. Want the answers? Just read and find out.

Follow seventeen-year-old Fallon throughout her journey.

𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦..

"If love is poison, what a wonderful way to die." 🖤

Solani is the type of woman who lights up any room she walks into. She's single, fun, got her own job, her own place, and her weekends stay booked and busy. She's not pressed about finding love-if it happens, it happens. When her best friend and her fiancé plan a pre-wedding trip to Hawaii with the whole wedding party, Solani is all in. She's just there to have fun and maybe sip a few margaritas. But once she meets Demetri, the best man's best friend, all that "I'm just here to chill" talk goes out the window. He's fine, laid-back, and got that confidence that makes her nervous in the best way. What starts as playful flirting turns into something deeper. The two start spending every day together on the trip-late-night talks, laughing, and vibes that feel too good to be temporary. But once the plane lands back home, real life hits. Suddenly, those vacation feelings start to clash with the reality waiting for them both.