Beneath the Blood & Roses is a South African love story woven with danger, tradition, and redemption. Andile "Swenka" Cele, born into wealth but raised in the ruthless underworld of drugs and crime, hides behind power and violence. Amanda Zungu, a young aspiring educator that grew up with discipline, culture, and dreams far from Andile's world. When their paths cross, passion defies reason. Amanda's innocence collides with Andile's darkness, binding them in a love that is both tender and destructive. Their romance must navigate the weight of tradition, family disapproval, betrayal, and the ever-present shadow of Andile's criminal life. Through heartbreak, longing, and forbidden choices, Amanda and Andile must ask themselves: can love really bridge two worlds built to destroy each other, or will destiny tear them apart? © All Rights Reserved

Murda got ops in every direction, and Taya gotta adjust to loving a man who might not come home one night. The streets talk fast. One day you're in love, next day you trending for all the wrong reasons.

He prayed for her in the dark. She begged to God for him to let her go. Ky'leigh Ace thought loving a man like Julian "Toro" Cortez was just part of growing up in the Southside. But when he got locked up, she found out the truth: being in love with a gang member was one thing-raising his daughter alone was another. Six years later, he's back. Fresh out. Full of pain, pride, and poison. But Ky has changed. She's colder now. Stronger. Smarter. And she's been keeping Jurnee away from the streets. But Julian doesn't play when it comes to his daughter. Or Ky. In the world they come from, love ain't sweet-it's war. And every night, somebody's out there whispering a Lover's Prayer just to survive it.

Tyler "Tank" Carter, a 22 year old truck driver crosses paths with Kayla Knight, an 18 year old girl who running away home as he is enroute to drop off a load from Augusta, Georgia to Bangor, Maine.

Lando, a single dad and photographer, finds his carefully ordered life upended when he meets his most interesting muse yet- Grace Emerson; a free-spirited party girl with a love for all things fun. As they navigate the complexities of their budding "professional" relationship, both Lando and Grace discover depths within themselves.

But I'll keep running with my best foot forward 'Cause the race to love is never over I wanna be better for ya You made me genuinely better

Sidney Berry had her life planned out: after high school go to culinary school, become a world-renowned chef and marry her childhood sweetheart, Aiden. But after a tragic incident that shakes her world at the end of her senior year, her plans derail and she ends up a twenty-three-year-old struggling single mother living in her childhood neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. But just as Sid is barely keeping her head above water, she meets Phil, a low-level dealer with a big mouth and a thing for her. With him comes an opportunity to get herself out of her most recent financial bind, all she has to do is take something that does not belong to her. Sid has to decide whether to take the high road and remain in her mess or take all she can to get back everything she lost. ✨COMPLETE✨

It's called retrograde amnesia. Sometimes it happens to people with head injuries. Sometimes the memories come back, but sometimes they do not.