Café Rouge is the small french cafe that Lola's father has poured his heart and soul into. She'd never thought, he'd acquired it through...darker means. The Italian mob to be more precise. Now it's collection time and Lola's paying the price. Trading herself for her father's life-Lola finds herself in the hands of the incredibly frustrating, confusing and very good looking mob son's boss-Carlos. She's convinced that with Carlos there's nothing more than what meets the eye; a cold-hearted, killer but could she be wrong? Warning: First chapter goes fast since it was taken from a One-Shot. I will be editing this along with the rest of the book much later so bear in mind the story does get better :)

Book 1 of 3 [ C O M P L E T E D ] Most people dream of the stars and the things that come from them. They even have the infamous saying "Shoot for the moon; even if you do not succeed, you will be among stars." But no one ever dreams of what happens, if you actually meet the things that come from the stars and if it is, they can only imagine little green martians. It's just never thought about. Except now they've come. Except now those things are here. And they need Earth females to reproduce. ~*~ Published: Dec 26, 2014 Completed: July 8, 2015 Cover: me

Four different girls. Four different lifestyles. Four different hearts. Four different experiences. But one mutual feeling.

(PREVIOUSLY TITLED SIX INCH HEELS) Remi Simmons has always been a go-getter: independent and thirsty for success. After a dysfunctional family home leaves her to fend for her self, she is adamant that she cannot depend on anyone and will make a way for herself, by herself. Everything seems to be tunnel vision for her until she starts an unusual relationship with her professor, Omari Beckham-a chill person within the classroom, with his own secrets lurking outside of it. As their relationship begins to evolve seriously, Omari teaches Remi not only the basics of psychology, but how to put her pride aside and become someone's equal.

"Put down the bleach. Your skin is not dirt that needs to be cleaned out like yesterday's shirt. You are comprised of sienna, chestnut, and warm mahogany. Dark as the night sky, constellations are tucked neatly underneath your bones. Your skin reminiscent of the hot chocolate that warms winter nights. Like rings around a tree stump, you too have history etched into your melanin. Don't let the glaring whiteness, blind you from the beauty that you are. "

Growing up in a hostile environment, falling in love , and trying to beat the odds these group of friends take on hard times . Araya is a sixteen year old troubled teen . With the absence of both of her parents she craves love and attention but what happens when she goes looking for love in all of the wrong places ? Growing up to a family who's been involved with a gang for generations it's expected for Loso to carry on with the traditions and take over once he's of age but the thing is he has no desire to be apart of the gang but he can't tell that to his family or he'd be disowned . He's hoping to make it through high school just being affiliated to the the gang and leave state for college never looking back but what happens when he has to get jumped into the gang earlier than he's suppose to ? Jessie is a troubled sixteen year old scarred from his past . Every since he was four he's witnessed his parents domestic relationship until he was eleven and that's when he witnessed his first murder which was his mom blowing his dead's brains out right before she turned the gun on herself doing the same. His grandmother took care of him ever since but what happens cancer takes over her body and she's too sick to work leaving them hungry and in the dark and Jessie has to step up and make money to take care of them possibly leaving him being the enemy of his best friends family ? Cody is a fifteen year old facing problems in his household . Unable to get a legal job he's forced to watch his mom sell her body to make ends meet but what happens when she gets locked up leaving him and his siblings getting split up to the system . He ends up on the other side of the town , or shall I say the other side of a war brewing between east and west cedarwood . When everything around them starts to fall apart they do their best to stay together . Can they make it through the hard times or will they let the odds get the best of them ?

She's a teacher who has a secret past and he's a king pin of the dirty south, but is slowly trying to go legit. They don't belong together so, will their love keep them together despite everything that tries to tear them apart?

Odell is living the good life. He's young, successful, smart, handsome and single. He's embodiment of the Migos song Too Playa. Nothing can rain on the parade that his life. That is until his past shows up with an unexpected surprise.

Playing with fire is bad for those who burn themselves. For the rest of us, it is a very great pleasure. - Anonymous

Ashleigh Dawson is a preachers daughter. She's always wanted to explore life outside of the just being a pk. Now Ashleigh is 21, living alone, and is finally able to achieve all of her free spirited dreams. (For a mature audience only.)