"Kalani.. Preciate you fa' always bein' there. You my healing.. You and Naiari..."

Jahaira Maddox is a quiet librarian who prefers a life free of drama, but her world is turned upside down when she learns that her father took out a shark loan from the infamous mafia family, the Sinclairs. Landon Sinclair is dangerous, and the only way she can get him off her back is to... accept his invitation to dinner?

18+ Being a virgin at eighteen in a ghetto community that you were born and raised in is unheard of and is considered non-existent in this time and ages. Biyone Caldwell known as Finey, have only achieved this because she has two older brothers that parr with the don's brother. She will not continue so though, because Jahnoi Kingsley popularly known as 'Bad-drugs' has had her on his scope and he's not letting her out of his sight, neither is he willing to wait any longer to make her his. A black love story tipped with the realities of this time, a nice ghetto babe and a hot bad youth. 🤗 RATED : MATURE. (DUAL POV) WARNING: Sexscenes, patios, mild violence. Jan. 6. 2023 🔴 FOR OPEN MINDED READERS 🔴

𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌, 𝘗𝘌𝘖𝘗𝘓𝘌 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌, 𝘍𝘌𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘎𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌 𝘛𝘖𝘖.....

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.

"What's it gonna take for you to know you're the only one that I want around? What's it gonna take for you to know you're the only one to hold me down? Girl, you don't know, that I know you should know Cause you don't know, you don't know, you don't know" A Bestfriend love storyy

"You trust me?" I look up at him, staring into his light brown eyes that stared directly at me. It felt like he was staring into my soul trying to read me. I could barely answer his question because I was busy looking at him. Once I realized I was staring like crazy, I quickly look down. "I do." ----------------------------- She's the girl you never saw coming, the unexpected one who calms you, centers you, and still she turns out to be the surprise love of your love. She gets you, really gets you like no one ever has. She is your best friend, lover, and soulmate all wrapped in the prettiest package. She is unforgettable, she is like no one, which is why you are addicted to her mind, her soul, her body, and her presence. You can't get her out of your system. You taste her and she runs through you hot like blood and fire. She never leaves you no matter what, because she too, knows how rare the connection is. You have never had anyone stick by you like that before. She is the safest place you ever know. You are soft for her no matter how hard life gets, she is there and your feelings never change. She loves you fiercely and you feel her love deep in your bones and in your soul. She is the one who makes you feel whole in a way you never have before and that terrifies you. But, what terrifies you even more...is losing her. 03/12/21-04/25/21 Rankings: #9 in africanamerican 9-16-21 #84 in urban 9-16-21 #113 in blacklove 9-16-21 #1 in blacklovestory 9-16-21 #45 in contemporarylit 9-16-21 #18 in blackcouple 9-16-21 #218 in urbanromance 9-16-21 #1 in saveblackcharacters 9-16-21

Kaliya been that bitch since birth - bold, mouth slick, edges laid, and always ten toes down for herself and the ones she love. After dropping out of college to come back home and reset, she expected to find peace... not trouble in the form of her brother's best friend. Zayden been around since sandbox days. Tattoos, chains, and a deadly smile - he's the type to break hearts and make it feel like love. Malik, her overprotective brother and neighborhood plug, would kill Zay if he ever found out what they been sneaking around doing. But temptation ain't easy to ignore when Zay keeps looking at her like she's the only thing he ever wanted. But love in the hood? It come with blood, betrayal, and hella secrets. Zay got demons, Malik got enemies, and Kai? She might be carrying more than just heartbreak. Loyalty ain't just a word - it's a life or death decision.

𝘈 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦. 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘺. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯. "𝘑𝘢𝘪-" "𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶." 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. ***This story was written back in 2019-2020. It is being posted solely so that others can see the progression of my writing and introduce these characters before they get a major rewrite. I couldn't let all this lore go to waste.

𝐈 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝; 𝟎𝟓/𝟏𝟏/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝; 𝟎𝟓/𝟏𝟖/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞;