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Imagine your whole life being a lie and all your dreams being pushed aside against your will. Imagine being tied to someone you don't even know. Imagine how Tayeisha Peterson felt when she was told she has to marry a man she doesn't even know.

Christian Ryder may be seen as a heartthrob by the majority of the world's female population, but to Sophia Hastings, he might as well be the newest addition to her hometown's local zoo. Sophia is a young, aspiring actress with big dreams who swears having to work with Christian Ryder wouldn't be worth all the fame in the world. Christian is a cocky womanizer whose world is turned upside down when he realizes his new leading lady just so happens to openly hate his guts. Is it even possible for Christian and Sophia to learn to get along long enough to make a movie, or will hatred, scandal and childish games destroy their careers? *** My eyes widened and I randomly exclaimed, "Oh, my God!" "What?" "Christian, thanks to you, I now understand what people mean when they say you're dark and handsome!" Christian looked smug. "I knew you would eventually." "They mean that when it's dark, you're handsome!" The smug look on his face disappeared. "I hate you." *** Contains some spoilers to Kidnap My Heart.

Sweet as candy, evil as sin, you would never guess Fatema Andrews was living a double life. After meeting Kylan Taylor out of fate, she isn't too nice to him at first but that's what he likes the most. Fatema juggles college classes during the day and sins more than the devil at night. Coming from a notorious family of an Italian mobster and being one of the most dangerous female hitmen alive, she must figure out ways to keep her double life under wraps. A beast would be an understatement to describe her, Fatema is more like a savage. And to her, being at the top of her game, she has no time for love or anyone to get in her way of her money. Growing up in poverty, in Queens New York, Kylan Taylor was exposed to many different situations. One thing he knows how to do is take care of himself and his family, if need be. A father in the military and a mother who had an addiction, he's willing to go to any length necessary to keep his family safe and to survive in the dog eat dog world. Kylan learned at an early age that not all things that you love will stick around. What will happen when skeletons start falling out of closets? When the two meet, will Kylan be able to give up his terrible perception on love? Will Fatema let her guard down and let love in? Walk the streets of the city that never sleeps to see if savages can really fall in love.

They say love conquers all, but when fame, and love collide, who will rise as the victor?

After almost failing out of Dental School, August returns to Atlanta willing to do whatever it takes to make things right with the only person who can get him back on track. One problem – she’s happily in love with someone else. Will they reconnect or has he forever lost the only woman he’s ever loved?

Healani has always been dealt the shit end of the stick. Nothing in her life came easy but with the help of her best friend she's managed to just take it day by day. That's what her life consisted of, just hoping and praying she got through the day. Josiah being so closed off, so anti social friends weren't something he was familiar with. All of this comes with reasoning. Doesn't that make both he and Healani a set up for failure?