A'Lani Carter isn't looking for love not after everything she survived. She keeps to herself, does hair, and trusts nobody. Then she meets Jae'Lon Wright. He's the one everyone fears: dangerous, cold, and tied to the streets. But around her?He's different. She's guarded. He's broken. Neither of them wants a relationship but trauma pulls them together before they realize it. Just when A'Lani starts to let her guard down, Jae's world reaches for her hard. Old enemies, old secrets, and old scars threaten everything they're building. He'll protect her with his life. But loving him might cost her the peace she fought so hard for. Two broken hearts. One dangerous connection. Will they save each other or fall apart trying?

Yara Exira Huxtable is an HBCU student in the day time. At night she turns in to her midnight ballerina persona "YOMI" at Club Wonderland. Born in Miami watch as Yara navigates her on and off campus lifestyle. As she goes through friendships, love and danger. Welcome to the life of a young girl with an edgy lifestyle. *This story contains triggering events, explicit sexual content and explicit language. Read story at your own leisure*

"I know ma. Stop fronting. Tell me you miss me." He kissed her in between his words, in love with the way her brown eyes dazed. "I miss you. And your mouth tastes like pickles." She spoke softly, a smile taking over her face once he laughed. "You wanna taste it again?" He stuck his tongue out at her, and she closed her eyes after sucking it into her mouth. She cradled the side of his face, rubbing over his prominent jawline as the kiss deepened. Dayvon's hands went underneath her tank top, breaking the kiss for a moment to get it off. The way he rubbed on her body made her moan again, missing the feeling of his hands on her skin. He hadn't touched her intimately in so long. She'd missed him.

Bad girls ain't no good, and the good girls ain't no fun..

Reentry Case 007: Male, 37, assault with intent to kill, parole conditions strict. Not to be left alone with female staff.

In a world where loyalty means everything, Brielle Banks must choose between the family she's always known and the man who could destroy it all. Caught between revenge and unexpected attraction, sparks fly behind bars. Will she fall into Sincere's dangerous world-or will their violent past rip them apart?

"I give what I receive, lately, I ain't been feelin' loved at all." - Hunxho Jamouri was never built to save anybody. He's stuck between a past that won't let go and a future that don't know the truth yet. A baby mama who knows his worst habits, his soft spots, and exactly how to pull them. A new woman who feels like peace - until she starts asking the wrong questions. Sa'Raina comes with history. Blood ties. A daughter he barely sees and a bond that never really broke, just turned bitter. Sy'ani is temptation wrapped in calm - fine, quiet, and way more aware than she lets on. This isn't love. It's ego, lust, control - a messy, unspoken arrangement built on late nights, half-truths, and blurred lines nobody wants to claim. Everybody wants something. Nobody's telling the whole truth. This ain't a fairytale. This that hood reality - where sex is loud, secrets are louder, and somebody always pays when a man thinks he can have it all.

❦ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙉.     𝙄𝙉 𝙒𝙃𝙄𝘾𝙃 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧, a disciplined PR coach known for fixing the league's worst messes, is assigned to manage its most uncontrollable new star: 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙙𝙚.   Freshly drafted and already drowning in headlines, Cameron is all talent and no restraint-brilliant on the field, volatile off it, and carrying more history than he lets anyone see.   𝙏𝙝𝙚 league forces a solution: mandatory media training, constant supervision, and a carefully staged public association designed to keep Cameron's career intact.   But when Monet's structure clashes with Cameron's defiance, the plan starts to crack. Boundaries blur. Truths surface. And what was supposed to be strategy turns into something far more dangerous-something neither of them planned for.

In the city of New York, growing up inside of a well known and well respected family, Genisā Micah Browning was always taught street smarts from book smarts. A young, beautiful and sophisticated black woman she was, she had every man wanting to talk to her. But never had the time for any kind of relationship. To her, nobody interested her at all. Growing up on the streets of New York, Javier 'Saint' Jordan Jr taught hisself how to survive. He wasn't just known for always giving back to his neighborhood, but for his street name. But what happens when Saint is introduced to his new boss's daughter? Could this be something destined, or could it be fatal?