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THIS CHRISTMAS  by cedieimy
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When Soila and her fiancé split during the hectic holiday football season, she heads back to the Hamptons to regroup with her family only to bump into an old friend who instantly stirs up old feelings.
THE COMPTON EFFECT. - AZ CHIKE by serophimious
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For Dr. Amazy'n Lyon, control is everything. For her student, Zayair Compton, it's a challenge. She is his professor. He is her greatest temptation. Between them stands the university's strictest rule. One fateful night, trapped by a blizzard, lines are crossed and a spark is lit. Now, Amazy'n must choose: protect the prestigious life she built, or risk it all for a desire that could consume them both. The lesson was never in the syllabus: Some secrets are too volatile to keep.
PART TIME LOVER. - CEEDEE LAMB. by serophimious
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She's 30, controlled and lonely. He's 25, reckless and unforgettable. HR fixer Sanaa Wright breaks her own rule when she falls into a secret situationship with Zaire Collins, the fine, toxic head of security at the club she's hired to clean up. When the contract-and whatever they were-ends, they go their separate ways. Years later, she lands a big new project and finds Zaire at the table again-older, richer... and wearing a wedding ring. Now they have to work together like nothing ever happened while time, temptation, and old feelings refuse to stay buried.
WOVEN IN RHYTHM. - DAVE EAST by serophimious
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Zara Johnson finally gets her big break in Atlanta's fashion world, but success can't quiet the grief she's been running from. Marcus Harris, a former rapper turned producer, is losing himself trying to hold his life together. When Zara and Marcus team up for a creative project, their worlds collide in ways neither expected. What starts as work turns into something real, something that forces them to face the pain they've buried and the love they never saw coming.xv
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐅𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑 ( 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄) by sevensens
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Milan Ren Vaughn and Kairo Benton have spent months turning their apartment hallway into a silent warzone. She's convinced he's loud, messy, and allergic to respecting her peace, while he swears she was born to complain about anything he does. Their neighbors know the tension. Management knows the tension. And Christmas is the only thing keeping the building from falling apart. So when the manager assigns them to co-run the annual Christmas charity event, neither of them takes it well. Still, the holidays won't wait, the toy drive needs saving, and someone has to hang the lights - even if it means working side by side with the one person they can't stand. But as the season settles in, something unexpected begins slipping through the cracks. Late nights of planning feel calmer than they should. Their banter softens. The glow of the holiday lights makes everything seem a little less harsh, and a little more... possible. Moments that should've meant nothing start to feel like something they can't explain. They promised their truce would end after Christmas. But the holidays have a funny way of revealing gifts you never knew you needed - especially when they're wrapped in the person living right next door.
Unexpected Sparks by 04BADBYE
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Sierra is a city girl who doesn't trust easily and she has every reason to keep her heart guarded. Maleek is a quiet, laidback guy with rough edges and secrets of his own. When fate throws them together, sparks fly, tension builds, and a burning connection ignites. Can two people from completely different worlds learn to trust, let go, and fall in love.?
Fade Into Me by ireethewriter
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Ari Janelle had everything most girls dreamed of - the voice, the beauty, the fame bubbling right beneath the surface. But behind the spotlight, she was falling apart. Drowning in pills, liquor, and loneliness, her nights blurred into one another - until one nearly ended her life. One moment she was slumped over in a hotel bar. The next, she was in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there - only that someone had saved her. Her mother's, who's also her manager, ultimatum came next: To attend rehab or she'd be dropped from the label. Feeling too sick to even argue, she agrees. Three months later, Ari was sober, clear-headed, and ready to start again. Music was her therapy now - and she was determined to reclaim her voice. So when her manager lined up her first studio session, she didn't hesitate. What she didn't know was that the man behind the board, was the same one who'd saved her life. Kairo Steele wasn't your average producer. With credits on albums from Beyoncé to Future, his reputation spoke for itself - the man was disciplined, focused, and untouchable. He'd built his empire from nothing, and he wasn't about to let anyone distract him. One night, after celebrating an album release with his close friend and colleague, Future, Kairo finds an unconscious Ari near the bar floor. Being that the bar was closed, no one was around, and that alarmed Kairo as he sprung into action immediately. He brings her to the hospital before contemplating if he should leave or not. Finally, he decides to go, deciding that he really didn't know her well enough to stay. Months later, his team lets him know a new singer would be stopping by his studio later on to possibly collab with him on a new album. But what he didn't expect, was for Ari Janelle to walk through the door. Time passes and somewhere between the beats, the lyrics, and late nights, Ari and Kairo will have to decide if what's happening between them is destiny - or just another beautiful disaster.
AMIL's ANECDOTE  by Goodreadsbygab
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21 year old Amil is a college student learning that when life detours, sometimes it's for your greater good. These detours bring people and situations into her life that seem to piece everything together.
His First Valentine by TheGheauxstWriter
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"So you just wanna fuck me forever, and that's it, huh?" "I ain't say-" He sucked his teeth. "We already talked about this shit, Z." "Nah." She chuckled dryly. "You just keep shutting me out." "Why you doin' this to me, Ma?" He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Hm? Why you tryna fuck everything up?" • • • • • • 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚗𝚘𝚗-𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚊 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌, 𝚊 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 💌👻 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝟷 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜
𝐃𝐔𝐊𝐄 by purpleraain_
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Two guarded souls who recognize the ache in each other, trying not to fall too hard but drawn together anyway. Their love simmers beneath the surface-fierce, quiet, and complicated. He's her storm in silence; she's his peace in chaos *Unedited 𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑨𝑰𝑵 _® Started: 12/13/22 Published: 12/23/22 End: 12/29/23