"Can you come over?" "Can you stay?" "I just want to be around you." 𝘡𝘖𝘙𝘐 𝘈𝘔𝘈𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘞𝘏𝘐𝘛𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 is Charlotte's golden girl. With wealthy parents, a picture perfect reputation, and a thriving side hustle doing flawless wig installs, she has the kind of life everyone envies. But behind the polished image and warm smile, Zori is secretly saving every dollar because she knows the love in her house comes with conditions. 𝘑𝘈𝘐𝘋𝘈 𝘕𝘖𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘙𝘐𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘚 has learned the hard way not to depend on anyone. Growing up in the foster care system, her survival guide is simple: don't get comfortable, and don't expect people to stay. She keeps her circle small, her words careful, and her guard up while working her shifts at Foot Locker and counting down the days until graduation. They live in completely different worlds, but senior year has a way of blurring the lines. Between late night food runs, R&B playing through car speakers, and the chaotic energy of their friend groups merging, Zori and Jaida find themselves pulled into each other's orbit. Zori talks. Jaida listens. Zori makes Jaida feel chosen. Jaida makes Zori feel accepted. But when senior year ends and the safety nets fall away, the real world hits harder than either of them expected. When Zori's perfect life shatters after coming out, and Jaida officially ages out of the system, they're left with nothing but each other and the keys to a small apartment. Together, they have to learn that love isn't something you should have to earn and that home was never a place. It was a person. -lifewindia©️

Forbidden from the begin like the fruit in the garden of Eden, but their bond was created way before the judgments, rules and discrimination was cast upon them. The constant separation only made their bond stronger and fester into something inseparable, but with the fight for more power, family legacy, reputation and loyalty on the line; they are force apart and force to choose. One left with the power, but at what cost.

He was her first love, her first heartbreak-and the father of a child he didn't even know existed. Years ago, when Kairo "Skippa" William's was just another schoolboy with a dream, he left behind more than he realized. Now he's one of Jamaica's hottest dancehall artists, living the fast life, while she struggles to raise a child in silence. But secrets never stay buried forever. And when their worlds collide again, sparks fly-along with the truth that could ruin them both.

Two people from two different worlds falling in love with each other ..

What is wrong with him? I hate that he stares. I hate the feeling it gives me. It's unsettling... Blood rushes to my face... my head... It's... nauseating. And inconvenient. If he would just stop staring, I could get on with my life and my time here. So what if we've met before? He can continue to ignore me as he has been. I can do the same with no problem. None at all. I just... I want him to look away. I need him to. So I can breathe.

Kylah Stone has one goal: excel in her career as a doctor without distractions. Focused, ambitious, and determined, she never expected love to find her. Then she meets Duwayne Virgo, a captivating, older ex-soldier turned successful businessman. He's everything she could want: protective, attentive, and dangerously irresistible. But Duwayne carries secrets, and the closer Kylah gets, the more she realizes that loving him comes with a price. Passion turns to obsession. Trust becomes betrayal. And what started as a whirlwind romance could leave her heart completely shattered. Will Kylah survive the man she's fallen for, or will Duwayne prove that some love are just too dangerous to handle?

Two enemies with a hatred that tastes like desire. What will happen? Read to find out!

A JAMAICAN COMING-OF-AGE ROMANCE.