"You want me to be a genius or do you want me to fuck you?" • • • The Alexandrettia is the finest school in the state, known for producing the smartest, and most talented kids in America. 21 year old keen painter Mia Hanson managed to get a spot. She worked her whole life to get inside, to see the hallowed halls her biggest idols once walked through. But those very same halls gets vandalized one wild night, and the person responsible gets sentenced to do community service, working as a janitor to clean up his mess. With his brooding eyes, filthy mouth and body covered up in ink, Eli the type of guy you run away from; The type who only lives for the trouble; The type you just know packs a brain the size of a peanut. But when one of Fermat's biggest unsolved mathematical problems gets solved by an unknown source, rumors start as to who and where this genius might be... Well: Three guesses who?

"I've been up three days. Adderall and Redbull. This call is a mistake. There's something strong in this water bottle"

Maxim "The Nox" Nightingale, also known as Noxious is a competitive, untroubled and energetic fighter of the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC). Since her debut, just a year ago, she has shown all of her competitors and watchers of the UFC why she is one the best mixed martial arts fighters in the country of America. She travels the world to fight other competitors and maintain her winning streak. Even though, there's countless hours of training Maxim finds time to go out and party. There's hardly a night that Maxim isn't out clubbing or hanging out with a group of A-List celebrities. Lavender Forrester is a normal girl, despite her name, and she has somewhat normal friends. Nearly every day she works at a coffee shop downtown. Day in and day out, she serves rude customers who can't look up from their tablets, cell phones, or newspapers for a second to say "Thank you" once she delivers their items. Lavender is known be shy by most of her friends, but she still has undeniable sex appeal. Even with her shyness, she can turn nearly any man or woman on, and make them do anything she asks. Though she doesn't like to use her sex appeal, sometimes it's nearly damn necessary. Every other night, she likes to unwind at a club or two with her very few friends. Lavender has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She's actually pretty lost in New York City. Her friends, drugs, alcohol, and the frequent endeavors with both men and women are the only things that keeps her going. She's lost in what seems like a jungle, can Maxim help her gain some sense of purpose? Inspired by the song "Jungle" by Jon Bellion.

What if the only thing that plagued your mind was the one who stole your first kiss? What if that mysterious girl who you shared your problems with has a dark past and secrets than you ever thought? Mabel Sanders was never the outgoing type. She kept her nose deep into her books and mesmerized the walls of her room perfectly yet this night somewhat called to her. Sung to her soul--so to speak--to embrace the world outside her books and lavish the life of a teenager. But what if this night, she meets a girl. A girl with haunting eyes piercing her very own. A girl with tattoos inked on her skin and a dark vibe. A girl who's touch electrify Mabel's skin bathing her in warmth and welcoming tingles. Just one meeting, Mabel's mind is invaded by the nameless girl. Until she realizes this nameless girl is not only her older brother's best friend but bad news. Serious bad news. With random blind dates, seriously bad mood swings, and ex girlfriends come-a-knocking, Mabel's quiet life is suddenly turned upside down when Kat keeps invading her thoughts and her personal space... © Copyright 2017 All Rights Reserved

With a career reaching its peak, Tavi should be the most excited person, but she's not. She's having trouble disciplining Addison, dealing with everyone else's happiness, and maintaining a healthy relationship with her mother. Not only that but it seems that her relationship isn't all what it seems, she knows theirs a thin line between love and respect and she trying to decipher which side of the line her relationship is on.   Misunderstood and misjudged, Trina has always had her fair share of enemies, but one enemy won't stop until Trina screws her head on straight or they blow her head off themselves. Unlike most, Trina could care less. She's trying to give her son the life she's never had while at the same time remaining the same sneaky, conniving, and spiteful person people like to label her as. She's just trying to make it in the cold world by being the coldest, despite who she has to run over to get to the end of the road. ...things will never be the same.

🏆🥇🏅Winner of the 2019 ANGIE THOMAS O.V.O.S AWARD🏆🥇🏅 A personal favorite by the judges and described as a story that "touches your soul and teaches you a lesson, makes you think." Follow 17 year old Nyla Baedee through her journey of self love, self confidence, and self discovery, as she finally learns to love the skin she's in. Book cover by me Copyright © 2016 Kira Melvin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. I do not own any of the pictures used in this publication. Started: 10/10/16 Ended: 11/09/17

After serving a three year bid, Truth "Tru" Shakur is finally free and ready to get back in the game. But everything has changed since he left the game three years ago. Kandi "K" Simmons has always been there for Truth, and it isn't only because he's her childhood best friend, but because she's been in love with him since forever and a day. The real question is can Truth make it back to his rightful position at the top and come to finally realize that the woman of his dreams had been at his side all along? This ain't no regular hood love story, this is about finding love in the hood and seeing if you can keep it.

Read to find out.