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Truth Is... by CameronRagas
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"Truth is, I never got over you" Kavani and Rakim were more than childhood friends. Or so Kavani thought. After expressing her feelings and ultimately being rejected Kavani leaves her small town and Rakim behind. After his marriage falls apart due to his soon-to-be ex-wife's actions Rakim has no choice but to return home and hope a second chance is waiting for him.
Met in LA by starrsum
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Met her in LA, flew her out the state Tryna make her my out of state bae And I ain't buy you Prada yet, but I'm proud of you, bae Rankings🤍: #1 in breathingproblems (11/30/23) #1 in mymelody (12/22/23) #1 in kiya (12/9/23) #1 in urbanstory (1/4/24) #2 in pocauthor (1/8/24) #2 in blacklove (12/22/23) #1 in bookseries (12/18/23) #1 in blackmc (12/18/23) #2 in melody (12/22/23) #4 in maturethemes (12/20/23) #1 in youtuber (1/4/24) #2 in asthma (3/4/24) #2 in deaf (3/19/24) #3 in blackauthor (9/7/24)
🔗The Heart 🩷Of a Church Girl🔗 by nessylue
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✨ The Heart of a Church Girl ✨ In the heart of Kingston, where church bells chime and streetlights flicker, Ameilia Baltimore lives a life of rules, faith, and expectation. Raised by strict Christian parents, she knows right from wrong... but temptation has a way of calling her name. One night. One party. One encounter.🔥 Enter Mateo Delgado-dangerous, wealthy, and feared. The Don of Spanish Town and Kingston, a man who takes what he wants. And right now? He wants her. 🖤 She's light. He's darkness. She prays. He sins. She's searching for freedom. He's ready to give her a taste of a world she's never known. But love isn't always pure, and the streets never sleep. Will Ameilia hold on to her faith, or will she fall for the thrill of the unknown? 💔⛓️ The Heart of a Church Girl-where love, danger, and passion collide. Are you ready for the ride?
Heart of Stone by XamaicanKellz
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A Don with no concept of what love entails stubbles upon a Nurse who sets his heart straight.
Another Lifetime  by CameronRagas
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"How I wish perfect was enough, For my own heart, Sometimes I swear it was enough" After losing the love of her life at a young age and then being promptly thrusted into the music industry Romania "Roe" Victor finds herself trapped under the image of being the "industry bad girl" and wanting a release. Elijah "Jah" Bastrope gets caught up in the worst way when he meets Romania. After being forced into a marriage with her under the guise of fixing their images they either have to make it work now or in the next lifetime.
Fame Or Love 🎙 by Giftedchic
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Jesus Christ, she is losing too much blood. We are losing her and the baby... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My eyes continued to open and close as the doctor tried everything in his power to resuscitate me. I continued to stare at the hospital lights which flashed in my eyes. See I never thought I would fall for him. I never thought I would be here fighting for my life and I never thought I would lose my child. He was the last person I saw before taking what appeared to be my last and final moments. I never thought I would have to pick between fame- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Suddenly he stopped moving when he heard what appeared to be footsteps following his last and final movement. In his last moments, he thought about me. I was his first true love. As he turned around he watched as the gun was aimed directly at his head. The man who stood before him didn't appear like any ordinary man. He gave him a sinister smile as he continued to look him straight in his eyes. Who are you he asked the person? Karma he replied. This is for what you did to them because of you he might not even survive. This is for picking love over--- The person's eyes widened as he prepared himself to eject each clip into his target's head. Within a couple of minutes, the gun went off. Blood splattered everywhere. All that remained was the victim's body with a gunshot wound to the head. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gifted: Or love but wait let's go back to when it all started... This is my written testimony to: --------- FA M E OR LOVE ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warning ⚠️ : The storyline was geared towards a mature audience and concentrates on diversity and real-life issues that people endure while pursuing fame and love...
ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴇʀᴇ | ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ by lifewindia
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Milan learned early that life doesn't slow down just because you're tired. At twenty-two, she's a mother first, everything else second... and most days, she's not even sure she's doing that right. Between missed sleep, quiet stress, and a world that keeps demanding more than she has to give, she's been surviving on autopilot for a while now. Not living. Just getting through. Her son, Kai, sees the world in his own way. He's autistic, and while the world often misunderstands him, Milan has spent every day learning how to understand him better than anyone else ever could. It's not always easy. But it's always hers. Then there's Asa. He doesn't ask too many questions. Doesn't try to fix what he doesn't understand. He just shows up. Quiet. Steady. Unbothered by the chaos she carries like it's normal. And somehow, that's what makes it worse. Because Milan isn't used to people staying when things get heavy. Especially not people like him. What throws her even more is how naturally Asa connects with Kai. He's not forcing it, not changing him, just meeting him where he is in a way that feels... effortless. Now she's stuck between the life she's been trying to hold together... and someone who makes her wonder what it would feel like to finally put it down. But love doesn't always come when things are easy. Sometimes it shows up right in the middle of everything falling apart.
The Quiet Between Us. by cindarellaaaa2
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A young mother rebuilding herself after postpartum changes and the death of her violent ex, she keeps her world small and controlled. Her daughter is her heart, her routine is her safety, and trust is something she no longer gives away freely. The past still echoes in her mind, every raised voice, every sudden sound reminding her of what she survived. He lives his life inside the ring. A rising boxer known for his focus and discipline, he fights with a quiet intensity, made sharper by being deaf in one ear, a truth the world knows but never fully understands. He's learned to read movement, energy, and silence better than sound, keeping his emotions guarded just like his stance. What happens when she comes and messes up his routine and she doesn't even know that.
The Hood Heir by childishhappino
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After seven years of no contact from her estranged father, he ends up dying and Ivy League, pre-law student Brielle Monroe is now 100% Queen of the cartel. Follow her journey as she becomes one of the queens of Detroit as the hood heir.
Eyes on Courtside by souleemac
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"I will get you back, Sinclair." He grabbed my hand and put the ring on my palm, then closed my hand tight. "And that's a promise." I froze as he kissed my hand and slowly reached for my forehead. ─────── ○ ─────── After two years since her divorce with her NBA player ex-husband, Sinclair Leighton is ready to start fresh and swear that she was done playing the game. Until she met Essien Boateng, a former basketball player now billionaire. And when he saw her from across the court, she's the only game he wants to win.