At age 25, Imani Forde doesn't quite know what to do when a house fire makes her lose everything that she has. She isn't sure how she will cope until she is offered a large amount of money in return for her taking on a job with the iciest human on earth. Handsome, intelligent and complicated are three words that can be used to describe Vincent Pellegrino. Son of multi millionaire Giovanni Pellegrino, taking over the family business is what is expected out of him. But expectations and reality prove to be two different things when it comes to Vincent. When their two worlds collide, an act of kindness begins a spiral of emotions for the both of them. THIS IS IN AN INTERRACIAL BW/WM. I AM SIMPLY MAKING YOU AWARE SO THAT YOU KNOW. IF RACE REALLY PLAYS A BIG PART IN YOUR ENJOYMENT THEN I'M SORRY GUYS, YOU PROBABLY WON'T LIKE IT. :D Happy Reading.

*CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT.* “Aaliyah,” he called softly. “You don’t have to do this, put the gun away.” “Adonis, I have too,” I mocked, adding a drawl. “You know what I figured out? You’re just a sorry excuse for a man. Because you were having problems with your wife you came to me. Filling my head with all these promises and shit. And I believed them, all of them. That was my stupid ass fault.” I chuckled dryly while shaking my head. “You said you loved me, I believed that. You said you’d leave your wife for me, I stupidly believed that shit also. Then in the same week you turn around and say y’all gon’ be a family. We’re supposed to be a family Adonis!” I used the back of the gun to wipe away my fallen tears. “Aaliyah please, I’m sorry—” Adonis began. “Fuck that! If we can’t be a happy family, then y’all ain’t going to be one either.” I squeezed my eyes shut and pulled the trigger, praying it hit her where I’m hurting, the heart. ******* Aaliyah Moore is the other woman, the woman ever girl is taught to loathe. Careful because she could be closer to you than you think. Adonis Kaufman, is the type of man every girl dreams of marrying. Successful, wealthy, sexy; what more can you ask for? How about commitment.

After Evie Harper spends the day pining after her unrequited childhood crush, Harley, she drowns her sorrows in a bottle of stolen wine. But the next day, and one glorious hangover later, Harley is found with a very naked-very strangled stripper in his bed. Naturally the police assume that it's some kind of erotic play gone terribly wrong, but Harley swears that he left her alive and "orgasmically" happy when he went on the ill fated booze and condom run. And Evie knows Harley isn't a violent man. When the Chos ask her to investigate the murder, and possibly clear their son's name, she reluctantly agrees. But as Evie digs deeper into the dead woman's life she discovers that the exotic dancer had quite the past; one that involved drugs, prostitution, and gangs. Who knew the life of a stripper could get so dirty? Evie Harper Mysteries: Book 2

Cera is a clothing designer for her own women's boutique. When she decides to branch out into men's fashion as well, she knows that she's going to need help to get her foot in the door. So, she creates a business plan that causes her to work with the most arrogant man she has ever met. Can she tolerate him long enough for her plans to be realized? Byron knows that he can have any woman that he wants. As a successful business man and a former model, he has a long line of women waiting for the chance to be seen by his side. As Cera continues to brush off his not so subtle suggestions, he begins to see her as a challenge. There is no woman that he can't have.

Caira Taylor and Carter Smith have known each other all their lives, and have been friends for as long as they can remember. But when Carter moves to New York, he leaves his life and Caira behind. They become young adults separately, and find each other five years later. A lot has changed in their lives and the relationship they once had will never be the same.

The perfect recipe for procrastination includes the following: a church, a category two hurricane, and an irresistible ex-con. Said ex-con is smarter than he looks, and as it turns out, he's also an incredible kisser. There would be no studying this day, so Syden could kiss her internship at the local hospital goodbye. Unless. . . she somehow gets lucky. Twice. • • • • • This book is a compilation of mature one shots with substance. Enter only if you like your stories steamy with a slice of bacon on the side. Stories include your favorite characters from my full length books in no particular order: - Trystan and Debra - Xiomara and Omar - Bradley de Vries - Esmeralda and Darrell - Addison and Greg - Willem and Amelia - Marisol and Bruce - Filo New characters: - Syden and Rosco - Jillian and Harvey - Ella and Dion Current short stories are COMPLETED. More to be added soon. Keep updated by adding this book to your library. Cover image by: Pinterest ©️2019 Lady Altagracia

Vixen James is a self-made woman. As the founder of the multi-million dollar company Eves Lace. Her Life seemed perfect. Wealth, great friends a Fortune 500 company; but one thing was missing, the man of her dreams. Daniel Mancini is a man's man. Successful, handsome, wealthy, charming so how he ended up hoping to find love on an online dating site was beyond him and it certainly was not part of the plan. Luckily Vixen had the same idea. Could a multi-million dollar curvy woman find love with a man who has sworn to never date a "fat girl"

"Put your hands above your head and spread your legs," he commanded. Doing as he asked, she proceeded to lift her arms above her head and widened her stance. At the touch of his hand plowing through her wavy hair, she trembled, although it was Sahara Desert hot outside. ***** Xiomara manages to get a job as a maid and she's certain that her new job title doesn't entail having raw sex with a hard and cold, but sinfully hot stranger in her new boss's mansion. Now the job she worked so hard for is on the line. Without this job, her family will be sleeping on the streets by the end of the week. With a baby on the way, it will become impossible for her to keep supporting her family the way she used to. The father of her baby thinks she's a poor girl, desperate enough to try and trap him, so asking for his help is out of the question. Xiomara eventually finds herself stuck between a rock and a hard place - between love and deciding what's best for her family's future. [COMPLETED] [Mature] Highest rank #1 in WOC 👩🏾 #2 in Gold digger 💰 #5 in Maid 🧽 #99 in Pregnant 🤰 "I honestly really loved this book so much!!!! I loved Xiaomara especially cuz I could relate to her struggles so much...if only I could find myself an Omar" @Shuacill "I loved the way you've developed all your characters. Loved how Omar gradually found his true self. Loved Xiomara's character so much that I can't even explain. She's got to be one of my most favourite female leads in wattpad. Your writing has grown so much." @jollybee97 "Amazing book. Everyone needs an Omar to their Xiomara.❤️💜" @Koopzido Click read to enjoy this steamy story! This book was previously called The Stranger's Baby. It's a standalone book, but the characters were first introduced in THE STRANGER'S WIFE. Cover image by: Pinterest ©️ 2017 Lady Altagracia. All rights reserved.

Bullied and Abused On the mental and the physical Told only to cry Silent Tears Never being able to let it all out She only dreamed of the day she made 18 She'd flee Start a new life And cry the tears she'd Often Silently Let slide down her face Scream And kick and do whatever she please No boundaries School sucked she'd get teased 15 with bruises on her neck Arms And back From where, most wonder She'd easily become fast "You must like it rough!" Many of them would ask Little did they know Her life was lived in fear Would he go all the way tonight? She'd say letting down her silent tears Her loving uncle they'd see But a monster in her eyes "Waiting for the right time" he'd say To open his little prize 18, 18, 18 she'd repeat Only 3 more years To let my silent tears fall Without the fear. --------------------------------------------------- this is an original piece that I wrote to go along with this piece of work. Here's an Intro: Christian is the captain on the basketball team and has made himself very well known. Monica on the other hand keeps to herself. All she wants to do is get good grades and graduate. Monica and Christian are in different clicks. He's the man that run's the "In-Crowd" and she's what you can call an "outsider" but she likes it that way the less friends the less pain hurt and judgment but, when Christian fails a few classes and is threatened to get kicked off the basketball Team he's assigned a tutor, Monica. They say opposites attract, can Christian be the guy that stop's her silent cries? Or will he add his name to the list of people who hurt her?

Jahmir Phillips and Kaelynn Smith met once Jahmir moved to Atlanta with his grandparents. Her weight always seemed to make her the center of attention. Kids would pick on her and call her whatever disrespectful thing they could think of. Despite Kaelynn being skeptical, she and Jahmir grew to be good friends. She worried that he would turn out to be like everyone else, but ten years went by and they were still friends. With their senior year of high school approaching, will they remain friends? Will Jahmir become influenced by others? Will he finally see the flaws that others have seen in her? The people's whose pictures I've used are strictly to show you how I think the characters would look. I'm in no way trying to bash any of these people in any way.