marilyn daniels, an exotic dancer at the wildflower cabaret, has built walls around her heart after escaping an abusive relationship. but when basketball player jordan poole walks into the club, he's determined to show her she's worthy of love and trust. as their connection grows, marilyn must confront her painful past and decide if she's ready to let him in. my attempt at a slow burn trope.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮...𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨... "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞," The sequel to Ace of Spades

𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦, 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐭? "𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫," (recently revised)

⚠️MATURE CONTENT ⚠️ Lei'Lani Graham is in love with her best friend brother Arseamian always has been since middle school and just wants him to get out of his Hoe-ish ways and settle with her. Arseamian Lee is high school celebrity as someone would say, he's the captain of his high school basket ball team and track team. Most would say he's a man whore but he just have abondement issues and refuse to be tied down unless it's with Leilani. He just has a hard time showing her he wants to be with her. What happens when they finally get together? Read to find out 🥰 My First Book 🤪

"I know love has changed... but something's strange." He said as my eyes watered and he connected his forehead to mine. He took another deep breath and grabbed both of my hands. He has no idea. My love never changed. From the moment we met... I always felt an endless spark. But, something shifted when my eyes saw what my heart didn't want to.

Devyn Steele is a 22 year old Orthopedic Surgical Resident at UCSF Sports Medicine Center. She mainly operates on professional athletes. Between studying to become an Attending Surgeon and taking care of her little brother Kai, she doesn't have much of a social life. Her life is pretty much a constant cycle consisting of working, sleeping, eating, and taking on that role of a mother. But what happens when she meets a certain Warrior? Will he turn her life around and show her a new outlook on life? Will she let him? Read more to find out... Started: 1 July 2022 Finished: 5 September 2022

[Book 2] You ain't my boyfriend. I ain't your girlfriend. But you don't want me to see anybody. ** Read book 1 before you read this. **

in which it was first all a bet to him or in which she learns vulnerability

"Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all" - Alfred, Lord Tennyson "Find Your Way Back" ©2020 Is under direct ownership of me, the author. Theft or plagiarism is STRICTLY prohibited. For copyright purposes, I DO NOT own ALL media such as photos, videos, and music found throughout the story. Highest rank: #1 in Keithpowers