"So you do like me, even with..everything." She knew what he meant. His distance and who he was choosing to surround himself with. All of the other stuff that he refused to just say out loud. She nodded her head as they reached the edge of the hall that turned back into the fellowship hall. Her eyes scanned the area before she found her parents, who were now saying their goodbyes to the members. Skylar took a moment and took one more look at him and she stepped close and wrapped her arms around his waist, resting her cheek against his chest when he put his arms around her shoulders. All of the noise in his mind faded for just a moment and then reality set back in when she let go. "Call me tomorrow Mani. I mean it, I don't want you disappearing again." "I won't go anywhere Sky." He smiled when she did and then watched as she walked off. He meant it in that moment. That he wouldn't leave her alone again .. he would at least try to, that is. But sometimes promises were meant to be broken, for the sake of certain reasons.

At Texas Southern University, everyone knows Kyana Reed, Jordan Miles, and Amir Lawson. Kyana is the girl who does everything in student government and the community. Jordan, her longtime boyfriend, leads a major campus organization and always looks the part. Together, they are the couple everyone expects to last. But things are starting to fall apart. Jordan's priorities have changed, and Kyana realizes she has been carrying the relationship alone. Then Amir Lawson enters the picture. He is calm, grounded, and their professional connection turns into late-night conversations that make Kyana question what real love feels like. When Jordan's betrayal finally comes to light, Kyana must choose between keeping up the image everyone believes in or choosing her own peace, even if it hurts.

She arrives in the city, believing distance could keep her untouched. He arrived unconscious, his future already alternated. What connects them is never named, or felt formed in silence, restraint, and moments that were never supposed to happen. This is a story about loss, proximity, and what happens when feelings become unavoidable. © 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐋𝐈

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇- He told her one thing "you ain't see shit if you wanna keep that pretty face connected to your body." She was never supposed to cross paths with Giomani "Gio" Blackwood, suit-wearing, gun-toting underboss of New York's most feared family. But one wrong night put her in his world, and Gio don't believe in coincidences. Now she's tied to the man the streets call a monster. And the craziest part? The more she learns about him, the harder it gets to hate him. Cold. Calculated. Fine as hell. Gio runs everything - and when his father steps down, he's coming for the throne. But love and loyalty don't mix in the mafia. And in Gio's world, you either with him... or you against him. Ain't no in-between. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 & 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃!

Kay never planned to fall in love. She's a bartender who minds her business, keeps her head down, and understands that some men come with silence instead of promises. Rome Brewster is one of those men. He's charming, romantic, and dangerous in a way that doesn't need explaining. He shows up. He stays late. He learns her routines without asking permission. He doesn't offer forever-just consistency, protection, and a presence that feels too rare to ignore. What starts as quiet attraction turns into something deeper. Something chosen. Something neither of them names out loud. This isn't a story about being saved. It's about loving someone as they are. About wanting without ownership. About choosing the moment even when you know it won't last forever. Some loves don't come to stay. They come to change you.

Trinity Parker is the Sweetheart of R&B - platinum albums, sold-out tours, and a smile the world thinks is real.But someone out there is obsessed with her... and getting closer every day. When the threats turn violent, her team hires Amir "Saint" Bishop - a quiet, intimidating, ex-military bodyguard with one job: protect Trinity at all costs. He moves into her penthouse. He shadows her every step. He guards her family like they're his own. And the closer he gets, the harder it becomes to pretend she doesn't feel safe with him. Seen by him. Wanted by him. One night changes everything. A moment of fear becomes a moment of weakness... A moment of weakness becomes a night they can't forget... And a night they can't forget becomes the most dangerous secret she's ever kept. He swore he'd never cross the line with a client.She swore she'd never give her heart away again. But her stalker isn't the only threat anymore. Falling for each other might be the one thing neither of them can protect against.

This emotionally charged love story follows Chalynn, a woman who's always been the steady one for everyone else. In a stable relationship with Xavier, life seems safe and certain until Kyrie, her ex-best friend and the love she never fully had, returns home newly engaged. Their unresolved past resurfaces, pulling Chalynn back into a slow-burning storm of what-ifs and unfinished feelings. Caught between comfort and chaos, peace and passion, Chalynn must confront the truth about love, longing, and what it really means to heal.