Where Ashley Williams, a Christian girl just trying to stay connected to God, meets the most popular boy Daniel James, during a tutoring session, because while Daniel was failing sophomore year, Ashley was not so she was told to help Daniel. Whenever Daniel would be working on his work, Ashley would read her bible. This intrigued Daniel, so one day he asked what book she was reading, ever since then his life as been changed by not only Ashley, but he has been changed by God.

"Your heart has no concept of time, if it wants to move on, it will. With or without you,"

"That's your boss? He's hot." "He's bipolar." "Introduce me, please!" Jasmin begs, weighing my shoulder down. "Isn't he the reason why you're going abroad?" "Eh." I shrug, watching as he hands someone his bags, laughing at something they say. This man is doing something to me. And it's strange. "Roni. I know you didn't get dressed that cute for no reason." She points to my outfit, raising an eyebrow at me. "I'm just comfortable. And he's coming over right now." Mr. Hayes strides towards us and I fix my posture, smiling at him. "Hello to your friend." Adrian waves as my friend begins to swoon. "Are you ready? You better not embarrass me, Roni-Ann." He holds his arm out for me and I take it, humming in response. "Yes, sir." ✄┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈« "You don't listen, Roni-Ann!" "Me? I do what you tell me. When have I ever went against you?" "Yesterday. I told you to stay inside. Or at least call me when you got home. You did neither!" Adrian yells at me and I flinch, not expecting it. "I don't have to take orders from you outside of this workplace. I'm my own individual." "You don't, huh?" He traps me between his body and the wall and I look up at him, his eyes darkening. "Joder, Roni-Ann." "Please calm down." "How does it feel to be a murderer..." He mutters, leaning down to kiss my ear and I tense up. "Because you're killing my heart." He doesn't think of me as- "I'm your intern, sir. This shouldn't be happening." I stutter, my legs too weak for me to move. "You're not thinking straight." "All interns get an upgrade, eventually. Yours just might make you mine."

"Are you serious?" He asks. She nods. "As a heart attack" she responds. A slow grin forms on his face. "You're telling me. That if I beat you in a fight... you'll let me leave?" He asks. She nods, giving him a warm smile. "I won't take it easy on you, cause you're a woman" he says. "I would be insulted if you did" she responds. **** Sora Itsuki 27 years old. A professional MMA fighter. He lives and breathes his job and that's his main focus and nothing else. But after getting seriously injured in a fight, he is forced to take a break. Before he can get back to fighting, his trainer puts him onto a new activity to improve himself. Ballet. Nova Lux 27 years old. A professional ballet dancer. When Itsuki is dropped on her doorstep like a shivering kitten, by an old friend, she has no choice but to take him on. But there is something about his attitude that she can't stand. So she snaps it. And she snaps it hard.

Brandiee Terrence a 26 year old Black woman from Atlanta, Georgia. She strives for success and money but there's obstacles in her path, Brandiee owns a dance team by the name of Lovely Bratty's, that's her day job and her way of earning a few $100 by every child that joins. But at night? She is a mentor and a bar tender for a strip joint in town, she teaches other women to pole dance while making money. You could say she's a multitasker but she's thinking about giving that up just to be a bar tender and a dance instructor. She was not only hard working woman but also, a mother. Brandiee got pregnant at 15 by a man named Royce Clifton, he was 17 at the time and what they had was a minor "one night stand" gone left. Royce was there for brandiee through thick and thin and never left her side. But when their daughter kaorri turned 2, Royce got sent to 9 years in prison for robbing a bank. Brandiee had the help of her parents with her daughter but certain tragedies happened and she was basically all alone. Will things end up working out for Brandiee and her daughter Kaorri or will it get worse?

She's fallin' in love now Losin' control now Fightin' the truth Tryin' to hide But I think it's alright

#1 Southeastern University Series Natosha Jackson is from the south-side slums of Ridgeport. She's your average bookworm and mathematic fanatic. To pay her dues to the dean of students, she is hand-picked to tutor one of the most notorious football players at Southeastern University, Matteo Four Wittstock. In the town of Ridgeport, the Wittstocks are well-known wealthy people from the north side. Although Natosha wants nothing to do with Four's lifestyle and womanizing tendencies, she finds herself falling into the temptations of lust. While she wrestles with this new fiery excitement in her life, Four becomes enamored deeper than he ever imagined. No one expects the rocky twists and turns that bring these two people together but Four loves a good challenge. And when a game is this good, he's more than ready to play. ***The Southeastern University Collection shows the lives of young adults as they enter, survive and finish off their university experience. The students attending this university are not only dealing with keeping up their GPAs and attending student union meetings. These students are battling ties with addiction, exploring their sexuality, and embarking on past and present family burdens. *** *** These works cannot be read as a standalone. *** WARNING: THIS STORY IS 18+ AND CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE AND MATURE CONTENT. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. STARTED: 7/10/2020 Completed. 2022

Bella Brooks, a woman who came from the projects in now doing good as a assistant manager at M&T Bank. Once she graduated high school she moved away from that life and the friends she grew up with. However, when she goes back to where she came from for a block party with her cousin Lex...how will her life change once she runs into a special childhood friend?

Seventeen-year old first year college student Josie Clarke would prefer not to blush the colour crimson at every little thing, but Idiopathic Craniofacial Erythema, a chronic facial condition doesn't play fair. In fact, it's as uncontrollable as the cruel taunts assigned by mean girl Maddie Parish since primary school and hard to ignore. And after a catastrophically mortifying Media Studies presentation in front of the whole class, Josie starts to believe she'll never feel normal. However, music obsessed student Max Montgomery isn't about to let her give up so easily. He claims to know how it feels to be held to ransom by red cheeks and soon, they must both band together to compete in the end of term charity talent show. With high hopes of proving their lifelong detractors wrong, all bets are on, but at what cost? * * * * * * * * * * * * * Copyright (c) 2019 J. E. Warren Cover Design - Miss Warren Writes