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When Solè Stayed by tycheaaa
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"Solè, why'd you stay?" "Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for." ❀ 🝳 ❀ Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet. Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft. Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down, to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets. Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees. When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too. But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered? A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land. ❀ 🝳 ❀
𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢'𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 | ᴰᴱ by msTrinii
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❝ A journey with Kasiani as she finds harmony, peace, and safety in the arms of the man who once led her life recklessly, and together, they rebuild a better future. ❞ Published: Jul 29th, 2025 Finished: May 9, 2026 Rankings🏅: 🥇 in Freaky 🥇 in newyorklovestory 🥇 in blackcomedy 🥈 in daveeast 🥈 in Ganglove 🥉 in Urban #4 in Toxiclove #4 in Hoodlove
THE UNHOLY | Dave East by Dedra_Tarese
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Xander King is the ultimate "holy" deception. As the son of the city's most famous Bishop, he's royalty in a three-piece suit. On Sunday mornings, he's the perfect heir to the pulpit. But when the sun goes down, the suit comes off, and the King of the streets comes out to play. Xander doesn't just run the city's underground-he owns it. He's got the money, the power, and a line of women who know better than to ask for his heart. Then there's Charity. She's the girl who just traded her old life for a Bible and a fresh start. She's trying to be "good," and when she looks at Xander, she sees a man who's just as lost as she used to be. She thinks she can save him. She thinks his cold stares are just a shield for a broken soul. But Xander isn't looking to be saved. He's fighting a war on every front: his father's impossible expectations, a past that won't stay buried, and the dangerous pull he feels toward a girl who's too pure for his world. When a body drops and a murder investigation hits too close to the church, the polished mask starts to slip. Charity is about to find out that the man she's falling for isn't a misunderstood saint-he's the devil in the front row. In this city, the only thing more dangerous than a sinner is someone Unholy.
PART TIME LOVER. - CEEDEE LAMB. by EZRAVISUALS
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Sanaa Wright is Miami's best HR fixer. When a company is falling apart, she's the one businesses call to clean up the mess and she delivers results in four months or less. So when one of her long-term clients asks her to rebrand his struggling lounge, she takes the job without hesitation. She just doesn't expect to walk in on day one and leave with a broken ankle-courtesy of one of his employees. Zaire Collins. Known across Miami as the protection, Zaire owns one of the top security firms in Florida, trusted to guard nightclubs, bars, and high-profile events. Control is what he does best. But the day he accidentally breaks Sanaa Wright's ankle changes everything. Determined to make it right, Zaire goes out of his way to take care of her... even if that means giving Sanaa more access to him than anyone else has ever had. And the closer they get, the harder it becomes to keep things strictly professional.
Beg For It by StoryBookHour
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He never chased. Until she made him.
Made For US by kynriley
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Book Two of "Made... Series" One year ago, Marley Jones lost her daughter. One year ago, she let go of the man she loved. One year ago, Milo left the States behind. But when fate pulls them back into the same orbit, Marley and Milo must face the truth: love doesn't disappear just because you walk away from it. Especially when five teenagers, a shared loss, and unfinished feelings refuse to stay buried. Made For Us is a powerful story about grief, distance, and the fragile hope of finding your way back to the person who once felt like home.
In the Space Between by ashhxwrites
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When single mother Zaina leans on her brother's best friend, Malachi, hidden feelings surface, and love, loyalty, and family collide.
𝐓𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 | 𝐓𝐘𝐑𝐈𝐐 by VROTHERN
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Iyonna Wright packed her whole life into two suitcases and left Georgia behind with one goal-make it in Hollywood. For two years, she's been hustling for background gigs, commercial cameos, anything that might get her noticed. Every casting call feels like another gamble, every rejection another reminder that dreams cost more than she ever imagined. But everything changes when she lands a background role in a brand-new blockbuster film-her first real shot at something big. The lead actor, Tyriq Withers, is Hollywood's next obsession: young, magnetic, and unpredictable. His rise is meteoric; hers hasn't even begun. Their chemistry on set is undeniable. Off camera, it's explosive. What starts as a casual connection-born from shared ambition and long nights under studio lights-quickly spirals into something deeper, messier, and harder to define. Tyriq's fame grows faster than either of them can handle, and Iyonna begins to question whether she's falling for the man or the myth the world is building around him. When rumors, secrets, and jealousy collide, Iyonna is forced to choose between her dream and her sanity.
ROME by WritesByJayCee
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ROME He wasn't looking for love. Hell, he barely trusted loyalty. With a past soaked in pain, betrayal, and blood, Roman Carter, better known to the world as ROME, built his name from the ground up. Platinum plaques, sold-out shows, and a reputation that kept both fans and enemies on edge. The industry knew him as a menace, the blogs called him dangerous, but beneath it all was a man still carrying ghosts. And he planned to keep it that way, until her. KALI She wasn't just good at her job, she was the best. A high-profile PR powerhouse known for fixing the unfixable. From red carpet scandals to career-saving rebrands, Kali Raye's name rang bells behind the scenes of Hollywood's biggest stars. Her world was sleek, polished, and calculated. Just how she liked it. Until it all unraveled. The career. The relationship. The control. One by one, everything Kali thought she had a handle on started slipping. And somehow, the one man she was supposed to keep at a distance became the one she couldn't let go. Now, with the industry watching, reputations on the line, and emotions running hotter than ever, Kali has to decide what's worth protecting: the image she built or the man threatening to break down every wall she's ever had. This wasn't supposed to be a love story. Until it was.