After a tragedy, Amila Johnson abandons her life in New York and retreats back to her birthplace of Houston. She tries to start anew but she can't get far with the skills of being an almost classically trained ballerina. Deciding to take up her friend's offer to pick up a few shifts at a coffee shop, she becomes reacquainted with a person from her past. He wants to help her but values his privacy and she doesn't like handouts. So, they formulate a contractual agreement. An agreement that's pleasurable for them both but will feelings get in the way of this act of ink and lust or will things stay professional. Luxury and sex; what's more to want?

Harlem Westbrook is most respected woman in Harlem, New York. Running the most notorious drug business, along side her older brother, Brooklin, they turned the small business, into a huge trade. They owned all of Harlem and was planning to expand into other parts of New York. At the age of twenty-three, Harlem has done nothing but consume herself in her business, and feels like she doesn't have time for anything else. But someone who is new in her life might change that. All rights reserved to "@mimiluvsyouxoxo" 2018. "Harlem." is under direct ownership of the author. Theft or plagiarism is strongly prohibited, those who commit such crime will face a penalty. For copyright purposes, I do not own any; photos,images, or music that are found throughout this book. Such content has been found via the internet. Cover: @kingsmaria

My works #3 infatuation /ɪnˌfatjʊˈeɪʃn/ noun an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. first it was infatuation, then it was love.

Egypt Mitchell is a Famous Singer/Songwriter, who is the mother of a 4 year old, named Saint. Saint is beginning to get more and more curious about his father, Fortune. He even believes that his dad will come and they will be one big happy family. But that's easier said than done. Fortune Kingston is a NBA player and has a life of his own with his "girlfriend" Aria. He begins to put everything in perspective when he finds out he has a son. Read to find out how this story unfolds.❤️ ~Impressive Rankings~ #1 songwriter 12/25/20 #1 melanin 12/29/20 #1 basketball 1/4/21 #1 nba 1/4/21 #1 famous 1/5/21 #1 african american 1/12/21 #1 urban romance 1/22/21 #1 black woman 1/28/29 #2 urban story 12/29/20 #2 fashion 1/7/21

You can try and run from the streets, but you can never escape the streets. You see the only way you can escape the streets is if you're dressed in orange or they're dressed in black. ---- Close your eyes and imagine yourself being trapped in a hell and the only place you could escape to is a journal that holds all your darkest flaws. But you're going to have to come up from that journal every once in a while to be met by the man you call the devil but to others is your boyfriend. Now open your eyes and take a breath and answer this question. Will you snap or will you hide behind your journal? REVIEWS: 'When I first read it I already knew it was going to be different. You have a way of ending your chapters with the readers wanting more. --coraazons' 'The Bay was an intriguing read. There were moments when I felt I had the situation figured out only for another layer to reveal itself. --idreamofme' 'This book is so good omg--ChocolatePimp' 'U know I just started reading ur book and I am hooked. I almost didn't want to comment, it's so good. U have me on the edge of my seat. It's crazy but back to the regular program--newmomma29' 'This book is gonna be the death of me--o9ange' 'Loving this story! Suspenseful and action packed! I can't wait to read more, but I will. Thank you!--ANReed1' 'Too excited to breath...girl you're talented. Gladly waiting updates.--ShantaGordon' 'Ohmygosh I love this story! Athena is a tough chick and I love reading about her.--shanticlaire'

"Open the door. Open the fucking door. Aight, just remember I ain't want it to go down like this." Before I could even fully process his statement a gun shot rang out causing me to scream. Another loud bang proceeded after the shot, too scared to open my eyes I said a silent prayer hoping it would all be over soon. "Tsk, tsk, tsk... You should've just opened the door, mama. Now you've made things complicated." He growled in my ear, yanking me up by my hair. 5/20/20: Ranked #10 Under Good Girls 5/20/20: Ranked #13 Under Manny Montana 7/10/20: Ranked #2 Under BWLM

Copyrights © 2014 by itslovely23 All rights reserved (Revised) Meet Matt Leonardo. One of the wealthiest men in California. The owner of the Nardo Inc. A company that his father had worked hard to build and now has passed down the throne to him. Matthew has everything that a man can take pride in. The women, cars, houses and so much more. Yet he feels that his life is incomplete. Matthew denies that he's that kind of guy. You know the marrying type well, that's what he thought until he met Becky Regina Brooks. He knows that she's different. The kind of woman you can present to the family and he wants her. ----------- #6 Opposite Attracts (04/16/17) What's hot [General Fiction]

Jeannie Jones is studying to get her master's in biology and medicine.Hawthorne Gable is a troubled government agent tasked to watch her every move. Will these two neighbors open their doors and their hearts to each other?

1927 was a thriving year for the Mossetti family. Prohibition had put the Mafia gang in a financial gain bringing in millions by the year. But like all thriving organizations there is always someone trying to bring you down. Andre Mossetti have a choice to make which putting him in a difficult situation . Kill the friend that betrayed him and be a successful vicious made man or try to change the very thing that defines him. The late 20's always had a glamorous shine to it but not if your a black Italian girl who isn't accepted into any social group. An outcasted artist Nola Light try to find her way while living with her older sister who is soon to marry a made man Richard. What will happen when she meets a man who not like any man she met before . Will she thinks he's like everyone else or more different then she ever think he could be .

"It's hard to feel beautiful or loved, when a world you live in is segregated because of the color of your skin. But when I met him, everything changed." - Diana *A Dallas Winston Love Story*