*Not edited* I snuggled into the pillow before I felt his arm wrap around me, pulling me closer. My head now in his chest as he pulled my leg over him. "I love you," he whispered with his eyes closed. "Why?" I whispered back and he opened his eyes, looking at me and chuckling a little. "Gabriella, if you don't say it back and stop playing," he mugged and I laughed. "I'm not playing. Why?" I smiled looking up at him and he let out a deep sigh. "I love you because you're the best thing that's ever happened to me...because I was lost before you...because I can't go a second without thinking about you...because my mind goes foggy when I'm not around you...because there is nothing in this world, or any other, I wouldn't do for you...because I know you always got me...because you're my baby and all I'm ever gonna do is love you," he smiled kissing my temple ::: Gabriella Rae Mason is a dancer who moved from New York to LA to follow her dreams. She ran away from a past that still has a hold on her. Although she finds it hard to let her guard down, her life it going well with what she's built for herself. That's until she meet a man who pulls her life in all different directions. Jordan is an artist. He's good at painting and interior design, his way with prints and patterns warm you. The colors of his work paint a rainbow but his insides are coated grey. A cloud of darkness filled with pain and trauma follows him. Will the new girl he meets be able to halt the precipitation? #1 Black Writer(8/1/22)

Ryan Smith was an average person with an average life and had no intent on changing it. She was happy being a body to fill space and not stand out. But she always stood out to him. NOT A HOOD BOOK AN I wanted to have one last black love short story before my retirement because...yeah BLM🥺

Growing up Black and upper middle class in Bedstuy, Brooklyn is already a privilege amongst those who can't. Adding in relationships and learning to navigate life only adds to the stress. Ketara Greene undergoes a transformation that changes the scope of her life and catches the eye of her arch nemesis, Louis Allen. Louis Allen, the neighborhood rich boy is used to getting anything he wants but when he sets his sights to his childhood enemy, he learns quickly that his pride will cost him everything. Will he learn to change or will pride keep them both from the happiness they're looking for?

What happens when you meet the one person you relate with the most? All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, message the writer for confirmation of the above. This is a work of fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents, are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Copyright © 2016 by oliviia.natorii

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Ophelia Armstrong never intended for her life to be anything out of the ordinary. All she ever wanted to do was finish school, meet a nice person, settle down, maybe have a few children, and live out the rest of her life happily. But when you're the world's strongest witch, things don't exactly go according to plan. *I do not own The CW's "The Originals" or any of the characters except my OCs. All rights go to the respective owners. *This will not follow the plot of The Originals, it will follow the plot in which I have created. cover by @voidmxklson !!

BOOK 2 *READ 'HIS LIL BABY' FIRST*

Seven Matthews could easily be any woman's dream but he's already set his sights on one. Having gone back to the same club just for her, he finally gathers the nerve to approach her. He plans to have her that night and entice her with the only way he knows how, with words so fire, she can't help but to give in. Rayne Akiyama is instantly intrigued by the handsome stranger's spoken word piece. She finds herself not wanting to give into the temptation that is him, but it becomes something she can't control. She quickly realizes that she's up against a caliber of man that she's never encountered before. Shortly after, searing gazes and easy conversation land them a night together. Could one night and an instant connection be real love?

Emma never actually intended to become attached to him in any capacity. She needed a man, he was there and more than enough man for the job. So when she discovered that he was her new boss she was floored and intrigued beyond her own belief. Secrets from her upbringing and his own tortured past creep into the seams of this erotic tale about a woman with a secret and the love of her life with a few of his own.

KaBrina Hughes is a teenage girl with a very emotional and unmentionable past . She is sent to Dallas , Texas to live with her father and his family to turn over a new leaf and hopefully pursue a better life . There she meets Tremaine Neverson , her 21 year old next door neighbor with an even worse past then her own . Despite their six year age gap , KaBrina and Tremaine become close and as they get to know each other on a deep level they become lovers . Throughout this Loving Drama KaBrina and Tremaine learn that their love might not be easy to keep . . . but it's even harder to let go as they fight to be together . But will all their fighting be worth it in the end ?