𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞,𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐲. -𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐳 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝- June 18, 2024 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- June 23, 2024 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- (Just a little bit of teenage love & drama) @𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 ✰

The lifestyle her mother introduced her to? It was never a child's place but she had no choice. Esmé Solei, at the age of twelve, witnessed things a child should never have to. A lifestyle meant for survival but passion to most, at least according to her mother. Esmé grew accustomed to the streets being that she's around her mom twenty four seven. Unfortunately the number twelve would be embedded in her head forever. A particular night happened to change her life for the better and worse when she runs into Moses. A face the streets feared and the name that was opposite of the biblical meaning. But that's also short lived.. because she wanted everything and by all means necessary, she was going to get it.

Jodi Anne Wise is running from a troubled past and an abusive ex boyfriend. She's on a road to recovery and sobriety while trying to heal from childhood and adulthood trauma that has left her crippled and broken. Saint Mercier is running from street life and corrupting his community with crime and drugs. He's trying to legitimize his money and his lifestyle while battling old enemies and past problems. While feeling like the clock on his life is expiring, he's trying to create a legacy for himself worth remembering. When these two souls collide, will they both survive the impact? for the black girls who just want to be happy.

It began with a wrong address-and a letter that shouldn't have been read. Kamaria's curiosity sparks a chain of letters that draw her and Zahir into a secret world of vulnerability and trust. Yet when they finally meet, they'll have to discover if reality can live up to the intimacy of their words.

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘣, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. [𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝟣/𝟤 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗍 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖽𝗎𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒] cover by @backenddoll 𝙖 𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, it didn't just destroy homes-it destroyed lives, families... and the unbreakable bond between two best friends. Dejahnae and Kentrell were inseparable, the kind of connection that felt destined, unshakable. Until the storm came and ripped them apart without warning. In the chaos, they lost everything-including each other. Left with nothing but grief and unanswered questions, both were forced to survive in a world that no longer felt like home. Ten years later, survival looks different. Kentrell is now a chart-topping rapper, known for his raw lyrics and haunted sound-but behind the fame is a man still drowning in the past. The storm never really left him. Nightmares, guilt, and a pain he can't outrun follow him everywhere he goes. And no matter how far he's come, he never stopped searching for the one person he lost that night. Dejahnae, now a trauma therapist, has dedicated her life to helping others heal... even though she never truly healed herself. She's learned how to carry pain, how to bury it, how to smile through it-but not how to let it go. When fate unexpectedly brings them face-to-face again, the reunion isn't what either of them imagined. Because love didn't disappear that night... but trust did. Old wounds reopen, buried truths rise to the surface, and the question they've both avoided for years finally demands an answer- Did you leave me... or did I lose you? As past and present collide, Dejahnae and Kentrell must confront the storm that still lives inside them. Because this time, it's not just about finding each other again... It's about deciding if they can survive each other.

Milan Cozart lived on the low-end of Chicago. A part of the city that was unbeknownst to tourists, yet never seemed to leave the front cover of the news... for murders. In this cutthroat slice she called home, there was one rule: Show no mercy. However, when you hold the life of a notorious drug lord in your hands... you may find yourself hesitating. Milan knew the rule, but she also knew who Ramses Young was as well. The man had spared the life of her brother the night her parents had died. Now, he laid bleeding out in her arms. He was meant to die. Because of her, he lived. And, because of her, bodies would drop.

Their eyes met again and she leaned in this time, closing the space between them. The kiss came gentle, like neither of them needed to prove anything, but just feel one another. His hand found her waist, and her fingers tangled in the hem of his hoodie, grounding herself in him. When they pulled apart, she whispered, "You're not alone, Zyairis." He touched his forehead to hers, smiling lazily. "Not when you around, I'm not." ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘢𝘯 @𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.

"𝐘'𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧," 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲. "𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬... 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫." 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞. "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜." 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝. "𝐍𝐚𝐡... 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡." "𝐖𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭." 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩. Set in South Central Los Angeles, this story follows a tight circle of friends navigating love, loyalty, and life shaped by the streets. As relationships spark, fade, and collide, each choice carries weight, proving that in a city that doesn't slow down, love shows up in more ways than one and not everyone makes it out the same. "In the city of angels, everybody had a love story. Not everybody survived it."