𝐀 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚 , 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 , 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧𝐭.. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐈 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 .. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃!!!! 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐞! 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐞 ! 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Elias Stack Moore moves through the world like a ghost in plain sight-calm, composed, and far too old for the age written on his skin.His presence isn't just heavy-it's unnatural. There's a gravity to him, a silence. Hundred and eighteen years echo in his presence, and with them comes something no one dares to name. Haven Johnson, a young photographer with restless ambition, sees him-not just with her lens, but in the space between reality and something far stranger. She's chasing light, chasing truth, but Elias casts a shadow she can't quite outrun. We live like no one's watching-but what if someone is? What if love and danger wear the same face? In the stillness of night and the click of a shutter, truths will be exposed. But some truths are better left buried. Some shadows aren't just looking-they're waiting.

" HE'S WHAT YOU WANT, HE'S WHAT YOU WANT, HE'S WHAT YOU WANT, HE'S WHAT YOU WANT. I'M WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU- I'M WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU NEED. " Deja never expected her relationship to turn sour, but what's done in the dark is eventually shone in the light, right? still dating her high school sweetheart at 24, Deja's relationship with successful businessman Romeo suddenly begins to hit the rocks after his behavior turns questionable. staying out nearly all night, acting secretive, leaving without announcing where he was going, not answering his phone when he was out - you name it, he did it. Deja never thought about him being unfaithful because she believed he'd do no such a thing, but there was no point in denying something that was right in her face. leaving to a bar one night to clear her head, Deja runs into Joey, who makes her frown turn upside down and makes her smile harder than she ever had in the past two months. the way she felt with Joey was how she felt when she and Romeo first met, which pushed her further into the man's arms for comfort and protection. find out what happens when a woman falls for another man in the midst of her crumbling relationship and deep dives into infidelity. HONORABLE RANKINGS! ⬇️ 🥇 IN #JOEYBADASS 🥇 IN #JOEYBADA 🥇 IN #GRIMY 🥇 IN #1999 🥈 IN #ENTANGLEMENT 🥉 IN #MISTREATED

Jamie-Lee Williams did just what her parents wanted: she engaged a Harvard grad, had a baby, and moved into a house in a safe neighborhood. She didn't get that good of a job, but her rich fiancée Edwin made up for it. But what happens when that stability all comes crashing down? Jamie won't be able to manage, of course, but money is not the problem. The real issue is finding out why her life was destroyed. She'll soon find out, though, that one fateful night is the reason why her world turned upside down. The only way she can turn it back is with the help of a knight in not-so-shining armor, Joey. Learning to trust him won't be easy, but one man's trash is another man's treasure.

The Neighbor An Urban Romance Andrea Woods ain't checkin' for love. At 23, she's focused on her money, her peace, and keepin' these men at arm's length-especially Dre, the situationship she can't quite shake. But when she starts spendin' more time across the street at her best friend Eli's house, it's his older brother Rahmiq who catches her attention... and refuses to let it go. He's 34. Quiet. Dangerous. The kind of man who don't say much-but when he do, it hits. The way he watches her, the way he talks, the way he moves? It's got her body speakin' a language she swore she forgot. They haven't touched. Not yet. But the tension between them is real-and it's only getting hotter. When a dream blurs the line between fantasy and reality, Andrea wakes up craving something she was never supposed to want. And when Rahmiq confronts her with the truth she didn't know he heard... all bets are off. Secrets, slow-burn heat, and unspoken chemistry collide in a hood love story where the one you swear you don't want... might just be the one you need.

Kadeem Mathis better known as Unique. Southside Jamaica Queens kingpin gets way too heavy into the street life, to avoid serving several years in prison he's given an ultimatum: the prison cell or therapy to somehow cure him of his demons, so no more heinous crimes would be committed. Against his better judgment he agrees and he meets Layla Thompson, will she be able to help him through this?

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