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He Don't Play About Her  by KetaTheWriter
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He wasn't loud. He didn't chase. And he definitely didn't compete. He just... showed up. Kairo "Goldie" Banks is the type of man you notice without trying to. Calm, confident, and always one step ahead - he doesn't waste time on games or temporary attention. So when he locks eyes with Nyla Carter... a woman who minds her business, stays in her lane, and isn't impressed by money, charm, or status- He doesn't force it. He applies pressure. The quiet kind. The consistent kind. The kind that slowly becomes impossible to ignore. Now Nyla's caught in something she didn't ask for... A man who doesn't chase her - but somehow always ends up exactly where she is. And the more she tries to keep her distance... the harder it becomes to pretend she don't feel him. Because when a gangsta wants you... it's not about control. It's about presence. patience. and proving he's not going anywhere.
A Country Thug's Lovin' by TheRealAriJ15
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Yara Love is everything her parents ever dreamed of-successful, driven, and brilliant in the courtroom. As one of the youngest partners at her prestigious Dallas law firm, she's spent her life chasing excellence and ignoring the ache that comes from loneliness, control, and the aftermath of a love that nearly broke her. Her mother says she's too focused on her career. Her friends say she's scared of intimacy. Yara just says she's fine. Then a weekend trip to rural Texas changes everything. Sevion Taylor is a man of quiet power. Raised in the shadows of the streets, he's since built a life of solitude on his sprawling ranch-horses, dirt roads, and a silence he wears like armor. But behind his peaceful exterior is a dangerous past and a loss that still haunts him. He doesn't look for love, and he damn sure doesn't trust it. But when Yara walks into his world, she stirs something in him he thought he'd buried. What begins as stolen glances and late-night conversations becomes something deeper-slow-burning, raw, and real. As they learn each other through farm chores, city visits, secrets, and scars, Yara and Sevion must decide if love is strong enough to hold two people pulled in opposite directions. When old wounds surface and the noise of the world creeps back in-through ghosts from his past and demands from hers-they'll both have to ask the same question: Can a love born between two worlds survive when both are being pulled apart?
where summer ends by valueky
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a quiet life is all ulani knows, and being forced into a family of 7 was never ideal. but with a step-brother similar in age, someone is bound to sweep ulani right off her feet... right? IN PRODUCTION!!!!!
Love in Its Own Time by WithLoveMJ25
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Myah, a Belizean-American nurse, has sworn off dating to focus on her work-and that's the story she sticks to whenever friends or coworkers try to set her up. In truth, the 25-year-old hopeless romantic is simply exhausted from dealing with "vacuous dullards" who call themselves potential partners. So when one of her patients insists she meet her successful, charming son who would be perfect for her, Myah is... less than enthusiastic. Liam has no interest in dating, let alone love. After a devastating breakup, he buried his heart in work and built his company from the ground up, determined to rely on his own success rather than his family's wealth. When his mother falls ill, he finally steps away from the office-only to be persuaded into going on a date with the nurse she can't stop praising. What begins as a reluctant meeting slowly unfolds into something real. Join Myah and Liam as they stumble, grow, and learn to trust again, overcoming the challenges of an interracial relationship and creating their own version of love-one built not on haste, but on time, patience, and possibility.
Falling For Mr Rumming ✔️ by SVTladi
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Massimo Rumming, son of Sicillian Don, is sent to his mother's home country to grow up. He meets a beautiful fiery nerd who captures his heart after a one night stand. Nthabiseng lives for words and only wants to focus on that when an arrogant, annoying man walks into her life and refuses to leave. Will these lovers overcome deceit and danger that comes with Massimos destiny? *************** "Carina, what you do to me," "What do I do to you, Mr Rumming?" "You undo me, Amore, you break me, only to build me again but better, knowing you has been my greatest gift and loving you, my greatest joy." "Masi," "I love you, Nthabiseng and you may not feel the same, that's okay, but I need you to know that I love you and you have made my life better, you have made me better and I am grateful." **************** Start: 22 May 2024 End: 27 Dec 2024 ****************
Zahir (Creed Family Ties) by JAmariBooks
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Zahir "Zah" Creed has always been the quietest and most calculated of his brothers-the one who watches longer, thinks deeper, and moves last because his moves end things. After surviving a gunshot wound that should've taken him out, Zah's mindset hardens into something darker, colder, and brutally precise. He now runs the Creed family's underground operations with an iron hand and zero tolerance for mistakes. Loyalty buys protection, money, power-everything a person could want. Betrayal buys a grave. Emotions are a liability he buried a long time ago... until the one woman capable of unraveling him resurfaces and reminds him exactly where his weakness lives. Celeste Jones is Atlanta's top defense attorney-polished, brilliant, and born into a family that planned her entire life before she ever got a say. From her education to her engagement, everything has been carefully curated to fit her parents' idea of success. She's engaged to Darrell Harris, a fellow lawyer who looks perfect on paper but hides who he really is beneath a well-crafted persona. Celeste knows something is wrong, but years of obligation and expectation have taught her how to swallow her instincts. That is, until a call pulls her back into a past she was never allowed to choose. At one point in her life, Zahir Creed was all she knew. Their bond was intense, consuming, and dangerous-so dangerous that her parents made sure to tear them apart before it could ruin everything they'd built for her. Now Zah is back, darker, more powerful, and no longer willing to stay in the shadows of her life. The man she once loved is now the man her world should fear, and he's making it clear he isn't leaving this time. As old feelings collide with present danger, Celeste is forced to choose between the life that was designed for her and the man who has always owned the parts of her she's never been able to control.
Fazion (Creed Family Ties) by JAmariBooks
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Fazion Creed was the wildfire of the Creed brothers-the youngest, the most reckless, the one who swore up and down that love would never catch him. He thrived on chaos, fast nights, faster women, and the freedom of never answering to anybody's soft feelings. In his own words, he was born a bachelor and planned to die one, no matter who crossed his path. But fate has a wicked sense of humor. One impulsive night with his brother's wife's best friend flips his entire world upside down. What was supposed to be nothing more than heat and adrenaline becomes the moment that stalks him, haunts him, rewires him. Suddenly the man who lived for the streets and the spotlight finds himself thinking about things he's never let himself want-forever, loyalty, a woman he can't shake even when he tries. Fazion was never looking for love... But love found him anyway, and it refuses to let go. Armani Rose is a full-time respiratory nurse with a soft heart, sharp instincts, and a ride-or-die loyalty that makes her the perfect best friend to Rumi and an even better godmother to their little one. She works hard, loves harder, and keeps her world clean and steady... until one reckless birthday night knocks her balance clean out of her hands. What should've been a harmless "one time and never again" slip-up turns into Fazion Creed tattooing himself onto her reality. She swore she'd forget him by sunrise, but he keeps showing up-leaning in her doorway like he owns the place, sliding into her days, popping up in her space with that wild grin like she already belongs to him. He's claiming her without permission, pushing past every boundary she tries to rebuild, refusing to give her the distance she swears she needs. Armani doesn't know whether to cuss him out, run away, or let him keep pulling her into the fire he carries in his chest. Because Fazion isn't budging. And deep down, she's not sure she wants him to.
Nazir (Creed Family Ties)  by JAmariBooks
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Rumi "Rue" Monroe was a girl who grew up too quick and too soon. When her parents died, all she had left was herself, her overworked aunt, and bills they could never quite outrun. Fresh out of a relationship after catching her man in bed with another woman, Rue is exhausted working herself to the bone, drowning in responsibilities, and done with men altogether. She keeps her head down, minding her business, praying life gives her something better than struggle and disappointment. She isn't looking for love, danger, or anything that can break her again. Until she meets him. Nazir "Naz" Creed is the coldest man in the city a quiet storm with a reputation that speaks louder than he ever needs to. Running the streets with his brothers built him an empire people fear and respect in equal measure. Naz moves with precision, loyalty, and violence when necessary, and he's never cared about much outside money, power, and keeping his circle alive. But then he sees Rue. What starts as a chance encounter turns into a collision neither of them can walk away from. Rue's sweetness clashes with Naz's darkness, her broken hope meets his guarded heart, and suddenly the city's coldest man finds himself warming to the one girl who wasn't looking for him in the first place. And the streets? The streets don't like when the wrong people start caring about each other.
P H A T  by ThatKidKierra234
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"You beautiful ma fuck what everybody else think. You beautiful. "
Something Inside  (Published) by OutOfMyLimit17
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Ashton Miller was the richest, most powerful and sexiest man alive. Being a multimillionaire, he had everything he could have ever wanted; girls, cars, and so much money he didn't know what to do with. As the biggest playboy in New York, Ashton jumps from girl to girl breaking their hearts as he went along. He didn't care about anything other than his company and himself. Layla Kingston. Layla was NOT rich, actually Layla was basically broke. She worked as a waitress. She didn't have guys all over her, in fact she's only had one boyfriend and that didn't turn out well. Layla didn't have it all, in fact she's had a very hard life, and just when she thinks her life is finally starting to turn over it turns out way different than she thought. A story about two wounded polar opposites crossing paths. ****************************************************************************************************** Warning! There is some swearing and 1-2 dirty scenes so if you don't like that or are too young I'm not responsible :) Thank you @babedirectionerxx for helping me edit!! Highest Rank: # 1