"Solè, why'd you stay?" "Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for." ❀ 🝳 ❀ Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet. Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft. Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down, to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets. Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees. When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too. But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered? A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land. ❀ 🝳 ❀

Sterling is, a privileged African American woman who, lives a sheltered life within the confines of her wealthy family. When fate brings her face to face with Arzen "Ace" De Mévius, a troubled young man who has fled his past for a fresh start in, their worlds collide in unexpected ways.

"no, more than emotionally invested, showing you all my imperfections.." my works #4.

A raw and riveting urban tale where trauma meets tenderness, and two guarded souls find connection in a world of secrets, survival, and slow-burning desire.

"This was suppose to be easy, nobody was suppose to get hurt". Twenty year old Ivory Santana was what most people would call friendly and caring. She'd be the person you'd least expect to have a father running one of the biggest drug trafficking industry's in America. Ivory has went through great measures keeping that part of her life private while attending college at NYU, that is until she's taken. Twenty two year old Jade and his older brother Ohaji are 2 completely different types of people that you wouldn't expect to even associate with each other if they weren't related. With dreams of one day being as legendary as their father once was. The two brothers were given the task of kidnapping their boss, big Al's enemy's daughter until he agrees to compromise. Sounds simple enough right? WRONG. What happens when Ivory teams up with the brothers and this turns into a cat and mouse game between bonds and blood?

Book #3 || 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗟 to the Love & Trauma series in·ev·i·ta·ble /inˈevidəb(ə)l/ certain to happen; unavoidable. Sister's - Shantey, Monae, and Tajana, raised in the crime ridden streets of Tulsa. A long life of a inescapable childhood. You've heard about it in the blogs, you've seen the headlines, and even watched Shantey Ledé's very own documentary, "Heinous Truth". The three may have been mother's and have separate lives, but life has never been so easy for the pair. It was IN • EVIT • ABLE. Let's travel down the line.

Book #2 of the Love & Trauma series.

completed 2020. "When her present begins to feel all too stifle, Citrus makes the most drastic decision of her life."

Heiress never had it easy growing up, especially after her mother died. She grew up around her father and his harem of women. Many women were in and out of her life as she grew up but one woman in particular has remained for awhile now and has been in Heiress' life raising hell since the day she married her father. Once she gets old enough, she goes to college far away from home and all of its troubles. She can finally be free and explore what life has to offer for her, until her Dad slaps her with a time limit on how long she's able to stay in his house and how long it'll be until he stops paying her tuition. One year is all Heiress has until her entire life changes and she's left to fend for herself, but with family and friends weighing heavy on her shoulders, trying to gather enough money for the future is the last thing on her mind when she's more concerned about the present and all the troubles she faces. But will she be able to survive the streets of Oakland on her own or will she get the help she needs from an unsuspecting enemy? Cover by @UrbanistSociety