Pushing himself from the door Gulian neared her, standing in front of her. "I want you to stop seeing 𝙝𝙞𝙢, that's what I want." Kyomi scoffed as she shook her head. "Why would I stop doing that? Just 'cause you call yourself asking nicely?"

When Ayanna is forced into a job working for her parents' trusted college friend, she expects structure-not the quiet pull of a man who sees her more clearly than anyone ever has. Langston, a forty-three-year-old record label owner and divorcé, lives by rules that don't allow desire, especially not for his employee or the daughter of people he respects. As long hours and industry chaos draw them closer, attraction turns into something dangerous neither of them is willing to name. With her parents tightening their grip and her dreams of an artistic life slipping further away, Ayanna must choose between approval and authenticity. For Langston, loving her could cost him his reputation, his principles, and the one line he's sworn never to cross.

"just somebody that can make me feel...safe" Dya'mond is a rising celebrity tattoo artist who is in a loving relationship with a celebrity rapper or so she thought but what happens when a scandal drops and she tries to end her relationship? everything goes left and she must run. While escaping she ends up in a small town in South Carolina on the side of the road with a smoking engine, a flat and a dead phone. All she wants is safety and peace. The mechanic who saves her may be that. Rylo is a mechanic and newly turned single dad after his daughter he didn't know he had gets left at his doorstep without a mother in sight. With grease stained fingers, bedroom eyes, soft words, and the perfect little girl trailing by his side. He always desired a family of his own after losing his at a young age. He tries to navigate being a new father and a business owner on his own. That was until he saves a tattooed beauty who wears her heart on her sleeve and is just tired of running. Will she find her safe haven with him? Will he get the family he always desired?

Ivy League doesn't do heartbreak twice. The 25-year-old NICU nurse learned her lesson the hard way with her politician ex, and she's not about to fall for another smooth talker in designer sneakers. Enter Kario Kingston - 30, tatted, flashy, and fine as hell. He owns a luxury car wash, a barbershop, and a tattoo lounge. And he knows exactly what he wants... until Ivy gives him her number one night - then blocks him the next. Now he can't get her out of his head. She's guarded, elegant, and lowkey about her glow. He's the center of every room he steps in. But when family cookouts, rooftop lounges, and not-so-accidental run-ins keep putting them in the same space... tension builds. And when Ivy gives him the cold shoulder, Kario decides to chase the one thing he's never had to earn before: a real woman's trust. This isn't just lust. It's a slow burn in the middle of a fast city.

What happens in Vegas... definitely doesn't stay in Vegas. What was supposed to be a peaceful family cruise turns into unexpected madness when a flight delay lands Yara, Sevion, and their wild crew in Las Vegas for two nights. With custom T-shirts, loud personalities, and deep southern charm, the group takes the strip by storm-sequins, gospel trap music, and all. But when the sun rises over the desert city, Morgan wakes up with a headache, a wedding ring, and a half-naked Savior beside her. One impulsive night. One very real marriage license. And two stubborn hearts trying to piece together what the hell just happened-and what happens next. Filled with laughter, love, tequila-fueled confessions, and a whole lot of sass, this is a romantic comedy novella that proves sometimes the wildest detours lead you right where you belong.

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?

At just twenty-five, Kairo Ellis is a nationally ranked UFC fighter whose name alone rattles cages. Not because he talks trash or plays to the crowd-but because he's deaf. Silent, volatile, and notoriously unapproachable, Kairo keeps the world at arm's length, choosing isolation over connection. Years of being misunderstood have carved him into something hard and unyielding, and somewhere along the way, silence stopped being a limitation and became a shield. When a new contract mandates that he accept a live-in interpreter, Kairo is livid. He doesn't want help. He doesn't want company. He definitely doesn't want someone in his space. That is... until he sees her. At twenty-two, Sariyah Monroe has always led with her heart. Brilliant and driven, she graduated early and poured herself into her career after a devastating breakup with the man she believed was her forever. When an unexpected offer lands in her lap-one that comes with life-changing money and a confidentiality clause she barely has time to question-she accepts, unaware that the job will place her in the orbit of a man forged by pain and silence. From the moment they meet, Kairo is cold, rude, and closed off, but Sariyah refuses to be intimidated. Instead, she becomes determined to understand him, not just his language, but the man behind it. What begins as a forced arrangement turns into something neither of them was prepared for. In the quiet between words and the space between touches, walls start to crack. As Kairo fights opponents in the cage and demons outside of it, Sariyah finds herself becoming his anchor-and the one thing he never knew he needed. Together, they discover that sometimes love doesn't need to be spoken to be heard, and the most dangerous fights are the ones that force you to let someone in.

Kaia is a powerhouse attorney - fierce, passionate, and determined to see Black women win. In the courtroom, she's unstoppable.. but at home her marriage is falling apart. Behind closed doors, Kaia struggles to hold together a relationship where she's the only one fighting to make it work. Exhausted and lonely she crosses paths with Saint at a welcome home party- a smooth, charming, man that reels her in. What starts as a steamy passionate affair quickly spirals into something deeper, forcing them both to confront the consequences of their choices and the complicated reality of love, loyalty, and desire.

MORE THAN A CRUSH She wasn't looking for anything serious-until Zaire walked in. Now Novah's caught between guarding her heart and falling for the one person she never saw coming. READ TO FIND OUT.

Definitely wouldnt read, buttttttt .... Together they navigate through the treacherous shadows of love. -Liloandrice