❝ Don't ever let someone make you feel like you're crazy for wanting something you deserve . ❞- ᴍᴀʏ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶 . Started: May 23, 2020. Completed:

A promise. It seems like the simplest thing in the world to keep. But so often, they're broken, empty and hollow. They seem like the easiest thing in the world to believe, but after the words are left out to bleed, after they leave you waiting and wanting, after all the emptiness and hollow words-how are you going to believe the one who actually say what they mean?

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐫, 𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝. 𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫...

nir·va·na a state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place. where we see what happens when an emptiness that one thought could never be filled is overflowing. when two lost souls find each other. where a broken record plays a perfect harmony. when after years of searching, you find nirvana.

When a high profile CEO, Zeke Ingram, clashes with the new boss in town, Naomi Cartier, it's clear that it's more than business and in the end, it gets very personal. Flaws are a given, but can they be looked over? Copyright © 2017 by Kourtney All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

"You had the chance to get out of this lifestyle. Why didn't you take that chance?" "A dog always returns to its vomit. Plus, this is my empire and he owes me. He thinks he's the kingpin, well I'm the fucking queen pin. I helped build all of this from the ground, up. I just want what's due."

"What do you want, N'Jadaka-" "Erik." He corrected, making her smirk. "For someone who is so against the colonizers, you wear your colonized name with such pride-" "That colonized name holds more pride and honor than my birth name."

The vows remain unspoken. No one eats the cake. And she stands alone at the altar, abandoned on her wedding day. In one devastating moment, the life Cadence Mercier meticulously planned disintegrates. In the immediate aftermath of her public heartbreak, she does the unthinkable-dialing a number she swore she'd forgotten. He answers on the first ring. Love stories don't always end when we think they do. And sometimes those feelings we've tried to keep locked away find a way to break free. #1 in Black Erotica 8/18/2020! #1 in Love Is Real 2023 #1 in Macon 5/2023 #10 in Black Love 8/9/2021 Added to @Romance DiverseLit reading collection 9/12/2024!

D'Anthony Carlos has skated through life always being protected. When you're related to the biggest drug cartel in the DMV you gotta be protected. When all of your uncles are the most feared and respected you automatically garner the same attention. With his head held high he maneuvered through life not giving a damn. Not about the stares, whispers and rumors that surrounded his last name. People think they know him, but they have no idea. More detailed description in story...