"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥..." Poet was used to being the second choice. Actually, she was used to not being chosen at all. The girl blended into the background easily, it had always been that way. Sometimes, passion wasn't enough to put you in the spotlight and she was okay with that. Riot had always carried the weight of his mother's ways on his shoulders. He was the oldest son. The protector. The rock. He never would have thought these things to push him closer than ever to his soulmate. Not when he wasn't even sure what he wanted his own love story to look like. Their love was never expected to be but maybe it was supposed to happen that way. 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 𝐎𝐅 '𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄' 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒

a interracial couple.

Rue Bennett never meant to ruin everything that night. Running from her mother, high, angry, and desperate to avoid rehab, Rue ends up at Cassie Howard's house in the middle of a complete emotional disaster. And in true Rue fashion? She accidentally exposes Cassie and Nate's secret relationship right in front of everyone. Including Maddy Perez. The girl Nate broke. The girl Cassie betrayed. The girl who was secretly starting to fall for her best friend before everything collapsed. After that night, nothing stays the same. Friendships end. Trust shatters. And while the rest of their town moves on like nothing happened, Maddy and Rue somehow find themselves drifting toward each other instead. At first, it's just late-night conversations. Shared silence. A place to escape when the world feels too heavy. But over the years, heartbreak slowly turns into comfort... and comfort turns into something far more dangerous. Because Rue sees the parts of Maddy nobody else notices. And Maddy loves Rue in a way that doesn't ask her to become someone else first. But loving each other isn't simple when both girls are still haunted by the people they used to be. Especially when one of them has always been terrified of needing anyone too much. Raw, messy, and painfully intimate, Touchstarved is a story about addiction, loneliness, healing, and two girls discovering that sometimes the person who understands your darkness best... is the person who teaches you how to survive it. 🖤

After moving to Chicago to start a new life, Sveya isn't looking for nothing beyond a fresh start. Between church, school, and learning how to exist without losing herself, her life feels limited...until she meets Solomon.

For six years, Patrice Loving lived inside a marriage that started like a fairytale and turned into a private kind of hell. Mentally, physically, and emotionally abused by the man who swore he loved her, Patrice learned how to survive by going quiet, hiding her pain, and planning her escape in silence. Pregnant and living with MS, she finally runs in the middle of the night with nothing but the money she stashed and the strength Carmari Davis never realized she still had. Then she lands in the life of Hazel "Menace" Knight a ruthless street nigga who never pretends to be anything other than what he is. Menace doesn't sell Patrice pretty lies or polished promises. What he gives her is harder, rougher, and realer: protection, honesty, and a love that shows up every day for her and the baby she carries. But with Carmari still hunting for the woman he thought he broke, Menace is ready to become every bit of the menace they say he is to make sure Patrice and Halo stay his.

"I hate how much I need you, Niyah..." From just enemies, to enemies with benefits, to lovers. I hate how much I want him. But I can't escape him. Why? Because we're lawfully locked. An office romance between rival lawyers who try to fight the tension between them until they finally give in. "You say you hate me but you fuck me the same day." *a lot of smut included!*

Fatima Wilson has spent her life rebuilding from the ashes - from foster care to law school, from heartbreak to healing. On the surface, she's strong and steady, but her past still lingers in quiet corners she refuses to face. When she agrees to fill in for a Chain Breakers session inside a local jail, she doesn't expect to meet Zachary "Zac" Taylor - a man whose silence speaks louder than words and whose eyes mirror a pain she knows all too well. What begins as an unexpected connection behind prison walls turns into a bond neither of them can deny. As their lives intertwine, Fatima and Zac must choose between the safety of who they've been and the risk of who they could become - together.

Valentina has her life together. She works, she hustles & she stays in her lane, Chicago taught her how to mind her business and protect her peace. He's the kind of man people recognize without introductions. Not because he's loud but because his name carries weight. They come from different sides of the city They weren't supposed to cross paths. But once they do, it's hard to pretend nothing changed. Loving him isn't simple. And in Chicago, nothing ever is. Sincerely, Valentina.

Aisha moves through Miami like she owns the rhythm of it, balancing her days between working at a high-end boutique and her nights wrapped in chaos, confidence, and situationships that never stay simple. She doesn't tolerate disrespect, doesn't dwell on people who cross her, and doesn't hesitate to cut ties when things shift out of her control. Her life is fast, layered, and always one decision away from turning into something unpredictable. Everything starts to shift when she meets Damian, a man who carries himself with quiet control and an intensity that doesn't need attention to be felt. He doesn't chase her or compete for space in her world, but his presence keeps reappearing in ways that feel intentional even when they shouldn't be. In a city built on image and power, their paths begin to overlap, pulling them toward something neither of them fully acknowledges yet but both already feel building underneath the surface.

Averi Watts is an introverted third year law school student. Becoming a lawyer is her dream and her education is her pride and joy. She rarely opens up to anyone besides her family and best-friend. After a long week, she's dragged to a bar where she meets...him Jace Moore is a high school music teacher. His love language has always been music. Prevailing through his troubled past, he is now thriving with his new life. While at the bar with his friends, he can't stop staring at...her