Africanamericanfiction Stories

What's done in the dark comes to the light . Can the ultimate betrayal be forgiven ?

Tanesha was just a young girl trying to make it out until the streets got a hold of her and consumed her very existence . Now she has to make the most out of the hand she is dealt. Follow Tanesha in a captivating story of her life and see why she is the boss.

And they lived happily ever after! For some, happily ever after is just a tag line used in movies and children's books. Aleesia Monroe's fairy tale life had nothing to do with love or Prince Charming for that matter. All of her dreams were of success and notoriety. As a prosecuting attorney, Aleesia is quickly climbing the ladder after only five years of being hired under District Attorney Aaron Swartzberg. Part of her dream was to clean up the streets by making sure criminals were brought to swift justice. Aleesia had everything that she had ever wanted; her dream career as assistant district attorney under one of the city's most infamous District Attorneys to date and was well on her way to the top of the ladder. Although she enjoyed companionship, she knew that with her demanding career, love and starting a family probably wasn't in the cards for her, and she was perfectly fine with that. After a series of unfortunate events change her life, Aleesia is forced to rebuild her confidence and reevaluate her dreams. Taking time to focus on her innermost desires opens Aleesia up to love again. Before she can live happily ever after though, Aleesia's dreams come back to haunt her as nightmares. Having accumulated so many enemies over the years as a prosecutor, could Aleesia ever feel safe again?

A failed young blues musician would do just about anything to become a success...even sell his soul. Based upon the legend of Robert Johnson.

These are illustrations of an unfinished children's book.

-I've told you a thousand times Marty! I told you, don't you remember what momma said to us growing up? For a billion times she said, never forget she said:"You ought not to trust a white man. If our colours disturb them, let 'em be disturbed. Their lack of colour match their lack of honour." The story of 2 lives, connected in a horrible incident. A little girl and an old lonely man. The only difference they have between each other is probably their skin. Read, vote and comment on anything if you want to. I'm open to both positive and negative feedback!

Winter Locke, still reeling from the break-up of her ten-year relationship with her high school sweetheart two months before their wedding, is dreading the holidays. Her best friend, Chad Turner is determined to remind Winter that she shouldn't let anyone steal her joy this Christmas even if that means he steals her heart in the process.

A young American couple living in the 1940's South, moves to North Carolina to begin a new life together. But they soon find that escaping their past and running from who they really are, becomes more difficult to do than they could have ever imagined. ***Trigger Warning*** Contains sensitive material related to the treatment of a child.

Savannah's story. Written in 2012 Savannah is an eleven year old slave in Southern Louisiana on the McGreggory plantation. She's worked all her life, she's been beaten all her life, she wants out. But when she gets a visit by a certain runaway slave, things take a turn for the better. © All rights reserved Do not copy this book!

The year was 1971, and Khalid Muhammad spoke out emphatically against the violence and drugs that plagued the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn community, and tragically he's killed as a result of. Following soon after, a bitter, violent, vortex encircles the lives of his family. It's now 1985, and his wife Waseema struggles against all odds to hold the family down, but it all gets away from her, quickly. The oldest son, Mustapha, resorts to selling drugs; Rasheed, another sibling, gets caught up in robbing drug dealers; and a sister, Shaheeda, falls prey to the crack-cocaine and prostitution that ravages the once proud and thriving Bushwick-Hylan Projects. To only make matters worse, Rasheed and his crew rob a larger than life stash of cash and drugs from one of Brooklyn's top dope pushers, and then make plans to take down his main stash next. In the complex web and circle of events that take place next, Rasheed unwittingly stumbles on a break surrounding circumstances involving his father's death; and the web is further tangled as he finds out all too late, that unknowingly, betrayal by his lover, and his best friend hinder his quest to get closer to the ones responsible. However, his crew, and his family manage to all unite in an attempt to get from under the clutches of a phycotic drug king-pen, Carlos. In the all too thrilling, Houdini-like finish, his father's past threatens to hold on to secrets that may one day set Rasheed free from his demons. But, all is not lost as Khalid's last words are revealed; a Arabic translation for the melodramatic lunacy of Rasheed's crazed world-the only clue...dunya!

True Promises is a thrilling love story chronicling the journeys of Alina Hall and Kyson James. Alina has always been the focused one: finish high school, get her degree, open a Psychology practice, and have a little fun along the way. But when she meets Kyson, school is the last thing on her mind. Kyson James has more problems to deal with than he can count with one hand. He knows he needs to take care of business, but being around Alina makes him feel carefree. Even if it's only for a little while. When Alina runs into a situation that scares her more than she can handle alone, Kyson is the one she turns to. But can he help solve her problems without creating too many for himself? Immerse yourself in the exciting tale of true love, in which two strangers become so much more!

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In the heart of the city, where survival is a daily struggle and love often hides behind hardship, Malik Carter rises from the chaos with one guiding light-his mother, Brenda. Dear Mama is a gripping, emotional journey through the life of a young Black man shaped by poverty, pain, and a mother's unconditional love. Brenda, a woman with her own demons, fights tooth and nail to raise her son with dignity and purpose. From late nights working dead-end jobs to sheltering Malik from the streets, her strength becomes the foundation of his transformation. As Malik grows older, temptation pulls at him, violence lurks around every corner, and anger threatens to consume him-but Brenda's voice, her sacrifices, and her quiet resilience never leave his heart. When Malik returns home years later, now a successful man, he's forced to face the past he tried to forget-and the woman who made him everything he is. Dear Mama is a powerful tribute to the women who fight for their children when the world gives them nothing. It's a story of love, redemption, and the bond that can never be broken.

A Lioness' Tale is the story of Gabriella Alexis Sandoval. As the only child of power couple Gabriel and Alexis Sandoval, Gabriella has enjoyed a cultured lifestyle that most only dream of. With summer vacations to Brazil, beautiful homes and fine restaurants, her life was destined to be anything but ordinary. Coming of age at a luxury resort exclusively for wealthy men, building an elaborate sex toy empire and running an elite couples' club, is just a taste of her world. Gabriella's determination is what fuels her fire. When she sets her sights on something, she fearlessly executes with prowess and vigor. She has it all . . . except love. Friends and family alike, have expectations of romance. However, even with a plethora of men to choose from, Gabriella has made it very clear that her comfort zone is in the area of serial dater, where the emotions are detached. It happens to be a situation that works for her. That is, until someone comes along who makes her feel as though love may not be such a bad option, after all. Just when Gabriella succumbs to the possibility of a relationship-complete with strings attached, the moment is complicated by the emergence of the person who once held the key to her heart, and who was the root cause of her reluctance to entertain what lay on the other side of love's door. With what Gabriella deems to be the perfect life solidly in place, will she be bold enough to allow love in at a level that is all-encompassing, or will she continue to guard with care?

Zola is excited to finally visit her grandparents in the beautiful beach-side town of Kaprisa, but it doesn't take her long to notice that there's something they aren't telling her. What they do tell her is to stay away from the water, which is hard to do when there is nowhere in town she can go without being near it. Zola soon wishes that someone had told her about the man with shark fins who knows too much about her. She wishes that someone had told her that ignoring his invitation to join him in the sea would not be as easy as walking away. Zola finds herself dragged off to the Realm of the Sea-folk, to fulfill a promise she doesn't remember making. If she ever wants to make it home, she must escape the man with the shark fins and find a way to survive her encounters with the sea-beings who want her dead.

Navigating the halls of middleschool can be tricky. But, 14yr old identical twins Kaila and Zaria Bradley, known to everyone as the Double Dutch Dolls, seem to have it all figured out. At least until they overhear their archenemy Trinity say, “Kaila’s only good for looks and Zaria’s only good for books”. Now the girls feel they have something to prove and attempt to pull off the greatest Double Dare of all-time, secretly trading places. It may be the oldest twin trick in the book but the Double Dutch Dolls plan to do it in style. Can Fashionista Kaila transform herself into a star student? Can Classic, cool Zaria trade in her soccer cleats for designer fashion? Or, will competition permanently tear the twins apart?