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In a city ruled by fear, the Andersons are more than a family. They are a dynasty built on blood, loyalty, and secrets. For years, their name has been whispered with caution by enemies and allies alike. No one crosses them without consequence. No one betrays them and lives to tell the tale. But every empire has a buried truth. In the summer of 1992, the birth of Calvin Anderson's second son should have marked a new beginning for the powerful clan. Instead, it became the night everything changed. As celebration filled the Anderson estate, their enemies struck without warning, turning joy into bloodshed. With danger closing in and his family falling apart, Calvin made one desperate choice. He placed his newborn son in the arms of a trusted maid and ordered her to run. To disappear. To keep the child alive at any cost. Years passed. The boy vanished from the Andersons' world, hidden far from the violence that should have claimed him. But secrets do not stay buried forever. Now, the past is calling him back to the very family that lost him, the enemies who hunted him, and the bloodline that may destroy him. As old wounds reopen and dangerous truths come to light, one question remains: When the lost son of the Anderson clan returns, will he reclaim his birthright... Or burn the empire to the ground? All Rights Reserved 2025 ©️ shytabby

Jayla's twin brother Jahki is her second half they have a bond tighter than glue, soon Jayla's world goes into turmoil when she witnesses Jahki get murdered in cold blood by two police officers. Through all of the pain that Jayla and her family and good friend Kareem have to face they do everything possible to make sure Justice is served for Jahki. © 2019 MIRGOTDAJUICE

All Dzitorkoe (Gee-tor-call) ever wanted was to be just like everyone else: fit in and be normal. But wishes are not horses, and anxiety doesn't just go away by wishing it to. She has a challenging life ahead, and each day is a game of mind over matter.

*Excerpt. All 41 Chapters are on Inkitt only with no ads.* Blaire Kent is an ambitious executive in the music industry. Work and her family are the most important things in her life. Even with determination and hard work, Blaire finds her career stuck in a rut. Then she unexpectedly lands her dream job working for a famous rapper and record label owner, Avery "Profit" Rowland. She becomes his right-hand woman in business. The two develop a great working relationship and everything seems perfect until Profit wants more. Blaire knows a romantic relationship will never work with him due to his celebrity lifestyle, so she decides to move on with her career and life. She's unsure if they can only remain friends when their history and connection continues to keep them in each other's lives. ~Started December 2017~ ~Completed March 2018~ ~Edited/Revised January 2021~ Intended Audience: New Adult/Adult (18+) ⚠️Violence. Assault. Mature Themes⚠️ #1 in Contemporary Lit 11/28/21 #6 in Chicklit 12/5/21

Valerie loved Bobby. Bobby loved Valerie. Everyone in the community knew it, though the two tried to keep their relations secret. They were childhood friends who grew to be lovers. But they were black. And black people can find themselves in the right place at the wrong time...

"Blood of the creature..." Visibly estranged from her incarcerated twin brother, the beautiful and cunning Tyler Zeroni lives comfortably on the desiccated Camp Green Lake grounds as The Warden's beloved adoptive daughter..... That is, until a new camper arrives, triggering a series of events that reveal her ancestry, potential, and the true meaning of love. Stanley/OC ||Desperado Book #1|| Top Ratings: #1 in caveman [1/1/22] #1 in x-ray [4/28/21] #1 in holes [5/15/21] #1 in blacklit [4/29/21]

** WARNING THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT** The Black Series: Book I 'I never knew there was a love like this before' - Faith Evans "I knew from the moment he touched me that this man would be the death of me." She looked at me like a deer in headlights. Nobody will ever understand no matter how much I try to explain. "So why did you stay?" The tears feel down my eyes as all the things that happened ran through my mind all at once. I took a deep breath. "Because I love him." "Ain't no way, not enough to ... " "Yeah well, you ain't never been in love like this... you have never been in love with HIM."

[1st place Saison Des Fleur Awards Romance Winner] Asian/Black/School/Interracial Romance. Shaze Lem, an calm headed Asian-American kid, questions his relationship with his two athletics friends, Brock & Alpha, and his scientific yet fierce childhood friend, African-American Regina Query when they suspect she may be involved in a string of missing students at their school surrounding the science club. A calm headed high schooler questions his relationships and self-worth with his high school friends and his feelings towards his childhood best friend that drifted apart when the former believes the latter is responsible for two students disappearing.

I know all those things she said were just a bunch of lies. I don't have proof, but I know they're all lies. I saw her from where I sat. She was with her friends. They were laughing whilst looking at my direction. They were laughing at me. I know our kind of love is not acceptable by society. Talk more of her. I can't help but ask myself. Why do her eyes hold emotions, which I can't really explain, when she looks at me? Why did I fall for someone like her? Why her of all people? Out of all the people here, it had to be Mae Williams.

Rayvn, a freshman in college, has the bar set high when it comes to dating. Those around her are only interested in linking up, that is, just hooking up. Finding the right guy in the midst of bad dates, ghosting and stalkers is becoming a challenge. Will she meet the man of her dreams or just link up? 🏆Amby in Young Adult 2023🏆 #1 Mizzou #5 Sneaky link

Melodie had come a long way in her relationship. She realizes just how much her trust issues got in the way of her happiness, but it may be a little too late. This is a short I wrote a while ago for a friend. I hope you enjoy!

Afro-Latina dancer Isa Jones grew up in the Midwest as a minority in one of the top private schools in the country. She faces many trials and obstacles being one of the few black students at Greenport Private School. Isa's life was going as planned until a mysterious kid shows up to school and causes her to lose everything she had worked hard for while at Greenport. Several years pass and Isa finds that the same person She blames for her past failure is the only one who can help her become a successful dancer. Will Isa hold on to the past or will she let go and see Wes Ducre for who he actually is?

Jadeshola Badmus is not your regular female lead. She's outspoken, Brilliant, Sassy, beautiful, intelligent, and is the president of the Literary and debate team. What's more, she comes from a very wealthy family and is the head girl of her school, Lakeview High, one of the most prestigious schools in the country. The only bad luck for her comes in the form of the golden star boy of the school, Uthman Gbadamosi, her arch-rival in debating, the school's head boy, football team captain, and the crush of many girls in school except Jade of course. The two are thrown together after a brief encounter and they found themselves developing feelings for each other amidst family breakdown, friend's betrayal, failed tests, and missed opportunities. This book follows the lives of the finalists at Lakeview High as they maneuver their way to become better adults in the seemingly ugly world.

*Excerpt. All 41 Chapters are on Inkitt only.* Sequel to "The Executive Finds Love" Life is going great for Blaire and Avery since saying "I do." Things get even better when they find out they are expecting again. After discovering she's carrying twins, Blaire is on cloud nine until she discovers that her seven-year-old daughter, Madison, is missing. Then she's hit with public rumors about her husband cheating. To make matters worse, their business is being threatened and extorted for 100 million dollars. It seems like everything is falling apart for Blaire. Someone wants her to suffer. Blaire doesn't understand who or why she's under attack. She's willing to do anything to get her daughter back even if she loses everything she worked hard for, including her marriage. ~Started June 2018~ ~Completed February 2019~ ~Revised March 2021~ Intended Audience: Adult (18+) ⚠️Warning: Sexual Assault and Violence.⚠️ #3 in Contemporary Lit 9/23/21

His final words were "Marry Me", she wholeheartedly says "Yes". Things are perfect, right? The BAD tour has ended it's last leg. Months have passed and the future is the only thing to look forward to. A ring, a new album, a finalized career as a touring dancer, Jesse and Michael have it all. With thing's seemingly looking up, Michael and Jesse focus on drifting away from the spotlight just to grip a new reality of marriage and family. Life has seemingly worked it's efforts for the best of Michael and Jesse. But, when negativity arises new conflicts emerge. Ugly truths and horrid lies spread like wild fire. Twist and turn erupt unbalances between Michael and Jesse. How long can they hold on? Can Michael and Jesse keep the pieces of their new found puzzle together? Love is a path that most take, enlightened with the thought built upon a promise of eternal happiness. The path reveals many thing's along it's roads. The many thing's on Loves path may test, push, and even hurt those whom have dared to walk it. But, in the end a result is still gifted to bare.The question is, will the results attest merriment or will it grieve  a disastrous toll to pay?

#1 comparing 18/06/2023 Ifeoluwa finds herself wanting to prove her mum wrong by being successful in her business, furthering her education while still maintaining her values and cultures in the western world. * * * Ifeoluwa Tobiloba is being ridiculed by her mum and sisters when she went abroad for her studies. Her mum said that the western world encourages women to follow a career path which will stop them from being proper and decent women, wives, mothers etc and will strip her of whatever values she had before going there so she is trying to prove to her mum that studying abroad doesn't do that. Along the way, she losses her father and deals with her cheating boyfriend who she has to tolerate because her mum isn't in support of her dating someone who has left the borders of Nigeria. Later in her years she comes to know the real reason behind her mum's harsh behavior to her and would have to choose between pleasing her mum forever and being sad or chosing to be happy and do what makes her happy.

[ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ] "𝐎𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐞'𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞." - 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰. _________ To Grace Matthew, the misunderstood daughter of the district pastor, things like big red Fs on her report card and Denola Coker would make for a nightmarish reality. Except for the unexpected visit from the figurative angel of doom, more interested in playing a twisted game of cat and dog than having a tea party like any visitor should. In this thrilling tale of the hate that abides in love, the truth sheltered in lies and secrets dancing in the open, Grace would understand that the greatest of her fears should be love. ____________ 𝐀 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫. 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬: @𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭_𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐲 (𝐌𝐄) Started: 7th October, 2020.

Her beautiful and daring self crosses the border--the biggest mistake ever, because now she is all he can think about. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Athena grows up witnessing the feuds and hate that transpires between her kingdom, and the kingdom of her erstwhile slave masters. Her inability to stand and watch her people get slaughtered one by one lands her under the roof of the son of her father's enemy. She finds herself tending to the almost-fatal stab of a man who would have her dead without a second thought. She finds herself falling deeply for the prince of her people's enemies. The situation between the two kingdoms begin to stir when the prince of Thestoria, a gorgeous and brutal young man is enamored by a certain Black woman, the one who had saved his life. She is all he can think about and it contradicts everything he's been loathing and fighting for years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Highest Ranks 🏅1 in #celebrateblackstories 🏅2 in #impossiblelove 🏅3 in #19thcentury 🏅11 in #feud 🏅13 in #blacklivesmatter