Streetlit Stories

They say you never really forget your first love. They also say distance makes the heart grow fonder. That couldn't be truer for Soriyah and Mekhi. Mekhi was a hardheaded, ambitious, tough kid who grew up too fast. He wanted his peers' money and respect, and by the time he reached 27, he had gotten all he could ever dream of. A hood celebrity, some feared and respected him while others envied and hated him. On the outside, he was the man who had everything, but on the inside, there was a void that never seemed to get filled. Soriyah was the complete opposite: brains, beauty, and drive. She was determined not to let the streets swallow her whole. Instead of chasing Mekhi's fast lifestyle, she was chasing something bigger. Something better--a doctorate and a future that would allow her to raise her children better than she had been raised. At 26, she found herself making the hardest decision of her life. Homecoming season is always a trip down memory lane. A weekend of fun and adventure, or at least that was what Micah was expecting, but sometimes those memories have a way of changing everything. One party turned into bullets flying and people scattering for cover. What was chaos was frozen as Soriyah and Mekhi find each other, sparking old feelings and rekindling a forgotten friendship. Love doesn't come easy for them, as their stories were written for completely different paths. Together they face twisted tragedy, tests of loyalty, plenty of temptation, and a lesson that sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants and first loves never die.

Nalani had finally found peace. After walking away from a relationship that left her questioning her worth, she focused on one thing-herself. Work, family, and the quiet life she built were enough. Love wasn't even on her radar anymore. Then one night out with her friends changes everything. Kashamere isn't the type of man Nalani ever imagined getting close to. He's confident, street-smart, and known throughout Tampa for moving in circles far from the world she grew up in. But beneath the chains, reputation, and late-night lifestyle is a man who notices the small things about her that others overlook. What starts as harmless conversation slowly turns into something deeper. But Nalani's past isn't done with her yet. Her ex, Oso-the man who once broke her down piece by piece-is suddenly back around, and he's not ready to let her go. As old wounds reopen and tensions rise, Nalani finds herself caught between the life she rebuilt and the feelings she's developing for a man who comes from a completely different world. Loving Kashamere might feel right... But in his world, nothing comes without consequences. And sometimes the hardest part of moving forward is finally letting the past stay where it belon

Mara Williams is twenty-four years old, drowning in debt, and running out of time. Working double shifts at Mel's 24-Hour Diner on Flatbush Avenue while her mother Clara fights cancer at Kings County Hospital, Mara exists in that brutal space between survival and collapse-too proud to beg, too desperate to keep pretending the math works. When she crosses paths with Dominic "Dom" Reyes at a Crown Heights loft party, the attraction is immediate but the danger is undeniable. Dom controls drug territory across the neighborhood with a quiet ruthlessness that commands respect from men who fear nothing, yet something about Mara pulls at him in ways he hasn't allowed himself to feel in years. What begins as a transaction-Mara making courier runs to cover her mother's bills-slowly becomes something neither of them planned for. Crown Heights is their backdrop: its brownstones and bodegas, its soca music and territorial corners, its beauty and its blood. As the rival Haitian crew led by Jean-Baptiste Laurent pushes into Dom's territory and a childhood friend's obsession turns lethal, Mara finds herself caught between the woman she was raised to be and the woman survival has made her. Keisha, her best friend, is fighting her own battle against an abusive partner. A determined detective is building a case that could imprison everyone Mara loves. Crown Heights is a slow-burning interracial love story about the price of surviving a world designed to crush you-and what it costs to find redemption once you've already paid. ©️ _RelleLebby_// R.H.

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You ever loved somebody so long, your own voice got quiet? Lyrehc Retlas was 23 when she was recruited into the "Sugar Game" by her best friend. She was 32 when she realized she wasn't a girlfriend-she was inventory. For nine years, she lived in the Golden Cage of Chance, a Pensacola club owner who paid for her silence with silk robes and sea bass. But when Lyrehc discovers she's about to be "liquidated" for a younger model, she doesn't just leave. She downloads his leverage. Now 33, broke, and hiding in the humid grit of Myrtle Grove, Lyrehc is rebuilding her life on EBT and ambition. She's launching "Herb n Vibez"-a wellness empire built on secrets. But peace is expensive. And when a silent, dangerous handyman named Kai starts fixing more than just her door frame, Lyrehc realizes she might have traded one dangerous man for another. Kai isn't just a laborer. He's the exiled heir to The Sovereign Trust-and he knows exactly who is hunting her.

Naomi's heart is guarded and her focus is survival-until she crosses paths with King, a ruthless street boss with secrets deeper than the city. In a world where loyalty can kill and love feels like a trap, can two broken souls find peace in each other?

⚠⚠Third Boook⚠⚠ 15 years later and Messiah is finally out of jail and ready to see his son. With Kyrie being 16 and and Josiah 15... will Messiah find out his paternity truth? With Christina still by his side how will she feel about her job that got her and Zonique by while he was locked up? What will happen once he finds out? Jesus has two children and works full-time. With Laniyah being on her toes about Messiah... How will Jesus feel? It's always some going on Behind Closed Doors.

In Silverpoint, the snow hides everything... even the bodies. Londyn Frost controls the most exclusive escort empire in the mountains-The Silhouettes. Her world is built on luxury, secrecy, and money colder than the winter that surrounds her. From powerful politicians to wealthy men with dangerous appetites, her clients pay for discretion-and Londyn always delivers. Until one girl vanishes. Now the foundation of her empire is cracking beneath layers of lies. A crooked sheriff is closing in. A rival madam is moving on her territory. And someone from Londyn's past is blackmailing her with a truth she buried deep beneath the ice. As the snowfall thickens and enemies multiply, Londyn must protect her girls, her business, and her life. Because in Silverpoint, silhouettes talk, power always comes with a price, and winter never forgives. This time, Londyn may have to pay in blood, snow, and secrets.

A girl who lost everything and leaves her house only to get hit by a car and no one helps but a boy comes and helps her and takes her to the hospital.. Once she gets released he takes her to his house and takes care of her then then start to fall for each other..... Them it jus goes from there

Welcome to Sin City! Get in where you fit in! This life isn't a joke you either going to be on top or be the one to flop. See how the 3 baddies girls in Chicago run the town.

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I watched as tears gradually flew down her face, "tell me your lying....please" she pleaded weakly. My heart clenched seeing her in this state. "Jay...." I whispered, reaching my hand out to touch her face but she quickly pulled back and shook her head. "Please...Jay....I love..you!" My voice cracked as tears began to fall down my face. "Please don't leave me!" I stepped up to her and hugged her tight, making sure she wouldn't be able to walk away.

Jumping ,jumping into the red sea.. And we dont ,we dont get no sleep. And finally ,finally you've grown into the person I know you to be.Life don't sleep when the lights are out. You've came to see me but I've taken off. But she's still gone when he wakes up. She's gone. She's gone. Life dont sleep when the lights are out. -Jabs ft Willow. "They don't understand what we do here on the west coast and they don't need to know. "

"Through trials and tribulations, Earth, Wind and Fire, Ups and Downs, all that good shit... Baby, I got you." I say. What if you found out what was yours wasn't? What seemed nice - never was? And what you once thought was the happiest was ALWAYS sad? Would you stay with your family or leave? Read and find out what Teresa, Eric, Lia, Chrissy, Nicole, Evonne and Tia did.👌 - 💋

Sol is the epitome of Black Girl Magic, with a family she'd rather not know. After a family tragedy rocks Sol to her core, she's forced to dig and find the meaning behind it all, even if she has to go back a couple of generations. All the while, Sol is forced to step into her power, a power she's not sure even wants. Foolish is a story about magic, bloodlines, jealousy & all the drama that lies in between. Follow Sol on her journey to discovering how the past meets the future. *ALL WORKS AND CHAPTERS ARE COPYRIGHTED*

Someone was always there. Someone always protected and warned her about the drugs in the streets, but failed to mention the ones between her sheets. Being the younger sister to Jason Moore, pretty, and a fat ass can only take her so far. The streets are no joke. All she wants is revenge. She just wants to finally win on her own. Is that too much to ask? No one was there for him. He always had to bust his ass and work for whatever he wanted. Until he reached the top of the game. Now everything he wants is at the drop of a stack. Until he wants her. Everything about her enticed him. Everything about him sickened her. Will they possibly be the downfall of each other?

How much are you supposed to take? How much must a person endure for the sake of love? Not much for Charlie Waters. After being cheated on more times than she could count, she finally put her foot down and said enough was enough! After breaking the two year relationship she had with the man she loved, Charlie cut her losses and left to find a better life for herself. Just when she thought things were starting to look up for her, tragedy struck. Charlie found herself lying in a hospital bed with multiple gun shot wounds and a handsome as sin Detective looking down at her. What's a girl to do when her world is in what's seems to be a constant disarray? Will the headstrong beauty crumble under the pressure or turn her trials into triumphs? Come along and find out what Charlie Girl's made of!

Eight cousins. One empire. Zero mercy. After the murder of his older brother, Freeze vows to never play defense again. Alongside his day-one cousins-loyal, lethal, and hungry-they form The Circle, a secretive organization that moves like ghosts and strikes like kings. What starts as a plan to control Ravenwood's underworld turns into a violent chess game stretching across city lines, with southern kingpins, snakes in the crew, and buried secrets threatening to blow the whole empire apart. Loyalty will be tested. Blood will be spilled. And in a city built on betrayal, the most dangerous thing isn't greed... It's family.

"Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your life around." - Bob Marley