IT STARTED WITH A LIE (Fated to Love You #1)
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  • Reads 3,499
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  • Parts 12
  • Time 1h 9m
maricruzr99
Ongoing, First published Oct 07, 2018
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Selya Williams is a twenty-five year old Nigerian-American who's had the worst of luck in men, had just found out that her fiancée was married. When one lie makes her cross path with the city's most eligible bachelor, she leaps at the chance to be his fake fiancée to help mend her broken heart only to realise that it wasn't going to be easy keeping her heart out of the deal.
Self made business tycoon Wade Ashburn didn't plan for his night out to involve driving a gorgeous drunk stranger around only to find out the next day that they'd been photographed together with a ring on her finger and an article that named her his fiancée. Wade was ready to give her a taste of her own medicine only to realise that the lie wasn't so bad at all because it could help him get his ex fiancée back.
What happens when their worlds collide and they realise that they're meant for each other?
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Shade Of Love

59 parts Complete Mature

**** COMPLETE **** VERY RAUNCHY **** This novel centers around Faith, a young black woman in her early 20s that's given up on the thought of love. That is until she finds someone who makes her think of reconsidering it. After her abusive ex & the toxic relationship she had with him, who knew that being inlove again was even possible? She meets a dreamy guy named Omar who seems too good to be true. She at first struggles with the thought of opening up & loving again, but realizes he's everything she's ever wanted. Will he win her over? Will they last? What demons will they encounter on their journey? Does true love really conquer everything? Tune in & find out! Disclaimer ⚠️ * There are certain parts of this story that are going to be rated 18+ only. I'm very sexual myself & wanted to make sure my readers felt that in my characters when reading this story. The mature content will have a warning in the beginning of the chapter, this is EXTREMELY explicit content.* ⚠️ * There is also violence/crime in this book. If that triggers or makes you uncomfortable please don't read it, there are entirely too many chapters where that is mentioned or emphasized on. It's a piece of my work. * Cover by @emmel_concepts 📸 Rankings & Progress • #1 #BlackRomance ~ 6/20/21 • #1 #LoveScene ~ 7/2/21 • #1 #Romance ~ 5/19/22 • #1 #Melanin ~ 4/9/23 • Began publishing on 5/30/21 I own all copyrights to my writing. I however do not own any of the images in this novel. 🖤

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