Built to Love
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Last published Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Built to Love follows Zac and Fatima-a passionate, complex couple whose love story unfolds through trust, trauma, and fierce devotion. What starts as chemistry turns into something deeper as they battle inner wounds, jealous exes, and dangerous threats that force them to choose love every single day. With the help of friends, family, and a persistent therapist, they learn that true love isn't just about sparks-it's about safety, softness, and showing up when it counts.
A slow burn turned wildfire, this is a story of emotional rebirth, protection, and two people learning they were built for each other all along.
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Cruising to Love
When New York contractor Zac Taylor finally takes a break to celebrate the launch of his construction company, a guys' cruise to the Bahamas seems like the perfect reset-no deadlines, no stress, no strings. Atlanta attorney Fatima Wilson is on the same ship, toasting her hard-won bar exam victory with her girls and vowing to keep her heart off-limits. One late-night club, one unforgettable dance, and two sparks that burn hotter than the ocean sun-and then they part without exchanging numbers. A year later, fate spins the block. Zac relocates to Atlanta to expand his business and runs straight into the woman he couldn't forget. Fatima is thriving in the courtroom but still searching for a peace she's never had in love. Their chemistry is instant, but real life is louder than rooftop vibes: ex-situationships resurface, family expectations close in, and career ambitions threaten to pull them in opposite directions. Can two people who have mastered survival learn to trust a love that feels like home-slow, steady, and undeniably real? Cruising to Love is a slow-burn, grown-folk romance about building foundations that last, choosing peace over chaos, and discovering that sometimes the softest love hits the hardest.
Rooted in Love
In the soft glow of Atlanta's Inman Park, Fatima and Zac build a quiet kind of love-rooted deep in everyday moments, fierce loyalty, and gentle truths. Between shrimp and grits, bedtime stories, and whispered dreams of the future, they discover that real love isn't loud or flashy-it's the steady heartbeat beneath the chaos, the home you carry in your soul. Rooted in Love is a tender story about family, resilience, and finding strength in softness.Complete
Fuckin with Me
Zac has been on and off with his girlfriend for three years but once he comes home from doing a eight months bid his perspective on life changes. What happens when he meets Fatima, a woman that not only stimulates him sexual but also mentally. Fatima has been a hit and quit it woman ever since she had her heart broken two years ago but a guy she thought was her Forever. Ever since then she's only allowed one man into her space but even then she still never gave him all of her. What happens when she meets a man that has her falling too deep but comes with a past?
Paint The Town With Our Love
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Sometimes you have to lose to find the one who truly adds to your life. Book one of a two-part Zatima series 🤍
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