Off The Field
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Layah never imagined falling for an NFL star... especially Kingston.
Fame, fortune, and football have always come first, leaving little room for anything real. But when fate keeps bringing them together, staying away from each other becomes harder than either of them expected. In a world where love is tested by the spotlight, one question remains...
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The Executive Finds Love
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RIOT
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Mon amour, ma chérie
He watched her in quiet admiration, flour dusting her apron and clinging to her skin like she belonged to the bakery itself. His chérie. "Do you know what mon amour, ma chérie means?" he asked softly. She glanced up at him, curious, smiling without knowing why. "No," she said. "Are you going to tell me?" 𓂃۶ৎ Jada Sellis is a Harlem girl whose only real passion is making something of herself-and never letting down the people she loves. Seven days a week, she shows up to the same bakery, finding comfort in routine and joy in the small things: familiar faces, warm pastries, and the happiness she helps create. Happiness has never come easy for Jada. But when life gives you cherries, you make cherry pie. Everything shifts when she meets Milan Louvre-a man chasing a culinary dream at a quieter pace. Where Jada's life has always been loud, Milan speaks in stillness, in patience, in a silence that feels unexpectedly safe. When their worlds collide, Jada discovers softness she never allowed herself to claim. Milan learns that love doesn't come from what he can offer-but from who he is when he has nothing left to prove. And in a world driven by greed and self-interest, love like theirs asks only one question: Are you willing to risk everything for something this real?
Back To You
After years and distance apart, childhood best friends Cameron and Kiara never expected to cross paths in college. Seeing each other stirs old feelings, sparks new ones, and challenges a friendship that will never be the same. Can they rebuild what they once had, or are they better off apart?
𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋.
After years of surviving under the roof and shadow of her adoptive mother, Audra is finally claiming her freedom with nothing but a beat-up Honda Civic and the weight of her past.
For Damari
A mother's past. A father's fear. A child in the middle.
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𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒔 {𝑱𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒓.}
Skylar had seen the darkest shades of life and learned from them, forging herself into a force to be reckoned with - at her own risk. Marred by an ugly past and bearing scars to prove it, she resigned herself to solitude, drowning in an abyss of pain, trauma, and fear. Love became a luxury she refused to afford, choosing instead to live life on her own terms. Then there's Jaren - a man burdened by expectations and the weight of the world on his shoulders. Yet beneath it all, he has a heart of gold. When he steps into her life, he brings light she had long grown accustomed to living without. Will he be able to show her that no matter how many hoops life throws their way, love will always prevail? Or will he be crushed beneath the weight of her demons?
𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐀.
"What's yo pretty ass doin' out here in this country ass clinic?" "Should be somewhere put up." "... Bills paid, ring on your finger, weekends with your girlfriends, and a lil' one in them arms." 𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐀 𝐗 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀
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