Contemporary Lit Stories

Zadie wasn't built for the streets, she was built to escape them. At 19, she leaves Philly behind and moves to Baltimore with her father, enrolling at Morgan University and focusing on her books, her business, and her future. Known for her flawless lashes and growing TikTok fame, Zadie keeps her circle small and her life even smaller. Because she knows exactly what the streets can do..she's seen it through her own family. Dakota, better known as Koda, is everything she's been taught to avoid. Over East, his name carries weight. He moves how he wants, makes his money how he knows, and stays connected to a world Zadie refuses to be part of. School was never his path but Morgan is still his territory through the people he calls family. When Zadie and Koda cross paths, it was never supposed to be anything serious. But in a city like Baltimore, nothing stays simple for long. The more Zadie tries to stay in her lane, the deeper she gets pulled into Koda's world and the harder it becomes to tell the difference between love and danger. Because in the 410... love don't come without consequences.

Faith-Based Story ❤️

When Jamie McHare started her freshman year in university, she didn't plan on taking in the resident football, hot-shot quarterback. But what else was she supposed to do when she found him all but passed out in front of her apartment building? She certainly didn't think that it would lead to anything more than a cool story to reminisce about later on in her life. Roman Barrington didn't need any more complications in his life and the pretty brunette who had taken care of his drunken ass was exactly that: a complication. So, of course, he started to bump into her, started to see her smile at every turn, and soon, he started to seek her out for himself. Soon, seeking turned into yearning... Soon, yearning turned into stolen kisses... "Soon," they realized, wasn't always guaranteed.

[1st in the SEAL Team Dawn series] When Moira Delaney first opened her bakery years ago, she never thought it would land her right smack into the arms of Navy Seal Gabriel Hudson-a man who was too good looking for his own good and on the run from CIA agents gone rogue. At least that was his story. And Moira, whether she believed him or not, was stuck with him. Because whoever was after him, wanted her gone, too, and Gabriel was the only one offering up protection. At least he was nice to look at.

A group of anti-love college players convince themselves they're the greatest heart thieves on campus - only to fall into their own traps. ⋆☆⋆ A three-set novella containing glittering, shiny love. ⋆☆⋆ #1 - geek [ glassheart chronicles : #1.1 ] [© ataliass 2025 ]

˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚IZUKU MIDORIYA the number one hero come in contact with Y/N. A small-town girl with immense drug and alcohol problems. Will they overcome their trauma and face each other? ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚"What do you want, Y/N?" Izuku's voice was flat. I choked: "I-Izuku, I... I need to-" He snarled: "Pack your stuff. Leave. I don't want to see you again." The line went dead. " I don't want to see you again."˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

|| Chris Brown || Trinity has never been to the hood or even imagined what the hood would be like. That's until her and her father moved out to New York from the luxurious California. There, she meets a group of urban kids where she experiences crime, death, and violence. What's really hood.

❛𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆?❜ he asked, voice low like it wasn't meant for nobody but her. 𝒛𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡 didn't speak, just tilted her head a little and stepped in close. she traced one of the tattoos on his arm, finger light like a whisper...when she finally looked up, slow and lazy, doe eyes glinting beneath her lashes--she kissed the corner of his mouth. once, twice--then pulled back. 𝒐𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 smirked. ❛𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒔𝒐.❜ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ She doesn't speak-not out loud, not anymore. Zariah Hart's been quiet since the night she lost everything, and moving to The Palisade at Skyview Apartments was supposed to give her a fresh start. No expectations. No questions. Just peace. But peace gets complicated when a man like Omarion Jordan starts showing up in it. He's nothing like she expected. Tatted, quiet, with eyes that read people better than they speak. A mechanic with a past he doesn't explain-and a presence that says more than his mouth does. He doesn't ask about her silence. She doesn't flinch at his reputation. Somehow, that's enough. What starts as simple glances turns into shared space. What feels like comfort turns to something neither of them planned for. But Atlanta doesn't forget what people try to bury. And sometimes, the loudest truth is the one you never say out loud. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕪: 𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏 ; the act of loving someone who loves you back; a love returned in 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 ᥫ᭡ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 a girl experiences heart break, but she finds someone to heal the broken pieces back together. 𝔲𝔯𝔟𝔞𝔫 fiction | contemporary lit. book ONE in the romanticize series! 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 4.26.24 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 11.12.24 fully 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 6.11.25 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 11.12.24 kaylaasdiary productions © completed ☻

I found my homie and my best friend I'mma be there for ya till the very end No matter what, no matter what , no matter what.

Brie Sheridan has had her heart broken way too many times. Rhett Price is usually the culprit, but, this time, he might be the solution. ***** Brooke 'Brie' Sheridan wouldn't necessarily call herself a hopeless romantic; after all, love is everywhere if you choose to look for it, and there's nothing wrong with wanting to see the beauty and the good in the world. However, her rose-colored lenses are shattered when her boyfriend dumps her right at the start of her final year of college, ruining all her plans for her senior project, and here lie Brie's hopes, dreams, and pieces of her broken heart. Enter Rhett Price--known commitment-phobe, the bane of Brie's existence, and the reason behind many of her late-night crying sessions during the harshest days of high school. Down on his luck and struggling with improving his reputation, he turns to Brie in a time of need--he'll help her out with her project, and she'll help him look better and more responsible in the eyes of his family. Old feelings resurface, and it quickly becomes obvious there are certain things you don't always get over. Your first love might as well be one of them. ***** BENNINGTON COLLEGE SERIES #1 2025 WATTY AWARD WINNER [[THE AMBYS 2025 AMBASSADOR'S PICK IN ROMANCE]] [[5X WATTPAD FEATURED STORY]] © 2023 caterina george // all rights reserved

Please tell me you have this seat pushed back for another reason" I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. "I don't know you tell me" he repsonded and I give him a disgusted look. "Ain't no way you letting me sit in the seat you banged a bitch in" I cant "It's clean and you acting like you never had car sex before" he chuckled. More like none I stayed quiet and his eyes were on me. "Wait...you're a virgin" his eyes slightly widened like it was a shock to him. "Stay out of my business" I mugged him and fixed the seat. "With a face and body like that no doubt I would smash" he looked me up and down. "Except you ain't never gonna get a piece of this" I glide my hand down my chest with a smug look on my face. "We'll see"

ɪᴛs ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪғ ɪᴍ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜ - ᴘᴏʟᴏ ɢ In New York City, 21 years old Diamond Hughes faces the ongoing challenges of being a single mom after getting pregnant and having falling out with her ex boyfriend her senior year in highschool. After a few years, Xavier James aka former UCLA college football star and baby daddy returns into her life wanting a second chance to make things right. Stuck between the past and present, Diamond built up her walls refusing to allow Xavier back into her life because of past hurt and trust issues she had been holding onto the past few years.

A story of teenager Adonis, living with post traumatic stress disorder, as well as a world of other issues involving his family, his school, and his own thoughts. He eventually befriends the popular, Farrah, who at first...takes more interest in his popular older brother. All characters are 18 and older. (apparently I have to be followed for some privated chapters)

" 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒚" by Rome

When Teia Cloto travels to Naples, Italy, hoping to steady a life already quietly unravelling, the last thing she needs is blind date that turns into an easy, unexpected friendship. Alden instantly makes the city feel strangely familiar in ways Teia didn't know she needed. Drawn deeper into Naples' ancient past and her own unsettling sense of déjà vu, the line between coincidence and destiny begin to blur. Staying friends is simpler. But Teia must confront whether destiny is a story we inherit, or one we choose to rewrite, no matter the cost. Water and Sand is a contemporary love story that reimagines the myth of Theseus and Ariadne, where love is a labyrinth and friendship feels like the safest way out. #ONC2026 contest. Story is complete. Prompt 24: Staying as friends is meant to be safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take; Prompt 28: Self-love often starts small, like planting a seed. With time, patience, and a bit of light, it will grow; and Prompt 29: You meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints on your heart.

After a drug addicted mother and her daughter is separated from an alley raid, six year old Zahara learns to fend for herself. From eating out of trash cans to bathing in gas station bathrooms, a bonnie and clyde couple finds Sahara in the alley. Will they leave her? Or will they change and take her in? Read to find out

"Talk to me" |complete| Start : Feb 1st 2021 Finish : Sept 5th 2021 slow burn ish

How exactly did I end up the best friend of the guy I hated my entire life? Listen, this is going to be a long story. Let me take you to the beginning. The year was 1992... ENEMIES-TO-FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS Victor Manning has been infuriating Becka since she sat behind him in 7th grade English. He's cocky, self-centered, and obnoxious. When High School ends, the college dynamic slowly turns Victor into the one person Becka cannot live without. "The best slow burn I've ever read." YA/NA, for cursing. Set in the 1990s.

Xenia N'Diaye is that girl, the one with the issues who majors in making the wrong decisions, especially those involving love. So she lives by a few rules: No man, No sex, No love and one goal of becoming a good mother but even at that she is failing miserably. The company she works for has a new team of ex-pat managers with which arrives the smart and directive Gregory Carlton. Xenia is a quick-mouthed extrovert, and Gregory is your modern-day workaholic. From the first encounter, sparks fly in the opposite direction between the two. If things couldn't get worse, Gregory moves into the same residence as Xenia. Yes, everything you are thinking of will happen for better or for worse. It's just another rom-com, a snack of entertainment. Highest ranking: #5 in diverselit 04/03/2021 Ranking chicklit: #408 03/01/2018 #520 12/03/2018 #383 21/04/2018 Awards: 1st place Chicklit Runaway Awards 2018 2nd place winner W.O.W Awards 2018 People's choice W.O.W Awards 2018 3rd place Chicklit winner Blossom Awards 2018