𝐢 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. read in dark mode for better aesthetic ACHIEVEMENTS #1 IN THE US #3 hoodfiction #1 contemporarylit #1 poohshiesty #3 rapper #3 thug #5 melanin #4 urban #3 hood #3 ghetto #1 urbanfiction

જ⁀➴ IN WHICH A psychiatrist falls for her patient, a troubled rapper and love crosses the line between doctor and patient.

Zahara Wells never believed love could feel like punishment-until her father's debt became her price. When the Brewsters come calling to collect, she expects threats, maybe violence... not a proposal. Now bound to David Brewster III, the cold and calculated heir to Miami's most dangerous family, Zahara is forced into a world of money, blood, and silent wars. Her job? Play the perfect wife, smile for the cameras, and remember she's only there because her father owed him. But David doesn't want her obedience-he wants her loyalty. And the longer she stays, the more she realizes his touch feels less like control and more like protection. Still, in a world built on power and payback, falling for the man who owns you might be the deadliest mistake of all. Because nothing in the Brewster empire comes free. Not money. Not loyalty. Not love. Only The Contract. Coverrr by @TrenchLordTales <3

Aria Abwao is in her senior year of high school, fighting to stay focused long enough to graduate with honors, escape her mother's suffocating rules, and finally breathe on her own. College is right around the corner, and she refuses to let anything knock her off her path. But beneath her perfect grades and polished smile is a girl who craves intimacy, thrill, and the freedom to make her own choices, even the wrong ones. Then she meets Von: older, confident, magnetic, and dangerous in every way she should avoid. What begins as excitement quickly turns into obsession, control, and a love that feels more like a trap. Aria is forced to navigate the thin line between passion and possession, survival and self-destruction, while trying not to lose everything she's worked for, including herself. This is a coming-of-age story about boundaries, loyalty, and the price of loving someone who could ruin you.

IN WHICH old paths of to childhood friends reconnect causing old flames to rekindle but both unaware of what baggage and soon drama comes

A journalist is investigating gang corruption and violence within the city. She seeks out different sources, interviewing some of the most ruthless gang members and men with blood on their hands, ultimately putting herself in harms way just to get answers. But one thing about the streets - they don't like intrusion. As she leans in too close, she doesn't realize that a pair of eyes have been on her all along. And when she's abducted one night by a masked figure, she finally realizes that her job isn't worth her life. She's kept hostage in a warehouse, stripped of all contact to the outside world. Her captor keeps his identity hidden by that same mask, only allowing her to hear his voice. Little does she know, he's been paid to take her. However, he isn't doing this for the money. He's doing it because she's his prized possession. The jewel of his eye that he wants to keep safe. He's been lurking in the shadows, just waiting for the right time to get his hands on her. What started out as a small crush has now turned into a full blown infatuation. So when he's given the opportunity to go through with the scheme, he's all for it. Hoping that he can ultimately prove his love to her, despite the uncanny circumstances. COVER & PLOT BY -LAYSDIARY

Asmara My'yanni Dawson has always wanted to help people. Majoring in Social Work, she's almost finished with her senior year of college. She kept her mind in her books and her heart away from love. She didn't swear it off, she just took a break from it after she experienced a major heartbreak her freshman year of college. The guy she thought she was in love with ghosted her, and it was later revealed that her best friend from high school not only slept with him, but had his child as well. She then realized that not every one deserved your trust and your heart, so she kept it on lock, until she met him... Esai Zamier Lewis always felt like the world was against him. Being diagnosed with a mental disorder, surviving poverty, and having to grow up fast, turned him into an emotionally unavailable person. Recently released from prison, Esai is learning to live in a world where his mother and brother aren't in it with him. Coping with promethazine to sleep through the pain, he doesn't realize it's doing more harm than good. Trying to uphold the promise to his mom, he opens his own tattoo shop, Esai's Ink. With the help of his friends and recent love interest, he realizes he's not alone as much as he thought. Follow Asmara and Esai as they both go through life with each other by each other's side. Relationships and friendships will be tested, secrets will be revealed, loved ones will be grieved. Can they survive it all? First book! Enjoy!

"Get the fuck away from me!" she snapped, trying to shove past him, but he caught her wrist with ease, yanking her right back. "Nah, ma," he murmured, tilting his head, eyes locked on hers like he was studying every little reaction. "You ain't happy to see me?" She swung at him. Hard. The slap echoed through the bathroom, her palm stinging from the impact. His face barely turned, but that smirk never left. If anything, it grew. "Awww, you mad?" He licked his lips, his gaze dragging over her like he was enjoying every second of this. "Damn, you look sexy as fuck when you mad." Tsunami felt her stomach twist in fury. "Fuck you, Dayvon," she spat, using his real name with pure venom. "You lied to me. You used me. You killed my father." His expression didn't change. Didn't flinch. He just looked at her. Calm. Confident. Like she still belonged to him. "I told you before, ma," he said lowly, stepping closer, forcing her back against the counter. "You mine. Ain't no distance, no time, no nigga gon' change that. So you can be mad all you want-yell, scream, slap me again if it make you feel better. But that don't change shit." Tsunami Corletti's new roommate is dark, dangerous, and hiding more than she could ever guess. Drawn to his secrets, she finds herself torn between her instincts as a mafias daughter and an undeniable attraction to the man she knows she shouldn't trust. But as she gets closer, Tsunami realizes she's in deeper than she ever intended-because her roommate isn't just a mystery; he's the city's most wanted kingpin. 2/8/25 Cover by the lovely: Zariyahjnovelty