Hood Stories

Everyone's life is crazy. That's what Makinzi tells herself to feel better about herself, and what her brother's best friend, Roman tells himself to cope. Roman is cold, calculated, and completely off limits. He's her brother's best friend, her self-appointed second big brother, and the only man she ever let tell her what to do. But 'crazy' doesn't cover it when police lights are flashing in your driveway, or when you have a bad home life. And doesn't even begin cover it when you have a dead parent, or a dead little sister who's death is a mystery to the public. But it does cover it when you start to develop a crush on your brother's best friend- even if you don't recognize your feelings right away. It's crazy to develop a crush on someone who's supposed to be your protector. It's even crazier to think he might feel the same.

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.

In the heart of Atlanta, 28-year-old speech therapist Tecaria Valentina LeFlare prides herself on helping people find their voices-until she's assigned a new pediatric patient who hasn't spoken a word in years. The boy is sweet, silent... and guarded by a father whose presence shakes the room. Luciano Milan Blanca (Belly), rumored kingpin of one of the South's most dangerous cartels, steps into her life with cold eyes, hidden scars, and a power that pulls Tecaria in even when she knows she should run. As she fights to reach her patient, she finds herself falling madly-recklessly-in love with the one man who could cost her everything. When danger closes in, secrets unravel, and forbidden passion collides with loyalty, Tecaria must choose between the life she's built... and the man she can't let go.

What happens when the quiet reserved cousin and outspoken cousin make a bet against the outspoken closed off girl , will their personalities clash ? How will their plan turn...Bitter or sweet ?

" 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗁 ? 𝖮𝗁𝗁 𝗎 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗄𝗂𝗇 𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗍 𝖺𝗌𝗌 𝗆𝗂𝖽𝖽𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 " . 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝗋𝖾𝗏𝗈𝗅𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 . 𝖦𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 ? 𝖮𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝖨'𝗆 𝖻𝗎𝗅𝗅𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 . 𝖥𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗎𝗍 !!

Nari is the backbone of her block. A hairstylist with a "don't talk to me" attitude, she carries the weight of her world on her shoulders without asking for a hand out or a shoulder to cry on. Between braiding heads until her fingers bleed and raising her little sister, Layla, Nari doesn't have time for feelings-only for the math of survival. She's the provider, the protector, and the one everyone runs to when the lights go out. When her best friend Vee discovers her boyfriend, Marcus, sneaking a woman into her apartment, the two "slide" to handle the disrespect. But the confrontation takes a deadly turn. Against Nari's warnings, a heart-broken Vee does the unmistakable, not realizing the aftermath will affect J.R., a name that carries a death sentence in the streets. Caught in the crosshairs of a street war they didn't start, Nari's life of calculated hustle is traded for a game of survival. Dragged into the shadows of the streets, she comes face-to-face with a man whose silence is louder than any gunshot. He's cold, calculated, and holds Nari's life in the palm of his hand. Now, Nari is juggling more than just bills and braids. She's navigating a world of high-stakes debts and a dangerous attraction to a man who represents everything she should be running from. But in a world built on power and pride, love is a liability. When the wall finally crumbles and the "Provider" has nothing left to give, the roles reverse.

Twenty-year-old Nariah Samaria Cartier never planned to get involved with someone older, especially not a man whose life already came with complications. When she meets Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, his calm nature, maturity, and quiet attention pull her in faster than she expected. Being around him feels different - safer, deeper, harder to ignore. But Sergio isn't free. At twenty-eight, he's married to Imani Kitchens, a woman he once thought he built a future with. Their marriage has been breaking behind closed doors, held together more by appearances than love. When Imani becomes pregnant, the pressure to keep everything looking normal grows heavier - until Sergio learns the child she's carrying isn't his. Caught between betrayal at home and feelings he never meant to develop, Sergio finds himself drawn even closer to Nariah, but secrets never stay hidden for long. What begins as emotional comfort turns into something harder to control as lies, unfinished ties, and hurt begin affecting everyone involved. With Maliah Sade Brown, Nariah's best friend, warning her that nothing about Sergio's life is simple, and Zaire Eil Soren watching everything unfold from the sidelines, Nariah has to decide whether love is worth staying for when it already comes damaged.

she didn't know him. he knew her. one message started it all... "you don't know me yet... but you will."

Forever Mine, Forever Yours is a tragic, breathtaking love story about two souls who were never meant to meet-yet could never let go. In a final act of devotion, they make the one choice lovers fear most-one that will echo through the stars long after their last breath. How far would you go for the person who feels like home?

just read😘

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Same personality= toxic love?

just bare with me guys.

A Novel by Tay Niya thought love would finally bring peace... but instead, it pulled her into a world deeper than she ever imagined. Now pregnant and tied to Zay for life, Niya must navigate family secrets, dangerous enemies, and a powerful lifestyle that puts both her and her baby at risk. While Kayla builds a softer life with Chris and Jada steps into her own success with Skye by her side, the sisters quickly realize that loyalty alone may not be enough to protect them this time. With betrayal hitting close to home, threats closing in, and motherhood changing everything, the sisters are forced to grow up fast while holding onto the one thing that never failed them- Each other. Because no matter how messy life gets... It'll always be sisters first.

Behold, the diaspora Desi version of Mean Girls. Nisha Kapoor never expected to become UT Dallas's most talked about transfer student. After surviving gang shootouts and armed robberies in the Bronx, she just wanted to study, hang out with her best friends Raj, Shruti and Asifa, and maybe figure out what to do about Rohit Mallepalli, the tatted Telugu swimmer hunk who somehow communicates exclusively in three word texts and brings a falafel bowl everywhere with zero apology. Then Hena Shinde, one of UTD's most popular girls, sits down at her Starbucks table. And everything changes. One Stanley cup compliment later, Nisha is inside UTD's most exclusive social circle. The group chats. The parties. The hot tubs. The close friends lists. For the first time ever, Nisha Kapoor is popular. But popularity has a price. And Hena always collects. Because Hena is Rohit's ex. Hena has already clocked exactly how Rohit looks at Nisha. And Hena has a plan. The kind that looks like an accident. The kind nobody sees coming until it's already too late. Meanwhile RASN (Raj, Asifa, Shruti and Nisha's friend group) is being unintentionally ignored. Rohit is falling harder. And something is coming that nobody sees until it's too late. The in-crowd looked perfect from the outside. It always does.

Tatiana is the girl from Texas living with her grandma after both of her parents lost custody of her when she was 2 years old.

Soul Maurielle is quiet, introverted and to herself. She's been spoiled her whole life and has had everything handed to her, whether it was from her father, a respected drug kingpin who passed when she was 18, or her twin brother Shilo who followed in the footsteps of his father. Soul isn't new to the 'street life' she hates it and all that it brings. That life did nothing but take from her family. Her brother on the other hand loved the fast life and the quick money that came with, so he followed in the footsteps of their father bringing drama to her door when and wherever. Trap has never been one for many words, he allowed his actions to speak through all that he did. And boy did his actions speak. Trap is a popular loner, so many have been around him but not many knows who he his. Even those closest to Trap barely get more than 5 words from him at a time. He handles his business and goes about his day. Trap is deep in the life, had been since he was 15. Virgil, the father figure Trap never had, was the man who took him in and introduced him to the life. His mom had been struggling with bills, his sister, who was on her school cheer team, had no way to get her gear and he had one option. Turn to the streets, one of his boys had been bragging about the fast money he was getting and Trap needed that, his boy introduced him to Virgil and it was off from there. The 2 are one and the same, both quiet, reserved and to themselves. But Soul isn't looking for love, let alone a man that's in the same life she lost her dad to. She hates the life and everything that comes with it, so why can't she just leave this man alone? Started: February 12, 2026 Finished...

"if you my bitch then be my bitch and don't you turn on me for shit"

just read it shitttt .