╰┈➤ IN WHICH, a famous teenager invites an unknown teenager to make a youtube video and they instantly fall inlove ⋆.𐙚 ̊ .

"It doesn't matter where we are, I can feel you in a room full of people. Ain't that something baby?"

Malachi gently tucked Khylen against his side, their foreheads resting together as she smiled. "You're staring," she whispered, trying not to laugh. "Can't help it," he murmured, squeezing her hand.

Two souls from the same city. Both hustlers in their own way. Soulè Peters just wanted to make enough money to go to culinary school. Juggling doing hair, selling plates, a new graphic design side hustle, and a job at White Castle she only wants to pay for her necessities and save the rest. The only thing she knew how to do was hustle. Setback after setback Soulè bounced back every time. Nothing was going to stop her from reaching her dream. She barely has time for her friends let alone a relationship. Eastland "East" Fellows does whatever he can to make money. His whole purpose is to survive and take care of his siblings after they lost their parents. East believed that as long as he kept a smile on his face for them they'd never know the darkness he hid from them. While trying to keep one sibling thriving in school and the other from following the same path as him, he felt like he was being pulled every which way. With no help he's almost at his breaking point. He had no time or desire for anything or anyone else until her. A last minute order brings the two hustlers just tryna survive with the cards they were dealt. Will they be able to heal those suppressed wounds and find their way into each other's hearts?

Averi Watts is an introverted third year law school student. Becoming a lawyer is her dream and her education is her pride and joy. She rarely opens up to anyone besides her family and best-friend. After a long week, she's dragged to a bar where she meets...him Jace Moore is a high school music teacher. His love language has always been music. Prevailing through his troubled past, he is now thriving with his new life. While at the bar with his friends, he can't stop staring at...her

𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄 the most powerful man in all of New York knows your biggest secret, and at any moment could destroy you and have you rotting away in prison. Now, you not only belong to him, but you're in a contractual relationship with him. But what if you know something that could destroy him and all he stood for? You both share 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐒.

Ivy Banks has always done everything right. A top of her class college graduate from Atlanta, Ivy moves to Miami with nothing but her degree, a luxury apartment, and five thousand dollars from her wealthy parents. But there's one condition attached to their generosity: when she returns home, she's expected to marry Christian Wright, the son of a powerful Atlanta politician. Christian is everything her parents want for her. Saint is everything they don't. While searching for a job and trying to build a life of her own, Ivy finds herself stepping into Club Eden. a place she never expected to become part of her new beginning. There, she meets Saint, a man with a complicated past, a dangerous reputation, and a presence she can't seem to ignore. What begins as an unexpected connection quickly becomes something much harder to walk away from. But Saint has his own life, his own secrets, and a past that refuses to stay buried. And Ivy's perfect future has already been planned for her. Caught between the life she's supposed to want and the man she never saw coming, Ivy must decide whether following her heart is worth risking everything her family has built for her. Because in Miami, nothing is ever as simple as it seems. And sometimes, meeting the wrong person can change your entire life.

Malika Danai is pressure. Friendly, social, and loved by all, Malika thrives in college and is often seen as a mirage - seemingly real and attainable but disappears when approached. She's a party girl to the core. Loves to drink, flirt, and explore with her best friends, Ayana and Isabella. Her beauty is undeniable. With curly black hair cascading over her shoulders and golden-brown skin that glows no matter where she's at, Malika's presence is impossible to ignore. Her dark brown eyes often sparks with mischief, and her full two-toned lips often curves into teasing grins that hints at secrets she rarely shares. Malika excels at a lot of things but she was never the study type. She prayed the night before exams and hoped that her grades would at least give her a passing score and somehow, that always worked. Until now... Her grades are barely holding on- good enough to pass, but not good enough for a sorority like the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA). She wants to join. No she needs to. It's the only way she can prove to her mother that she's worth it. And she'll do whatever it takes. Even if it means casting her pride aside to get help from the boy who loathes her existence. Meanwhile... Theo Sinclair is a weapon. A robotic academic weapon that nobody can beat. Coming from an old money family where the expectations and bars are set high, Theo surpasses them all and is often pushed towards greatness by his family. Yet he has a big flaw: boredom Because of his uncaring attitude towards everything and everyone around him, Theo is often alone. Deliberately avoiding attention and validation from peers; he thrives in the silence and rhythm of his own scheduled routines. He has only one rule; 'Never let myself feel things I can't control.' To him, parties are vile. An enigma vastly contrasting his reverence for solitude, silence, and carefully ordered thoughts. So when he's pushed into an unwanted arrangement, he resents the intrusion because slowly, his rule...

When a suburban Black girl meets a hard life Hispanic boy.

Desire didn't exist until I laid my eyes on you. Follow Korion and Saint after having their worlds flipped completely upside down. From falling in love, having it all and losing it within a blink of an eye, can they ultimately beat the odds or will they always be on different pages? HEART'S DESIRE SEQUAL [ MUST READ BOOK 1 FIRST ]