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I expect nothing.

From life, from God, from men.

I don’t hope or want or pray. Those are luxuries I can’t afford when I’m doing the desperate math of survival while walking the tight rope of life on the run in a strange city. New Haven wasn’t supposed to be a fresh start. That would be asking too much from a life that took my parents from me and left me vulnerable to monsters. To be used but not loved. To be kept but not cherished.

I’d accepted my fate, settled in it like sore feet in a pair of ill fitted heels, but then he walked into my life and released me from the prison of my past, leaving me free to hope, to want, to love.

SebastianI didn’t know I was looking for anything until I was looking at her.

And since the moment she came into my view, I haven’t been able to look away. There’s something sad behind her eyes. Something desperate in the way she moves through the world. Like the devil is on her heels and she doesn’t know whether to run or stay and fight.

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After a tragic near-death experience, he’s left struggling to pick up the pieces of an existence that’s grown monotonous. He’s so sure he’s stuck until an old neighbor reappears, turning his new, uneventful life upside down.

While reconnecting, the two embark on a journey that leaves them grappling with their new lives and falling back into a whimsical world full of secrets they created as children to escape reality. They soon learn that outrunning the truth isn’t as easy as it once was, but that doesn’t mean they won’t give it a try.",[],[231],"Bunny","02682ad9-2ef9-4618-bef0-ab33148c03c6",{"_21":229,"_155":230,"_204":68},2021,"Sep 2021","26-bunny",{"_155":68,"_33":77,"_199":200,"_201":64},"September 18, 2021","B09GNPV146","#171d31","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/26i/02682ad9-2ef9-4618-bef0-ab33148c03c6.jpg","The Sun","4cdb08bb-0b09-4da5-8aaa-8852d3f29dee",{"_155":232,"_33":135,"_180":233,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":76,"_211":234},"6ebe9bb7-50f4-4a3b-9395-e141abbb2474","4-rae-lyse",[213],"ac55a09b-07b4-4fc9-8cbb-8ba9eb5d0b53","Ava and Preston grew up together in the rough streets of Sleighton, both doing everything they needed to survive. Over time, their childhood friendship evolved into a fiery love story. Their flames are suddenly extinguished when Ava left without a word, leaving Preston to wonder where they went wrong.

Never quite getting over her. He used his pain as fuel to achieve success that he never thought possible.

At the same time, Ava used her passion and natural talents to climb her way to superstardom.

For Preston's very first birthday in The Oval Office he only wants one gift, a special performance from his favorite artist of all time–the one he affectionately calls His Songbird. As much as Ava wants to turn him down, she finds herself on a flight to D.C. to look into the eyes of the only man to ever hold her heart.

They can't have forever, but one night couldn't hurt… Right?",[],[249],"Happy Birthday, Mr. President","82676cfc-330b-4b1f-b3a1-457af5194cc2",2025,"Nov 2025","42-happy-birthday-mr-president",{"_155":68,"_33":77,"_199":200,"_201":64},"November 28, 2025","B0G3N1823B","#1e2f30","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/42i/82676cfc-330b-4b1f-b3a1-457af5194cc2.jpg",{"_155":250,"_33":134,"_180":251,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":252,"_211":253},"8bda3b9e-fc65-43de-bc3d-398db95a3bf1","7-shay-dawn",4,[213],"56a58e1f-a422-4e9b-ad87-f3eb3b4f6273","“The tragedy of life is not death… but what we let die inside of us while we live.” –Norman Cousins

Jamison Jareau has suffered a terrible loss. His wife of eighteen years passed away the day she gave birth to their son. Consumed with grief and guilt over her death, Jamison has thrown himself into work and raising his four children without her. Two and a half years have passed since he lost his soulmate. The kids are growing up and Jamison realized he needs a little more help with them than he wants to admit. At the urging of his mother-in-law, he seeks a live in nanny to alleviate some of the stress of being a single parent.

In walks Aleviyah Sandifer, a beautiful, vibrant breath of fresh air. The kids immediately take to her and they aren’t the only ones. Jamison soon finds himself enthralled with a woman other than the one he’d been with since he was fourteen years old. With new feelings arising, guilt begins to set in over his newfound attraction. As bad as he wants Aleviyah, he can’t help but feel like he is betraying his wife.

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The concept of giving a man her heart has always been foreign to Jorja Sandifer. Seeing the effects of heartbreak on her mother made Jorja vow to never give a man that kind of power over her… until she met Walker Jareau. In him, she found a best friend and lover. Try as she might, she couldn’t fight the growing feelings for a man she was never supposed to form an attachment to.

When those feelings surface, Jorja is faced with the harsh reality that Walker will never be the man she wants. She cuts ties with him, but Walker can’t seem to let her go. Realizing that he may have more feelings than he wanted to admit has him fighting to get back in her good graces.

Will these two embrace the feelings between them, or is it a done deal?",[],[308],"The Burial of a Player","433ddad7-f587-451c-9a68-a5056e873762",{"_21":269,"_155":270,"_204":68},"May 2023","165-the-burial-of-a-player",{"_155":42,"_33":75,"_199":200,"_201":64},262,"May 11, 2023","9798393573669","B0C5PGB9TF","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/165i/433ddad7-f587-451c-9a68-a5056e873762.jpg",{"_155":272,"_33":137,"_180":273,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":274,"_211":309},[213],"70803094-0e44-413b-8e99-f1f2d2418b0e","In the world of tattoos, once the ink dries, there’s no going back.

Returning to her hometown for a class reunion was supposed to be a brief escape for Willow. A chance to breathe between the cracks of her carefully constructed life and the relationship she left hanging in limbo.

Benjamin Davis knows permanence. It’s in every line he draws at his tattoo studio and in the promises he keeps to his daughter. His life is structured, stable, and predictably imperfect.

When they cross paths at a local bar, neither expects the immediate pull between them—or the impossible choice it presents. Some marks fade with time, while others become part of who you are. The question which kind will they leave on each other?",[],[323,324],"Until the Ink Dries (A Rose Haven Romance)","ef131d75-735e-4d43-98b5-eda1a3ecde78","May 2025","172-until-the-ink-dries-a-rose-haven-romance",{"_155":68,"_33":77,"_199":200,"_201":64},312,"May 9, 2025","B0F81QC28R","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/172i/ef131d75-735e-4d43-98b5-eda1a3ecde78.jpg",{"_155":272,"_33":137,"_180":273,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":274,"_211":328},{"_155":325,"_33":133,"_180":326,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":42,"_211":327},"39236584-040c-487f-9588-3a87304fefad","23-iesha-bree",[213],[213],"90723dd7-b211-4b6e-af35-d0850e711ba1","Getting his way has never been a problem for Reese Jareau. That is, until what he wanted was seemingly unattainable. The baby of the Jareau family has fallen in love with a woman who’s already involved. What started as a work relationship soon turned into a friendship. But what happens when attractions run deep, emotions are high, and lines are crossed? Now, Reese is fighting to love a woman who loves him but can’t seem to leave her current situation.

Corelli Hendrix has found herself in an entanglement. On one hand, she’s committed to holding down her child’s father while he does a bid. On the other, she’s fallen in love with a man seven years her junior who treats her like a queen. Not only does he treat her the way she deserves, but he extends the same treatment to her daughter, making severing ties seemingly impossible.

When Miller, her daughter’s father, returns home on early release, Corelli tries her hardest to make the fantasy reunion work. Her heart, however, longs for Reese Jareau. The back and forth between them has grown tiresome and Reese has given her an choose me or lose me.

With limited options, Corelli must choose between the love she’s known and the love she’s found. Will it be an easy choice, or will it prove to be much harder than she or Reese ever imagined?",[],[344],"Nothin' Like You","d3b830b8-4ff4-42ee-9b81-97c8583be5e1",{"_21":269,"_155":270,"_204":252},"Jan 2024","173-nothin-like-you",{"_155":141,"_33":73,"_199":200,"_201":64},274,"January 5, 2024","9798874033330","B0CRL11CC9","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/173i/d3b830b8-4ff4-42ee-9b81-97c8583be5e1.jpg",{"_155":272,"_33":137,"_180":273,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":274,"_211":345},[213],"2d9043f8-862f-46b8-9cdc-87c81cc35a8f","Halani Henley experienced a shocking and devastating loss. At six months pregnant, she loses the child she is carrying, and it turns her entire world upside down. To make matters worse, she feels she is the only one taking her miscarriage as serious as it was. Her boyfriend of three years, Onyx Sawyer, is moving through life as though he hasn’t lost a child as well. When a secret comes out, Halani is faced with the fact that she may not have known her man as well as she thought she did.

Onyx Sawyer was loving and living life. He had it all and to top it off, he had a beautiful woman on his arm. Life changed the moment he learned he was going to be a father. When Halani suffers a miscarriage, truths were revealed that costed him his relationship. Onyx thinks he is giving her time to come to grips, but what he doesn’t realize is his behavior is pushing Halani into the arms of the most unsuspecting person… his brother.

Hendrix Sawyer has always picked up his brother’s slack. Once again, he is forced to deal with Onyx’s mess, only this time, it involves one of his best friends. With Halani suffering and Onyx in the wind, he steps up in her time of need. What starts with the innocence of being a shoulder to cry on, soon turns into a mess of forbidden feelings.

Will Onyx get it together? Will Halani and Hendrix be able to fight their newfound feelings? Or will the weight of their worlds cause everything to come crashing down?",[],[359,360],"Something In My Heart","696d33ae-db2a-4f35-804b-1144233e64aa","Feb 2022","175-something-in-my-heart",{"_155":68,"_33":77,"_199":200,"_201":64},270,"February 16, 2022","B09SRS9YX1","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/175i/696d33ae-db2a-4f35-804b-1144233e64aa.jpg",{"_155":272,"_33":137,"_180":273,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":274,"_211":364},{"_155":361,"_33":136,"_180":362,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":42,"_211":363},"cb972eaf-6e67-4e23-a3be-95cef81f0bc9","24-mya",[213],[213],31,"Friends to Lovers","category","trope","friends-to-lovers","/tropes/friends-to-lovers","selectable","sensitive","position","parent","isLoggedIn",["P",376],"result",{"_21":380,"_23":24,"_19":381,"_382":383,"_25":26,"_384":385,"_27":386},"user","Blackauthored","Blackauthored is a platform for authors to share their work.","handle","@shopify","robots",{"_404":64,"_405":64},{"_29":30,"_31":387,"_33":380,"_388":389,"_390":391,"_25":26,"_392":393},"Organization","logo","https://blackauthored.com/logo.png","sameAs",[399,400,401,402,403],"potentialAction",{"_31":394,"_395":396,"_397":398},"SearchAction","target","https://blkath.blackauthored.com/tags/friends-to-loverssearch?q={search_term}","query","required name='search_term'","https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]