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It wasn’t that I ever wanted to explain, either.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot to my mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot to my soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot to my heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd, not to my lungs that possibly wondered why I had been deprived of more oxygen since the day he’d walked into my room than I had in my entire life. Because, then I would have to conjure a hell of an excuse as to why I was combating every follicle that summed up my own existence, beliefs and morals. Unfortunately, I had none. Not one. All I knew was that I’d been captured by the husky beast and the eagerness to be saved had failed me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI wanted to be here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRight here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd nowhere else in the world would suffice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"littlelovestories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254900621535,"sku":"","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/6116\/8351\/files\/The_Emancipation_of_Emoree_eCover.jpg?v=1771732131"},{"product_id":"muse","title":"muse. | paperback","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ei loved the way he made me feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe way he warmed my insides and made my lady parts drum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ei loved the way he looked at me, as if I was the best thing that God had created.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand, just for him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehis round eyes and solid frame was a source of inspiration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ei found myself scribbling his features into my pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eone after the other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estroking my canvas as I imagined he'd stroke me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand, when he finally did, we'd make one unique piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"littlelovestories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254927360223,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/6116\/8351\/products\/muse.jpg?v=1744668102"},{"product_id":"sleigh-squared","title":"Sleigh Squared (Full version of Sleigh) | paperback","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEver had a man to put you first?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrioritize your presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmphasize your existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaintain his focus... on you?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver everything?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs if it was nothing?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI hadn’t either, not until him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot until Harlem Knight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"littlelovestories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254975660255,"sku":"","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/6116\/8351\/products\/sleighsquared.jpg?v=1766371602"},{"product_id":"the-sweetest-love-set","title":"The Sweetest Love Set | paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sweetest Revenge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter four years of a staggering situationship, Earth finally comes to grips with the fact that her bedmate, Premise, is uninterested in changing their status. She's the only one to blame and takes full responsibility for the lack of commitment he's shown throughout their time together. As another year rolls around, and their fifth anniversary approaches, Earth decides that she can no longer withstand his ill-treatment and the neglecting of her deepest desires. She conjures a plan and, strategically, dismantles Premise from his core with a simple tap of her finger and flick of her wrist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor Premise, the term, \"What you won't do, another will,\" doesn't quite hold relevance in his life until he's on the receiving end of indescribable pain caused by the woman he thought would continue to wait in vain until he noticed her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sweetest Redemption\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRedemption is self-served, but is the sweetest when administered by someone unsuspected during a time that you least expect it.\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter four years of a staggering situationship, Earth finally comes to grips with the fact that her bedmate is uninterested in changing their status. 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However, she couldn’t have been more incorrect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u2028It was…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne look.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne touch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd one unforgettable exchange that leads both Earth and Dozier to a romance far beyond both of their fantasies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"littlelovestories","offers":[{"title":"The Sweetest Love Set","offer_id":43254979461343,"sku":"","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/6116\/8351\/files\/the_sweetest_redemption-1_c76e8716-09cb-4271-8bbd-8e9261765748.png?v=1771802487"},{"product_id":"luca-pre-order-ships-august-15-20","title":"Luca | paperback","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe’s an \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eangel\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd she doesn’t mind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edancing with a demon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat’s why I’d move mountains, dry seas, and hydrate the desert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eif it made her happy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. She brought goodness to the world. It was only right that I made it hers, along with the two tiny beauties that shared her hazel eyes and perfect smile. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, I’d do \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhatever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, I’d become \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhoever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe’s a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprotector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd, a far cry from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emenace they’ve labeled him\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe’s just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emisunderstood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. 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That’s why I’d \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esacrifice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003efriendships\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I’d ever known, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for however long it took her to be ready, and happily \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esever ties\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with anyone who didn’t agree with or was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eagainst our union\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Because the little spoiled brat that I once considered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eoff-limits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had given me a taste of her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eforbidden fruit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and there was nothing I’d stop at to maintain the privilege of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eburying my seeds in her garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe’s a \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efriend\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd doesn’t mind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003erisking it all for me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe truth is, I just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ecan’t get enough of him\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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I’d already \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecost him enough pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and suffering for the sake of love. I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ecouldn’t bring myself to do it again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This book is 100,000 words and is over 490 pages so the price reflects it. All books will be autographed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G. 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I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eloved her too much to hurt her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but that didn’t give anyone else the right to. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShe’s too pure and too precious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. And, I’d do any nigga dirty that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edared to play with her heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I wasn’t even the exception when it came to her. That’s why I knew I had to get my shit together and cater to her heart the way only I could. And \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003euntil she was mine again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, I’d go to war with any nigga, empty my bank accounts, ignite fires between us, sing every love song known to man, and grovel at her feet. Because \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI wouldn’t rest until she belonged to me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe’s a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eheartbreaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I’m still recovering from that time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehe broke mine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear after year after year, I trick myself into believing that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI’m over it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI’m over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ehim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. But then I see his face and the feelings we once shared \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eresurface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. We were young and we were in love, but it was a love I was willing to do anything for. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHe was someone I was willing to do anything for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Suddenly, he decided that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emy love wasn’t enough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. While he went on with his life, mine was always stuck on pause. Then, suddenly, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI decided that love waits for no on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ee and allowed it into my world again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHappiness has found me in the form of a chocolate, successful black man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, yet, I’m still wondering if \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI would be even happier with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ehim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePLEASE NOTE: Paperbacks\/hardcovers will be exclusive to my website and not on Amazon. This book is 90,000 words and is over 400 pages so the price reflects it. All books will be autographed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G. 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Instead of the hovering clouds producing gazillions of little droplets of rain, they showered me with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003enew siblings, nieces, nephews, sister-in-laws, and brother-in-laws\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. For so long, it had just been me, my mother, my cousins, and my brother. But, then there was her and eventually, them. Simultaneously, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eI found my father and my forever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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My lack of experience with handling something so precious led me to make rookie mistakes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eones that cost me her heart and mine, too\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDifferent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat’s what I believe him to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWho sent you after my heart?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s the question that plagued me each time he set out on my path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis pockets were stuffed and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ehis accounts were limitless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, affording him luxuries that not everyone had when it came to me. 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