Tunicha Briggs-Allen

In this collection are updated stories from some of your favorite Valentines.

Rayna thought her life had been stabilized, in spite of losing her sole source of support. Azmir throws a monkey wrench in her world to include himself, but not without exposing a few of his own imperfections. With all the mistakes he makes, he finds trying to secure a place in Rayna’s heart is no easy feat. He fights at all cost to remain there, even if it means removing all competition, including the woman herself, by breaking down the ice-covered walls surrounding her heart.

Publicly humiliated, Marisa Banks is blindsided by the news that the man she's been dating for months is married. Being called names she wouldn't wish on anyone in front of a room full of people by her boyfriend's wife is enough to shake her identity to its foundations. In an attempt to rebuild, she makes a few questionable decisions. Asher Blaine is one of them. He's intelligent and sexy, but the pedestal he's got himself up on is unshakeable. Or so he thinks. Marisa asks for the one thing he can't deny her, even if it's the craziest thing he's ever done.

Ariah finally decided to leave her dead-end relationship with her child's father and focus on her money and son. After dealing with countless females, fighting, and drama for two years, she's ready to start fresh and enjoy the single life. Being a Lacross can be challenging. Being a part of the St. Angels Motorcycle Club isn't always a walk in the park. Lucian is fresh out of prison. Realizing the rebellion in him means him no good, he gets out and decides to clean his act up, but still, there are times he feels he's still living in his family's shadows.

The job offer she expected after taking an unpaid internship at a major shoe company didn’t come through. The friend who’d offered her a place to stay suddenly gave her 48 hours to vacate after a misunderstanding. And when she’s forced to move back to her hometown to live with her father and his mistress-turned-wife, it almost seems impossible for things to get any worse...until she runs into her former best friend, who’s only gotten fine with time.

It was a drunken dare. That’s it. There’s no way I would have thought things were going to turn out the way they did. He was annoying, rude, and just plain disrespectful. It was so hard just to sit through a date with him. But the longer he remained on the show, the more I started to see him. Once I stopped playing the game, and allowed things to happen the way they were meant to...I realized there was a lot more to Monte Claire than I had given him credit for. And everything that he was, was exactly what I needed.

Sweetie Collins is haunted by a broken heart. Six years ago, she was forced to make a terrible decision, one that cost her everything. Quincy Dawson found himself letting go and letting love in. And what did he get in return? A broken heart and a good-bye letter. Their paths cross as deceit and batshit craziness lurk in the shadows wreaking havoc.

A freak blizzard and a cheating boyfriend were not on Sinai Carlisle’s radar for Valentine’s Day. Neither was her subsequent entanglement with Mulberry’s Most Sought After Bachelor Dominic “Dom” Westmoore. Catching feelings was the last thing Dom expected after catching Sinai at one of the lowest points in her life. Yet, one steamy night and a viral revenge post is just the excuse he needs to keep her in his orbit as well as keep the husband hunters away. When real feelings infringe on this steamy fake relationship, all signs point to one unforgettable romance.

She’s an angel. And she doesn’t mind dancing with a demon. That’s why I’d move mountains, dry seas, and hydrate the desert if it made her happy. 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. For them, I’d do whatever. For them, I’d become whoever.

Professional basketball had always been Nico Maxwell's dream—but a life-altering diagnosis changed his plans. When his goals were crushed, it took him some time to realize he had to live life fully and spontaneously. Instead of planning for the future with a career, wife, and family—he's taking life one day, one woman at a time.