"Has anyone ever told you that you're horrifyingly smart?" He smiles, exhaling smoke. Then he holds out the cigarette for me. I take a drag through his fingers, and the smoke warms my stomach. "Never horrifyingly." He watches my lips. "I take it as a compliment though." ོ Since moving back to Portsmouth, Virginia, Naomi Douglas has had one rule: keep her nose out of trouble. And by nose, she means nose; and by trouble, she means cocaine. Yes, the city she grew up in has opportunity, but it's also infested by a powerful drug cartel. Dancing downtown only puts her at more risk, so she keeps her nose clean. But when a handsome stranger walks into the club one morning, armed with information to blackmail her, the rules no longer apply. With little guidance, and a handful of secrets, Naomi must navigate the dark underworld of the city, and the monsters that inhabit it. As more is revealed, one question gnaws... Why did he chose her? ོ MATURE. DARK HARRY. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. All Rights Reserved. January 17th, 2024.

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"I mean, why do people crave love? Is it a validation? Do they need love, because it makes them feel recognized?" Alex was too nice of a guy to say what he meant out loud, but I knew he was talking about me. + Lauren Greenwood has witnessed death, pain, loss, and the irreversible, stuck fast notion of suicide. Yet she remains alive today, only thanks to the worlds most popular boy band, Lightning Avenue. When the meet and greet in the Manhattan Mall turns out to be more than what Lauren bargained for, she is shoved into a world of press, celebrities, gossip, jealously, and a young romance. Suddenly, a romantic tale of white lies begins trying to sprout in the harsh New York winter. all rights reserved - uptown papaya