Previously Titled 'Paradise'. For her entire life, Paradise Hamilton has had no say in her own personal affairs. From a child she had grown up under the strict rules of her Caribbean parents. But when the day finally arrived for her to wed a complete stranger, she could not be less prepared. Join her and her husband on their journey of a mere money alliance prospering into so much more. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ HIGHEST RANKINGS THUS FAR: #1 in DrugCartel (09/23/20) #1 in Caribbean (11/07/20) #16 in UrbanRomance (11/24/20) #10 in Thugs (12/19/20) #9 in ATL (12/19/20) #1 in Jamaica (01/06/21) #2 in Thugs (05/16/21)

Book 2, Second Generation Only daughter of Zion & Gianna, twin sister of Saul, and Princess of.. a bodyguard? Kayla James-Kingsley didn't expect a chocolate man to suddenly enter her life, much less by playing a hero she never needed before. She is an intelligent college degree bound woman who's heart has been broken one too many times. Now, she is expected to pop the bubble her overprotective gang leader father had trapped her in for twenty one years? Not only that, but juggle the boy she's learning to love with that aching reservation she is forever chained to due to her life of pain and isolation? Kayla must gather the keys to her future and past that have long been hidden from her both psychologically and physically in order to unlock her true potential and save her family from an old rival. Who will rise and who will fall? - He'd packed my five favorite sweatpants, favorite shoes and socks as well; my backpack full of textbooks as promised, laptop, device chargers, and more. I couldn't believe everything he'd brought was actually there, "why?" Hakeem furrowed his brow when I turned to him with furious expectation, "why what?" I was a bitch to him and he.. "Why would you do all of this for me? I.. I don't understand-" "There are people outside of your family that are willing to do things for you just because they want to make you happy, Kayla." - ratings: kingsley; #9 on 1/14/2021 gangviolence; #5 on 10/20/2022

Book #2 of the Love & Trauma series.

Chai [shy] Bennett never thought love would lead her astray after risking it all for her high school sweetheart. He promised her a life of luxury and ease, but the cost was more than Chai could bargain for. She becomes a slave to the man she once knew and her opulent living quickly turns into a life of hell. Saint Campbell is another prisoner to his decisions as he tries to break the shackles of his past and find himself outside of the stigma. Being a former convict is a harsh start to his new beginning and his inner circle doesn't make it any better. Having to choose between his family, friends and future leads him down a dark, uncertain path. These two worlds collide in a brutal fight to freedom where life doesn't play fair. The battle tests their limits to the very end and creates a whirlwind of chaos. Will they make it out alive or will it just be another day in Chicago? (Completed in 2022 | Unedited) DISCLAIMER: This book contains details of physical and sexual abuse, with controversial topics. Reader discretion is advised. Please have respect for the subject matter and read with an open mind. Thank you.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐚, 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮....