She crosses paths with a man whose charm feels effortless and whose presence feels safe... until the shadows around him start to move. She falls for him quick unaware that he's carrying a life she's never seen - a life stitched together with danger, loyalty, and secrets heavy enough to break anyone who gets too close. As their worlds intertwine, the truth begins to surface in pieces, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew about love, trust, and herself. Their connection is real, undeniable even, but the double life he lives threatens to pull them under. In a story where loyalty twists, danger breathes, and love refuses to let go, one question lingers above all: Will the secrets he hides be the thing that destroys them... or the fire that binds them tighter than they ever imagined?

"richer than he's ever been." cover by wordsbykay.

Before the world knows his name, Kentrell is a young single father working long factory shifts to keep a roof over his infant daughter Love's head after her mother gives her away at birth. When he loses his job and everything he's built begins to slip, help comes from an unexpected place. Alani's grandmother watches Love while Kentrell works, and Alani slowly becomes part of their world-first through kindness, then through sacrifice. As Alani helps keep Kentrell afloat and steps into Love's life, the lines between help, family, and love begin to blur.

She thought the debt was her father's. She didn't know it would cost her freedom. When India Royale returns home from a night out, she finds more than silence waiting-she finds him. The cartel's most feared leader, a man with ice in his veins and power in his every word. Her father's betrayal has left her chained to him... not in numbers, but in body and soul. She hates him. She fears him. But nothing terrifies her more than the fire he awakens inside her. Because once you're caught in his world, there's no walking away. Velvet chains don't break. They only tighten.

𝙉𝘽𝘼 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙂𝘽𝙊𝙔 𝘽𝘼𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝘽𝙊𝙊𝙆.

Qwynn Artemis Styles. Maddox Zacarius Denmore. Coincidences can sometime be the best thing in life. Or the worst. "I have a boyfriend you know....?" She said. He looked at her with lust and adoration in his eyes. He couldn't believe this woman wasn't his. They were made for each other in his eyes and he realized he couldn't give up. Even if that meant being her friend. And ONLY that. A FRIEND. "What's your name beautiful? I've been so caught up in our conversation I didn't ask you." Qwynn looked at this handsome stranger curiously. She smirked and said " Qwynn Artemis Styles." Maddox eyes were low and dangerously sexy. He eyed Qwynn from head to toe. He grabbed her arm. Making her stand up from the bar where they sat and do a full body spin. Maddox dick was so hard from her right now he could bend her over this bar.

Ask yourself this question.... What are you willing to do in the name of love, whether it is for a relative, or family or lover? A 23-year-old law student at the illustrious Columbia Law School meets a man whose entire presence rocks her world beyond recognition, leaving her in a deep state of several different emotions, all deeply rooted in the name of love. Serenity James is the sixth-born daughter of legendary Gangster Darrius James and the granddaughter of Lorenzo James, one of the original and biggest crack cocaine dealers. She comes from a long line of criminals and crime bosses with a deep and dark history connected with death, murder, tears, and despair, the dark side of living this life-that is often ignored or kept quiet, meanwhile, the perks of this life frequently shown more. As a member of her family, she is expected to always live with the thoughts of her family in mind. She was raised within a crime family that always stated that family was always put first, and anyone against them would face them all. This was a big message that her entire family believed in whole heartily, business-wise and personal, but what happens when she meets a man whose presence will rock her world like never before, Kyrien Wright? A man with his deep secrets and a crime driven family of his own who'll do anything to keep their power in the dark underworld of crime, drugs, and murder, even at the risk and violation of their children, who gets caught in the crossfire of a deadly war going back decades. - This book will contain mature content, including death, murder, and sexual activity, followed by betrayal, lies, heartbreak, and understanding. - This book has no connection to the FC or their real lives, everything is fiction. The few real places and events are only used to make the book feel more real when reading. Everything else is fictional. ❤