(𝑉.) 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙, 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦,𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝐴 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠. 𝑀𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 if requested enough.

I was a boy when I met her and loving her taught me how to be a man. ** This book features MATURE THEMES including violence, strong language, sexual content and potentially-triggering fictional scenarios. Please read at your own discretion. ** BOOK TWO OF THE STAY DOWN SERIES ON @RE2RAW

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹.

Jaylen and Rico were best friends in high school, but life pulled them apart. Jaylen became a stripper, keeping his intersex identity quiet, while Rico rose as a feared gangster in the streets. Now their paths cross again-will old bonds spark friendship, or something more dangerous?

Book 1 In Miami's heat, where bodies drop and secrets burn, Brycier finds himself tangled in the arms of the city's most dangerous man-the one who was never supposed to care. A slow-burn hood romance soaked in blood, fear, and first love.

𝗦𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗶'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱'𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀'𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁, 𝗦𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗶 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱... 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗺. 𝗦𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗶 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲- 𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿... 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝗻?

One hotbox. One secret. Two boys who swore they were straight-until the smoke started messing with more than just their heads. Nic parties hard and lives louder, chasing highs and avoiding anything that feels too real. KT stays lowkey and unreadable, carrying a past he never talks about. They're nothing alike-but something clicks when they end up hotboxing in Nic's car at a random party. It was supposed to be just a vibe. But the more nights they spend together-talking, laughing, sharing things they shouldn't-the harder it gets to ignore the tension in the air. Glances last too long. Touches get bolder. And suddenly, nothing about being "just friends" feels right anymore. They've never looked at a guy like this before. Then again... they've never met someone like each other.

"𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑤𝑒'𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡?" 𝐴𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑, 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐽𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛'𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑡. 𝐻𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝐴𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑟, 𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑎𝑟. "𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒, 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝐼 𝑎𝑖𝑛'𝑡 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛' 𝑛𝑜𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒." A spin off from Philophobia and See me!!

When 17-year-old Ja'Nari moves to a new city, the last thing she expects is to get caught in the middle of two dangerously charming boys-Ma'Kylan, the mysterious loner with a quiet rage behind his eyes, and My'Kyro, the smooth-talking heartbreaker with a smile that hides way too much. What starts as innocent attention turns into something deeper, something intense. Both boys fall for her-fast. And Ja'Nari? She starts to lose herself in the thrill, the attention, and the promises they whisper when no one's around. But love like that don't come without consequences. Secrets get buried. Lines get crossed. And when things spiral, one truth becomes clear- if they can't have her, no one can.

Dealing with a criminal worse than expected