CHERRY revolves around Zuri, who returns to his small hometown to face his estranged brother, Zev, after years of running from the pain of being rejected for his sexuality. But when he falls for Ty, Zev's best friend, a dangerous secret romance ignites. Caught between old wounds, forbidden love, and a past that refuses to stay buried, Zuri must decide if he can ever escape the shadows of his past-or if it will destroy everything he's trying to rebuild.

For the umpteenth time, Iris finds himself standing in that house in the embrace of a man he can't have because he is to be married to the man's younger brother, the alpha of a great pack of werewolves that is known for their great strength in battle. Iris's older brother and father had him married off to this pack's alpha in exchange for military assistance. The man Iris is enarmoured with is Onyx Xavian Lennox, a great warrior to his pack and older brother to his alpha but also bares a secret he can't have people know and he himself also refuses to acknowledge between him and Iris. Iris was his fated mate, his second chance mate. ... *read more *

# **Three Kings of Blackwood** **Eli Bennett thought moving to Blackwood was just another fresh start.** A new school, a new city, and a chance to leave everything behind. Then he meets Kai Rivera, Jace Carter, and Malik Brooks - three boys everyone in town knows as the **Kings of Blackwood**. To everyone else, they're dangerous. Untouchable. The kind of people you stay away from. But Eli discovers there's more behind the rumors. Kai is the charming one who hides his struggles behind a smile. Jace is the protector with a heart bigger than anyone realizes. Malik is the quiet one whose loyalty runs deeper than words. As Eli gets pulled into their world of secrets, old rivalries, and hidden dangers, he finds himself becoming the one person who sees them for who they really are. But in Blackwood, trust comes with a price. With enemies watching, rumors spreading, and feelings growing stronger, Eli has to decide if getting close to the Kings is worth the risk... Because sometimes the people everyone warns you about are the ones who make you feel safe. **Three boys. One unexpected connection. A city full of secrets.** Welcome to Blackwood.

"We're brothers now. We need to take care of each other." "You want me to take care of you? That's what you want?" Notable Rankings: #1 mentaldisorder #1 urbanbxb #1 anxiety © mentallydeluged

{Book #1 of the Kohai Chronicles} EDITING IN PROGRESS While hiking the snowy peaks of Colorado, twenty-five-year-old, Bennett Michelson wakes up to find that the universe he thought he knew is a whole lot bigger and colder than any fourteen thousand footers... Abducted by strange ugly-looking creatures with beady eyes, misshapen bodies, speaking a language he can't understand, and forced into an alien trafficking ring. Bennett is thrust into a whirlwind of events he never thought possible. Everyday he struggles to survive amid the fear and isolation that grips him the longer he is held in captivity. Will a mischievous alien duo be what finally breaks Bennetts spirits for good or will becoming their pet be the beginnings of something else entirely? •••••• 18+ **MULTIPLE TW** Read at your own risk! MMM why choose/ NOT A LOVE TRIANGLE/Strong language/violence/abduction/sex-trafficking/language barrier/🌶🌶🌶 / Mild DubCon/ HEA

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Whatever happened, it left me with major brain injuries. That part is consistent. The doctors all agreed on that much. Swelling. Trauma. Memory loss so severe it wiped my life clean like a chalkboard dragged through rain. When I woke up in the hospital, I didn't know my own face, my own voice, or why my body felt like it had been borrowed and returned damaged.

"You're shaking, Pip." Adam laughed, looking down on me, his eyes hungrily scanning my body. "It's Jude! Don't call me, Pip, when we're fucking." I warned him, groaning out of annoyance because he simply couldn't stop calling me that stupid name. Though, it made him laugh even more. ••• In a world where losing means more than just defeat, some choices can't be undone and some relationships don't survive the fight. Jude Ellington had to learn this lesson the hard way as he suddenly finds himself in the brutal underground scene, having to fight his childhood best friend in front of a crowd, that couldn't care less whether he makes it out alive or dies. His childhood best friend, also known as the King of the underground. And as if that wasn't complicated enough, their increasingly tangled friends-with-benefits relationship makes it even harder to separate emotions from consequences.

"You really think I'm out here giving this dick to anybody else, beautiful?" She swallowed, watching my hands go to my zipper. I smirked, leaning down, dragging my fingers up her thigh, over her soaked panties. "Look at yourself in the mirror, Jade."

May has always lived a quiet life-sheltered, obedient, and painfully aware of his place in the world as a mouse omega. He knows predators mean danger. Especially Alphas. Especially ones like Audrey Powers-cold, coiled, and utterly out of his reach. But when fate drags him into her orbit, everything changes. Audrey is powerful, dominant, and terrifyingly calm. A snake shifter who doesn't chase... until May. There's something about his scent, his softness, the way he trembles when she's near. She wants to wrap around him, claim him, protect him-and May, to his own surprise, wants to be claimed. He was taught to fear predators. She was taught to eat prey. But instincts don't lie... and neither does the bond beginning to coil between them.