Five years after a night of forbidden passion, a powerful mafia Don's violent pursuit of a debt leads him back to the enigmatic dancer unaware that she holds a secret that could shatter his empire: his heir. •••••••• Tristian Perry, the undisputed kingpin of New York's underworld, lives by a strict code: power, respect, and ruthless efficiency. A chance encounter five years ago with a young stripper named Lyric Raven resulted in a single night of intense passion, a night he barely remembers amidst the chaos of his life. Lyric, on the other hand, never forgot Tristian. That night left her with Trevor , a son she's fiercely protected, keeping his paternity a secret. Now, five years later, their worlds collide again with explosive force. Tristian, enraged by a dealer's betrayal, traces him to his apartment, only to find Lyric and Trevor living there with him. He kidnaps them both, intending to use them as leverage against her brother until his debt is paid. Lyric, hardened by five years of single motherhood but still possessing the spark that initially captivated him, ignites a dangerous desire he thought he'd buried. Tristian is torn between his ruthless nature, his growing affection for Trevor, and his re-emerging obsession with Lyric.

Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

Naomi was from Southside Cali, not the good part, but the hood part. Having to hold herself up for most of her life, she's pretty solid. After dreaming of being an entrepreneur for years, she's finally pursing so. Things seem to be right on track just as Mercedes shows up. Will he be a benefit or a cost to her life? (I have a long, detailed writing style.) all rights to briibriicreations.

They say that the silent ones have the loudest minds. After pleading guilty to assault and grand theft auto chargers, Evangeline Sanders is sentenced to two and a half years in a Juvenile prison. Upon her release, Eva is put in the custody of her grandparents in San Francisco. She starts her new school with a dangerous reputation and the intention to keep her head down, to survive the last six months of her senior year. What happens when she is immediately discovered by one of the most popular cliques in school, who treat her like family? Will they discover the secrets that lay in the silent new girl's dark past? | Book one of 'The One' series | HIGHEST RANKING: #1 Action 5/8/18 #6 Teen fiction 17/1/19 #1 Teens 28/6/20

Grayson loved to tease Katherine not knowing she was already having trouble at home with her father beating her every chance he gets. "Hey cat" Grayson teases. "Don't call me that" I snap back, I hated that nickname.

He's the campus heartbreaker. She's the girl who never falls. Jaden Carter is used to getting what he wants-parties, wins, and girls. But when he meets Ella, the quiet bookworm who couldn't care less about his reputation, he's hooked. She wants nothing to do with him. He's never wanted anyone more. And Jaden loves a game he can't lose.

Silvana Hawthorne is the head cheerleader and resident Queen of St.Agreste all girls Academy.After the death of her older sister she has torn the mantel of Queen. Ivy Moreau is the resident troublemaker at St.Agreste Academy.Silvana and Ivy have hated each other since the beginning of time but after one moment they share, the sexual chemistry pushes them over the edge. But that isn't all.There is a killer on the loose..targeting each members of the most influential families in Milan: The De Lucas The Moreaus the Hawthorne The Lombardi