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.

| Dave East x Jayda Cheaves | 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒, 𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑊𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑤𝑒 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛' ---

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞. ────── 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 2/2 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. Cover by me ᥫ᭡

NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!!! 1st book in the Sternato Series (now called Captivation by Kate Taylor) It's a tale as old as time: a daughter paying for her father's sins. Mia Santoro has spent years distancing herself from her father's world-carving out a quiet life and atoning for the blood on her family's hands. But the mafia never really lets go. When her father is caught embezzling from the family, Mia is taken as collateral-dragged into the world of blood and betrayal she's spent her whole life avoiding. All she has is her unshakable compassion and a fierce determination to protect the people she loves. But nothing could prepare her for him-the man who pulled her into this life. Logan Sternato doesn't believe in mercy. He was raised to see love as a liability, emotion as weakness, and loyalty as a price paid in blood. When he takes Mia, he expects fear. Compliance. Obedience. Instead, he finds softness that disarms him-a quiet strength that unsettles him more than violence ever could. She makes him feel. And for a man like Logan, that's the most dangerous thing of all. Surviving the mafia is one thing. Surviving each other is another battle entirely. August 2021: #1 in gang leader #1 in kidnapped #10 in romance

Matteo Sternato is a replica of his father. Intimidating, short-tempered, and fiercely protective of the people he loves. Between being the star player on the football team, incredibly popular and insanely rich, he has everything. But when he's kicked off the team until his grades improve, his entire future lies in the hands of a girl. A quiet, mysterious, broken girl with secrets she wants to remain hidden and walls built around her that seem to fracture with every smile and sweet gesture from the mafia dons son. *SECOND BOOK IN THE STERNATO SERIES* ~ It's recommended that you read book 1 (available on Amazon-Captivation by Kate Taylor) before this one, however, this can be read as a stand alone.

"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙪, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙄 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪"

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" Won't you listen to your heart, baby I can hear your heart crying out for me (girl it's crying out for me) I can hear your heart crying out for me (And it's saying) Come on in, come on in, come on in and save me (Save me) Come on in, come on in, come on in and save me"❤️.. #3 in Urbanfiction 07/31/21