"Solè, why'd you stay?" "Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for." ❀ 🝳 ❀ Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet. Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft. Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down, to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets. Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees. When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too. But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered? A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land. ❀ 🝳 ❀

Reentry Case 007: Male, 37, assault with intent to kill, parole conditions strict. Not to be left alone with female staff.

"𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭." 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦. "𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭." 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦.

"What it's called when the patient grow feelings fa therapist?" He asked, and she chuckled, staring at him. "Transference."

When criminal defense attorney Ta'Miyah takes on her most high profile case yet, she finds herself representing the notorious mafia kingpin, Cayden. He's ruthless, unpredictable, and intimidating enough to shake the entire courtroom but Ta'Miyah isn't one to back down. Determined to win the case, she pushes Cayden to soften his image, even suggesting he manage his infamous temper with therapy. He scoffs, refusing to change for anyone, especially a woman. Yet, as they clash in and out of the courtroom, Ta'Miyah's persistence begins to stir something in him, and their professional relationship takes a dangerously personal turn. Despite being in a stable relationship with her boyfriend Dante, Ta'Miyah finds herself drawn into Cayden's dark, thrilling world a world of power, passion, and deadly secrets. With each heated encounter, she teeters closer to betraying the safe life she's always known. Caught between loyalty and temptation, Ta'Miyah must navigate the sinister underworld Cayden controls while keeping him out of prison. But in a game of crime and consequences, where emotions are as volatile as gunfire, will she survive the allure of a man who lives by his own rules? Or will she lose everything trying to save him?

Laikyn is hip-hop royalty-famous, rich, and managed by her relentless mother while her father owns the label that made her. But beneath the spotlight, she's silently battling depression, trapped in a life that isn't really hers. Then comes Aseem, who is a rising rapper signed to her father's label. As their bond grows, so does the tension around them. Her parents won't allow distractions. His career's on the line.

"Sᴛʀᴜᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀs, Sɪɴɢɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴅs. Kɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ sᴏꜰᴛʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs sᴏɴɢ. Kɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ sᴏꜰᴛʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs sᴏɴɢ. Tᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴅs, Kɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ sᴏꜰᴛʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs sᴏɴɢ." - Lauryn Hill

"The most beautiful part is, I wasn't even looking when I found you."

In a world where loyalty means everything, Brielle Banks must choose between the family she's always known and the man who could destroy it all. Caught between revenge and unexpected attraction, sparks fly behind bars. Will she fall into Sincere's dangerous world-or will their violent past rip them apart?

𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨? 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞, 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮.