If you haven't read Curves you will be confused Madison never planned to leave Detroit-or him. But starting over isn't easy when you're haunted by your first love. Determined to build a new life, she heads for a fresh start, telling herself she's ready to let go of everything she left behind. But some ties are harder to break than she ever imagined. Follow Madison's journey as she faces old memories, new temptations, and the question she can't escape: can you ever really leave the past behind?

Dallas Maison, a well known business owner and New York native. Finds himself smitten with a beautiful stranger from out of town, Beloved Taylor. ________

25, California Holmes was doing a favor for his "favorite" cousin. By seeking out the 21, sister of her ex fiance, Keva Meadows, with a plan of "getting even" by breaking her heart. But instead he fell in love...

......𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘵

At 24, Janiyah's life is far from glamorous. Broke, overlooked, and crashing on her sister's house, she's desperate for something, anything to change. Her sister, a respected fertility doctor for the elite, works with women who carry babies for the rich. One late night, Janiyah overhears a business call. The payout? Life-changing. That's when she makes a bold decision: she'll become a surrogate. No strings. Just money. Enter Jamie Carter, America's most elusive drug kingpin. Wealthy, ruthless, and emotionally untouchable, Jamie has everything except the one thing he's quietly longed for: a child. After a half-joking conversation with his mother and sister about hiring a surrogate, Jamie decides to make it happen, but on his terms. Total surveillance. Zero privacy. No lies. No drama. His rules are non-negotiable. When Janiyah becomes Jamie's chosen surrogate, their worlds collide in explosive ways. What starts as a transactional arrangement slowly morphs into something neither of them expected. But can two broken people, one hiding behind money, the other running from her past really find something real in the middle of the most unconventional agreement? Strict contracts. Explosive chemistry. One dangerous deal. The Surrogate is a gripping tale of power, passion, and the kind of love money can't buy.

The Weight of Loving Me Nyla Monroe is a 24 year old youth counselor at The Haven, a community center where she dedicates her life to helping children who feel forgotten. She's confident, funny, and loving, but years of being judged have taught her to guard her own heart. When King Von begins visiting the center, Nyla assumes he's just another celebrity looking for attention. She calls him out, challenges him, and refuses to be impressed by his fame. That's exactly what makes him keep coming back. As their arguments turn into jokes and late-night conversations, Von starts showing Nyla the side of himself nobody else gets to see. But with his fame, his past, and the life he lives, Nyla has to decide if loving him is worth the risk. Because for the first time, the woman who spends her life saving everyone else may finally find someone willing to fight for her.

Rumi "Rue" Monroe was a girl who grew up too quick and too soon. When her parents died, all she had left was herself, her overworked aunt, and bills they could never quite outrun. Fresh out of a relationship after catching her man in bed with another woman, Rue is exhausted working herself to the bone, drowning in responsibilities, and done with men altogether. She keeps her head down, minding her business, praying life gives her something better than struggle and disappointment. She isn't looking for love, danger, or anything that can break her again. Until she meets him. Nazir "Naz" Creed is the coldest man in the city a quiet storm with a reputation that speaks louder than he ever needs to. Running the streets with his brothers built him an empire people fear and respect in equal measure. Naz moves with precision, loyalty, and violence when necessary, and he's never cared about much outside money, power, and keeping his circle alive. But then he sees Rue. What starts as a chance encounter turns into a collision neither of them can walk away from. Rue's sweetness clashes with Naz's darkness, her broken hope meets his guarded heart, and suddenly the city's coldest man finds himself warming to the one girl who wasn't looking for him in the first place. And the streets? The streets don't like when the wrong people start caring about each other.

Jakai Jones, a grieving widower new to Texas, seeks a fresh start after losing his wife. One night, he has a brief passionate one-night stand with Jewel Smith, thinking it was a one-time thing. Fate intervenes when they cross paths at the hospital where he works, leading to a connection and exchanged numbers. However, their relationship is tested when Jewel's hidden secret is revealed.

Prosper Klarity Athens was supposed to say I do to the man she loved-until the doors of her wedding burst open and a stranger with a devil's smile claimed her as his wife. Kapone Symeer St. James doesn't ask. He takes. And what he takes has already been promised to him in blood. Bound by a vow made before Prosper ever took her first breath, she's forced into a marriage she never agreed to with a man who rules California's streets by fear alone. Kapone is power, control, and calculated violence-everything Prosper swore she'd never bow to. But when lies, betrayal, and obsession start bleeding from inside her own family, Prosper is forced to confront the truth: The real danger isn't the man who claimed her... It's the ones who want to destroy what she's becoming. In a world where love is lethal, loyalty is bought in blood, and obsession is the purest form of devotion-Prosper must decide if she'll keep running from the darkness... Or sit beside it on the throne.