Evan O'Connor has a problem. After being single for ten years, he is finally ready to change that. He plans to ask the woman of his dreams out on a date. His crush on her has lasted for a whole decade, which helps explain why he hasn't pursued anyone else. This woman, who has been his infatuation for years, has been playing Cupid for others since she was five. Every couple she has matched has ended up in a successful relationship, with most marrying and the others already planning their weddings. So, why hasn't she noticed that he's been in love with her? They work closely together, as she is not only his boss but also the CEO of the company where he works, and he is her assistant. When Evan finally decides that he is done being a coward and is ready to confess to his boss, she completely misinterprets the situation and thinks Evan wants her to set him up with someone. Now, Evan has to navigate all these dates that the woman he desires is planning. All he wants is her, but she just doesn't notice. Shanelle Davis is not only a successful woman but also one of the most prominent Black women on the Forbes list. She runs a billion-dollar company and has a little hobby on the side. Since she was five years old, every person she has played matchmaker for has ended up in a successful relationship. Naturally, she wasn't surprised when her nickname became "Cupid." She embraced it wholeheartedly. So, when her assistant, her favorite person in the world, asked her to play matchmaker for him, she couldn't refuse. Even when he tried to take the request back, there was no way she would drop it. All she wanted was for her assistant to be happy and find his own happily ever after. He deserves it, and who better to find the right person for him than her? Not only was she "Cupid," but she also knew everything about Evan. Of course, she could find the perfect match for him, and if she couldn't, well, she would just have to create one!

Dreux Brown came from a sheltered upbringing with a family full of history and secrets, none of which she was privy to. Her parents had retired from their past sins but not before she was scarred by some of the people they wanted to leave behind. Now at twenty she is just starting to get her feet wet in the strange and cruel streets of the Florida underground. The thrill of not knowing what comes next is what excited her, not the danger of the drugs and the hitmen . Dreux slowly finds herself falling into the addictive lifestyle when she sets her sights on Trevon Anderson the most enigmatic of them all. Dreux finds her loyalty and life on the line when she finds herself having to decide between family or her sanity.

Here we have Shay Dennis: the witty, emotional damaged, shy, good girl. Once her and her dis-attached mother moved to the city of Sacramento, California she stumbles upon Loriella High's one and only bad boy, Bryce Kelly. Everything about him screamed danger, from he's cold-like eyes to he's numerous tattoo across he's body. Nevertheless, that only fueled Shay's curiosity more. One night at a local street race, Shay least expects that night that Bryce and he's blue Lamborghini is only the beginning of her adventure. Who wants that perfect love story anyway?

THE STORY OF DARREN BISHOP DOESN'T STOP WITH THE HOOD. HE'S BACK WITH A NEW STORY TO TELL. IF YOU THOUGH YOU KNEW THE SMOOTH CRIMINAL THEY NAMED TRAIN, YOU ABOUT TO GO ON ANOTHER RIDE

Imani Morris didn't trust men, at a young age she had to deal with being raped by her mothers boyfriends, until she finally decided to runaway. The streets became her new home at the age of eighteen. Savior "Sav" Jackson had to grow up fast after his father went into a deep depression when his mother left them to be with another man. Making him get into the the streets so he could take care of his younger siblings. When an unexpected event throws them together, can these two lost souls let go of the hurt from the past and find love in each other, Or will they let the past stand in the way of their future.

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