Tasha Clarke is twenty-seven and stuck. What was meant to be a temporary job at a golf club has stretched into years of serving drinks, forcing smiles, and enduring the leers of men twice her age. With her best friend Nyla's wedding on the horizon, Tasha can't help but feel left behind. Nyla has love, stability, and a future. Tasha has routine and a gnawing hunger for something more-something dangerous enough to make her feel alive again. Across the ocean, 30 year-old, Ignacio Montoya prepares to step into Seattle for the first time in years. His empire stretches across continents, claiming cities like New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles in blood and power. But Seattle remains unscarred-a weakness he intends to remedy. On the surface, Ignacio comes as a best man, to toast the wedding of his oldest friend. Beneath the tailored suit, however, lies a predator's intent. He sees Seattle not as a city of celebration, but as prey. Ignacio Montoya is a storm-silent until he breaks, relentless once he does. While Tasha aches for change and Ignacio charts his conquest, fate coils their paths together. What begins as a wedding celebration will unravel into something far more dangerous: a collision of hunger and power, yearning and control. When the storm finally reaches her, Tasha Clarke's life-and Seattle itself-will never be the same.

𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 was the kind of girl who followed the rules; soft hearted, quiet, and careful with who she let in. 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 "𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤" 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 was the reason people locked their doors at night; charming, feared, and loyal to a world he'd belong to. What started as something simple turned into something raw, all consuming, and unforgettable. He gave her a taste of danger. She gave him something to protect and want to be better for; but love in their collided worlds doesn't come easy. Especially when a thorn meets a rose. 🥇 in bwhm -06/16/25 🥇 in hoodromance- 06/19/25 🥉 in urbanromance- 06/21/25 🥇 in urban- 06/22/25 🥇 in thug- 12/3/25

˚.🎀༘⋆┊❛ 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 ❜┊𐙚⋆°｡⋆♡ ╰┈➤ ❝ (n.) The act of loving the one who loves you; a love returned full. ❝If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me.❞- W. H. Auden Ysadora Verrin has always been known for her kind heart and unrelenting determination when it comes to helping others. But that doesn't mean she won't handle business when pushed. As the owner of a well-loved salon in Detroit, she keeps her life simple, work hard, stay humble, and take care of her own. After returning from a month-long visit with family, she expected life to resume as usual with her three childhood best friends. What she didn't expect was to come home to chaos: Beth, Annie, and Ruby had robbed a store. And not just any store-one tied to a man who does not appreciate being stolen from. Ysadora has always been willing to protect the people she loves, no matter the cost. But as tensions grow and lines blur, she finds herself balancing friendship, loyalty, and a connection she never saw coming. Detroit has never been a gentle city, and soon she learns that some secrets stay safer in the shadows and some men are far harder to walk away from than others. 𝚁𝚒𝚘 𝚡 𝙵𝚎𝚖 𝙾𝚌

MANCHILD 'noun' "A boy or adolescent from the streets who was prematurely exposed to and knowledgeable about sex, violence and crime, incarceration, adult responsibility for younger siblings due to a dysfunctional home, and hustling to make a living." Ranada remembered her daddy telling her to steer clear of "little boys" like that. But now, with him gone, and her mother not paying her the right kind of attention, Ranada finds herself enticed by the poster boy of "men-children." Kentrell Gaulden. With his tiger stripes, big cat eyes, and Baton Rouge gutter persona. He was everything she didn't want but lowkey needed. He was damaged and hurt and had mommy issues that Ranada needed to fix, unbeknownst to her. He was her vice and she was his fix. STARTED: 04/22/21 COMPLETED: 10/17/21

Kyzion knew that life wasn't about becoming someone better, but about finally allowing himself to accept who he'd always been. The only person he could thank for his 𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭, was Nalani.

"Seems like I can't get away from you, broken hearts were made for two I guess, and it's so confusing, finding the right ways to express" Mariah the scientist & lil baby

"Y'know...every time I hear this song I think of you.." "Really? You think of me that much?" "Of course baby.." "𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 , 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝓪 𝓶𝓪𝓷 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝓕𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭 " ﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏ 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯❋

"yeah? i bet you get a lot of girls" "ɪ ᴅᴏ , ɴᴜɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴍɪ"

" don't go tellin' all your friends, that we in love for real " → in which two teens from totally different worlds begin an infatuation

Jeremy and Samantha have hit a rough patch in their relationship but will they do what needs to be done in order to get to where they need to be or will they call it quits? WARNING. This is not a stand alone book, if you haven't already read Toxicity book 1 then you will not know what is going on.