"Tell me you don't feel it. Tell me I'm imagining this, and I'll never bring it up again." He looked at her for a long moment, and she could see him fighting himself. "I can't tell you that," he said finally. "Why not?" "Because it would be a lie." -- Naomi "Nay" Shields is a 24-year-old lifestyle YouTuber with over a million followers, known for her beauty, travel vlogs, and "perfect" relationship with longtime boyfriend Messiah "Si" Banks. On camera, they're couple goals. Off camera, she's just surviving him. Messiah is a flashy, manipulative drug dealer in Atlanta-respected in the streets, but emotionally abusive behind closed doors. After cheating multiple times, he traps Nay further with a viral public proposal in Tulum. Now, she feels stuck-scared to leave the brand they built and scared of him. But everything shifts when Messiah's older half-brother, Zyair "Zy" Banks, returns home from a four-year federal bid. He's the opposite of Messiah-quiet, gritty, observant. And he sees right through Nay's pain. When Messiah gets shot in a setup and ends up bedridden, Zy moves in to "keep things in order." As tension brews and the house grows quiet, stolen glances turn into whispers... into touches... into something neither of them planned. What happens when love grows in the shadow of abuse? When the one man who sees you is the one you should never want? And what happens when Messiah finds out? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝- 06.28.25 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 07.09.25 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 08.20.25

The first time Bryson Bernard walked into Halston Hall University, two girls dropped their coffees, one guy walked into a pole, and someone in the library moaned. I wish I was kidding. 𓍯 When Bryson Bernard transfers to Halston Hall, the entire campus changes overnight. With bedroom eyes, a perfect smile, and a body carved like sin itself, Bryson becomes an instant unhealthy obsession. Girls throw themselves at him. Guys bend over backwards to be him and his best-friend. Professors overlook the rules for him. Pretty privilege is full intact. But Brynn Winscott? She couldn't care less. She's too focused on her studies, until he takes a liking to her. And suddenly, the riot turns on her. The girls who once adored her now loathe her. The guys who tried to be his friend are now stalking her. The campus has turned on Brynn, and all because Bryson seems to want her. As the obsession intensifies, Brynn finds herself caught in a web of jealousy, hatred, and danger. And just when she thinks she can escape, she's pulled deeper into Bryson's world of twisted allure and destructive attention. [18+ Mature Warning] [Smut] [Mentions of drugs, alcohol, etc.]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨-𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 ❝𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.❞ 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 has been doing a good job at leading two mafia empires with the help of his brother while also raising his four year old daughter alone. It's difficult but he always gets the job done because he gets to come home to his little girl every day. 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 has always felt like her pastries are not good enough even though her bakery thrives, receiving many customers each day. She's now trying to change the name of her bakery to disconnect from her family's name, but runs into difficulties and needs help. These two have been part of the same friend group for as long as they can remember. They've known each other for years. So, it's not out of the ordinary when Catalina spends the rest of the evening at Santiago's place after closing her bakery for the night. But is it out of the ordinary when they share a kiss under the moonlight? What about hooking up a few days later? Or forming a friends with benefits pact after that? There's no way they'll catch feelings, right? Wrong.

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. But love in their world 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

𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐱 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 ❝𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞.❞ 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 is now his brother's second in command after years of training to help lead their parents' mafias. He has everything he could ever want but there's something missing in his life. He may be in a relationship but he's never stopped thinking about his true love in the years they've been apart. He thinks he has lost her for good when he learns of her engagement. He knows he should let her go but how can he if there's something that will tie them together forever? How can he tell her that even after all this time, it's always been her? 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 has a somewhat double life. She's an assassin and co-owner of 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, the assassin organization she built from the ground up with her best friend and training to become the next second in command for her brother. To the world, she's engaged to the son of one of New York's famous business tycoons. It isn't long before the wedding planning takes over her life. Iridessa quickly becomes overwhelmed and accidentally seeks comfort in her past. The past in question is her first and only love. It starts off with an accidental kiss but it grows into more. They swear it was a mistake only for it to happen again and again and again. They are in relationships with people they love...or so they think. They know it's wrong but how can something so wrong feel so good? They slowly ignite the spark they once had but is it enough to rekindle what they had three years ago or will their love affair add more fuel to the fire?

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐱 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨-𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 ❝𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫.❞ 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 comes from New York's most powerful family as she is the Morales Mafia princess. It's no secret she's been spoiled growing up and showered with love and affection. She's seen what true love looks like, all thanks to her parents, so she knows her worth and to never settle for less. So, who's the lucky guy who understands her double life as a high school student by day and assassin by night and will steal her heart? 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 . . . 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 has always known there was to be something more between him and his sister's best friend. He comes from the same background as he's the Castillo-Italian Mafia prince and the next second in command. One night, while he and Iridessa are out, he confesses his feelings because he would've never done it if he hadn't done it then. What he wasn't expecting was for her to feel the same. It isn't long before they start dating and experiencing the perfect young and teenage love. All is well until something happens that neither person was expecting. Can they work through it together, or will it be the reason they are torn apart?