Minji Brooks is an adopted Black girl in Korea-fluent in the language but foreign in every hallway. Short, curly-haired, braces and big glasses... her presence is enough to make her a target. Bullied in silence since middle school, she's learned how to disappear, how to hide her pain behind layers of sweaters and whispered apologies. Until her first year of high school changes everything. Locked in a gym closet by classmates, injured and forgotten, Minji is rescued by the last person she expected-Kim Taehyung: the school's golden boy, soccer star, and someone who's never even looked her way. But he does now. He carries her home. Walks her to class. Sits with her at lunch. He says her name like it matters-and slowly, so carefully, she starts to believe him. But kindness comes at a price. The more attention Taehyung gives her, the crueler her world becomes. Jealousy brews. Rumors spread. And just when she starts to feel safe... it all spirals. When Taehyung leaves for Seoul, Minji is left behind-scarred, homeschooled, and determined to become someone stronger. Someone who fights back. Because the next time they meet... She won't need saving.

In the shadowed heart of Louisiana, where moss-draped oaks whisper secrets and the swamps never sleep, Odessa Baptiste is drawn into a world she never knew existed. Haunted by visions and pulled toward places she cannot explain, she finds herself entangled in an ancient struggle between creatures of the night-vampires bound by blood, werewolves tied to the earth, and something darker that stirs beneath it all. Two enigmatic vampire brothers, the alluring Devereauxs, watch her every move with dangerous intent, while an Alpha with roots as old as the land itself warns her of the price of stepping too deep into their world. And at the center of it all lies the Black Magnolia-a symbol of beauty, resilience, and power, blooming only where tragedy bleeds into destiny. Odessa must uncover the truth about her own connection to this supernatural conflict before the bayou claims her as its next secret. A gothic tale of love, betrayal, and survival, Black Magnolia is perfect for fans of atmospheric dark fantasy who crave romance threaded with danger and mystery.

"A throne built on blood was never meant for love." Park Dasom spent her life running from her father's shadow-the second most powerful crime boss in Korea. A half-Black, half-Korean bastard daughter, hidden from the underworld, she built her own life in the spotlight as a glamorous TV host. But one call drags her back into the darkness she swore to escape. At her father's side, she finds herself thrust into a cruel game-paraded before the heirs of The Viper, the ruthless king of Korea's underground. Song Min-gi: the bastard son with a cold stare, feared by all, and broken by his illegitimacy. Kim Hong-joong: the legitimate heir, charming but dangerous, willing to burn the empire if he can't claim it. Both want Dasom for different reasons-desire, power, revenge. But in a world where betrayal is currency and blood ties are a curse, love might just be the deadliest sin of all. ⚠️ Warning: This story contains mature themes, violence, strong language, and dark romance. Reader discretion advised.