She was never supposed to matter to him. Desmond Cole has everything money, power, a corner office with a view of an empire he inherited and women he forgets by morning. He doesn't do feelings. He doesn't do complications. And he certainly doesn't do hotel housekeepers. But when Anaya Mensah spills coffee down his shirt and meets his fury with steady, unbothered eyes something shifts in him. Something dangerous. Anaya doesn't have time for men like Desmond. She has a mother fighting to stay alive, a five-year-old sister who calls her name first, and a dignity she guards like it's all she owns. The last thing she needs is a rich, cold-eyed stranger who looks at her like she's a problem he wants to solve. He thinks she's a challenge. Some people walk into your life and rearrange everything. Desmond Cole is that kind of dangerous.

The Queen's Scalpel Dr. Amara Queen has spent her entire life being underestimated. A child prodigy who graduated college at thirteen and became one of the youngest surgeons in history, Amara has dedicated her life to saving others. At twenty-five, she's opening her own state-of-the-art clinic, determined to build a medical empire on her own terms. To the public, she's brilliant. To her patients, she's compassionate. To the people she loves, she's fiercely loyal. To everyone else? She's cold, calculating, and impossible to read. When a wounded man is rushed into her clinic at two-thirty in the morning, Amara expects another emergency surgery. Instead, she comes face-to-face with Lorenzo Vitale. At twenty-eight, Lorenzo is the newly crowned head of the notorious Vitale crime family. Tall, tattooed, devastatingly handsome, and feared throughout the state, he's spent the last two years expanding his family's criminal empire after his father's untimely death. Most people fear Lorenzo. Lorenzo quickly learns he should fear Amara. What begins as a late-night surgery turns into an unexpected partnership when Lorenzo offers to secretly finance her growing clinic. Beneath the polished halls of Queen Medical Center, a hidden underground hospital is built-one designed for patients who can never appear on official records. As rival families close in, corrupt politicians pick sides, and law enforcement begins connecting dangerous dots, Amara finds herself pulled deeper into Lorenzo's world. And to everyone's surprise-including their own-they discover they're perfect for each other. She's the scalpel. He's the sword. Together, they're unstoppable. But power comes with a price, and as their empires grow, so do the enemies determined to tear them apart. Because when a queen falls in love with a king... The entire kingdom bleeds. A dark mafia romance 😈

❝ crossing an invisible line is never as simple as stepping back.❞ [original story] [book one of the kingsley U series] [18+] [REWRITTEN]

After damaging property belonging to one of the most feared Spanish mafia families in the city, seventeen-year-old Nyla Brooks expects to be killed on the spot. Instead, she's taken in by the powerful De León family, who become strangely protective over the orphaned girl. But as secrets about Nyla's past begin to surface, it becomes clear her disappearance years ago was no accident-and someone is willing to kill to keep the truth buried.

Three years after the events of Book 1, Vanessa attends Bella and Lucas's wedding in Montreal, expecting nothing more than a fun night with friends. Independent, confident and fiercely against commitment, she's built her whole life around being free and avoiding anything that feels like commitment. Ivan, now an NHL star with the New York Rangers, feels exactly the same way. He doesn't believe in true love, and settling down is the last thing on his mind. At the wedding, their chemistry is instant and their one night stand should have ended there but it doesn't. What starts as a simple friends with benefits situation quickly becomes more complicated. One careless moment changes everything, forcing them into a closeness neither of them ever expected... or wanted.

Halo Davis is a 5'0 black girl in head to toe pink, bubbly energy with a chronic illness she manages every single day: Type 1 diabetes. She's not shy, just careful. Between late-night study sessions with her ride-or-die best friends Courtney Scott and Alia Jones ,Halo's just trying to have a normal college life. Normal ends the night she bumps into Maddox Anderson. Maddox is SSU's NHL star: 6'2, white, athletic, tattooed, and with a reputation for being a bad boy on and off the ice. He doesn't do sweet. He doesn't do "careful". But one look at Halo and he's wrecked. He's _extra protective. _Extra stubborn. _Extra everything Halo never asked for. The problem? Halo's used to handling her world alone. Glucose checks, insulin, the stares, the "are you okay?" - she's got it. She doesn't need a 200lb hockey player acting like her bodyguard. But Maddox doesn't back down. With his crew - Noah Cruz, Logan Walker, and Daniel Harris - always watching his back, Maddox decides Halo's worth the fight. Even if the biggest fight is getting her to let him in. Between rink-side tension, college parties, late-night ER scares, and two friend groups that refuse to stay out of it, Halo and Maddox have to decide: Can a bad boy who breaks all the rules learn to respect the girl who lives by them? And can Halo trust someone enough to not go through it alone? She's pink. He's ice. Seattle's about to burn.

"You should have told me Avi!" "Well I told you I came with a lot of baggage." "You know that's not the same thing" "Maybe we should break up." "Hell no your mine, I told you I'll do whatever it takes to be with you aviana." "I think you should leave then we'll talk in the morning or when during our lunch break." I walk passed him to open my door. When I reach my arm out to open the door, suddenly he grabs my arm and pulls me towards him. He rest his forehead on mine before he gently smashes his lips on mine. The gentle kiss turns into something more passionate, before he pulls back and stares deeply in my eyes "I'm not going anywhere aviana." *author it's my first time doing this, so yeeaa.*

Reyelle Monroe is freshly out of College, wanting to fulfill her dream of opening her very own clothing line. But... dreams don't come easy! With her mother always crawling up her back and her father out of the picture she has just got to put some meaning to her life. That's when she bumps into the Marvelous multi-millionaire Callum Bianchi. Can Reyelle fulfill her dream of opening her clothing line? Will she give Mr.Bianchi a chance? Welcome to... "Catching my Stars." (HINT HINT: this is my first book, constructive criticism is welcomed and appreciated!)

Whitney Parker is an astrophysics genius. A PhD student and a baker extraordinaire, she's getting ready to graduate and finally live her life outside the lab. Give her an equation and she can solve it easily...but anything related to true love or relationships are a mystery to her. Truth be told she doesn't believe it's for her and change is scary. Being the most dependable and reliable of her friend group and family, Whitney has never lived life on the wild side...until she drunkenly makes a list. Justin is a known playboy and Hockey player. All women want him and every guy wants to be him. He's known for his charm and whit and his game on and off the ice. He thought he found true love until he didn't. And now everything in his life is falling apart. He's not scoring goals like he used to and his once too confident attitude has disappeared. He just needs someone to help him get his life back on track. Known for constant bickering and general chaos, Whitney and Justin aren't the best duo. They've been friends of friends for years but nothing more. But when they're both down on their luck...an idea presents itself. Here's the final book in my series!

Email Message: Connie: Are you saying you want me to claim you lol? McRae: Trust me love I'd get on my knees for you in front of a crowd. My breath left my body. This is a joke. It has to be. Connie: ...Well...begging would be nice from time to time...jk! McRae: You want me to beg for you Ms. Connie? I will if you want. Connie wasn't sure what she wanted. She moved out of her old city to have a new start. Her success in her new flower shop was a shock to her. However, what she didn't know was that something else would bloom in her shop. Meanwhile, deep in the new city lived Tristan, a powerful bank owner who didn't just tolerate anyone. As the creator of his success, he didn't take things lightly. Anything he wanted he would take. His words were first and always last Until one morning, in a little shop, Tristan crossed paths once again with Connie, and for once, he listened and would forever listened to...her.