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𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘺𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩.

Solei came to college to get her degree, not lose herself in a man she couldn't have. Books, grades, and minding her business - that was the plan. Until she started slipping in her hardest class and ended up needing extra help from one person she should've stayed far away from. Basim Hart is everything she should avoid - intelligent, composed, and carrying an energy that makes people pay attention without him saying a word. One tutoring session turns into something neither of them can ignore, and suddenly Solei is caught between what's right and what feels too real to walk away from. But there's more to Professor Hart than the campus knows... and Solei starts to feel it long before she understands it. His past. His power. His secrets. All of it shadows the connection growing between them. As lines blur and temptation rises, Solei realizes she might be stepping into something deeper than a forbidden love and lesson - something that could change everything she thought she knew about him... and herself. A quiet girl. A complicated man. A love neither one of them saw coming. Secrets, tension, and danger - but you won't know how deep it goes until you turn the page. 🥇In literature 1/1/26 🥈 In Double Life 12/30/25 🥉Urban Novel 12/30/25

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇- He told her one thing "you ain't see shit if you wanna keep that pretty face connected to your body." She was never supposed to cross paths with Giomani "Gio" Blackwood, suit-wearing, gun-toting underboss of New York's most feared family. But one wrong night put her in his world, and Gio don't believe in coincidences. Now she's tied to the man the streets call a monster. And the craziest part? The more she learns about him, the harder it gets to hate him. Cold. Calculated. Fine as hell. Gio runs everything - and when his father steps down, he's coming for the throne. But love and loyalty don't mix in the mafia. And in Gio's world, you either with him... or you against him. Ain't no in-between. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 & 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃!

She thought the debt was her father's. She didn't know it would cost her freedom. When India Royale returns home from a night out, she finds more than silence waiting-she finds him. The cartel's most feared leader, a man with ice in his veins and power in his every word. Her father's betrayal has left her chained to him... not in numbers, but in body and soul. She hates him. She fears him. But nothing terrifies her more than the fire he awakens inside her. Because once you're caught in his world, there's no walking away. Velvet chains don't break. They only tighten.

"𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 , 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡..." "𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲"

In the gutta streets in Harlem New York , David "East" Brewster was like a Ghost. Rarely to almost never seen unless you were close to death. With him behind the trigger of course. East was the type of man that like a move in silence with only a hand full of trustworthy people in his corner. And even they didn't know his every move. When the sun was up he was only known as Dave. A young man of owns a Car Repair Shop. But at night was when let's his demons out to play. What happens to a young woman by the name of Danaye Jordan returns back to Harlem after 5 years looking for the best friend she left behind ? What happens when she finds out her old best friend isn't so friendly anymore. A lot has changed since Danaye has been gone. Most of it is for the worst , the sweet boy she once knew was now the one that had the NYC shook and wants nothing to do with her. Can she bring her David back or will she get lost in the web of the East side ?