Rumi "Rue" Monroe was a girl who grew up too quick and too soon. When her parents died, all she had left was herself, her overworked aunt, and bills they could never quite outrun. Fresh out of a relationship after catching her man in bed with another woman, Rue is exhausted working herself to the bone, drowning in responsibilities, and done with men altogether. She keeps her head down, minding her business, praying life gives her something better than struggle and disappointment. She isn't looking for love, danger, or anything that can break her again. Until she meets him. Nazir "Naz" Creed is the coldest man in the city a quiet storm with a reputation that speaks louder than he ever needs to. Running the streets with his brothers built him an empire people fear and respect in equal measure. Naz moves with precision, loyalty, and violence when necessary, and he's never cared about much outside money, power, and keeping his circle alive. But then he sees Rue. What starts as a chance encounter turns into a collision neither of them can walk away from. Rue's sweetness clashes with Naz's darkness, her broken hope meets his guarded heart, and suddenly the city's coldest man finds himself warming to the one girl who wasn't looking for him in the first place. And the streets? The streets don't like when the wrong people start caring about each other.

Fazion Creed was the wildfire of the Creed brothers-the youngest, the most reckless, the one who swore up and down that love would never catch him. He thrived on chaos, fast nights, faster women, and the freedom of never answering to anybody's soft feelings. In his own words, he was born a bachelor and planned to die one, no matter who crossed his path. But fate has a wicked sense of humor. One impulsive night with his brother's wife's best friend flips his entire world upside down. What was supposed to be nothing more than heat and adrenaline becomes the moment that stalks him, haunts him, rewires him. Suddenly the man who lived for the streets and the spotlight finds himself thinking about things he's never let himself want-forever, loyalty, a woman he can't shake even when he tries. Fazion was never looking for love... But love found him anyway, and it refuses to let go. Armani Rose is a full-time respiratory nurse with a soft heart, sharp instincts, and a ride-or-die loyalty that makes her the perfect best friend to Rumi and an even better godmother to their little one. She works hard, loves harder, and keeps her world clean and steady... until one reckless birthday night knocks her balance clean out of her hands. What should've been a harmless "one time and never again" slip-up turns into Fazion Creed tattooing himself onto her reality. She swore she'd forget him by sunrise, but he keeps showing up-leaning in her doorway like he owns the place, sliding into her days, popping up in her space with that wild grin like she already belongs to him. He's claiming her without permission, pushing past every boundary she tries to rebuild, refusing to give her the distance she swears she needs. Armani doesn't know whether to cuss him out, run away, or let him keep pulling her into the fire he carries in his chest. Because Fazion isn't budging. And deep down, she's not sure she wants him to.

Zahir "Zah" Creed has always been the quietest and most calculated of his brothers-the one who watches longer, thinks deeper, and moves last because his moves end things. After surviving a gunshot wound that should've taken him out, Zah's mindset hardens into something darker, colder, and brutally precise. He now runs the Creed family's underground operations with an iron hand and zero tolerance for mistakes. Loyalty buys protection, money, power-everything a person could want. Betrayal buys a grave. Emotions are a liability he buried a long time ago... until the one woman capable of unraveling him resurfaces and reminds him exactly where his weakness lives. Celeste Jones is Atlanta's top defense attorney-polished, brilliant, and born into a family that planned her entire life before she ever got a say. From her education to her engagement, everything has been carefully curated to fit her parents' idea of success. She's engaged to Darrell Harris, a fellow lawyer who looks perfect on paper but hides who he really is beneath a well-crafted persona. Celeste knows something is wrong, but years of obligation and expectation have taught her how to swallow her instincts. That is, until a call pulls her back into a past she was never allowed to choose. At one point in her life, Zahir Creed was all she knew. Their bond was intense, consuming, and dangerous-so dangerous that her parents made sure to tear them apart before it could ruin everything they'd built for her. Now Zah is back, darker, more powerful, and no longer willing to stay in the shadows of her life. The man she once loved is now the man her world should fear, and he's making it clear he isn't leaving this time. As old feelings collide with present danger, Celeste is forced to choose between the life that was designed for her and the man who has always owned the parts of her she's never been able to control.

Maya applied pressure to my wound. I hissed from the pain. "Stop fucking around." She rolled her eyes at me. Maya finished tending my wound, wrapping it with a bandage. As she got up to put the first aid away, I stopped her. My thumb rubbed against the cool skin of her hand. I pulled her to sit on my lap. My fingers ran through her hair. "You're doing it again." I ignored her, sinking my chin into her shoulder. "I have no idea what you're talking about." I placed small pecks on neck. Her breathing turning heavy. "Stop. Someone could walk in." "And? You think they want to watch? Shit, I would." _____________________________________ ~Maya Castillo~ Escaping her traumatic past, Maya and her brother, Santiago, run to New York. In hopes to run her family business one day along side with her brother, she takes a college program at NYU. But when a anonymous person threatens her, Santiago turns to a past trusted friend. His price for protection? Her. ~Noah Slade~ In Manhattan, Noah is feared around the entire city. New York bows to his feet. He works in multiple businesses and is known in the mafia world as well. When a old friend from high school comes to him for protection, he comes face to face with his friend's sister once again, knowing exactly what he wants in exchange. ~ H I G H E S T R A N K S ~ #6- badass 8/24/2022 #8- ongoing 10/31/2022 #6- maya 5/3/2025 #1- maya 5/4/2025 #5- enemiestolovers 5/8/2025 #5- interesting 5/14/2025

*complete and edited* Faith was used to people hurting her. With her aunt, Faith was always kept hostage in her miserable life living with her. Pain and suffering was all she knew, therefore she became cold, resentful and often unemotional. When her aunt died, she was placed in foster homes in which Faith constantly ran from. Faith had a toxic relationship with Hayden and that was all she knew. Love didn't exist to Faith anymore, it died with her parents when she was eight. Why should she trust anybody? All people do is hurt her..... The only ones Faith really trusted, was her best friends Toya and Tommy. Toya was the only one Faith always ran to, before being dragged back to her foster homes. Toya and Tommy are getting married and Faith is maid of honor and Tommy's best man is Novian Russell Santiago. Novian met Faith seven years ago, when Tommy first introduced them. It was a sudden attraction for Novian and an attraction Faith was scared of. It was new and different....she was so cold and distant to Novian, but he saw something in her eyes that said that there was more to Faith Mckinney than she put on. She needed love and he was the man to give it to her. But Novian hadn't seen her in the last two years, she avoided him like the plague. Now his best friend was getting married, Faith was gonna be there and there wasn't no running away. Follow these two as Novian shows Faith a sweet addictive love, a love only he can show her. Faith falls into the love this latin/carribean lover spoils her with. She slowly becomes addicted to Novian herself and doesn't want to lose him, but what happens when someone isn't so happy about this love? A love interest, that doesn't wanna let Faith go..... The love as always, is pure and real as with all my books. There is mature content, violence and scenarios of abuse. This story will have a lot Faith's memories which can be graphic and uncomfortable. So, as a warning: READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. This book is for 18+ audiences.

Over 6 month's later the 'Gang' is on another journey to find the balance between love and happiness. What's going to happen when they face all the different obstacles that's going to come their way? Will Roman and Maleek give love another chance or will they both find it somewhere else?

After being in a coma for six months following a brutal and seemingly random attack, twenty-year-old Thomas Bennett awakens for only a total of thirty seconds to say a final word to his best friend Cameron Payne: "nights." Immediately after speaking that final word, Thomas passes away. In a state of shock and grief over the death of his best friend, Cameron doesn't even begin to consider what Tommy---as he affectionately called him---meant with his final word until a month after the funeral. He soon becomes obsessed with the cryptic message; and little by little, he begins to realize what happened to his best friend wasn't just some random act of violence committed by a stranger. With a suspect already charged and facing an upcoming trial, Cameron must beat the clock to discover and prove what really happened to Thomas. What he uncovers during his quest for justice will not only shake the foundation of Calhoun University, but will also bring to light the horrific secret agenda of a highly respected on-campus organization. © 2018 All Rights Reserved