When a self-made beauty boss tries to leave her toxic past behind, she crosses paths with New York's most feared kingpin who's already decided she'll be his, whether she's ready or not.

ROME He wasn't looking for love. Hell, he barely trusted loyalty. With a past soaked in pain, betrayal, and blood, Roman Carter, better known to the world as ROME, built his name from the ground up. Platinum plaques, sold-out shows, and a reputation that kept both fans and enemies on edge. The industry knew him as a menace, the blogs called him dangerous, but beneath it all was a man still carrying ghosts. And he planned to keep it that way, until her. KALI She wasn't just good at her job, she was the best. A high-profile PR powerhouse known for fixing the unfixable. From red carpet scandals to career-saving rebrands, Kali Raye's name rang bells behind the scenes of Hollywood's biggest stars. Her world was sleek, polished, and calculated. Just how she liked it. Until it all unraveled. The career. The relationship. The control. One by one, everything Kali thought she had a handle on started slipping. And somehow, the one man she was supposed to keep at a distance became the one she couldn't let go. Now, with the industry watching, reputations on the line, and emotions running hotter than ever, Kali has to decide what's worth protecting: the image she built or the man threatening to break down every wall she's ever had. This wasn't supposed to be a love story. Until it was.

"How I wish perfect was enough, For my own heart, Sometimes I swear it was enough" After losing the love of her life at a young age and then being promptly thrusted into the music industry Romania "Roe" Victor finds herself trapped under the image of being the "industry bad girl" and wanting a release. Elijah "Jah" Bastrope gets caught up in the worst way when he meets Romania. After being forced into a marriage with her under the guise of fixing their images they either have to make it work now or in the next lifetime.

When southern sweet tea mixes with northern Hennessy, straight. **** Ryan-Mae, use to be the sweetest girl until she fell into the hands of New York's finest Kadeem Cahir Gibson. Giving her something she'd never experienced before.

"I need you, Zee. I can handle my family casting me out for choosing you. I can handle falling behind on Gregor's book review coming up. I can even handle skipping out on a few practices if that means you're with me. " his voice deepened with each word and matching step until we were against his door . He reached a newly bandaged hand to my curls and pushed a stray piece back as he captured my gaze. "Now what I can't handle is you thinking you can walk out on us. I'm yours." he murmured before meeting my lips with his. ------------------------------ Noah Westwood needs Zahra Joseph like a drowning victim needs a flotation device. In fact, whenever Zahra is not in his sight he feels like he's drowning right with the waves. She's all he thinks about and can hardly pull his head out of the clouds long enough to keep his boxing dreams in the forefront. Although the semester didn't start off that way. Life has a funny sense of humor when it comes to attraction and darkness. Read to figure out how a petite academic scholar brings everyone's favorite up and coming boxing star to his knees. Can they find a way to overcome life's obstacles and navigate new love while everything else pulls them apart? They will just have too. Or else Noah will be down without his lifeline • Reader's Discretion is advised •

A petty thief. A reserved gangster. An unpayable debt. A steamy arrangement. One young woman thinks she has an easy mark when she picks the pocket of a seemingly high roller, but when she's caught red handed, he's anything but, and he's not letting her go.

In a world of drugs and guns that men dominate, Kaya Okoro is feared amongst them all for the standing her father's mafia holds and the reputation she has built by carrying out deeds that no other can do without leaving a trace. However, with her father's sudden passing she and her family are now left extremely susceptible to the dangers of the male dominated world that would rather burn than to see a woman, her mother, lead the mafia. Unwilling to back down, Kaya's family do their best to put on a brave face by attending the annual gala of peace between all mafias, where she is reunited with Dakari Adisa, a childhood friend.. Dakari Adisa is a well respected and connected man who built his empire with his own two hands, drugs being its strong foundation. He isn't close to his family due to issues with his parents, so in his world are only a small circle of friends who replace them. When all hell breaks loose at the gala of peace and Kaya is at the center of it. Unable to set herself free, Dakari gives her a hand per her mother's request, but this hand comes with the proposal of marriage, something Kaya didn't think she would involve herself in, though with her life on the line she has no choice but to accept. And unsurprisingly being married to Dakari not only saves her life but reawakens feelings she can't understand and doesn't want to because ironically in a world as deadly as this one she fears nothing but emotions.

If one day is all we had, will you make it worth my while? City girl-Bradley Hughes battles with her emotions as she entangles herself in an unpredictable life with the well respected- New Orleans native, Rashad Farewood. The right man will evoke the wild side out of you, no matter how much you've tamed it. Bradley is set to learn that the hard way.

"Can't you just turn it on?" She huffed irritated tapping her foot anxiously. Her red bottom heals were too nice for a place with uneven pavement, tire marks, gas and oil all over the ground. She was humiliated being seen here in this sh*tty shop but she had no choice. She was already running late for her shoot. Kai stared back at her blankly and rolled his eyes in annoyance. The entitled impatient brat was giving him a major head ache. Such a beautiful f*cking headache this woman was and he just met her. "If that was the case you would be gone already and my day would be so much better." Adeline Jones. A pretty name for a pretty woman. Adeline is a black, upper class, young lady who is straight from Manhattan. She is the IT girl and she knows it. A model, an actress, an A lister with a grade A awful personality. She took over 80s and 90s and now is untouchable in the early 2000s. No one is good enough for Adeline and no one tells her no. Except one stubborn, and callous Mechanic named Kai Green.

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