Paris Bennett walked away from the badge the day his older brother Elias was murdered. With no answers, no suspects, and no justice, Paris left the force behind-haunted, disillusioned, and hollow. Now he drifts through life as private security for rich kids with too much money and not enough sense, doing whatever it takes to forget the ghosts that still whisper his name. But the past doesn't stay buried. When the city's police chief corners him with a dangerous offer-go undercover in The Syndicate, one of the most ruthless gangs in the city, in exchange for new information about Elias's killer-Paris is forced to return to the life he thought he left behind. One lie. One name. That's all he needs. What he finds instead is Roman LeRoux. Cold, commanding, and impossible to read, Roman is the gang's enigmatic leader with secrets carved into his skin and blood on his hands. As Paris sinks deeper into Roman's world, the lines between duty and desire begin to blur. Trust becomes a luxury he can't afford-and love, a risk he never intended to take. But the deeper Paris goes, the more the lines blur-and the harder it gets to tell who's using who. In a city ruled by shadows and silence, trust is dangerous, love is deadly, and the truth? It might be the most lethal thing of all.

In a world where loyalty is everything, the line between brotherhood and love is about to snap.

"Why I gotta fuck you in order for you to act right, Nymere?" He gripped my neck, pulling me in closer. I stayed silent. The eye contact that was in place only made me harder. "Hm?" He gripped tighter, causing me to let out a slight moan. "You tell me, DK."

A naive young man thrown into a brutal prison, forms an unexpected bond with a feared and guarded inmate. What begins as quiet glances and unspoken tension grows into a slow-burning love tested by violence, betrayal, and confinement. With help from flamboyant cellmate, wild-hearted mother, and loyal best friend, they plan a daring escape....

In a world full of demons, monsters, creatures, and hollows, you have to watch your back. Entities lurk in the dark, and wait to strike. Who knew someone could fall in love with someone who was meant to be dangerous. As the nights fall day by day, more secrets are unraveled.

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"Just one night" turned into two and later a relationship.

Malik Carter hasn't let anyone close in three years. Not since he lost his husband and became a single father to their son, Kai, overnight. He keeps his world small on purpose - work, Kai, and the hardware store on the corner of Maple Street. Elijah Brooks just bought that hardware store. He didn't move to Birch Hollow looking for anything except a fresh start and a shop that didn't remind him of his old life. He definitely wasn't looking for a quiet, broad-shouldered widower who shows up every Saturday for wood glue and small talk, or the seven-year-old who's already decided Elijah is his new best friend. Neither of them is in a hurry. That's the point. Over one slow, easy year of Saturday visits, treehouse lumber, town fairs, and a boy who keeps finding reasons to bring "Mr. Eli" home, two careful hearts figure out that love doesn't always show up like a storm. Sometimes it just quietly restocks the shelf you didn't know was empty.

Kairo already got enough problems without Saint suddenly becoming one of them. Between his overthinking mind, family issues, and trying to survive another summer in a crowded apartment with his aunt and cousin, the last thing he needs is Reem constantly bringing Saint around. Calm, observant, and impossible to read, the underground rapper has a habit of getting under Kairo's skin without even trying. And the more time they spend around eachother, the harder it becomes for Kairo to ignore the tension building between them- no matter how much he tries to act like it doesn't exist. this book will contain smut later on.