In these streets you either thought 2 steps ahead or got left behind in a body bag. Love was filled with nothing but false hopes and dreams. I could never have that. I could never let myself experience that. It's a rough world we live in, filled with hunger and survival. I am willing to survive, no matter the cost, no matter the outcome. Next in line to run the streets, Chance.. A cold lethal killer who made the world bleed, who didn't believe in love.. That's until he met her. But The Streets claimed him first.

Valentine is 22 and just graduated college with a PHD in Child Development. After her parents died on her birthday and she was thrown into the foster system she developed a passion for kids and their mental capacities. Her life was regular to her nothing out of the normal or too outrageous. She didn't have friends besides her work buddy who was a bit eccentric. She didn't have a boyfriend because of her fear of abuse after her last boyfriend and foster family. She was plain, dull, and simple. Until she met Quincy Quincy was a known felon in the neighborhood. He murdered two cops in a shootout but thanks to great lawyers he got out in 6 years. Then he went back for armed robbery after someone stole from him and he stole it back (in blood) that got him 4 months. His last crime was assaulting a teacher because allegedly the teacher made a threat at his 11 year old daughter. The man barely made it out of a coma and didn't sue or get police involved lucky for Quincy because he was on his third strike anymore and he wasn't coming home. He only heard Valentine's voice once and ever since he'd been keen on making her his.

Agent Malcom Steele is a legend in the federal game, a man whose name strikes both fear and respect. Operating under the U.S Marshals Elite task force, his career is built on ruthless efficiency, bending the rules, and cutting deals that make him untouchable. Malcom's always get results, but his methods- intimidation, manipulation, and turning criminals against each other- have earned him enemies in every corner, from the streets to the suits in Washington D.C When Macon is tasked with bringing down Atlanta's most elusive cartel, he crosses paths with Lyndeja carter, a 29 year old defense attorney who grew up in the very neighborhoods Malcom works to clean up. Brilliant, resilient, and unapologetically idealistic. Lyndeja dedicates her career to fighting for the underrepresented, often representing low in- come clients and families caught in the crossfire of systemic injustice.

"so you gon up dat bitch on me??" dayvon asked as he stared at harmony like she'd grown another head. "you killed my sister. we'll forever be at war behind that." harmony spat as she held her gun in his face.

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 = 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 @𝟰𝟰𝟰𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗹𝘃𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 <𝟯

𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 was the kind of girl who followed the rules; soft hearted, quiet, and careful with who she let in. 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 "𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤" 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 was the reason people locked their doors at night; charming, feared, and loyal to a world he'd belong to. What started as something simple turned into something raw, all consuming, and unforgettable. He gave her a taste of danger. She gave him something to protect and want to be better for; but love in their collided worlds doesn't come easy. Especially when a thorn meets a rose. 🥇 in bwhm -06/16/25 🥇 in hoodromance- 06/19/25 🥉 in urbanromance- 06/21/25 🥇 in urban- 06/22/25 🥇 in thug- 12/3/25

"That I fumbled your heart Should've let go of my past for you, damn You did everything I asked of you Traveled cross country if I asked you to But I'm just bad for you I fumbled your heart"

They say a bond is better than a title... right? That's what everyone tells Ruby, but somehow, she's always the one left feeling shortchanged. Her relationship with Demetrius has never been simple-it's been a wild ride of passion and pain, love and disappointment. Up one moment, crashing the next. No middle ground. Years later, when fate brings them face-to-face again, those same familiar sparks hit just as hard. But this time, Ruby's not sure if she can handle another emotional merry-go-round. Has Demetrius finally grown into the man she always needed him to be? Or will he keep holding on to the bond... while refusing to claim the title?

Aaliyah Mercer never planned to catch the eye of the campus's most respected professor. She was just trying to survive her sophomore year balancing track, six siblings, and a past she never asked for. Professor Malachi Rothwell wasn't supposed to notice her.Nine years older, painfully disciplined, raised on intellect and family expectations-he never crossed lines. Not with students. Not with anyone. But over the school year, something shifts. Not all at once. Slowly. Intellectually. Quietly. Until she is the only thought he can't outrun. Their attraction grows in silence in late-night library shadows, in classroom debates that feel too charged, in the soft places where she lets him see her and the hard places he never shows anyone. One semester becomes two. Winter turns to spring. Spring becomes summer. And on chapter fifteen, a line finally breaks. Now they must survive what happens when a forbidden love becomes the only truth that makes sense.

What happens when you go from being an ordinary city girl to the girlfriend of a superstar? After an article goes viral, revealing Sky Atkin as the girlfriend of multi-platinum singer Jake Caplin, her life changes forever. Being overwhelmed by her boyfriend's fame and a secret she has managed to hide from him so far, their relationship begins a roller coaster. Will they survive the media? Or will it be too much for Sky and her secret?