When a suburban Black girl meets a hard life Hispanic boy.

I wrap my hands around her throat pulling her onto me. " I know you hear me talking to you, La'yori." " No touching the dancers" is all she says to me . "I do whatever the fuck i want" i cursed letting go of her neck. I grip the small piece of fabric around her waist. The music starts to play as she places her hand on my chest , climbing on top of me straddling my lap. She slowly grinds her body against my dick. All i could think about was how good she would look riding me. Holding her waist to give her more support as i bite my lips holding back my groans. My dick hardens and i feel my pants tightened from how hard i was.. La'yori Potts and Syair Spencer were dragged out the house by their best-friends. What happens when they run into each other at a new club that just opened up in town?

"Your gun, Christian," I whispered breathlessly, the reality of who he was momentarily flashing in my mind. Even in bed, he was a dangerous man. He didn't stop. I felt the vibration of a low, dark smile against my skin before he spoke, his voice grazing my ear. "Gun's under the pillow," he whispered. ౨ৎ Lelani, 20 never asked for chaos. She wanted a quiet life, a clean future, and a chance to finally breathe. Christian, 24 was the kind of man she promised herself she would never get close to dangerous, secretive, and tied to a world she has no business stepping into. But fate doesn't care about warnings. And he's not good at letting go. Something about her pulls him in. Something about him keeps her from walking away. All she knows is this: The boy she shouldn't want is the only one who touches her right.

Naïve 21-year-old Solana Davis takes a nannying job for the daughter of Manhattan's most powerful man-Marco Pérez. -The pay is good. -The rules are strict. -And his dark past is still very much present. Can she handle it?

ONHOLD* The mother of Jayceon's child is terminally ill and he doesn't know how to cope. His son is starting pre school, and had the most amazing and caring teacher, Sania. Little does Jayceon know, Sania will end up playing a big role in their life other than his son's teacher.

"I hate how much I need you, Niyah..." From just enemies, to enemies with benefits, to lovers. I hate how much I want him. But I can't escape him. Why? Because we're lawfully locked. An office romance between rival lawyers who try to fight the tension between them until they finally give in. "You say you hate me but you fuck me the same day." *a lot of smut included!*

By day, she's focused, flawless, and untouchable. But by night? She's tangled in silk sheets, moaning a man's name she should never be saying. He's everything she shouldn't want older, dangerous, dominant. A smooth-talking savage who knows exactly how to touch her, ruin her, and make her beg for more. Their connection is toxic. Their chemistry? Explosive. And every time she swears it's the last night... she ends up right back between the sheets.

Crystal Pierre Grey was married to Stephen Grey, a polished corporate executive from New Jersey with a good job-and a mother who never liked Crystal from the start. Coming from a low-income background, Crystal never stood a chance in his mother's eyes. Stephen tried to balance the two women in his life, constantly pulled between pleasing the woman who raised him and the one he chose to marry. Eventually, the pressure broke them. They packed up and moved to Florida, chasing peace far from the constant tension. For a little while, it actually seemed to worked. Things were quiet, even happy-until a man named Giovanni Kent came around. Tall, sexy, and fresh out of prison, Giovanni wasn't shy about his interest in Crystal. He made it clear he didn't care she was married. His charm was dangerous, and his presence stirred something in her she didn't expect. What started as a fresh start slowly turned into something unstable. And Crystal's once simple life was about to get complicated.

When city-bred Siané takes a wrong exit on a solo trip to Alabama, her flat tire becomes a twist of fate. Khaizon, the big, slick-tongued mechanic-slash-landowner with a past dipped in trap and trauma, stops to help-and never lets her go. He ain't never seen a woman so damn neat. And she ain't never met a man so damn dirty...in all the ways that matter. What starts as a roadside rescue turns into late-night FaceTimes, surprise CashApp drops, and trips to the backwoods of Georgia where she finds out he can cook, fuck, and fight-and all three dangerously well. But when his past spins the block and hers gets exposed, will their love survive the ride...or crash out?

Javier Solis knows how to leave a mark, both on skin and on the heart. The oldest of six, he grew up surrounded by love, laughter, and art, and now he pours all of himself into the tattoo shop he owns. Navy Jones has spent her life holding everyone else together. The middle child of a big family, dependable and quiet, she became a teacher not just to guide children, but to give the care she's always given others, even when no one gave it back. On New Year's Eve, Navy walks into Javier's shop for her first tattoo: a lotus placed close to her heart. One night, one tattoo, one choice, and suddenly two lives collide in ways neither expected.