What starts as one appointment turns into something far more dangerous. Every session pulls her deeper into his violent world, where loyalty is tested, secrets are buried beneath skin, and one wrong move could cost her everything. The closer she gets to the man everyone fears, the more she realizes the monster the streets created isn't the whole story.

She built an empire to protect everyone else. He might be the only one strong enough to protect her.

(𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬) Jhenè has always been a outcast in her family, going into foster care and for a while she loses who she once was that lead to her not recognizing herself anymore...after many other terrible events in her life including many with her ex fiancè will Jhenè be able to find herself again or love 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 - 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐈 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐭 . 𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞..𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭

Journey thought her biggest problem was figuring out what came after graduation. Senior year was supposed to be about making memories, choosing a college, and planning for the future-not getting caught in the orbit of the city's most powerful and mysterious man. To the world, Santana is a successful businessman with money, respect, and influence. Behind closed doors, whispers tell a different story. They call him a kingpin. A man who built an empire from nothing and isn't afraid to protect it. When Santana meets Journey, something about her refuses to let him walk away. She isn't impressed by his money, intimidated by his reputation, or interested in the life he lives. She sees the man beneath the rumors, while he sees a future he never imagined for himself. As friendship slowly turns into something neither of them expected, buried secrets, dangerous enemies, and impossible choices threaten everything they've built. Santana knows falling in love could put Journey in danger... but keeping his feelings hidden might cost him the one person who makes him believe there's more to life than power. In a world where loyalty is earned, trust is rare, and forever isn't promised... Will love be enough, or will the empire destroy everything before it even begins? Love. Lies. Loyalty. Betrayal. Some stories are written in ink. Theirs is written in blood.

Karter & Dave [EXPLICIT-MATURE AUDIENCE] //LONG CHAPTERS// Who knew she was a freak? All she's ever known was a quiet life. There's nothing more that she wanted to do than to move out of her parents' house and FINALLY starting her life the way SHE wanted. Making a new friend brings an unexpected audience in her life when it becomes more. Starting a business opens her up to a new way of living. And a new relationship brings her a new perspective on loving someone and being loved. But life can always find a way to humble you. Life can never be drama free. (Rykky I love you girlll!!!!)

She built her own hustle and never needed anyone to put money in her pocket. Known for getting to the bag by any means, love was the last thing on her mind-until she crossed paths with a respected trap king. As feelings begin to grow, she hides the truth about who she really is, afraid that revealing her own secret life in the streets will cost her the one man she's fallen for. But in a world where loyalty is everything and secrets never stay buried, she'll have to choose between protecting her heart or protecting her hustle.

After the murder of her boyfriend, Sevyn Monroe leaves her hometown with her two-year-old daughter, Dream, hoping a fresh start in New York will help her heal and rediscover herself. Love is the last thing on her mind-until she meets chart-topping rapper Tru Royale. As their unexpected connection grows, Sevyn is forced to choose between protecting her heart and taking a chance on the kind of love she never thought she'd have again.

Khadijah Skye, a 20-year-old Atlanta native and rising "it girl," is navigating college life at Clark Atlanta University alongside her best friend, Mya. With dreams of becoming a medical diagnostic sonographer, Khadijah appears to have her life together. But beneath her picture-perfect exterior lies a complicated connection to Dave East, Mya's older brother-a charismatic, street-smart rapper and drug dealer whose dangerous lifestyle threatens to pull her into his world. Their love story is anything but simple. With their families deeply intertwined through a cartel alliance and a history of loyalty and secrets, Khadijah finds herself caught between her desire for independence and the undeniable pull she feels toward Dave. As their connection grows, so does the chaos surrounding their lives. From luxurious trips to Turks and Caicos to tense confrontations at barbecues, Khadijah and Dave navigate their magnetic, forbidden love while dealing with betrayal, rivalry gangs in Atlanta, and the weight of their family legacies. With tension simmering, trust shattered, and emotions running high, Khadijah and Dave must decide if love is enough to overcome their differences-or if their worlds are just too far apart. This slow-burning romance is full of drama, danger, and passion, with twists that challenge the boundaries of loyalty, love, and self-preservation.

When platinum-selling rapper Psalm St. James meets Allure Lux and Solar Brownie at his thirtieth birthday party, the attraction is instant-and completely unexpected. Allure, a sought-after video vixen, and Solar, one of the industry's highest-paid dancers, have been best friends for years. They've never shared a man, never wanted the same man, and never imagined the one person who could change that would be Psalm. But instead of forcing a choice, the three of them discover a love none of them saw coming. Their relationship remains a secret until a private tape leaks online, turning them into the internet's biggest scandal overnight. Suddenly, fans, blogs, and gossip pages are convinced someone is being cheated on, someone is secretly jealous, and their love is doomed to fail. But while the world judges what it saw on camera, only Psalm, Allure, and Solar know the truth behind the lens.

How do you know when love stops feeling safe? Lanai came to Atlanta carrying more pain than luggage, determined to never again let a man have the power to break her. She wanted peace. Softness. A life untouched by the version of herself she left behind in New York. Then she met Phoenix. A man made of control, silence, money, and secrets. A man whose love felt warm enough to heal her... until it slowly began to consume her. Because sometimes the people who love you the hardest are also the ones capable of hurting you the deepest. And when grief, obsession, and attachment begin blurring together... how do you tell the difference between being loved and being possessed? ✧🩷