𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟.

What happens when you fall for your brother's best friend? The story of Serenity & Jabari.

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.

"You didn't have to make your friends leave," I mutter, glancing around the now-empty space. He lets out a dark chuckle, stepping closer until his presence consumes all my senses. "How else am I supposed to keep you to myself, Tesoro? If any of them so much as looked at you the wrong way, I'd have to handle it, and that would get... complicated." ~~~ Jada Morales had her life planned: follow rules, stay quiet, and never disappoint her family. That plan crumbled when she found her boyfriend of six years in bed with her sister. Shattered and desperate to numb the betrayal, she stumbles into the wrong club and into the arms of Ryder Marconi. Their night together was supposed to be a fleeting escape, a reckless decision quickly forgotten. But fate has other plans, binding them irrevocably when Jada finds herself pregnant. Ryder is determined to do right by her, offering protection and stability, but love was never part of his dangerous world. Jada wants more than passion and security-she wants the kind of love that won't fracture beneath the weight of secrets. She needs a man who will stay, who won't leave her battling alone. But Ryder knows his world can only harm her, and the closer she gets, the greater the danger becomes. Caught between desire and duty, Ryder must choose: let Jada go to keep her safe or fight for a future they may never survive. Can Jada convince him to risk everything for love, or will Ryder push her away forever, believing it's the only way to protect her?

He left a mark I never asked for. Now he wants to finish the piece. Amina Westbrook didn't choose motherhood. But when her younger sister dropped a baby and disappeared, Amina stepped in, raised that little girl as her own, and never looked back. Seven years later, the past comes tatted, cocky, and fine as hell, standing in the grocery store with the same hypnotic eyes her daughter sees in the mirror. Santiago Vega. Zuri's father. The man who left before he ever knew she existed. Now he wants in. He wants time. Forgiveness. A chance to be a father. And every time he shows up with that deep voice and soft smirk, Amina hates how bad she wants to let him. He's not just showing up for Zuri-he's showing up for her. Fixing things she didn't ask him to fix. Dropping money in her hand like it's his right. Touching her like he already knows how she breaks. And Amina? She's been holding everything together for so long that she doesn't know how to let go. Doesn't know how to want someone who actually stays. But Santiago? He stays. Through the attitude. The boundaries. The sparks that keep catching fire. And when he finally gets his hands on her? There's nothing soft about it. Now she's spiraling in his sheets, fighting him in front of her family, and falling harder than she ever meant to. Because Santiago doesn't just want to play daddy. He wants the whole damn family. And this time, he's not leaving until he has them.

Memphis, 2002. Yasenia Martinez has never known peace-only noise, bills, and a family on the edge of breaking. Kendrick Barnes learned early that silence is the only armor that keeps you breathing. When their worlds collide on a dangerous night, neither expects the spark that follows. But in a city where loyalty is currency and survival comes first, love might be the most dangerous gamble of all.

Finally, after escaping the abusive grasp of her father, siblings Nova, Nigel and newborn Neil are on the run. Leaving behind Saint Paul, Minnesota and all its bad memories, six months later they wind up in Tacoma, Washington ready for a fresh start with a new house, new job and a not so new car. They are ready to call Washington their new home. However, after meeting a string of strange acting people, accidentally breaking up an engagement party and setting an angry girlfriend -supposed to be fiance- on her trail, Nova is in for a wild ride. Not to mention having not one, but two wolves vying for her affection, can she handle it? And yes, she said wolves.

Y'all read Kane and Naomi's story... now it's time for Zari and Blaze. She's the fun, party loving best friend. He's the quiet, dangerous kingpin. The spark between them has been burning since day one Zari swore she'd never fall, and Blaze swore she was already his. But Blaze doesn't believe in one woman love. When Wynter a cool, ambitious beauty with her own hustle steps into the picture, Zari finds herself caught in a game she swore she'd never play. Three lives. One temptation too strong to resist. And a love triangle that might just break them... or bind them tighter than ever.