After years of war, blood, and silence, Dayvon Bennett comes home to Chicago for one reason: his daughter, Demi. But when a forgotten school pickup leads him straight to Dakota Williams, his first love and the only woman who knows what happened in those woods five years ago, everything he buried starts breathing again. Dakota is married now, softer, and trying to live clean, but Von still remembers every secret, every lie, and every touch. Between fatherhood, old wounds, and a body nobody ever found, love becomes the most dangerous thing they ever kept.

She sold her time for money; until desire demanded her heart. Broke and desperate, twenty-two year old Sage, takes a job that pays thousands for her time and beauty-no strings attached. But when she meets Cortez Banks, a powerful man with tattoos, secrets, and temptation written all over him, rules shatter. He's off-limits. He's dangerous. And falling for him could cost her everything. Sage swore she wouldn't break the rules. Cortez swore he didn't need love. But rules were made to be broken. What begins as desire spirals into something far more dangerous. When secrets unravel; secrets that tie Cortez to her family, to her best friend, to a world of blood and betrayal-Sage will learn the truth: Luxury isn't free. And love might cost her 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

"𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙. 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧."

Idalia Reyes witnessed the wrong thing, on the wrong night. now she belongs to the 𝑫𝒖 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆. Some secrets are venomous.

Ailani Sanders has been in a loveless and abusive marriage for years now. A chance meeting with Amari Martin gives her a bit of hope that her life can change. Amari develops feelings for Ailani quickly, but it's not easy for her to abandon her marriage. Will Ailani find the strength to leave to allow herself to experience true love without all of the pain she is so accustomed to?

Anahita, a talented nail artist with dreams of her own, unexpectedly crosses paths with Jeffery, their chemistry sparks amidst chaos. As their relationship deepens, Anahita finds herself pulled into Jeffery's world, where loyalty is tested, and danger lurks around every corner.

After finding out her boyfriend of three years been cheating on her, twenty-year-old Onyx Jones lets her friends drag her to an Atlanta party to get her mind off it. She wasn't looking for attention, love, or another man - especially not Killa, one of the hottest rappers in the city. One drunken night and one bad decision later, Onyx ends up pregnant by a man who barely remembers her. When she finally tells Killa the truth, he thinks she's lying like every other girl trying to trap a rapper. But once the truth comes out, the two are forced into each other's lives whether they like it or not. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝- 03.13.26 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 05.08.26 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝-

Lenora Amani Buckles was just sixteen when she fell in love with eighteen-year-old Damani Desean Gaulden. Her parents didn't approve of the relationship, but Lenora's heart was set-she refused to let anyone's opinion stop her from being with him. That love was tested early when Damani's past choices caught up with him, landing him in jail with a five-year sentence. The news shattered Lenora. She fell into a deep sadness but still remained loyal. She visited him regularly, made sure he was fed and clothed, and stood by him more than anyone expected from someone so young. But everything changed when she found out he was cheating on her-from behind bars. Hurt and betrayed, Lenora cut ties immediately, deciding she would never again sacrifice herself for someone who wouldn't value her. With time, she healed. She focused on her education, her future, and rebuilding her sense of self. Four years later, now in college and living in a dorm, she had left that chapter behind-or so she thought. In the middle of cleaning her room, her phone lit up with a jail call. She refused to answer. The next morning, another call came. This time, she picked up. Ten seconds of heavy silence passed before she heard her old nickname: "Nora." She hesitated, then quietly replied, "Hello." Damani told her he was being released a year early. She could only respond with a cautious laugh and a doubtful "okay." After everything, she wasn't sure what the future held... But from that moment on-what came next felt like the beginning of a different story. A fairytale, waiting to unfold.

"It's hard to change, I can't expect you to fix all of my issues." -H.E.R He fell in love with his sister's neighbor.