between the lights [ bih-TEEN thuh LAHYTS ] "...a life lived in motion, where silence feels louder than noise. where success shines too bright to notice what it's costing you, and connection finds you in the spaces you never planned for..."

In 1915 Alabama, Olandria wants more than the Delta can offer her. She wants a college education, a life beyond river mud. When a presence only known to the locals as the "Shadow Man"answers her problems, he promises to make her desires come true. In return, he wants something of 'equal value' in return, yet he refuses to tell olandria until 'the time comes'. Her wish is granted. Olandria earns her place at a northern college on a full tuition. She quickly proves herself as she is number one in her class. However, as the seasons change, the feeling in her stomach creeps in.She sees things nobody else can see. Shadows dance wear they shouldn't. Her reflection doesn't always move when she does. And in her sleep, she sees premonitions of a faceless figure in a time period that is foreign to her. When the Shadow Man finally returns, Olandria learns the truth, the debt of her wish is her future itself. Every step she takes toward the life she always wanted is the one he intends to claim for himself. Now, Olandria must find a way to outwit whoever- whatever she invited in or lose herself forever and unfortunately be claimed by the darkness.

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇- He told her one thing "you ain't see shit if you wanna keep that pretty face connected to your body." She was never supposed to cross paths with Giomani "Gio" Blackwood, suit-wearing, gun-toting underboss of New York's most feared family. But one wrong night put her in his world, and Gio don't believe in coincidences. Now she's tied to the man the streets call a monster. And the craziest part? The more she learns about him, the harder it gets to hate him. Cold. Calculated. Fine as hell. Gio runs everything - and when his father steps down, he's coming for the throne. But love and loyalty don't mix in the mafia. And in Gio's world, you either with him... or you against him. Ain't no in-between. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 & 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃!