In a city where loyalty is rare and danger is currency, two women live on opposite sides of survival. A soft-spoken tattoo artist with a steady hand and a guarded heart spends her nights turning pain into art. Her shop is her sanctuary no drama, no trouble, no attachments. Then there's the other woman a feared drug dealer with a reputation that makes people cross the street. She moves fast, thinks faster, and trusts no one. Their worlds collide over something small... a tattoo appointment that wasn't supposed to mean anything. But nothing stays simple when secrets run deep, enemies get closer, and feelings start to blur the lines between survival and surrender. Because in a city like this, love isn't just risky... it's dangerous.

When loud-mouthed tattoo artist Zariah Brooks crashes into the life of soft-but-dangerous club owner Milan Reed, sparks fly instantly. Zariah's used to being overlooked because of her size until Milan looks at her like she's the only woman in the room. What starts as teasing conversations, late-night drives, and tension-filled touches turns into obsession, passion, and a love neither of them can control. But Milan's past relationships left scars she hides behind attitude and money, while Zariah struggles to believe someone like Milan could truly want her. The chemistry between them is intense, addictive, and impossible to ignore - especially once they finally stop fighting what they feel.

After two years of being controlled, manipulated, and constantly second-guessed in a toxic relationship, Amari swears off love for good. She moves across the city to start over, keeping everyone at arm's length and pretending she's finally okay. Then she meets Kairo. Kairo is the type of stud that loves hard, too hard maybe. Protective, touch-starved, obsessed with being needed, and willing to do whatever it takes to make Amari smile again. Where Amari pulls away, Kairo chases. Where Amari hides her pain, Kairo wants to carry it for her. But healing somebody and loving somebody are two different things. As Amari learns how to trust again, Kairo's intense way of loving starts blurring lines between devotion and obsession. And when Amari's toxic ex refuses to let go, both of them are forced to decide how far they're willing to go for love. Sometimes the people who love the hardest can hurt the hardest too.

Seventeen-year-old Jae "Jay" Carter is exhausted. By day, she's a stud just trying to survive senior year, avoid getting suspended, keep her grades from crashing, and pretend everything is okay. By night, she's clocking in at Amazon, stacking boxes until her feet ache because bills don't care if she's tired. At home, things are no easier. Her parents don't understand why she can't just "be happy." Her friends only see the version of her she lets them see. Her family loves her, but love doesn't always fix what's broken. Behind her tough exterior, Jay battles Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, depression, anxiety, trauma, and the constant feeling that she's one bad day away from falling apart. Some days she's the life of the party. Other days she can't get out of bed. As relationships crumble, secrets pile up, and adulthood comes rushing toward her, Jay has to decide if surviving is enough-or if she's finally ready to start living. A raw, emotional coming-of-age story about identity, family, friendship, love, mental health, and finding a reason to keep going when life won't stop hitting.

Kameron Zion Lewis thought transferring schools was supposed to be a fresh start. New campus. New faces. No drama. Yeah... that shit lasted all of five minutes. The second she crosses paths with Malachi "Mal" Brooks-Williams, everything goes left. Mal is the loudest stud in the damn school, always got a blunt tucked somewhere, a drink in her hand after school, and enough confidence to make anybody sick. She swears everybody wants her, talks the most shit, and always has the last damn word. Kameron can't stand her cocky ass. Mal thinks Kameron's attitude is funny as hell. Every hallway turns into an argument. Every class becomes a competition. Their friends are tired of breaking up almost-fights. Teachers already know their names for all the wrong reasons. They talk shit. They bump shoulders on purpose. They dare each other. They push every damn button they can find. But somewhere between all the arguing, smart-ass comments, jealousy they refuse to admit, and late-night run-ins, that hate starts looking a little too much like something else. Now they're stuck wondering how the fuck you go from wanting to swing on somebody... to wanting to kiss them or fuck them. Sometimes the person you hate the most is the same person you can't stay the hell away from.

This book contains sexual content if you don't like that then click off of my page and this book, but this will have scissoring, strap-on intersex and more 

... " i've tried so very hard ... and here you are"

But I bet we'd have really good bed chem How you pick me up, pull 'em down, turn me 'round, oh, it just makes sense💋

Stud X Stud 💋 . Kesira wasn't supposed to fall but she did and she fell hard . Deyonna was cruel , toxic and dangerous at first , living deep in the streets as a drug dealer . What started as control slowly turned into feelings neither of them planned . Two masc hearts , one dark connection and a love born in the wrong situation . MUST READ .