Kameron Carter was never meant for the streets-but the streets got a hold on his heart. With money, status, and a life most teens would kill for, Kam should've felt untouchable. But late nights, whispered secrets, and a boy with a gun and too many enemies changed everything. Now Kam's caught between two worlds-one that raised him, and one that wants to destroy him. As love resurfaces and blood is shed, Kam finds himself at the center of a war he never asked to fight. Friends are turning into suspects. Lovers are holding back truths. And survival might come with a price Kam's not ready to pay. In the city, love don't come soft-and falling for a thug might just be the most dangerous thing Kam's ever done. (**editing**)

𝟎𝟖.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓- 𝟏𝟐.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 "𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧' 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞."

"Solè, why'd you stay?" "Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for." ❀ 🝳 ❀ Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet. Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft. Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down, to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets. Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees. When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too. But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered? A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land. ❀ 🝳 ❀

𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 / 𝘪 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 :)