Detroit is ruled by two names: Lorenzo and Monique Lyon. Monique has become one of the top five fashion designers in the world, with her luxury label House of Monique worn by A-list celebrities, politicians, and even foreign royalty. Her empire is global - Paris, Dubai, LA - but Detroit is her castle. Lorenzo runs the underworld with polish and precision. He still controls the city's drug flow, but his real money comes from handling criminal favors for wealthy white elites - celebrities, CEOs, tech giants - who need things done off the books. His flagship hotel now features an exclusive extended casino wing, where fortunes are won, deals are made, and secrets are traded. They are rich, powerful, dangerous - and untouchable. Together, they are a power couple who live by one rule: Never be disrespected. Never be disappointed. The Game Two

Prosper Klarity Athens was supposed to say I do to the man she loved-until the doors of her wedding burst open and a stranger with a devil's smile claimed her as his wife. Kapone Symeer St. James doesn't ask. He takes. And what he takes has already been promised to him in blood. Bound by a vow made before Prosper ever took her first breath, she's forced into a marriage she never agreed to with a man who rules California's streets by fear alone. Kapone is power, control, and calculated violence-everything Prosper swore she'd never bow to. But when lies, betrayal, and obsession start bleeding from inside her own family, Prosper is forced to confront the truth: The real danger isn't the man who claimed her... It's the ones who want to destroy what she's becoming. In a world where love is lethal, loyalty is bought in blood, and obsession is the purest form of devotion-Prosper must decide if she'll keep running from the darkness... Or sit beside it on the throne.

"I told you about looking down when you being talked to mama." Kaiser spoke more softly than before. In the small time he been around Serenity, he noticed how shy she was. She was so avoidant but alluring. He was interested in her. Seeing how well she was with the kids was just a plus. "Why?" She sighed in frustration before signing. She knew if she started talking she would make a fool of herself. "Why what?" He signed back. "Why do you care? You don't know me." "Not everyone has it out for you. I just wanna know you," Kaiser frowned. He didn't understand why she was so isolated but he wanted to know. She was worth knowing.

• Short Story • 💋 This book is written in AAVE (African American Vernacular English) so PUH-LEASE do not come for me. Besides that, please excuse any grammatical errors❗️

Kori swore off love after being cheated on by her College sweetheart. She didn't understand how someone like her could deserve that type of pain. She didn't want anything to do with men, she just wanted fun...but that fun quickly turns into something serious when she meets Rome Lewis.

Urban Short Story || Plus Size 18+ Theodore (31) & Infinity (29) ".. to infinity and beyond.." ********************************* Theodore is a single father who loves nothing more than to spoil his daughter and make her life as magical as possible. Infinity is a lawyer, who loves her job but is ready to settle down. After the birth of Theodore's daughter, Infinity helped him get full custody then after a random second chance encounter years later.. unspoken feelings started to come out.

"hold me close and say you care" 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 she finds peace in his presence but will it last? 「 © 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐭𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐨 」

NARDO WICK & @shvnorri.a || PLUS SIZE 18+ Roman (24) & Shiloh (22) || BOOK 1 & 2 I just let 'em talk, but it bothers me 'Cause it ain't love, it ain't love, it ain't love they see But it ain't nothin' to discuss 'cause it is to me, and so what? •••••••••••••••••••••••• "Lo ion give a fuck bout you havin a nigga, it's THAT nigga I have a problem wit. He don't belong round here and you just had that nigga in our house."

She wasn't lookin' for love. Just peace, paper, and enough control to keep her world from fallin' apart again. Simone Parker is a single mom, bossed up and battle-tested, runnin' one of the hottest strip clubs in Miami with her best friend Naysha. Love? That door closed a long time ago. Until Marcello DeVoe walks in. Fresh outta Brooklyn with a body built for sin and a voice that slides over skin like smoke. He's dangerous, disciplined, and known in the streets for movin' weight and movin' silent. He didn't come to Miami for distractions. But Simone? She hit him like a storm he didn't see comin'. What starts off casual turns electric, late-night linkups, secret glances, and heat thick enough to drown in. No titles. No promises. Just good sex and a deeper connection they both pretend not to feel. But peace is hard to hold when the past won't let go. Simone's baby daddy, Alonzo, won't stop poppin' up, talkin' reckless and bringin' chaos like he still got access to her life. He's mad she moved on. Mad she ain't scared of him. Mad as hell there's a new savage in her bed who ain't about to play nice. Now Simone's caught between the peace she's built, the man her body craves, and the storm waiting outside her door. This ain't just love. This ain't just lust. This is survival, and somebody's gonna get burned.

Alexis Frazier is a young, educated and beautiful BBW who doesn't yet know her worth. An abusive ex pushes her right into the arms of a rich, handsome businessman who hasn't loved in years. Watch Alexis grow under his wing, and become the best version of herself.