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.

One night out with her best friend, a couple drinks too many, and one bad decision was all it took to change Khione Lamería Andrews' life. Khione has always done things the right way. She got the degree, works hard, and stays out of trouble. But life doesn't get easier just because you did everything you were supposed to do. With bills stacking up and a childcare worker's paycheck barely covering what she needs, Khione is learning that sometimes doing the right thing isn't enough. The city knows him as King. His family knows him as Kaizen. And to his child, he's simply Dad. As one of the most well-known dealers in the city, Kaizen has built a name that demands respect. Cocky, confident, and charming, he's the type of man women know they should stay away from-but rarely do. With money, power, and status at his fingertips, there's very little he can't have. In a city where loyalty is tested, secrets can get you killed, and reputation means everything, Khione and Kaizen find themselves drawn together despite the worlds that separate them. But when buried truths begin to surface and danger closes in, they'll have to decide if love is worth the risk-or if some people are better left alone. ~𝒦 & 𝒦~

"With him it wasn't about the material shit, or the money. He captured my heart with his..." Growing up in the care of her grandmother because her mom was unfit, Anastasia saw the harsh realities of the 'hood' life. All of the boys had their eyes on her. Anastasia only saw one person, the good boy, Jason. Jason had his fair share of turmoil. With a mother battling addiction, and a hustling big brother who washed his hands of the situation, he had to figure things out on his own. Football was Jason's everything and way out of the hood, but when the bills start piling and his mom spiraling out of control, Jason is forced to make a decision that alters not only his life, but the lives of the ones he love as well. Sometimes love is a dangerous thing, we'd do anything to protect the ones we love. If each moment meant nothing, and the relationship was a fling, Why'd You Call It Love?

He wasn't always quiet, she brought his voice back out. I watched euphoria and somehow this book was made.

she had a son, a past, and every reason to keep her heart closed. he wanted her anyway.

For six years, Patrice Loving lived inside a marriage that started like a fairytale and turned into a private kind of hell. Mentally, physically, and emotionally abused by the man who swore he loved her, Patrice learned how to survive by going quiet, hiding her pain, and planning her escape in silence. Pregnant and living with MS, she finally runs in the middle of the night with nothing but the money she stashed and the strength Carmari Davis never realized she still had. Then she lands in the life of Hazel "Menace" Knight a ruthless street nigga who never pretends to be anything other than what he is. Menace doesn't sell Patrice pretty lies or polished promises. What he gives her is harder, rougher, and realer: protection, honesty, and a love that shows up every day for her and the baby she carries. But with Carmari still hunting for the woman he thought he broke, Menace is ready to become every bit of the menace they say he is to make sure Patrice and Halo stay his.

Catalyna Jade has spent most of her life underneath her father's control. Being Damien Jade's daughter came with money and protection, but rarely the freedom to make her own choices. Especially when it came to marriage. At twenty-one, Catalyna learns she's expected to marry twenty-five-year-old Braxton Millien Kanu-a quiet, possessive, and dangerous man deeply involved in the same world her father tried to shelter her from. Neither of them chose the arrangement, and Catalyna has no intentions of making it easy. But somewhere between arguments, family secrets, dangerous business, and wedding plans, their arrangement slowly becomes something neither of them expected. They were told to get married. Nobody told them what would happen if they actually fell in love.

He lives by one rule. Never change for anyone. In his world, loyalty is rare, survival comes first, and love is just another risk he can't afford. But she slips past every boundary he's built, and walking away stops feeling like an option. She knows better than to fall for a man like him. Still, she's caught between the life she's trying to build and the chaos he drags her into every time they collide. It's toxic. It's addictive. And every moment together pulls her further from the exit she swore she'd take. Neither of them bends. Neither of them lets go. But when the streets start closing in and consequences turn real, love might not be what destroys them-survival might be. ⚠️ MATURE THEMES: This fictional urban romance contains graphic violence, strong language, and explicit sexual content. Intended for mature audiences only.

Tyler "Tank" Carter, a 22 year old truck driver crosses paths with Kayla Knight, an 18 year old girl who's running away home as he is enroute to drop off a load from Augusta, Georgia to Bangor, Maine.

Aisha has never needed anyone to save her. Fiercely independent and unapologetically bold, she spends her days working at one of Miami's most exclusive boutiques and her nights surrounded by the city's nonstop energy. She lives by one rule: never let anyone disrupt her peace. If someone betrays her, disrespects her, or outstays their welcome, she walks away without looking back. Then Damian enters her life. Quiet, self-assured, and impossible to ignore, Damian isn't interested in playing games or chasing attention. Yet no matter how hard Aisha tries to keep him at a distance, their lives continue to collide in ways neither of them can explain. Beneath the glamour, ambition, and endless nightlife of Miami, an undeniable connection begins to take shape-one that challenges everything they thought they wanted. As attraction deepens and the lines between desire, trust, and vulnerability begin to blur, Aisha and Damian must decide whether they're willing to risk the lives they've carefully built for something that could change them forever.