If you haven't read Hood Love or Hood Love 2, I suggest you read those first

"I need you," he whispered from the passenger seat. Why would I trust a bad boy? But I felt, for some reason, that I needed him to. I turned to look at him, but he was already leaning in to kiss me. Why is love so complicated? Maya Reeds is a seventeen year old girl thriving on independence and drive. She thinks boys are mindless, immature imbeciles and has steered clear of the entire concept of love in general. Her single mother is not just a role model, but an inspiration. Leaving for a business trip to China, Maya's mother has high ambitions for her future. However, she can't leave her daughter alone for all those months. That's where Carrie Groom comes in. Carrie has been friends with Maya's mom for years, and her home seems like a harmless place to stay for the duration of Maya's seeming abandonment. Never thought that Carrie could've raised a bad boy. As Maya endures this temporary move, she is sent into a whirlwind of desire, heated emotions, and betrayal- all fueled by the boy who lives just down the hall.

"Trusting is ruining." "Ruining what?" "Your life. But who I'm I to know its you they want." Velvet lives the normal life. Popular, new boyfriend, happy family. Until she is taken. Left with little of her old life. She must learn to survive and fend for herself. If she fails she dies. Her mentor Parker is the only one who can get her out alive. But who is he to trust?