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A Thug's Obsession by AnnBliss_
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​Ace is the undisputed king of Atlanta's Southside-iced-out, dangerous, and moving millions without a trace. He lives by a simple code: stack the paper, protect his empire, and never tie himself down. He's spent his whole life dodging cages and avoiding death, completely desensitized to the violence of the game. But all the money in the city can't shield him from the moment he locks eyes with Imani Carter. ​Imani is pure street royalty, a fiercely independent hustler running the city's top salon. She's gorgeous and completely off-limits. Her oldest brother, Imran, has been a ruthless kingpin since stepping into their late father's oversized shoes at eighteen, and his number-one rule is keeping his sister entirely insulated from the smoke. ​But when Ace wants something, he gets it. ​What starts as a dangerous, high-stakes romance quickly turns into an all-out obsession. When the secrets blow up, it triggers a chain reaction that shatters the city's heaviest family alliances and brings a vengeful, bloody ghost from the past straight to their doorstep. ​With a rival cartel circling the family and the block wired to explode, Ace has to drop the slick talk, lock and load his guns, and prove how far he's willing to go for the only woman to ever get under his skin. From the savage Bankhead trenches to the pure, dripping luxury of a ballroom, A Thug's Obsession is a high-octane street romance proving that once a real nigga sets his sights on a queen, the streets themselves can't stop the hunt.
My First Love by prettybtchesluvpnd
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Jayda moved to Houston for a fresh start quiet, neurodivergent, and completely new to a fresh life. When her cooking video catches the attention of Roman, a wealthy single father with a dangerous lifestyle, she takes a job as his private chef. What begins as a simple arrangement turns into something deeper super fast. For the first time, Jayda feels truly seen. But does falling for Roman come with risks? Sometimes the right person teaches you how to love... and how to be loved.
𝐂𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 by kamourb_
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Aurora Fletcher thought she had seen it all. As a psychiatric nurse, she's spent years helping people navigate trauma, addiction, grief, and the darkest moments of their lives. Then David Blackwell is admitted to her unit under a fake name. A man haunted by nightmares he refuses to talk about and a past he can't escape. Aurora knows he's hiding something. What she doesn't know is that David Blackwell is one of the most powerful and feared men in the city-and four years ago, he lost everything when his three-year-old daughter, Dove, was killed. Now he's left carrying a grief that never healed, memories that won't let him sleep, and a guilt he can't outrun. The closer Aurora gets to him, the harder it becomes to ignore the man beneath the reputation. But David has enemies. Aurora has boundaries. And some secrets are dangerous enough to destroy them both. He was supposed to be her patient. She was never supposed to become his reason to keep living.
Country love  by MRSBENNAE
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Nyla Monroe Brooks was just a girl from Clayton County with a dream and a talent for hair. Nasir Vaughn was Harlem's biggest rap star. Their worlds were never supposed to collide. But when sparks fly between the soft-spoken salon owner and the dangerously protective rapper, love grows faster than either of them expected. Fame. Drama. Jealous enemies. And a baby girl that changes everything. Through it all, one thing becomes clear...
LIFE & GLORY by staccfrenzy
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"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.
Lethal | KV by xxmarieeee
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LETHAL /ˈlēTHəl/ adjective sufficient to cause death, harmful or destructive. "Damaged people are dangerous, they know they can survive." COVER BY: XOROYALTYWRITES
𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋 | 𝐃.𝐄. by kaiwrotethat
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In a world where most believed toxicity was necessary to go through in order to find real love, she brought it to him in the purest way possible. His Angel, the Obsession.
𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓 by kamourb_
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Kason "Khotic" Brewster never planned on living long. At seventeen, he buried both of his parents in the same week. His mother died instantly in a car crash. His father held on just long enough to make Kason promise one thing before he passed. Take care of your brother and sister. So that's exactly what he did. Twelve years later Khotic is the man the streets call when things get ugly. Feared. Respected. Untouchable. Everything he does is for the two people depending on him to make it out of the life he's stuck in. He's content with that. Until Beauty Cardwell crashes into his world. Bee is nothing like the women Khotic usually deals with. She's a twenty-five-year-old brain surgeon, a child prodigy who finished school before most people finished learning who they were. She's blunt, literal, and socially awkward in ways people don't always understand. 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦, Bee doesn't believe in pretending to be something she's not. She says exactly what she means. And for some reason... Khotic likes that. What starts as a chance meeting turns into something neither of them expected. Bee sees the man behind Khotic's reputation. The older brother trying to keep his promise. The boy who never got the chance to grieve. And Khotic sees something in Bee that the world keeps missing. But loving a man like Khotic means stepping into a life Bee was never meant to be part of. Enemies. Loyalty. Violence. The kind of danger that doesn't care how smart you are. And Khotic knows one thing for sure. Good girls like Beauty Cardwell aren't supposed to fall for men like him.