Elijah Taylor, better known as Bishop, has spent his life surviving bullets, betrayal, and the kind of violence that turns men into ghosts. Quiet never meant peaceful. It meant he was listening, waiting, and deciding who needed to disappear next. Now that Saint has stepped down, Bishop sits at the head of the Johnson Mafia with power in one hand and war in the other. New enemies are testing his name. Old ones are crawling out the dirt. Everybody wants a piece of the throne. But Bishop has never been the type to share. A sit-down at a strip club is supposed to be business-money, weight, and warnings. Instead, Bishop runs into the woman he hasn't been able to forget since the day he bumped into her at the hospital. Jream Ellis has been fighting her whole life, too. Raised in a broken home with a mother who never let her breathe, forced into motherhood young, and left with nothing but her body, her hustle, and her son to protect, Jream dances because survival doesn't care about pride. Her plan was simple: stack enough money to run. Until the father of her son dragged her right back under his control. Cold, abusive, and dangerous, he uses their child as a leash, keeps eyes on her every move, and forces her to work for the same man she hates. Jream knows what happens to women who try to leave men like him. Then Bishop sees her again. And Bishop doesn't bow to wannabe kingpins. He buries them. Jream is trapped in a world built to break her, but the most dangerous man in the city just made her his business. And once Bishop chooses violence in her name, nobody watching her will be safe.

Travel nurse Ivy Parker's temporary island assignment turns life-changing when an abandoned baby, Piper, is left at her medical facility. As Ivy becomes the only person able to soothe the child, Piper's powerful father, Matteo Moretti - a dangerous Italian businessman and soon-to-be Don - arrives desperate to reclaim his daughter. But with Piper's mother missing, family betrayal unfolding, and danger closing in, Ivy and Matteo must work together to protect the baby who unexpectedly binds them.

It's an age-old Question can a man and a woman be strictly cuddy buddys? no strings attached or feelings involved? maybe, maybe not. well, we can say that it's easier said than done.

🩸 VAMPIRE HOOD ROMANCE Nyxara Monroe never expected to fall for an inmate, especially someone like Kofi Adjei-a mysterious, dangerous man serving time at the prison where she works as a correctional officer. Their connection grows despite every rule telling her to stay away. But during a violent prison riot, Nyxara discovers Kofi's darkest secret when she witnesses him feeding on another officer. Terrified, she quits and vows to forget him. Years-or seven years-later, Kofi walks out of prison a free man. But he never forgot Nyxara. Now he's hunting her down, determined to win back the woman who walked away from him. She wanted to escape his darkness. He wants to prove their love is stronger than it.

Twenty-one-year-old Rhyon has spent her life hiding a dangerous secret-she's a rare gold werewolf/witch hybrid with powers powerful enough to change the supernatural world. After her parents were supposedly killed protecting her from the cruel and obsessive Alpha Curtis, Rhyon was raised by her aunt and uncle and taught to never let anyone discover who she truly is. Now living in Los Angeles and running her own bookstore/coffee shop with her best friends Mya and Janae, Rhyon wants nothing to do with mates, love, or destiny. But everything changes when Saint Monroe, a powerful alpha and her true mate, walks into her shop. While Rhyon fights the bond at every turn, Saint refuses to give up on her. But as old enemies return and Curtis finally closes in, Rhyon must decide if love is really a weakness-or the key to saving them

After getting shot and left for dead, Marshall finally opens his eyes after weeks in a coma-and the first face he sees is Jayda's. Not only is she Rah's older sister and the woman who has always been completely off-limits, but she's also the nurse assigned to care for him. From the hospital room to his own home, Jayda becomes responsible for helping Marshall recover, forcing the two of them to spend more time together than either of them ever expected. And somewhere between late-night check-ins, medication, arguments, and vulnerable moments, Marshall starts catching feelings that are anything but innocent. Jayda is twenty-eight, grown, and has no interest in dating younger men-especially not a twenty-five-year-old street dude known for being a ladies' man. She knows Marshall's reputation, his lifestyle, and the trouble that follows him everywhere. She's determined to keep things strictly professional, reminding herself that he's her patient and, more importantly, her little brother's best friend. But Marshall isn't trying to hear none of that. For the first time in his life, he's willing to put in real work to prove he can be more than the man everybody thinks he is. But falling for Jayda comes with one dangerous rule: Rah can never find out. As Marshall's recovery turns into something neither of them can control, Jayda has to decide whether she can trust the man behind the street reputation, while Marshall has to risk everything to win the one woman he was never supposed to have. Because when love crosses the line between patient and nurse, friendship and betrayal, somebody is bound to get hurt.

"I hate how much I need you, Niyah..." From just enemies, to enemies with benefits, to lovers. I hate how much I want him. But I can't escape him. Why? Because we're lawfully locked. An office romance between rival lawyers who try to fight the tension between them until they finally give in. "You say you hate me but you fuck me the same day." *a lot of smut included*

Avery Washington ain't your average billionaire. He built his IT empire from the ground up, but behind the clean suits, luxury cars, and million-dollar penthouse is a man with street ties, a cold heart, and a dangerous side nobody plays with. Amari Vaughn is a rich, spoiled pothead who's used to doing whatever the hell she wants. She's got money, attitude, and zero interest in Avery. As far as she's concerned, he's too cocky, too controlling, and definitely not her type. But when her comfortable life gets flipped upside down and danger comes knocking at her door, Avery becomes the only man standing between her and everything trying to destroy her. Being forced under Avery's protection means Amari has to live by his rules-and being around him every day slowly changes the way she sees him. His bossy ways start feeling protective, his cold stares start making her heart race, and before she knows it, the man she swore she'd never want has her completely sprung. Avery wanted to keep her safe, but somewhere along the way, he became addicted to loving her. Now they're deep in a love neither one of them planned for, but Avery wants more than her heart-he wants an heir to the Washington empire. The only question is, will Amari give her billionaire street king the baby he wants, or will the secrets surrounding her past destroy their crazy love before their legacy can begin?