Paris has always been the perfect student, athlete, and friend. He's got his whole life planned out, and nothing is going to stand in his way. But when he catches the eye of Aalijah Mashire, one of the most powerful men in Memphis, his life takes a dangerous turn. Suddenly, Paris finds himself caught up in a world of dirty money and criminal activity. He's tasked with laundering Aalijah's money through his small clothing business, or risk losing everything. But as Paris becomes more involved with Aalijah, he realizes that there's more to the kingpin than meets the eye. As the two men grow closer, they must navigate a dangerous world of secrets, lies, and betrayal. Paris is torn between his loyalty to Aalijah and his desire to protect himself and his business. And Aalijah must decide whether he's willing to risk everything for the man he's come to love. "Dirty Presidents" is a thrilling romance that explores the dark side of love. It's a story of two men from different worlds, brought together by circumstance, and the lengths they'll go to protect each other. And like always, there will be danger lurking around every corner.

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐂 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐊𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐧.

THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE/PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. CONTAINS MATURE AND GRAPHIC SCENES SUCH AS ABUSE, MURDER, SA, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS/ACTIONS. Kane has never had an easy life. His biological parents were killed in a driveby shooting, he was sold for drugs by his foster parents, and moved in and out of foster homes. Now 22 years old, Kane fights in the basement of Essence Night Club and lives with his uncle, Damien, who is a gambler. When Damien gambles Kane's life away to a ruthless gang leader, Alexander Ross, Kane's entire life crumbles, or what was left of it anyway. Can Kane stay afloat while dealing with Alexander's ways and facing his past? Or will all his pain cause him to sink?

Enter Jericho Tucker: a Nigerian, Brooklyn native with serious daddy issues, a killer afro, and has a whole lot of love to give. But toss picture-perfect Joseph Turner into the mixing bowl; quarterback, silver-tongued, white boy from the dirty south, and you'll have a real disaster on your hands. It's their last year of high-school, and things are already getting hot; just add a pinch of fake friends, two cups of jealous exes, and a little too much southern lovin', and now you're really cooking! So, if you can't handle the heat, you better get the heck out of the kitchen. + 5th place Ace Awards Supreme LGBTQ batch 2 + #2 in talkthepoc + #2 wmbm + #3 in diverselit + #3 bmwm + #7 in weneeddiversebooks + #10 in diverse ***HIATUS***

"𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞.."

when Jaylen Park and Cassian Bergman cross the fine line between rivals and lovers they have to reevaluate everything they have ever known because straight guys don't kiss other guys, especially their teammates, and they sure as hell don't sleep with them either. It doesn't help that the two boys have this underlying sexual tension that they both can't explain because at the end of the day no matter what connection still lingers between them, they can't act on their urges because Jaylen is 100% straight and so is Cassian or maybe the two are just a little confused but it's okay because no matter how many kisses they share behind closed doors as long as they remember to say "no homo" afterward it simply doesn't count as love, right? [EXTENDED SYNOPSIS INSIDE]

"Daddy was a dope dealer, mama was a dope dealer , daddy fell off then mama started smoking dope while she was pregnant with me maybe that's why I'm such a dope nigga" Life ain't never been that good for Sincere growing up a dope boy without guidance he never envisioned hisself leaving the hood. The hood was all he knew. Santana was the same way. He ain't never had nobody. No family, no friends he was a young nigga with a secret doing whatever he had to do to eat. When they cross paths can they help eachother overcome their situations?