𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞. Nubia is 22 years old, has been in and out of foster homes since she was six years old, and has been doing everything on her own since she was 18 years old. Nubia is struggling to make her money stretch while working for a cleaning company at record studios in downtown Harlem, New York, where she meets 25-year-old Dave East, a famous and upcoming rapper.

baby goes to stay in texas with her brother for the summer. she meets new people along the way but what happens when she meets her brothers best friend?

Kasiyr Bennett never planned on coming home for long. Chicago was supposed to be a quick stop for him and that's all. However, the city has a way of reminding you who you are and who you loved first. Ajani Washington is rooted where Kasiyr once stood. She carries the weight of the community, years of memories, and a love she never fully let go of on her shoulders. When Kasiyr's return puts them back on each other's radar, old truths resurface and boundaries start to get crossed. Some loves don't fade with distance and some choices demand a cost that neither of them is ready to pay.

When Alaia turns her part-time job at one of Houston's hottest strip clubs into a full-time hustle, the last thing she expects is to catch the eye of the biggest rapper in the game. What starts as late-night conversations and lowkey meetups quickly turns into a secret relationship that's too real to ignore. But in a city full of rumors, clout chasers, and messy pasts, keeping love private isn't easy. With their careers on the line and the spotlight always one step away, Alaia and Syncere must figure out how to protect what's theirs without losing themselves in the process.

"𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞" (you do not need to read the first book , to understand this one) •𝙠𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙫𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

she entered his world, before he knew how to guard his heart. Mi'Yanne woods struggling, overdue rent, going paycheck to paycheck trying to keep up with her daycare job. One day it all stops, she sees a paper on the sidewalk and scans a qr code which she didn't know would change her life forever.

𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴,𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵. 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝙖 𝙭𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

BOOK 1 𝘪 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦, 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦. 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎

Avery was raised on control. Taught to be poised, disciplined, have a routine, restraint. She was smart, Focused. Unshakeable. A patient in the psychiatric ward meant nothing to her personally. She was there to help. To follow protocol. To do her job. Cassian was a psychopath. Running the streets of Chicago ruthlessly. Cold-hearted. Clinically incapable of love. Until he saw Avery. The pretty nurse who kept her distance. Who never crossed lines. Who didn't realize she'd already been 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧. Are psychopaths really incapable of love?

Adey Tesfeye lives a life of quiet invisibility, carefully managing her anxiety and keeping the world at a safe distance. Sweet and trusting, she often finds herself taken advantage of but avoids confrontation at all costs. Her routine is predictable, her walls high, and her heart locked away-until she crosses paths with Dayvon "Von" Bennet. Von is a hardened drug dealer from the streets of Chicago, a man used to control, manipulation, and survival by any means necessary. His dangerous lifestyle has left him detached and weary, but when he meets Adey by chance, he becomes fixated on her softness-her fragility in a world as ruthless as his. What starts as curiosity spirals into obsession as Von begins to see himself as her protector, despite the chaos he brings into her life. As Von infiltrates Adey's world, their connection grows in ways neither of them expects. Adey, drawn to Von's intensity and the promise of safety, begins to let down her guard, unaware of the lengths he'll go to keep her close. But with her best friend growing suspicious and Von's grip tightening, Adey is forced to question whether her growing feelings are love or a dangerous illusion. In The Butterfly Effect, vulnerability and control collide in a slow-burn, high-stakes romance that blurs the lines between protection and possession. Will Adey find the strength to reclaim her life, or will Von's obsession consume them both? COVER AND BANNER CREDIT: K4SHMAYY