Simone Jackson is just a broke college girl from Atlanta trying to survive in L.A. Her parents think she's focused on school, but behind closed doors she's living a double life-working nights as a stripper to pay the bills. Between toxic love, fake friends, and a city full of temptations, Simone's world is already messy. Then some fine white boy walks into the club and flips everything upside down. Caught between secrets, survival, and a love she never expected, Simone has to decide if she'll keep hiding in the dark or risk it all to step into the spotlight. ©️©️©️

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | ⁿᵒᵘⁿ | 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭-𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. In which a man falls in love with his therapist-causing a dark passion to spur between the two.

Zharianna never meant to step foot on 59th & Elwood - the block everybody warns you not to walk down unless you know somebody who run it. But one wrong turn with her sister Zarleigh and best friend Chariyae puts her dead in the center of danger... and face-to-face with the one person she should've avoided.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲, 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲 Est. August 14th 2023

"𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱"

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇- He told her one thing "you ain't see shit if you wanna keep that pretty face connected to your body." She was never supposed to cross paths with Giomani "Gio" Blackwood, suit-wearing, gun-toting underboss of New York's most feared family. But one wrong night put her in his world, and Gio don't believe in coincidences. Now she's tied to the man the streets call a monster. And the craziest part? The more she learns about him, the harder it gets to hate him. Cold. Calculated. Fine as hell. Gio runs everything - and when his father steps down, he's coming for the throne. But love and loyalty don't mix in the mafia. And in Gio's world, you either with him... or you against him. Ain't no in-between. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 & 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃!

Solei came to college to get her degree, not lose herself in a man she couldn't have. Books, grades, and minding her business - that was the plan. Until she started slipping in her hardest class and ended up needing extra help from one person she should've stayed far away from. Basim Hart is everything she should avoid - intelligent, composed, and carrying an energy that makes people pay attention without him saying a word. One tutoring session turns into something neither of them can ignore, and suddenly Solei is caught between what's right and what feels too real to walk away from. But there's more to Professor Hart than the campus knows... and Solei starts to feel it long before she understands it. His past. His power. His secrets. All of it shadows the connection growing between them. As lines blur and temptation rises, Solei realizes she might be stepping into something deeper than a forbidden love and lesson - something that could change everything she thought she knew about him... and herself. A quiet girl. A complicated man. A love neither one of them saw coming. Secrets, tension, and danger - but you won't know how deep it goes until you turn the page. 🥇In literature 1/1/26 🥈 In Double Life 12/30/25 🥉Urban Novel 12/30/25