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Ongoing, First published Apr 26, 2019
Mature
-On an island city built on corruption, a woman with a violent past delivers letters by day and keeps her secrets locked away at night. But when the men next door-enforcers in the city's shadow war-take an interest in her, she learns that even in exile, there's no outrunning who you were made to be.
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Robin wasn't always a killer.
Once, she was just a girl trying to survive the man who owned her.

Now, in her mid-twenties, she's on the run-from him, from her past, from the things he forced her to do. The only place left to disappear is an island off the coast, home to the most dangerous city in America, where the line between law and crime is drawn in smoke and blood.

By day, Robin works quietly as a mail courier, blending into the rhythm of ordinary lives she'll never have. By night, she hides in her tiny apartment above the shop, haunted by memories of the people she's hurt... and the one person she killed.

But peace doesn't last long here. Her neighbors-two men who do the dirty work on the police behalf -begin to take notice of her. They see the way she moves, the way she watches, the way danger clings to her like a shadow. And when violence comes to their doorstep, she's pulled back into a world she swore she'd never touch again.

In a city built on secrets, she'll have to decide who she's willing to trust-and how far she's willing to go to finally be free.
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The Unexpected

7 parts Ongoing

Tanya never believed in fate until the night her world was shattered by blood and betrayal. A simple act of kindness pulled her into Darryl's path - a man with haunting eyes, a hidden past, and scars that told a story darker than midnight. What began as a spark of attraction soon spiraled into something far more dangerous: a love born in chaos, tested by lies, and hunted by enemies who would kill to keep the truth buried. He saved her life once. She exposed his secret twice. Now, both are trapped in a web of deceit that neither of them wove - yet both must escape. Darryl is not the man he claims to be. Beneath the calm charm lies a criminal past tied to a powerful syndicate that has marked him for death. But Tanya is no ordinary woman either. Her brother's mysterious disappearance years ago is connected to the same people Darryl once worked for. As bullets fly and bodies fall, Tanya is forced to choose between the man she loves and the justice she swore to find. Every step closer to the truth uncovers another lie, another betrayal, and another reason to run. When love and danger collide, loyalty is tested, trust becomes a weapon, and survival demands more than courage - it demands sacrifice. In the shadows of crime and passion, Tanya and Darryl will discover that destiny is not written in stars, but in blood, secrets, and choices. And when the final truth comes to light, it will shake everything they thought they knew - because what binds them together is more than love or guilt. It is The Unexpected - a story of love that defies logic, danger that never sleeps, and two hearts that refuse to surrender even when the world turns against them.