Concrete Hearts
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Last published Mon, Nov 17, 2025
Devine rules these East Oakland streets. Loyalty, survival, and respect define his world until Capri walks in. She's smart, fearless, and has nothing to do with the hustle... yet somehow, she becomes everything he didn't know he wanted.
Between rival gangs, family loyalty, and the ghosts of their pasts, can Devine protect the love that threatens to soften the king of the streets or will the streets take everything he holds dear?
Concrete Hearts is a gritty urban romance about love, family, and the fight to claim a life worth living.
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