Guilty By Association

Anaiylah Brown has spent her entire life proving she belongs at the top. At just twenty-three, she's one of UC Berkeley's brightest forensic psychology students, only months away from earning the credentials she's worked toward since childhood. Her future is planned down to the smallest detail-until she witnesses a murder outside her dorm.

The man responsible doesn't run.

Instead, he introduces himself.

Kanaan Cox, the twenty-six-year-old heir to one of Northern California's most powerful crime families, should have silenced the only witness. Instead, he becomes fascinated by the fearless woman who refuses to be intimidated.

As Anaiylah is pulled deeper into Kanaan's dangerous world, she unexpectedly meets two of his closest friends.

Jordan Amoretto, a charismatic San Francisco native whose easygoing charm hides years of loyalty to the organization.

And Skyler Sells, the family's calculating strategist-a man whose icy demeanor has earned him a reputation for being the most dangerous of them all.

Each relationship begins separately, with Anaiylah trying to keep her emotions compartmentalized. But secrets have a way of colliding, and when everyone discovers the truth, they're forced to confront feelings none of them expected.

Together, they build an unconventional relationship while balancing trust, loyalty, and the constant threat of the criminal empire surrounding them.

Just as Anaiylah prepares to earn her forensic psychology license and begin the career she's dreamed of, everything falls apart.

Kanaan is arrested.

The trial becomes the biggest organized crime case California has seen in decades.

Now Anaiylah faces the impossible choice between the law she's sworn to uphold and the people she's come to love.