“I’ll call you my favorite name for you, Heartbeat. I swear if you let me, I’ll show you why you’re the reason why mine beats.”Kelaya Harper knows two things when it comes to Hezekiah Perez.One, she loves him.Two, they can never be together.They are from two different worlds and blending them will be a tragic misstep.Hezekiah knows his heart belongs only to Kelaya and will do anything to prove that they are meant to be.Just when he thinks the...

Claim my heart and protect me like a bodyguard.Protection. Monroe Iris has lived her entire life seeking it. She longs to have a safe space to fall in love—to be vulnerable. She's surrounded by things and people that were put in place to fill her with security but has none. Her entire life has been molded around being the perfect wife for an imperfect man. She's stuck following a family tradition that doesn't mean her well, without anyone in her corner to save her....

Babi is holding her incarcerated man, Too Low, down. She loves him dearly, but is now questioning their future, as she realizes that he's never going to change.Then just as she begins to reexamine her relationship, she ends up laying hands on an associate, damaging a certain somebody's car in the process. Now, Face, the car owner, wants Babi to pay up, and we're not talking monetarily.What will Babi do when she faces temptation? Will she fold when a rich ma...

What happens when a heartbroken therapist hires a handsome but hot-headed private chef for a dinner she was supposed to share with the man who wrecked her in the first place?She ends up being fed more than the three-course meal he came to serve. Iyla Fisher thought her solo anniversary dinner would be a quiet night of self-care until Keywan Glover, a chef with a short fuse and a violent past, strolls into her life and flips the script.When he walked into Iy...

Willow Lourie, daughter of Kyle and Eyota, is the definition of against the grain.She lives her life unapologetically to the desires of her heart. She's always known what was right according to pack law and her parents' guidance, but when right doesn't work with what her heart wants, she does the next best thing... her. What happens when someone comes along making her second guess her true heart's desire?Sven Collins is new to pack life but not new to the p...

Out of all the things that could cause his life to turn upside down, Adir Bell never thought falling in love would be the catalyst.Known as Dr. Bell to the streets, his days are filled with caring for those whose lives are far less than legal. Along with being a physician, he's a single father raising four young men. Humble, Peace, Bragg, and Kalm are his sons. Although the streets are in chaos, Adir's sons are the only ones keeping him under control. Despite pleas...

Psalm Reign is the IT specialist for his family's online brokering business.When his brother is shot and sent home under 24-hour nursing supervision, he moves in to assist with caring for his brother and watching his back. As handsome and successful as Psalm is, he's always been more into gaming and computers than the fairer sex. When the gorgeous chocolate nurse gains his attention, he starts to wonder if there is more to life than his family's crime empire and de...

Play around with soul ties, and you will get a baby—or however the saying goes.Marli Martin is the queen of playing games. Seeing her twin sister get dragged through the mud by love made her promise to never partake. She uses men for their body parts and their money. It had been easy. She never fell in love because she never made her heart available. That was until she met her sister's new brother-in-law, Dru, and their souls tied. One night turned into many, and M...

Above all, protect each other's hearts, and love will live.Love. Samara London has lived her entire life seeking it. Being the daughter of a cartel king who often had little time for her, she has learned how to be self-sufficient in anything she does, including her love life. Not that she has one, anyway. An arrangement she made six years ago out of loyalty to her brother, Royale, has derailed her plans for love. She wants to be in control to protect her heart, but...

As the youngest and only female member of a male-dominated family, Divine has always been sheltered by her overprotective brothers and cousins.Claiming to only want the best for her, they are often overbearing in their tactics to ensure her safety. Now that she's approaching thirty, she feels like it's time to branch out and find a life and a love of her own, but not without much protest from the men in her family.From a young age, Liam worked as the muscle...

Messiah "Gu" Carter vowed to protect his family of women without letting the streets take over, but when tragedy strikes, his whole world shifts.Running into someone with answers forces him to decide, seek revenge, or face the past.Turquoise "Qui" Edwards is book smart but lost in a past she can't remember. Caught in a deadly game, she holds secrets that could shatter everything. Will she keep quiet or expose the truth?Brielle "Bari" Carter is Gu's ...

Rule number one: do to these men how they do to you.That was the rule Savanhi put into place after love and loyalty were shattered, or at least what she thought was love and loyalty. A rule she was hellbent on upholding until she crossed paths with Noble Paulson, Jr. Captivating and assuring, Savanhi dived into the depths of him, just for a night and a mutual agreement – no vested interest.If Noble knows anything about rules, they're made to be broken. His ...