"Some girls collect book boyfriends; others collect bad decisions.
Harlowe Daye is a popular romance book content creator who has been invited on the biggest brand trip of her career. The problem? It's a couples' retreat, and she doesn't have a boyfriend to bring. After a string of failed attempts to find a plus one before she loses the opportunity of a lifetime, she turns to the one man who has always been ten toes down for her: her ex's brother. He also happens to be her best friend.
Hasheem Hart is always the one pulling people out of fires. When folks need him, he shows up, but when it's Harlowe, he shows up without a question. He knows agreeing to play her fake boyfriend on a Valentine's Day couples' trip is a bad idea, but he says yes anyway.
When pretending to be a couple gets a little too messy, Harlowe is left wondering if booking her best friend as her booked boyfriend is the worst bad decision she's ever made."
"She came with a baby and baggage. He showed up with his heart.
Phileigh Read has spent her entire life playing it safe, until one slip up with a client leaves her pregnant and staring down single motherhood. Phileigh’s focus should be on protecting her peace, building her brand, and preparing for the arrival of her child. But one last night out leads her into the arms of Super Bowl MVP Kellon “KB” Barnes, and the rest is history.
Kellon Barnes has spent years trying to outrun the guilt of his past. But something about Phileigh makes him want to stand still. She’s not part of his playbook, but she might be the peace he didn’t know he needed.
Love, like football, is all about timing, but sometimes, the best things in life just may come from an Unexpected Pass."
"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 you can't control who you love.
Loyalty. Demetrius 'Meechie' Augustine lives by it. He rewards loyalty with loyalty. When the most loyal thing he could do happens to also be the most disloyal, he finds himself stuck in love with his best friend's little sister and questioning his loyalty to the very cartel he runs in the name of love.
Samara wants to love but has built up so many defenses that it's hard to let herself fall. Will she find that you can't guard your heart against love because the only way to truly keep it safe is to open it?"
"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.
Tradition. Dr. Royale London doesn't do things for the sake of tradition. After choosing to walk away from his birthright as Capo of his family's cartel, he dedicated his life to opening new doors and creating his own legacy. When Monroe shows up in his office seeking his services, he knows instantly that she needs more than what she initially came for.
For the first time in her life, Monroe is provided the protection she's always wanted, but her duty to her family refuses to let her go. Will Dr. London be able to protect Monroe and help her carve out a new family legacy of her own, or will Monroe find that finding a bodyguard isn't enough to save her?"
"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 Marli soon found herself playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes.
Rich and successful record label CEO Dru Willis prides himself on being a leader. He sets out to accomplish something, and he does just that. Dru has lived his entire life getting what he wants when he wants, so when the one thing he can't have turns out to be the only thing he ever wanted, he doesn't know how to handle it. He finds himself cutting all ties with the only woman who ever had his heart, Marli Martin.
Their siblings force them into each other's space, and there is nothing they can do to stop the strings that bind them from connecting. Dru soon realizes that Marli is the woman he wants, but is he willing to play her silly games? Playing with soul ties can be dangerous, but with every risk, there is a reward. Will Dru and Marli be able to ignite their bond, free of games, or will they discover that if you play around with soul ties, you might get burned?"
"A soul tie can either set you free or hold you back.
When it comes to soul ties, Kaylee Martin has spent the last eight years of her life stuck in one. When the man she's given her entire life to hits it big in the music industry, Kay finds herself being left behind as he explores the world of money and fame without her. Even with all the signs pointing toward the exit, Kay struggles to let go of the only love she's ever known.
Successful businessman Amijay 'Blue' Willis has it all, including money to spend and women to blow through. His only downfall tends to be mixing business and pleasure. With the constant nagging of his older brother, Blue tries his hardest to separate business and his personal life for good.
When Kay and Blue are constantly thrown into each other's space, they can't deny their growing attraction to each other. Will Blue be able to wedge himself in between this soul tie? Or will the strings connecting Kay to another prove to be too strong?"
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