"First rule of spinning the block with your ex after two years?
Never catch feelings for the bad boy who shattered your heart.
Rule number two?
Definitely don’t get pregnant.
I’ve spent the last couple of years finding adventure in the friendly skies, bouncing from one city to the next without a care in the world.
That is until a twist of fate, in the form of some unexpected turbulence, thrusts me right into my ex’s arms while working the first-class cabin.
Despite the time gap, Amir Patton still melts my insides like Superman.
And after an emergency landing, an overnight layover, and a few drinks at the bar, let’s just say he’s got my legs spread like Nutella on toast.
When the sun rises, I know better than to make the same mistake twice.
I won’t get involved long term.
But when the stick turns pink a few weeks later, the situation escalates to a whole new level of complexity.
Being in Amir’s presence has me tipsy on a cocktail of emotions.
There’s still so much of me that resents the player he used to be, but our child deserves a father.
How long can I keep my heart hidden behind the wall I’ve built, especially when the only weakness I’ve ever had is him?"
"It started with a proposition (in a hotel bar of all places).
The brooding drug lord. The beautiful damsel with jagged edges. You know the rest, right?
It’s a page straight out of a hood fairy tale.
But our story is far from a classic romance.
Because Ahsan Patton isn’t your typical gangsta.
He’s the kind that’ll order a hit then rearrange your guts to a slow jam.
So, tell me why I agreed to be his fake girlfriend again?
Now I’m sharing the same air with a man that oozes irresistible charm, money, and power.
The longer I’m in his presence, the quicker the lines blur between what’s fact and fiction.
Our relationship? Faker than a three-dollar bill.
The way he makes me feel when he eats me like supper? Real AF.
There are rules to playing a couple. No outside dates. No talking about our arrangement to anyone. No falling in love.
Should be easy, right?
Until the minute I let my heart take the reins. Then all bets are off."
"When love leaves nineteen-year-old Loyalty Wallace with nothing but a pair of bruised ribs, she finds herself with $500,000 in stolen cash from her boyfriend, Whip, and a target on her back. She plans to use that money to escape her toxic relationship, but what she doesn’t know is the money she stole wasn’t his to keep.
It was a loan from the Belmonte family, one of the most dangerous families in the heart of the Big Apple.
Most children are taught not to play with their food, but Nevahn “Lourde” Belmonte was taught never to play with his money. He comes from a world of trappers and killers disguised as businessmen, so there are no college savings or 401K’s, only street money. As the only son of a street god, he’s next in line to inherit the million-dollar family “business” until his father throws a wrench in his plans. He must create a legacy, and he will not hand him the keys to the kingdom until he has a wife. With the lifestyle he lives, there’s no room for monogamy, let alone marriage.
When Loyalty’s actions land her in Lourde’s presence, he’s immediately drawn to her fearlessness and beauty. She just may be the girl he needs to get what he wants. When given the chance, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. Over time, what was supposed to be just a “business” deal turns into much more than just six zeros scribbled on a check.
In A Ruthle$$ Love Story, she will find out what it’s like to fall in love with a man whose reputation is almost as ruthless as his smile, and he will learn what it means to love someone unconditionally."
"In part one of A Ruthle$$ Love Story, Lourde’s only focus was proving to his father that he was worthy of the throne. Now that he knows Belmonte blood doesn’t run through his veins, he’s left with questions about who he really is. In the midst of all his family’s dirty laundry, he finds himself in love for the first time. When he loses himself, will he turn to Loyalty to remind him who he really is or feed into the ruthlessness he’s been immersed in all along?
Loyalty’s entire life has been one emotional rollercoaster ride after another. Now, she’s just praying for the moment her feet touch solid ground and hoping she’s alive to witness it. All she wants is to be back by Lourde’s side, but soon learns that underneath the glitz and the glamour, there’s nothing picture perfect about the Belmonte family.
Neenah finds herself bilious over her accident, which puts a strain on her relationship, mental health, and pregnancy. She’s determined to make things work with O’Shea and walk down the aisle, but Chanel just may have other plans.
Her world is flipped upside down when a betrayal far greater than that of her father’s is revealed. What will she do when she finds out who the father of her best friend’s baby is?
In A Ruthle$$ Love Story 2, friends become rivals as everyone lines up to see the Belmonte empire fall. With so many harbored secrets, who will make it out alive and who will be just another casualty in a war between families?"
