Mystery, crime, and grit surrounded his family, often bringing power-hungry enemies right to his doorstep. Never one to back down from any opposition, he often stood victorious. But this new threat is something different and not at all one he is prepared for until an old love comes to save him.

Eli "Maestro" Lewis has prepared himself to run the kingdom of Smoke Enterprises. The plan was to allow his father time to rest and live out his golden years with his new love, but someone wanted his father back in the game, and his father, Smoke, was all too happy to show Pittsburgh how he earned his name. They said where there's Smoke, there's fire, and now the city was up in flames. Eli had major problems with that.

Slick is known to be the loose cannon: explosive and unpredictable which is why she needs help to get out of a bind all the time. Malachi is all too happy to help her the best way he knows how-brains and tenacity. But it's not enough to stop what's been boiling over since her mother left.

Long awaited . . . Two sets of siblings. One father. Now meet. A father's dream to completely recompense for his wrongs and love all his children together is granted to him. Will it be drama, or will it be all love? Maybe it'll be both. Reader's note: Before reading/listening to We Are One...

In the heart of 1980s Pittsburgh, as the crack cocaine epidemic ravages the streets, Michael "Shine" Ferrell is a rising player in the city's cutthroat underworld. Hungry for more power, he sets his sights on expanding his empire—only to clash with a ruthless rival who controls the city's darkest corners. But it's not just the streets that threaten to swallow him whole. A betrayal at home shakes the foundation of the little he holds dear, forcing Shine to navigate deadly alliances and personal ruin as the epidemic spreads like wildfire.

Franklin "Butch" Harris was never meant to survive. Forced to flee the only home he'd ever known. The life he built in Pittsburgh was carved from blood and violence, his reputation as Smoke's most ruthless enforcer whispered in the streets. He doesn't flinch. He doesn't hesitate. And he damn...

Some women fall in love. Carmen learned how to survive it. She wanted the man with power, the life that came with him, the kind of love that looked like protection and felt like possession. And for a moment . . . she had it. But love doesn't always choose you back. Caught between the man she...