I know what I want this time.\" - DeyShawn

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\"Well, I know what I don't.\" - Kaia

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All Kaia wants is to be off of the merry go round that is the relationship between her and DeyShawn, but with new legal cases to fight, and an old enemy nowhere to be found, things become even more complicated.

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Now it’s personal.

As Sua hunts down those responsible, he crosses paths with Kennedi, a bold nursing student who’s everything he shouldn’t want. But some fires you don’t put out.

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Kaia Lennox thought she left DeyShawn Hayes in the past.

But when her ex resurfaces as the defense attorney for Flint’s most feared kingpin, and her new love interest might be tied to the case, the break-up starts to feel more like the beginning of something darker.

Caught between power, passion, and a truth that threatens to burn everything down, Kaia must decide who to trust—and what she’s really willing to risk for love, loyalty, and freedom.

The Break Up is a bold, emotionally raw urban romance about the ties that bind… and the secrets that break.

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Breona Jai

The Break Up