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Up in Smoke: An Onyx City Novel

Format
Kindle, 241 pages
Published
September 8, 2026
Welcome to Onyx City, a city where the music is loud, but the tension is louder. When possibility, love, lies, and deceit cross paths in a space that can both test you and potentially create the love that changes you.

If fate deemed it necessary for their paths to cross, what’s the worst that could happen?

Xavien ''Creed” Richards, the self-proclaimed prodigal son of two of Onyx City’s elite, Diamond and Cash Richards, has returned home. What was meant to be a quick visit passing through draws his attention to the beauty behind the turntable, who creates an energy, rhythm, and vibe he can’t ignore.

Yazmin Gold considered herself righteous with just enough ratchet to make things interesting. Her motto of a new city, scenery has her vying to become one of Black Magic Gentleman’s Club’s newest up-and-coming female DJs. She had a goal and a plan until a dark and handsome stranger set her heart into another rhythm with a soundtrack all its own. Yaz and Creed catch each other’s beat and try to make it into their personal duet. Creed didn’t see her coming, and she didn't see him in her path, but anybody could tell he was changing for her, and her light got brighter when it reflected his way.

Will Creed and Yaz create a harmonious, remixed version of rhythm and blues? Does their beat keep going, or will it skip after being played too quickly? Enter their world, where music, love, and possibilities collide to create a soundtrack that ultimately becomes theirs.

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