Women, money, and power, that's what Pastor Harvey craved his whole life.

Benita Michaels, is a woman who finds love in all the wrong places.

What happens when lust, lies, affairs, and the past collide?

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She’s an around-the-way girl from Harlem, struggling with three jobs and school to make ends meet for so many.

So, what could they possibly have in common? Find out how Ezra Carmichael and Lex Grier make a covenant, creating a sphere for both their worlds to harmonize.

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No suit, no Holy cloth, just a scrawny PK with a gold chain vying for her attention.

…She was interested, too.

And he was always there.

Even when he went off to seminary and she stayed in Gardensville, taking care of home.

It was worth it.

Now she’s successful and independent.

But still… the what-ifs don’t stop.

It follows her all around the church.

Blocks her so she can’t get in her car.

Flirts like it ain’t being fresh.

And takes care of her when she least expects it… and that’s exactly where this story begins.

It’ll be exactly where it ends.

Secrets unfold when tragedy strikes.

And the Finest and the Chosen will learn that above all…honor is the code.",{"_154":113,"_29":77,"_201":202,"_203":66},"Major Key Publishing",336,"May 7, 2026","May 7","B0GZYHLKT9","#0d0c16",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/4373i/34f1dc30-8b60-4b2e-9a56-f37723f31062.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F4373i%2F34f1dc30-8b60-4b2e-9a56-f37723f31062.jpg","Gardensville Romance","5c85611e-5b3c-4333-a9ea-f892eff020d9",{"_154":349,"_29":350,"_129":351,"_208":-5,"_209":-5,"_210":70,"_212":352,"_214":49},"b17936b5-21b7-4f91-b0ec-43c81c8f7eec","Danae Noir","376-danae-noir",[215],{"_29":354,"_129":355,"_356":357,"_214":49},"AccuProse Editing Services","378-accuprose-editing-services","role","editor","7e1a6baf-c057-42a6-986f-b19aa96cbf3d","Preacher Man","visibility","public","comments_count","created","2026-06-13T19:53:25.535Z","user",{"_154":367,"_29":368,"_369":-5,"_370":66,"_177":70,"_371":372,"_373":70,"_374":113,"_159":375,"_376":49,"_377":66,"_378":-5,"_379":380,"_381":382,"_383":384,"_385":332,"_386":-5,"_387":-5,"_388":389,"_390":49},"d611594f-19c6-4a7b-9777-2a85d16f70c3","Haley","rating_system","locked","about","","followers_count","following_count",188,"hide_relationships","verified_author","author_slug","user_id","19af1f31-a78f-486e-8f40-aa816a2275d3","username","haley","last_seen","last active today","member_since","date_of_birth","location","avatar","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/avatars/d611594f-19c6-4a7b-9777-2a85d16f70c3.jpeg","email_verified","isLoggedIn",["P",392],"result",{"_17":400,"_19":401,"_15":402,"_403":404,"_21":405,"_406":407,"_23":408},"themePreference","light","storedTheme","gaId","G-Z1HVZ17GZ3","Blackauthored","%s","Find your next Black authored read and connect with readers with the similar taste.","handle","@blackauthored","https://blackauthored.com","robots",{"_419":66,"_420":66},{"_25":26,"_27":409,"_29":400,"_410":411,"_412":413,"_21":405},"Organization","logo","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/images/og-image.png","sameAs",[414,415,416,417,418],"https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]