Justice isn’t always served in a courtroom.

Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Zuri Bennett has devoted her life to giving the dead a voice. Criminal Defense Attorney Micah Graves has devoted his to protecting the rights of the living. When fate keeps throwing them together, an undeniable connection quickly becomes something deeper.

But while their relationship blossoms, a killer is quietly eliminating men with violent pasts, the closer Micah grows to Zuri, the more he begins to question how someone can know him so well.

Some obsessions look exactly like love. Others destroy everything you thought you knew about the person you love.

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TK Fletcher is a Louisiana-based indie author who writes Black romance and romantic suspense. Her love for storytelling began in high school during the Wattpad days, where writing became a creative outlet long before she considered becoming a published author.

After losing her mother in 2025, TK decided it was time to stop keeping her stories to herself and share them with the world. She made her author debut in April 2026 with Worth the Risk.

Outside of writing, TK holds multiple degrees and is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

TK writes about Black love in all its forms, with stories filled with complicated relationships, family, humor, real-life conversations, a little drama, and plenty of spice. Her characters aren’t perfect. They make mistakes, grow, fall in love, and figure life out along the way.

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Living in the Trenches of Inglewood, California, Whisper Maestra Carter lives in the urban house with her lovesick mother, and her mother’s deranged, gang affiliated boyfriend.

After losing her father to her worst nightmare, Whisper knew the main culprit. She was angry, grieving and she wanted revenge. Only problem is, the suspect is the most notorious gang leader in all of California. Also her mothers boyfriend who brutalizes her constantly and forces her to do the unthinkable. Whisper has been trapped in her toxic bubble for years. Instead of waiting for it to pop, she knew she had to take him by force. Whisper was never the type to rage or retort with violence, but considering that she has lost everything, she has nothing left to lose.

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Known in the gaming community as “The Misfit Butterfly,” Dalesia or her pen name “Lesi Tesfaye” is a passionate writer and storyteller. Hailing from New Orleans, her writing journey began at just 7 years old, captivating her classmates with imaginative tales and poems. Since then, she has blossomed into a multifaceted creator, contributing to “Geaux Girl Magazine” in her teenage years, launching a Sims 4 Series, and as you can see, publishing her own books. She continues to weave stories that inspire and entertain embracing her inner gamer soul while spreading her wings as an author.

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Some people fight the devil inside them… others worship it.

NYPD Detectives Phee Freeman and Quincy Cavanaugh are back and working to stop another serial killer. Freeman has his own battles to fight, too, as he navigates his family’s refusal to accept his sibling AJ’s identity. When AJ is found brutally murdered, he can’t step away from the case. Before long, a pattern of shockingly similar ritualistic murders emerges. Freeman, Cavanaugh, and FBI Agent Janet Maclin must join forces with a brilliant but deranged cult leader to hunt down the killer. As the bodies begin piling up, Phee and his partners must rethink their entire investigation—what if their suspect and their so-called expert are actually the same person?

Apart from his critically-acclaimed thriller titles, La Salle is a masterful mystery/crime storyteller. He may be best known for his acting roles in productions such as ER, Coming to America, and Logan, but his background in crime fiction was finely honed as he directed and executive produced countless episodes of popular shows such as Law & Order, Law and Order SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime, CSI: NY, and Chicago PD with Dick Wolf.

Praise for Laws of Wrath

\"All thriller; no filler―a white knuckled treat.\" ― James Patterson

\"[A] nail-biter that never sacrifices character for plot.\" ― Publishers Weekly

\"A devilish thriller in which no one escapes the darkness.\" ― Kirkus Reviews

\"Penetrating and incisive…Laws of Wrath is outstanding fiction, with its basis firmly planted in the nonfictional evil man is capable of committing.\" ―Lee Ashford, Readers' Favorite

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Finding out he has a daughter with the same woman who once set him up to be killed changes everything. Now, Mega is forced to face choices about loyalty, love, and the kind of man he really wants to be.

Caught between Mila, the woman who never stopped bringing trouble into his life, and Jordyn, the one who stands beside him no matter what, he finds himself in a position where every decision comes with a price. One offers history he can’t erase. The other offers a future he isn’t sure he deserves.

With enemies lurking, old feelings resurfacing, and fatherhood hitting him all at once, Mega learns the hard way that some ties can’t be broken… and some women are harder to walk away from than the streets themselves.

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I'm Shamar Phillips. I write messy love stories with complicated but relatable characters. Welcome to my world of literary chaos.

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