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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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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Eleven years after college, Audrey Marcus thought the messiest parts of her past were safely behind her. Her husband, Eugene, built a successful life after they left Blackwell University, a prestigious HBCU—a thriving real estate career, a Caribbean restaurant he co-owns with his longtime fraternity brother, and a wife and daughter he loves. Then he’s arrested for murdering a woman from their college past. And not just any woman. A woman who once joined Audrey and Eugene in bed for a night of desire, temptation and consequences. She wants to believe the man she loves, but a decade of marriage has already shown her how fragile trust can be. As the case deepens, old betrayals, buried secrets, and unanswered questions begin to resurface. Her older brother, Derek, who is also Eugene’s lawyer, is fighting to save him. Rashad, Eugene’s best friend and fraternity brother, knows more than he is saying. And as Audrey searches for answers, another name begins creeping into the case: Zai. A strange man she can't place. A connection she doesn't yet understand. And the closer Audrey gets to the truth, the more she realizes Eugene’s case may only be the beginning of something else. Because time can bury a secret. It can't erase what happened.

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G. L. Jaye is my pen name, but storytelling has been a part of me since I was sixteen years old. As a first-generation Caribbean American, I’ve always been drawn to the beautiful complexity of people and the ways our experiences and circumstances contribute to who we are and who we become. My stories live in the messy, emotional gray areas of life where tough lessons are learned, relationships are complicated, and we are faced with difficult choices that can change everything.

I say this because life, for me, has always been messy, morally gray and things never go the way it supposed to go.

My writing blends the rawness of urban and contemporary fiction laced with street-lit, dark psychological thrills, and heavy doses of drama. And you could add complicated relationships, spirituality, and dark romantic suspense into the mix.

I love writing about flawed characters, painful histories, experiences, situations and dangerous love.

When I’m not writing, I enjoy spending time with family, prioritizing self-care, and getting lost in music, which has always been food for my soul. If my journey proves anything, it’s that it’s never too late to follow your passion.

I’m living proof of that.

https://www.amazon.com/author/gljaye

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Her husband, Eugene, is still sitting in Rikers fighting a murder charge. Her daughter, Brielle, still believes in pinky promises and hopes her daddy comes home. And the most dangerous man to walk into Eugene and his best friend’s restaurant has come back. With red roses. Zai doesn’t chase. Doesn’t beg. He doesn’t even ask for permission. He simply shows up. In her phone. In their conversations. In her head when she’s trying to sleep. And he waits for Audrey to eventually come to him. Audrey Marcus has been yearning for something she doesn’t want to admit. Still, she tells herself that speaking to Zai is about finding answers. About Eugene’s case. About Camille—the dead woman her husband has been accused of murdering. About uncovering enough truth to finally bring Eugene home. But somewhere between conversations, the line between Audrey and Zai stops being a line. A conversation leads to a touch. A touch leads to a taste. And that taste becomes something she can’t take back. Suddenly, Zai is no longer a temptation she can ignore. The closer he gets, the more present he becomes in her life and the harder it is to ignore the possessiveness growing beneath his attention. Audrey realizes Zai is a man whose presence feels like heaven and hell at the same time. And while Eugene’s future remains uncertain, the truth isn't the only thing that unravels. So is Audrey. Because getting her old life back may be the hardest thing she has ever done. She knows one thing for sure: Zai has no intention of disappearing. The roses may be gone. But the consequences aren’t. Welcome to After the Roses, Book Two of The Time Can’t Erase Saga. Start with Time Can’t Erase, Book One, if you want the full descent.

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Audrey Marcus knows she should walk away. From his desire. From the danger. From Zai. But the harder she pulls away, the tighter his hold becomes. What started as temptation has turned into something neither of them can control. Zai has fallen for a woman he was never supposed to want, and loving Audrey only makes him more dangerous. Possessive. Unpredictable. Unwilling to lose her. Audrey may have feelings she refuses to name, but she still has a husband, a daughter, and a life waiting for her beyond Zai's world. And as the truth about the case begins to surface, Audrey realizes the man holding on to her may also be the man dragging her deeper into a war she never knew existed. She wants space now. Zai wants her. And some men don't know how to let go.

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