Salima Navarro, a driven young woman with dreams larger than her current circumstances, takes a job at the upscale Aura nightclub to support herself and her recovering mother. This decision unexpectedly propels her into an unfamiliar world. Deuce Dillinger, the commanding heir to a powerful family empire, is accustomed to control in all aspects of his life. Upon seeing Salima, he resolves to make her his, despite her initial resistance to his domineering personality and lifestyle. As their fiery attraction ignites into a passionate affair, Salima finds herself navigating the complexities of Deuce's world, a realm of luxury, family loyalty, and ever-present danger. With rivals threatening their relationship and Salima's safety at stake, can their love withstand the challenge that comes with Deuce's lifestyle? Or will Salima have to choose between the man who sets her heart ablaze and the life she's always known?

Maceo Dillinger is the second eldest son of the Dillinger clan. Being a part of his family organization means Maceo is no stranger to danger, but he as a secret that might just cost him his life. He’s taken on an unapproved caseload and has brought his girlfriend Sharina Gladden along for the ride. His already dangerous world turns treacherous when Maceo finds himself as a target. The time for keeping secrets is over as escalating threats become increasingly deadly. Maceo is forced to come clean and rely on his family to ensure both his and Sharina’s survival. When the world gets dark, sometimes you need more than bulletproof vests and backup plans. With Maceo and Sharina living on borrowed time, every second has to count. Who will survive and who will meet a most tragic demise?

Devin "Smoke" Dillinger lives by a simple code—protect what's his at all costs. As the third oldest Dillinger and owner of a successful weapons distribution business, Smoke has a reputation that precedes him. He's a man of few attachments who prides himself on control, discipline, and keeping people at arm's length... until an unexpected visitor walks through his door. Romi Mitchell is fighting battles on all sides. Seven months pregnant with her second child, she's desperately seeking protection from threats she can no longer handle alone. With nowhere else to turn, she steps into Smoke's world hoping for safety but unprepared for the man she finds behind the intimidating reputation. When circumstances force them together, what begins as a reluctant alliance transforms into something neither expected. As violence threatens Romi's world, Smoke discovers a protective instinct that surprises even himself. Through bullets, betrayal, and heartbreak, they forge an unbreakable bond that defies their separate worlds. But in a city where power and corruption run deep, their newfound love may come at the ultimate price.

Jaeda Dillinger isn’t so lucky when it comes to love. Between running her family's covert operations and being the timid, shy and quiet one of a rowdy bunch, she’s convinced romance just isn’t in the cards for her. But when a tech breach threatens her most secure files, Jaeda shifts into full-on defense mode—only to discover the hacker isn’t some faceless enemy, but a quiet, brilliant man who just might be everything she didn’t know she needed. Quaid Michaels lives in a world of logic, lines of code, and quiet curiosity. The one thing he can’t rationalize? His growing obsession with Jaeda Dillinger. When admiration turns into action, he makes one reckless choice that lands him face-to-face with the woman of his dreams—and her gun-toting family. What started as digital help spirals into something far more personal. As their worlds collide, sparks fly in unexpected ways. Can something that started all wrong turn into something completely right?