**STANDALONE** Have you ever felt like the weight of the world was on your shoulders? Been through hell and back and still found yourself standing tall? You ever stopped and realized that what was designed to break you only made you stronger? Meet 18-year-old firecracker Yemani Jacobs. After tragedy strikes her in twos, she trades her small town of Sicily Island in for the big city when she accepts a full ride scholarship to the University of Houston. Broken and feeling alone, she runs into bad boy Amyr Jarrah known to the streets as Midos unexpectedly one day and finds that she can't shake the rugged, rude, shit talking mystery man. Yemani didn't think she would ever see him again until fate stepped in and intervened. What will happen when a small town girl and the king of Houston get together? Will it be a match made in heaven? Or will Yemani quickly find out she's bitten off more than she can chew? Ladies man Midos lives by the saying fuck hoes get money and hasn't met a girl yet that can tame his attitude or doggish ways until he meets the take no shit, Yemani Jacobs. Will he get himself together in time to be the man she needs, or will another man swoop in and claim her heart. Desiree Adams once in love with her cousin's boyfriend, moved away to attend school in Houston searching for a fresh start while trying to mend a broken heart. After getting her heart broken, she isn't ready to jump headfirst back into a relationship until she meets the ever so charming funny and down to earth Zac who makes her rethink this whole thing called love. Will she tear down the wall she has up and allow him in? Or will her unwillingness to love again cost her the man of her dreams? Zachariah Mitchell better known as Zac happens to be best friends and business partners with Midos and is the more level-headed one of the dynamic duo. Running a business by day and ruling the streets of Houston by night has its advantages and afforded Zac his fair share of women over the years. Having grown tired of having different women in rotation, he's ready to hang up his player card and settle down with the woman of his dreams. But when she is resistant, will he keep trying, or will a new love interest gain his attention? Take an action-packed ride with Yemani, Midos, Desiree, and Zac as they battle through lies, deceit, and betrayal, in this heart-pounding stand-alone novel. Will the girls do the impossible and find themselves in love with a Houston King? Or will they just find themselves alone?
