Calculated Risk

Contemporary Black Romance | Friends to Lovers | Workplace Romance

Desmond Taylor is too busy keeping Atlanta’s at-risk teens off the streets to entertain distractions. When Imani Thatcher steps into his youth center, she brings a temptation he can’t ignore.

Imani’s high-powered financial career used to be her anchor. Now, after betrayal shatters the life she worked so hard for, she’s restless, reckless, and more than a little intrigued by the man with a dark past.

Soon, Desmond and Imani are caught in a pull neither expected. Desire this dangerous could bring consequences… love is always a calculated risk.

Content Warnings

illness and death, betrayal, substance use, police encounters, criminal justice system, sexual content

Heat Level

Steamy (on-page sex, moderate detail)

Tropes

• Opposites attract
• Love after loss
• Community-centered hero
• Redemption arc
• Big city / grassroots clash
• Instant attraction