More than friends (Lust, Love, and Loss)

Twenty years of silence. Three rounds of violence. One inevitable conclusion.



At 5’7”, Mike isn’t the biggest man in the room, but his presence is heavy. Built from years of hitting the heavy bag and carrying the weight of a quiet discipline, he handles the midnight shift at a Marietta BP gas station. He’s a man who lives by a strict code, keeping his head down and his fists ready. But for two decades, his toughest fight hasn’t been in the boxing ring—it’s been protecting his heart from his childhood best friend, Cianni.


Cianni is a high-fashion icon, selling five-thousand-dollar dreams at Louis Vuitton while surviving a living nightmare at home. Trapped in the “golden handcuffs” of a toxic relationship with Demetrius—a loud, flashy promoter who uses his wealth to control her—she finds herself retreating to a locked bathroom floor just to catch her breath. The only place she feels safe is sitting on a dirty truck tailgate, sharing quiet moments with the one man who truly sees her soul.


When Demetrius finally crosses the line, the quiet observer vanishes. The protector takes over.


Dismantling Demetrius’s circle piece by piece, Mike steps out of the shadows to wage a clinical, tactical war for the woman he’s loved since the fourth grade. But as the streets get bloody and federal indictments loom, they must decide if their twenty-year bond can survive the heat of the reckoning, or if they will be buried beneath the wreckage of the past.


From the gritty pavement of 13th Street to the high-stakes luxury boardrooms of Atlanta, More Than Friends is a fast-paced, cinematic urban romance about survival, ambition, and the unbreakable rhythm of true loyalty.

Why Readers Are Loving More Than Friends:

• Friends to Lovers Romance: A deep, twenty-year burning passion built on a foundation that no amount of money can shake.

• Gritty Suspense & Organized Crime: High-stakes tactical street warfare that moves effortlessly into federal courtrooms.

• Powerful Black Excellence: Watch characters flip the script, survive the concrete, and build a luxury lifestyle empire from the ground up.