Concrete Halos : Danger and Love in Atl

CONCRETE HALOS is a high‑heat urban romance where the city doesn’t care what you deserve—only what you can survive.Amara Hayes is running on fumes and faith. Atlanta’s ER drains her dry, and her second job bartending barely keeps the lights on. Every dollar goes toward protecting her fifteen‑year‑old brother, Jalen, from the streets that keep trying to claim him. Her one clean dream—a community clinic in a neighborhood being erased by gentrification—feels impossibly far away.Then Jalen makes one mistake. One “quick run.” One trap disguised as a choice.Suddenly Amara isn’t fighting exhaustion. She’s fighting time.Her search drags her into Halo, a nightclub built on secrets and money, ruled by the man everyone knows but no one speaks too loudly around:Kade Banks.Kade is polished danger—powerful, feared, and trying to drag his empire into legitimacy. His development deal could make him untouchable… if he can convince the right people he’s changed.Amara storms into his world demanding her brother back. She expects threats. She expects lies.Kade offers a deal.Six months as his public girlfriend. A clean image for investors. Events, cameras, curated affection. In return, Jalen’s debt disappears, he’s placed in a real apprenticeship, and Amara’s clinic dream suddenly has funding.It’s everything she needs, delivered by the last man she should trust.It’s supposed to be business. Controlled. Temporary.But proximity turns dangerous. Pretend touches start to linger. Staged affection becomes hunger. Late‑night conversations feel like promises. And Kade’s enemies start looking at Amara like she’s not a woman—she’s leverage.A pressure point.A message.Because in Atlanta, love doesn’t just make you soft. It makes you visible.Now Amara must choose between walking away from the only man powerful enough to protect her brother… or staying close enough to a king’s shadow to be caught in the war coming for him.And Kade has to decide what he’s willing to burn down to keep her.In this city, love can be a halo… or a target.Perfect for readers who love: fake‑relationship romance • protective, possessive, morally gray heroes • hardworking heroines • high‑stakes romantic suspense • power, wealth, danger • open‑door heat • “touch her and you die” energy • messy family stakes • hard‑won HEAsAdult romance (18+): sexual content, strong language, and suspense/violence elements.