From the Block to Your Arms: a Short and Steamy Hood Romance

He’s the undisputed king of the Crown Heights underground. She’s the baddest chef on Fulton Street. But when one accidental, hungover morning collision sparks a literal kitchen fire, Brooklyn will never be the same.

Jacob “Split” is a master of two things: splitting beats in the booth and splitting hearts on the block. A stone-cold playa with a ruthless street reputation, his only focus is turning his underground mix-tape buzz into a major label bag. Love? That’s an R&B track he’s got no time to spin. He doesn’t do attachment, he doesn’t do domesticity, and he certainly doesn’t do forever.

Until he locks eyes with the woman who just mistakenly kissed the sleep right out of him.

Bianca Brown is all real, all Brooklyn, and entirely focused on building her culinary empire from the ground up. Fresh off a breakup with a corny ex, the last thing she needs is the distraction of a six-three, tatted-up rapper with a dangerous smile and a voice like gravel over velvet. But Jacob is nothing like the boys she’s used to—he sees her hustle, respects her drive, and guards her fiercely when the ghosts of his past come knocking.

From late-night steam in a heated hot tub to electric, bass-heavy studio sessions, the tension between them burns hotter than Bianca’s secret jerk seasoning. Jacob is ready to trade the chaotic streets to build a kingdom with his queen, but in a neighborhood where drama is currency, they’ll have to fight to keep their new-found peace.

From the Block to Your Armsis a scorching, fast-paced, and deeply emotional short story featuring a reformed playa who falls first, a fiercely independent heroine, and a raw, passionate love that could only happen in the heart of Brooklyn.

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