A Virgin & A Detroit Menace: Standalone

A Virgin & A Detroit MenaceEssence Grant has spent her life coloring inside the lines—book smart, soft-spoken, and still a virgin at twenty-two. Folks call it “innocent.” To Essence, it’s a weight. She wants love that feels alive—real, messy, heart-thudding. She just never imagined it would show up covered in tattoos, a six-foot, muscular frame, and danger—and that quiet BDE Detroit women whisper about.

Riot McCree isn’t a lover boy—he’s a menace. The name people say under their breath. The man mamas pray their daughters never meet. Cold when he has to be, ruthless by design, he runs his world with an iron hand and no apologies. Then his path collides with Essence—and the one thing he never planned for happens. She gets under his skin.

She’s a virgin.
He’s temptation in human form.
She’s soft.
He’s street-made and heavy with sin.

Curiosity turns to gravity. The closer Essence drifts, the more she learns danger has a heartbeat—and it’s syncing with hers. Riot never meant to claim her, but her untouched hope is the only thing in his life not stained in blood. He keeps his hands respectful, his enemies distant, and his feelings on lock… until one moment of honesty makes letting go impossible.

But Detroit doesn’t play fair. Secrets move in shadows, and loyalty costs blood. When a warning meant to scare Essence turns deadly serious, Riot has to choose between the throne that built him and the woman teaching him how to feel. And Essence has to decide if first love is brave enough to stand in the line of fire—or smart enough to walk away.

Loving a menace could save her.
Loving a menace could destroy her.
Either way… her heart is already in it.