He’s spent a lifetime surviving. Learning to love might be the one thing that breaks him.
Khalil “K-Loc” Davis doesn’t do soft. Not with his fists. Not with his heart. The Southside raised him hard—first as a corner boy, now as the silent owner of a high-end strip club that keeps his crew fed and his enemies guessing. But when a judge orders him into a GED program, he expects to skate through it—not catch feelings for the square-ass teacher with secrets behind his eyes.
Isaiah Brooks doesn’t flinch easy. Growing up the only out gay kid in a rough part of Chicago taught him how to stand his ground. But he’s not ready for Khalil—built like a tank, attitude like a storm, and eyes that burn. What starts as friction turns into something dangerous… something neither of them is ready for.
But Khalil’s past isn’t dead. It’s lurking in the alley, watching from the shadows, waiting for the moment to pull him back under. And loving Isaiah? That might be the one move that costs them both everything.
Gritty, emotional, and raw with heat—Hard to Love is an MM thug/player romance about second chances, forbidden desires, and learning to trust where you’ve only ever feared.
