7 Pounds of Pressure: A Pressure Series Novel

Seven pounds of pressure can crack a pipe, break a man, or force the truth to bleed.Malik “King” Cross thought surviving one war meant he could finally protect the peace he fought for. But peace never stays quiet in Chicago. Not when old names start resurfacing, receipts move through the wrong hands, and every house connected to him has eyes on it.Ari Rose loves Malik, but she refuses to become another woman protected into silence.As danger closes in around Sibley, Saint, Naomi, Roslyn, and the crew, Ari has to decide what kind of woman stands beside a crown: one who waits to be saved, or one who learns exactly how heavy the crown really is.While Hayes follows smoke, Keena applies pressure, and buried lies begin pointing toward Merrow’s clean hands, Malik is forced to face the one enemy he can’t handle with violence:the part of himself that mistakes control for love.In a city where family isn’t always blood, forgiveness isn’t always freedom, and receipts don’t burn just because powerful men want them gone, one truth becomes impossible to ignore:Surviving love does not mean carrying it alone.7 Pounds of Pressure is a gritty, emotional, high-stakes romantic suspense novel about loyalty, love, silence, power, and the cost of protecting what matters most. Read more