The Kept Series
You don't choose to be Kept. You are chosen.
In the shadows of Baltimore’s community centers, streets of Lagos, and the gilded cages of Panama’s elite estates, power isn't just held—it’s enforced. The Kept series explores the thin, lethal line between kidnapping and extraction, where "saving" someone looks a lot like a crime, and the only man who can keep you alive is the one who took you in the first place.
Series Strategy & Tropes
This series is designed for readers of Urban High-Stakes and Romantic Suspense who crave intense, protective alpha heroes and the women who challenge their control.
The Kept series explores the lethal line between kidnapping and extraction, where "saving" someone looks like a crime, and the only man who can keep you alive is the one who took you.
The Kept Series Features:
- High-Stakes Extraction: Safety is a locked room with a dangerous man.
- Trope Indexing: Featuring Enemies-to-Lovers, Protective Alpha Heroes, and Forced Proximity.
- Guaranteed Security: Every book is a Standalone, featuring a Guaranteed HEA and No Cliffhangers.
Book 1: The Man Who Kept Me
"I didn't take her because I wanted her. I took her because she was about to be erased."
Naya Collins is a "nobody" to the Madu Foundation—until she becomes "too visible." Jordan is a "problem solver" who lives by a code of zero contact, but to save the woman who once showed him mercy on the streets, he has to steal her. He must lock her in a house she can’t leave and convince her that the people she trusts want her dead.
The Hook: Naya hated the locks and the rules. She hated the way her body responded to Jordan’s restraint even more.
Book 2: The Man Who Claimed Me
"I didn't take her because I loved her. I took her because in my house, she is the only thing the law cannot touch."
Investigator Aisha Eyo tracks women vanishing into the shadows of the Lagos ports. When she's marked by a lethal syndicate, White Cap Chief Umar Eze executes a public branding to save her. He drapes her in his gold, locks a permanent necklace around her throat, and declares her Olori of his house.
The Hook: Aisha lived for the truth, but inside Umar's fortress, she discovers the most dangerous truth of all: he makes her want to stay.
Book 3: The Man Who Wouldn't Let Go
"She moves like someone who has memorized the geography of a space she would never choose to be in."
For Kanza, the Odogwu estate is a prison disguised as a palace. She has survived by becoming "furniture"—until Marcus, a steward with a soldier’s eyes, invades her space. He’s there for a mission, but when he sees the "trophy" woman scrubbing blood from the tile, the mission changes.
The Hook: Marcus was trained to watch targets. He wasn't trained for a woman who would look back and see exactly who he was.
