When love leaves nineteen-year-old Loyalty Wallace with nothing but a pair of bruised ribs, she finds herself with $500,000 in stolen cash from her boyfriend, Whip, and a target on her back. She plans to use that money to escape her toxic relationship, but what she doesn't know is the money she stole wasn't his to keep. It was a loan from the Belmonte family, one of the most dangerous families in the heart of the Big Apple. Most children are taught not to play with their food, but Nevahn "Lourde" Belmonte was taught never to play with his money. He comes from a world of trappers and killers disguised as businessmen, so there are no college savings or 401K's, only street money. As the only son of a street god, he's next in line to inherit the million-dollar family "business" until his father throws a wrench in his plans. He must create a legacy, and he will not hand him the keys to the kingdom until he has a wife. With the lifestyle he lives, there's no room for monogamy, let alone marriage. When Loyalty's actions land her in Lourde's presence, he's immediately drawn to her fearlessness and beauty. She just may be the girl he needs to get what he wants. When given the chance, he makes her an offer she can't refuse. Over time, what was supposed to be just a "business" deal turns into much more than just six zeros scribbled on a check. In A Ruthle$$ Love Story, she will find out what it's like to fall in love with a man whose reputation is almost as ruthless as his smile, and he will learn what it means to love someone unconditionally.
In part one of A Ruthle$$ Love Story, Lourde's only focus was proving to his father that he was worthy of the throne. Now that he knows Belmonte blood doesn't run through his veins, he's left with questions about who he really is. In the midst of all his family's dirty laundry, he finds himself in love for the first time. When he loses himself, will he turn to Loyalty to remind him who he really is or feed into the ruthlessness he's been immersed in all along? Loyalty's entire life has been one emotional rollercoaster ride after another. Now, she's just praying for the moment her feet touch solid ground and hoping she's alive to witness it. All she wants is to be back by Lourde's side, but soon learns that underneath the glitz and the glamour, there's nothing picture perfect about the Belmonte family. Neenah finds herself bilious over her accident, which puts a strain on her relationship, mental health, and pregnancy. She's determined to make things work with O'Shea and walk down the aisle, but Chanel just may have other plans. Her world is flipped upside down when a betrayal far greater than that of her father's is revealed. What will she do when she finds out who the father of her best friend's baby is? In A Ruthle$$ Love Story 2, friends become rivals as everyone lines up to see the Belmonte empire fall. With so many harbored secrets, who will make it out alive and who will be just another casualty in a war between families?
