IN LOVE WITH A WANNA BE THUG

A Hood Romance About Loyalty, Lies, and the Love That Hurts the Most

By: Sylvester Murray, Murray

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

He faked his death to save his family. Now the streets want him buried for real.

When Malik Turner disappears in a hail of gunfire, the city believes he’s dead — including the woman he loves. Nia is left to pick up the pieces, raising their son alone while running from the same danger that stole Malik from her.

But Malik isn’t dead. He’s in hiding, bleeding, broken, and desperate to protect the only people who ever mattered. When Smoke — the ruthless kingpin who’s hunted Malik his whole life — starts closing in on Nia and their son, Malik is forced out of the shadows.

What he discovers shatters everything he thought he knew: Smoke isn’t after him for what he did… but for a secret buried in Malik’s past.

Now Malik must confront the truth, face the man who wants him erased, and fight for a future he was never supposed to survive. Love, loyalty, and blood collide in a deadly showdown where only one man walks away.

A gripping urban thriller about family, betrayal, and the cost of survival — perfect for readers who crave raw emotion, explosive twists, and characters who refuse to break.