Heavy Is The Crown by Ivy Symone

In the streets of Trinity Bay, where power is measured in money, respect, and survival, Krysta “Krys” Davis and Kenyatta “Yatta” Hayes find themselves caught in a web of past debts, dangerous alliances, and a love neither of them saw coming.

Krys is a self-made boss moving in circles where money talks louder than bullets. She has wealth, power, and control over her life—everything except a man who can match her energy. That is, until Kenyatta steps into it.
Fresh out, Kenyatta is a man trying to outrun his past, but the streets won’t let him go. With old debts still looming over his head, a daughter to protect, and enemies watching his every move, Kenyatta’s walking a razor-thin line between survival and destruction. And just when he thinks he has nothing left to lose, Krys offers him something unexpected.
What starts as an arrangement quickly turns into something undeniable. Their chemistry is effortless, their banter sharp, and the pull between them impossible to ignore. But nothing in Trinity Bay comes without a price.
As love and ambition intertwine, lines blur between what’s real and what’s a game until the truth threatens to destroy everything they’ve built. With old enemies resurfacing, new threats emerging, and betrayal lurking behind familiar smiles, Kenyatta and Krys must decide: Is this just a game of survival? Or is it the beginning of something bigger than both of them?

One thing is certain, in Trinity Bay, power is never given.
It’s taken.

“Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but power demands more than a throne.”