Throne of Palms: Book One the Palms Series

Xavier Calloway learned young that in South LA, disposable men don't get second chances. Raised in the foster system, robbed of his one shot at a boxing career by a shoulder injury and a system that never had his back, he's spent his twenties doing whatever it takes to survive - collections, muscle work, whatever pays. Then a job for the De La Rosa family, the most powerful crime dynasty on the West Coast, changes everything.Salvador De La Rosa doesn't hire outsiders. But when Xavier proves himself smarter, harder, and more loyal than the family's own blood, he's pulled into an inner circle built on secrets, power, and a decades-old empire that's starting to crack. His rise puts him on a collision course with Andres, the volatile heir who sees him as a threat to everything he's been promised - and with Selena, Salvador's brilliant, guarded daughter, the one person in this family Xavier is forbidden to touch.As a rival organization moves in for the kill and the De La Rosa throne is thrown into question, Xavier discovers a truth buried deep in the family's past - one that ties his own tragic history to the empire he's clawing his way toward. Now he has to decide how far he'll go, who he's willing to become, and whether the throne he's fighting for is worth everything it will cost him.Raw, ruthless, and unflinching, Throne of Palms is a story about power, loyalty, and the price of wanting more than the world ever intended to give you.