Shield Her Fire: A Protector Who Can't Stay Away

Zaria Lane, a Grammy-nominated R\&B star, has built her life on power, passion, and the kind of presence that owns every stage. But when a stalker turns her world into a maze of shadows and fear, the woman who always stood fearless is forced to face one truth she can’t do this alone.

Cole Mercer, ex-Navy SEAL, is all discipline and control. Protecting high-profile clients is nothing new. What he doesn’t expect is Zaria the fire in her voice, the way she refuses to be silenced, the pull that hits him from the start.

Long nights turn into stolen glances. Proximity becomes pressure, blurring the line between duty and want. And as the stalker’s threats shift from lurking in the dark to striking closer, the desire between them grows just as sharp, just as dangerous.

Now Zaria and Cole stand caught between survival and surrender, between the job that keeps them alive and the feelings that could consume them both.

When danger comes knocking, will choosing each other be their greatest risk or their only way through?

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Their story is one of many in CRAVE HER SHADE, where men built on control fall for women who won’t bend.

They said he had it all power, control, the polished image. But the second he saw her, that picture cracked. She wasn’t like anyone he’d ever touched. Her laugh cut through his rules. Her skin felt like a storm he couldn’t outlast.

“CRAVE HER SHADE” is a raw, unflinching collection of steamy interracial romances where bold Black women upend the lives of men who thought they were untouchable. These stories don’t circle around desire they step straight into it. From billionaire boardrooms to late-night Vegas heat, from hidden protection to obsession that borders on dangerous, each standalone tale shows what happens when men built on control meet the one woman who makes them lose it.

Some want her confidence. Some flinch at her strength. All of them crave her in ways they can’t undo. White CEO, Asian tech founder, Native warrior different faces, same truth: she isn’t theirs to claim. But that doesn’t stop them from wanting her anyway.

Because once you’ve tasted her shade, nothing else comes close.

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Rafbók: 13 augusti 2025