Calculated Risk

Calculated RiskContemporary Black Romance | Friends to Lovers | Workplace Romance Desmond Taylor is too busy keeping Atlanta’s at-risk teens off the streets to entertain distractions. When Imani Thatcher steps into his youth center, she brings a temptation he can’t ignore.

Imani’s high-powered financial career used to be her anchor. Now, after betrayal shatters the life she worked so hard for, she’s restless, reckless, and more than a little intrigued by the man with a dark past.

Soon, Desmond and Imani are caught in a pull neither expected. Desire this dangerous could bring consequences… love is always a calculated risk. Content Warnings illness and death, betrayal, substance use, police encounters, criminal justice system, sexual content Heat Level Steamy (on-page sex, moderate detail) Tropes • Opposites attract • Love after loss • Community-centered hero • Redemption arc • Big city / grassroots clash • Instant attraction

© 2025 Books by DL White (Audiobook): 9798318313141

Release date

Audiobook: September 26, 2025