Hold You Down: A Matin Novel (The Matins Book 1)

After the tragic loss of both her parents, Sophie is forced to put her dreams on hold and step into survival mode. Dropping out of college to care for her two younger sisters, responsibility becomes her reality. She doesn’t have time for love, let alone a man who could turn her carefully controlled world upside down.Then fate puts Ameer in her path.He’s everything she wants… and everything she knows she doesn’t need.Married to the streets—and to another woman—Ameer is trouble from the very beginning. Sophie knows better than to get involved, but knowing better doesn’t stop her from falling for him. The more Ameer slips into her life, the harder it becomes to stay away, and soon Sophie finds herself caught between the life she’s always known and a love she never saw coming.But loving Ameer comes with a price.Enemies determined to destroy Ameer and his family are closing in, and before long, the danger surrounding him spills directly into Sophie’s world. Her sisters, her future, and even her life are suddenly at risk.Ameer has a plan. He wants to leave his old life behind and give Sophie the future she deserves. But when you’ve spent years building a life in the streets, walking away isn’t as simple as making a choice.He may want to protect Sophie from everything that could hurt her…But what happens when he’s the very thing she needs protection from?Can Ameer truly give Sophie the new life she deserves, or will the pull of his old one destroy the woman he’s come to love—and everything they could have been?