What do you think?
Sincerely East
Feared in the streets and respected in the shadows, Easton Edwards is a man without limits. As a contract killer with no moral compass, he takes lives without hesitation—until Rhythm Meeks stumbles into his world. She’s nothing like the women he’s used to. Innocent, ambitious, and too damn stubborn for her own good, she makes him feel things he has no business feeling. But love isn’t for men like him. His life is built on bloodshed, and the deeper he falls for Rhythm, the more he puts her in danger.
As Easton wages war against those who have wronged him, his past resurfaces with a vengeance, threatening everything he’s built—including the one woman who makes him feel human. Meanwhile, Rhythm fights to hold on to the dreams slipping through her fingers, torn between the life she planned and the love she never saw coming. But in a world where loyalty is a death sentence and survival is never promised, can Easton protect the only person who’s ever mattered? Or will his love for Rhythm become the very thing that destroys them both?
As Easton wages war against those who have wronged him, his past resurfaces with a vengeance, threatening everything he’s built—including the one woman who makes him feel human. Meanwhile, Rhythm fights to hold on to the dreams slipping through her fingers, torn between the life she planned and the love she never saw coming. But in a world where loyalty is a death sentence and survival is never promised, can Easton protect the only person who’s ever mattered? Or will his love for Rhythm become the very thing that destroys them both?
493 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 18, 2025
About the author
Miss Candice
122 books798 followersFor as long as Miss Candice could remember, writing has been her passion. In the beginning, she wrote poetry. Later on in life, when she was about thirteen years old, she was introduced to fanfiction.
The Coldest Winter Ever was the first urban fiction book she read. It wast then when she took Fanfiction to another level. She perfected her writing skills, and began to write Urban fanfiction. At first, writing was something she did in her spare time. Something that was therapeutic to her. Never in a million years, did she think she would become a published author, although it has always been a dream of hers.
Now, at the age of twenty-eight, she's penned over ten bestselling novels with many more to come.
In addition to writing, She's also CEO and founder of Miss Candice Presents.
http://www.authormisscandice.com
The Coldest Winter Ever was the first urban fiction book she read. It wast then when she took Fanfiction to another level. She perfected her writing skills, and began to write Urban fanfiction. At first, writing was something she did in her spare time. Something that was therapeutic to her. Never in a million years, did she think she would become a published author, although it has always been a dream of hers.
Now, at the age of twenty-eight, she's penned over ten bestselling novels with many more to come.
In addition to writing, She's also CEO and founder of Miss Candice Presents.
http://www.authormisscandice.com
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March 29, 2025
Did not finish. Ummm unfortunately this was a no. 24% into the book and there were waaayyyyy too many words. The story was boring AF. And with this being an updated version to the old book I would have hopes that it would have been proofread especially since I’m sure the initial reviews might have mentioned the punctuation, grammar, and spelling errors. I assume East and whatever the girls name is got together but I just didn’t have the patience to weed through the story. Sure it would have been a cute story….but way too slow for me.
July 8, 2026
East & Rhythm truly worked my nerves 😭
Rhythm was so green til the point it was irritating! She had no sense of self awareness, street smarts, discernment.. NOTHING!! She was so young & naive to the world around her due to her upbringing… but that put her at a serious disadvantage when life as she knew it took a turn.
East was so… COLD, UNATTACHED, UNAVAILABLE… wtbs I loved him 😭 he wasn’t necessarily mean he just was really to himself due to the life he lived. He didn’t want to create any unnecessary attachments to anyone just to end up hurting them in the end. He knew he wasn’t capable of loving anyone besides his sister Ezlyn & that was all the love he had to give or so he thought!…
The overall storyline was decent & their were some good plot twists! It got confusing when it switched from first person to third person in the middle of the book. The ages of the sisters got mixed up & there were a few inconsistencies but the relationship between East & Rhythm made me want to keep reading. The chemistry between the two was magnetic & they became each others safe space in the midst of the trauma they were experiencing from the ppl around them! I’m glad after all they went through East finally found some sort of peace in Rhythm & she got the HEA she deserved!
Rhythm was so green til the point it was irritating! She had no sense of self awareness, street smarts, discernment.. NOTHING!! She was so young & naive to the world around her due to her upbringing… but that put her at a serious disadvantage when life as she knew it took a turn.
East was so… COLD, UNATTACHED, UNAVAILABLE… wtbs I loved him 😭 he wasn’t necessarily mean he just was really to himself due to the life he lived. He didn’t want to create any unnecessary attachments to anyone just to end up hurting them in the end. He knew he wasn’t capable of loving anyone besides his sister Ezlyn & that was all the love he had to give or so he thought!…
The overall storyline was decent & their were some good plot twists! It got confusing when it switched from first person to third person in the middle of the book. The ages of the sisters got mixed up & there were a few inconsistencies but the relationship between East & Rhythm made me want to keep reading. The chemistry between the two was magnetic & they became each others safe space in the midst of the trauma they were experiencing from the ppl around them! I’m glad after all they went through East finally found some sort of peace in Rhythm & she got the HEA she deserved!
February 3, 2026
*Sigh*
First and foremost since this is a rerelease I’m not understanding why this was not edited. There so many errors and inconsistencies it was ridiculous. And made me want to DNF on so many occasions. Also as others have stated too words were used even when not saying nothing. I felt we spent more time the characters heads vs actually seeing them develop a relationship. We were told everything instead of it being shown. Also the book was so repetitive and the third act break up was unnecessary. But I pushed through because the story was interesting.
East was a very complex characters that had so many different layers but I feel like wasn’t really fleshed out. We told why he became a hitman but I still don’t understand what truly transformed him. I get his mom passed and he had to turn his feelings off because of his job. But idk I still feel like I know nothing about this man.
Rhythm was…interesting. On one she was this young naive girl but then another sometimes she sounded like a grown woman. She wanted me to believe she was so wise beyond her years but I didn’t believe it. For example she acted like she was so different from other women. But she was just like them. Especially when it came to men. All they had to do was be cute and show her some attention. She went from Reem to East to the Virg guy. My thing is everyone earned her about Reem but she ignored them because she just “knew what she was doing” then there was East the mysterious bad boy who was upfront about who he was but she chose to ignore him because it wasn’t gonna be anything serious but yet she fell. Then 2 days later it was Virg. And you he was “perfect” and the opposite of East which made him more perfect. She was so smart that she didn’t spot the love bombing and that if someone is too perfect they definitely hiding something. What 22 year old young man is thinking about forever when he’s known you less than 3 weeks? But he said and did everything right so he was obviously better than East who didn’t go out his way to hide his imperfections. In my opinion she did the same thing with Virg that she did with Reem. So that tells me she hadn’t learned her lesson. And she ignored that things were moving entirely too fast especially when 2 days ago you were claiming to be in love with the next guy. It’s giving you just needed a man.
Also Rhythm and her family was so judgmental. All guys from the hood are the same? As if dudes from Suburbia can trash. Hell they might do you more dirty. And it was funny how her mom was so snooty as if you and YOUR HUSBAND didn’t come from this same hood. It was annoying how Rhythm was acting over her mom selling weed. Or finding her dad was a drug dealer like girl that’s all you had been dealing with since you arrived it shouldn’t have been that shocking. But yeah her family was annoying.
This was a decent read I give it 2.5 stars.
First and foremost since this is a rerelease I’m not understanding why this was not edited. There so many errors and inconsistencies it was ridiculous. And made me want to DNF on so many occasions. Also as others have stated too words were used even when not saying nothing. I felt we spent more time the characters heads vs actually seeing them develop a relationship. We were told everything instead of it being shown. Also the book was so repetitive and the third act break up was unnecessary. But I pushed through because the story was interesting.
East was a very complex characters that had so many different layers but I feel like wasn’t really fleshed out. We told why he became a hitman but I still don’t understand what truly transformed him. I get his mom passed and he had to turn his feelings off because of his job. But idk I still feel like I know nothing about this man.
Rhythm was…interesting. On one she was this young naive girl but then another sometimes she sounded like a grown woman. She wanted me to believe she was so wise beyond her years but I didn’t believe it. For example she acted like she was so different from other women. But she was just like them. Especially when it came to men. All they had to do was be cute and show her some attention. She went from Reem to East to the Virg guy. My thing is everyone earned her about Reem but she ignored them because she just “knew what she was doing” then there was East the mysterious bad boy who was upfront about who he was but she chose to ignore him because it wasn’t gonna be anything serious but yet she fell. Then 2 days later it was Virg. And you he was “perfect” and the opposite of East which made him more perfect. She was so smart that she didn’t spot the love bombing and that if someone is too perfect they definitely hiding something. What 22 year old young man is thinking about forever when he’s known you less than 3 weeks? But he said and did everything right so he was obviously better than East who didn’t go out his way to hide his imperfections. In my opinion she did the same thing with Virg that she did with Reem. So that tells me she hadn’t learned her lesson. And she ignored that things were moving entirely too fast especially when 2 days ago you were claiming to be in love with the next guy. It’s giving you just needed a man.
Also Rhythm and her family was so judgmental. All guys from the hood are the same? As if dudes from Suburbia can trash. Hell they might do you more dirty. And it was funny how her mom was so snooty as if you and YOUR HUSBAND didn’t come from this same hood. It was annoying how Rhythm was acting over her mom selling weed. Or finding her dad was a drug dealer like girl that’s all you had been dealing with since you arrived it shouldn’t have been that shocking. But yeah her family was annoying.
This was a decent read I give it 2.5 stars.
April 6, 2025
Skip To Yhe Good Part
In full transparency, I didn't read this book in it's entirety because at the 20% point in book one, I was over the internal dialog, the overly descriptive fluff, and that was also the point that I realized that this book still required an additional 12+ hours of reading time. No Ma'am!! Not even the 3 books in 1, that was this book, should it have dragged out for that long. So, I took what I had read from book one and skipped right on to book 3, and that was much more palletable. I was able to pick back up and put the pieces together without any issues. And most importantly, I was able to skip over the repetitive internal dialog and just get to the good part of Rhythm and East getting their lives together. It came at a cost, but in the end, they lived HEA.
In full transparency, I didn't read this book in it's entirety because at the 20% point in book one, I was over the internal dialog, the overly descriptive fluff, and that was also the point that I realized that this book still required an additional 12+ hours of reading time. No Ma'am!! Not even the 3 books in 1, that was this book, should it have dragged out for that long. So, I took what I had read from book one and skipped right on to book 3, and that was much more palletable. I was able to pick back up and put the pieces together without any issues. And most importantly, I was able to skip over the repetitive internal dialog and just get to the good part of Rhythm and East getting their lives together. It came at a cost, but in the end, they lived HEA.
December 18, 2025
Great storyline
I loved the storyline of East and Rhythms relationship, the first book drew me in. I wasn't a fan of the switch up on point of views. When it turned to third person it threw me off, I actually enjoyed hearing persons point of view. There were some blanks in the storyline where things would happen that weren't mentioned and made me think I skipped a chapter. Overall, I loved the books just wished it would've been the same first person point of view throughout all the books.
I loved the storyline of East and Rhythms relationship, the first book drew me in. I wasn't a fan of the switch up on point of views. When it turned to third person it threw me off, I actually enjoyed hearing persons point of view. There were some blanks in the storyline where things would happen that weren't mentioned and made me think I skipped a chapter. Overall, I loved the books just wished it would've been the same first person point of view throughout all the books.
July 23, 2026
4.5⭐️
Rhythm and Easton really went THROUGH it! 😩 I love how we got like three books in one. Loved not having to wait for the next installment.
I'm not exactly sure why this wasn't a full 5 stars for me. There were moments when I'd be completely locked in, then suddenly I'd get a little lost because it felt like I missed an introduction to a character or a backstory. Some of the timelines and character backgrounds didn't fully click for me. I also wasn't a fan of how two of the sisters were portrayed. They were adults, but at times they came across like they were still in high school. For a good portion of the book, I genuinely thought Rhythm was still in high school.
That said, those are more personal reading preferences than actual flaws with the story. They didn't take away from how entertaining this book was. The audiobook was so well done, and I LOVED that it had both a female and male narrator—especially since they're two of my favorites! This book had me laughing out loud during my walks, and Rhythm and Easton's journey definitely kept me invested.
I'd absolutely recommend giving this one a listen or a read!
#Assassin #TheHood #Miscarriage #Lies #Betrayal #Sisterhood #Drugs #YoungAdult
Rhythm and Easton really went THROUGH it! 😩 I love how we got like three books in one. Loved not having to wait for the next installment.
I'm not exactly sure why this wasn't a full 5 stars for me. There were moments when I'd be completely locked in, then suddenly I'd get a little lost because it felt like I missed an introduction to a character or a backstory. Some of the timelines and character backgrounds didn't fully click for me. I also wasn't a fan of how two of the sisters were portrayed. They were adults, but at times they came across like they were still in high school. For a good portion of the book, I genuinely thought Rhythm was still in high school.
That said, those are more personal reading preferences than actual flaws with the story. They didn't take away from how entertaining this book was. The audiobook was so well done, and I LOVED that it had both a female and male narrator—especially since they're two of my favorites! This book had me laughing out loud during my walks, and Rhythm and Easton's journey definitely kept me invested.
I'd absolutely recommend giving this one a listen or a read!
#Assassin #TheHood #Miscarriage #Lies #Betrayal #Sisterhood #Drugs #YoungAdult
July 5, 2026
Easton....
This was a new to me author, and I like her writing style. I definitely enjoyed the story of East and Rhythms' story. The story started of slow because the back story needed to be told on why Lisa and her family ended back in the hood. Them being in the hood was the worst thing possible for the Meeks. Poor Melody experienced something that she had no business experiencing at such a young age. Harmony worked my nerves badddd, and Rhythm knew so much that she didn't know a thing. Rhythm put herself into a predicament that she had no business being in one ended badly, and the other could have ended worse if East hadn't stepped in.
I like East, but his mind puts him into bad situations. He didn't want to express his feelings or choose who he should have chosen.
This book is three books in one.
This was a new to me author, and I like her writing style. I definitely enjoyed the story of East and Rhythms' story. The story started of slow because the back story needed to be told on why Lisa and her family ended back in the hood. Them being in the hood was the worst thing possible for the Meeks. Poor Melody experienced something that she had no business experiencing at such a young age. Harmony worked my nerves badddd, and Rhythm knew so much that she didn't know a thing. Rhythm put herself into a predicament that she had no business being in one ended badly, and the other could have ended worse if East hadn't stepped in.
I like East, but his mind puts him into bad situations. He didn't want to express his feelings or choose who he should have chosen.
This book is three books in one.
September 8, 2026
This was very messy and very immature from the mom Lisa to her 3 girls yet Rhythm had or at times acted like she was just a little smarter but not. They were used to living in the suburbs but her father was sentenced to prison and her mom had to move back to the project and her kids were not happy about it. The other 2 sisters were in delulu land. The entire book was messy from start to finish. Easton and Rhythm endured a lot and Rhythm put herself in most of the situation and Easton was able to help with some but not all. It’s sad and miserable that her mother and father had them in a bad place. Read it at your own risk ⚠️
March 26, 2025
Gotta love the bad guy!!!
Omg this book was sooooo good. There were a bunch of errors not gonna lie. I got confused on one part it was like the story was rewritten and the characters changed idk but this book was so good loved the storyline. Loved East and Rhythm together even though sis was working my nerves. The mother was really getting on my nerves through the whole book with her attitude then in the end she screwed her own self. I’m glad East and Rhythm got the HEA they deserved. Even though East was the bad guy he still made you love him
Omg this book was sooooo good. There were a bunch of errors not gonna lie. I got confused on one part it was like the story was rewritten and the characters changed idk but this book was so good loved the storyline. Loved East and Rhythm together even though sis was working my nerves. The mother was really getting on my nerves through the whole book with her attitude then in the end she screwed her own self. I’m glad East and Rhythm got the HEA they deserved. Even though East was the bad guy he still made you love him
February 6, 2026
The foolishness that was Rhythm and Easton was immeasurable and exhausting for them to be so young and in tune with one another! While this book was super interesting because of the family dynamics (especially that Mama), the move, the summer.....it was also exhausting and daunting with 'in-your-head' descriptions and prolonged scenes. However 'slow-burn'-ish, I finished it and stayed strong. Thankful for the ending with confronting her mother and getting the truth from East.
February 14, 2026
❤️❤️❤️
This was a good book. I loved the storyline and the character development. Lisa was something else. Why she would inflict the same emotional damage to her children when she had experience and knew when it felt like. Rhythm was strong. That’s that middle child syndrome (like me). Rhythm had to take care of everything and everyone.
I felt bad for East. Battling demons just to care for his family was crazy. I love how he always showed up for Rhythm. That was beautiful.
This was a good book. I loved the storyline and the character development. Lisa was something else. Why she would inflict the same emotional damage to her children when she had experience and knew when it felt like. Rhythm was strong. That’s that middle child syndrome (like me). Rhythm had to take care of everything and everyone.
I felt bad for East. Battling demons just to care for his family was crazy. I love how he always showed up for Rhythm. That was beautiful.
April 15, 2025
Enjoyed it
The storyline itself is good but the shift from reading in first person to third person I didn’t really like and there were times I got confused with the three sisters and who was the oldest verses youngest and then I think it was mentioned that two of them were twins.
The storyline itself is good but the shift from reading in first person to third person I didn’t really like and there were times I got confused with the three sisters and who was the oldest verses youngest and then I think it was mentioned that two of them were twins.
March 15, 2026
great storyline but…
Loved this book, truly. Great storyline and great character development. It was just very confusing to read because of so many errors. At one point in the book I had to reread like 2 pages because I was so thrown off. Overall though, East is my man in my head lol well done.
Loved this book, truly. Great storyline and great character development. It was just very confusing to read because of so many errors. At one point in the book I had to reread like 2 pages because I was so thrown off. Overall though, East is my man in my head lol well done.
May 25, 2026
Loooooved me some Easton something serious!! I could not put that book down. Such a different vibe than Soul Ties but I really truly enjoyed the storytelling!
Don’t go in expecting a lot of spice. There was maybe 1 sex scene the entire book and it worked. It was definitely a 5 star read for me!
Give the FMC a little grace she’s only 19.
Don’t go in expecting a lot of spice. There was maybe 1 sex scene the entire book and it worked. It was definitely a 5 star read for me!
Give the FMC a little grace she’s only 19.
March 21, 2025
whew!!!
East… this was good .. heavy .. drama and unfortunately very much real life for a lot of ppl. I thought I would have been annoyed with the shift in writing perspective but it actually didn’t take away from the flow at all
East… this was good .. heavy .. drama and unfortunately very much real life for a lot of ppl. I thought I would have been annoyed with the shift in writing perspective but it actually didn’t take away from the flow at all
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April 18, 2025DNFFFFF HATEDDDD THIS STORY BAD idk how old Rhythm is but she was the most hypocritical judgemental young bird I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading about. Idk what the theme here was supposed to be but it was so boring and hard to get through that I had to give it up.
August 3, 2025
Loved the concept of the book and the story the author was trying to portray, the only reason I rated 4 stars. However, the story was long-winded, dragged on a little bit, a lot of mistakes. Once those were overlooked it was a good read.
November 3, 2025
🥹🥹🥹
This is my favorite book. I read it so many times when it was published under a different name. I’m glad the author rereleased it🙌🏾 Please give a a holiday follow up 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
This is my favorite book. I read it so many times when it was published under a different name. I’m glad the author rereleased it🙌🏾 Please give a a holiday follow up 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
November 28, 2025
DNF. What a terrible book, the names got mixed up, the story was all over the place but also nowhere, trust me it just was not the one whuch really stucks. Personally this shpuld've stayed as a draft.
April 10, 2026
Great read
I loved everything about this read from the way she met East in the beginning. She bad to go thru things and him also. They made it thru alot of turmoil to get to end it ina great way.
I loved everything about this read from the way she met East in the beginning. She bad to go thru things and him also. They made it thru alot of turmoil to get to end it ina great way.
August 30, 2026
I WAS WORRIED
This book was really good. I'm glad that I was kept on my feet. Babyyyy!
I need a few more like this😊
I was worried midway. I couldn't see the forest from the trees....lol.
Great 🎁
This book was really good. I'm glad that I was kept on my feet. Babyyyy!
I need a few more like this😊
I was worried midway. I couldn't see the forest from the trees....lol.
Great 🎁
Did Not Finish
September 14, 2026This booked started off good. But slowly lost me. I got to book 2/part 2 of the school and the writing style completely changed, and I just couldn’t get with it. Some of the details not lining up. DNF 30%
March 25, 2025
10/10
Miss Candice!!!!! Wow this was a good book. East was everything. It was a long book but it did not get boring with the good drama.
Miss Candice!!!!! Wow this was a good book. East was everything. It was a long book but it did not get boring with the good drama.
April 11, 2025
Gooooodt!
My first book by this author and I loved it. It was really good! Easton really grew into a nice young man.
My first book by this author and I loved it. It was really good! Easton really grew into a nice young man.
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February 3, 2026DNF
Virgin FMC
FMC too young
Too much inner monologue
Virgin FMC
FMC too young
Too much inner monologue
April 4, 2026
This book was good, I feel like it was a little drawn out meaning we could have come to the conclusion sooner. But nevertheless a good book!
April 12, 2026
love it
This was literally the best book! I loved it!!! Rhythm and east finally got it together and were each others peace! I loved it.
This was literally the best book! I loved it!!! Rhythm and east finally got it together and were each others peace! I loved it.
August 1, 2026
🎧 3.5 ⭐️ this story was hella long for what reason IDK. Glad to be done with it.
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