After her dad gets sick, Ariana "Ari" Haynes returns to Mississippi to nurse him back to health, where she also reconnects with her best friend.

Although her life is in shambles, she surprisingly finds love when she isn't looking. And definitely with the person she least expected. However, everything is not what it seems to be, and her secrets are unraveling little by little, hitting close to home and setting up personal and professional turmoil in her life. What will she do?

Running Jackson with a fine-tooth comb, businessman Rockefeller "Rock" Monroe has his businesses on lock, both the legal and illegal ones. However, his personal life is causing him more misery, prompting him to take a step back. But his birthday party changes things, putting him on an unfamiliar course that he's so willing to travel. When his trust is broken and betrayal is revealed, Rock realizes that his tight ship is not as tight as he thought it was. What will he do?

Love is blind. Secrecy kills. Relationships are complicated. Secrets, trust, betrayal, and disloyalty are wrapped up in lust, love, feelings, and revenge in this thrilling, complex, and drama-filled African American urban fiction standalone, Mesmerized by A Hood Millionaire, penned by national bestselling author, Twyla T.