After Bambi finds out that she’s pregnant, she’s stuck weighing her options on what to do next. When Ari XL finally finds out that he has a seed on the way, he’s thrilled, but Bambi quickly crushes his dreams. Bambi crosses paths with someone from her past and rage consumes her. They say when you’re going through a hard time, never give up because there’s a light waiting at the end of the tunnel. Hershey is struck with a tragedy that leaves her questioning her purpose. She finds herself jumping over obstacles just to be happy. After falling into a depressive state, Nick and Bambi try their hardest to pull her out. Will they be able to save her or will she just fall deeper?

    She’s been scheming nonstop in hopes of getting that old thing back but nothing seems to be working in her favor. Shy isn’t the only one who’s not happy about Meeko and Cookie’s relationship. Kelsey, Meeko’s jump-off, is now pregnant with his baby and willing to do whatever it takes to get him to see that with her and their baby is where he needs to be. The only problem is…Meeko is already where he wants to be, which is with Cookie. After ripping and running the streets for years and doing all types of dirt, Meeko is finally ready to put that lifestyle behind him and build something permanent with Cookie– but between his baby mama’s and family drama on both ends, it’s looking like a real bumpy road ahead. As the level of drama continues to rise and their love is continuously tested, the question still remains… can love really conquer all?

     Growing up in the slums of Fifth Ward in Houston Texas, the Davis brothers, Malik and J-Don, were taught the game at an early age by their late father, Big Ken, who reigned as the plug of their hood. Since the assassination of their father, these brothers are now running things in the city of Syrup. Little do these brothers know, someone is out to crumble the empire their family worked so hard to build. Are you ready for this five-star banging novel of secrets, lies, and deceit? Buckle up and get ready to be Hooked on a Fifth Ward Menace!

    With businesses booming and love blooming, they thought life was going to be great until the death of his mother. Lucky gets so busy with trying to get revenge that he forgets that he has enemies coming at him from every angle. Blessyn struggles with the thought of being pregnant after losing her son. Now that the biggest secret between them is out, the fight for their marriage has just started. Lucky tries his best to keep his life together, but everything around him is crumbling. The domino effect knocks the life out of Lucky. Perc and Merci are on two different pages when it comes to their relationship. He thinks that he’s about to build a family with Merci, but she still wants to be a hot girl. Merci is still up to her sneaky ways. Perc thought a baby would slow her down, but Merci had a point to prove, nobody was going to just make her a baby mama. Perc fought as long as he could to make things work with Merci, but the main problem in their relationship is still on a rampage, his baby mama. If she’s not stopped, Perc will never have another chance at Merci’s heart.

    She is determined to get revenge against her brother for his shady act but in her condition, Zay won’t let her get involved in anything other than relax and prepare for the birth of their daughter.Zay has made a name for himself in the drug business and he is a force to be reckoned with.Prince is still being just as shady as ever trying to take over the whole Brooklyn area. What will happen when Prince and Zay finally face off?Africa is hiding the ultimate secret. Can she keep this secret or will it come back to haunt her? What will happen when these issues come to surface? Will this family survive all the betrayal and heartache? Who will live and who will finally meet their maker? Don’t wait any longer, open up and find out!

    So what happens when a man has reached his limit? Garren James has reached his wits end with all the drama in his life, and it's causing him to struggle with his decision making process to stay or go. Garren loves Diamond with every fiber in his body, but when she doesn't show that same devotion, he begins to question if she even deserves him. This in turn, leads him right into the arms of the beautiful Mo. Mo intrigues G and has him battling with thoughts of moving on. G's love for Diamond may not be strong enough to resist temptation. Their union may be at risk of crumbling under pressure and with Mo in the picture that won’t be hard to do. Find out how their story unfolds in this explosive finale that is sure to have you on the edge of your seat.

    But her happy dreams are turned into nightmares the moment she gets into a relationship with Mickey. Halo thought she was going to get love, but instead she got black eyes and visits to the hospital. She knows she deserves better, but the fear of leaving him always has her staying with hopes that he will change. Mickey treated her like his property and she couldn’t make a move without his permission. Halo is a prisoner in her own home and each day she thought of an escape plan. The last straw is when she is brutally beaten and left for dead. The person who found her, was the person she had always loved. Prosper. Prosper Harrison used to move dope with Halo’s older brother before his sudden death. Prosper along with his other best friend, Fresh had the streets on lock until Prosper realized that being a businessman came with perks just like the drug game did. Prosper had always been overprotective of Halo since they were younger, but true feelings didn’t start to flourish until he realized the woman he wanted had always been her. He gives her that love that is only heard about on TV and in 90s R&B songs. Once the two of them give being together and love a try, the haters come out by the dozens and one happens to be Halo’s ex that she thought she got away from for good. There’s no rules in love, but there is a lot of naysayers hating from the sideline.

    Living with a mother who forces her to support herself, and to call her by her first name, Natalia believes she had to become an adult fast, and therefore is one. She thinks she has everything figured out, until she meets the sexy, heartless, crazy, OLDER, and ambitious Julius Tate. Julius cares more about making money than the many hearts he breaks. Naive Natalia falls for him anyway, despite his many other attachments. She can't seem figure out why she is so head over heels for a man who seems to only temporarily care about her. Little does she know, Julius loves her just as much, but his childhood, pride, and ego, keeps him from doing right by any woman that crosses his path. Natalia soon realizes that she may know everything else, but nothing about love. In her eyes, and even some others, Julius can do no wrong. Take a ride with Natalia and Julius, as they try to make sense of such a toxic love affair. Will Julius accept that he's in love with Natalia? Or will he push his feelings to the side and force her away by any means necessary.

    Growing up and facing hardships together, the three young cousins were all they had. Purity had the hardest life of them all. After the tragic death of her grandmother, she was forced to live with her birth mom, Tawny, who was very abusive. Purity focused on school and didn’t allow her mom’s taunting to affect her focus. She had goals of being someone special one day. It wasn’t until she crossed paths wth her older cousins, Vix and Vanity did she bloom and realize that life was too short to not live it to the fullest. Her cousins pushed her to be the best that she could be and to accept that she was beautiful, even though she was a big girl. Vix was the proud wife of Big Paul, kingpin of the dark streets of Baton Rouge, Lousiana. Although they have been through hell and back, she continuously stands by her husband's side no matter what. Paul is all she knows and despite the rumors, he feels the same way about her. Vix believes that what her husband doesn’t know wont hurt him, and with Paul stepping out so much in the past, she would have never began to communicate with her ex, Hazel, but what Vix fails to realize is that you can’t be friends with someone you used to love. Vix and Purity are a lot alike, whereas Vanity is living life in the fast lane. She does what she wants with who she wants to do it with. Vanity doesn’t have time to settle down, and she isn’t looking for love. She treats everyone who she meets the same way, not giving anyone too much of her time. But all of that changes when she enters the presence of Juice. He’s different and like a breath of fresh air, and Vanity soaks his energy up. The first time she falls in love, she stumbles. Purity is focused on getting out of the hood, but when she meets Paul’s little brother, Carstin, she has a change of heart. Vix ends up crossing the wrong track when she decides to keep Hazel in her life knowing that him and Paul are arch enemies. Vanity forgets her “me, myself, and I” mentality once Juice warms her cold heart. In “A Baton Rouge Love Story”, these three young women all try their hand at being the right person for the wrong guy and being the wrong person for the right guy? They have experienced so much heartache and pain from the ones closest to them, so much to the point where they’re fed up and asking themselves do you really have to love someone through the pain?

    Despite the ache that once lived in her heart due to her and Tedric’s bad breakup, Makayla was able to find the strength and courage to move on, thanks to Jeff who’d helped her to love again. Jeff knew that linking himself to a king of the drug world like Tedric would change he and Makayla’s lives forever; he just had no clue how big of a change Tedric would bring after being reunited with Makayla. No matter how much she tells herself that Jeff is her everything and Tedric needs to remain in the past, Tedric makes it loud and clear that he doesn’t feel the same way. Will Makayla give in to temptation and allow Tedric to awaken a love she chose not to tell Jeff about, or will her love and loyalty for Jeff cause her to remain faithful and let the past remain just that, the past? All Tamar wanted was one night of hot, passionate sex with the notorious, Fabian Grant, a well-known drug dealer in Miami and also Tedric’s right hand man. Fabian had numerous one-night stands in his lifetime but had never come across a woman who made him want to go back for seconds. Tamar had broken the mold. Yet, because of his affiliation with drugs and her being a school principal, Tamar has no desire to see Fabian again. Little does she know, Fabian is accustomed to getting what he wants and refuses to let her break the mold twice. Quanna and Tuck have what seems like the perfect relationship. However, Tuck can’t ignore the feeling that something is preventing Quanna from giving him her all. Just like her best friend, Makayla, Quanna is having a hard time shaking her past, but the last thing she wants is for it to cost her future. While she thinks it best she handles everything on her own, she finds herself faced with an ultimatum that leaves her wondering where her loyalty truly lies. In Forever Mine, Tynessa takes you on a rollercoaster ride with this circle of friends and the drama that surrounds them. Sometimes love has a way of not letting you fully walk away, and some people just can’t help who they love.

    What happens when jealous ex-lovers and demons from the past refuse to stay there? Unresolved issues keeping coming back until Sin has no choice but to face them head on.Putting a whole new meaning to the term “love triangle”, not being able to handle all of Ghost’s baby mama drama, Sin finds herself in the arms of the rugged youngster by the name of Rello. Can she forgive Ghost for his short-comings or will Rello Show her that all she needed was the love that only he can give?With Rock missing in action, will the ones that vowed to always love and protect him still be there or will what he’s hiding from them be too much to bear?On this final ride with the crew, you will see what it means to do anything in the name of love even if it means killing the ones closest to you.

    Will City be able to make it back to Ocean? Can Mikey and Oneca’s relationship stand against everything going against them? How will Moneca adjust to her new found freedom? Will Rex finally let go of his obsession with Moneca? Find out how they all learn to move on after discovering Oneca and Moneca’s shocking secret all while dealing with the new twists and turns coming their way.

    The last thing she needed was for temptation to step in-leading her to question everything she thought she knew about life and love but that’s exactly what she got when she met Montae Wilson. Montae “Baby Boy” Wilson was blessed from birth with good looks, irresistible charm and a passion for hard work. He’s a man that can adjust to his surroundings and go from classic to hood in zero to sixty seconds without blinking an eye. From the moment he saw Aaliyah he knew there was something special about her. Something that went far beyond her pretty face and inviting curves. Briana Henson world was flipped upside down, when her father, one of Atlanta’s biggest Kingpins, was sentenced to a thirty year sentence in a federal prison. A product of her environment, the only thing Briana knew was partying and spending money. Now that 'broke' is her lifestyle, she’s desperate to find a come up and eager to use her assets to seal the deal. When she meets Montae, money is the last thing on her mind and she quickly finds herself caught up in her emotions and feeling him on an unfamiliar level. Before long, Briana is left asking herself if a woman of her stature could really love a man that's working a nine to five at Walmart. As the lives of these three collide, hearts will be broken, bonds will be damaged and an unknown enemy will submerge. Discover what can happen when chance run-ins and nights of passion lead to intimate deceptions and see just how far some admirers will go, when they’re low key feeling you.

    You would think that he would finally be satisfied but when it comes to Rayvon’s adulterous ways, you can never know for sure. Is his new family enough to help him leave his mistresses bed for good? Janice will soon find out that all that glitters ain’t gold. Being a wife instead of the mistress slaps her in the face as the roles change and now she has to deal with what she used to dish out. After finally being rid of her tumultuous relationship with Rayvon and starting a new family, Stacy is finally happy. Fortunately, Stacy was able to keep her daughter’s true paternity away from Rayvon. But how much longer can she keep it a secret? As hearts are broken and secrets are revealed, nothing is off limits in this story of these husbands’ and wives’ battles to keep their families together.

    The only problem she didn't factor in was the distance Harvard would put between her and her nine year old sister. When you have a mother who can't let go of her youth, and a father too busy trying to make ends meat to provide for his family Charm has no choice but to pick up the slack. Charm makes the hard decision to attend college to build a future for her little sister when tragedy strikes leaving Charm to question her purpose in life.