They soon find out how untrue that is. Meshach continued to hold in his feelings for the beautiful Camilla. He tried his best to keep her in the friend zone but how long can that last when it’s obvious that the two are attracted to each other? Is Diesel aware? When an unexpected event forces Soraya out of her home, Meshach invites her and her son, Mikey, to stay with him, in his home until she gets on her feet. With Soraya’s jealous ways, will she be able to keep herself composed living with the man that she truly loved? Octavious and Lauren seemed to be thriving and finally made it official becoming a couple but startling news will put their relationship to the test. After losing his brother, Chad, in such a tragic way, Diesel resorts to drastic measures to fill the pain and the void of losing his brother and becoming shunned away from the family due to his father. Will his methods to ease the pain take over him and threaten his relationship with Camilla? Will he ultimately push her right into the arms of a man that’s waiting for him to mess up? In this next installment, answers to secrets are revealed, new secrets are exposed and love and loyalty are tested!

    Love another man and give him all of me again. In fact, I was still dealing with the broken heart my ex-fiancé left me with. Time doesn’t heal all wounds… hardly any if you asked me. What time did do though, was give me a chance to find myself. I thought I was madly in love when really, I just loved the idea of it. I still do. I’m a hopeful romantic and loved knowing that one day I'd be a man’s everything, get married and start a family of our own. It was on my list of things to do before I was called home. With the abrupt death of my Aunt, the realization of time stopping for no one hit me. I didn’t have time to sulk in my sorrows anymore. And, Rashad wouldn’t let me. He wanted me… baggage and all. To fulfill every need that had gone unmet with what’s his name. He wanted me… smart mouth and all. Insecurities and all… Because his heart had been broken too. So, we connected even though I wasn’t ready for us too. Sometimes, men were just extra baggage, and Lord knows I didn’t need that but was Rashad worth it? Could he and I possibly seal our shattered hearts together and master loving again? I was ready to take that risk and find out.

    Their great chemistry makes taking a man down easy work and they trust each other with their lives, each being the other’s ride or die. Beneath their stellar working relationship is a smoldering mutual attraction that has always been waiting to claim them both. When Bounce has a conflict with her and finds that his baby’s mama, Amina, may have committed a serious violation against him with a hot shot dope boy from the other side, he becomes obsessed with killing him before he has a chance of doing the same thing. When he finally rids himself of the problematic Amina, he and Eden finally get the chance to build something with each other that they’d each been searching for. They don’t realize it at the time, but that one confrontation with Amina sets off a chain reaction of events that will remold their lives for better or for worse, making them experience love, pain, and extreme loss, and Bounce will discover dark secrets hidden from him for his entire life. It’s hard for love to survive in the best of times… can it make it through the worst?

    Tragedy and heartbreak follow her like a dark cloud blocking out the sunshine she so desperately seeks. After her ex boyfriend's abusive ways and infidelities leave her shattered, the last thing she is looking for is love. But, when her beauty and sexiness catches the eye of a handsome and distinguished thug named G, nothing can stop her from falling head over heels for the refined bad boy. But trouble looms over them in the form of Nova's ex man, who refuses to let go of what they had. Will Nova lose G's love because of a past she can't escape? Or will G's love prove to be a strong as his hustle? Sparks, bullets, and accusations fly non-stop in the drama-filled urban romance... A DISTINGUISHED THUG STOLE MY HEART.

    She loves hard and fights harder when she finds her boyfriend of two years in a compromising position. Blair doesn’t know what to do to pick up the pieces of her now shattered love life. With a girls’ trip on the horizon, her best friend Blake makes her promise to not focus on the past but to embrace the present. Little did Blake know, but she would be forced to take her own advice when she encounters the crazy yet charming Langston. On a trip to take his mind off his failed relationship and unfortunate reality, Kofi had no intentions of getting close to someone new. That was until he met the beauty in the yellow dress. Little did he know she was the key he needed to heal and be set free from his past. Take this journey with these four strangers as they take a chance on each other and gain a sense of peace and freedom that they’ve never had.

    She goes to school, and straight back home. There's a gang war brewing in her neighborhood of Bronx, New York, and she wants no part of it.Too bad her twin sister, Rain, has a knack for trouble, and brings the war right to Sunny's door. Being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, leaves them with two choices; join the gang or die.It's a simple decision really, when you think about it.But being in one of the most vicious gangs in New York is anything but simple. And the twins have to learn how to navigate these bloody waters. They'll have to learn to stand strong, or be put down.Fortunately for them, two of the most ruthless men in the gang, are willing to help them find their way. But these men were raised in the streets, growing up on a steady diet of blood and murder, they are more accustomed to pulling triggers, and burying bodies, than matters of the heart.But as they teach Sunny and Rain a few things about the more brutal parts of life, they'll learn a few in return, and maybe one of them is how it feels to fall in love.

    Stuck at a job her ex helped her get, she was forced to work with him and his new wife. Unable to hold in her anger any longer, she reacted before thinking and it cost her to lose it all. With life taking a turn for the worse, Alaina was ready to give it all up, including her life. Hearing her name being called by the last person she expected, stopped her from making the worst decision ever. After meeting Isaiah, you would think he had it all together. Having his own problems to deal with, he met Alaina and realized maybe his problems weren’t as bad as they seemed. He quickly tossed his worries to the side to show Alaina that life is worth living. After spending time together, Isaiah found out that it wasn’t only him saving her but she was saving him too. Some say it’s better to have loved and lost than to never loved at all. Alaina answered when love called her name but will it be all worth it in the end?

    But, what she doesn’t know is that Kandle and Uzi’s baby isn’t a baby. After revealing something so personal to him, Remi is feeling a way and is on a f**ck Uzi campaign. When a new King enters her life, will Remi be ready to chuck the duces to Uzi, or does he truly have her heart? Tweeti has never felt love like this and with Jah, she’s getting all of that and some more. Never being one to reveal all her cards at once, she finds herself showing him her hand and praying he doesn’t have her looking stupid. When someone unexpected pops into their lives, will Tweeti be able to brave the storm? Or will Jah continue to believe all women want on thing; money? Wynner cant stand Olay and wants her husband to stop talking to her. But will Qua listen to his wife, or will he continue to believe that Olay wants only a friendship? When Joey crosses the line with his crush for Wynner, will he live to see another day, or will Wynner hide it from her brothers and husband? Uzi has been hiding his daughter for years, with only one person knowing; his mother. Will Jah and Wynner be able to put this behind them, or will it cause a strain in their relationships? These women are in love with these Kings, but will love be enough? Although they are all Queens in their own right, will either of them be able to stand beside their kings, or will the kings of Harlem all end up alone?

    They smiled in your face, while sleeping witcho baby daddy behind yo back. Then one day these girls decided that they were tired of laying on their backs, so they came up with the ultimate plan to rob a bank. Will their plan come to fruitition? Or will these young ladies crash and burn? Come inside Chappelle to see how the thot's live in Thotville

    Lies are revealed and the last people he thought would cross him, DID! Shannon found her happiness with Shontez but then got a shock of her life. She learns quickly that she’s the only one dealing with the damages and consequences of her failed relationship. Troop’s return is unwanted, but that doesn’t stop him from making his presence known. Shannon decides to move on from Shontez even when her heart doesn’t want her to. She flees from St. Louis with not much of a goodbye to her love ones. With time passing, life is working over on her. Being a single parent on her own; she has done it before. With the stressing news she receives, she is more down on her luck than ever. When unwanted circumstances push her to travel back to the place she wished to forget about, Shannon’s life is constantly being tried. With forgiveness being the final form of love, will the two have it when the opportunity presents itself? In this last installment, will Shannon ever be forgiven or are the lies she told too great? Shontez’s feelings have been spat upon, leaving him to trust no one. Find out what crossing the lines with Havok leads to in the END.

     As soon as K.O. and JUICE are released from prison, they track down Taurus and snatch out his heart by touching those he love most. Time and time again, Taurus has proven that he's built to withstand the pressure, but will he be able to defeat the goon that raised him? Or will the young die-hard finally wilt from the heat of semi-automatic bullets? Only a true thinker with an assassin's heart can avoid what's aimed at Taurus, but he just might be the one to do it. By his side is PRINCESS, his baby mother, whose thirst for revenge will motivate them to go all out against their enemies. It's been said that God protects those who are good, but when the devil is the man who gave you life, nothing, absolutely nothing is sacred. When you're RAISED AS A GOON, you either kill or be killed.

    She spends many nights lying on a filthy hardwood floor crying for her mother in the dark and wondering where her next meal is going to come from. All of her thoughts and worries suddenly vanish when she wakes up one morning and decides that she will no longer be a victim of her circumstances. With her best friend, Karma, in tow, she turns to the pole and becomes one of the hottest strippers in H-Town, dominating every strip club in the city with her bombshell body and gorgeous good looks. Her name rings more bells than a school alarm, and it gives her confidence. Over the years, Lexus learns to tuck her feelings away and show no love until she meets a real bad boy, who steps in like Prince Charming and quickly humbles her. Dino is cool, charming and Rich! His smile is so electrifying, it can knock any woman off of her feet, but his playboy persona is put on hold when he and his best friend, Kaine, show up at a bachelor party one night. As soon as he lays eyes on, Lexus he makes up his mind that he wants her and her only. But when he finally get her, he realizes that Lexus comes with more complications than he could have ever imagined. Although Lexus falls hard for Dino, she's scared to love him out of fear that he will unexpectedly pack up and leave her the same way that her mother did. Dino does everything in his power to love and take care of Lexus, but her hard exterior makes it tough, and it's only so much he can take. What Lexus doesn't know is that Dino can relate to what she's been through and knows her pain all too well, but when she finds out that Dino is just as damaged as she is, the tables unexpectedly turn... Now, Lexus is left with the decision to either be there for her man or abandon the one person who loves her deeply and leave him with the same scars that are engraved in her heart. Will Lexus put her fears to the side and allow Dino to love her the way that she deserves to be loved, or will she throw it all away because of her heartbreaking past? Find out in Sha Jones' new spinoff series from Kaine And Karma.

    She was successful with not getting caught up; until she carelessly sent photos to Phebe and they got back to her husband, Malcolm. Once he got news of her infidelity, he rushed home and tried to kill her. Was he successful in his attempt? Keith has been Cameron’s secret lover for some time now. However, his fiancé Phebe is tired of playing house with him and wants a ring. Will he marry her or will he dump her and play second to Malcolm forever? Charlotte, Cameron’s sister has always been envious of her and never really knew why until Malcolm helped her put pieces of her life together. How long will this love triangle last before someone gets hurt? Secrets and lies keep spilling and it’s another crazy, sexy, and dangerous roller coaster ride that will either make or break Cameron.

    He’s in a carefree open relationship with his on and off again girlfriend, Lisa, but they are both one in the same. Lisa feels that she can have any man she wants, and it’s her way or the highway. She knows that Grey isn’t faithful, but she truly feels that he wouldn’t double dip with any of their friends. Anything he lays up with would be a hit and miss. Nothing serious… or so Lisa thought. She had no worries about someone taking her place. Mina is Lisa’s best friend, and they have somewhat of a love/hate relationship. She’s also harboring a secret that could be the icing on the cake to finally put an end to their toxic friendship. She only has one person she really cares about, and that’s her male best friend, Truth. Truth is like a brother to Mina and makes sure that no one is trying to get over on her, mainly men. He is also friends with Saxon and has his eyes set on his little sister, Sabella. Sabella is just getting out of a relationship with her ex, Daren, and is looking for something new in her life. She grew up around Truth, but never looked at him in that way, even though he just may be what she needed all along. In this story of life, love, and betrayal, you’ll see that all she wanted was real love…

    Her lifelong relationship with Julian “Ju” Nyles shifts one night, causing them both to wonder what happens next. For Cherish, her life does a complete 180, and Ju’s newfound interest in her only ignites her need for him.That’s until he left the city. Ju was her safe haven, but can he mend the damage he’d played a hand in causing or will time not be on his side?*THIS IS A NOVELETTE*