When he laid eyes on Joanna Greer, he knew she would be the one to fulfill his desires. Broken arrangements, broken agreements, broken trust and broken hearts rule as The Blacks learn that love and desire can be devastating.

    Taking her out the shelter and giving her the taste of the faster and finer things, what more could a girl ask for? Saving her from a lifetime of poverty and prostitution, Krazy feels as though she owes her savior Kris her life. Yet love is nothing sweet when the two girls are caught up in the dangerous and deadly web of the street life. Everyone carries their own motives and nothing is what it seems to be. After all this is a game of love and war, but they should’ve realized sooner that you can never trust the one you love. Part one of the mind-blowing Hot Boyz Series… T.L. Joy takes you into the gritty story of Never Trust the One You Love!

    He took my money, led me on, slept with my best friend, and left me to die. Now I’m here all alone with our child in my stomach thinking, should I kill it or let a piece of the man I hate with all my soul, live with me for the rest of my life? My name is Ashanti Knight and this is my story…

    He is the son a now deceased drug lord and an ex-heroin user as a mother. Because of that, he had sworn off the drug life. He made his living stealing cars. The money was okay, but it wasn’t enough to keep the mother of his children happy. When his manhood is tested because of his decision to stay away from the drug life, Brandon decides to give the streets a shot. He loved the money that his best friend from childhood was paying him to be his right hand man. After learning the ends and outs of that lifestyle, Brandon began to build his own empire. What he didn’t know was that the street life comes with a price tag. He had more than enough money to pay, but the price was his life. He was only in it to make money, but he had to learn the hard way that he wasn’t the only one looking for a come up. Can Brandon survive this lifestyle?

    The one that sets a goal and does everything in her power to accomplish it? That’s Journee. Journee is focused on graduating college and attending Medical school. But, a level headed girl always has a turn-up girl as a best friend, and that's Zoie. Journee's life was planned and moving along accordingly until she and Zoie met Jonas and Lex. Jonas, who is coming into his own, as the plug, after the death of his father, is focused on the money. He wasn’t looking for a relationship. However, when Journee walked into his life doing all of the right things, one night in Vegas quickly turned into a whirlwind love affair. What starts as two people passing time, turns into true feelings and love. Journee starts falling for Jonas and vice versa. Jonas has been burnt before by "love" so he tries to be cautious but falls hard for Journee. Will he end up getting burnt by love again? Stephan is Journee's older brother, known as the fuck-up of the family. With a get it how you live mentality Stephan sets out to do what is natural for him. However, this stick up is different; it involves his sister. Will his plan ultimately get both him and his sister killed? Love and loyalty is tested when outside sources begin to work against the young couple. While Finessing the plug, Journee falls deep in love with Jonas, and he ends up finessing her heart. Will the allure of a dangerous game be the demise of their relationship and one of their lives?

    Not one to back down, Blaze pursues the vivacious, temptuous Peaches with no regard to her brother's threat. One kiss threatens to ignite a wildfire in their hearts and a war between friends. Will Peaches submit to her brother's indomitable will? Or will she give in to undeniable attraction to Blaze and set off a bloodbath in the streets?The answer lies between the hot, explosive pages of A DANGEROUS LOVE.

    He has women falling at his feet daily, but he takes none of them seriously until he meets a young woman by the name Treasure, but there’s only one problem Treasure is a witness to a homicide he committed. He knows he should kill her and get it over with but there’s something about her that makes it hard for him to go through with it… Julianny’s mother Pam never thinks any woman is good enough for her son, especially not Treasure but when the two quickly fall in love all hell breaks loose ands lines are crossed… permanently.

    She knows what she wants and won’t settle for anything less than that. After receiving mind blowing news from a past lover Jay decides it’s time for a change. Little does he know someone from his past isn’t ready to let him go. Kamari feels as if his love life is missing something. After meeting a woman he believes can fill the void, he thinks he has it all. Kamari’s world quickly comes crumbling down after a secret is revealed and he makes a mistake that may cost him his life. Lies are told, secrets are revealed, worlds collide, and love blooms in An Unexpected Love: Jay’s Story.

    Let Taffy Douglas and her daughters, Chyna, Karrine and Simone take you on a reading journey like you've never had before! This Mama ain't no joke, and neither are her daughters who live for the love of trouble!

    Mia, is a 23-year-old independent phlebotomy tech who is living her life worry and drama free. It isn’t much. but she isn’t complaining and it’s enough to take care of herself and maintain the lifestyle that she is accustomed to. After being persuaded by her friends, Kelsi & Terri to go out on a Thursday night, she ends up at the same nightclub as the streets supplier, the main attraction, a guy she’s been lusting over since she was a teenager; Dola The Don. She’s much older now and she’s taken aback when he finally approaches her after all these years and gives her a dose of the glamorous but street lifestyle that he lives. The questions follows, will it be too much for her to handle or will she be able to secure her heart in the process? The only difference between Dola and the average man is the fact that he’s fine, black, ruthless, and rich. He ends up falling for Mia, but will he fall hard enough to let the streets go, and focus on what they are trying to build by keeping her loved, happy, and secured?

     In a world where the superficial rules and nothing is what it seems, these trophy wives adapt to a lifestyle that many dream of and few obtain. While the money is rolling in the ball of drama bounces on their hoop dreams. These three friends learn that there is a scoreboard in the game of life, sometimes you win and sometimes you loose. And you don’t always live to play another game. (9,000 Words) Part 1 of 3

    Yet, he knew deep down that if he ever had to make that hurtful decision again, the outcome would remain the same. Life must go on, money has to be made and only the strong will survive. Tiffany has spent the last four years of her life regretting the day she fell in love with Travon. Back then, she was too naïve to realize that everything in life comes with a price and unfortunately for her, the price she paid was her freedom. Will Tiffany ever have a chance to make Travon pay for ruining her life?

    He’s the epitome of ruthless, while she appears to be a good girl. Morgan soon finds out being good is overrated, and she has Dallas to thank for that. After falling for this street hustler from east Atlanta, her life will never be the same again. Although Dallas’ lifestyle is new to Morgan, she is more than willing to take this ride with him. This choice is because in the end, all that matters is, their love. Albeit actions and opinions of others are considered, this doesn’t deter her, because they don’t understand how hard it is to resist a bad boy that’s a good man. You were introduced to them in Love and Loyalty, but you won’t know them until you’ve read Loyal to His Love.

    Then she meets Trey, a handsome and well dressed cat with hood swagger. When Trey tells Chloe that he is pursuing a degree in psychology, Chloe thinks she has finally met someone who has his head screwed on right. But as Chloe’s flirtation with Trey intensifies, secrets are revealed and she finds that she’s playing with fire, in Tracy Brown's Flirting with Disaster.*First published in the 2009 anthology Flirt.

    She was a loud-mouth, gold-teeth having, blond weave wearing, six-inch heels, and fingernail swinging woman. Her passion for life and becoming a better person and mother for her child was nonexistent. Coco lived life to the fullest every single day, seven days a week. Once her man goes to jail and the money runs out; the friends she thought she had along with his business partners are no longer there. Coco is forced to have an epiphany about life. She soon learns that depending on a man was never cute or acceptable. Five years later, Chanel formally known in the hood as “Coco” is climbing her way to the top of the corporate ladder. Her past life is behind her and she is enjoying her new surroundings, friends, and lifestyle. No, she isn’t wearing Gucci and Prada again but she’s comfortable in her new threads. The first man she ever loved and gave her heart too has been released from Federal Prison. The only thing on his mind is Coco. Coco no longer exists and no matter how much Chanel wants to put that life behind her, love has a stronghold on her like she’s never thought. When he asks her to handle something very important for him and she has to risk her new life in order to complete the mission, Chanel doesn’t know what to do. She soon realizes that she struggled her whole life for no reason. Chanel goes on a journey to put the pieces of her puzzle together. In doing so; she finds out that her name holds weight in the underground world. Chanel goes from the block, to the boardroom, and back to the block. She seeks revenge and the truth. Take a wild ride into the corporate life of Chanel Cavette. She was the female you thought you already knew but you’re in for a rude awakening.