Some will dodge and duck, others will unfortunately get struck, and struck hard. And not only will they get struck, but they'll get knocked down and imprisoned to bottomless misery. Maureen Warren, a mother of three and a devoted wife, suddenly finds herself caught up in an unimaginable tragedy. Her husband, Kurt, of twelve years was tragically killed in an armed robbery coming home from work on his eldest daughter's birthday. Being the absolute love of her life, his untimely death quickly sends Maureen into a sinking depression. But refusing to give in and needing to be strong for her family, she fights to make it another day for their sake. Unfortunately soon after her husband's death, she finds herself in a midst of an explosive financial crisis, and now it seems like life isn't going to give her a break. She becomes the unfortunate victim of a life insurance scam. And then just a few months later, she loses her long time job as a classroom assistant. Damn near reaching the bottom, in comes the suave and handsome Demetrius Watkins, CEO and President of Watkins & Associates, a black-owned accounting firm based in Chicago. Just at the right time he proves to be the light Maureen needs in her troublesome darkness. After randomly meeting Mr. Watkins, he extends his help to Maureen by offering her a high paying assistant job in his office. As the two commence their work relationship, soon they find themselves becoming more than just co-workers, but lovers. Demetrius' charm and charisma convinces Maureen to open up more and to live life more fearlessly -- he introduces her to cocaine. Resistant at first, she eventually finds herself with a growing habit that soons turns into an all out addiction. Demetrius soon makes his moves to stamp out Maureen's deceased husband's legacy and make inroads as the new man in her and her children's lives. Successful at winning them over, Demetrius is now the "man" of the house - doing everything a loving husband and father should do. But as time unfolds, a few secrets begin to come out of Demetrius' past. Although Maureen ends up overlooking these revealed skeletons for the sake of holding onto this new relationship, she will soon learn that Demetrius has other secrets that will ultimately lead to her losing everything and ripping her family a part. Read this gut wrenching, emotionally thrilling urban fiction drama that serves more like a cautionary tale about how addiction can destroy anyone -- including you. Read more in CRACK HOE DREAMS by best-selling author QUAN MILLZ!

    Meet Hendrix a street God that is ready to settle down. He finds love in Chandler, his sister’s best friend who is just as clueless at how the four letter word works. Can these two finally lay the bad taste that love has left in their mouth to rest or will they end their relationship feeling the same way that they walked into it? Take this journey with Hendrix, Chandler and their loved ones as they try finding the answer to the most asked question What’s it Like to be in Love?

    Envy breeds disloyalty. Anybody can be bought for a price.” ~Karisma Clipz thinks he has everything figured out. In his mind, if he takes over the streets, he’ll take over the world. Never once does he think about the toes he’s stepping on to get where he wants to be nor the lines that he’s crossing to get there. His actions not only puts his life in danger, but the lives of everyone he loves as well. Frenzy finds out that his whole life has been a lie, and this causes his first outburst with his aunt and the one he grew up loving as a brother. When a disastrous event happens, Frenzy loses his mind. Not only is he now at odds with his cousin, but he no longer feels he’s the one for Ajayah, which causes him to try and push her away. He has to make a decision to go against everything he has stood for in the last few years. One man’s greed causes a chain of events that affects the lives of everyone around him. Secrets are revealed, friends become enemies, lives are taken, and unspoken loyalty is tested. Not every relationship can be repaired, and not every chapter written in a book has been closed. Find out who will reign supreme in the finale of The Calm to His Savage.

    Chasing a man or begging for attention is something that she's never had to do, but when it comes to Prospect, she finds herself acting out of character quite often. The generous, handsome, and sometimes romantic thug tugs at her heart strings and makes her fall for him hard. However, it seems that every time she feels herself getting a little closer to him, his quick temper and violent streak push her away. Genesis can admit that she has it bad for Prospect, but she also knows that loving him might not be the best thing for her. Love is new to Prospect. Growing up around his parents' dysfunctional marriage plays a huge part in how Prospect treats Genesis. Common sense tells him that he's not treating her the way he should, but between Anastasia's betrayal, a devastating loss, and a snake among his crew, Prospect has a lot on his plate, and he takes it out on the one person that he shouldn't. Bellina loves Poppa, her incarcerated boyfriend, but after two years of being alone, she finds herself growing weaker and weaker when it comes to resisting temptation. Jonah is just the breath of fresh air that she needs in a new city where she barely knows anyone, but she soon learns that Poppa may not have the hold on her heart that she thought he did.

    However, that would be too much like the right thing to do for Rhamos and Yvette with their envious spirits. Real truths are exposed in the finale of Lil Mama Fell In Love With The Plug, however in all truths its always the person’s truth, their opposition’s truth and somewhere in the middle lies the absolute, uncensored truth. People always claim that they want someone to keep it 100% with them, but in the final installment, we will see if Yvette and Raheem will be able to handle this situation we call truth. Get ready to take this final ride with Yvette and Raheem to find out how Lil Mama Fell In Love With Plug, and if their relationship will be able to handle the consequences of what the characters have formed as their truth. One thing is for sure, though, Jabba and Tee always serve their truth with no lemon or sugar. Will Yvette and Raheem be able to handle their truths with no sugar coating or will they let it destroy what they have worked for?

    Underneath those prissy looks she’s got a few dark layers. When she’s left to fend for herself, taken in by an old family friend, is what inevitably saves her. But the next level of her life takes her places she never thought she would be, including an all-girls trip that exceeds all expectations. With her best friends at her side, Charm decides to throw caution into the wind and enjoy her time away from reality before she is called away for a job that changes the course of her life… Canon “Priest” Cahill is smart, refined, with a little gangster to him. He’s had the game sewed up since he was young. Jumping rank because his family ran everything, he becomes a force of his own. After losing someone very close to him, he focuses his life on work and making a name for himself outside of the streets. When worlds collide and the façade of a one-night stand fades away will either him or Charm acknowledge or consider why fate keeps throwing them together? Is it love, is it lust? Find out what a Hustler’s Charm is all about in part one of this series.

    Family over everything. Or are they really? For the Young siblings, they are all they got. For 18 years old Mecca, the well-being of her two sisters and little brother is the only thing she is focused on and worried about. Graduating Valedictorian of her high school and getting accepted into every college she applied for, getting a secondary education is the last thing on Mecca’s mind. After a chance encounter to help out a total stranger, Mecca takes a risk that could separate her from her siblings. But will this risk serve as her downfall or a way for her to elevate their circumstances? For 17 years old Danielle, surviving her daily hell has left a bitter taste in her mouth, giving her an “I don’t give a dayum” type of attitude and mindset. Along with Mecca, Dani looks after her baby sister and brother, trying her best to keep them safe and fed. However, she carries a dreadful secret that eats away at her beautiful core, creating a rift between the bond she shares with her big sister Mecca. While everyone else is living their best life in nice clothes and shoes and with food to eat, the Young siblings do whatever it takes to survive the next second. When one tragedy hits, it seems like gasoline is poured on it, extending it to more areas of their lives, causing colossal damage in its quake. Will the Young siblings be able to hold on to each other and choose siblings over everything? Or will their struggle consume them, destroying their close knit relationship? Survival mode, painful secrets, contested love, blind agendas, and familial betrayal can be found in best-selling author Patrice Balark’s debut series, From Ratchet to Riche$, under Twyla T. Presents publication. Warning: This is a series, so this book contains a cliffhanger. Book one is highly intense, gritty, and spine-tingling, leaving the reader anxious for the next part.

     With unknown enemies and the police after him, Gutta has to race against time in order to win against the enemies that are after his empire. So much is going on around him and the walls are starting to close in. Seeking out an ally, he has to try and undo all the mess Brinx’s secrets caused the people around her. Will Gutta be able to rise to the occasion and come out on top, or will the lies and secrets of others bring him down?

     All Kanati Dawson wanted was to work for the boss and then go home to be with the love of his life, Sunni Hamden. And then his patience was tested in one act of disrespect. The moment Law saw Kanati’s girl he knew he had to have her. Being a man who is accustomed to getting what he wants, Law plotted to steal her from him despite his closest comrade’s advice. “Leave her alone. Kanati feels like trouble.” If only Law listened. After going across the country to steal Kanati’s girl in the middle of the night, Law unknowingly brought hell like he never imagined back to his hometown. Before long blood poured and bodies dropped as Kanati and his villain’s descended on Baltimore with one objective in mind…revenge.

    After a life altering event in her late teen years that resulting in the loss of her older brother, she sees the world in a different light. She could have taken the loss and let it control her but she Bossed up and allowed it to empower herself to be a force in her community fighting against Police Brutality. She stands for what she believes in and is unapologetic in that stand. Now, she’s ready to stand in love. When Vega steps into her life he turns it on its axis. She hesitant in her interactions with him but he wins her over, it’s a done deal. Will a very important life detail be the unraveling of their newly budding relationship or will it be a game changer for the better? Will Vega Samuels be the man that Onyx Manigault stands within Love or will the shade of Blue be too much to handle?

    She has been with Sean for 5 years and he continues to hurt her. Sean knows that Layah is wifey material but he can't seem to stop cheating on her. He slips up and now has unwanted ties with a jump off and Layah leaves him for good. Layah meets Milz who stops at nothing to show her she should be treated like the queen she is. Will Layah continue to be a doormat for Sean or will she let Milz show her what it would be like if he was her man?

    But with the longest tenured don on his death bed and the other families on the brink of civil war, greed threatens to destroy The Commission. Enter Marion Holloway, leader of the wealthy and prestige Holloway family, a shrewd and persuasive business man with strong political connects and stronger street ties. The man the FBI says is the most powerful black gangster in the country. With his oldest son, Mason, campaigning for mayor of New York City and his illegitimate son, Yasin “Sin” Kennedy, overseeing his lucrative drug operation, he is poised to seize control of the city. But when the war between the Mafia families hit close to home, the unrelenting power struggle between his sons, jeopardizes everything their father has built. Keys to the Kingdom introduces readers to urban fiction’s newest crime family, the Holloways, and the powerful legacy of tradition and blood, the seduction of power and the ultimate game of sibling rivalry.

    It’ll pull at your heartstrings while providing the lesson of never giving up and to always keep your head up. Another 5 star read by Twyla T.” ~ K. Larry, Freelance Proofreader Award-winning and national best-selling author Twyla T. taps into your emotions with this new spellbinding standalone. This story deals with surviving your circumstances, playing the hand that is dealt to you, engaging in a taboo relationship, and participating heavy into the street life. Jay is constantly ridiculed for having lesbian parents. He deals with it as best he could, but his coping method may have him traveling down an unfamiliar avenue with dire consequences. Ant is smart, intelligent, and looks for a better way in life. However, a run-in with a cop teaches him that things can be upended in the blink of an eye. Zack is being raised by his single dad and tries to maneuver through life closely following the path his dad has set for him, but will he be able to resist all temptations that arise? Basketball star with the NBA in his future, Tre is having an illicit romance with a forbidden figure. When his secret is discovered, this relationship jeopardizes his chance of a better future and can destroy his basketball career before it even gets started. Four best friends—Jamal, Anthony, Zackary, and Trevor—learn that life is not as easy and brighter as Tupac’s song says. Things don’t always get better, but they never let up or give up. Through it all, they encourage each other to just keep their heads up, remaining hopeful throughout the struggles and pain.

    Some people choose to give up on love altogether while others continue to search for it. Others find exactly what they think they’re looking for; the right one, the one they could love forever. Then just when they think the love of their dreams is coming true, they find out that they’re “Just Like the Rest of 'Em”. Tymir, a.k.a. Bear, is a 26-year-old ruthless- hustler from Philly. He’s a certified-street King with one true love, his money. Although he has a few women in his life, love and relationships are not an option. The females in his circle each have roles to play but wifey isn’t one of them. When he meets Desiree Williams he finds himself drawn to her in more ways than one and for the first time in his life, he can see himself falling in love. Bear decides to break his own rules and gives Desiree the attention and affection he knows she deserves. When the other women in his life notice all the attention he’s giving her, drama, mayhem and chaos break out. They become women on a mission to teach Bear and Desiree a lesson. With one woman willing to sleep with the enemy in hopes of revenge and the other willing to take down any woman that stands between her and Bear; Desiree and Bear’s relationship is not the only thing in grave danger. Desiree Williams is a 24-year-old college graduate stuck in a hopeless relationship with her baby’s father, Antoine. Determined to make a bad situation better, Desiree stayed with her man even after she discovered he’d been unfaithful. Loyal and true to her word, Desiree did everything within her power to make things work and she thought it was until Antoine hit her with the ultimate surprise; leaving her heartbroken again. When she meets Bear she finds herself falling for his charming ways and street appeal. She decides to give him a chance to see if he could be the one to treat her right and give her the real love she’s been searching for. As things between the two of them get deeper, enemies will emerge, Exes will rise from the ashes, and life-altering secrets will be exposed. When the truth comes out will Bear stay with Desiree and prove that he’s the real man she needs or will he crack under pressure and turn out to be “Just Like the Rest of 'Em”? Find out in this drama- filled romance by Dani Littlepage.