By the time she figured out her true position, she was already in too deep. Everything changed when he announced he was leaving the mother of his children to start a family with her. When she learns Messiah has been lying yet again, and is actually married, will she continue to settle for a supporting role, or bow out gracefully?  Bria has been with King, a handsome street hustler, for a decade, but he still hasn't put a ring on it. In-between dealing with his baby momma drama, infidelity, and countless lies, she's remained down for him as his Queen. However, her patience is beginning to wear thin as more skeletons start falling out of his closet. Bria toys with the idea of giving him a taste of his own medicine but can she actually go through with it?  Armani has a life most women would envy: a million dollar lifestyle, a beautiful family, and most importantly, a thirteen carat wedding ring. Now she wants nothing more than to plan a storybook wedding and live happily ever after, but life has other plans. After discovering her man isn’t who she thought he was, she finds herself faced with a hard decision. Can she forgive him for the sake of her family? Heaven is struggling to take care of her daughter without any financial support from her ex, a rapper named Stacks. Their romance ended around the same time as his career, but the two co-parent in the same house to save money. Stacks wants nothing more than to get back together but Heaven is finding herself unexpectedly falling in love with her best friend Ace...

    With lil Chris and Jiovanna missing what will Giovanni, Je'leese, Katherine, and Chritopher do to get their children back? Danielle, Jasmine, and Mike are trying to make sure those two couples see another happy day. How far will they go trying to make sure of it?

    One of these decisions involving the rugged and brash Pride. Pride is a man who has lost literally everything to Katrina and is still recovering from the unfortunate disaster that took place fourteen years ago. Unavailable emotionally, he runs the streets with an iron fist and no feelings on the surface. That is until he lays eyes on the curly haired beauty that is Zoli. Lines are crossed, chaos is introduced, and fireworks light up the sky. However, neither want any strings or attachments to the other, but carelessly create one that forces them together. Is this attachment strong enough to keep them together? Or will this be one big mess, creating another disaster? Crescent, Zoli’s best friend and a city girl at heart is at a cross road in her life. Stuck between being comfortable, or happy. A decision she’s put off for long enough until a careless thug steps into her life.

    Always viewed as the underdog to his rival, Kilos’ world seems to be looking up when his youngest son Ahmeen develops a deadly, but popular formula of heroin that is sure to have them claiming the throne to the Atlanta streets. Ahmeen, a true street pharmacist and hustla has the secret formula that not even he will give to his family. All he knows is that overnight, the Shakur brothers is on top of the world with their rival—the King family now at their feet like they’ve always been to them. The success doesn’t seem to get to Ahmeen’s head like it seems to do to his brother De’Moni. He remains stoic, humble, and in true boss form. Not even the plenty of women that throw themselves at him can knock him off his square that is until he meets the King’s family twin daughter Poetic and inevitably fall in love with her. Like forbidden fruit, Ahmeen is unable to resist the innocent, and beautiful Poetic King. The more everything tells him to stay away, the more he seems to want her. When death is right at his front door, and enemies at his neck for the formula he has created, will he see Poetic has someone in his corner or just another person trying to take him down? Poetic King, daughter of the infamous Noie King, has pretty much had everything handed to her on a silver platter. Although spoiled by her family, Poetic is far from naive. With their entire family deep in the game, Poetic knew early on what it meant to have money, power, and influence. She and her twin sister Lyric have always been close, but one deadly night with their little sister Melody being left dead, Poetic feels she can’t trust anyone. Lashing out, running away is just the start of Poetic’s new identity, but once she runs into Ahmeen, one person she is forbidden to talk to, Poetic becomes someone that no one knows. Love is on the brink of her heart, and nothing will stop her from being with her new boo—or will it? Emmanuel “Maino” King and his two younger brothers Chuck, and Tyree has always been next up under their father Noie King. With a new product on the market that is threatening to eliminate the King family from the heroin game, Maino and his brothers must do something to reclaim their throne. Maino is rude, cocky handsome, sexy and let’s not forget paid. Originally known as the enforcer of the family, when his father comes to him to let him know that their legacy is at risk, Maino is faced with stepping into the game and becoming something he never thought he would, but quickly realizes how good he is —a dopeboy. His new status in the game, pushes him to become very personal with their plug Javier Feuntes’ daughter Eve Feuntes. What was supposed to be business, quickly because a passionate filled affair that neither of them can afford for anyone to find out. After all, Eve’s father will kill Maino and his whole family while Maino’s long time girlfriend and mother of their one year old daughters will kill him. De’Moni Moni Shakur, the oldest Shakur brother has always been the mess up—the black sheep of the family. He’s always been determined to make his parents proud, and when his little brother Ahmeen steps in and does so before him, Moni is not too sure how to feel about it. Happy for his family’s success, Moni does his best to be to cope with his failures, but he isn’t able to get over the fact that he wasn’t the one to bring the trophy home. His reckless acts and envious feelings get him caught up in a situation to where he must choose himself or his family.

    Power. Respect. All the things twenty-six-year-old self-made mogul Domino Black possesses, along with good looks and a huge dick to complement. As a young man who’s had to suffer more heartache than a little bit, the last thing he’s looking for is love. All Domino wants from women is what they’re good for – sex. Life has taught him that relationships aren’t worth the time or energy, and that in the words of Chris Brown, “these hoes ain’t loyal.” That is, until crossing paths with twenty-one-year-old Bailee Rodgers, who catches his eye from their first encounter. Will this bad boy turn good for the one girl who’s willing to show him that not all women are the same? Bailee Rodgers feels that life has dealt her some bad hands, starting with the death of a loved one. Coping with the loss she suffered led her to the arms of Tyler, who she soon realizes is not the man she wants or needs in her life. Bailee’s desire is to focus on healing her on broken heart, but when she meets the infamous Domino Black, she wonders if he could be the one to take her pain away. Bailee soon finds that Domino is two notches shy of crazy, but Domino may have met his match in her, because Bailee immediately proves to Domino that she’s not weak and insecure like the women he’s used to. Making good love to this bad boy is fun and exciting, but with lies, secrets, and drama lurking in the background, Bailee often wonders if it’s worth it… In this crazy, hood, love story, will Columbia’s biggest player be willing to change in order to win the heart of the sweet, innocent, broken-hearted girl, or will he add to her hurt and pain by being exactly who everybody makes him out to be?

    Living a drama-free life, he is well on his way--until a woman falls at his feet--literally. Or, was she pushed?  For Samantha Emerson, her plan is in motion. Push family and friends away, complete unfinished projects, then close her eyes one night never to hurt again. A ten year scheme by her ex-husband has driven her to suicide. Her last commitment puts her in front of Judge A. Lawrence Hylton. Alex, with his quirky half smile, refuses to leave her alone. He desires to be Samantha's reason to live, her Justice of Love.

    That's usually what happens when you are born and raised in Harts Fall. The medium sized old school town holds onto traditions and values that a lot of people may consider outdated - including arranged marriages. In Harts Fall, parents choose mates for their children in order of age. With Prism Wells being the second youngest daughter out of the Wells clan, she has three other sisters that must be married before she has her chance. Unwilling to wait for an indefinite amount of time, Prism decides to not only take her love life into her own hands, but her career, too. Graham Richardson bleeds loyalty. His values are near and dear to his heart. Anything he can do for his family or close friends he does with no questions or expectations of anything in return. This part of his character, this unwavering loyalty, is the reason he agrees to marrying the woman his parents chose for him… at the same time that he offers one of his oldest friends' sister a job. The second Prism Wells steps foot into his office, Graham knows she's going to be trouble. Trouble in the most teasing and tempting way. In an instant, his desire to remain loyal to his family lessens as his desire to be loyal to his own heart builds. But will it be that easy to get out of the commitment he made or will both Graham and Prism learn that in Harts Fall, hearts can also break and stay that way. Please note: This is a novella. Though it has a beginning, middle, and end, it is told as a short novella. If you prefer novels that are over 25,000 words in length, please skip this title and read a previously published novel by Shenaé Hailey or B. Love.