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.

    Jade is convinced that Eddie Struthers, known on the streets of Atlanta as Easy, is her soul mate, but loving Easy proves to be the hardest thing she’s ever done. Her best friend, Sheena, broke her number one rule when she fell for Easy’s right hand man, Dunts. After a shocking betrayal, Sheena decides to play his game, only better, however; a tragic turn of events changes the game for everyone. Cory is the man of Monique’s dreams and her worst nightmare at the same time. She is stuck between two worlds and she doesn’t intend to give up either one. The three ladies are a support system for each other through all of their love trials, but one of them is not the supportive friend that she seems to be. As lies are revealed, trust is broken and in the end, no one is excluded from the wrath of a scorned woman.

    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.

    Slated to go to law school in the fall, she’s completely on her A game with nothing stopping or holding her back. That is until she meets a sexy, young hustler named Thurston Franklin. Her world as she knows it is never the same. His entrance into her life turns her world upside down in a good way and forces her to examine the way she lives her life. Thurston Franklin has worked hard to get to where he is in life and a once in a lifetime opportunity falls in his lap that will forever change life as he knows it. But being involved in this newfound partnership proves to be a conflict of interest and he soon finds himself torn between following his head or following his heart. Will Parrish follow the beat of her heart and give love a try or will she allow her goals to drive her away from the very thing she’s needed all along? Will Thurston choose money and status, or will he allow himself to go in a different direction for once? Follow Parrish and Thurston on a journey of love, passion, self-discovery and loyalty in a thrilling novella penned by Chante.

    Life’s struggles have toughened her up some, but not having a dollar to her name ignites a fire under her that will take years to extinguish. Mastering the art of hustling early on, Misani took the game and ran with it. When an opportunity she refuses to pass up presents itself, her life changes for the better. That is until she finds herself exactly where she needs to be, but at the wrong time, leaving her to make yet another difficult decision. Irresistibly attractive Zari Byrd lives by the words “use what you got to get what you want.” For as long as she could remember, men have flocked to her striking beauty and lethal tongue. However, everything that looks good on the outside is sometimes rotten on the inside and ruins everything it touches… friendships included. Quiet and reserved, Keegan Cole has a knack for making money any way she can. She’s addicted to the rush it gives her. Scheming her way through life has been a breeze until one bet places her life on the line. Keegan is hardly expecting to get out of the jam she’s in, especially with the assistance from an utterly sexy stranger. Devoted to providing the best life possible for her child, Envie Lee has no room in her life for love. As the medical bills pile up, she’s forced to make a crucial decision that goes against every moral she has. When it comes to her child, she’ll sacrifice it all… including the vow, she made to herself. Handsome and well-mannered Carlo Pryce, career-driven NBA player Urban Wright, and street savvy club owners Ramzi and Greyson Creed are all men of different calibers. While their intentions are pure with the women who pursue them, they’re blindsided by the ladies insatiable need for securing more than a few bags. Unintentionally, the men fall for who they “thought” the ladies were, only to become conscious of the fact that there’s no room in their life for love… only funds and lots of them.

    She introduces sweet little Kyra into the exotic, which puts her marriage at risk. In the meantime Kyra runs into Atlanta’s kingpin, Meek and is faced with options that may ruin her family. Will she give into temptation or will she choose to stay with her unloving husband? The drama unravels as secrets and unexpected feelings start to develop. When your heart hurts, there’s no telling what you would do, even if that means ending a life or two.

    She’s a woman who requires the best that life has to offer and will do anything, to ensure that the “Best” belongs to her. From plotting and scheming to lying and using her feminine assets, Chanel goes for what she wants by any and all means. When she scores Devonaire Jones as her husband, she is certain that she’s landed her meal ticket to a life of luxury. However, being the wife of a hustler isn’t all it’s portrayed to be and sometimes the dishes served can be hell on your plate. When Chanel learns, that although she has the ring and the papers, Devonaire is not completely hers, it leaves a bitter taste in her mouth and makes her thirst for more. Her thirst combined with the lonely nights and having to deal with random women, eventually push Chanel over the edge, and right into the arms of another man. Dom is young, sexy and cocky; the perfect concoction to keep Chanel’s mind off her problems. Dom takes Chanel to the highest level of ecstasy when they’re together and leaves her yearning for more whenever they’re apart. Chanel soon finds herself confusing lust for love and breaking the very rules she put in place. What happens when her stolen moments with Dom turn deadly? When her plots and schemes backfire? When life as she knows it, becomes a living Hell? Will Chanel be able to regain control or will she lose everything, including her life? Cole Hart presents, this sizzling- urban love story by African American, bestselling author, Danielle Marcus that will take you on an emotionally turbulent ride and leave your head spinning. Find out what happens when a woman known for taking what she wants, discovers the power, pain and threat behind “Thug Kisses”.

    You gotta throw a lil something out there for it to come back." From Memphis to Atlanta, Kema goes from country to lavish living. She's grimy and down right gritty, born with no filter. Every since the age of fifteen, she has held her own. Everyday of her life is a drama filled episode. Dimples is a beautiful down to earth girl that's trying to live comfortable. Stripping is getting is getting old to her but that's all she knows. Now that her baby daddy is out of jail things are looking up so she thinks. Shy and passive Tiana wants nothing more than to keep her grades up and finish school. Things take a drastic turn when she finds out that the person that she thought that she knew was her worst enemy.

     What happens when secrets are revealed and the truth comes out as to who Jazzy's real father is and also the person that raped Elite. Who’s the one responsible for hitting both Jazzy and Gucci with their car? Who is the new chick that has come to turn Naz and Ny-Ny's life upside down? Will Genesis and Elite work it out or is it too late? Will Elite stop running from her feelings for Legend? Will Legend leave his long time girlfriend to be with Elite? Team Legend & Elite or Team Genesis & Elite??? Find out all the answers in I’m Feeling Myself 3….

    The ones who drink and smoke while carrying a new life, the ones who take them to court every chance they get to raise their child support? What about the ones who don’t let them see their children, who turn their children against them or who hate their children because daddy doesn’t want or love her? Yeah, you know them and you wonder just like we all do. Having a messy baby momma has got to be the worst thing in the world if you ask many. But then again, some men are just as messy. In this five book series you will meet some very messy baby mommas’; each book telling one of their stories. The stories of the ones who are not happy to be a baby momma and want more and the ones who shouldn't have been a mother in the first place. These five women like to keep up as much drama as humanly possible. There is nothing they won’t do, no where they won’t go and no measures they won’t take to make their baby daddies and the people in their circle lives a living hell. Some feel they are entitled to what they want, some just don’t want to see their baby daddies happy and others just want what’s fair. This five-part series will give you the trials, tribulation, drama, and mess of each woman. These are the stories of Tasha, Brit, Armani, Q and Salena.

    Now that her plan to have Tori's baby has backfired she finds herself doing things others would classy as insane. Follow along as she goes through life altering ups and downs and hopefully to the road of redemption.

    Often times love has a way of clouding a woman's judgment. A woman's intuition is no match for the heart. The heart wants who it wants. Those words are true in the case of Isabella Santos. A chance encounter leads her into the arms of Jayceon Bennett. It's love at first sight but there's a problem. They're two different people cut from a different cloth. Bella was born into wealth and raised by strict parents. She is green to the hood life. On the other hand, Jayceon was born in the hood and raised by parents who robbed banks for a living. His father taught him the game and now he runs it. To the streets he's Blockka Leader of the infamous Ski Mask Mafia. A group of professional bandits that includes his friends Tristan, Dominic , Rashad, and his baby momma Fatima. Regardless of his street life, he loves Bella with all his heart. He's just too ashamed to tell her who he really is so he keeps that part of his life separate from the life he shares with Bella. Slowly but surely everything that's done in the dark comes to the light. A series of events will rock Bella's very existence and have her questioning everything about the life she lives with Jayceon. Follow the couple as they embark on a journey of love, lies, and deceit. Witness Bella become a prisoner of Jayceon's love. As she tries to figure out why Love Was The Case That They Gave Me!!!

    While her feelings for Kaleb are still strong, her hope for a future with Deondre overrides the love she has for the man who stole her heart years ago. The guilt she feels for cheating on her fiancé is so extreme, it forces her to end things with Kaleb; even though it kills her to. What Dominique doesn’t know is that Deondre is still keeping secrets of his own, and they are more scandalous than she could ever imagine. On top of that, someone from her past reappears, and unbeknownst to Dominique, this person still holds a grudge; adding a name to the list of people in her circle who can’t be trusted. Will Dominique catch wind to all of the deceit going on around her, or will she lose the man she truly loves trying to make things right with the one who doesn’t deserve her?

    But the thirst of a sneaky bitch breaks this friendship up. What lies will be told? What games will be played? What will be the ultimate play? After reading "From the Back", you'll most certainly be watching your back.

    Charity and Brittany are close cousins who are used to sharing everything except the one thing that's off limits, Derek. Derek and Dune are set to get married in a few months but will that marriage ever happen? Dune is Derek's best friend who is a man of sound morals and thinks his friend is a dog. Will Dune help change his best friend before it's too late? Will Charity and Derek call it quits before the love affair blows up in their faces? Find out in this intriguing tale of love in the fast lane.