In her prime, she has everything she's ever wanted; money, cars, clothes, and every man that looks her way. When it comes to handling her business affairs, Ava is one of the best to ever do it. The only thing not on the same accord is her love life. Living in the shadows of her tainted upbringing, Ava avoids any matters of the heart. Roman Morris knows all too well about money and power. For him, love is foreign as well. Heartbreak and disappointment seem to come hand-in-hand. One track minded and set on protecting his sanity, he finds himself content with having women in steady rotation. That is, until he crosses accidental paths with "the one who got away". Together, Ava and Roman both learn that love will always express its self though actions and not words. Showing compassion is something they both lack as individuals, but as a unit they realize emotional intimacy is what they truly long for. Ava and Roman have all the right elements of true love. However, they must overcome their fear of commitment, put their trust and belief in one another and become each other’s strength. They say love is supposed to heal, but for these two, that notion has been proved illusory their entire lives.

    With the question of his baby’s paternity in the air, Suny and Kross are at a standstill in what we thought would be their happily ever after. In an attempt to learn what they’re really looking for, both agree to break away from each other in search of their own paths. But will it do more harm than good? 

We’ve heard that when someone returns, it means it was meant to be. But how long are you supposed to fight for? What happens when both sides return with baggage? Will they finally give up fighting against the connection they were meant to have from the start? Or will the fact that they belong together scare them away indefinitely?

    A city with Southern roots and a Midwestern vibe. Even the grimiest of people are in search of their next come-up. Where most fail, a select few prosper. Born and raised in the city, Santiago has it all; money, power and free reign over the city’s drug trade. With his wife, Marley by his side, he built his empire from the ground up and strives to achieve more. There’s only one problem… Amaya. She’s more than just a pretty face and her ‘assets’ are enough to ensure Santiago’s demise. Tired of waiting for her time to shine, she takes matters into her own hands. With Santiago in her sight, no one, including his wife, is going to stand in her way. Everything that glitters isn’t gold. For Marley, loving Santiago is no easy task. When his late nights and constant excuses become too much to handle, she learns that loyalty means nothing in the streets. Friends turn to enemies and life as she knows it will never be the same again. While everyone else is out for self, Marley is determined to find happiness in the mist of chaos. Cashmere has one thing on his mind- money. He supplied the city with the best product around, and earned mad respect along the way. The only thing constant in his life is his little sister Kensley. Determined to seclude her from the grit and grime of the city, he kept his guard up. His no-nonsense approach allowed him to amass his empire, but being on top can be lonely. He wasn’t looking for love, it found him. Even the hardest of hearts can be softened. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. Maybe you’ll fall for a Louisville savage too. Are you ready?

    Although they work on opposite sides of the law; their lives are perfect. Until a case which involves Patricia leads her down a road that she thought she would never see again..in the mind of a Gemini.

    At the age of twenty four, she was one of the top assassins in the world, all thanks to her mother Martina. Martina Beltre taught her daughter that love was a weak emotion and showing emotion would get her killed. Nai never saw herself falling in love and to be honest, she never wanted to because of the things her mother instilled in her head. But fate has a way of changing things that will cause her to see things differently. Rari King was every woman’s fantasy. He’s strong, confident, sexy and a boss. At twenty seven, the street life was becoming old to him and sleeping with different women was becoming older. Just like Nai, Rari had never been in love, but wasn’t afraid to explore it. One night the two conveniently cross paths and Rari feels something he’s never felt before. Fia Lopez is Nai’s best friend and girlfriend of Rari’s cousin Jason. She wants nothing more then for her best friend to be happy and give Rari a chance. But Fia has her own secrets and issues that come back to haunt her in the worst way. Can her relationship with Jason stand the test of time or will her past tear them apart? Tensions flare up when the lies told by Martina shake the very foundation in which Naiara believed. What is her issue with Naiara? Why is she willing to put her revenge over the safety of her daughter? Lies, deceit, backstabbing, murder and a whole bunch of drama rocked the lives of these individuals. Will they be strong enough to defeat their problems? Or will one person seeking revenge destroy them all? Find out in this explosive standalone that will have you on the edge of your seats.

    At such a young age she has a vision. She wants to be a fashion designer and own her own string of boutiques. The only thing is Bella is sheltered. She is the youngest of four and the only girl so the outside world isn’t something that she has ever had to deal with alone. She’s never had a date and never been kissed. But that’s fine she has her ambition to keep her warm at night. In walks Blaze. At the age of 26 he has a string of clubs and real estate that afford him and his wife Shanice a life of luxury. The only problem seems to be that Shanice is only worried about the money. She doesn’t seem to give a rats ass about her husband or their marriage. Until Blaze’s focus is pulled by Bella who is beautiful inside and out. With all these obstacles Blaze and Bella could never be. Or can they make it work?

    After earning her degree in Psychology, Bernie’s life purpose was to help women suffering with depression as best she could, while being a mother to her niece Simone; the child her sister Bianca left behind. When a rash of murder/suicides of mothers and their children began, and with little to no assistance from the police, Bernie begin to dig deeper into the strange occurrences. Finding a common factor amongst the victims, which she also shares, the possibility of sharing the same fate as her sister and other women consumes her as she races against the clock to save herself and the life of young Simone.

    They’ve reached the top and are proving that they deserve to be there, even if life hasn’t been as picturesque as they imagined that it would be. The ups and downs of the streets, marriage, and family have presented them with lessons they never thought they needed to learn. Through it all, one thing remains consistent, and that's the bonds and loyalty that they share with one another. As they struggle to keep their Hood Legacy intact, the Karsens, Grants, and Masters journey into adulthood on a mission to succeed. Will the Young Royals survive Valentine’s Day with their legacy intact? Only one way to find out... **This book is not a continuation of Hood Legacy. It's simply a holiday themed short in which I provide an update to let you know how life played out for the Young Royals. Thanks for your support and enjoy!**

    To Fire, that’s equivalent to blowing his brains out. He’s not standing for that; no matter what. He let it be known to Pure, that there is no out, and they’re in it for the long haul. Pure thought she saw it all when it comes to Fire, but she hasn’t seen nothing yet. He’s desperate not to lose his family, and is willing to go all out before he does. Zoni comes to her senses and realize she isn’t ready to completely throw away what her and Yurey have. She’s madly in love, and in this case, she feels love conquers all. But showing up to Yurey’s place unannounced, reveals something she wasn’t quite ready for. Something that a little more than love, is needed to fix things. Trouble finds himself battling with his feelings towards Jumma. He’s not sure what he’s feeling but the one thing he does know, is he wants her to remain in his life. He also knows Jumma wants more, and tired of being in the friend zone. But, it isn’t easy being committed to one woman, for Trouble. And Jumma refuses to waste time on a man who doesn’t know what he wants. Seeing that Jumma means business, Trouble has to decide whether the countless amount of women, is worth losing the one woman he’s ever really cared about. In the end, only the couples who love is truly Bona Fide, will remain standing after all they’re about to face.

    Mia Symone classifies herself as being the baddest chick around Austin, Texas. Her swag, dangerous curves, and boss chick attitude has men scheming, pillow talking and treating her as if she is wifey. She wants who she wants, when she wants them and Jaceyon Tomas is no different. There is just one problem she can't shake; her BBW cousin, Ceanna. Not one for competition especially with a big chick, she finds herself losing control. How far is she willing to go to become Jaceyon's leading lady? Jaceyon loves Ceanna but is turned off by her weight. Surrounded by Texas stallions, thick thighs, big booty Judys and beautiful women, he can't fully commit to one woman. He enjoys the feel of new womanhood, but finds himself hooked like bait on Mia Symone. When late night pillow talking, shopping sprees and tricking gives Mia Symone ideas that he will leave Ceanna, he realizes the mistake he has made by opening Pandora's box. Is it too late? Will Mia Symone play her position as his sideline? Or will her fantasies ruin everything that he has built with Ceanna? Ceanna notices the shade her cousin Mia Symone is throwing, but doesn't address it. She has her own issues going on. The more she gives in her relationship with Jaceyon the more he takes her for granted. She begins to question her place in his heart and realizes maybe he isn't the one. Slowly she finds herself falling for an unexpected love. Will she act on her lustful desires or choose to be loyal to Jaceyon?

    She isn’t your average chick, and has the type of beauty no man can resist. Better known as a plus-sized China Doll, her voluptuous curves are in all the right places, but behind her perfect smile, cornbread fed fatty, confidence, and a positively matching aura, lies who she truly is a woman who came up in the trenches of the hood. She’s strong, fearless, independent, gutter, and above all, loyal. The only thing that ever gave her loyalty back, was her music. Christmas is here, and it may not bring Qulera cheer, as it’s haunted her since she was a young girl. She gave up hope that she could have the Christmas she always deserved, especially after her life starts spinning out of control. What will this December hold for Qulera? Will she be able to break her bad streak with Old Saint Nick, or will the lonely ghosts of Christmas past come back to destroy her life once more?

    Whether it’s cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing. Love a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. It’s having a warm personal attachment, a deep affection for someone. Hate to dislike intensely or passionately to feel extreme aversion for extreme hostility towards something or someone. Is pride stronger than love and hate? Has your pride ever stopped you from doing something for somebody? Have you ever experienced hate? Have you ever experienced love? What has listening to your heart cost you or did you gain something? Jermayne has been through some things in life that have caused these emotions to live strongly within her. She suffered a loss that caused her to become a resilient, self-sufficient, young woman. She has worked hard to become a well-rounded, blunt, independent woman. After her years of hurt and pain, she’s giving a silver-lining in the form of a man. Will that silver-lining be the salvation she needs? How will she handle being thrown into a situation that forces her to answer these very questions? The only emotion Sigmund has ever known was love from his parents and older brother. Infatuation from the women he has lied to just to get what he wants. His pride is what causes him to change his ways to obtain the one woman who didn’t fall for his lies. Did he truly change his ways or was it just an illusion? What happens when a man who still has some maturing to do encounters a strong, true, determined, real woman? Will he be the man his parents raised him to be or will he fold under pressure?

    After finding out about a possible adultery between his wife and best friend, Big Nate goes into a violent rage, seeking answers from his supposedly loyal wife. One thing leads to another during the midst of the quarrel, Big Nate ends up murdering his wife in front of his two young daughters, Summer and Serena, and then eventually turns the gun on himself. Witnessing the bloody murder-suicide before their young eyes proves to be extremely traumatic to the girls, especially Summer, the eldest. She quickly realizes that after her parents’ death, her and sister will be going off into an unknown, dark future and they have no one else to support them other than themselves. Relying on each other for love and comfort, the girls suddenly are thrown into the complicated and unsympathetic Illinois foster care system, hoping perhaps someone would come and rescue them. After months of praying, finally a generous, loving white family comes to the girl’s rescue. Summer who is reluctant at first, eventually gives in to the idea of being reared by white people. Months pass, and the two sisters seem to be adjusting well to their new life until one day out of the blue, their mysterious grandfather, Granddaddy Rev. Luther Gaines, suddenly comes to take his granddaughters out of the foster care system and brings them back to the inner city where now the girls are forced to adjust to a completely new reality – Grand Boulevard Towers, the most dangerous housing project in the entire city of Chicago. Summer, who’s all out defiant, initially tries to fight against the abrupt change, but finds herself going up against a formidable, dark, oppressive foe – her strict, religious and overpowering grandfather. After using his brute force to discipline the girl into submission, Summer caves in and now is forced to adapt to this new hellish ghetto reality. She has to adjust to a new school, meet new friends and also deal with the tribulations of bullying, sexual harassment and other woes plaguing her surroundings. Summer, looking for a way out, eventually gets keen to her surroundings and has a plan to leave the projects. One event leads to another, Summer eventually discovers a deep and dark hidden secret about her so-called religious grandfather that eventually changes her perception about her life. This secret uproots everything she assumed to be true about her mother and father. Now armed with information regarding the bizarre circumstances surrounding her parents’ death, Summer goes on a mission to exact revenge. However, the mission will try her in so many ways that it even threatens to change her completely into a person she’d never thought she’d become -- a coldblooded, ruthless killer. Read more about Summer’s coming of age story in “The Hottest Summer Ever”.

    Seeing how he keeps fucking up, he ends things with Royal once and for all. Royal doesn't take the news of Pharaoh ending things so easy and ends up finding comfort in the arms of another man. With all the drama that seemed to follow Royal and Pharaoh; Emerie and Ace have stuck by their sides making sure that they always bounced back. Emerie and Ace's relationship is fresh and new with everything going just the way Emerie likes it. Ace on the other hand thinks things are moving too slow. Will Emerie and Ace's relationship survive this little rift or will they sink before they can even swim? Will this Brooklyn Bitch leave her childish ways in the past so that she can be the queen her king deserves? All these questions and more will be answered in the last installment of Ain't Nothing Like A Brooklyn Bitch. Just remember that it's all fair in Love & War.

    She had to grow up fast and learn how to use what she had to get what she wanted. As the young protégé of her mother figure and boss, Trinity Daniels, she finds out early on the power of what she has between her legs. Ren has been doing things her way and on her own ever since the one person she trusted let her down. Therefore, when she has an encounter with a real “Boss” she doesn’t know what to do or how to handle it. She does all she can to avoid him and put off the connection that they both feel. Due to the curve balls thrown in her life, she has no clue what love really is until she’s pursued by a man who doesn’t take no for an answer. Everything about Bryan “Boss” Stephens screams money, power, and respect. Anything Boss wants, he gets, and right now, what Boss wants is the beautiful, sexy, intelligent, Ren Wright. Even though they meet in a way that’s not likely for most, they hit it off immediately, and he knows right away that he has to have her. The only problem seems to be that Ren doesn’t know her worth and is truly putting up a fight against allowing him into her life. Will Ren allow her past issues and present lifestyle to keep her from being with Boss? Can she be the woman Boss needs in his life or will she cause him more harm than good? Boss will have to step his game up to show Ren what it is to be with a real man. Lies and secrets come to light when these two decide to hook up. Are they ready to face the consequences of being together? Can they survive the storms? Let’s take a ride with Ren and Boss as they travel down the rocky road to love... Boss may be just what Ren needs in her life.