Hattie and Tommy done had babies again." Growing up in the hood of Covington, KY wasn't so great for sixteen year old Labella Jones. Living in a world where you have to teach your self how to be a woman because your mother's minimum wage job takes all of her time isn't so easy. Fighting everyday to overcome teenage jealousy and bullying because you don't fit in with the "it" crowd was a ritual for young Bella. When a harsh situation brings Bella and Choc, one of the most popular girls in school together, Bella learns how to love herself for who she is even with dirty clothes, nappy hair and all. Waking up everyday knowing that to the world you're nothing but to him you're everything made a big change in Bella's life. Meet Braxton " B", struggling to make it out of the hood but falling victim to the only resource available in the hood "drugs" to survive. B makes it a priority to teach Bella the true meaning of "Love your self first or no one will" while still trying to find himself. Being a black man coming from poverty they expect you to fail and thats exactly what the police is doing even if they have to play dirty to keep there statistics going. When feelings get involved, rumors are spread will Bella and Braxton be able to survive to tell their "hood love story?"

    Some may cause us our lives and other’s may be non- threating but, one of the mistakes that has been repeatedly made by a woman was dating the wrong the man and, Carlee Jackson was no exception. Carlee, a college graduate and girlfriend of up and coming boss, Vonn, was with him when he didn’t have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of. When they first stated dating, Vonn wasn’t fit to be with Carlee. He couldn’t even afford to take her to the movies but, instead of tossing him to the side, she stuck by him. Giving him the startup money for his business, things started looking up for Vonn. After she graduated college, the couple was living the good life and nothing could bring them down. That was until Vonn abandoned her with a car full of drugs and a dirty gun, leaving her to take the fall. When Carlee didn’t think Vonn could betray her again, she learned that he married her best friend, Sienna. With revenge on her mind, she reached out to the only man who had reached out to her while she was in prison. Macklin, her ole fling. While was with Vonn, Mack meet Carlee her junior year of college. Mack spent a year trying to convince Carlee that Vonn wasn’t the man for her but, she wasn’t willing to leave him. After a year of being her side piece, Carlee cut him off but, Mack never stopped caring for her. Finding out that she was in jail, Macklin wrote her every month while she was in prison offering her a helping hand if and when she needed it. After four and half years of sending letters, Carlee finally reached out to him asking for help. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to be in her life again, Macklin was prepared to do any and everything for Carlee. With Mack on a mission to win Carlee’s heart, Carlee puts him on a ninety-day trial to see if he was willing to ride with her through the rest of her bid or if he was just all talk. Will Macklin win the heart of the woman he always wanted to be with? Will Carlee be able to keep her guard up for the entire ninety-day trial? Find out the answer to these questions and a whole more in the hood love story of Carless and Macklin.

    To love is one thing, but to be in love is something totally different. Israel and Journey showed proof of this every day. Exemplifying in every way that just because you loved someone didn’t mean that you were supposed to be together. Israel was more of a “what’s love got to do with it” kind of guy. He’d given and received love on so many occasions with so many different women, but he always ended up let down in the end. Because of this, he’d decided to give up on his happily ever after and spend his time chasing paper. This new method worked wonders for him until Juelz walked into his life. The broken, yet street smart daughter of an original street king, Juelz becomes the key to Israel’s heart. Fresh out of prison and looking for a come up, she latches on to Israel and everything he’s offering her. Sharing nothing more than drugs, money, and love, the couple prepares to make a new life together until family skeletons resurface and ruin everything they’ve worked for. A young handsome womanizer, Fresh is the most sought after man in the city, but he has made himself emotionally unavailable to any and every woman whose name isn’t GT. His best friend’s sister, and his lifelong friend, GT is the love of his life, and the only woman to ever awaken the love in his heart. One attempt after another, Fresh tries his best to win her over but is shot down every time. With women at his disposal, the feeling of rejection nearly drives him insane. Determined not to give up, Fresh goes to unimaginable lengths to ensure her heart will one day belong to him, and maybe… just maybe, it’ll finally pay off.

     In the second installment of Hood Legacy, the Karsens, Grants, and Masters have to make tough decisions about life and love. The crew is still trying to find their way, and it seems that the light at the end of the tunnel just won’t shine bright enough for them to find it. MJ and Azz have to decide whether to work things out or just let go. Kay and Ky are slowly putting the pieces back together in their relationship, but can she trust him? Then there’s Mekkah, whose budding romance with Sonna is going well. However, things are rarely as they seem, and the secret that Sonna is keeping may be too heavy for their relationship to bear. Cole and Hayven are enjoying each other and falling in love. When someone from the past poses a threat to Havyen, Cole jumps into defense mode, bringing them even closer. He will stop at nothing to keep her safe, but how far is too far?

    He is the sexiest man walking with dazzling gray eyes that have the women ready to drop their panties for him, which he never turns down. After being played by a past lover, Q is adamant to never fall in love again, so he spends his time dicking down every woman in New York who crosses his path. He makes up his own rules to protect himself and lives by his self-made motto Thugs never change. He’s single and staying that way regardless of women, including his fuck buddy, Nikita, trying to change that. The single life for him is all he knows until a family friend returns home! Angel, a girl he has known since she was five years old, returns to New York but she’s not the skinny little girl that he once knew. And before long, Q finds himself in trouble and breaking his own rules over Angel as his body says no but his heart says yes! Angel has loved Q since she was five years old, but the young happy boy that she knew is now a sexy ass thug who breaks women’s hearts. She knows he doesn’t want a relationship and tries to stay away from him but she can’t fight what her heart wants. Unable to fight their feelings anymore, the two become one, but Nikita had plans to be with Q and she won’t give him up without a fight. Q is sure that Angel is who he wants and pushes aside his fear of being hurt. But is Angel who she really claims to be? Will Nikita succeed in her plans to keep Angel away? And can Q really walk away from his single life? Find out as we see if the heart is stronger than the body!

    She finally feels that she’s able to move on from her past and fully focus on being with Bash. Her rocky relationship with her mother-in-law is still being tested but, for the sake of her relationship with Bash, Yah-Yah continues to turn the other cheek. With a little help, she’s able to start up her own business and that keeps her occupied so she couldn’t see the obvious. When she finds out what’s been happening in front of her eyes, will she return to the old her or will she remain the woman she worked hard to become? Bash is in love and he can no longer hide the fact that Yahria is going to be his wife. He thought he finally found the right woman after the death of his child’s mother. Yah-Yah helped him get his life back in order but he seems to battle with keeping his woman happy and his mother too. Bash is forced to make some major decisions as it pertains to his personal and love life. Will he choose correctly or will he play it safe? When you fall in fast, it will either crumble or stand strong during a test. Which will it be with this couple?

    Secrets are revealed and hearts are being crushed. We will see who’s going to be the last man standing and which woman will hold the key to which man’s heart. More drama and more backstabbing but as we already know, only one person can come off on top. Let’s just see who will be the last man standing.

    Pierre Boyz are back, and as you can suspect, things are even crazier than ever. While the boys are out of commission, a slew of unknown enemies reveal themselves, and they’re on a mission. Feeling they deserve the throne that the St. Pierre Boyz own, they’re coming for everything they’ve ever wanted but couldn’t have, and then some; women included. However, know that when you play with fire, you will get burned, because all’s fair in love and war when you’re messing with a St. Pierre Boy!

     Raised in the heart of the hoods of Brooklyn, 18-year-old LeTavia was the oldest of two children looked after by their grandmother after their mother ran out on them. Built with a strong sense of responsibility, it was this trait that pushed her to protect Deshaun Banks, aka Gunplay, the very first time she laid eyes on him. Gunplay, a born hustler, ducked into a local food spot, hoping to dodge the police that were searching for him but what he found inside ended up being more than he expected. When LeTavia immediately assisted him by attempting to hide him from the cops, he not only avoided being placed in prison for the rest of his life but he found the one woman who he would learn is loyal to him from Day 1. Or is she really? Five years later, Gunplay is released from prison and runs into the person whom he owes his freedom to. Now 23 years old, LeTavia is a full grown woman and just as desirable to him as she was the day they'd first met. Immediately, Gunplay sets his mind on making her his but Quisha, the chick who held him down for five years of lock up, isn't having that. Cutta was the king of the Harlem streets before Gunplay was locked up and, after his release, he's even more powerful. When he hears that Gunplay has been released, he has one goal in mind and that's to end Gunplay's life for a betrayal he blamed Gunplay for years ago. But when fate brings him into contact with LeTavia, his plans take a turn that even he didn't expect and the result threatens to tear down everything that LeTavia and Gunplay have built. Is real love always loyal love? When the rules of the streets are mired by the desires of the heart, the results can be treacherous and, oftentimes, deadly.

    Losing her parents taught her that she should never get too comfortable with any situation. So, falling head over heels in love with Calvin and playing the fool for many years, has her questioning if she was ever worthy of genuinely being loved. Amira is not a big fan of being a one man’s girl. She’s hell bent on believing that men only wants one thing until she runs into a guy name Larry. A seriously disturbing past consisting of abuse and molestation has made her heart ice cold, but Larry shows her that all men are not the same. Will Amira change for her new man or will her past interfere with the new her?Jazmine has always loved her husband, Tevin. She has done everything in her power to prove to him that she’s the picture perfect wife. However, Jazmine isn’t the trophy wife of the year. Her sneaky ways has always made people question her loyalty and her love. With drama between the two unfolding, will it be too late to save her marriage?Lines will be crossed, hearts will be shattered and the darkest of secrets will come to the light leaving everyone with one question. How Deep Is Your Love?

    Blaze is back and ready to set fire to anything moving. With the family questioning his motives and where he has been, it seems he is now the enemy and can't be trusted. In the midst of him trying to clear his name, will he be able to handle the secrets that lies between Drea and Babyface With Quick in jail for murdering a cop, his life hangs in the balance.. unbeknownst to him, that is not the only thing waiting to tear him down. Life as he know it will never be the same... Shadow now knows his girl can't be trusted. But do she hold a trump card that will allow her to solidify her place as a Hoover and will Shadow risk his brother's lives in order to be happy They say if you chop off the head, the body will fall. With Babyface's loyalty in question, will he be able to lead the brothers and clean up the mess that surrounds their life? Or will his one mistake tear the brothers apart forever? These four brothers are going through it all and can't catch a break. With so much turmoil, secrets, and lies within the crew is The Hoover Gang as we know it done for good

     However, her life isn't what one would imagine for someone who has a rich plug for a father. The little Chicago girl is living in poverty, helping her adoptive mother clean homes in order to make ends meet. Still, at the tender age of 17, she's just like any other teenaged girl. She's never been in any real trouble, makes good grades in school, and has a best friend who rides for her. She's even headed off to college soon. Her world seems to be moving along on track until a blast from the past walks back into the picture. Loso, an effervescent hustler with a charming smile, lavish cars, and endless money, quickly wins the young girl's heart. He's the perfect guy, spoils her to no end, and upgrades her life. Everything about him drives Summer crazy, but she's not the only girl on his team. He's been known to get around, and there is one other woman that he can't seem to shake no matter how hard he tries. If Loso's promiscuous ways aren't enough to tear him and Summer apart, there are many other obstacles standing in the way. Their age difference, betrayal in the streets, and then there's Summer's father, God. What does the future hold for their fairytale relationship when Loso finds out that he's dating his plug’s daughter? ***Please note, if you do not read this installment, you will be confused in part 5. This story will fill particular holes from part 3 (i.e. How Sloan got pregnant, the circumstances behind Summer being given up for adoption, the start of Young and Erin's affair, as well as what God did on the streets when he was in Chicago).

    has revved up the chaos in her second installment of Pretty Lips That Thugs Love series. Twyla T. intensely catapults the audience into the lives of Ashanti and Kentay as love, drama, and secrets unfold in droves. Kentay Mill adamantly claims Ashanti McNeal as his woman in more ways than one. However, his philandering ways always find its way to Ashanti’s front door—literally when his baby is dropped off at the front door. Kentay has been the man in Ashanti’s life for years, but his constant disrespect and unfaithfulness are pushing her into the arms of another man. And, the kicker is that it’s just not any man, but his very own blood. Regardless of the situation, Kentay vows to keep Ashanti as his by any means necessary. He hates to lose and declares that he will win no matter what. Not trying to entertain the thought, he decides to take matters into his own hands and takes desperate measures to ensure that she will always be his. Ashanti is not feeling the love for Kentay that she used to feel. She knows that she is a good woman and has grown tired of his ill treatment of her. When she wasn’t looking, Ashanti finds love in an unexpected place when it literally bumps into her by the name of Ahmad Jones. Their budding friendship develops into something more that neither of them could deny any longer. After watching Ahmad and his team win the NCAA Championship for his college Mississippi State University, Ahmad and Ashanti celebrate with a hot and passionate kiss on live TV that the world sees and she knows that there is no turning back. Ahmad and Ashanti enter new relationship territory and can’t wait to explore their new found love. They are ready to deal and to tackle the fallout with Kentay in order to start their lives together, but they know it won’t be easy. Just as things are looking up for the new couple, tragedy strikes that sends all of their lives in a tumultuous domino. Secrets will no longer remain secrets. No one will go unscathed as lives are turned upside and inside out. Lives will be changed. Relationships will be tried and tested. Pain is inevitable. Love still rules in the end. As darkness descends over the lives of Ashanti, Kentay, and Ahmad, will any of them find light at the end of the tunnel? Whose love will endure the torrent of disasters? Discover who will survive all of the hazy drama that is unrelenting and unlimited in the second installment of this urban fiction love story in Pretty Lips That Thugs Love 2

    The girls have been through it all together. In high school, they formed a clique so treacherous known as B.L.U.S.H. and wreaked havoc wherever they went. That was all fine and dandy when they were in high school, but as grown women who can't control their anger, they savage way get them in more trouble than they can handle. After an incident gone wrong, the girls are put in a position where they have no choice but to do what they have to do. And then it begins... They find themselves employed by Riccardo Giovanni, the Italian mobster who runs Chicago. Beauty, always the quiet one, is having an affair with Luca Giovanni, son in law of Riccardo. What started as only a steamy affair now involves feelings, and Beauty never wanted that. When Beauty finds another man to love her, it may be too late to get out of her current situation. Then we have Navy; she has an uncontrollable rage, and sometimes it's hard for her to contain herself. She puts her and her friends in situations that she doesn't know how to get them out of. Love hasn't always been her best friend, but when she meets a guy who makes her think differently about that four letter word, Navy takes a chance she thought she would never take. Yubaris, known as Born in the streets, is a no filter kind of dude. Women are the last thing on his mind, but when he runs across Beauty, his feelings about the opposite sex drastically changes. There is something about her that captivates him, and he's willing to risk it all for her. Lastly, you have Saint. Always the lover, Saint is having a hard time with the drama that his baby mama, Shawnie, brings. He has big trust issues, and when he finally lets her go for good and pursues something else, he thinks that this may be bigger than he thought. Born and Saint are two hittas from the ill streets of Chicago, better known as Chiraq. When they cross paths with these two ladies, their hearts open, and they let their guard down in the process. But will letting their guards down cost them everything they've worked so hard for? Beauty and Navy are feenin' for a Chiraq hitta, and they soon get what they want. The only question is if they can handle it. Love doesn't come easy, and these characters find out the hard way about what it is to love somebody while enduring the drama that comes along with it.

    Asta’s passion is music, she has made her mark on the DJ scene but Simon doesn’t support her career choice and that causes a lot of issues in their relationship. When Asta meets Ky’sier and he becomes everything she needs in a man, where will that leave Simon who has some secrets of his own. Zander has no filter when it comes to telling you what’s on his mind, he lives his life on the edge and dares anyone to question it. Zan has has no plans on settling down, that is until he meets the sexy artist, Neala. Neala closed off her heart the day she lost her boyfriend to a horrible traffic accident. She vowed to never go there with a man again, but when Zan crosses her path he doesn’t give her much of a choice. There is only one thing that is standing in the way and that’s Zan’s baby mama Tasha who has no plans of letting Zan go anytime soon. Will they be able to survive the wrath of Tasha? Rondo, the president of the Carolina Kings biker club, is in a ten year relationship with his fiancé Char. Their relationship is as solid as they come or so you think. What will happen when their happily ever after comes crashing down? When secrets come to surface, friendships are tested and love is on the line. Will everyone make it out okay? Find out in this story about Love, jealousy and deceit.