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.

    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 The medium sized old school town holds onto traditions and values that a lot of people may consider outdated - including arranged marriages.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.

     Honest Billions, loving and devoted wife of Javier is out for blood. Her uncle Theo was killed, and she’s on a hunt to take down the entire family. Losing loved ones is never easy, and for Honest, killing her uncle and cousin in cold blood was a huge blow to her heart. Infiltrating their lives, she’s fooled all those around her. Taking them down one by one, she won’t stop until all those who carry the Billions name pays for her broken heart, starting with the man she married, Javier. Javier is conflicted, he’s still in disbelief that his loving, submissive wife is a cold hearted, callous killer. He knows his infidelities has a lot to do with her acting out, but through it all, he truly loved Honest. It’s nothing like a woman scorned, and he has to take a couple of losses for him to realize how true that statement is. Juelz, this heartbroken Billionaire did something in his past that has caused a chain of reactions from his enemies, and it puts those he loves in harm’s way. He’s fallen for a woman who in his eyes is a snake. He wants to hate her, but he can’t. Juelz is confused, and he doesn’t understand why the word love is playing on his heart. How can you love somebody but hate them at the same time? And then you have Jax, the man who doesn’t play with the word love. He loves all those close to him, family and friends, but Jax’s love for Liberty is different. He has an unconditional love for her, and he’ll do anything for her. But when circumstances arise, and he finds himself thrown into another situation, this time he doesn’t know if he can win her heart back. They say once a good girl is gone, she’s gone forever. Then you have the Baby Billionaire. Jacey has been through a lot in the short months she has been with Khi. She has fallen for Epic in a strange way, and when she thought things couldn’t get any worse, they do. Khi has left her for dead, and the man she has fallen for is sent to kill her. Will Epic kill her or will the love he has in his heart for her be her saving grace? It’s hard to get up when you’re at rock bottom, but when you’re a Billions, you have no other choice. It’s either kill or be killed when you’re in this game, and these three brothers and one sister have to show everyone why they carry the power in the deadly streets of the chi.

    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?

    Everyone knows in the hood that Christmas doesn't come in December...it comes in April -- TAX SEASON! Follow this crazy ratchet drama about three Chicago women trying to make money moves with their tax refund checks.

    After up and leaving Jersey eight years ago to pursue her education at Michigan State University, she’s back for one reason. She’s recently engaged to a professional boxer named Monty Green, but there’s one problem: she’s already married. Before leaving, eight years ago, Jersey married her childhood sweetheart, Raymond ‘Rated R’ White. After the two took a devastating loss, it drove a wedge between them that couldn’t be undone. With emotions heightened, Jersey picks up and leaves without saying goodbye, leaving Rated R confused and feeling abandoned. Now that she’s back, she’s demanding a divorce. But Rated R, who’s still in his feelings about the way she left, is refusing to jump at her will. Why should he aid in her happiness when she left him in misery?? After Jersey left him, Rated found a way to move on with his life. At thirty years old, now a father of a four-year-old little girl and the owner of his own construction company, making eight figures of legit money, Rated R is the ultimate bachelor. All the women want him, and all the niggas want to hate him. Moving on with his life, he meets the beautiful Nubia. Everything about her is perfect from her looks to her personality to the sex they share. She’s almost too perfect, so it seems. But Rated soon discovers that no one is perfect, not even Nubia. She has a deadly agenda that causes Rated to revert to the deadly savage that he once was. After finally getting what she wants, Jersey is headed back to Michigan to start planning her wedding, but something just doesn’t feel right. The few days she spends tormenting the man she once described as the love of her life causes old feelings to resurface. She realizes that she may have made a mistake in divorcing Rated R. When discovering the two people who she trusted the most back in Michigan have deceived her, she comes back home but not before showing them why they call her Dirty Jerz. Now back in Jersey, she’s ready to start a new life, but it’s not the life she wants if it’s not with the love of her life, Rated R. These two may fight like Ike and Tina in the limo, but they’ll go to war for each other, Berettas blasting.

    An intense feeling of deep affection. A four letter word that holds so much meaning. A word that we all crave. So what happens when two sisters embark on different journeys trying to find their own happiness? Shiloh and Sachua are two sisters just trying to find their way through this crazy thing called life. Both beautiful and intelligent lacking the one thing EVERY woman wants. Love. To feel wanted. To be adored. Shiloh Williamson is a 24 year old Human Resource manager for a local private doctor office. Living a simple yet quiet life, some would consider her boring. Poised and very reserved she meets Landon, self proclaimed ladies man and the local dope boy when she’s invited out for drinks thanks to her best friend Kirby. Instantly sparks fly when the two initially meet but is her good girl image strong enough to make him change ways? Sachua Williamson has an on and off again complicated relationship with her daughter's father Joey but when he starts dating someone close to her things take a change for the worst. Not wanting to be a single mother she’s torn between the battle with her mind and heart. Should she stay and deal with the pain and agony he continually cause or walk away while she has a chance. Completely capable of holding her own, what happens when big sister Shiloh steps in making a permanent decision that will change their lives forever? Loyalty would be questioned. Lines will be crossed. Relationships will be tested but will love conquer all?

    Years after Hurricane Katrina took her parents she moved back to her city to find that nothing changed. With no job and money, her only option is to turn to the streets. When the streets take someone close to her Miracle takes heed and proceeds to turn her life around. Mystery Jones was respected throughout New Orleans and he was just as deadly as the guns he sold. Mystery is done with his womanizing ways and is ready to settle down. An unexpected shootout brings him in the presence of Miracle Anderson. He’s immediately captivated by her beauty and rude demeanor. After being in a physical and emotionless relationship Miracle had vowed that she would never get involved with someone like Mystery again. She couldn’t ignore the sexual tension that was brewing between the both of them. An unforeseen event takes place and Miracle finds herself riding shotgun with Mystery. Miracle finds out that Mystery is nothing like her ex and she let’s her guards down. Mystery is bursting the walls down to her heart but when bitter ex’s pop up and a chance of a lifetime is presented to Miracle will she pick the come up or a chance at love again?

    Young and sassy, Rhythm's only concern is graduating high school and having some fun. Raised by her hard working mother, Rhythm learned early on to love herself first and not to believe every boy's lies. Everything her mother has taught her get's put to the test when she constantly runs into the hood's most infamous bad boy that just so happens to go by the name, Hood.Hood is beyond rude, but to most that's part of his charm. With a sex appeal that is too strong for her faint hear, Rhythm ends up giving into his advances even though something is telling her she is destined for heartbreak.Hood lives by the saying cash rules everything around me, and is motivated by the drugs and fast life. Life for him is no longer the same when his heart starts beating to a different tune after Rhythm catches his eye. His desire for Rhythm brings out foreign emotions that he's just not ready for.Hood and Rhythm explore the possibilities between them and find out head first that love can be a dangerous game. With both of their hearts being involved, death and tragedy comes crashing in causing the two down a lonely highway. Follow the sound of Hood's heart beat in this hood love story to see just how Rhythm became a dope boy's heartbeat.

    But neither knew their carefree natures would lead to Seven being pregnant at the young age of sixteen. Despite the love and connection that Jamal's mother shared with her son while in her tummy, somehow after birth, baby Jamal was lost through the system. The minute his young feet landed on the front steps of the home of his new foster mother, Jamal didn't stand a chance. On an everyday basis he was teased, bullied, and made fun of by his peers. His foster mother was abusive and neglectful, only seeming to care about her biological son, Marquise, and no one seemed to care. Only one person had Jamal's back from the day they met. Tyra Smith was one of the prettiest girls that Jamal had ever laid eyes on. What made her even more special was that she didn't care about the way Jamal dressed or how big his clothes were. His matted down unkempt hair didn't faze her a bit because Tyra saw Jamal for who he really was inside. From the day the two first met, she never passed judgement. But how could she when even her life wasn't as perfect as people on the outside assumed? Living in a home with an abusive stepfather and a mother who didn't seem to care, Jamal was all that Tyra had. After forced Jamal to make a decision that would forever change him and Tyra lives, they were pulled out of the jam by Wali, who noticed Jamal and took a sudden interest in the young savage. Everything about Jamal reminded Wali of himself at that age, even the way he had love for Tyra was all too familiar to Wali. This caused him to become immediately intrigued. Taking Jamal under his wing, Wali allowed his wife, Fallon, and sister Yaya to mentor the pretty Tyra. Wali and Asim showed Jamal the ins and outs to surviving this cold world. But when Wali and Asim’s past comes back lurking around the cut, everything starts to get chaotic. Now the trio is determined to end whatever old beef and drama that's threatening to come into their life and shake things up. But that's easier said than done, and if the crew thought it was going to be a walk in the park, well they were wrong. Come take a journey with these new and old characters, but let me warn you… it won't be sweet.

    At an early age she was apparent to what it was like to not have and want and need things but couldn’t obtain it. When she was at the age where she could make a change, she stopped at nothing to turn around she and her sickly mother’s life. Exceeding her goals; she transitioned them both from a shelter to a home. She got her dream car and her bank account was no longer saying zero. One night out celebrating one of the best accomplishments of her life, takes an abrupt turn she wasn’t quite ready for. Lanka wanting to let her hair down and have a little fun, engages in a spontaneous moment with the very sexy and smooth Rio. It changes her life drastically, resulting in Lanka losing everything that she had worked hard for. But how? How can one night of passion with a stranger destroy everything someone has worked hard to gain, you might ask? We’ve all heard of the saying “When a good girl goes bad”. But what happens when a good guy is wronged? Donterio is a hardworking man who did all he could to provide for his wife and son. He would do any and everything just to see them smile. He soon finds out sometimes your best is just not enough, when he receives a text from his wife, calling it quits; not only leaving him but their son as well. He couldn’t have been more devastated. He was hurt. He couldn’t comprehend how someone he loved, and trust could do him that way. The saying “misery loves company” was indeed true in this twisted tale. Lanka receives a firsthand course when she encounters a man who has it made up in his mind that all women are conniving. Find out how a one-night stand flips Lanka’s life upside down; literally.

    

    However, the tight bond between the two lead them to the same destination. As top drug distributors in Detroit, with expanding on the horizon, both young bosses are on the rise for more. Kritikal's childhood was everything but what it should have been. With crack addicted parents he basically raised himself, despite his auntie, Sire’s mom, eventually stepping in. Neglect and the lack of love from his parents turned his heart cold which was bad for relationships but perfect for the streets. Sire was raised in a single parent household, after losing his father to cancer. His cocky demeanor and looks has made him popular with the ladies but also gets him in trouble. And Saxx, the mother of his daughter Queen is the root of that trouble. Justice and Bronze are cousins who have been like sisters since Bronze mother took Justice in at the age of three. Justice has no idea who her father is and has a crack addicted mother. Luckily, her chances of a normal childhood were saved by her aunt. Justice lives a normal life for the most part but things get interesting when she decides to leave her cheating boyfriend Gio, and crosses paths with Kritikal. Bronze's wild and free spirited ways leads her into a messy love triangle with Sire and his baby mama Saxx. With crazy exes who won’t let go, set ups, lies and family drama will Justice and Bronze regret being Finessed by these Detroit bosses?

    The DeLeneau brothers have been through a lot but they’re ready to pull the plug. They’re looking forward to getting their happily ever afters with the women who love them, but sometimes fairytales don’t come true. You’ve probably been asking yourself if God lived after that elevator incident with his father? If so, will him and Reese make it down the aisle? Or will Sloan swoop in and ruin everything? Will Young and Alexa’s marriage survive the many women who walked into his life when they were apart? What happens when Nas is released from prison? Will Loso and Summer stay together forever? Find out the answers to all of your questions now in the finale!

    Life hasn’t been easy for any of them, but they have always had each other. As troubles rise, cousins, Divine and Malina are presented with an opportunity that changes their lives. Twin sisters, Nyssa and Neiman, meanwhile struggle through the consequences of past and present misdeeds. One thing is certain, these Dirty South Divas are not going down without a fight. Follow the four women as they walk through the valley of shade, greed, violence, sex, money and drugs.