For 2 years, Sereniti and Dwayne had the perfect storybook relationship until he became KING. Then came the money, cars, and clothes and yes the hoes. What do you do when your love isn’t enough?A trip to Miami for Memorial Day weekend with her best friend Brooklyn, was supposed to be a getaway from all the drama Nice brings. What it turns out to be is a nightmare, resulting in Sereniti catching a couple of bodies.Sereniti is torn, her mind is saying run, but her heart won’t let her leave. Kingston is a sexy Jamaican who has a past so deadly, ice runs though his veins. One look at Sereniti, and Kingston is smitten. He falls hard and has no intention of giving her up. The City of Tallahassee has been Nice's playground and has made him millions, but what will the KING do when his throne is threatened? Find out in this game of deceit, lies, betrayal and secrets. Who will claim and protect the QUEEN? And who will in the end, occupy the throne? This game of chess played out in the Florida streets will keep you on the edge of your seat in breathless anticipation of the next move.

    Nene does what she wants and gets her money by any means necessary even if that means sleeping with married men , blackmailing or anything else that comes with getting paid. The story starts off with her meeting Tavion " Tone " Smith , one of the cites most notorious Kingpins and she ends up birthing his child. Once they start their family and everything hits the fan Nene finds her self doubting giving Tone the benefit of the doubt. With her daughter by her side will Nene give up on her love for Tone to benefit her and her daughter or will she fall victim of the " Baby Daddy Love " syndrome . Find out in this installment of " Married To Ben Frank "

    Troi, Heather, and Mai have to make critical choices that will change the rest of their lives. Heather and Mai already have his children, one boy and one girl. Troi has discovered that she, too, is expecting. Though she is the only one wearing the ring, she feels she’s in the worst position by being the third baby mama. Just when things seem as if they can’t get any worse, more of Rocko’s secrets start unraveling. What these women don’t know is that while they’re fighting each other, Rocko is in his own trouble with some old running buddies. Ever since the Greg Young murder, everyone has been pointing the finger at Rocko. Trying to stay out of prison, he tries to keep his women out of harm’s way, as well. Only, his way starts making things much worse. The one thing everybody wants from Rocko is for him to be honest and tell the truth.

    How far are you willing to go in the name of love? When is enough, enough? Have you convinced yourself that’s it’s okay because you are the main chick? The one who is where home is always at. That's exactly the situation Twenty-Three-year-old Tommie Knowles found herself in with her boyfriend, Rodney. After tragic events lead her to flee the city she runs into bad boy Ghost who is also the man to see if you trying to move anything in and out the state. Rodney was sure Tommie would never leave him. He figured all he had to do was hit her with some dope sex a few new designer clothes and she would be putty in his hands. With the girl everybody wanted on his arms, a slew of girls at his beck and call, and the streets of ATL on lock, Rodney was sure nothing could disrupt his perfect world until a series of events leaves him feeling how Tommie has felt for years; alone. What will happen when he finds out she has run into the arms of another? Will he once again charm her back? Or has his luck with her finally run out? After his father passes the throne down to him, Ghost is now the plug and is supplying everything from the east coast to the west coast. Having already had love in these streets before he became the plug made it very easy for him to step into the position with no problem. Everything in his life seemed to be falling into place except his love life. What will happen when one day he runs into the woman of his dreams, Tommie and can't seem to get her off his mind. Will she turn out to be what he's been searching for? Or will she be just another waste of his time? Secrets hit close to home when everyone’s worlds begin to collide and the outcome is bound to leave a few bodies in its wake. Take a ride with Tommie, Ghost, and Rodney as they find out all is fair in Love and Hennessy.

    Things aren't just about her or her feelings for Tre anymore. She has agreed to stay in her lane and not bring any drama Tre's way as long as he agrees to handle his business when it comes to her children but will she be able to keep her word once she sees how attentive Tre is to his other kids and how unattention he is to hers? Lala isn't the only problem that Tre has, now that Tamika knows his secret she is using it to her advantage and she doesn't care about Kisha or Lala! She has her mind set on one thing and one thing only...making Tre hers but will she push things too far and end up getting more than what she bargained for?And last but not least, there's wifey, Tre's main chic Kisha. Kisha has stuck with him through thick and thin. She has taken him back time and time again and forgiven him more times than she can even count but has she stuck around strictly because of her love for him or could it be that she isn't as innocent as everyone thinks...

    

    After finding out their beloved foster mother, Claudette McPhearson, was anything but the sweet old woman they thought her to be, Javon, Shanelle, and the rest of their siblings hit the ground running in order to keep the Syndicate operating and to keep themselves alive. That also means they have to lose some of the people they love the most.With the legacy of their mother and her plans for them in motion, the McPhearson children are operating on a broken foundation. Attacked on all fronts, Javon and Shanelle are struggling to keep the family normal, while following the criminal plans of their dead mother. The Syndicate is growing, and Javon is determined to bring in new blood while looking for those who killed Claudette. Not to mention, something odd is going on with all of his siblings that threatens to rock the family to the core. Will the McPhearson clan fall in order for the Syndicate to rise, or will the truth end the legacy before it can even begin?

    

    Instead of attending house parties, dating boys, and enjoying her teen years, she is forced to take care of her little sister Kay. With the help of her best friend Bobby, she turns to the streets and began to sell drugs as her source of income. Being Bobby's right hand man means that she has to bottle all the feeling she has for him and watch him love another woman the way she wished to be love. Zoe was the man on the block when his father Gustave ran the East. When Gustave is murdered by Bobby's uncle, Zoe is deported back to his parent's country, Haiti, to serve a prison sentence for drug and trafficking. Five years later, Zoe returns to the East to claim territory that is rightfully his. In the midst of running his father's empire, Diamond steals his heart. There is only one problem, she is affiliated with the enemy. In this modern day Romeo and Juliet hood love story, will love conquer all, or will it cause a war?

    Then is patience still a virtue? Avion is married to who he believes will absolutely without a doubt be there forever. He's friends with who he knows for sure will ride for him whenever. When he crosses paths with his high school crush, he had so much he could tell her- but she had been hurt so many times that she was overly careful. In matters of the heart, physical attraction only serves as a daily introduction. Once introduced to the person, you must then deal with them, their spirits, their personalities, them as a person. Oftentimes, the person hates the person they're dealing with. Avion learns the true value of the word "love," and just why it can't be tossed around lightly. Sharo learns that even though she had been hurt in the past and felt like she would never need another man, that it was ok, and always going to be ok. No matter how angry or upset, or how much of an independent woman she was, no matter how thick of a shell she had wrapped around her heart, she still had to realize that in a world full of hatred... Thick Girls Need Love.

    But memories of tragedy and betrayal have kept him entrenched in the past, as have the living reminders of his former life, including his down-on-her-luck sister, Nadiah; JaQuan, Nadiah’s thugged-out teenage son; and Karim’s older brother, Omar, serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. As emotions reach a boiling point, does Karim have what it takes to set JaQuan on a straight path, clear his brother of a bogus indictment without jeopardizing his own future, and hold together the family that he so desperately loves?As Travis Hunter skillfully draws us in with strong, believable characters with endearing flaws and broken dreams, A Family Sin, full of riveting twists and turns of plot, unravels the mystery of a long-buried secret that threatens to tear a family apart.

    

    Ty and Terry share everything, including their women, until they meet Megan Saint James, a beautiful Jamaican temptress. Megan isn't just beautiful; she's smart, classy, and a con woman who has set her sights on the boys from Hollis in a big way. She plans to divide and conquer the two inseparable young kingpins."Love Seldom, Trust Never" by Ty Marshall: While attending his estranged father's funeral, East is approached by the legendary Ricardo Wheeler, who offers him the opportunity of a lifetime. Wheeler takes the young man under his wing, but when Wheeler's son and heir-in-waiting becomes jealous, his excessive ambition and quest for power lead to betrayal. A treacherous war is set in motion that will force the powerful legend to choose between his two sons. Anything built on a lie will eventually crumble. When no one and nothing are what they seem, who can you trust?"The Bag Is In" by Marlon PS White: Slow grinding for years, Greedy and GiGi are ready to step up their game, with a thirst to be Detroit's King and Queen of the Trap. The struggle is real, but the payoff will be major. After cashing out their middleman up front, the couple's hood dream tragically turns into a nightmare. The middleman is popped, and the infamous Mexican pipeline is broken. Greedy and GiGi devise a seemingly flawless plan to not only recoup their invested cash, but to link up with one of the most notorious cartels across the border. What seems like sunshine quickly turns to rain, however, and chaos erupts.

    With households to maintain, families to take care of, and men to seduce it’s a wonder how these ladies find time to piece together a scheme of all schemes to put them in a position of power. But when the real mastermind flips the script on the ladies, it will risk their lives and test their friendship…THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SECTION 8

    From four-time "Essence"-bestselling author Lee comes the compelling tale of a marriage that is tested when infidelity--and tragedy--come into play.