Being placed in a group home wasn’t her ideal place to live, but she soon grew to love it because that’s how she met her best friend Glamour. Now a grown woman, her mission is to become some trapper’s Bonnie, but what happens when she meets the smooth-talking and persistent Vonnie Kross? Vonnie isn’t just you’re average trapper. In fact, he is one of the most paid suppliers in the Atlanta streets that every woman craves to get a taste of. Ever since his father grew ill and died, he dropped his dreams of ever going off to college and took over the family business. Everything in his life is sweet, or so he thinks. The moment he decides to pursue Mahari, his entire world goes into a spiral. Glamour is one of the best makeup artists in Atlanta and the ultimate party girl. One drunken night leads her to meet playboy Grayson. An utter mistake has her quickly pushing him away until, finally, she decides to give him a chance and see where things can go from there.

    

    Those were the words that twin sisters, Raven and Lovely Towns, swore by. When Lovely’s love is put to the test after finding out Raven was violated in the worst way imaginable, she makes a call that separates them and leaves her sister to fend for herself. Fortunately, Raven runs into the likes of Silesia and Asteria; two girls who change her life as she knows it by giving her the means to set her and her sister up to never need anyone again. Family before everything. That was the motto that had been embedded into the King brothers since birth by their father. Ace, Deuce, Tre, and Saint were taught to worry about the family business first and everything else second. However, Saint wants nothing to do with that lifestyle and makes a decision that leaves his family questioning his loyalty. Meanwhile, Deuce is burdened with the task of protecting his brothers at all costs. When a wild night out with his brothers lands Saint in Lovely’s care, he’s left with nothing but thoughts of the beauty who went out her way to protect him. The only thing stopping him from seeking her out is that he’s engaged and due to be married soon. While assisting her sister with the daunting task of helping a random stranger, Raven is inadvertently thrown into Deuces’ path, and he’s determined to make her give him a chance—all the while having no clue as to who she really is. In one night, a chain reaction is set off, causing everyone’s lives to cross. When these women, who are low on love from life beating them down, meet four brothers with no grasp on what love really is, will they trust them with their love, or will they trust their instincts and do what’s best... run?

    

    Too dangerous. Too stalkerish. Too deadly. Living the life at the college of her dreams with her two best friends Ayanna and Melody, Zoey “Zoe” Richardson is single, having no time for a man and remains focused on her classes so she can graduate next year. Zoey and Yanna have ladies’ night at a local club while Mel follows behind her consistent unfaithful boyfriend to a house party. Getting ready to end their night, Zoey and Yanna ends up rescuing Mel from another unbearable lover’s quarrel, putting her in the crosshairs of Keno. A night where chaos erupts simultaneously in her life. Having to rely on Keno’s help, the two exchange numbers and starts getting to know each other better. Being the sweetest and most charming person she has ever met, it doesn’t take long for Zoey to fall head over heel for Keno until the real him surfaces. Unfortunately for Zoey, Keno’s wolf in sheep covered skin is revealed a little too late, costing her to endure a lifetime of regrettable decisions. Attending FAMU Homecoming weekend turns out to be the best thing that happens to Keno Daniels. According to him, he finds his future wife in Zoey. Despite his on and off relationship with his ex and his current legal woes, Keno sets out to woo Zoey, despite her claim of not wanting a relationship. Claiming Zoey has his, Keno is devastated when Zoey learns his truths and sees the real him, ending their brief relationship. Except, Keno is not easily convinced it’s over and refuses to let go. Ending things with Keno sets Zoey on the right path, leading her to meet her true king—Ezekiel “Zeek” Taylor. After forming a year long friendship and unknown crushes, Zoey and Zeek gravitate towards each other and find a real connection with each other. A connection that has them talking about the future, one with marriage and kids. However, moving on is not so easily done, especially with Keno popping up everywhere. Indiscretion, heartbreak, lies, relationships, love, and dire consequences are easily found in this mind-blowing, page turning story. In Author Lakia’s debut African American Urban Fiction standalone “When A Savage Is After Your Heart,” everything is not fair in love and relationships.

    

    Meeting him when she was young and looking for a come up, Courtney would have never imagined the turmoil that being money hungry would leave her. Determined to let him go and start fresh, Courtney packs up and goes to Raleigh where she vows to find herself and never again depend on a man. Meeting the sexy Montego Carter almost immediately, Courtney continues to tell herself that she has no time for love and relationships, but Montego has other plans. 
 Adijah is a teenaged mother with a pro athlete for a baby daddy. No one understands why she won’t take him to court and try to come up off his newfound riches, but that’s the last thing on her mind. Adijah wants to get it out the mud, and when she meets the sexy Dom, she begins to do small favors for him in an effort to earn money. Adijah soon becomes smitten with the sexy thug who is the complete opposite of everything she’s used to, and soon, she’s addicted to a man that she knows is no good for her.

    

    Everyone except for Ladi. She's tried her hand at love and the cards that she'd been dealt never stacked up. After getting her master's degree and moving back to Miami, Ladi's only focus is securing her dream job. Something that Ace Baptiste has never been… is unsure. Everything that he wants he goes for and gets it. So when he first lays eyes on Ladi and felt a connection that was undeniable it only made sense for him to have her. Will Ace's persistence be enough to make Ladi his lady or will she be the one thing that he fails at capturing? Ladi's dream job has the potential to lead to a dream love, but that's only if she opens herself up to experience it. Will she put forth the effort and give Ace a chance, or keep her heart closed off to his untainted love?

    

    Following in the footsteps of great anthologies such as Zane "Sex Chronicles", Noire "G-Spot", Carl Weber "Around The Way girls" & EL James "Fifty Shades of Grey". THE BEARD GANG CHRONICLES is a collection of short stories comprised of steamy scenes, mind blowing passion, and a plethora of deliciously handsome bearded men who are sure to capture the minds and hearts of the readers within the first few pages. Join Team BKP as we take you on a sensual journey through four different stories, told from four different points of view, all for your reading pleasure.

    Her only care in the world is fast money, partying and designer labels. She doesn’t have real responsibilities or plans for the future. As far as she was concerned, only today was important. She will worry about tomorrow when it comes. No one is going to stop her from enjoying her life to the fullest. She refused to live the life she watched her mother endure by the hands of her father. Her and her brother, Tone struggled together after their parent’s death. Jiera is determined to make up for all the years she struggled as a young girl. No one else's opinions about her life mattered to her. King Owens is a twenty-five-year-old, handsome rich man. He was taken from his unfit mother and raised by his father and stepmom. King wants out of the life his father was determined he inherit. He doesn’t want the throne to his father’s drug empire. For now, he is living the life that he's determined to get away from. He has a beautiful, career-oriented woman in his life. A successful career, wealth, and a beautiful family was his goals in life. He is determined to have everything he wants, even if it means going against his father’s wishes. King and Jiera have totally different plans for their future. Upon laying eyes on Jiera, King couldn’t deny himself from having her for just one night. What happens when one night of passion binds the two together for the rest of their lives? The ones that supposed to love them the most are the ones trying to hurt them the most. Will lies, betrayal and deceit take the two on a journey together? Or will it tear them apart?

    That was until Keylon committed the ultimate betrayal and Jalisa finally decided she’d had enough. She swore off trying to be with someone until she met Smoke. Smoke was probably the most gorgeous man she had laid eyes on. After experiencing heartbreak, Jalisa wasn’t sure moving on with Smoke was smart, until she realized she was connected with Smoke long before she laid eyes on him. Cortez ‘Smoke’ Campbell is hood royalty. After experiencing tragedy at a young age, Smoke did what he had to do to take the financial burden off of his Granny. Smoke is hesitant on giving his heart out until he and Jalisa ran into each other... literally. Being crossed by the last person he ever expected, Smoke realizes Jalisa is more for him than he could have ever imagined. Or is she? Even though they both had trust issues and were skeptical at first, Smoke and Gunz decided to give love a chance. Take a ride on this love journey to see if Jalisa is really ready to move on wholeheartedly or will her past destroy the new future she wants so desperately. Some say love conquers all, but does it?

    But when she comes out she finds that her whole world has changed. Her best friend, Meesha, who was supposed to pick her up from prison is murdered. Her trifilin', wellfare stealin' evil mother won't give allow her to take her son back. And her baby daddy has gone M.I.A. What type of man abandon's a woman who took a bid for him? To make matters worse, Heaven has nowhere to go nor a single dime to her name. All Heaven wants to do is get Blake back and start a nail salon but the streets has different plans. Eventually Heaven is taken in by CoCo, a friend that she met in prison. When Heaven meets CoCo's oldest brother Sin, her life takes a turn for the best. Sin is the Trap God of ATL. They eventually fall for each other but his love and lifestyle comes at a cost. Now Heaven has to decided whether she wants to take that risk again. Will Heaven get her life on track so that she can get custody of her son? Find out in this action-packed hood romance!