He’s in a carefree open relationship with his on and off again girlfriend, Lisa, but they are both one in the same. Lisa feels that she can have any man she wants, and it’s her way or the highway. She knows that Grey isn’t faithful, but she truly feels that he wouldn’t double dip with any of their friends. Anything he lays up with would be a hit and miss. Nothing serious… or so Lisa thought. She had no worries about someone taking her place. Mina is Lisa’s best friend, and they have somewhat of a love/hate relationship. She’s also harboring a secret that could be the icing on the cake to finally put an end to their toxic friendship. She only has one person she really cares about, and that’s her male best friend, Truth. Truth is like a brother to Mina and makes sure that no one is trying to get over on her, mainly men. He is also friends with Saxon and has his eyes set on his little sister, Sabella. Sabella is just getting out of a relationship with her ex, Daren, and is looking for something new in her life. She grew up around Truth, but never looked at him in that way, even though he just may be what she needed all along. In this story of life, love, and betrayal, you’ll see that all she wanted was real love…

    He may have been sitting at the top but he was straight hood at heart. Running with the same people that you jumped off the porch and got it out the mud with, you would think that your bond would be airtight. In Reapa’s case, his foundation wasn’t as solid as he thought. After a disaster of a relationship with his ex Ava, he wanted no other relationship because his trust was messed up. Unity Galore had to constantly remind herself to fix her crown; embrace her melanin. Growing up, she was always joked on for her rich skin and country accent. As she got older her love for kickboxing grew fonder which killed her love life altogether. That quickly changed when Reapa made his appearance into her life. Everything seemed to be looking up until Unity got a business proposal that could potentially change her life for the better. Phoenix “Nix” Quartz was far from a good girl. She stayed in out of jail behind her boyfriend Axel. It really hurt when you go hard for someone to only be messed over in return. After finally making a fool of herself for the very last time, she leaves him alone for good. In the heat of the moment, a one-night stand changed her life forever. There was a time in life when Blake “Kase” Watts once loved his baby mother, Harper more than life itself. Their relationship was slowly withering away and she was the one to blame. A chance encounter with the beautiful Nix was the first time that he felt like he could be himself around someone. Her looks were what caught his attention but her personality was why he desired her so much. Will Unity take that job opportunity and leave everything behind her including her new found love, Reapa? Nix being different from Kase’s normal might be just something that he needs but is she too diverse for him? Find out in Trap Kings Fall In Love Too.

    He knows his older brother Thomas is up to something, and he's determined to figure out what it is. When he decides to do some late night snooping while Thomas is asleep, the last thing he expects is to end up inside of Roblox. The longer he's there, the more he sees how much is lurking beneath the surface. The clock is ticking, find an exit before nightfall, or stay there forever. And he has got to get out because it's the only way he can stop the terrible plot that's been set into motion.

    She spends many nights lying on a filthy hardwood floor crying for her mother in the dark and wondering where her next meal is going to come from. All of her thoughts and worries suddenly vanish when she wakes up one morning and decides that she will no longer be a victim of her circumstances. With her best friend, Karma, in tow, she turns to the pole and becomes one of the hottest strippers in H-Town, dominating every strip club in the city with her bombshell body and gorgeous good looks. Her name rings more bells than a school alarm, and it gives her confidence. Over the years, Lexus learns to tuck her feelings away and show no love until she meets a real bad boy, who steps in like Prince Charming and quickly humbles her. Dino is cool, charming and Rich! His smile is so electrifying, it can knock any woman off of her feet, but his playboy persona is put on hold when he and his best friend, Kaine, show up at a bachelor party one night. As soon as he lays eyes on, Lexus he makes up his mind that he wants her and her only. But when he finally get her, he realizes that Lexus comes with more complications than he could have ever imagined. Although Lexus falls hard for Dino, she's scared to love him out of fear that he will unexpectedly pack up and leave her the same way that her mother did. Dino does everything in his power to love and take care of Lexus, but her hard exterior makes it tough, and it's only so much he can take. What Lexus doesn't know is that Dino can relate to what she's been through and knows her pain all too well, but when she finds out that Dino is just as damaged as she is, the tables unexpectedly turn... Now, Lexus is left with the decision to either be there for her man or abandon the one person who loves her deeply and leave him with the same scars that are engraved in her heart. Will Lexus put her fears to the side and allow Dino to love her the way that she deserves to be loved, or will she throw it all away because of her heartbreaking past? Find out in Sha Jones' new spinoff series from Kaine And Karma.

    But to the Mercer's, it's known as home. Urban Tales is a series created by Mercy B that depicts the lives of four brothers - Nieem, Navee, Nylam, and Lodie - who reigns supreme from corner to corner of their poverty infested projects. Southside is where they sold their first piece of stolen goods, hit their first piece of pussy, and even caught their first body. No deed goes undone, no stone unturned, and not a thing is deemed off limits when the Mercer's are involved -with the exception of their most beautiful treasure, Laitleigh. Laitleigh is the younger sister of four overbearing brothers who are set on her success. While she's grateful for their leadership and protection, she yearns to seek the benefits and misfortunes of Southside with her own eyes. Determined to spread her wings, she embarks on a life of independency and sworn secrecy. Laitleigh breaks the barriers of involuntary confinement and uncovers a life of sex, drugs, and money that she's too enthralled with to return to the fairytale life that was designed for her at the hands of her brothers. Urban Tales is a riveting yet comforting story based in the mid-90s that will touch the depths of your soul and keep the brim of your brain buzzing.

    An Action Adventure that brings powerful forces together in a struggle to the death. It is a Sea Story of five billion dollars in gold bullion belonging to Venezuela, stolen by Hugo Chavez before he died. The gold is aboard a sunken Soviet era submarine belonging to Cuba. Also aboard is a lead lined container filled with fissionable material. The discovery by a salvage crew aboard the Seabird Explorer sets off a chain of events that quickly turns to unimagined actions. Filled with men that will do or say anything to get the gold, political greed, murder, cowardice, freebooters, voodoo, a pandemic threat, ruthless gangs, and men caught up in the worse addiction in the world…. Treasure.

    I worked my hardest to become the leader of the Nether army so I could lead my great nation to victory against the Overworld army. Now that I’ve won the war, my government gets to take some of the resources from the Nether. The only problem is that mobs from the Nether don’t spend a lot of time in the Overworld, so we actually have no idea of what we should take. That’s why it is my job to explore the Overworld and find out what is worth taking and what we should leave to the humans and other mobs that live here. Sadly, the government doesn’t exactly trust me to do this alone, so they’re making me team up with a puny human girl. I have a feeling this trip around the Overworld isn’t going to be what I expected... Author’s Note: This short story is for your reading pleasure. The characters in this "Minecraft Adventure Series" such as Steve, Endermen, Creeper or Herobrine...etc are based on the Minecraft Game coming from Minecraft ®/TM & © 2009-2013 Mojang / Notch

    However, with every obstacle that she endured she learned to overcome and conquer. Yasmin was born as a motherless child, and overcame that situation by becoming Daddy’s little princess. She inspired to be just like her Dad, an accomplished Marine. So how does Yasmin cope with the situation when the image of her dad is destroyed? She sets out to kill and destroy the very thing which she feels brought harm to her Daddy, drugs and the men who deal them. After years of countless murders, Yasmin kills the wrong man and her life takes a turn for the worst. On top of that, she has a hotshot Detective on her heels. In the mist of all that is going on Yasmin meets a drug dealer by the name of Omere and everything changes for her. What happens when a drug dealer killer meets the love of her life, who is also the type of person that she hates? Omere happens to also sell the very thing she despises. Will Yasmin escape the brother of the kingpin she killed? Can she actually be in love with a man who deals drugs or will Detective Miles finally bring her down? Find out what happens when Yasmin fights her inner self to be with the man she loves. Will Yasmin win or will The Pink Lipstick killer win?

    She was the product of a Negro mother and a White father who she would go on to know as Massa. After spending over two decades on Mr. Cobweb's plantation, she was sold to Henry Winslow in Houston, Texas. Where she would eventually learn the mental bondage of slavery and the effect that it had on the Negro nation.

    I knew deep inside, baby girl would always be mine.” The words spoken by the late, great Tupac could never deem truer with Kenya and Beast’s twisted love affair. Although their lives are intertwined from all angles, life doesn't always work out the way they would see fit. However, things always happen right on time. Kenya Nicole Black, the ghetto girl from South Dallas with skin the color of Columbian coffee and a big curly afro knows exactly what she wants in a man, and for a while, she thought she’d found the one for her. In the beginning, he was everything and had all the qualities of a gangsta she looked for. However, with those same qualities came trouble she’d least expect. When life gets a little too heated for Kenya’s liking, her hand is forced, and things don’t end quite as expected. Amid all the drama, she stumbles upon the likes of Beast, a not so friendly, no nonsense type of man, and she’s smitten with him. Cornelius “Beast” Lucas lives by the motto, if it don’t make money, it don’t make sense, and he’s on a mission to get it by any means necessary. When Kenya falls onto his radar, he’s automatically drawn to her and wants to know more about her. However, he has Heaven, a woman who’s spoiled beyond all means, and she’s pushing him for more than he’s willing to give. When things take a drastic turn for the worse, the only thing on Beast’s radar is vengeance, and he’s forced to bring out his animalistic side. Meanwhile, the one that got away falls into his lap, yet again, and he’s ready to break her off nice and slow. Kenya and Beast’s lives are in a whirlwind of trouble, pulling them in ways they’d never imagined, but when their eyes are finally open and they team up, the world’s in a heap of trouble because they have one heck of a Gangsta A$$ Love Story to tell.

    Due to the author’s background in law enforcement and intelligence, you will learn about the real world of those professions and how officers and agents think and what they do. This is the first book in the Li Mei Spy Action series, although mystery or suspense may be just as appropriate descriptions. The Mei Hua Triad is the most powerful criminal organization in both China and America but only a handful of people even know of their existence. The few people who are aware of the Mei Hua hold them in dread. Then the Chinese woman arrived in Seattle and life would never be the same for the Mei Hua Triad or for FBI Special Agent, Sean McNamara. The Chinese State Security Officer, using the undercover name, Li Mei, has a mission and nothing will deter her...this mission is personal. Twenty-five years ago, two Triad killers had failed to find and kill a witness who saw them murder a shopkeeper and his wife. This was a mistake that they will come to regret. The Chinese woman’s mission is interrupted when she is sent to the Caribbean island of Barbados. Also on the island is the Mei Hua Triad and they have a mission of their own. A conspiracy is revealed that could have global consequences and bring the world to the brink of war. She teams up with Special Agent McNamara to thwart this conspiracy but a hit team arrives on the island to hunt for them; they know too much to be allowed to remain alive. For further info, go to: www.bcoxbooks.com

    It quickly became the most sought out employment for street kids who learned how to distribute, package and sell it for a profit. What no one anticipated was the havoc and destruction it would bring to their hood because of the unlimited potential of stacks of money they stood to make. Murder, betrayal and disloyalty surfaced without prejudice and took young lives almost immediately. Welcome to Bushwick and Bed-Stuy Brooklyn where Junior catapults you into life in the drug dealer game and takes you on an up close and personal voyage that will have you smelling gun smoke and running for your life. Being a kingpin in a hood you're not from is usually unheard of but for Junior it wasn't. He's the boss of Baptiste projects and believes there are two reasons he's avoided drama from the locals. For one, he hired dudes from Baptiste to help him and the second was because his girl Shondra was born and raised in Baptiste and had mad love and respect in her hood. Junior enjoyed getting money relatively with no consequences but nothing remains the same for long. He gets his first taste of disloyalty from within his camp and that compromises his once solidly run drug empire. Junior's first instinct is impulsive and he rushes to deal with the betrayal with lethal intentions, but his premeditated move proves to be the wrong move and he finds himself in a deadly gun battle with KB and his crew. He barely escapes and flees Baptiste to Bed-Stuy to plan his next strategic move. He turns to Shondra to give him inside information on what is happening in Baptiste in his absence while he temporarily turns over the reins of his business to one of his trusted workers who was with him during his gunfight with KB's crew. Shondra finds out some information that will help him eliminate his enemies but it jeopardizes her relationship with her best friend Gloria. While Junior is plotting his revenge he runs into Muffin, a girlfriend from his past. He decides to use her as a part of his team but their emotions cause romantic turmoil that eventually leads to a love triangle although he tells Muffin he's in a relationship with Shondra. Muffin plays as if she respects the boundaries placed in front of her but has her own plans on taking Shondra out of the picture so she can claim her place as Junior's main girl. Junior's goal is to change the way the drug game is played but after being set up he's on a mission to stay alive and make everyone involved pay for their disloyalty. He also tries to find a balance between his love for Shondra and his business/love relationship he developed with Muffin. When Shondra finds out about Junior's affair with Muffin her anger is temporarily derailed when they find themselves in the middle of a deadly shootout. The massacre affects everyone's life in a dramatic way, spilling all secrets out in the open. Junior and Muffin's infidelity is revealed, Gloria discovers Shondra's disloyalty to her and KB's life hangs in the balance. Junior's empire, life and relationship are at stake as he executes his deadly plan of revenge. One Brooklyn neighborhood tells a gangster love story that is fueled by murder, betrayal, unfaithfulness, revenge and remarkably, love. To live the so called drug life, don;t try to find loyalty in something you believe in if you are not willing to commit to it completely.

     When a famous ex-general's daughter is kidnapped, Detective Simms is assigned with bringing her home. Forged in the Mexican War, this man of steel knows how to survive and how to kill. But he will need all of his skill and guile to survive this unforgiving land, and bring the general's daughter home. And then, it gets personal...

    An orphan who grew up in the gritty streets of Philadelphia, his life changed when he found his soulmate Shaleea. Noah has it all: a thriving string of businesses, a smart and beautiful woman, and a bank account full of illegal cash he managed to obtain during his years of crime. However, like the typical man, he foolishly lets a moment of pleasure cloud his judgement. A lustful encounter with Eve seemingly unravels his picture-perfect life overnight. Noah soon learns that an emotional side-chick that doesn’t know her place, is a woman that can dismantle the strongest foundations and destroy even the strongest men."Eve, who also happens to be an escort, knows the rules of the game when she steps in to play, but she quickly decides she no longer wants to play fair when her heart determines she wants rich and handsome Noah, all to herself. The problem is: the feelings aren’t mutual. To Eve that is something that can be changed through strategy, with her going deep into her bag of tricks to ensure she gets what she wants.Beautiful and educated, Shaleea is every man’s dream come true. Unfortunately, those qualities aren’t enough to keep Noah’s eyes from wandering. Struggling to come to grips with his infidelity, Shaleea soon falls into the arms of an unsuspecting suitor who is willing to go to great and dangerous lengths to have her all to himself. Lust rules in this street tale, creating a messy playing field for all involved. When love and lust intertwine, will love conquer, or will jealousy and envy destroy everyone in its path?

    A constant battle to sustain his hustle in the streets of seven cities becomes a more complex task, as a new hustler from Florida orchestrates a low-key takeover. Lust, betrayal, disloyalty, selfishness, and greed all fuel an imminent explosion as these events unfold—setting the stage for A RUMBLE IN VA!