Some would even call her stupid. Feeling as if she's constantly on a rollercoaster ride of love and abuse, Mirror finally wants off. She's losing herself and her future is starting to look bleak. Until he steps into the picture. Now that Trust is a free man, he's focused and determined to be the King of New York. While hustling day and night, the only thing he wants is money, respect and those to fear him. But when he spots a beautiful girl sitting on a stoop, will he continue to be as focused as he once was?

    She’s pretty, educated, successful, faithful, and anything else you could add that would make up perfection. She’s the well-rounded beauty who most men would want in their corner. The fun loving girlfriend that sticks by your side, no matter what. Through good times and bad, she’s the one who never folds. The one who is going to have your back through any and everything, which is why she doesn’t understand her longtime boyfriend Bandit’s refusal to be faithful. One tear after the next, Skye sheds them continuously. It’s like no matter what she does, it’s never good enough for him, and for the life of her, she can’t figure out why. Bandit is a young ladies man who continues to take advantage of every pretty woman that looks his way. A thriving entrepreneur with nothing but money and time on his hands, Bandit chooses to use it on women. Though he has Skye and she’s the best thing that’s ever happened to him, he still can’t settle down. He’s relived one failed attempt at being faithful after another, and now he’s ready to give up. Why be with a woman if you can’t make her happy is his motto, but what’s he to do when he runs into the one female who refuses to give up? Bandit and Skye are both too blinded to see the road in front of them, but are quickly faced with a hard reality when friends become lovers, and lovers become enemies. Now whose turn is it to hold on?

    She is determined to be successful, even if it means sliding down a pole to make ends meet. Though she never has plans of becoming one of Atlanta’s top dancers, she is left no other option when her parents are left paralyzed after a car accident. Knowing that she has mouths to feed and bills to pay, she knows that she needs to make fast money. Her motto is – she needs those bills to pay her bills – which she strictly lives by. Hennessi prides herself on the fact that she doesn’t have to do anything out of the ordinary to make it to the top. However, this is the exact reason she is envied amongst other dancers. If her status isn’t enough to cause envy, Bucks forcing himself into the picture really exposes how envious other girls can be. Jarvis ‘Bucks’ Banks is the owner of an elite car dealership. He definitely earns his street credentials, but he wears the businessman title so much better. In his spare time, he goes down to Magic City for entertainment. There, he lays eyes on Hennessi. Every man knows that Hennessi is off-limits, including Bucks. Since Bucks feels like he is not the average client who frequents Magic City, he feels he’s above the rules. After a few private dances, Bucks is ready to take things to the next level with Hennessi. There is just one problem, Hennessi and Bucks are both taken. To him, taken is simply a title that can be changed at any time. For Hennessi, it is more than that. She values her relationship with her high school sweetheart – Andre. Even still, Andre isn’t enough to stop Bucks from pursuing Hennessi. Sometimes, all it takes is that one person to show what you’ve been missing out on. Will Bucks win Hennessi over with his consistency or will Hennessi stick with the man she’s loved since a teenager?

    Unbeknownst to most, Raheem was The Plug and ruled the streets with an iron fist alongside his best friend, Jabba. Raheem’s first priority was to have a hand in raising his four boys, keep the streets in a choke hold and find some peace in the only woman who had truly captured his heart, Yvette. However, co-parenting with the baby mother from hell, who refuses to let go, wreaks havoc on the relationship with Yvette. Terri is the epitome of wanting your cake and eat it too. Terri is not ready to let the security blanket of Raheem go, causing her to bring nothing but drama and more drama into the lives of Raheem and Yvette. Terri strings a web of lies and deceit in order to secure the bag, with no regard for the people who will get hurt along the way. Yvette is a young teacher who is determined not to fall in love again after a heartbreak she suffered while in college. Yvette couldn't catch herself from falling once Raheem came in and snatched her soul. What was supposed to be a casual sexual relationship turned into her finding the love of her life. It appeared that Terri had won the war when one of her antics had Yvette running for the hills and leaving the man she had fallen in love with behind. She meets a man who wants nothing more than to have Yvette as his woman; however, nothing is certain when Lil Mama Falls For The Plug.

    Love doesn't seem to be his strongest pursuit. But, finding out the truth may have hurt him more than helped. Everything around him is crumbling, but he knows how to dance with the devil. When it's all said and done will he be able to fix what he's broken? Valencia can't seem to get it right as her secrets causes her both love and happiness. She's the common dominator of trouble brewing. Trying to put the pieces back together again, troubles invades paradise yet again. Will she go against the odds and fight for the love that she knows that she deserves? Or will this love affair be another that falls at the waste-side? Loso fell for Bianca, but before he knew her truths which broke them apart. Finding peace and accepting heartbreak, leaves him with his back against the very wall that held him. With demises happening to his team, he's left to fight the battles that comes full throttle. Will peace find him once again? Love for these couples seems more trouble than it's worth. But, the heart wants what it wants, even when you know it's bad.

    Growing up she watched as her mother ran through many men and decided that she was saving herself. With an empty space in her heart to fill Dior hides behind a wall that she has built up herself, not letting any man in. That was until she met Sincere Williams. Sincere Williams seemed like the perfect package on the outside. Having good and steady income and being breath taking handsome but there was one problem, he was married. Sharee, is an upcoming model, that is sick of nearly killing herself trying to maintain an image for money. Day in and day out she spends the day watching what she eats, making sure to not gain too much wait afraid that she won't be accepted anymore. Through her troubles she meets Hunter. Lastly Sophia, with Sincere as an overbearing, older brother and parents that come and go, she doesn't have time for foolishness in her life. Sophia has dreams of taking her clothing designs to the next level. She just needs to come clean to her older brother, letting him know that she has been seeing one of his closest friends behind his back... Three different women, three different stories, could they be ready to fall in love with these Savages like they think they are?

    Storm, however, prefers to be thought of as curvy. No matter what you call her, one thing could never be denied, Storm is the baddest stripper The Lounge has ever seen. Smart, confident, and about her money, Storm doesn't let the constant snide remarks from the other girls about her weight stop her, and love isn't on her radar… until she meets Naseem. Naseem is a street nigga with a heart of gold, trying to make it work with his baby mama until an on chance encounter draws him into Storm. Through all the ups and downs, will the storms they face ever clear?

    Erica learns that falling in love with a Rude Boy isn’t easy. The boundaries of her relationship are tested when outsiders seek to destroy the love she’s found. Will love withstand the test, or will she fold under the pressure? Erica isn’t the only one who falls for a Rude Boy. Jade finds herself slowly falling in love with the handsome, yet mysterious Detective Keenan Elba. The loving and doting father of three managed to sneak past the wall she built around her heart. There’s just one problem standing in the way of their chemistry… his wife! Will these ladies truly find happiness or will Falling in Love with a Rude Boy prove to be more complicated than they ever imagined????

    When the only woman to ever steal his heart goes against him, leaving him to become a single father, Boss puts all his emotions, time, and focus on his daughter and his empire. That was until he just so happens to run across the young, sexy, and ambitious Choyce. Sharing a similar story, Choyce was also forced to become a single mother at a young age when the father of her child switched up on her. She had no interest in finding love and just wanted to accomplish the goals she had set for herself. Falling for the sexy, dominant, and sometimes callous Boss, was nowhere in her plans, but you can't help who you fall for. Will these two broken and guarded people be able to put their pasts behind them and form a love that no one will be able to penetrate? Or will the pain from previous betrayal cause them to push one another away? Take a journey through the streets of Detroit as Boss and Choyce show us that dealing with love is not as easy as some may think.

    Losing her mother to the prison system, she had to step in and raise herself. Besides her mother, the only other person she has had is her best friend, Brandi. Living together and trying to make ends meet in expensive New York City seems nearly impossible. Especially, when her best friend has three mouths to feed, along with her dead beat baby father. Keeping her head low and working at a hotel for close to minimum wage, Love is convinced that things will pick up for her. That is, until Burna pushes himself into her life -- literally. Burna is the black casanova. Known to have a few chicks on his team, he's not tied to anyone. Used to having women throw themselves at him, he meets his match one drunken night. When he awakes from a night of wild sex and heavy drinking with missing money, plus jewelry, he finds Love in his hotel room and all hell breaks loose. When this smart-mouthed Brooklyn girl crosses paths with him, a chance encounter turns into something more. But with a girl like Love, will Burna be able to add her to his team? Or will his heart get involved, making him start letting players off his team, for just one? Kashira has been the girl that every man has wanted, Boogie especially. He has watched her for many years, but always kept it friendly. One night out changes it all for them both. Except, both of them are too stubborn to admit it. When Boogie finds out that Kashira has been hiding secrets, will he be able to forgive? Or will he step away from the situation altogether?

    From the sandbox to the trap house, you name it, the three of them had more than likely done it. Now, they were all embarking on a new era in their lives, starting with the move to Detroit Michigan. Their transition from thug life to the legit world came with its bumps and bruises, but through it all, the three friends were always there for one another. Micah had his issues with the love of his life, Lauren, who was also like his best friend. After he relocated to Detroit, Lauren hit Micah with the news of a baby coming aboard their rocky friendship. Then there was Marcus, who couldn’t prove to his in-laws that he was good enough for his woman, Harley. She was a spoiled rich kid who fell in love with a hustler. However, her parents had other plans for her life that didn’t involve Marcus. Kingston or King had his longtime girlfriend, Megan, whom he’d strung along for his own convenience until his last break truly broke what he and Megan had built since middle school. Not only were Micah, Marcus, and Kingston close friends, so were the women in their lives, including Micah’s sister, Melanie, who had male issues herself. Take a ride with this group of friends as they go through the trials and tribulations in their lives while looking for the one who is just right for them.

    She lives her life by her own rules and that includes her relationships. As far as she is concerned, men are only good for one thing, sex on demand. That attitude leads to a series of one night stands which she uses to mask and escape feelings. She’s been there, done that, and it didn’t end well. That was until she crosses paths with King Lion. He forces his way into her life and changes everything. Dometrius, known as King Lion to boxing fans, is all about his career. He’s worked hard to make it and is enjoying every second of his successful life, which means living with little or no regret. Although he has plenty of women at his disposal, he’s thrown off and pulled in immediately the second he lays eyes on Lourdes. After one night in Vegas with her, she leaves him with a wrong number and a lot of questions. As fate would have it, Dom and Lourdes both live in Miami, and his fame as a high-profile boxer affords him the resources to track her down. After a little resistance, Dom finally gets Lourdes to agree to an official date, but life seems to weave its way into their worlds, reintroducing the past that they both have to be held accountable for. Life isn’t kind when your heart wants more than life is willing to give. Will Dom and Lourdes have a fighting chance, or will they be left Feeling Some Type of Way?

    Along for the ride was her best friend, Red. Their hopes of landing big modeling gigs are soon dashed as they realize that the city of dreams can also be the city of nightmares. Within the first six months, all of their savings are gone, and they find themselves struggling to get by, so they snatch up jobs as maids.They meet Gee and Yazz, brothers from Haiti who are in desperate need of citizenship, when they are assigned to clean Gee’s luxurious penthouse. Determined to fulfill their dream of bringing affordable health foods to the U.S., the brothers make the marriage proposal of a lifetime to Diamond and Red.Although both marriages are business deals, feelings get involved and the ladies find out the real price of loving a boss.

    However, Queenie refuses to allow Jiao to destroy her relationship and will do whatever is necessary to keep him. With a few tricks up her sleeve, she has big plans for Jiao but nothing can prepare her for Dreek's reaction when he finds out what she did to him. Percy and Sommer are dealing with their own issues and trying to stay together after what happened at the baby shower. In the midst of all the chaos, someone else from her past comes back and wreaks havoc in her life. Unfortunately, revealing to her that everything that glitters, ain't gold. Jiao is on the hunt to find the person who murdered her mother, but will it hurt her in the end when she finds out who it is? Bash on the other hand has been waiting patiently for the truth to come to light and when it does all he'll will break loose.

    Especially when their death is ruled as your fault. Quiet, and guarding her heart, twenty-six-year-old Salem Banks is struggling to find balance in her life once she is released from prison for an unfit crime. With the only help being provided by her cousin Makiya, she finds herself feeling less worthy of being loved, but Huss has other plans to capture her broken heart, and mend it back together. A boss in his own right, Huss’ life is simply made at thirty years old. His days revolve around frequent trips to visit his beautiful daughter, and his nights are filled with running one of the hottest clubs in Detroit. When he goes home at night, though, the only thing missing in his cold sheets is a woman. His pursuit on Salem is a battle, but he’s never faced one he hasn’t conquered yet, and it won’t start with her. Having been Salem’s right-hand since diaper days, Makiya is thrilled to have her cousin home. She isn’t the same as when she left, though. Caught up in her own trials with “family” and a guy she had grown close with, Kiya finds herself questioning how and why she had fallen for a man like Grady. It wasn’t hard to do, but her insecurities and the envious people in her life try to desperately break the bond they share. Rudely, and in one of the sexiest ways possible, Grady Cooper, better known as Gee Coop, interrupts Kiya’s whirlwind of a life. Their first encounter had both of their minds wondering, and it wasn’t long before Gee’s curiosity regarding the vicious beauty were answered. A true hustler, with the heart of gold, he finds himself cornered to make one of the hardest decisions of his life. One that may cost him his sanity and his woman. Though meeting the men may have not been what either woman had planned for their lives, their masculine presence cannot be ignored. Nor will the need to feel love remain a foreign subject. In this jaw dropping, soul snatching, book collaboration from Dominique Thomas and BriAnn Danae, the admiral d-boys and stunning head-strong cousins from Detroit, will keep readers glued to the pages and left clutching their pearls.