For more than two decades, Beck, writing as Iceberg Slim has fascinated or horrified readers of his books and stories. Beck doesn't create superflies ans superhos; he gives the reader real live people- people with hopes and fears who cough, breath and bleed and who have grabbed the only ticket they can find out of misery but the ticket is often a one way trip into hell and suffering. This anthology of stories by Beck is a monument to the courage of the people of the streets. Some of them make it; most don't. Laugh along with them; cry when they cry; hurt when life turns against them.

    Their passion was hot, tempestuous, explosive. And to her surprise, it didn't last forever.To escape the pain of yet another breakup, Julia moved to L.A. But now, when she hears startling news about her ex-lover, the successful TV producer comes home to Detroit for one final encounter with the man she simply can't get out of her heart....Popular television anchor Cortez has loved Julia since high school. Except Julia's the one who walked out. Cortez's mind remembers betrayal. His heart tells him to win his woman back. But love is never as good as the first time...is it?

    After years of childhood abuse, Kylah finds herself grown, single, and scorned, and it isn't until life forces her to break down that she realizes that she must heal from yesterday's trauma's in order to move on to brighter tomorrow's. When Kylah loves, she loves hard, so when her old high school sweetheart walks back into her life only to end up destroying her heart, he validates her cynical view of men. She warns her sister Kyree and best friend Trixie about love, but soon enough, she finds herself falling in love faster than she could ever imagine. Then to make matters worse, her drug addicted mother pops back into her life, spilling secrets that turns Kylah's life upside down. When it's all said and done, Kylah is forced to either face the pain of her yesterday's or risk losing everything and everyone she loves for a past she can't seem to shake. Formerly My Yesterday's Text

    Her past relationship with David, better known as D-Rock, her boyfriend of six months, is one she wishes she could erase from her life all together. With a half-guarded heart and fear of letting Meechi completely in, she begins to second guess the love she has for him. Mellow and copacetic, Meechi takes things slow with Erica. Aware of the hurt and agony her ex has caused, he becomes the man she needs. Seemingly set in his ways, Meechi had never been the idea candidate for partnership, but once meeting Erica he became a romantic thug. After he laid his charm on thick, Erica is like putty in his hands –or so he thought. With as many losses as he has taken from her ex man, Meechi was certain that this won’t be classified as another. But, as it’s been told, “The heart wants what it wants.” In this page turning spin-off from “Speechless: When Love Hurts,” series, BriAnn reintroduces the beloved couple. With both parties dealing with situations from their past, trust becomes the missing component in their relationship. The two worlds that were brought together accidentally flourish into something beautiful. Can the so called “enemies” overcome their threatening pastimes, or will they allow the guilt of their reunion compromise what could be the greatest love story ever told?

    High school sweethearts, Keyton, and Tori find themselves married and deeply in love with each other. With a list of broken promises and lies being told by Keyton; Tori finds herself at a crossroad. Does she stay and try to salvage her marriage with the love of her life or move on from all of the pain and turmoil that being with Keyton have brought her? How can you keep loving someone that causes you pain? How do you stay in a place that you know is a dead end… literally? TaNia is as independent as they come, thick and beautiful! She keeps her business in order and doesn’t depend on anyone for anything. After losing her father, she moves back home to take care of her mother, which is taking a lot of adjusting on her part. In the midst of all the changes her life is taking, Lemonte is on a mission to make her his. He kept his eye on her over the years and he’s done with just being her friend. He wants more… a lot more, whether TaNia is ready for that or not! Winter has always depended on someone, whether it was her parents or the man she was in a relationship with. She no longer wants to be that girl, so she makes some changes and learns to stand on her own two feet. She lives a lifestyle that she is not particularly proud of, but it makes her goals and dreams that much easier to accomplish. Her parents are traditional and old school so she hides her life from them, but when she lands in the scope of a Demarco, she has to make a choice between love and comfort.

    Louis Alexander aka Lou-Loc found himself a hunted man. Trying to stay one step ahead of the gas chamber he flees to New York to try and pick up the pieces of his life.Fate throws him a curve ball when he meets Satin Angelino and finds himself headover heels in love. Satin is young, fine and keeping a secret that could cost him his life.

    - Blinded and Grimey have both been Essence Magazine best-sellers for Triple Crown.- Kashamba is considered one of the rising stars in Street Fiction.

    Even though Love was finally free of Faith and Pam’s drama she had unknown drama coming around the corner when her number one enemy and her past link up. She is faced with one bad situation after another and it becomes too over whelming for her that it began to take an effect on her and Conic’s relationship. Mean while Ti-Ti and Sir’s long distance relationship take a turn for the worst when his true colors of jealousy began to show; he thought she was cheating and his old anger began to rise. Mama Toni and her new job had put Ti-Ti in an uncomfortable space when her daddy Ice was released from prison early and Mama Toni was still hanging in the ‘D’ with the doctor. Faith was still on her ho plan and when she thought she found love it was just the one she may not want after all; She and Pam are not longer Thing 1and Thing 2 because Faith’s new man didn’t want her out his sight and she was trying to keep this sponsor, but he came with a cost that she wasn’t ready for. Veronica was out for revenge once she seen the condition of her daughter; she also knew that from the looks of the little girl she had to make quick decisions if she wanted any chance in Conic’s life and like they say the DNA don’t lie. She was determined to eliminate all that had done her wrong and Love and Faith were at the top of the list. She also had the dilemma of facing Spider and Monkey because one look at Niq there was sure to be some drama. Although Mama Kash would rather keep the image that she created for herself years ago, she was no longer able to once she was faced with a situation that brought harm toward her family the old Kash came back and the world was reintroduced to a beast. With every negative thing coming for Conic and Love they both knew that being without one another was not an option and that fighting together is stronger than fighting against one another. After the smoke clears, no pun intended Love and Conic work toward building their family starting with their up and coming wedding and the both of them couldn’t be happier, but is the universe done with the chaos it delivers their way; I guess like a wise man once said ‘We shall see’…..

    Or at least that's the way it's been for Slump. Since a child he had the responsibility of taking care of himself along with his younger brother and sister by any means necessary. The only thing he has ever been good at is killing, so good that the streets named him. "The Boogyman" but Slump faces a problem when he has to find out the hard way that not everyone is afraid of the Boogyman. He has one goal, get this money and get out fast. That's until his past begins to catch up to him. This classic tale by Jason Brent is sure to leave readers breathless.

    

    They started a forbidden love that was frowned upon and as a result of that a life was created. Flash forward two years and things have changed. Drew is now a mother to Aamil's child while Aamil is adjusting to being home from prison and learning he has a daughter. Aamil wants to move on with Drew and his child. He is now running his family's lucrative drug business while also trying to pursue a life with Drew. Drew has secrets that can keep her from her happily ever after with Aamil. Her biggest one being Kadar. Kadar is anxious to build a relationship with his brothers while also being with Drew. Only Drew leaves him the minute Aamil is released and Kadar is forced to pick up the pieces all while still actively seeing Olivia. The result of loving the people that has their hearts have them fighting hard to hold onto the love that they don't want to let go. Drew wants nothing more than to be with Aamil but can he forgive her for doing the unthinkable while Kadar struggles to be with Olivia. His mind is telling him to be with her but his heart is conflicted. Will Drew get Aamil and the perfect family that she feels she deserves or will he choose to be with someone that he feels has always been down for him? Will Kadar get it together in time to be with Olivia or will his indecisiveness push her away? In part one you will be taken in an emotional journey as you read just how hard it can sometimes be loving a person.

    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 "

    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.

    They lived lavishly as King and Queen while calling shots from New York to Augusta, Georgia. Their Columbian connect in Miami, ensured their place at the top of the game.They lived the dream, until the feds raided their mansion and snatched Falisa and her husband, leaving their twelve-year-old son to hold down the Throne. He did everything his father asked; even placing his own life in jeopardy to prove that he was capable of walking in the shoes that were left for him.One simple mistake turned their entire family upside down, and their son was left to swim the waters with the Great Whites. Loyalties are tested, and bonds are strained as young Fly learns that the road to the throne is no cakewalk.

    But things really get interesting when Caesar and his boy Canyon come into the picture. These rich thugs have always been ones to get whatever they want--even sexy, stubborn women who think they can't be tamed!