Stori had goals and with the help of her best friend, Kalani, she was able to achieve them. Her baby sister, Toi, was her world. Making Toi happy and being a woman that she could look up to was all that Stori ever wanted to do. Some people were born to stand out while others were content with just fitting in. That saying was true for Gavin, Stori’s husband of 2 years, and his best friend, Naseem. Being an only child had a negative impact on Gavin. He was never a trendsetter so he followed the path paved by others. He loved Stori unconditionally but following the wrong lead had him harboring a secret that could possibly destroy his marriage. Identical twin brothers Naseem and Kareem Donaldson have an unbreakable bond that even their loved ones don’t quite understand. After being in and out of trouble for most of their lives, the brothers are ready to settle down and live a normal, carefree life. Unfortunately, not everything goes according to plans. Enemies are often overlooked when disguised as friends and some share the same blood. Bonds are broken and some never even existed. Take a ride with these complex characters to see why they’re always ready and prepared for the Worst Case Scenario.

    Putting all his focus into his businesses and son, he has no time for love, that is until a rude encounter with Kailani. To most Kailani came off rude and feisty. Her heart had been broken by her cheating ex and now she was more closed off than others until she meets Hendrix. Hendrix is immediately attracted to the smart mouth beauty, wanting to know more about her. When Kailani saves his life one day he knows right then and there he had to have her. The two of them build a bond that seems unbreakable until Hendrix finds out news that makes him think Kailani is against him. Royal and Willow have been dealing with each other for years. Never exclusive or adding a title, the two had an understanding that doesn’t need to be explained. Royal isn’t ready to settle down and Willow is slowly starting to grow tired of their current arrangement. What happens when Royal finds out that Willow has been holding a secret from him that changes his life forever? Can he forgive her for her betrayal, or will their relationship run its course? Not only are the men dealing with their relationships, but they run a loan shark business as well. Hendrix and Royal have no problem killing when someone plays with their money when one of the issues hit close to home, they have to figure out who can really be trusted. Join these four in a journey full of secrets, love, and lies in this drama-filled standalone.

    

    It was required in order to survive in his world. Raised to be man that handled business at all times, Heavy is the type to always take care of his responsibilities, no matter how unplanned they are. The only question is can he split himself and his time equally so that no one thing or person gets neglected? Will he be able to juggle the new responsibilities that life is throwing his way without shorting those that matter the most in his world?One night of pleasure can result in complicating life in ways Shai Abrams never imagined. When a one night stand turns into a lifetime responsibility, Shai has to make some decisions and fast. Forever connected to a man she knows very little about, she will have to learn to adapt to his world while still maintaining her independence. A task that seems utterly impossible. When unexpected drama comes from every angle, it will have her rethinking everything. Will she be able to handle her choices or will she choose to cut times and figure it out on her own?Decisions made in the heat of the moment have connected Shai and Heavy for life. It will be up to them to decide how smooth that connection will be. Many other factors come into play but in the end Heavy may just have to accept that where Shai is concerned his only reality is quite simply summed up in one sentence, “I’m Too Hood for You.”

    With a loaded gun in his hand, he threatens to kill her, himself or them both. If Julz is able to escape this frightening nightmare, will she realize that continuing to love her psychotic boyfriend might cost her, her life? It’s been said that love conquers all but the deep rooted problems that haunted Choppa made it much too dangerous for Julz to hold on to that hope. In the past, her heart beat strongly for him and her body craved his touch entirely too much that a RESTRAINING ORDER hadn’t been able to keep them apart. So, what will happen? Will they finally find the happiness they seek with each other? Or will their story turn out to be A TRAGIC LOVE?

    Mastering life’s principal and hellacious course of Hard Knock Life 101 was nothing to eXavier and eZekiel Yarbrough at an early age. Their wisdom and fearless innocence allocated them guardian angels over baby cousin, iYanna. Drug addictions, immorality, abuse, and evil are all cycles that these three have a vivid familiarity with, yet out of the wicked mentalities that assaulted them grew love, loyalty, hope, tenacity and nobility. Despite the licks they gave, as well as took, they found a safe haven in an old head called Diego. A man that knew the streets and the streets respected him. This family has an abundance of dysfunction, but their devotion to each other is unrestricted and immovable! Friends for life. Life has not been particularly kind to Najia Kennedy. She's had to sacrifice more than she's wanted and taken more L's than wins. But somehow, she's managed to stay on her feet with her head held high, all the while searching for where broken hearts go. Love remains elusive as her son's father pops in and out of their lives with empty promises and leftover lies. Najia's friendship with iYanna has withstood the test of time and her shenanigans, as she factors into the equation that is XYZ. Love forever. The streets don't owe him anything. He's taken everything he's wanted by omission or commission. Kreed is a new breed of boss, college educated and street smart. He's the boogeyman in a suit, encompassed in a mystical aura of strength and power that leaves many starstruck. He's so immune to the world around him that he's stunned at the foreign emotions caused by the feather-like thundering of a miniature storm called iYanna. He envisions her as his future, but her family views him as a catastrophic danger to all that they've invested in her. Love and hurt, joy and pain, good times and bad, take all as prisoners. When you have everything you want, is there room for more? When you have nothing, will you accept anything? XYZ is a spicy urban romance with charismatic characters, life altering situations and breathtaking moments that will fascinate you from beginning to end.

    However, once he was released, there was no time to chill and enjoy the riches that his brothers had acquired at his left and right hand at the king’s throne of the Savage empire. No sooner than City was released, complete mayhem ensued. His brother, Shon, and his greed causes the Savage empire to be in debt with the Columbian cartel of over a million dollars. Yet, being the man that City is, he quickly handles that… just to be thrown in the middle of more mayhem when one of his family members fall victim to the streets. Now, City and his left and right-hand men, Money and Shon, are intent on finding out who had the audacity to come against the Savage family, and they are ready to make the streets of Chicago bleed in repentance of taking one of their own. In the meantime, Bliss is dealing with choosing to put on the engagement ring that Money gave her during his beautiful, yet awkward, proposal. Akira finally has the man that she has yearned for for ten long years. However, now that she has City, she isn’t ready to endure the hurt that comes along with being the connect’s woman. Zoe spent some time back and forth between brothers Shon and Money, but now that her scandalous secret has been revealed, she has been outcast from the family. Yet, she is banking on the DNA test results proving that the father of the baby that she is pregnant with is Money so that she can keep the man that she feels Bliss has taken from her and maintain the lavish lifestyle that he has been providing her with. Will Bliss say yes, or is she finally tired of Money’s inability to choose her? Who is the father of Zoe’s baby? When the Savage family endures yet another family tragedy, will Akira decide that she isn’t willing to continue to mourn the loss of her loved ones? Find out the answers to questions and more in this third installment of the dramatic, urban, romantic tale of the irresistible Savage brothers!

    

    Her sister Ivy, who she loved more than anyone in the world and Vant who had taken care of her like she was his own blood, told her for years Ky was no good. Their relationship didn’t start ideally, but the love she had for him began long before they became public to the world. What was once a fairytale turned into a nightmare, and Avery felt like it was karma. She didn’t have any business being with Ky then, and the torment she had been put through showed they weren’t meant to be together presently.Lake Porter, a man who dedicated his life to taking care of his brothers and living by his father’s word, finally catches up to the feelings he tried so hard to fight. Love wasn’t in the cards for him, and he had come to terms with that until a prissy, sometimes crazy, vibrant woman, shows him that he isn’t so cold and his heart did pump. She isn’t fazed by his mean persona and deadly dark eyes. Lake out of his comfort zone, and in the presence of a woman so alluring with energy so contagious, finds himself at the end of a bullet from the love gun. He quickly finds out that being with the woman of his choosing comes with baggage that he doesn’t mind carrying. But will Lake be able to break her from the curse that is his sworn enemy?

    

    After years of holding her head high amid the whispers and secrets, she finally decides to make a move for herself, only to be hit by another unexpected blow. Being the bigger person once again, Talia stands by Satch when a deadly situation arises. She never expects that walking away with only the clothes on her back and the money in her secret account would place a target on her back. Marsean comes to town to pay his respects to a business partner. However, when greed and envy start to affect his business, he prolongs his stay. He meets Talia, fully expecting the opposite of what her vibe gave off. Realizing that things are never as they are told and hardly ever as they seem, he decides to get closer to her in an effort to find the truth. The one thing he doesn’t count on is that the more truth he uncovers, the more questions arise. Toxin’s grief over his best friend has to take a back seat because business has to be handled first. In honor of his best friend, Toxin refuses to allow anyone to take advantage of Satch, even in death; regardless of who it is. Auntie Ethel is the poster child for misery loves company. She’s lived off her nephew’s money and penitentiary chances that he took without regret. Now that he is no longer among the living, she feels that everything her nephew owned and worked for should go to her and no one else. And there’s only one way to make that happen.

    

    

    

    That’s a mantra that Colson Crook lives by and for very good reason. The odds were stacked against him from his birth to a single mother in a low-income area of Port Arthur, Texas. He’d succumbed to the odds on more than one occasion, but now he is living the life he is destined to live. Trying to get other people to forget about his past seems to be the problem, especially his family. However, over the years, he’s learned to deal with their negativity. His life is almost complete, except in one area. Love. It had eluded him for years and he’s accepted that. But one fateful night, his eyes land on the woman that could change his relationship status forever.Sky Jones is a successful teacher that wants to make a difference in the lives of her students. However, dealing with the attitudes of the teenagers she teaches, constantly increases in difficulty and threatens to make her forget her reason for pursuing that career in the first place. Deciding to take a short distance girls’ trip for spring break gives her the reprieve she needs, but it also gives her something else… an undeniable attraction to an older man that she can’t ignore.Colson and Sky start on a fast-paced trek and feel that despite the warnings of the people closest to them, they want to pursue something meaningful. Will they continue to throw caution to the wind or will one of them decide to take heed to those warnings and dismantle what they’ve built?