has revved up the chaos in her second installment of Pretty Lips That Thugs Love series. Twyla T. intensely catapults the audience into the lives of Ashanti and Kentay as love, drama, and secrets unfold in droves. Kentay Mill adamantly claims Ashanti McNeal as his woman in more ways than one. However, his philandering ways always find its way to Ashanti’s front door—literally when his baby is dropped off at the front door. Kentay has been the man in Ashanti’s life for years, but his constant disrespect and unfaithfulness are pushing her into the arms of another man. And, the kicker is that it’s just not any man, but his very own blood. Regardless of the situation, Kentay vows to keep Ashanti as his by any means necessary. He hates to lose and declares that he will win no matter what. Not trying to entertain the thought, he decides to take matters into his own hands and takes desperate measures to ensure that she will always be his. Ashanti is not feeling the love for Kentay that she used to feel. She knows that she is a good woman and has grown tired of his ill treatment of her. When she wasn’t looking, Ashanti finds love in an unexpected place when it literally bumps into her by the name of Ahmad Jones. Their budding friendship develops into something more that neither of them could deny any longer. After watching Ahmad and his team win the NCAA Championship for his college Mississippi State University, Ahmad and Ashanti celebrate with a hot and passionate kiss on live TV that the world sees and she knows that there is no turning back. Ahmad and Ashanti enter new relationship territory and can’t wait to explore their new found love. They are ready to deal and to tackle the fallout with Kentay in order to start their lives together, but they know it won’t be easy. Just as things are looking up for the new couple, tragedy strikes that sends all of their lives in a tumultuous domino. Secrets will no longer remain secrets. No one will go unscathed as lives are turned upside and inside out. Lives will be changed. Relationships will be tried and tested. Pain is inevitable. Love still rules in the end. As darkness descends over the lives of Ashanti, Kentay, and Ahmad, will any of them find light at the end of the tunnel? Whose love will endure the torrent of disasters? Discover who will survive all of the hazy drama that is unrelenting and unlimited in the second installment of this urban fiction love story in Pretty Lips That Thugs Love 2

    Bells weren’t ringing, and spirits weren’t bright. She is stuck between a rock and a hard place. With a mother who has abandoned her motherly duties, Tiana is left with two mouths to feed. Tired of struggling, she is at her breaking point. Regardless of her current situation, she was going to spread some holiday cheer, and make the best out her situation. Benz McCall is the king of H-Town. Ready to leave the streets and the empire he built to his brother, he was ready to focus on the more important things- his daughter. When Benz was hit with a surprising event that left his heart in shambles, and him a single father, he vows to never fall in love again. To avoid dealing with his feelings, he works overtime in the streets. Benz never wanted to fall in love again, but all that changes when he meets Tiana. They realize they have a lot in common, and for Benz, that wasn’t a good thing. The feelings that he kept locked up were escaping. A change of events leaves Tiana to make a decision that will change the rest of her life forever. In dire need of a Christmas miracle, will Ol Saint Nick send Benz as one of Santa’s helpers, or was Benz the gift of all gifts? For these two, Christmas will never be the same.

    Deciding to spread his wings and leave Miami, Quasim heads to North Carolina where he proceeds to make more money than he's ever seen. Making money isn't the only thing Quasim does. After he meets Kaliya, it doesn't take him long to figure out that she's unlike any woman that he's ever met. Quasim becomes smitten and is willing to do whatever it takes to get her, but will his violent tendencies be the very thing that scares Kaliya away? Prospect gets what he wants, be it from hustling or the ski mask way. He's out for success and doesn't mind putting his homies on. Prospect is a charming go getter with a bad temper, and he finds himself caught up between two women. Neither lady is willing to give Prospect up, and even if she has to scheme her way into his heart, that's exactly what Anastasia plans to do. The only problem is that with Prospect's temper, getting caught may cost her life.

    She could stand in front of a hundred men, look sweet as pie, and shoot her gun before any of them had a chance to pull theirs.” – Katara James Meya James, the only daughter of drug lord, Cedrick James, was more than just a pretty face. She was raised by her father to be a Queen. A Queen of the streets. Growing up without her mother caused Meya to be less in-tune with the feminine energy within her. She didn’t value love. Relationships. Compassion. Because of this, she lives her life as a man-eater. Feeding off of men and draining them of their energy until she has no more of a use for them. For a while, she was able to get away with this, until her father was sent to prison to serve a life sentence. This caused her to take a more serious role in his illegal empire, and grow closer to his second in command – Salem Myers. Meya and Salem met ten years earlier when Salem decided that he was brave and lethal enough to rob the biggest drug dealer in Memphis – Cedrick James. Cedrick found out, beat some sense into him, and took Salem under his right wing, keeping Meya’s place secure under his left. Over the years, Meya and Salem grew to love, want, and respect each other… but Salem’s loyalty towards Cedrick kept him from taking things with Meya too far. After years of fighting how they feel for each other, an enemy enters their camp and puts their love, loyalty, and lives on the line. Betrayal is afoot… and Meya and Salem can’t decide who to blame and who to trust. Will their love fizzle out before it truly flourishes? Or will they retain their rightful places as King and Queen of the Memphis drug scene and add love to the list of things they’ve conquered? Read Meya and Salem’s story to find out!

    Takes you to the highest of the highs. Lust. Sends you crashing back down to earth to face your own reality, especially when you’re lusting over the wrong person. For Raquel Davis, she unearths both sides of this dainty coin. Cameron is the man of her dreams, and she wants nothing more than to marry him and to love him unconditionally. However, her monthly appointment has Raquel diving deep into the garden of forbidden fruit. Will partaking of the delicious fruit cost Raquel her ultimate dream? Or will love conquers all and make Raquel’s dreams come true? Cameron Hodges is living his best life. With his woman Raquel firmly by his side, he’s accomplished one of his biggest goals in life, owning a jewelry store with his best friend Daree. Diamonds. Supplying the highest quality of diamonds and gold to people everywhere. Even though he has a plethora of good things happening in his life, Cameron quickly learns that everything that glitters ain’t gold. Try as he might, Cameron gets caught up in a tangled web that is much harder to break through. Tracey Thompson is married to Daree and is the epitome of a perfect wife. She has the perfect body, perfect hair, is the perfect mother to her children, and prides herself on being nothing less than the best. Anything her man wants, she’d do without question. Until she accidentally stumbles across what she thought is her husband’s biggest secret, instantly sending her spiraling out of control. Tracey’s perfect world is no longer perfect and coming to terms with this new reality is proving to be a much difficult task. Will Tracey get a grip on life or will she get caught up in a web of her own demise? Daree Thompson just wants to be loved, be appreciated for the strong man that he is, wants to work hard, and to take care of his family. He prides himself on being the most loving and trustworthy man, husband, and father. His beautiful wife Tracey makes him the happiest man on earth...or so he thought. Getting pushed to his limits was never a part of the plan. We all know what they say when a woman’s fed up, it ain’t nothing you can do about it. But what happens when a man is fed up? Will Daree and Tracey survive the sudden upheaval in their marriage and their lives? This sunny South Florida crew will get you so tangled up in their webs, you won’t want to break free. Twyla T Presents brings you this new urban romance debut by upcoming author Zarkia. Find out just how woven are these webs in this first book in the Tangled Web: Love, Lust, and Diamonds series.

    This drama filled saga continues with more twists and turns than a rollercoaster ride. Just when you thought this circle of friends and foes were getting their happily ever after, chaos strikes once again. It threatens to break some of the strongest bonds, leaving some in deep confusion. Skeletons begin to fly from the closets, exposing some of the deepest secrets and dishing out some of the heaviest heartbreaks but there are consequences to every action. Tangi is the first one to find that out. Just when she begins to live that ‘perfect’ life, reality kicks in. The Karma that didn’t catch her before is surely on her tail now and she has only herself to blame. Will Smooth stand by her during her roughest moments? Or will the secrets that are exposed prove to be too much for him to bear? How far will she go to push a good man away? Thaddeus is next in line. Although he quickly wins over Tierra’s heart, he proves to have his own share of secrets. When someone from his past threatens to break up his happy home, how will he handle it? With all the trust issues that Tierra now has, she refuses to accept another betrayal by a person she loves, especially once she learns what he’s been hiding! Through it all, Tierra is fortunate enough to have a lifelong friend to lean on. Someone she never thought would accept her in his life this way. If you don’t know who it is, you can surely find out in this final installment of ‘Obsessed with my Wife’s Best Friend’!

    Milan forms an alliance and goes up against one of the most ruthless plugs in the city. During his quest for revenge, Milan must go after the one person that he knows can get close enough to give him vital information, but falling in love with the source was never part of his plan. Vanity Duran despises her father and everything he stands for, especially since he’s the reason she is left without a mother. To spite her father, Vanity decided to date the type of man that her father would never allow. What Vanity didn’t know was how this man would capture her heart and have her unknowingly giving him everything he needs to carry out the act of revenge that he was seeking. Being the son of one of the original OG heavy hitters in the city, Dylan “Wicked” Taylor never thought that he could be played by a woman. After she left him feeling betrayed and heartbroken, Wicked made a vow to never let another woman get close enough to him or his heart. Once he meets Sena, every promise that he made to himself was broken and he finds himself falling harder than he ever imagined. What he doesn’t know is that everyone around him is holding back a secret that could change everything. Lesena Saint is often misunderstood, being Vanity’s best friend people seemed to think that she rides off her coat tail, but what nobody knows is that Lesena is not who she claims to be and who she really is could possibly alter the lives of everyone around her, including Wicked, the man that she truly loves. As the lives of Milan, Vanity, Wicked, and Lesena intertwine, secrets will be revealed testing the true meaning of love. Will these couples survive the acts of betrayal that they are faced with, or will their connection to the streets ruin their lives in ways that they never imagined?

     The truth is revealed. Lexy is boo'ed up with Derron. However, the real question is why are they together and what do they plan on doing to Lacey? Read more in this continuation! Episode 3 coming soon!

    All she's ever wanted was a man to call her own but when she meets and falls deeply in love with Tyriq she realizes it's easier said then done. What she thought was love, was nothing but lies, hurt and betrayal so she picks up the pieces to her heart, leaving Tyriq and taking a secret with her. On her journey to getting herself back together, she meets Jayden. Jayden becomes Caprice's confidant, lover and friend. They have nothing but love for each other but the only problem is Caprice is afraid of history repeating itself so now she has to decide if the fear of getting hurt again will cause her to become a savage and lose out one the love of her life or will she step out on faith and be happy again. Find out if love or fear conquers all in this new tale of love, lies and deceit.

    At the age of twenty four, she was one of the top assassins in the world, all thanks to her mother Martina. Martina Beltre taught her daughter that love was a weak emotion and showing emotion would get her killed. Nai never saw herself falling in love and to be honest, she never wanted to because of the things her mother instilled in her head. But fate has a way of changing things that will cause her to see things differently. Rari King was every woman’s fantasy. He’s strong, confident, sexy and a boss. At twenty seven, the street life was becoming old to him and sleeping with different women was becoming older. Just like Nai, Rari had never been in love, but wasn’t afraid to explore it. One night the two conveniently cross paths and Rari feels something he’s never felt before. Fia Lopez is Nai’s best friend and girlfriend of Rari’s cousin Jason. She wants nothing more then for her best friend to be happy and give Rari a chance. But Fia has her own secrets and issues that come back to haunt her in the worst way. Can her relationship with Jason stand the test of time or will her past tear them apart? Tensions flare up when the lies told by Martina shake the very foundation in which Naiara believed. What is her issue with Naiara? Why is she willing to put her revenge over the safety of her daughter? Lies, deceit, backstabbing, murder and a whole bunch of drama rocked the lives of these individuals. Will they be strong enough to defeat their problems? Or will one person seeking revenge destroy them all? Find out in this explosive standalone that will have you on the edge of your seats.

    Whether it’s cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing. Love a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. It’s having a warm personal attachment, a deep affection for someone. Hate to dislike intensely or passionately to feel extreme aversion for extreme hostility towards something or someone. Is pride stronger than love and hate? Has your pride ever stopped you from doing something for somebody? Have you ever experienced hate? Have you ever experienced love? What has listening to your heart cost you or did you gain something? Jermayne has been through some things in life that have caused these emotions to live strongly within her. She suffered a loss that caused her to become a resilient, self-sufficient, young woman. She has worked hard to become a well-rounded, blunt, independent woman. After her years of hurt and pain, she’s giving a silver-lining in the form of a man. Will that silver-lining be the salvation she needs? How will she handle being thrown into a situation that forces her to answer these very questions? The only emotion Sigmund has ever known was love from his parents and older brother. Infatuation from the women he has lied to just to get what he wants. His pride is what causes him to change his ways to obtain the one woman who didn’t fall for his lies. Did he truly change his ways or was it just an illusion? What happens when a man who still has some maturing to do encounters a strong, true, determined, real woman? Will he be the man his parents raised him to be or will he fold under pressure?

    The girls have been through it all together. In high school, they formed a clique so treacherous known as B.L.U.S.H. and wreaked havoc wherever they went. That was all fine and dandy when they were in high school, but as grown women who can't control their anger, they savage way get them in more trouble than they can handle. After an incident gone wrong, the girls are put in a position where they have no choice but to do what they have to do. And then it begins... They find themselves employed by Riccardo Giovanni, the Italian mobster who runs Chicago. Beauty, always the quiet one, is having an affair with Luca Giovanni, son in law of Riccardo. What started as only a steamy affair now involves feelings, and Beauty never wanted that. When Beauty finds another man to love her, it may be too late to get out of her current situation. Then we have Navy; she has an uncontrollable rage, and sometimes it's hard for her to contain herself. She puts her and her friends in situations that she doesn't know how to get them out of. Love hasn't always been her best friend, but when she meets a guy who makes her think differently about that four letter word, Navy takes a chance she thought she would never take. Yubaris, known as Born in the streets, is a no filter kind of dude. Women are the last thing on his mind, but when he runs across Beauty, his feelings about the opposite sex drastically changes. There is something about her that captivates him, and he's willing to risk it all for her. Lastly, you have Saint. Always the lover, Saint is having a hard time with the drama that his baby mama, Shawnie, brings. He has big trust issues, and when he finally lets her go for good and pursues something else, he thinks that this may be bigger than he thought. Born and Saint are two hittas from the ill streets of Chicago, better known as Chiraq. When they cross paths with these two ladies, their hearts open, and they let their guard down in the process. But will letting their guards down cost them everything they've worked so hard for? Beauty and Navy are feenin' for a Chiraq hitta, and they soon get what they want. The only question is if they can handle it. Love doesn't come easy, and these characters find out the hard way about what it is to love somebody while enduring the drama that comes along with it.

    She does any and everything he asks of her and more from whipping up his work, to making drops. But nothing she does is ever enough and when she catches him kissing another woman she sets out to get some payback. She wants to hurt him the way he hurts her and she has the perfect person in mind but before she can set her plan into motion, Tone throws a curve balls that literally knocks her off her feet. He proposes, and now Kairee can finally have the wedding of her dreams until Tone's side chick makes an appearance and ruin every thing. Hurt, Kairee runs into the arms of an unlikely ally that turns her world upside down. She's been with Tone for years but this new guy is exactly what she's been missing...or is he ? Will she go running back to what broke her or will this new man change her life in ways she never imagined? Find out in..My baby daddy the dopeman.

    

    In fact, she always caught the short end of the stick in life. Born and raised in the ghetto with no way out was her life. Being scandalous and vindictive was the only thing she knew how to do in order to get by with her seven year old son. You would think that her son’s father would help her with him since he was one of the biggest drug dealers in the hood, but he hated her just as much as everyone else did. She was stuck, struggling raising a child on her own out of her car. The drugs and schemes caused her to continuously take losses that she never seemed to learn from. That was until she was arrested and forced to get her life together for her son. Daff was a hustler and the only thing on his mind was money. That was until he ran into Nukie. He didn’t believe love at first sight, but it was something about her that made him want to help her, heal her, and love her correctly. Unfortunately, Daff had no idea that Nukie wasn’t the girl to try to change or save. All she knew was the streets and scams and he could possibly be placed in the middle of her chaos unexpectedly that will send him down a road he's dreading to go down.