However, she didn’t count on falling for the youngest of the clan, Hawk Pattel. Hawk is wealthy, handsome, intelligent and charming. Raven tries to resist him, but when a Pattel wants something, nothing will stand in his way. Just when Hawk is on the verge of convincing Raven that the two of them could have something special, something real, all of his skeletons start falling out of the closet, one ugly bone at a time. Self-preservation takes over for Raven, and the only thing she can do is run. But Hawk is determined not to give up. He’ll break down the walls she’s had time to rebuild one brick at a time if he has to. However, old hurts and secrets are revealed that will test Hawk and Raven beyond anything they’ve come up against. Will they be strong enough to withstand a storm a second time? The Pattels: Hawk and Raven II is the continuation of the first book in the hot new series by National Best Selling author S.K. Hardy. It’s sexy, thrilling, and intriguing, all of the elements that S.K. is known for. This exciting saga is a story that will engage every one of your emotions: anger, happiness, laughter, and fear. The Pattels is a spin off of S.K.’s previous bestseller, The Sin City Heat Series. However, it is not necessary to have read Sin City Heat in order to start this new series. **Warning: This book is an erotic romance novel. It contains strong sexual language and themes that is not appropriate for anyone under the age of 18.

    And when her soon-to-be husband, Trevan "TC" Clayton, is shot to death right in front of her on the night he proposes to her, her life takes a dramatic turn for the worse. TC's mother gives all her son's worldly possessions away—including he and Nisey's Florissant suburban home—to a two-bit con-artist/ex-pimp turned reverend. Nisey is left with no other choice but to move back to the drug-infested Section 8 apartments of St. Louis' JVL.Stripped of the ghetto fabulous lifestyle, Nisey and her girlfriends pick up the scale and baggies to turn their misfortunes into a fortune. Quickly, she and her clique of "Trap-A-Rellas" become the talk of the Lou, and just as fast as she reaches the top, schemes are set in place to knock her back down.

    However, everything changes the night she meets an immediate member of the Konkwo Mafia Family. Handsome, powerful, rich, and charming, Greek is everything she's ever wanted...There's only one problem though. She already has a man in her life—one that is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her where he wants her. Tyler has been putting up with her boyfriend Gunner's shit for the last five years. Fighting off the birds he's constantly cheating with and taking the rap for a drug charge are just a couple of the things she's endured along the way. Tyler soon finds herself questioning her own morals and relationship after an attractive new prospect comes in her life. But with a crazy, erratic African boyfriend, falling for someone else might not be the safest or smartest decision. Will Tyler get the storybook ending she envisioned, or will her toxic relationship ultimately be her demise?

    Aja is missing and Ro is devastated and driven into an unstable condition. Can he find Aja in time before he loses himself? Ace has been in love with Kyra since they were young. He had given up on her and moved on with Camille. When circumstances start to lead him back to Kyra, her secret comes out devastating him. Will he forgive Kyra and choose her? Or will her secret lead him to stay with Camille? Akia and Ray have always been the perfect couple. But cracks start to form when the stress of missing family members and secrets come out to destroy them. D-City has always been a dangerous city. But now with more secrets, new enemies, and old ones, who will survive and keep their love and lives intact.

    There will be two books for these characters. Part one is told from Raven's point of view. The titillating conclusion will be from Hawk's. Assistant District Attorney Raven Randolph is determined to take down one of the most powerful crime families on the East Coast. The Pattels are an organization that has their hand on the pulse of underworld corruption. Almost any criminal act the authorities can name, the Pattels have committed them. Masters at keeping their illegal activities intricately hidden, the DA’s office has never been able to make charges stick. Raven plans to change that. However, she didn’t count on Hawk Pattel and her heart getting in the way. The world has always been Hawk's playground but with Assistant District Attorney Raven Randolph, he’s ready to put away childish things. In the beginning, he planned to sleep with Raven in order to manipulate her as he’s done with countless women before–especially since she’s coming after his family with both barrels loaded. It doesn’t take long to realize there’s something between them that goes deeper than just a physical attraction. Hawk and Raven together equals a recipe for disaster. Yet, there’s always been a thing between them they just can’t ignore. Can two people from vastly different worlds find a way to breach the challenges that face them in order to be together? Or will the lies and betrayal that are revealed be too great to forgive–or forget. The Pattels (Hawk and Raven) is the first book in the hot new series by National Best Selling author S.K. Hardy. It’s sexy, thrilling, and intriguing, all of the elements that S.K. is known for. This exciting saga is a story that will engage every one of your emotions: anger, happiness, laughter, and fear. The Pattels is a spin off of S.K.’s previous bestseller, The Sin City Heat Series. However, it is not necessary to have read Sin City Heat in order to start this new series. **Warning: This book is an erotic romance novel. It contains strong sexual language and themes that is not appropriate for anyone under the age of 18.

    Queenie finds out what type she is when she can't cover her tuition and her life that she worked so hard for begins to crumble around her. She is then thrown into a world that is only made for boss bitches. Falling in love with a thug, yayo, and scheming friends, her life gets better by the second. Read Luving A Thug the first installment in the amazon e-book series.

    Seeing no future in Chicago, Nikki heads to Atlanta with big dreams and a price on her head. Arriving in Atlanta she looks for a D-Boy to help her on her mission. What started off as a business partnership for her and Prime, turned into a ride-or-die relationship. Everything was lovely on the homefront until the Feds stepped in. Now Nikki is going all out to get the money needed to bring her man back home. Nikki gets the help she needs but what starts out as help, quickly turns to an obsession.After Prime returns, he and Nikki settle back into their old life until her past comes back to haunt her and all hell breaks loose. Now her and Prime are faced with a tough decision kill or be killed.

    Between the two of them, there's lies, secrets and betrayal that neither of them signed up for. Just who's to blame for their problems?Is it Niveah's fault because she just can't seem to keep her "goodies" to herself?"...I couldn’t help but wonder if anyone else noticed that I was reciting my part of the wedding vows, before the preacher had fully stopped talking.After all, this was my third time around..."Or is it Santana's fault because he couldn't tell the truth to save his own life; let alone someone else's?🌟"...Everything, every single detail of my life for the past few years had been planned out; in preparation for this very moment. It had all been for this day; well maybe not this exact day, but I knew that at some point this day would come..."Keeping up with the Jones has never been easy to do, and Niveah and Santana are about to show you why!

    From her early childhood years her life was anything but normal. Her extensive knowledge of the drug game followed her from a young age right into adulthood. It wasn't until the sexy son of a Columbian drug lord was stunned by Rain's striking beauty that she realized she can also rule. You'll witness how a man and a woman torn by the love of money and power, past losses, present fears, and the paradox of their growing ambition for the game withstood their love for one another. Rain becomes the woman everyone loves to hate. Will she know when to stop, or will her greed for money cause her to self destruct!

    At a young age, Tyler was forced to grow up and become the man of his family. Always the protector and provider for his sister, Tyler turned to the streets early on in order to survive. Despite her beauty, Skyler is insecure and unsure of herself. With no one to turn to except her brother, she often feels lost in Tyler’s crazy lifestyle. Tori is Tyler’s ride or die, but like most young girls involved with a street nigga Tori is struggling to hold on to her sanity while trying to deal with all the b.s. and drama that comes with being Tyler’s leading lady, as well as dealing with her own demons. Friends will turn into enemies. Secrets will be revealed and love will be tested. Only the strong survive, so who will be left standing?

    After the death of Dezmond, Jazzie has released him and all of her past hurts—or so she thought, until an unexpected situation connects them together. Can she ever be free of him, or will he still haunt her—even after death? Jazzie battles with the decision to move on with her life, but should she wait on the man who use to love all of her, or welcome a new flame? Maine is still trying to cope with the hurt of Jazzie’s betrayal and finds himself in a different bed that leads to ugly situations. Can he find someone to take Jazzie’s place or will he settle down with Hollywood? Hollywood never expected to fall in love with Maine but she did, and now she wants the same from him. She feels he’s overly stuck on stupid in his feelings for Jazzie, and it makes her sick to her stomach. Can she make him see that she is all the flame he needs? Tori and Truth’s love for each other is stronger than ever but is Tori willing to seek help so she give him the little girl he wants? Eric and Trinity are back in Tampa for good, living under the same roof. Has Trinity matured enough to make their relationship work, or will she send Eric out to look for a new flame? The girls are taking Hot Nasty on a roller-coaster ride with all the drama in their lives, but there is some good in it. At least he finds himself talking to the Lord more often—even if he’s only asking why He place him in a circle with a bunch of stuck on stupid fools. Can he live through the stress?

    Angel soon realizes that it’s always those you are closet to who can hurt you the most because they are the ones you put your trust in. Will she retaliate against those around her who have caused her pain or will she learn forgiveness? Run the streets with Tyga a young thug fresh from the pen after serving a yearlong bid for a gun charge. He’s just trying to make some money and mess with as many bitches as possible. It wasn’t in his plans to fall in love that is until he meets Angel. He thinks it’s going to be another hit it and quit it, but she manages to get under his skin in a way no one else has managed to. Now he finds himself building a life with her but Tyga still can’t seem to give up his player ways and its beginning to affect his relationship. To make matters worse someone in his organization doesn’t want to see him at the top and is trying to take him down by any means necessary.

    On one end, it prided me. I was one of the most desired girls of the neighborhood, a piece to a strong family puzzle that many envied. On the more trying end, we were declared a trio, branded by the actions of one another. Our mother, the matriarch, always instilled in us that family was everything; we were our sisters and a representation of her. There was power in the V she would often say. So while one of us craved the bad boys, another became blinded by success and status, and last, the baby, let s just say she was addicted to love. And that was us and it was tolerable. Just like you, we had obstacles and though our worlds were rocked, they were never shattered, because family was always at the core. But one day that changed. A sequence of ugly events placed our lives into an unstopping whirlwind of desire, betrayal, corruption, infidelity, and even death. Little did we know, our story, the story of The Bell sisters, the story of our lives, was being written in the process. Within these pages holds our secrets disguised as a nostalgic and dark tale of reality. Our family will never be the same...

     Honesty, Loyalty, Reality and Killian were raised by Khalil, a single father that hustled with a ‘get it by any means necessary attitude’ over the years to make sure that they had everything that their hearts desired. After sending them to the best colleges, the streets of the Westside of Atlanta called them and they answered. Honesty and Killian have hooked up with a family friend Gorgeous and now they have money coming in hand over fist. Loyalty and Reality are blessed with men that spoil them. But all the money in the world cannot stop the green eye of jealousy that has reared its ugly head or the ghosts from the past that are coming back to haunt their father Khalil. The person least expected is plotting on the family and everyone they are connected to and turning their world upside down. Trained to go and always prepared for the double cross, there was nothing that could ever ready Khalil for the triple cross that was going on right under his nose. With one foot in the streets and one foot out, he finds out ‘What da Lick Reads?’ as he searches for who is terrorizing everyone around him.

    She soon found out that the millionaire businessman that she thought she had, is nothing but an undercover addict with violent tendencies. When she falls for his best friend, she tries to hide the attraction. But Salem puts two and two together and it leads to Kaylen begging for her life. Will Zo be able to save her?Jazmyn is happily in love... with someone else's husband—A PREGNANT someone else at that. But she believes Kingston when he says he loves only her and will make her his main chick soon. When Jazmyn finds out that his promises are empty and his love is foul, she takes matters into her own hands and it leads to a brawl in the streets and a deadly situation.Alexis has it all. Riches, houses, cars and a sexy millionaire husband. But there is one thing standing between her and happiness...he likes to love her in a way that leads her battered and bruised. When Alexis' need for real affection leads her to hooking up with an old friend, she is betrayed in the worst way and it changes the course of her life forever.Will these women ever have the love, loyalty and affection that they deserve?