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Riding Hard For A Thug 2


Nikki Brown - 2017
    Will Ky make it in time to save her life or will Simon succeed in his revenge against her? When a blast from the past comes and interjects themselves into Ky’s life, will he be able to see through their intentions or will his past claim his future? Zan’s relationship with Tasha is keeping him from moving forward with Neala. Tasha has always been successful at running off any women that have gotten close to Zan and Zan never had the will to stop her until now. Will Tasha’s antics finally get her the family she wants or will Zan finally put her in her place and salvage his relationship with Neala? Rondo’s one night fling with Rachel is causing an unbearable amount of pain in Char’s life. A baby is something that Char may possibly never be able to give Rondo and knowing that Racheal is going to have his first born child hurts Char to the core. With the results of the DNA test hanging in the balance will Char be able to handle it all? Noble is waiting in the shadows with open arms to comfort Char and take all that Rondo has because of a secret that he has lived with his whole life, he is even willing to use a member of the Carolina King’s to do it. Will Noble be successful or will Rondo find out and shut him down? Lies, Deceit and Jealousy plague the lives of the crew, will it all be to much? Will everyone make it out alive?

In The Arms of a Savage 3


K.L. Hall - 2017
    I don’t intend to be the latter anymore.” –Law Calloway They say friends make the worst enemies, but what about family? The Calloway family secret was supposed to be taken to the grave. Now that Raquel knows the two feuding families are intertwined in more ways than one, and the man she loves is presumed dead, she has to figure out her next move. Whatever she decides, she has to be careful. After all, she’s carrying around his family’s biggest secret, along with what happened to Nashiya. Will Raquel succumb to the fast and dangerous life of the man she loves as part of her vengeance against Dallas, or, will Derrick, the one skeleton from her past, spill the secret that unravels everything? Everyone thinks that dead men tell no tales, but that is a deadly mistake. Now that the people Law loves and those who hate him the most think he’s out of the picture for good, he can make his moves in silence as he continues to lay out his plan on the path to ultimate respect. He plans to leave no stone unturned when it comes to getting Detective Mason and the Price family off his back for good, because this time around, he’s playing for keeps. In the blink of an eye, Blaze finds himself faced with new responsibilities, and the weight of the world is on his shoulders now that he thinks he’s the only Calloway man left to redeem his family’s name. With a baby on the way and a new relationship blooming with Nevaeh, he has to be more mindful of the moves he makes. Thinking with his mind and not with his gun for the first time may be one of the hardest things he’s ever had to do. Even with Nashiya gone, Dallas still held up his end of their final bargain by giving Law a wedding gift he’d never forget. What he doesn’t know is he may be playing right into Law’s hand. Dallas has his own ulterior motives in this cat and mouse game, and wants proof of the information Raquel revealed to him to save her life. Because now he knows the Price’s and Calloway’s were more than just enemies, they were family. In the finale of this ride or die love story, everyone is seeking their own revenge by any means necessary. As secrets come pouring out like rain, will love conquer all, even when it’s foundation is shaky? For both families, it’s not the beginning of the story that concerns them, it’s not knowing how it will all end.

Trap Queens: Queen Of Diamonds


Renae - 2017
    Three queens of the south. They’re the daughters of the biggest kingpin in Dallas Texas , but theres more than that, that meets the eye. Chance the youngest of three. Is the fiery, say what’s on her mind, can’t be tamed by no one, baby sister. Chance is definitely one of a kind and has no time for men or women that can’t handle her but she meets her match in Nash. Chandler is the middle sister and the fraternal of twin of Chance. While Chance is a firecracker Chandler is the calm one. She has sworn off men after finding her man of two years has cheated, but all that has changed when Nehki enters her life. Chayse the oldest, and the leader of the three, is married with three kids to her lawyer husband. Her life pretty much consist of the same thing everyday, but when the unexpected happens, she learns that things aren’t always simple as she thought. The Kobaine brothers, Kree, Nehki, and Nash, are all bosses in their own right. Kree being the oldest is out of the game, he now lives life as a successful business owner. His life is good, but there is something missing, a woman. When he meets Chayse he knows she’s the one but will outside forces tear them apart before they even get started. Nehki along with his little brother Nash runs their empire. He has been with his girlfriend for four years. He’s never had thoughts of leaving but meeting Chandler makes him see different. Leaving for Nehki though, may be easier said than done. Nash is the youngest and the wildest one. He’s got it bad for Chance, but getting her is a Challenge. Nash also has a lot going on in his life. he has a daughter he loves but a baby mother he can’t stand, and his entire world crashes when he’s learns the unthinkable. Join the lives of these three couples as they make their way through lies, secret and betrayal. Life definitely isn’t easy when you’re a trap Queen

Craving All His Love 2


Tyrecka Liggons - 2017
    After getting a call for Jen that Luna’s missing, Ramsey’s world begins to crumble, after hearing Jen story thing just don’t seem to add up, someone has Luna and the people who suppose to protect her has little to no answers. What will Zoo do when he finds out his daughter missing? Rory felt like something is missing from her life, coming home from the military she made a vow to herself, out on a mission Rory doesn’t care who she has to cross or hurt to get what she wants. Zay main focus is to raise his son and mind his own business until one night he comes around a girl sleeping in the park. The man he is wouldn’t allow him to let her sleep outside so he open his home up. What he didn’t expect when he open his door to his home was for her to come in and change his life forever.

Never Made Love to a Thug: Until I Met You


Cherie Briggins - 2017
    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?

Love and War 4: A Gangsta's Last Ride


Latoya Nicole - 2017
    Just as things seem to be going good for the Hoover brothers, all hell breaks loose. Someone from their past has come back and is trying to force them back into the street life. When they decline, they do the unthinkable and forces the brothers to retaliate. Realizing that their enemy is too much for them to take down, they have to call in unlikely allies for help. A group of retired King Pins, Gangstas, and Bank Robbers must try to work together to take down a common enemy all while dealing with their own issues within. Will these brothers finally meet their demise or will they make it out one more time as they go on one last ride???

All I Want is That Hood Love 4


Mercedes G. - 2017
    Unfortunately, it wasn't as easy as they thought it would be. They relocated in hopes of a better life but little did they know the past was sure to follow. Taysia can't seem to catch a break. She's pregnant and home is where she is most of the time. While Mega is out running the streets to secure a lavish life for his family. Follow your favorite couple to find out if their love was meant to be or is it too much for them to handle.

Loving a Jamaican Bad Boy


Tinera Latoya - 2016
    They're in Jamaica, they are having fun and find new love interest.A trip that was supposed to be two weeks turned into a summer long trip, when the girls meet their love interest.Minah is the shy girl who doesn't know her beauty. She’s been the awkward pretty girl all her life. She's never gone to a party or even had a boyfriend. Minah is all about her school work and on the path to become a biomedical engineer. When Minah meets Kymani in Jamaica, she is letting go of the shy girl and breaking out her shell thanks to Kymani. Minah is slowly falling for him the more time she spends with him.Kymani is a girl’s dream. He is what every woman wants. Being the top Kingpin in Jamaica is the life he is living. Kymani have everything he ever wants in life, until he meets Minah. She is young, beautiful and rare to Kymani. He sets his eyes on her and on a mission to make her his. What was supposed to be a graduation trip to Jamaica, turns into love at first sight. Kymani would stop at nothing to have Minah as his woman.Back in America is Minah secret lover Jay, and older cousin of Keyariah. Jay has been in love with Minah, when she was the ugly ducking and not knowing her true beauty. Now that she has found her confidence and self esteem, Jay is willing to do anything to have her all to himself by any means necessary. Will Jay just let Minah slip out of his hands to Kymani, or will he fight for her love?Keyariah has been the wild girl all her life. Boys, partying, and more boys been her motto. She can't keep a steady relationship to save her life, and this has her second guessing herself. Is she worthy of a good man? Bad relationship after bad relationship has been her problem for a while. When she goes to Jamaica she falls for Tariq, best friend of Kymani. Will Keyariah find the perfect man in Tariq, or will he turn out to be like the other bad apples?Join Minah and Keyariah on their wicked roller coaster of finding that happy ever after love.

Chief and Freedom 2: Love In The Back of a Bando


Dama Cargle - 2017
    The consequences of their actions made everyone around them vulnerable to the wrath that was heading their way. Chief is riddled with bullets and his queen is missing. However, there wasn’t a man alive who was going to get away with shooting Lucci’s little brother and live to tell about it. He sets out on a warpath, and the entire state of New Jersey is his war zone. Anybody can get it. Things are falling apart with one enemy after the other revealing themselves and coming for the throne Chief sat upon. Freedom was new to Jersey, and since her arrival, the city has chewed her up and spit her out. Nonetheless, when Chief crowned her, she thought all was well with the world. She soon learns that there is a price that comes with being the wifey of the boss of the underworld. Because of Chief, she is now in the hands of the enemy where she endures the unimaginable pain. Things happen to her that she wouldn’t have wished on her worst enemy. Her captor is very familiar to her, and that leaves Freedom asking questions about what is really going on. Find out what happens when friends become enemies, and loyalty is tested. War has been declared, and the whole city is the battlefield.

Falling For A Savage : Soraya & Jadyn's Story


Koya - 2016
    Wanting to escape the life she felt was a lie, she moves to Atlanta ready to start her new beginning. Everything is better and she starts to feel like a new person until she meets him. Jadyn Harris is the nigga to know and to be seen with. Growing up in Alabama and dealing with life has turned him into a savage. After getting the offer of a lifetime, he quickly packs up and heads to Atlanta, ready to cash out. With money on his agenda, running into Soraya was something he never counted on. When they begin to fall into a web of feelings, things become hazy. With life hitting them at every turn, Soraya starts to realize that the life she's put herself in was one she wasn't prepared for. Trying to see the good in Jadyn, she begins to question if Falling for a Savage was worth all that comes with it?

My Babydaddy, the Dopeman


Chloe Je'Nore - 2017
    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.

Block Boyz and the Women That Cuff Them


Evelyn Latrice - 2017
    Meet Lyric Jones; she’s a gun-toting, fist slanging, spoiled, beautiful girl with ambition to match. At the tender age of nineteen, Lyric married the man who she just knew she would want to spend the rest of her life with. Fast Forward four years into their marriage, and she’s not so sure if she feels as she once did. After a spontaneous night out on the town with a friend, she meets the infamous Block Boys, and from there her entire life changes. The Block Boyz are not to be tried, and have the game on lock, with no plans of letting go anytime soon. Ahmaud Franks, one of their leaders, isn’t one to be messed with. He’s confident, no-nonsense, and in control of his life, except when it comes to matters of the heart. For him, getting women isn’t a problem, but getting one who’s loyal and true deems to be an issue. Although he appears to be a playboy, he’s content with having one thoroughbred on his arm. However, he doesn’t want just any woman. She would have to be one specially made for him. Kelis was once lost until she ran into Mike. Mike was a Block Boy with boss dreams that fell in love with the lost beauty. As Mike’s pockets grew so did his appetite for other women, and Kelis doesn’t know how to handle it. With more money comes big egos, and Mike’s head has grown the size of a hot air balloon which causes him more problems than he’s prepared for. Although he loves women of all shapes, colors, and sizes, there’s only one who has his heart. However, his selfishness is bound to cost him more than just his money. Cuffing a block boy is proving to be one of Lyric and Kelis’ most onerous task. Will the thought of love and loyalty get them through all the lies, lust, and secrets that come with being affiliated with The Block or will it all be too much for either of them to handle? No one ever said cuffing a Block boy would be easy!

The Plug Next Door 6


Sol - 2017
    The DeLeneau brothers have been through a lot but they’re ready to pull the plug. They’re looking forward to getting their happily ever afters with the women who love them, but sometimes fairytales don’t come true. You’ve probably been asking yourself if God lived after that elevator incident with his father? If so, will him and Reese make it down the aisle? Or will Sloan swoop in and ruin everything? Will Young and Alexa’s marriage survive the many women who walked into his life when they were apart? What happens when Nas is released from prison? Will Loso and Summer stay together forever? Find out the answers to all of your questions now in the finale!

He Found Love In The Strip Club


Traci B - 2017
    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?

Trap Kings: Fall In Love Too


Taniece - 2017
    He may have been sitting at the top but he was straight hood at heart. Running with the same people that you jumped off the porch and got it out the mud with, you would think that your bond would be airtight. In Reapa’s case, his foundation wasn’t as solid as he thought. After a disaster of a relationship with his ex Ava, he wanted no other relationship because his trust was messed up. Unity Galore had to constantly remind herself to fix her crown; embrace her melanin. Growing up, she was always joked on for her rich skin and country accent. As she got older her love for kickboxing grew fonder which killed her love life altogether. That quickly changed when Reapa made his appearance into her life. Everything seemed to be looking up until Unity got a business proposal that could potentially change her life for the better. Phoenix “Nix” Quartz was far from a good girl. She stayed in out of jail behind her boyfriend Axel. It really hurt when you go hard for someone to only be messed over in return. After finally making a fool of herself for the very last time, she leaves him alone for good. In the heat of the moment, a one-night stand changed her life forever. There was a time in life when Blake “Kase” Watts once loved his baby mother, Harper more than life itself. Their relationship was slowly withering away and she was the one to blame. A chance encounter with the beautiful Nix was the first time that he felt like he could be himself around someone. Her looks were what caught his attention but her personality was why he desired her so much. Will Unity take that job opportunity and leave everything behind her including her new found love, Reapa? Nix being different from Kase’s normal might be just something that he needs but is she too diverse for him? Find out in Trap Kings Fall In Love Too.