But they wanted the one thing that no amount of money could buy: life. They wanted to create the Perfect Crime--to kidnap and murder a 14-year-old boy for the thrill of getting away with murder.The crime was so horrifying that even legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock took notice, and directed his version of the story: Rope. But the real story of the Rope is much more brutal and suspenseful than even Hitchcock could do justice to. Read the real history in this thrilling true crime book.

    Growing up with two loving parents and being shown what love was, he wanted to be able to share that with someone else. He thought he had that when he met Angel, until she showed him just how wrong he was. Angel’s deception placed a lock on his heart until he runs into a friend from his childhood and old feelings arise. The only issue is she’s going through a storm of her own. Can he be what she needs or will the effects of what he’s been through interfere with what he needs to be for her. Kalari is living the simple life. She’s running a successful business with her sister and spending all the time she can with the man she loves, Dalon. Everything in her world is perfect until someone walks in and shakes things up for her leaving her confused and broken hearted. Just when she thinks love is no longer in the cards for her, True comes along and gives her everything that she never knew she needed. Will Dalon allow her to move on without him? Or will Kalari become a victim of his selfish wrath. A second chance at love can either make or break you. In this standalone novel, True and Kalari figure out how to navigate love through heartbreak and deceit. While Kalari finds out what it truly means to possess The Heart Of A Bad Boy.

    Passion. Deceit. Drama. Nubia has it all; bangin’ body, beautiful face, a thriving haircare business and a slew of celebrity clients that fly her around the globe for her innovative styling techniques. The one thing that she doesn’t have is a faithful husband and child of her own. Her cheating husband is betraying her in the worst way possible and she has no clue. When she eventually finds out her husband's dirty secrets, many more bones fall out of her family’s closet that threatens to devastate her entire life. That is until she has a chance encounter with the sexy, alpha Hill Cooper. Hill is a sexy single dad with one foot in the streets and the other in a law firm. Determined to build a better life for his young daughter he is transitioning out of the street life to practice law full time. As he attempts to go legit his baby mother and old acquaintances try to hold him back. When Hill and Nubia’s lives cross paths neither of them can resist each other. But with their lives in an upheaval of drama can they make time for what matters? This is twisty urban drama is filled with boiling passion and dark secrets. Are you ready to get sucked into this saga?

    After going through the ups and downs to win over his now fiancé, Jumma, Trouble find himself wondering, is his bad boy days really behind him. Has he locked Jumma down for all the wrong reasons? It’s no doubt about it that he loves her but is that enough for him to do right; considering the fact she took bullets behind him and bear his child; all while being paralyzed from the waist down. Jumma loves Trouble with everything in her. There’s no other person she rather be with. Unless that’s how she felt until Trouble starts displaying odd behavior. She wants to believe she is losing her mind but she’s so in tuned with Trouble, she knows something is up. His time at home has slacked drastically and he takes more trips out of town then a retiree. Jumma wastes no time going into investigation mode with her best friend Zoni, by her side. They say when you go searching you find, and it’s not something you’ll like. Will that be the case for Jumma when she follows Trouble to a residence that is unknown to her, but seems very familiar to him? This is the spin-off to That Bona Fide Hood Love Fire & Pure: Season 5. Jumma and Trouble have a story to tell along with the rest of the crew. This is mainly Jumma and Trouble’s story but Fire and Pure, Yurey and Zoni, have some unfinished business as well. Indulge in this wild tale to see if the love between these couples is still bona fide.

    Herodotus wrote the first history book. It stated that Europe was full of cyclops. Steve Jobs never wrote a single line of programming code in his life. Joseph Stalin wasn’t Russian. Michael Jackson used to be a Jehovah’s Witness. Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent. Leonardo Da Vinci was the first person who could explain why the sky is blue. Beethoven could only drink coffee if it was made of exactly 60 beans. It was only discovered in 2012 that Vincent Van Gogh was color-blind. The last film that Walt Disney worked on was The Jungle Book. Saint Patrick’s real name was Maewyn Succat. Martin Luther King Jr. attempted suicide as a teenager. Isaac Newton believed Hercules was a real person. John F. Kennedy smoked weed in the White House. Charles Darwin ate every animal that he discovered. Christopher Columbus believed the Earth was pear-shaped. The only film that Nelson Mandela appeared in is Malcolm X. George Washington owned 30 dogs simultaneously. Napoleon was attacked by a herd of rabbits so badly, he had to hide in his carriage. The first person online to publically declare Osama Bin Laden’s death was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

    She was arrested for allegedly kidnapping the kids and now faces jail time for something she’d do all over again if necessary. The mother has been around the entire time and not once mentioned wanted them. That is until Sapphire became involved with Croc. Her love for him is very strong and sadly, she has to make a choice on keeping Croc or giving the kids up. Juels had enough of Shae playing games about the child in question and takes matters into his own hands. However; the tension is in the air about the situation with Abe. Trusting his wife, he doesn’t force her to discuss the past. Unfortunately, curiosity gets the best of him and he finds out what he thought went down between Rachel and Abe was not made up. Finding them together, angers Juels even more which causes him to storm off, leaving his wife with Abe. Trying to run after him causes her more pain that a little. Croc is still fighting his own demons from the past and with his grandmother being the one who caused the suffering, he will do what needs to be done. In the process of celebrating the twin’s birthday, not only is the truth revealed on who killed their father, but he finds out who tried to violate Sapphire and hurt Ty.

    Bless continued to put his feet to the ground and build their empire in his brother’s absence. Bless had love once upon a time ago, and it was snatched away from him. He didn’t think he would find another like Shai... that is until Ace Saffrino comes waltzing into his life. When a video goes viral of Polite rapping in prison, every record label and manager in New York is beating down his door to sign him. At the visiting table with Bless, he makes his older brother promise to get out the game and use their money for good. Five years later, Polite is out of prison and ready for change. The same streets he used to run; he doesn’t feel the same excitement for. He’s also the co-owner of Raw Records, one of the hottest record labels in New York. Ace Saffrino is a blogger from Brooklyn. She started her celebrity blog, Aced, while pregnant with her daughter. With her daughter and a celebrity tattoo baby father that she’s madly in love with, she has her hands full. Now a few years later, she has millions of followers and is making strides in the blogging community. When Ace gets an invite to attend a listening party for one of Raw Record’s artist, she never expects to run into slick-mouthed Bless Callaghan. Sinclair is a wedding planner, who had plans on becoming a singer. When singing didn’t pay the bills, she followed her parents advice, went to college and fell into her career - literally. When she goes with her best friend, Ace to a listening party, she runs into no other than Polite. When their worlds collide, nothing will ever be the same for Sin. Will Polite help her rediscover that love for music? Or will Sinclair continue to play it safe, like she has all her life?

    Infinitie gets the surprise of her life when someone close to her does the unthinkable, and to add insult to injury, Fetty is betrayed for a second time by the same person, and Infinitie refuses to be weak and cry about the situation; instead, she bosses up and handles things like a true G. 
 Alexis gets some devastating news, but the news ends up being the very thing that brings calm to her storm. This crew has been through a lot, but they are determined to come out on top or die trying.

    Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee and, when she reads the referral, Cathy understands why. Despite her reservations, Cathy agrees to Aimee on – there is something about her that reminds Cathy of Jodie (the subject of ‘Damaged’ and the most disturbed child Cathy has cared for), and reading the report instantly tugs at her heart strings.When she arrives, Aimee is angry. And she has every right to be. She has spent the first eight years of her life living with her drug-dependent mother in a flat that the social worker described as ‘not fit for human habitation’. Aimee is so grateful as she snuggles into her bed at Cathy’s house on the first night that it brings Cathy to tears.Aimee’s aggressive mother is constantly causing trouble at contact, and makes sweeping allegations against Cathy and her family in front of her daughter as well. It is a trying time for Cathy, and it makes it difficult for Aimee to settle. But as Aimee begins to trust Cathy, she starts to open up. And the more Cathy learns about Aimee’s life before she came into care, the more horrified she becomes.It’s clear that Aimee should have been rescued much sooner and as her journey seems to be coming to a happy end, Cathy can’t help but reflect on all the other ‘forgotten children’ that are still suffering…

    

    

    Love should be natural and not forced. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case for Raquel aka Rocky Bridges. Born into the gang life, she had no choice but to follow certain rules. Being brought up around so much violence and illegal activity, she was the product of her environment. All she wanted was to be free of her father’s vicious ways, her boyfriend’s abusive behavior and the violence that surrounded her. She thought she would never get to escape until she met him. Cornell aka Nelly Crenshaw is what they call a corporate thug. Yes, he wears expensive suits and works in an office but deep down, he was not to be fucked with. Depending on the day, he could speak proper and give presentations like a corporate man or he could run the streets and still have his name be feared. Though Nelly was a good man, he had a past. He could hide under all the expensive suits he could but the residue of his former self still lingered on him. He never anticipated on finding love and settling down but when he met Rocky, all that changed. Though this might seem like a simple love story, it has its twist and turns. From long time beef, to betrayal and dishonesty. Will Rocky be willing to love Nelly after knowing of his past life? Will Nelly be willing to still pursue Rocky after finding out who her family is? When all hell breaks loose and decisions need to be made, what will be the outcome? Will love win or will loyalty come in between the two?

    Benji was tall, extremely handsome, charismatic, and single, the perfect qualities for a single woman. The only thing was, Benji was all about his Benjamins, and there was no one getting in the way of his money. He differed from the average man in many ways, being groomed at an early age to become who he was, and he accepted his destiny with open arms.Kelcie Lagos was the epitome of brains and beauty. Girl next door, Kelcie grew up living next door to the infamous Maddox family. They had a horrible reputation, yet Kelcie had the inside scoop. From the sandbox to high school, Kelcie held the key to Benji’s heart until tragedy struck and separated them.Does absence make the heart grow fonder, or does it make you grow apart and learn to adapt and live without that person? One can only wonder. Years go by, and they run into the adult version of each other, only to realize the spark is still there, yet stronger. However, they’re both at different phases of life facing different obstacles. Is that undeniable chemistry worth fighting for, or will the obstacles be too much forcing one of them to walk away?

    She could never say she had a good day, just good moments if you could even call them that. With no love from her father that raised her, to an absent mother who loved her dearly but only when she was around which wasn’t a lot. Her big sister Maiya was the family favorite and didn’t have much time for her little sister because she was doing her own thing living her life. She was just simply here. But when tragedy strikes everyone’s world is rocked and things go from bad to worse if that could even be possible, and then comes a ray of sunshine into Maliyah’s life. Zaire didn’t even have a heart let him and his brother Khari tell it. They were just here for a good time when it came to these females. Zaire and his brother were thrown away when they were babies but rescued by well to do family who thought could buy everything. Zaire was attracted to Maliyah from the moment he laid eyes on her. The more he resisted the more he was drawn to her, but he was a fighter so he was going to fight it as much as he could and that meant to the very end. Maliyah had never been loved in life and not to mention this dope so she was beginning to feel like this had to be too good to be true, and maybe it was…..

    Contained within these pages, is his story. It is a story that will horrify the non criminal mind and lay bare, how Massey unwittingly became the architect of his own demise. Massey was not the only casualty of a toxic feud that had ignited between two Salford gangs following the most trivial of disputes. John Kinsella, a close friend of Massey's, was gunned down in front of his pregnant partner. A seven-year-old boy and his mother were shot, a hand grenade was hurled through the front window of a family home, an attempt was made to behead a man with a machete and an orgy of beatings, stabbings, kidnappings and shootings were carried out in the name of respect. In today's underworld, the old school criminal code has been confined to the bin. Being known as a hard man, once demanded respect, but no more. Guns, and having the mindset to use one, often for little or no reason, has become the norm. Drugs are the currency and death often the penalty for a discrepancy or misdemeanour. It is an unforgiving world that Paul Massey helped to create and a world, that ultimately resulted in his death.