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To Be Loved by a Hood Menace
Coco Shawnde - 2020
Bessie in the middle of the ghetto like savages. Early on they were forced to the blocks to serve as a result of her drug habit. The St. Louis streets were never the same once they had Shottas and Menace sweeping through. On the up and coming, they knew all about the gambles in the life they are living. Ranked up in the drug trade, and heavily paid, they deserted opening up their hearts to any woman outside of Ms. Bessie. When they run head on with Tonii and Kiyomi, it’s all on a glimpse of fate. These ladies lives will forever be changed from the first day they meet these ruthless brothers, but will they gamble with their hearts like they do the streets? To be loved is what every heart desires. To be loved by Shottas and Menace...let’s just say every heart isn’t built for that cold blooded loving.
Baby, I Need Something Different
Prenisha Aja' - 2018
What started off as roses and butterflies soon became heartbreak, lies, and abuse. With her best friends, Malanie and June praying she finds somebody to love her right. They are left to sit back and be the shoulder she needs to cry on while she loses herself in a toxic relationship. Nevertheless, God has a funny way of placing the right people in your life even if it’s at the wrong time. With Piper steady running into Rex due to unfortunate situations, she finds herself feeling like she found her SuperMan. Even with the attraction and sparks flying between the two of them, fear has a way of holding you back and causing you to miss out on your blessing. Will Piper let the fear of moving on keep her in a dead end relationship or will she get to experience something other than heartbreak?
Never Had A Love So Dope
Ro Monique - 2019
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…..
I'm In Love With A Thug 3
Lady Lissa - 2015
She is determined to get revenge against her brother for his shady act but in her condition, Zay won’t let her get involved in anything other than relax and prepare for the birth of their daughter.Zay has made a name for himself in the drug business and he is a force to be reckoned with.Prince is still being just as shady as ever trying to take over the whole Brooklyn area. What will happen when Prince and Zay finally face off?Africa is hiding the ultimate secret. Can she keep this secret or will it come back to haunt her? What will happen when these issues come to surface? Will this family survive all the betrayal and heartache? Who will live and who will finally meet their maker? Don’t wait any longer, open up and find out!
Chosen by a Street King
Latoya Nicole - 2020
The three took over Philly by storm. With Mega leading the pack, the brothers found themselves bringing in more money than their father ever did, but it also brought in more enemies. The Storm brothers are considered the plug to the streets, so love was never on their agenda. Having their fair share, neither Mega nor Meech were worried about women until they stumbled upon two sisters by chance. An unexpected incident caused Mega and Brielle to cross paths, and they hit it off right away. Things seem to be going great, until old relationships and secrets started to tear them apart. Hurt by love, Meech has sworn off relationships. All seemed lost when it came to him finding love, until Dream fought her way into his life. Literally. Their love hate relationship drew them closer, until family ties and assumptions had Meech going back to his old ways. In trying to prove his family wrong, Marco stays with his longtime girlfriend after giving herself to another. Fighting for love, all while trying to find happiness with a woman he no longer trusts, eventually comes to an end. The ultimate betrayal with a sworn enemy puts all the brother’s lives at risk. Every time the Storm brothers tackle one enemy, it seems like another comes at them full force. All of them seemed to not only be connected to each other, but also to the people they love the most. Will they trust the people around them, or will they declare war on everyone in their circle?
Never Stop Loving Me: A Houston Love Story
Kee Nicole - 2017
Only focusing on school at the moment, she never thought she would run into an old classmate at her job. His type was what she vowed to always stay away from. He was the hit it and quit it type. People can change right? When he starts showing interest and showing her he wasn’t how he use to be, she debates on giving him a chance. Would it all be worth it in the end? Could Future be her soulmate? Future Monroe was well known in Houston, Texas by everyone, especially the women. Future has his eyes set on Fawn when he bumps into her purposely at the store she worked in. Making her go on a date with him, she finally let’s her guard down. When Future starts having feeling towards Fawn, he starts to doubt if he could be that man for her, especially when another woman is trying to make him love her…
Chosen: A Street King's Obsession
Sunny Giovanni - 2016
But one thing Ramone knows is that a hustler is nothing without a woman by his side, so he pushes him to find a rider to make his wife before he can take his place as a leader in the streets. Diego agrees for the sake of earning the position that he was born to take on but when he meets a certain woman, things don't quite turn out the way he planned it. Christina isn’t the least bit glamorous and doesn’t give money so much as a second glance. The only thing on her agenda is caring for her elderly mother and working to provide for them both without any help. Unfortunately, Ramone isn’t the only parent who wants the best for his child. Regina, Christina’s mother, urges her to try to win Diego's heart in order to solidify their happiness. Christina isn't having it but she later agrees but her mother's plan backfires. When Christina discovers that she's not the only one fighting to be by Diego's side, will she fight or will she fold? Can she make him see the good in having less and not too much? Or will Diego throw away any intention of marrying to stay the bachelor that he loves being? Though these questions are answered, there are just too many people who hold knives, ready to either stab Diego in the back for his money… or slit Christina’s throat for the title she’s striving to earn.
Hooked On A Dope Boys Love
Kaylyn Kiara - 2019
Sexy, established, and worth millions both of them can have any woman they want. While Ryan’s is calculated and introverted Romelo is the wild child, enjoying life without a care in the world that is until a past business associate resurfaces with an opportunity that may be too good to be true. The youngest member of the Santone family, Zanae has everything she could ever want except the freedom to live life on her own terms. Crippled by her families wealth and control her determination for freedom has led her into the arms of the enemy. Is it really love or an opportunity for the Massey Clan to one up their rival? Moriah has relocated for a second chance to start fresh. Searching for peace to heal the bruises unseen by the naked eye she’s not looking for love or anything that resembles it. When a night out ends in gunfire she meets the unforgettable Romelo Massey and from there her life is never the same. An age old beef has separated these two families for generations but what happens when the enemy finds a way to capture your heart? Love knows no boundaries and puts all four of them in an awkward position none of them are ready for. Who would’ve known being loyal to your heart could be the wrong move in this game of love & war.
What Bae Won't Do: The Next Man Will: Part 2
Genesis Woods - 2015
When a couple of Jerome's many secrets come to light, will Semaj’s shoulder still be available for her to cry on? JaNair's trifling and crazy cousin Mya is still up to her old tricks and making Jerome hers is still her #1 goal. Will she finally succeed in getting the man who doesn't want her or will all that lying, backstabbing and blackmailing pay off?Twins LaNiece and ShaNiece have always been close, but with a new love on the horizon and your ex possibly being your sisters baby daddy, will ShaNiece lose her mind, or will the new man in her life make her forget about all of her troubles?Join some of the characters you love, and some of the ones you hate in this second installment of What Bae Won’t Do: The Next Man Will.
Crowned 2: The Return of a Savage
Deshon Dreamz - 2017
At a very young age, she acknowledged the natural boss that thrived inside of her. However, love… well, the illusion of love created someone different. With the discovery of her husbands’ infidelity, coupled with the ultimate betrayal of the loyalty that she has shown him, Ashura snaps, and now she trusts no one. Not even the man that she finds herself being pulled to in the midst of it all. Nacobi feels blindsided by everything happening around her. Not only does she encounter a man who she has deep feelings for in a very compromising position with her best friend, but she also has no idea who to trust nor who to believe. The man she spent the last few months of her life getting to know, trusting, and caring about or the only person that she has ever loved in her entire life, Ashura Trenton? Code Zero has somehow entered the lives of these best friends and flipped them upside down in a small amount of time. From the mystery of them, to the protectiveness, to the keen sense of knowing what to do and say in each moment to make them fall in love; they have them right where they want them… at the barrel of their guns. In this finale, the old Ashura is gone and has been replaced with a no-nonsense beast who won’t allow just anyone into her space. Her guard is up, her veins are out as the pain of the present drives her to the savage of the past. At her side, Nacobi is along for the ride, and down for whatever. They're willing to fight whoever for whatever, in order to keep their lives and all the things they’ve worked for in order. Lies, deceit, hidden agendas, baby mommas, alpha males and trained killers make Crowned 2 a finale that you do not want to miss.
Cookie and Meeko 2: A B-Town Luv Story
La'Tonya West - 2015
She’s been scheming nonstop in hopes of getting that old thing back but nothing seems to be working in her favor. Shy isn’t the only one who’s not happy about Meeko and Cookie’s relationship. Kelsey, Meeko’s jump-off, is now pregnant with his baby and willing to do whatever it takes to get him to see that with her and their baby is where he needs to be. The only problem is…Meeko is already where he wants to be, which is with Cookie. After ripping and running the streets for years and doing all types of dirt, Meeko is finally ready to put that lifestyle behind him and build something permanent with Cookie– but between his baby mama’s and family drama on both ends, it’s looking like a real bumpy road ahead. As the level of drama continues to rise and their love is continuously tested, the question still remains… can love really conquer all?
Q And Harlem: Blindsided By A Love Affair
Shaytrece - 2015
His boys Preston and Presley, who were identical twin brothers, held him down as well as his big brother Martell. Q had his chick Skylar in his corner as well, or at least, that’s what he thought. When Q swore he was coming home to focus on getting his paper back up and nothing else, he was reunited with the chick he felt was meant to be his in the beginning. He’d wanted her before he got locked up, but he wasn’t letting her get away that easily this time.Meanwhile, Harlem ‘Lem’ Santana was living in hell with her boyfriend Dreon until he went beyond too far and had Harlem in the hospital and distanced from her friends and family. Harlem found the strength to leave Dre and relocating was her first move. She vowed to herself to stay away from men for a while because she’d gone through a lot with Dre and wasn’t looking forward to Dre part two. However, one of her friends, Shayn asked her to attend the welcome home party of the man Harlem had been interested in when she met him in college right before she met Dre. When Harlem, Shayn and their other two best friends, Rena and Renae, who were also identical twins, made it to the club that night, everything in her life changed. Some for the good and some for the worst, but there is only so much Harlem can take once she realizes she is not only facing demons of her own past; she has to face everyone else’s as well.Once skeletons begin to fall out the closet, there are all sorts of chaos that leads to a domino effect. There are fights, cheating, beatings and deep, dark family secrets that could possibly lead to some incest. Everyone has a past and it’s only a matter of time before it come back to bite you. Let’s just see who can survive a thing of the past.
Dirty South Divas
Kia Jones - 2016
Life hasn’t been easy for any of them, but they have always had each other. As troubles rise, cousins, Divine and Malina are presented with an opportunity that changes their lives. Twin sisters, Nyssa and Neiman, meanwhile struggle through the consequences of past and present misdeeds. One thing is certain, these Dirty South Divas are not going down without a fight. Follow the four women as they walk through the valley of shade, greed, violence, sex, money and drugs.
What's it Like to Be In Love
Trese - 2016
Meet Hendrix a street God that is ready to settle down. He finds love in Chandler, his sister’s best friend who is just as clueless at how the four letter word works. Can these two finally lay the bad taste that love has left in their mouth to rest or will they end their relationship feeling the same way that they walked into it? Take this journey with Hendrix, Chandler and their loved ones as they try finding the answer to the most asked question What’s it Like to be in Love?