Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

What happens when you willingly enter a relationship knowing that man belongs to someone else? Do you catch feelings and dream of your future with someone else’s man while you wait for him to leave his girl? Meet Samara and August, two women that quickly forget their roles as the side chick because both of them are determined to become the main chick in Da’Wan’s life. The problem is…Ajai is Da’Wan’s leading lady, and despite the promises he’s made to both of them, Ajai is the only one that holds his heart and who he refers to as wifey. Ajai strongly believes that Da’Wan is ...

Londyn St. Claire is foolishly in love with Choppa and has been since high school. Loving him through thick and thin, she puts up with the physical altercations, pregnancy scares and all of the other unnecessary drama from all of the many other women he messed with on the side - all for the sake of being in love with a ruffneck. Meanwhile, Jay, who is the complete opposite of Choppa, is the person that Londyn least suspects to declare his love for her and vows to love her the way she deserves. Bed hopping from one to the next, Jabari Carter AKA Choppa, thinks he’s God’s gift to women. ...

Seventeen-year-old Camryn Piers has only one goal in mind: graduate high school and get as far away from Monroe as she possibly can. Camryn has a vision for her young life, and it doesn’t involve getting caught up like most of her peers. She wants to become a Journalist and one day write a best-selling novel or two. Camryn’s a good girl who only wants the best for herself and works hard to achieve her goals without the distraction of boys and the issues that come with them. She was perfectly fine being the single virgin who never had a boyfriend in her life. In walks Aasim, or Ace, as ...

Joshua Walker is falling hard. The one woman who steals his heart is the woman he claims for years he cannot stand. He and Alexandra Cunningham always make it clear that they dislike each other. Alexandra feels he is too much of a player who does not care about anything but his business. Whereas Joshua thinks Alexandra is too stuck up and a control freak. That all changes when they have a one-night stand. They hook up when Tamara Walker-St. John, Alexandra’s best friend and Joshua’s sister, is going through drama with her now husband, Michael St. John, II. They sleep together that one ...

As the founder of the Melanin Movement, a popular social networking site, Yiannis Graham is at the top of his game. The renowned bachelor is much too busy building his empire to commit to one relationship. However, when Yiannis spots Corrine Michaels while celebrating his thirty-fifth birthday, he can't explain why he’s so enamored by her. The attraction is so intense, he’s shaken to the core, and he vows that she would be his. After spending many years reinventing herself, Corrine Michaels is at the height of her career. She’s focus driven, successful, and beautiful. Long gone was ...

Growing up, Aaliyah was the girl that every boy wanted, but Rashad was able to snatch her up and make her his. She was smart, beautiful, and made her own money. After being in a relationship for a couple of years, things started to change. After Rashad stood her up, Aaliyah knew that he was hiding something from her. Her friends Nykee, Elena, and Shaunie always told her that he was no good and that he would break her heart, but she did not listen. After receiving an unexpected phone call and text message, she found out something about her man that would devastate her. Will she forgive ...

Have you ever heard the statement, ‘With friends like these, who needs enemies?’ That was the best way to describe Jream Daniels. She was a gorgeous woman with a hardworking man that catered to her every whim and a little boy that adored his mommy. While she was a stay at home mom, her boyfriend worked damn hard to provide for his family. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough for Jream. She wanted more. She wanted everything that belonged to her, and everything that didn’t belong to her. Including her best friend’s, Lauriel Mathers, new boyfriend. In silent competition with Lauriel, ...

In the city of New Orleans, crime is at an all-time high as the streets are flushed with drugs and poverty as most inner cities are. This city is different; however, one of the major players in the drug game is a female, which is unheard of on the streets. For years, Sharice has worked to build her reputation to survive in the male-dominated drug game and has almost made it to the top in the Faction, a criminal organization that consists of three different bosses who control several major cities. With all the work she’s put in, Sharice feels she’s earned the right to become the ...

In the turbulent world of Neema Gregory and Khyle Patterson, two complete strangers find themselves thrust into a desperate need for salvation. Their lives couldn’t be more different, yet fate has woven a thread between them that neither could have anticipated. Kyle Patterson, born into privilege and wealth, lived a charmed life until tragedy struck, ripping away the foundations of his existence. The devastating plane crash that claimed his parents’ lives sent him spiraling into a dark abyss, leaving him in a coma and teetering on the edge of life. Little did he know that his path would...

Whoever said you won’t miss a good thing until it’s gone was speaking facts, especially when it comes to twenty-eight-year-old New Jersey Hill. After up and leaving Jersey eight years ago to pursue her education at Michigan State University, she’s back for one reason. She’s recently engaged to a professional boxer named Monty Green, but there’s one problem: she’s already married. Before leaving, eight years ago, Jersey married her childhood sweetheart, Raymond ‘Rated R’ White. After the two took a devastating loss, it drove a wedge between them that couldn’t be undone. ...

Recently receiving her CNA license, Kyla finds a job in the newspaper ad caring for a sixty-five-year-old woman. She soon meets the mystery grandson in person, and he's a real cowboy. Caiden arrives in town to assess the CNA his grandmother has hired, but he's suspicious of her. It's not the color of her skin but simply because she's a woman. Thanks to his ex from ruining any connotation of falling in love again. Will Caiden be tempted to fall for another woman or learn to live as a bachelor? Will Kyla give Caiden a chance, or simply do her job and leave?

A young, innocent undiscovered love... College student William Rutherford is smitten the first time he sees Jemma Alden. She's beautiful, hard working and turns out they have a lot in common from educational goals to personal tragedies. Jemma takes a chance on Will and discovers the Joy's of first love and inhibited passion. Turns into a fateful, reclaimed meeting of two souls... A betrayal from someone close forces them to part ways and they're reunited a decade later. Questions are asked, answers are sought and they decide to give their relationship another chance. Has too much time ...

In this psychological thriller, we meet a smart, sexy, ambitious defense lawyer, Kyrie Garret. At 30 years old, she’s more accomplished than most her age. She owns a law firm, drives a two hundred-thousand-dollar car, owns two homes, and has a bank account that never drops below eight figures. The only thing missing in Kyrie’s life is a man to keep her company at night. During a camping trip with her friends, Kyrie has a scary run in with a mysterious man lurking in the woods. After saving her from what Kyrie was sure was Big Foot, she insisted on showing her gratitude. After getting to...

**A FULL STANDALONE** Friends from the past discover an attraction that can't be ignored as adults... Xander Sterling is a NFL bound player who wants to play in the big leagues, but knows a college degree is important as well. Brie Calhoun is his assigned tutor who doesn't care for his charisma and Xander finds a true friend in her. When Brie realizes how Xander feels about their relationship, they end up going their separate ways in college. Years later, Xander's construction company is hired to upgrade Brie's luxurious hotel and over the course of their meetings and get-togethers, they ...

Oh boy, the Jacobs clan is back and with more drama than before! With Jonas finally out of the way for good, Chop has bigger problems to solve, Chauncey being the main one. Chauncey is still out there, and he’s looking for revenge more than ever. Mr. Crazy himself – Kai - may have met his match in the form of a brown beauty. Mont and Navy have a good thing going on between the two of them, but someone isn’t happy about this union at all. Jace is looking to move on from a marriage he deemed toxic a long time ago, but he may not be as ready as he thought he was. Some will learn that ...