Life was never meant to be easy. She understood all too well the painful contradictions of being ordinary people. Mothers loved and protected their children. They were supposed to be there assisting the transformation from girlhood to womanhood. Mothers taught their daughters everything they knew about life. That wasn't Nia's reality; she had been orphaned at birth and left in her aunt's custody. Nia was mistreated for no reason at all. She had inherited her aunt's hatred for her mother. Who does that? What kind of person stares into the eyes of a small newborn baby and makes a promise to ...

Life in the ghetto produces some of the most provocative character types known to man. A young kid afflicted from birth, misguided, beaten, and drugged through life on his face. Nobody ever loved him. Not in this life did he expect to get a break. Born into the wrong family and situated around negative circumstances. He had two options: Survive or perish

No longer a scared little girl, Nia has become a survivor and matured into a beautiful person despite the traumatic abuse she endured at the hands of her aunt. Nia has been given an opportunity to live a rockstar lifestyle through her superstar boyfriend, the sensational drill rapper Jelani. Nia has everything that she ever wanted at her fingertips, including love, security, and a man who has her back against all odds. The past resurfaces and threatens to tear apart her happily ever after piece by piece.

Bad boys do it better, and nothing else can compare to a thug's love; sweet, ruthlessly unforgiving, and as psychotically insane as it appears, the love feels undeniably real.Ryleigh is a good girl who unwittingly fell in love with a married man. By the time she realized her dilemma it was too late she had been swept up into his magnetism and thug appeal. Ryleigh had invested so much time and love into Aiden that she felt just as much entitlement to him as his wife did. She wasn't a delusional side chick who overstepped her boundaries. She was more than that in all intents and purposes she ...

Stephanie is a good woman consumed with the complications of loving a grown up little boy.Michael is immature, focused on video games, hanging out with his boys, and sleeping around with any and every available woman whenever Stephanie’s head is turned.She can’t explain why she remains committed to him or why she tolerates his abusive behavior. Stephanie can’t walk away from him no matter how bad she wants to. It’s something about Michael that keeps her falling in love with him over and over again even if it hurts so much in the end.Khalil is a strong man entrusted with the ...

Bianca is an around the way girl with beauty and brains who can definitely hold her own in the mean streets of New York, but she doesn't have to. Beside her and willing to go just as hard and catch her back is her sister Kimmisy and their cousin Heather. Presidential is everything that women come to despise about men, yet he is so damn sexy and on top of his game. A sudden interest in Bianca sparks a crazed obsession where he's willing to do anything to have her. Even invite her into a world of mystery, intrigue, adventure, and excitement filled with unexpected twists and turns. What girl ...

One of the best storytellers in urban fiction has returned.... Eric is a Cincinnati bad boy and legendary drug lord wise beyond his years and in charge of one of the most infamous crews that ever ran the streets of Avondale. He wants out of the game before it’s too late. He’s married to Tori, and together they have two beautiful children and the kind of life that the two of them dreamed up as young teenagers destined to escape the poverty of the hood. At the height of his reign, Eric finds himself trapped between mutiny and jealousy. A traffic stop after a funeral changes his life ...

Angela’s life has been flipped around and turned upside down. She never expected to be pitted against her sister competing against her own flesh and blood for a man’s affection. Her relationship with her brother in law had grown increasingly inappropriate. Angela and Eric had crossed the line and created a complicated energy that left her off balance and unable to control her feelings for him. Eric was a Cincinnati bad boy who learned the hard way that neither his money nor his intellect made him exempt from the cold realities of the world that he lived in. Love could get you killed and...

College life is fast, fun, tiring, stressful, but most of all, memorable. It is a place where people from all walks of life gather in hopes of obtaining a higher education and where unexpected bonds are forged. Those bonds come with life lessons that either make or break you. Whether you fold— that lies strictly in your hands unless life’s hardships threaten to get in the way. Iyana, a nineteen-year-old mother of two, is determined to make something of herself. The road to obtaining her education hasn’t been easy, but she will stop at nothing to accomplish her goals. Not even the ...

Latisha Douglas was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She was privileged enough to be born to a mother and father who gave her anything she wanted. Tisha was a spoiled brat. Raised in Beverly Hills and totally unaware of the real world. When tragedy strikes the family, Tisha is taken from the comforts of her Beverly Hills lifestyle and inserted into the mean streets of North Philly. The young and naive Latisha struggles with the harsh transition at first, but she soon adjust to the new lifestyle and finds her way..........or so she thought. Damn near everyone she runs across in her ...