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After a brutal and calculated attack left Joey and Aliyah gravely injured, Banks takes drastic measures to protect his family and his empire. Hidden deep beneath the luxurious Sunset Haven lies a fortified underground lair, a sanctuary that no one is allowed to leave. But safety comes at a price, and the line between protector and tyrant begins to blur as Banks’ heavy hand becomes clear.

Although Banks left Wales Island, he didn’t return the same. Tiring of being Mr. Responsible, he embraces the persona of the bad guy with extreme ease. Unfortunately for him, now that he’s back in America, he brought with him an unwanted connection with a mysterious Latin kingpin.

Who are the new neighbors down the block? Cage Stryker, young and impressionable, is bored with life. Craving adventure, he gets trouble instead when JoJo, the new neighbor, sets her sights on him. Luckily for Cage, he misses her trap when he meets Onion and Angelina. Although mysterious and somewhat untrustworthy, the duo becomes a staple in his life, which makes them inseparable despite a jealous love triangle forming. When the neighbor lays a trap Cage can’t resist, he accepts, which throws his world out of control.

On the opening night of his restaurant, bad boy Tye Gates discovers a diary moments after being unfaithful to his fiancée. Trying to identify its owner, he delves into the words of a woman who considers herself unattractive. Before long, he neglects his own life, which is already showing signs of weakness. Soon, reading the diary becomes the perfect excuse to escape his responsibilities. Besides, the ugly girl’s life appears way more explosive than his own.

Born with the vampiric gene, after Cage Stryker is tricked into taking the Fluid, which does nothing but awaken his bloodlust, he tries to maintain life as usual. But what about his jealous wife Angelina and reckless wolf siblings, Flow and Bloom? Unaware of the danger closing in, Cage attempts to step up to the throne to run The Collective. But first he needs to create his own vampire collection, which includes the seductive Helena. But her introduction into Cage’s world infuriates his wife, who plays a dangerous game between two enemies who were once friends.

After suffering a massive headache, Banks undergoes surgery to remove the tumor threatening to take his life. Leaving his family to deal with the many enemies surrounding the Wales and Louisville’s, alone. Suddenly the war that plagued the two clans for decades appears irrelevant. As more sinister plans work hard in the background to provide them no relief. One thing is certain, life as they know it will never be the same.

After dealing with multiple deaths, Banks and Jersey are grateful to welcome new life with the birth of their twins Ace and Walid. But when their secret comes out, Mason destroys their plans of happily ever after by giving his old friend an ultimatum. Once a decision is made, his answer has a far more painful result. After the loss of their loved ones, the other Wales and Louisville members do their best to adapt and find their identities. In the process, their reaching and grabbing for attention rub each other the wrong way, resulting in a decision with horrible consequences.

Banks Wales can’t catch a break. After losing his son in a failed prison escape scheme, Banks is immediately forced to deal with the stowaways on his plane - Mason and his family. Forced to take them to his private island, he is immediately greeted by Whoyawanmetabe, the mystery man who did odd jobs for him back in America.

Raunchy: The Monsters Who Raised Harmony delves into the twisted world of the notorious monster, Harmony Phillips. But where did the seed of her malevolence truly begin? Follow the shocking journey of Shirley, Harmony's grandmother, as she is torn from her family and raised by her captors in a world of darkness and madness. With each passing day, Shirley’s grip on reality slips further as she falls under the influence of her unstable captor. But when she becomes pregnant with Estelle, by the man she works for, the legacy of evil takes root.

The stakes are higher than ever for billionaire Banks Wales, head of a powerful family, and his best friend Mason Louisville. When faced with a ruthless demand for $15 million, Banks and Mason are plunged into a perilous chase to expose the adversary threatening their legacy. In the wake of his twin brother's tragic end by his own hand, the family is unraveling because Walid Wales is in a tailspin, grappling with the ghost of his brother's memory.

After searching for more than a year for his twins, Ace and Walid, Mason was alerted to a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood. His world is rocked when he not only finds his sons, but also his best friend, Banks Wales, whom he assumed was dead. There is one major problem: Banks has changed. Suffering from extreme memory loss after a botched brain surgery, Banks is transformed into a beautiful woman, courtesy of his grandmother Gina Petit.

The secret is out and the world knows that Farah Cotton was responsible for killing her soul mate's brother. In fear for her life, she must remain off the streets of DC or suffer an evil fate. Luckily Slade, who vows to avenge Knox's death, is tucked away in a cell, although his imprisonment does nothing for her broken heart. Desperate for protection, Farah, Mia, and Shadow take solace with Bones, 2nd in command of The Fold, a group of modern day vampires. When her blood craving increases, she makes risky moves to quench her thirst.

After making big-boy moves to get from under his billionaire father, Banks Wales, Ace proves he has the tenacity to live on his own in Baltimore. With millions at his disposal, he doesn’t miss a beat, trading mansions on the beach for penthouses in the city. Soon he misses his twin brother, Walid, and unknowingly allows his ego to present itself in dangerous ways when he’s rejected. This pushes his relationship with his fiancé, Arbella Valentine, into dangerous territories. All the while, it’s clear that Banks knows all and manipulates moves in the background.

In the gritty follow-up to the War Saga, Walid Wales gets a cryptic call that sends him deep into the treacherous underbelly of Belize. His entire family’s held hostage, and the architect of this nefarious plan is none other than his own twin, Ace Wales, a loose cannon who’s hellbent on stealing their billionaire father’s empire. Ace, in cahoots with his girlfriend Arbella and his manipulative mother-in-law, Faye, orchestrates a billion-dollar heist, intending to bleed his father’s accounts dry. No witnesses can be left behind when all is said and done, and blood ties ain’t worth a damn.

After Kerrick Khumalo's wife is murdered in their home, he migrates from Africa to America for better opportunities. But his thick accent and dark skin makes him unaccepted. Unable to find legal employment, he discovers that the drug trade can be a lucrative business for the man who is willing to do anything, including kill. Self-possessed, he quickly rises to the top and becomes the most fearful man in Baltimore.

Infatuated with the legend of Farah Cotton, told through handwritten books by the late Mooney, Cutie Tudy is determined to find out if Farah really exists. Her search leads her to The Fold during a violent and volatile time. Now on the compound, she is not able to un-see what she discovers and is taken in as a permanent guest. Farah Cotton is miserable and is forced in a relationship with the co-leader of The Fold, Bones, while hiding the feelings that she has for her true love, Slade Baker.

In the high-stakes world of the Kennedy Kings, power and betrayal walk hand in hand. Bambi Kennedy finds herself at a crossroads as she navigates the complexities of her family's empire and her marriage with her husband Kevin, who does all he can to remind her who holds the power.

After Ace Wales has what could only be described as a mental breakdown, he is taken away for evaluation. Besides, the violence he displayed worries not only his family, but also child protective services. His removal from his home means that Banks Wales and Mason Louisville are forced to rehash their dark history, a past not entirely clear to Banks, who still suffers memory loss.

After successfully fleeing Mexico, Ace “Cabello” Wales makes it back to the States for two reasons. First, to reunite with the love of his life, Arbella. And secondly to make his father, Banks Wales, pay for selling him into slavery. Since the details of Ace’s insidious plan are sealed, we get glimpses of the treachery he has in store after he visits Aliyah, his twin brother’s baby mother, and Sydney, the mother of a disowned Wales’ child who happens to be his son.

After years of plotting, Mason Louisville finally has what he always wanted. Upon selling Blaire Petit into believing that she was his wife post her brain injury, he expects things to be smooth. But the more Blaire becomes accustomed to their lives together, the more she starts to feel like something is wrong.