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Jennifer was tired of holding her head down and rolling with the punches. Lawrence had long reinvented himself as a trap king before the young woman could fit into a training bra. A chance encounter forces Jennifer to play a role just to be saved and taught by the man who seemed like he had it all together. Though she becomes transfixed, even after being exposed to the cruel underbelly of the dope-dealing and pimping lifestyle, she’s faced with the task of reinvention now that she’s officially a runaway. Lawrence “Polo” Cree blesses his protégé with a new name that fits with how ...

Chyelle Reed was bred with a backbone of steel. Never thinking that she needed help from anyone, she chose to handle her own issues and suffer in poverty rather than have her hand out for a donation of any kind. She was used to making something out of nothing by the sweat of her brow. A twist in fate brings her face to face with Cloverland's savage, King Kyro. Being one of few people who aren't familiar with Houston's finest, she had no idea the adventure their encounter would take them on. At first, falling for him seemed like a slim-to-none chance. Then, being introduced to the drama from...

Between love, drugs, money and power anything at all could happen in the city of Brooklyn, New York. Friends turn to foes, enemies become allies, and lovers are shifted to merely nothing at all. It’s a daily test when chasing money, freedom and status. Alux, better known as Lux, considers himself a king and prides himself on the better things in life. However, he didn’t rise to his status alone. Fame, Banks and Fury, his three closest friends all put in the man hours to make it so. To believe that he can have anything he desires comes at a price. If the trio doesn’t budge, Alux is ...

A’Dre has his eyes more than wide open after his mother vanishes, dodging punishment from his father, Polo, for what she’d done to Braxton. His need to protect his family is more severe than ever with him carrying the guilt of Braxton almost losing his life, and how it eventually pushed Jewel into the arms of Osiris. However, knowing how badly he messed up with her, he gets the opportunity to right his wrongs since Crystal and Cain’s wedding has been dropped into their laps, despite the chaos flying around them all. The clock is ticking for A’Dre to lay his claim, Crystal and Cain ...

A'Dre Keeton, the oldest of three, has his hands tied. Not only because he has to keep his rambunctious teen brothers in line, but because he must oversee his mother’s multi-million-dollar dynasty. Being the son of “Pretty” Penny Keeton isn’t easy, but it has it’s perks. One being that everything is at his disposal. All except a pretty brown skinned girl who just wants to make sure her future is secure without the need of a man. Jewel Lennox might look sweet and soft on the outside, yet she is anything but. After her parents' death, she ventures all the way to Montgomery, Alabama ...

Polo Cree rued the day he made a woman version of himself. From broken hearts and burning private jets, Polo and Pretty Penny have been at each others' throats for ages. The greatest loves turned to the bitterest of rivals. Until they bent the block again, thanks in part to their now grown sons. The saga continues as the two gangsters reveal truths from their pasts that make their bond stronger and their connection tighter. However, one proposal is all it takes for old enemies to merge from the shadows to threaten, not their love this time, but their empire and their lives.

Nobody wants to live a four-year lie. Unfortunately for Dorri, also known as "Bam-Bam", one Facebook post that she wasn't supposed to see brought her entire world crashing around her ankles. Her infamous swinging fist that earned her the nickname Bam-Bam could do nothing for her aching heart. Dèon was as suave and as handsome as they came. This gentleman, however, has a dangerous flipside. By day he's a family man, perfectly balanced as a king. A Bando King. Aside from keeping his family comfortable, Dèon "Coinz" Monroe is stalked and overly loved by a woman he showed a little too much ...

All things seem lost between A’Dre and Jewel after Derrick pulls both families apart because of Jewel’s kidnapping. Although it’s up to A’Dre and Jewel to bring their sides back together, it’s hard to do that when a scandal rocks Jewel’s career over Osiris, though A’Dre had long warned her, and sets her record back because of her recovery. The couple will need a little more than love to maintain a healthy balance of work, living, and healing the scars of the past. Cain spirals out of control while Braxton and Tiara worry about his well-being without Crystal, then have to set ...

At almost a year without drama and chaos, Penny is ready to branch out from underneath the shadows of Polo. Her gangster is relentlessly trying to show her love and affection to prove his devotion, but something doesn't smell quite right to Penny. The familiar scent of lies and control lingers in the air. Behind his back, she dominates and sets out to be better than her teacher of the streets and first love, but not without consequence. A new budding love interest appears at her side to help her conquer all she seeks, yet Polo is not having it. If he can't have Penny—the woman he built ...

Jackson, Mississippi was no good to anyone before the inevitable had taken place. Meech left for another city, Conz settled in Atlanta, which left Nas starting his new life in Calabasas. A turn of events pull all three friends back to Jackson, thanks to Puff. Laz, trying to come into his own after all of his mistakes, copes with the fact that he married the wrong woman by using cocaine. Broken down to his socks, financially, he needs an outing. Puff’s event forces him to see Nas in a different light that makes his face turn green. Seeing that Nas had been eating good with his weight gain,...

Camaya still has a ring in her ears from the gunshots she heard when the bullets from the barrel of Donica’s gun pierced Nas. Her hands still shake from having to pull a trigger, just to defend her family. Nas, on the other hand, copes in his own way, but it’s proving to be his downfall with his backslide of having to go back to being the old him. It puts a strain on his marriage when he basically has to learn how to walk and speak again in love and in partnership. Laz wants blood. Hot, steamy, sticky blood between his fingers from what Donica pulled. He can’t shake the thought, even ...

Falling in love is an amazing feeling. You can feel it in the beat of your heart and the flutter in your stomach. However, sometimes the love you have and feel can be so overpowering that your mind hasn’t had a chance to process it. In each of these extraordinary short stories, each individual was fooled by so-called love. Using various forms of abuse, their mates professed love with their mouths while inflicting hurt. Will these individuals flee from these domestic violence situations? What will happen to their abusers? Major Key Publishing presents a profound anthology written by six ...

Tino vowed to take what Lux had because he didn’t deserve it, yet he teamed up with the least likely allies to get the job done. Fury and Dina, with their baby on the way, faces a possible move and family drama, especially with Tijir’s love interest coming to the light. Both of them. Fame falls head over heels with a new face. Well, the face is only new to him, but not to others. Lux, still searching for Tino runs into issue after issue while trying to maintain his crown and his thrown, but his kingdom comes crashing down when he finds himself at the crew’s mercy. Liyah is fighting ...

More drama and chaos ensue within the third installment of Nas and Cam's journey to love. With Puff finally going home to the Great Beyond, the family is pulled back into Jackson one more time to say their final goodbyes to the man who was a father and boss to many. Only this time, skeletons begin to fall out of the closet that both Nas and Cam can't seem to dodge. Meech and Milla finally see the common ground at the threat of the group's livelihood, while Conz is left smitten by an unknown enchantress whom no one knows. It leaves the group to keep the young woman on close watch since Conz ...