Deanna Williams

At only eight-years old, JaMarius was a smart little boy with a heart of gold, but he longed to feel like he belonged. Around his mother, JaMarius was constantly reminded that he was a splitting image of his father. For that very reason, his mother didn’t like him. No matter what he did to try to make his mother love him, nothing ever seemed to be good enough. He wanted so badly to know what it was like to be nurtured by his mother, but he never got the chance to experience it. The turmoil he suffered at home and school became too much for him and he knew that he had to find a way out. ...

The Solomon sisters are back and the plot thickens. When NaTasha finds out her sister has stolen her money, all hell breaks loose. Realizing that she's better than the situation she's living in, she decides to pack up and leave; for good! Things are looking up for NaTasha, especially in the love department. But what happens when she gets a phone call that could change her life forever? Still up to her ho'ish ways, NaTisha finds herself in a sticky situation. Meeting a new victim, she puts together a plan to try and take him for everything's he's got. But what happens when he finds out about...

Moving to a new city, Mercedes or Mercy as she preferred to be called, never expected to find love in a street king. What started off as a fling quickly grew into a love that neither she nor Kayce thought possible, but neither were running from it either. The bond they shared couldn’t be broken, at least that’s what Kayce believed up until Mercy disappeared, taking his heart with her. All signs pointed to Mercy running off because times had gotten rough but a small piece of Kayce just couldn’t accept that. Even when the proof stares him in the face, something about it just doesn’t ...

Fresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.

Heir is a 14 year old girl growing up in DC with living the normal teen life, she has a caring mother and a boyfriend who she is in puppy love with. When her mother falls in love with the local drug dealer Tyson, she thinks he is a good replacement for the father that abandoned her but as her mother slowly goes through changes the only person there for her is Tyson and that comes at a big price to Heir through her teen years. As a grown woman Heir becomes friends with a beautiful girl named Rayne who has her own set of issues. She is madly in love with Sincere but a misunderstanding had ...

It's about to be an all-out war. While an ambitious rival has taken over Diamonds' crew, Diamonds lies in wait in exile, carefully planning his next move to come back and reclaim his position as king of the streets of New York for good. But when an unexpected enemy from the past one-ups Diamonds and beats him at his own game, Diamonds needs to dig deep into his bag of tricks - and make an unlikely alliance - in order to climb back to the top.

Do you remember your first love? Meagan will never forget hers because he held an important role in her life that should have prevented them from coming together as one. There were so many reasons for her and William not to be together, such as their 21 years age difference just to name one. Tragedy took the lives of those who would stand in their way and Megan was happy that it did...at first. It was those same people, may they rest in peace, that taught her the deadly game that provided her the keys to open Pandora’s Box at an early age, which sent her into William’s arms.

Despite the beautiful home, expensive cars, and huge bank account, Skye’s marriage to pro football player Sandino Washington is seriously flawed. After years of being a victim of domestic violence, Skye is caught between their extravagant lifestyle and his controlling behavior, but knows she has to get out. In a desperate attempt, Skye flees the abusive marriage with her three children in tow, and vows never to go back. She even begins a new life with a new identity, but lives in fear, knowing that Sandino won’t rest until he finds them.

Persia Chandler doesn't know the meaning of the world struggle. After the arrest of her notorious father, she is whisked away from Harlem, the only place she has ever called home, to be raised in an affluent neighborhood in Long Island City. Her mother and stepfather shower her with the best that life has to offer. During her senior year in high school, she convinces her parents to let her transfer from Catholic school to attend public school. That is the start of her problems - but it's hardly the end.

After suffering a tragic loss, Amir "Ace" Johnson gave up his stronghold of the streets and put his guns away. He became the doting father that his twin girls needed and turned his back on everything, including love. Out of nowhere, he meets hardworking attorney Aaliyah Bailey who has him feeling a way he never thought he would ever feel again. Ace gets forced back into the game when he starts receiving notes and pictures that convince him that the original love of his life could still be alive.