TIERRA … TWON … HYPE … SHANEECE … QUAID … FRIENDS, ENEMIES, OR BOTH? Tierra and Twon are the perfect high school couple, together two years with a rock solid relationship built on friendship and love. Twon wants to take it to the next level, but Tierra is struggling with her desire to please him and her need to stay true to a commitment she’s made to herself. In the middle of this walks Shaneece, the new girl from Connecticut who knows an opportunity when she sees one. She’s ready to take care of Twon’s needs despite her friendship with Tierra, but a delicious bad boy named ...

This story began in 2005. The year Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Kanye West dropped Diamonds & the year Barack Obama took office as a US Senator from Illinois. The streets were still eating leftovers from the 90s, and Quiet Money illustrates one of the many couples caught up in the game. Trinity Jones, daughter of a Chicago 80s fly girl and Detroit's biggest Kingpin of the 70s and 80s, is a hopeless romantic. After a devastating breakup, Trinity meets Pharaoh, a local, up and coming dope boy with a never-ending flow of cash, cars, and clothes. After an unexpected robbery, life ...

They say love is blind. Abandoned when her mother chose the streets over motherhood, Aniqa’ is a young woman who’s had enough of no love. She loved her first love, Je’Marcus, past his flaws; even stayed loyal each time he failed to put her first. Giving her all to love him past his pain, Aniqa allows Je’Marcus to become her lifeline-her everything. But when the smoke clears and those blinders come off, Aniqa finds herself living a heart-breaking nightmare. Hoping to give her baby girl, Essence, the world, Aniqa is faced with a tough decision: move on from Je’Marcus’ abusive love...

Tiffani Black, the owner of Black Realty Group, is a 29 yr old millionaire with an eating disorder who has dreams of becoming a billionaire. Based out of Chicago she opens her first out of state realty firm in Miami. Fearless, she allows nothing to stop her rise as she makes deathly decisions. Tiffani is caught amongst a drug cartel’s revenge, money laundering & a married man. All for the love of money. Will Tiffani’s lust for the bag provide her with the mansion of her dreams or a coffin? Phaedra Woods is the ex-wife of Chicago Bulls rookie Trey Woods and is determined to take over the...

Khaleef “Kha” Amin’s life has never been a walk in the park, but this time, it’s a damn minefield. Between managing a high-pressure business project, raising his teenage daughter Khadijah, who’s always got an attitude and more opinions than sense, and trying to make sense of whatever he’s got going on with Naomi, he’s spinning plates and hoping none of them crash. Naomi Moore’s no stranger to chaos herself. She’s been running from her past for as long as she can remember, but meeting Khaleef gave her a glimpse of something real. Still, love isn’t easy when you’re ...

A JUICY URBAN FICTION ROMANCE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JADE JONES Holland thought she had it all figured out. At 26, she’s running game alongside her younger boyfriend, Crash—a hot-headed street kid with a dark past and a dangerous temper. Together, they’ve been finessing wealthy men with smooth setups and quick getaways. But when their latest scheme spirals into something deadly, Holland finds herself caught between guilt, survival, and the man she’s grown used to enduring. Meanwhile, her best friend, Pleasure, is in her own lane—using her beauty and charm to secure the lifestyle...

Desperate times, call for desperate measures and everyone around the city was living by that. Paris and Blaze are reunited in the worse way and her plot for revenge backfires. Blaze's back is against the wall, and he doesn't know if he will be walking down the isle soon, or to a cell block because of his actions. Murder and Lavish are new parents trying to find happiness, but can't seem to escape the Karma they have both brought on themselves. After their trip to Husk and Diamonds trip to jail, Chicago becomes a morgue and makes the city that much colder. Who survives and who crumbles in ...

Loyalty is what the Carmichael empire was built upon, and it’s the very thing that has everything they love in jeopardy. Aniqa has everything she ever wished for, but at a cost she never expected to pay. A ghost from her past has her looking at life and love in a new light, and it’s only a matter of time before she finds herself questioning whether loving Linc is worth the fight. Will she choose love over everything, or will she be loyal to herself in advance? Linc has proven time and time again that he’s just the cure for Aniqa’s bruised and battered heart, but when the Carmichael ...

Trigger Warning: This book contains very serious situations that are encountered by its characters. Many of these situations may be triggering and/or traumatic for readers who have experienced similar situations. Please be advised before reading this novel. WHAT. HAPPENED. TO TWON??? Readers were left in suspense with the first book in this series, When Things Go Left. Everyone is reeling after Twon's split decision. The story jumps right into action with everyone finding out what happened... Will Twon make it? Or will he succumb to his pain? Hype is faced with decision after decision. ...

In the final installment of this series Blaze and Lavish struggle to build a future together. With all of the mishaps brought upon them, they are lucky if they can even survive in such a cold hard city. When Murder is faced with his own new challenges he is backed against the wall and does what Blaze could never do, which was tell the truth. However, how will Murder react to Blaze coming clean about him and Lavish and will he accept the true paternity of baby Naila? Will he and Blaze's bond be broken forever and will the bloodshed spilled between the two be fatal? This cold love story is ...

*****Standalone Novel***** Twenty-six-year-old Kymani can’t seem to catch a break lately. Over the past few years, his life has gone from unlimited potential to feeling stuck and uncertain about the future. His dead-end job offers no comfort or hope of change and his love life is nonexistent, making everything twice as hard to cope with. One day a chance meeting sets Kymani on a new path and breathes newfound motivation into his life that could turn things around once and for all. Twenty-four-year-old Chareese has been living check to check, barely surviving since she has to settle for a ...

Who is the father of Shaneece's baby, and what's going to happen when the results are revealed? Hype is consumed with shock and guilt over his recently murdered cousin. He desperately needs to escape. If the results confirm he’s the father, it might push him over the edge. Twon's future is riding on these results too. He feels like he’s ready to move forward with Shaneece, but if he's not the father, do they have what it takes to make it? Shaneece wants to be a good mother, but underlying issues are threatening her focus. Can Shaneece push past her pain, or will her problems overtake ...

'Risking It All for a Heartless Thug,' a gripping urban tale of broken trust, dangerous choices, and the ultimate test of loyalty. ... Dallas, a devoted housewife, finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage with her successful lawyer husband, (Shawn) who is secretly having an affair with his boss. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Ice, a hardened thug recently released from prison after being wrongfully accused of killing his best friend. Despite his rough exterior, Ice and Dallas form an intense connection that offers her a glimpse of the passion and excitement she’s ...

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 ...

Now settled into her new Chicago lifestyle Lavish is left trying to juggle both love and loyalty between two friends. With her and Blaze connecting on an intimate level she now wonders who’s the father of her unborn child and which man is truly her thug charming. Murder is now facing hard time, and has been locked up for six months because he protected the girl he unexpectedly fell for. He is depending on the people he loves the most to get him back on the streets and out of the six by eight cell he’s been confined to. Blaze is now making his way around the women of Chicago and working ...