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This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 1 and is titled “Hot Girls in the D”.

We both had dark, secret demons. But our love was what connected us, kept us fighting, and kept us alive. I knew I had outgrown my small, religious town, my strict parents, and my hypocritical boyfriend. They had always taught me the world was full of evil and racist white folks who would tear me down, but I was ready to venture out and stand up for myself. I never expected to end up living in a mansion and working for a mysterious and devastatingly handsome white man. But he is hiding something that might be even bigger, and even darker than my own secret. Will uncovering his past be the ...

A Harlem Kingpin meets a Plus-Sized Single mother. Hood Love is in the air. Life in Harlem has never been easy for Kalisha. She was raised in a dysfunctional home with an alcoholic mother and an absent father. She’s always searched for the love that her parents never gave her. Maybe that’s why she fell into the arms of her no-good baby daddy. He made her promises and sold her big dreams. But he's never delivered on any of them. She works a above minimum wage job. While her baby daddy is sitting in jail, twiddling his thumbs. And her mother is sitting on the couch drinking wine and ...

When Tiffany receives a note saying that her most kept secret is out, she wonders who could possibly know about her affair with Lyle? Meanwhile, Lyle is juggling the expansion of his business while on the relentless pursuit of the woman he can't live without. Brees and Quest are both juggling new relationships, while wrestling with the demons of the past determined to ruin their new lives. Will the cycle of drama end with Tiffany and Lyle, or will their secret affair start a domino effect of even more drama to come in the near future. One Chill Millionaire 4: Lyle

Hard. Punishing. Virile. Back-breaking. Mind-blowing. There are several words that can be used to describe a BBC... The word Perfect is another. Big, Black, and Beautiful are others. If you don't know what a BBC is, Google it immediately or invest in an urban dictionary to acquaint yourself with its wonders. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of being in the presence of a BBC, it’s more than likely your body has never forgotten it. The BBC series consists of naughty, forbidden, and sexy short stories that explore the pleasures and enviable wonders of BBCs and can be read in order or out of...

Working a minimum-wage job and raising a son has never been harder for Jayla. Each day she feels more and more beat down by life's trials and tribulations. Watching her ailing mother waste away after a serious stroke, makes things even tougher for her. The love she has for her man Keenan is what gets her through these troubled times. Together, they plan on getting out of the projects in Harlem. But unfortunately, that journey won't be an easy one. A traumatic event at her workplace shatters her fragile mental state. She doesn't ever want to go back there. There's got to be a better way to ...

After serving ten years in a Seattle women’s detention center for a crime meant for her man, Honey Love is about to return to Chicago with a different mindset than when she went away. Like the down azz chick she always aspired to be, Honey had kept her mouth shut, protecting the man who held her heart in his hands. But he didn't keep it real in return. What will happen when he comes face to face with the one he betrayed? No longer the young naïve eighteen-year-old that she was when she left, Honey is now a grown woman who has to learn how grimy the streets really are. Being about her ...

The fast-paced, hood drama concludes in BBW Hungry for Love 5. Kalisha is desperate to get out of New York. It's her only hope. Her baby daddy is after her and so are the police. The only person she can turn to is Keon. But she hasn't been able to get in touch with him. Will he be able to save her before it’s too late? After being released from police custody, Keon tries to contact Kalisha. But she's not picking up her phone. He fears the worst. If something happens to her and he's unable to save her, he’ll never get over the guilt. He's got to find her before it's too late. Kalisha's ...

Bella was born into wealth and raised by strict parents. She is green to the hood life. On the other hand Jayceon was born in the hood and raised by parents who robbed banks for a living. His father taught him the game and now he runs it. To the streets he's Blockka Leader of the infamous Ski Mask Mafia. A group of professional bandits that includes his friends Tristan, Dominic , Rashad, and his baby momma Fatima. Regardless of his street life he loves Bella with all his heart. He's just too ashamed to tell her who he really is so he keeps that part of his life separate from the life he ...

Siana and Dolce thought they had their happily ever after, but the devil is always busy, and his name is Keon. He is still after Siana and will stop at nothing to get his revenge. His prison experience did not humble him; it made him worse. How far will he go? The phrase, 'be careful what you wish for,' rings true for Darryl as he learns that his dream girl just might be a nightmare. April wonders if she'll ever know what good love feels like as she goes through yet another heartbreak. Will her latest disappointment be devastating enough to make her give up on love? As things fall apart, ...

Now that Kennedy and Tasia have found the secret the Hart Brothers are keeping, what will be their next move? Kennedy is pregnant with Zaire’s baby but is now heartbroken after she found out about Zaire’s pregnant fiancé. Will she give Zaire another chance, or will she be insistent on co-parenting and moving on with her life? Zaire has overheard that he may not be the father of Monique’s new baby. If that’s not bad enough, the fact that Tristian could be the other possible father makes it worse. Zaire makes it clear that he’s done with her and moving on to Kennedy if she allows ...

Teenage beauty Johnnie Wise has seen her share of hardship. Sold into prostitution at an early age, she is an accessory to a murder that sparks terrible race riots. Her boyfriend, Lucas, wants to give her a better life, but Johnnie has a powerful effect on men, and gangster Napoleon Bentley will stop at nothing to have her.

Chris Graves is the prince of the City of Tulsa with a very bright future ahead of him. He returns home for the summer from college at Morehouse and picks up right where he left off before he left. Again, he starts going to hang out at his favorite place, which is the barbershop. One day while Chris is leaving the barbershop, he is robbed and assaulted by a group of young thugs. The assault leaves Chris in a coma with several horrible injuries that are both mental and physical. Weeks later after Chris wakes up, he is unwilling to deal with the mental aspect of his injuries. He checks ...

Love doesn’t live here anymore. It sure doesn’t. Serenity finally got her memory back, and the only thing that has changed is her address. She’s still living with the one man she has always loved. When everything starts to fall apart, Hakeem shows that the convenient love they have always shared is nothing but his true feelings for her. Things couldn’t get any better until secrets started to fall out of the sky and land right at Serenity’s feet. Love will be tested, lives will be taken, but the one thing that always brought them together will remain the same. Is it love, or is it ...

You may be content with your routine for now, but eventually, you’re going to want your relationship to progress. That probably means moving in together and making plans for your future. If he’s not willing to do those things, it might be because he wants to keep you at arm’s length. That was the exact matter for Serenity, but things soon changed, and she and Hakeem started to act on old feelings. With Rika lying about being pregnant by Hakeem, she basically moved right out of the way for Serenity to steal his heart. Still, in the midst of all of that, Serenity was seeing someone ...

The couples you fell in love with are back and the drama continues. In this highly anticipated finale Ni’Yoka and Sheik are trying to build a life together. That’s pretty hard to do with Zuri lurking in the shadows trying to dismantle everything. Being with Sheik is everything a woman could want but it’s hard looking toward the future when your past won’t let you go. Now that she’s the mother of his child the bar has been raised. She’s no longer the chick that risked her life to save his without even knowing him. She’s now his woman. He wants her to show and prove that she’s...

As the saying goes…you should never assume anything, but there’s always a loophole. In this instance, you’ll assume a lot. Dive into the world of Cleo. Your wedding day is supposed to be one of the best days of your life, right? Imagine getting dressed in your beautiful gown, having your makeup done, being surrounded by your closest family and friends, and your dream man is waiting for you. Before you walk down the aisle, you read a note that was left for you in your dressing room. SOMEONE IN THE WEDDING PARTY IS SLEEPING WITH YOUR SOON TO BE HUSBAND. This is exactly what happens to ...

In part 1 of this urban-chick-lit trilogy, Chicago native and full-time finesse artist Yazmeen Shabazz is willing to do any and everything to stack her dough and spend her man's money. Caught between lies and deception, embezzlement and bank fraud, Yaz figures out the art of the hustle by laying down the pink print of power-play moves to build an empire. Tiffani is that pretty, smart city girl that has extra curves that accentuates her figure. Tiffani battles loss and loneliness due to the lack of family by focusing on securing the bag. A real estate mogul in the making, she's participated ...

Ezrah Williams is young and a dangerously sexy college student. He’s smart, yet ruthless at heart. During a night out with his boys, he meets a beautiful woman by the name of Elise Smith. The attraction between the two couldn’t be denied. What Ezrah doesn’t realize is Elise is an older woman who isn’t into casual sex, until one night of explicit sex that leaves her mind blown. Once Elise realizes he’s a college student, her whole vibe changes. She does everything in her power to cut him off, but she can’t resist his sexiness. As soon as she gives in for a no-strings attached ...

Just when Camryn and Ace thought the drama was finally over in their lives, Ace finds himself at Camryn’s bedside after an almost tragic situation leaves her in the hospital after she’s seemingly drugged at her graduation party. When it is discovered that Ace’s ex-girlfriend, Mercedes, and his club manager, Malik, along with a bartender are behind the whole incident, Ace is out for revenge against the woman he once loved. Meanwhile, a trip to Cabo, San Lucas, Mexico turns into a summer that Camryn and Ace will never forget, especially when Ace begins talking to Camryn about marriage ...