Urban African American

Taye had it all. He had traded the ghetto of Bankhead for the glistening streets of opportunity in LA. From there, he had made his fortune, met his gorgeous wife, and started his very own family. He was living the dream and should have been content, but something still felt like it was missing. It isn’t until running into his old flame, Ayana, that Taye realizes what he’s been craving: passion. Ayana is like a cool drink of water on a hot summer afternoon.

The night she met Malik ignited a burning desire in her that Deja hadn’t even known she was capable of. She could never forget the way his strong hands had held her or the way his lips had electrified her body like a bolt of lightning. Things with Malik seemed like something out of a fairy tale, and the more time she spent with him, the more she was willing to give him every part of her. Until the unthinkable happened. Deja discovers that she’s pregnant. How could one night of passion create so much confusion in her life?

Antonio Morris has it all, until an accident takes everything from him. Now disabled, this once alpha male is left with an uncertain future. Until she enters his life. Karina is finally living her dream directing movies, and she has her eye on Antonio as her new lead. She can see everything he can still be, even if he can’t see it himself. When Antonio flirts with her, she is flattered, but she is a professional, and she is definitely not his type. Passion ignites, though, and Karina finds that she cannot resist this bad boy.

Paris Italy Hall has had enough of street life and wants no part of it or the men in her complex that dwell in it, living off of the pain and suffering of everyday people. Paris works hard and goes to school so that she can say bye to her surroundings and move on to something better. But Demetrius “Meek” Lewis has other plans. He sees her and pursues her relentlessly until she gives in and gives him a chance. Paris soon realizes that she is trapped and unable to escape his clutches.

With demanding careers and two children, Cherise and Mason McKenzie find themselves spending more time apart than together, which allows infidelity with a trusted loved one to darken their doorstep. It is only through a series of near-tragic events that the couple are able to rebuild their lives and rekindle their love.

What was the pastor of New Day Temple of Faith thinking, approving the creation of the New Day Singles Ministry? Better yet, what were its members thinking when they joined? Doreen, lovingly known as the Church Mother of New Day, thought that when she presented the idea of the ministry to the pastor, it could serve as a foundation to empower, encourage, and enlighten the church's single members.

Jamal is frequently away from his supermodel wife when racing nationally and abroad. Doing so has made his trackmate, Shay, breathless with a racing heart and his wife restless. Shay has been fighting against desires for Jamal for a long time, and she knows she shouldn’t feel the way she does. Every time she sees him sprinting, all she can think about is making love to a married man and snatching this young king from his wife.

“I want you to leave Brandon and my kids alone.” “Really that’s what you want?” Aniyah looked over at the motel that Akeiyla just came out of. “Or do you want money?” Akeiyla narrowed her eyes. “How much?”

Eve is a recovering drug addict, who was just released from prison to a female Christian halfway house. She signed up for the halfway house not to recover but to learn how to stop using drugs so often. Eve has no intentions of staying clean until she meets Reverend Washington. Reverend Washington's wife dies during childbirth, and Eve seduces the newly widowed reverend until she becomes his new wife and the mother to the reverend's three young children. But Eve is very resentful of the deceased Mrs. Washington and plots to make her husband's first wife look like a lying adulterer.

Taylor Moore spent her young life working her way up the ladder. By day, she studies at Spelman College, and by night, she works as a camgirl to pay her bills. Her true desire: to escape the world at the end of each evening, if only for a few minutes. When Taylor ran out of CBD at the end of a long cam session one rainy evening, her favorite pot shop Lonnie's was the only plug she knew was still open.

Don't all women wish men came with a warning label or a caution sign? That would be ideal and save a lot of heartache and pain. Meet Anika, Mia, and Legacy, three friends going through the trials and tribulations of love and heartache. Young and deep in love, they can't seem to let go of the men they've fallen madly in love with. When Anika is forced to face the truth she was so determined to find, her world comes crumbling down, and she has to decide whether to love herself first or stay in a relationship that could destroy her.

After she brought down the Make Money Crew, Newark's most notorious bank-robbing gang, she was able to make peace with the son she never knew. His memory is even starting to feel like a blessing rather than a curse. She and her on-again, off-again husband, Tank, are back on and stronger than ever. But just when she thought she could put away her undercover identity as Queen and just be Naeema, Tank is attacked while out on a job guarding a high-profile celebrity.

Naeema "Queen" Cole takes care of herself. From the death of her parents when she was just eleven years old to when she found herself pregnant and alone at sixteen, Naeema has had to make her own way in the world. She gave up her son for adoption and became an apprentice at a barber shop, making just enough money to pay the bills and get high. She tried being a wife, but ultimately found that she and Tank, now her ex-husband, are better friends and occasional lovers than partners.

It was supposed to be a normal day at the library but...Nia Jackson is in a rush to finish her term paper. Her mind is on getting through her last year of school and definitely not the players whom seem to only want her for her goodies. However, Nia has urges and right now, the vibrator is a woman's best friend until Mr. Right comes along. Armando Rodriguez, her next door neighbor, frequents the local library and is working on something which surely isn't a term paper. When Nia sees her neighbor that day, she couldn't help to ask him what he was writing.

Now that Kimberlyn has been attacked, TQ is out for blood. With so many possible suspects, it seems almost impossible to figure out who would make such a terrible mistake. Luckily for TQ, the lack of experience of her assailant eventually leads him right to them. However when one enemy goes down, many others begin to rise, forcing TQ to have to make a decision that will forever change QCF, and may even cost him his life.

Markita “Kita” Jones is a young woman with the world at her fingertips. A high school student with beauty and brains to match, she’s well on her way to Howard University. However, on her 18th birthday, she watches her dreams die during a drive-by shooting that claims the life of her brother. Overnight, Kita transforms from a naïve schoolgirl into a savvy street hustler on a mission to find her brother’s killer. With the help of her best friends, Kenya and Alexis, Kita quickly begins making more money and more enemies than she ever could’ve imagined.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, and Caesar King feels weighted to the ground. The Five Families are in complete disarray, and Caesar realizes too late that stepping down was the wrong thing to do. It’s up to him to make the puzzle whole again. But when another war comes to their doorsteps and a past mistake comes back for blood, death rips through the boroughs like a tornado. In the end, there might not be any pieces left to put back together.

A Dark Place is a chilling story about the untold struggles of the disenfranchised that inspiringly illustrates how one man cannot turn his back on the problems of his former community—even though he so desperately wants to leave that troubled place in his past forever.

In the final installment, the brothers must deal with issues that have plagued their life and personal relationships for a while now. Their biggest issue though is dealing with their ruthless, irrational, and overbearing father Stony. Will the Quinton crime family fall to pieces, ripping apart the boys' personal relationships as well? Will their father get his way, using forceful physical harm? Or will the Quinton brothers be able to come out on top without their father no longer being with them but against them?

Who shot Kendreeis? That's what everyone is trying to figure out. The brothers' minds are racing with thoughts of who the potential assassin could be. That is until a mind-blowing family secret is revealed, leaving them to have to adjust to an otherwise uncomfortable situation. To make matters worse, their relationships are put to the ultimate test, when secret indulgences, lies, infidelity, and neglect rear their ugly heads. Will they last, or will some of the brothers realize they're not dealing with good girls at all?