Treacherous Twins

After eight years with her husband, Shalaine Brunson has reached her breaking point. Without a job, she knows her exit has to be strategic. However, before she can leave on her own, the decision is made for her. One traumatic event is all it takes for Shalaine to realize that the person she was married to wasn't who she thought he was. Becoming a single mother overnight is far from easy, but that's not the worst of the curveballs that are thrown at Shalaine. One of the changes in her life consists of moving to a less than desirable neighborhood. At first glance, her neighbors are far from her first choice, but are they as bad as she thinks? When Simone Trent became pregnant at fifteen, she wanted nothing to do with being a mother. From the moment Truce was born, his grandparents were his parental figures. With an absent father and a deadbeat mother, Truce can't help but to have abandonment issues. For that very reason, he doesn't like to get close to people. Despite his trauma, Truce was raised right, and when he sees that his grandfather's new neighbor needs help, he doesn't hesitate. Trent soon finds out that Shalaine has him rethinking his hesitancy to become attached to people. They are both hesitant to act on their growing attraction to one another but soon, fighting it might not be possible. Contains mature themes.

Loyal is having fun and doing what works for him. He doesn't want to be with one woman, and he doesn't lie to the women in his life about it. It was an ideal situation in the beginning but as time passes, the handsome, charming Loyal has the women who were once content sharing him fighting to be his only one. That was never on the agenda, so Loyal feels it might be time to start over with a new roster. Cue Avani. She's new in town, and she has Loyal's interest piqued. Just as he starts to realize how different she really is, secrets come to the forefront that make Loyal question his own judgement. When Avani finds out her boyfriend Dino isn't who she thinks she is, she only has one option. To leave town and start over in a new place. When she decided to get a tattoo she never once thought that would be the beginning of a love connection. Avani also never expects for the demons that she's running from to find her in Diamond Cove. Contains mature themes.

The title pretty much sums it up. Glimpse into the life of the man everyone loves to hate. Contains mature themes.

Since he was a child, Kadafi blamed the infamous Wise Jacobs for the fact that he didn't have either one of his parents. When the time finally comes for Kadafi to get his revenge, he doesn't plan on everything going wrong. Unfortunately, he missed, and that's not good for him. Wise isn't the man to go up against without an army behind you. In addition to Kadafi having beef with the king of the city, he has to deal with the consequences of doing the unthinkable and losing the love of his life. Kadafi is trying to get money in his pocket, stay alive, be a good father to his kids, and nurse a broken heart. With all the odds stacked against him, he has to wonder if it's even possible for him to come out on top. Yaminah was so in love with Kadafi that she didn't know what a red flag was. Until it showed up at her front door. Even after suffering the ultimate betrayal, she doesn't give up on love, and that proves to be a mistake. Yaminah is broken hearted and conflicted but if she doesn't know anything else, she knows that it's better to be alone than taken for granted. Contains mature themes.

Twins Loyal and Justice had a normal life until the woman that adopted them died. Choosing to fend for themselves rather than going into the system made for some tough times, but as long as they had each other everything was okay. At twenty-four years old, Justice is still trying to find his way when one chance encounter at a bar changes his life forever. Lauren's mother was physically and verbally abusive causing her to leave home at sixteen years old. When she ran into the Infamous Wise Jacobs, he seemed like her savior until she got to know the real him and realized that he was nothing more than a predator. Join Lauren and Justice as their first meeting pushes them both into a whirlwind of events that they weren't prepared for. Contains mature themes.