Raised in the tough foster care system of East Side Calhoun Heights, Maryland, Roderick Payne never had it easy and consistently chose the wrong path. After spending more than a year in a youth correctional facility for a drug charge, he gets one last chance to turn his life around. He is given the option to either finish his last year of high school and stay out of trouble or finish his full prison sentence as an adult. While school is annoying to him, it gives him the opportunity to make amends with those he hurt; especially Jacory Hamilton, his only love. However, it isn't long before Roderick finds himself in a familiar environment. With the need to stay out of trouble constantly competing with the reality of his situation, Roderick discovers just how rigged and cold the game has always been. © 2021 All Rights Reserved

Quentin Williams is the hotshot true freshman starting wide receiver for Savannah Central University's 2016-2017 school year. His appeal reaches beyond the gridiron with many young women on the SCU campus throwing themselves at him with every chance they get. However, his heart is still fixated on the one person he's ever loved...Demitri "Demi" Lattimore. As he struggles with his feelings for Demi and the painful reality that Demi belongs to the ideal and humble Malcolm Simmons, he faces many challenges and obstacles in other parts of his life. The important decisions he must make will test just how ready he is for the real world, and a devastating loss nearly breaks him. How will he keep everything around him from collapsing under the pressure? And will he have to face his battles alone? Find out in this captivating sequel to Demi's Way. © 2017 All Rights Reserved

I THOUGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED SINCE IH AD MET HIM IN THE HALLWAY AFTER 3RD PERIOD. IT HAD ALL HAPPENED SO FAST. FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS, ID LIVE MY LIFE IN A NORMAL WAY, CRUISING ALONG A COURSE THAT SEEMED SO PEACEFUL, SOMEWHAT PREDICTABLE, THEN OUT OF NO WHERE WHAM!!!!!! MY WORLD PRACTICALLY CHANGED OVERNIGHT ALL BECAUSE I NEEDED TUTORING.

After graduating high school, Dorian Lowry decides to spend the summer of 2016 with his father and his father's family down in Virginia. While there's some tension when Dorian first arrives, he soon fits right in with his same-aged half-brother Tavian and Tavian's friends. His summer seems to be off to a great start until he meets Noah Montgomery, the cute and down-to-earth best friend of Tavian's girlfriend. The instant attraction he feels to Noah poses many problems because Dorian is closeted and has no plans to come out anytime soon. With all eyes on him, he must somehow strike a balance between what he desires and what is expected of him. He soon learns just how unpredictable and uncompromising one summer can be. © 2017 All Rights Reserved