Carter Marie Jones, was a 17 year old junior at Martin Luther High. Born in New York, she lived in the quiet suburbs with her father & his mother, Nana Jones. Carter's father passed when she was 14. She lived with Nana Jones until she passed two months ago. Now she has to live with her mother, her new stepdad & her new step sister, Angel who is 15. No longer having everything she wants, living in the hood, playin' 2nd banana to Angel and gettin touched on by her step father... Let's see how things play out for in this urban fiction for Carter Marie <3 . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!

"14th and Schaefer avenue is listed as the Number #1 dangerous city and most filled gang area in the United States. But what happens when you find out that a majority of your family members are the one's in these gangs? Well, my name is Joshua. Only being the age of 18, I know all about the good, the bad, the ugly, and the UGLIER." -Josh.

ONLY CHAPTERS 1-5 ARE AVAILABLE! Seventeen-year-old Diamond Carter has a lot on her plate with a crack headed mother, having to raise her brother, and also going to school. But all that changes when she meets a local thug. Can this thug make everything right in Diamond's life? Read this hood love story to find out. © 2012 Ebony Goddess