Tyla Chanel Dukes is a 16 year old hood princess . Growing up as the only daughter of notorious drug lord Deleon Escanaba she is used to getting any and everything she wants . Except one of her daddy's workers Maverick .

"This was suppose to be easy, nobody was suppose to get hurt". Twenty year old Ivory Santana was what most people would call friendly and caring. She'd be the person you'd least expect to have a father running one of the biggest drug trafficking industry's in America. Ivory has went through great measures keeping that part of her life private while attending college at NYU, that is until she's taken. Twenty two year old Jade and his older brother Ohaji are 2 completely different types of people that you wouldn't expect to even associate with each other if they weren't related. With dreams of one day being as legendary as their father once was. The two brothers were given the task of kidnapping their boss, big Al's enemy's daughter until he agrees to compromise. Sounds simple enough right? WRONG. What happens when Ivory teams up with the brothers and this turns into a cat and mouse game between bonds and blood?

Moira King had been cheated on, stabbed in the back, and broken beyond repair --be it her father, her best friend, or her boyfriend; she's had enough. So, with that in mind, she gave up on the idea of finding love and opted to become a mother through sperm donation. That way, she could have a child, sans having to possibly bear another heartbreak. With the baby on the way, her life went uphill. Until one day. ---------------------------------- WARNING: the majority of this story is unedited and there are a lot of plot holes. This was the first book I ever wrote at 15 years old, and I don't agree with the majority of its contents anymore, so expect the worst. In fact, please don't even read it ✨ Cover: beingellie

Seventeen-year-old Kendra Watson and her mother live in Chicago where life is difficult and unpredictable. Kendra is battling between her physical appearance and choosing the right people to hang around with in school. Any decision she makes can either land her in a lot of trouble or make her successful so she can get her mother and her out of poverty. What will she make of her life? PART 2 Seventeen-year-old Kendra Watson made a decision that will change her life forever. Will she get enough help and support? Who will she turn to when things get even more rough? Seventeen-year-old Shaun Miller has no parents since they died when he was younger. He basically now raises himself and is struggling to keep on the right track in life. Will he make the right decisions, or will his ego cause him to land himself in drama? Seventeen-year-old Janelle Bennett was betrayed by her best friend Kendra Watson, and now goes around Chicago doing violent things. Will she be able to get help and turn her life back around, or will she learn the hard way?