A 23 year old woman who has never been in love, plays a man's game in the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. Zee Banks has never been in love, and isn't looking for it either. Money is the only thing on her mind, until her best friend by the name of Jefe "Bricks" Gomez, steps in her way completely. We'll he be able to change her whole outlook on love and life? Originally completed, 06/16/16

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Rakim Mayers best known as Rocky on the streets finds his life being strangely rearranged when he begins to find interest in a girl named Skylar. Getting girls has never been a problem for Rocky due to his good looks, sweet charm and street wits but, Skylar isn't like the other girls and Rocky just can't to feel drawn to her. Initially Skylar wants nothing to do with Rocky but, he's a bad boy that's hard to avoid seeing that they live on the same block. The more they encounter one another, the closer they become to each other and, they soon find out that they are connected in a very peculiar way. Will Rocky be willing to adjust to change for love or will he discard his interest and continue with his life as a bachelor?

Khari Valentine is a basketball player from New Orleans, Louisiana who seems to be very rough around the edges. His move to Washington, DC to play college ball for Georgetown University is less than smooth. He meets a very well rounded young lady in Malia King. She's smart, beautiful, spiritual, and patient. Can they build a friendship or would the two think that they have nothing in common?

"I need you" Corrine Parker was troubled. After her father was sent to prison for killing his mistress in a fit of rage and her mother diagnosed with stage four liver cancer, Seventeen year old Corrine is sent to live with her twenty five year old stripper sister named Isis who lives the fast life. Deemed a prude by everyone around her Corrine is in for a wake up call when it comes to dealing with her sister and her choice of men. After Isis agrees to house a hood rich hit man, Corrine's living situations grows a bit complicated after her sister and her open Pandora's box. Kareem Davis was only thirteen when he witnessed his father being killed by a drug related drive by and there was nothing he or anybody could do about it. As soon as he turned of age he decided that he'd enjoy nothing more than taking out the people who took his father from him. After a less than ordinary night at an strip club he and his boys regularly attend he finds himself in a storm of trouble when he attempts to kill the owner of the place after discovering he had something to do with his fathers death only to fail. Word in the hood travels fast and now he's forced to hide out while playing a cat and mouse game with his worst nightmare and dodging his feelings.

College life with the love of your life. ♥|♥ What could go wrong right? With Dominic being handsome, an athlete, and a gentleman and Sydney being gorgeous, smart, and a lady, they attract many new people into their lives. Also dragging in lies, backstabbing, and deceit; along with new friendships, good memories, and strong bonds. No two people are perfect, but these two are perfect for each other. Will their love be enough to hold them together, or will that love be the reason they decide to go their separate ways?

Sydney Williams. No parents to love. Just an older sister, Chasity, and a little cousin, China. She keeps to herself, and doesn't go looking for people to complete her or looking for trouble. She feels that she needs to learn how to be independent because no one is guaranteed to stay in her life forever. Until....Dominic Adams. Pretty boy of Chicago. Known as the popular boy of Chi Town High. Plays football to take his mind off his past, and prepare him for his future. Lives with his Aunt and Uncle in their small apartment with their two kids. He tells everyone the love of his life is his little sister Hope. He's been taking care of her his whole life. When these two meet, they just see each other as another person floating around in the world along with them. Well at the beginning that is. They find out they have more in common than they think. Will their common interests create a certain chemistry between them, or will it make them wish that they had never met in the first place?

"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?

Twenty-two year old Hazel K. Langston made a bad decision back when she was 16 years old. Thinking the decision wouldn't affect her in the future, Hazel kept the aftermath a secret. Little did she know, her bad decision came right back to her 6 years later.