Have you ever felt so empty? Or so emotionally hurt that it became physical? Have you ever felt comfort in tearing into yourself? Have you ever felt so alone, though surrounded by others *Being extended*

"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?

Gold "Goldie" Monroe is a seventeen-year-old born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She lives in Glenwood projects, where you can hope to make it out of. Her mother taught her from an early age that love, and men ain't shit, and that money is the only thing you need. Everything is going good for Gold until she has to pay off her mother's debt to a ruthless hustler. They both come up with a plan of her robbing and killing a hood famous hustler Zane "Z" Taylor for the money, but it ain't that easy getting close to him as they thought. With her mother's life on the line, and death knocking on the door can Goldie stick to the plan. © 2013 Ebony Goddess

Book Four, must read books 1-3 "It's all bout who you know, street ties mean everything love" Ajani Powell now Fourteen was raised in Jamaica with her younger brother very aware of her father and her families street life but she preferred to keep to herself spending time studying and keeping her brother in check. Being one of the oldest of the next generation the family business is hanging on Ajani's shoulders and she's forced to make a tough choice, she could either fix her families mistakes or keep the cycle of violence going to keep her families legacy alive. When her father and mother make the decision that Jamaica is no longer safe for their family they move back to California unbeknownst to them that Cali may not be the same or as safe as they think it is with a feud growing between two young men with very different ideas for the drug world and Ajani is stuck right in the middle of it all. Little did everyone know this feud would soon turn into the most deadliest turf war the state of California has ever seen and would go down in history.

Chrissy a 20 year old sophomore in college. With a drug lord for a father named King with her brother Jr following in his footsteps. She had one friend and one friend only which was Momo they were thick as thieves. She's never had a real relationship. She didn't even really believe in true love but maybe that won't last so long when she meets Terell. He was a beast in the streets but showed a totally different side to Chrissy. Terell showed her that he cared and would always be there for her. Chrissy is falling for him but just won't express it. What happens when they fall in love ? Will she be ready to face all the bad things that comes with Terell's life ?

Benjamin "Money" Carter is a vivacious young stickup kid, along with his wife Angel of four years. The two have been doing stickups since the age of sixteen and eighteen. They don't care who you are. If you got it-they want it. When the two rob and murder two members who belongs to a team of killers called the Savage Boysz, all hell breaks loose. As if battling it out with the ruthless SB crew isn't enough. One of the SB boysz has something on them that Money and Angel takes that throws them right into the world of the elites. Can Angel still be a ride or die chick while being hunted by a vicious street gang along with dealing with the lifestyle of fast money, women, clothes, cars, drugs and everything else? Sex, Lies, Murder, Greed, Lust, Betrayal, Deceit...

August Alsina a well known R&B singer from New Orleans finds himself in need of a defense attorney. He gets setup by a well known stripper from Atlanta when he decided he only wanted one night with her. Shawna"juicy fruit" Jones places a kilo of cocaine in his car. August's publicist contacts Anori James of James and Associates Law firm. What will happen when the two finally meet? Will they crash and burn or will they ignite a fire no one can put out...

Mariah Wilkerson is a shy and self conscious girl. Her life is completely changed when an unexpected friend request pops up in her facebook account. Will she finally find the love she always dreamed of, or is she in for the most heart-breaking love affair of her life? I suck at summarizing things, don't let this blurb decide if you want to read this this book or not, give it a chance :)

Dayiona meets Andre.She absolutely hates the fact that he's a thug.His living the fast life and she doesn't know if she's ready for that.Then she goes through something scary and life changing and she might just need Andre!Or will she?

Destiny Marie Stevens, yep that's right she's the daughter of the notorious kingpin Lloyd Stevens . Destiny isn't like most kingpin's daughter she's not a bad b*tch, she's the opposite, she's a nerd. She has no friends in school,she get bullied and is an outcast. I. know what your thinking 'Why doesn't she just tell her father?' she doesn't want any trouble but that all changes when Rome comes in her life. Can a thug really love a nerd ? Read. COMMENT. VOTE ;)