Alana has always been out of place among the crowd of students at her school. While the girls all gossip about boys and clothes and other unnecessary topics, she's had a fascination of her own. Mr. Brown, the twelfth grade Algebra teacher that has captivated Alana beyond words. She dreams about him, she stares at him, she fantasizes about him... but most important of all, she loves him. She tries to get an A in his class, just because she wants him to feel proud of her, but she is just unable to learn anything that he teaches. So Mr. Brown offers to tutor her. Alana is shocked and thrilled all at the same time, but she's incredibly nervous. How will he act when they're alone? Will he find out about her obsession over him? And if he does find out... will he return those feelings?

Layla Cherise Brooks has loved her man and husband Malik for years. After dealing with all his lies along with the love, Layla doesn't know if she can take it anymore. She's finally ready to woman up and move on from her disastrous marriage. Malik Kade Brooks knows he does Layla wrong but he can't seem to shake the other women and his constant lies. Love isn't easy and marriage most definitely isn't. What do you do when true love turns into nothing but a lie? Do you let it go? Do you fight? Or do you tell the truth? A "love and its lies" spinoff/sequel with new characters.

"The finale piece to my story in Schaefer, a true Gangland." - Josh.

"Don't make homes out of people. This will leave you homesick and sad, missing arms that cannot hold roofs, hearts with shaky foundations." I made a home out of him. He was where I curled up and cried. He was where I felt most comfortable. He was where no makeup was worn. He was my foundation. He built me up, but I never felt like I was truly his home. I knew I was his true home, but I felt like nothing but his guest house, where he'd stay when he was drunk or just had a lot on his mind. Where he'd crash when he was on a downfall. Where he felt most comfortable, sometimes... Only sometimes. But, I still loved him... I had no place to judge him, seeing as though I wasn't even a halfway house when we met... I just wish my home was more welcoming sometimes. I wish my home had warm colors on his walls so I could feel more at ease sometimes. I wish my home had no doors so he wouldn't be able to shut me out so often. I wish my home was made out of something other than bricks and steel so he couldn't be so cold sometimes.. One night, he told me, "As long as I'm your home... You'll never need any other shelter." So, I stayed. And, I got adjusted to those black and white walls and those hard doors and that foundation made of bricks and steel. I made a home out of him, and I'm living comfortably sheltered from the world. And, I'm afraid I'll never be able to move out.

"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.

"I honestly thought that this would all be over once my cousin got arrested, but the games in Schaefer had JUST begun." -Josh.