Naomi Lowar grew up in a conservative house hold which led her to be one of the more innocent girls at LakeCrest. She hardly ever went to parties, and she never dated boys considering most of their student body is gang affiliated. Though that doesn't stop her from joining anything at school. Since she runs most of the clubs, a cheerleader, and hosts the pep rally's and games she's known around school. Everyone loves her for her beauty and her kindness. That is until she's hit with reality when she's forced to tutor eighteen year old white Issac Jacobson. A former student at LakeCrest that took a year off to do jail time leaving him retaking his senior year. Issac and Naomi clash when she shares her dislike for his gang and what he does. And they clash even more when Issac responds. Will their differences turn into what they love about eachother? Or will she stick to saving herself till marriage?

Tahani Lowars is a seventeen year old innocent teenager grown up in a conservative religious household. Boujee, spoiled, and uneducated to life outside the city's luxury life. When her parents have to handle business they decide to send her to her aunt Naomi's house for the summer. Deep in the streets of Harlem Tahani meets a boy named Torin Truman who works for her uncle Issac. Or Taj as the streets call him. She soon starts to see that the thuggish boy she's become attached to lives a dangerous life that always seems to have her paying for it. She finds herself struggling with her adjusting to the streets, feelings, emotions and trauma that will forever haunt her. Turning and molding her into a completely different person. In the end they say love always conquers all right? But what do you do when that love begins weighing you down in the process? •EXPLICIT CONTENT•

They both knew the consequences if word was to get out about the two but a young Lauren no longer cared about the over protectiveness from the men in her life, she began to get reckless. But the only issue wasn't the fact that he was apart of the family, he also had no business being 27 messing with a 18 year old girl especially a Valentine, knowing he could die - that he would die behind his actions. Would he protect himself, or would he fight for them to be together?

18 year old Sugar was evicted from her home with nowhere to go. Sugar's best friend Kyra offers to take her in to stay with her and her boyfriend Ant. Not knowing the true condition of her new living space she ends up doing a favor for Ant that she hopes will help her get some relief from her harsh living environment. Although this small favor ends up taking Sugar on the wildest ride of her life. This was her story. WARNING: Book contains errors/mistakes ‼️ NOT YET EDITED

If one day is all we had, will you make it worth my while? City girl-Bradley Hughes battles with her emotions as she entangles herself in an unpredictable life with the well respected- New Orleans native, Rashad Farewood. The right man will evoke the wild side out of you, no matter how much you've tamed it. Bradley is set to learn that the hard way.

If my life is without you, it may never be the same. I crossed that street, only for debris to set me back. The busy streets washed past us trampling over everything we once had. The honking blocked my ears of the lies you told only making me want to prolong my stay. The cars, trucks and buses ran over my overly tired pumping heart that seemed to mean nothing to you. We let the bystanders come between us distancing us farther and farther away from each other. The tug you had on my heart stopped traffic, only allowing me to realize that I was All Grown Up, and I still couldn't manage to cross the street to His Block.

A year has passed and everything it starting to fall into place for everyone , the death of Larissa was an eye opener for everyone and everyone quickly for their minds together . As promised the boys left the drug game and decided to become legit with themselves . Lo decided to start school more seriously and use his basketball skills to join the basketball team and he quickly became a starting member of his schools basketball team . After graduating he planned to Duke University in North Carolina on the full ride scholarship he was offered. Zo alway had a way with words and decided to put all of his rhymes that he kept in his notebook to good use and pursue a rapping career , it had only been 8 months since he started but he was making a name for himself quick . He was known locally and he was getting more known in other states too . He & Dekia were still going strong and he was a big help to his career taking off so fast . When she started college she started a youtube page and became and influencer and she promoted her man every chance she got when she wasn't running behind Julez and Zion. They were popular college athletes and they often did dumb stuff that she had to help them out of . Derrick decided to go into business with his brother so he put his technical skills to use and started making , selling , and producing beats . He started only out producing for Zo but other artist were reaching out to him as well . Nadia just welcomed his second son Dash into the world and they were still going strong in their relationship. He was still messing with Kentrice and he honestly didn't know who he wanted to be with . Darkayla was still with Lance raising her twins , she finally decided to go to school to become an Esthetician , she was almost finished and Lance was covering the expenses of her own Beauty Bar . Lance and Quan ran his uncles business and they became the plugs of New Orleans and surrounding states . The rest will be posted in the book

Sequel to "By The Blood". If you haven't read the first book, be sure to go and check it out!

Osari isn't your average seventeen year old girl . At just fifteen years old her own mother kicked her out onto the cold streets of Chicago leaving her to fend for herself . With no one to raise her but the streets she went from a sweet little girl to a cold hearted bitch running the streets with the dope boys. Money and her daughter were the only two things that mattered to her in this world but what happens when she's face to face with the person who's the reason her life was flipped upside down from the beginning. Love or survival ? Sometimes you have to chose what's necessary even though you may hurt those that's the closest to you . Beretta quickly learned that love wasn't going to earn the respect that he craved in the streets , nor put food on his table or money in his pocket. When he was forced to choose , survival came first so love had to wait . It wasn't just about him he had to consider his Day Ones , his cousins Glock , Pistol , and Machete because they would all be affected by his choice . Years Later , Beretta isn't trying to survive because now he's running things after taking over for O , the man who made him chose between the streets or his heart . Only thing is the only girl that he ever loved changed into a completely different person not wanting anything to do with him . Back then he chose the streets over his heart and now it seems like the love of his life is doing the same .

𝙼𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜 #𝟏// ❥ Amoura never knew what love was until she met Dre. After a one-night stand with him, they continue to see each other on and off. Although their relationship starts off rocky, they eventually realize how much of an impact they have on each other's feelings. Take a look into Amoura's life as she navigates the stages of teenagehood and confronts the unresolved issues of her past. At first, things between them are rocky-raw, impulsive, confusing. But as time goes on, and as their lives continue to cross paths, Amoura starts to realize how deeply Dre affects her. More than that, she begins to uncover how much they're helping-and hurting-each other in ways they never expected. Soul Ties is a story about the stages of love, emotional healing, and the haunting weight of past trauma. As Amoura navigates the messiness of her own history-family wounds, and the longing to feel seen-she learns that love isn't always neat. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭