Since I was sixteen I've always known the kind of life I wanted for myself. I wanted the love. The peace. The happiness. The marriage. The family. The home. But sometimes life doesn't always go as planned. Instead of getting what I wanted, I got what I needed. I got lessons. I got heartbreaks that forced me to grow. I got silence that taught me how to listen to myself. I got endings that pushed me toward new beginnings. And even though it wasn't easy, every detour shaped me into the person I am today. Stronger. Wiser. More passionate about the life I'm still building. And despite all of that, I still want the love. The peace. The happiness. The marriage. The family. The home. I still want it all. Because no matter how many times life has tested me, the desire for those things has never left. It's only grown stronger. ~ Crystal

Shakayln Smith, a 26 year old lawyer, goes out one night in three years and finds herself pregnant by kingpin Khadarious Daniels who also happens to be her new client. Will lies, heartbreak, cheating and court cases break these two apart before their relationship even begins or will it crumble. Copyright © 2013 @Its_Imani

A man named Odysseus Hall, from the hood, meets a multi-millionaire named Devoreaux Carter, one day while driving home from work. Feeling tired, Odysseus sees Devoreaux in trouble and decides to stop and help him, instead of going home to get some rest. From that day forward, the thought of the younger male can't seem to leave the older, millionaire's mind. How he looks. How he talks. His smile. The fact he just helped him without even knowing him... After a little bit of searching, the older finds his number and decides to give him a call so that they could perhaps be friends or he could give him something to show his appreciation. Although deep down he knows he wants more...

She leaves her family to live with a man she has never met. She's only read about him, and knows the hell she's getting into, but she does this to save her father's kingdom. In a time where women are used, abused, and punished without cause even for being literate without marriage to a royal bloodline, watch this young woman defy all odds, the idea of normalcy, and eventually conquer the heart of the king who is feared by all. "Why do you always test my patience?" "I don't mean to," Saya tells him, still looking in his eyes. "...I'm sorry" she manages to say. The king can't stand this, suddenly crashing his lips against hers immediately. How can she make him so furious but still manage to turn him on? Cover done by @__AK__WRITES ❤❤❤

Dontavius has been in love with Diamond since they were kids. When they were 23 and 22 respectively and finally began exploring a relationship together, Dontavius thought he finally had everything he'd ever wanted. But when Diamond ended up cheating and coming out of it with a baby, Dontavius realized that the love of his life didn't love him as much as he does. Diamond claims to love Dontavius, but even three years after making his son, he still can't bring himself to stay faithful to his boyfriend, even when the looming threat of Dontavius leaving him becomes apparent. Neither of them expects a bright eyed, Spanish speaking young man named Raymonte to approach Dontavius and suddenly start fighting for his heart and showing him the love he should've been getting the whole time while Dontavius continues to fight for his shattered relationship. Dontavius has the choice of staying with Diamond and letting him continue to hurt him, or giving Raymonte a chance to show him a better life.

a story about a felon who decided to do adult films

Oh this gay.. Right near Hamilton park, a block away was a barber shop- ran by the same old people nothing new, Everyone in the area seemed to know everyone- Everyone was struggling, seemed like everyone had someone locked up- Kids where joining gangs and hate filled the streets. Nassiah had just got released and didn't know what to do next- which led to his uncle giving him a job at the front desk in his babrber shop- but his uncle must've needed a lot of new employees because Nassiah has never seen him before- and if anything "turned" you gay he thought it would be jail- not some darkskin who thinks he's in charge.

"You might be king in the streets, but I'll still beat your ass" "Stop playing ma, I'm the one clapping them ass cheeks" "Keep talking and you won't anymore" ................. Casmir just wanted to make a legal name for his family, to make it out of the south side - get his younger siblings out before the streets get them. It seemed like college should've been the best time of his life but he was busy playing house and then Osyris got out of jail- suddenly the south side got a bit better and a lot more dangerous.

"When I'm with you, I get the feeling"