(Book One of the Promise Series) Franklin Diaz was an urban legend after his reign of terror over Texas ended. The blood bath and chaos that ensued on one faithful night not only took his life, but left his wife Sasha widowed and his three children, Chantel, Quincy and Alexis without their father. After years of trying to protect her children from their father's past it comes back to Sasha once her husbands former right hand is released from prison and begins manipulating her children as they become more entangled in the life their father once lived. With Quincy preparing to take up where his father left off and Chantel and Alexis following in their mothers footsteps, the Diaz children take on more than they bargained for when they're forced to pay for their fathers passed sins and learn more about his shady dealings.

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.

Aaron Turner had come to terms with his bisexuality at the age of fifteen. His first real relationship was with the man he'd always wanted and it was something he'd never wanted to end. But like most teenage relationships it didn't last long and they eventually went their separate still holding a soft spot for one another but the timing just was never right. Now, at the age of twenty one Aaron is in college, he has the money and the looks but it never felt like enough. After a chance encounter with his first love - Moses a kingpin on the rise, things take a turn for the worst when they can't resist each other and precede to mess around not caring who they hurt in the process. It was like an addiction and once they got in too deep it was to late to go back. Aaron didn't think about the outcome, but the aftershock of messing with a married drug dealer when lots of lives and relationships are involved is more than just messy especially when things turn deadly.

"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.

Going from Princess to Qveen is such a huge transformation, but Aliyah manages to stay on top of it all. With a full time drug dealing boyfriend and a new addition to the family, will she be able to cope with everything that comes along with the title or will she bail ? Andre's on top and living better than ever, but taking on the role as head is a lot of work. You have enemies plotting against you, snakes in disguise, and just plain old gold diggers who want a piece of the good life. Aliyah loves Andre, but is it all worth it in the end? Sleepless nights & restless days keeps your mind wandering, your heart pumping, your guard up, & your prayers flowing. It cost to be the Princess but does it really pay to be the Qveen ? NEEDS MAJOR EDITING ⚠️⚠️⚠️ First book written, so there will be major mistakes and unrealistic scenes! Beware. COPYRIGHT © 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED VANESSA WRIGHT Part 2 of 2.