Bad boy, good girl, cliche happily ever after ending right? Well, not with Melissa and Jionni. One boy is free to do whatever he wants, while the other is sheltered and has her every move watched by her parents. At Baton Rouge High School, "hood boy" Jionni and his friends aren't too fond of the only girl in school who has money, referring to her as a "silver spoon child." But after Jionni has a change of heart, he and the rich girl decides to keep it a secret that they hang out on a regular. After hanging out for some time, the two starts to find interests in things that they never bothered with before. Once their friends and family start to wonder why they're changing and acting out of character, they start to do their own secret investigation to find out what's REALLY happening with the two. It all goes down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ;)

Between juggling the struggles of being a teen parent, going to a new school in a new neighborhood, being ridiculed and bullied by his own mother, finding interest in a new girl that's more dangerous for him than he might think and being severely stabbed by his own family member, will Theodore ever be able to break free of this downward spiral his life is tangled in? After being pushed out of a window on the fourth story of hotel, Lindsey hit the concrete pretty hard. She has no clue as to what happened to her, how she got to the hospital, how she fell out of the window or anything up until the moment she was told what happened to her. Without being able to remember an ounce of the past, how will she continue to live her life the way she did in the past or get the courage to tell her child, that her parents are raising as their own, that she's his mother? And while all of this is happening in Lindsey and Theodore's life, a problem from their past is still brewing a master plan to exterminate the entire west coast of the McDonald-Reed family. Soon, this problem from their past will arrive with an army of their enemies in full force, ready to take out their entire family. Over the years, this family has been through ups and downs, high points, low points, lies, cheating, deceit, addictions, assaults, back stabbing but never anything of this caliber. They crossed a lot of people in their past, but did they cross just one too many people? Follow the 8th installment to The Sideline Series, filled with love, hurt, pain, scandal and deception and see where the McDonald-Reed family ends up once it's all said and done and they're all left to stand up against their enemies alone.

Based on a blog post from Lashuntrice Bradley, being a sideline is like your favorite food. It's good while we're eating it, although, once it's gone you have a hollow feeling or will eventually crave more of it. But being a girl on the side is the exact same. Being with Antoine is good at the moment, but Sincere has to learn how to deal with the fact that the truth will eventually come out. However, she keeps doing it because of the momentary pleasure and attention she'll get from him. Will she be able to keep her secret hidden or will things begin to reveal themselves as time goes on?

Book Three Don't Read if you haven't read the first two books or you won't understand. "I'm a sinner baby, so are you and that's why I love you" With Ohaji sentenced to prison and Jade & Silas done with the game for good it's up to there children to keep the legacy alive but hustling doesn't come easy. Alijah Scott, now twenty is having a hard time trying to maintain her relationship with the Jamaican Cartel leader, Jesse Powell while he's still running from his responsibilities and afraid of commitment. With a new drug business stepping onto the scene taking mostly all of there customers Alijah is at a crossroads in her life on if this time the family drug organization and her relationship is really worth saving. Calvin Scott has changed tremendously in the past five years turning into a complete and utter monster. Only giving a damn about his family he takes out anyone in his way with out even blinking an eye. With the help of Jesse and Eli these young man have gone above and beyond to make sure this business doesn't go down the drain ruining all of his fathers hard work. With another powerful drug business coming along Cal, Jesse and Eli feel there throne being snatched from under there feet, and this time they may have met there match. But then again they are men who aren't afraid to sin, so they should be able to handle a little competition, right?

Sequel to Blood Line. "I love you more than Ive ever loved something and as much as it hurts to say goodbye, I have to because you deserve better than this" Alijah Scott, the fifteen year old daughter of Jade and Ivory has been living under the radar with Silas,her "Father". Unknown to Silas is the fact that Ivory survived that shooting nearly fifteen years ago and has missed most of her daughters life. When Silas feels like he needs a new scenery he decided to move his family back to California where it all started. But it's not just him and Alijah anymore, there's also Zaire. Alijah's seventeen year old best friend who's been living with them since he was eight. Jade and O are also running one of the biggest drug empires the state of California has ever seen, The brothers are deemed untouchable. While Jade still holds a grudge against Silas for taking his daughter away it turns into an all out turf war between old friends. Alijah also finds herself falling for two drug dealers in training with a dark pasts, while trying to escape her own troubles. When the secrets and lies finally come out and the truth is learned the empire and family everyone's worked so hard to keep might crumble to the ground, and Alijah's first romance may crumble along with it before it's even had a chance to start

All grown up and all matured, Victoria and Theodore have so much to look back on. After separating themselves from each other for an extended period of time, they thought they had had enough of their on and off relationship. But with a few tricks up his sleeves, Theodore won her back. After having a couple kids, finally getting married, and many of those infamous 'Yours Truly' gifts, Victoria finally fell back under his spell. Now, with a daughter in college, a daughter in high school, and a son following in the steps of his father, will Theodore, Victoria, and their family be able to last Until the End of Time?

"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?

After inheriting every last dime from his wealthy Grandfather, Theodore Reed has a lot to handle at such a young age. He's picked up and moved his family out to Atlanta so he can start his career as the Prince of the South and raise his daughter in a better environment. From girls, to cars, clothes and a steady income from his clubs and the family business, what could possibly go wrong in Atlanta? When those closest to him devise a plan to take down Theodore and the lucrative family business, will Theodore be able to handle his new responsibilities or will he crack under pressure? Find out more in the Sideline Series' last and final escapade, filled with love, lies, deceit and unfortunate ends for some. Will everyone be able to make it out alive or is this the end of the line for everyone else less fortunate?

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.

My Life Be Like 3, is the same story as My Life Be Like 2, but instead of the story ending, it tells what would've happened if it wasn't all a dream. Read Chapter 72 of My Life Be Like 2 & then start reading this to be on track. Thank you.