"Halima just called me." She spoke up, talking about my sister. "She said your mom wanted to talk to me." "Oh yeah.." I trailed off, thinking about what my brother had just told me. "She wun' see you and Mya." I told her, already knowing what it was my mama wanted from her. "Yeah, I know. We just talked." She spoke surely as I licked my lips slowly, waiting for what she was going to say next. I already knew she wasn't feeling it. "It's just-" "I don't want to go down there and you-" She started but stopped as I waited for her to speak. "-you get involved with them again." She spoke truthfully, saying shit that I already knew she would. I already knew she was gone bring that shit up. She always do. "I don't trust Delante or any of your stupid ass friends because they are only interested in taking you backwards, Cain." "And I'm not going for that again." "I'm not." She spoke seriously and I sighed deeply, really used to hearing this shit already. "We're at a better place in our lives and I'm not playing those street games anymore."

"Cain, if you can't leave the streets for me and our baby, then me and you, we're done." I pointed between the two of us as tears streamed down my face and he bit his lip, looking down at the floor before he looked back up into my eyes. "Aight." "Shit over then, babygirl."

"You no tell this girl that I said, I want no relations with a darkie?" She spat to me, making my eyes go wide. What? I thought to myself and Gio tried pulling me away but I snatched away from him, knowing I heard right this time. "Wait, what?" I spoke out loud and Gi grabbed me roughly, trying to pull me away again. "Why you saying these things? She's beautiful." I heard his abuelita sticking up for me as she stood to her feet and all the guys began to as well, telling their mom that she was wrong for what she was doing. "That puta heard me." She spat, pointing her finger at me. "You're too dark." She held up a brown paper bag that she was drinking her beer out of. "You no match this bag or lighter, you're too dark." "You look too much like his father. I no want you around me." She shooed me off, instantly breaking my heart into a billion pieces as I looked up at Giovanni who was looking down at me with hurt in his eyes. "Baby, please." He begged and I shook my head at him in disgust before putting my attention back onto her. "Get that darkness out of here, Giovanni. She's a demon." "Only demons have her color." She kept on going and I felt sick to my stomach in this moment as I stood there in complete shock.

Sinner 2. (The Sequel) "Aight, baby." He reluctantly grumbled, looking down into my eyes. "Whatever you want, I'a do it." Was all he said and I raised my eyes in shock. "You want me to leave this shit alone, you want me to leave this game? I'a do it." He looked down into my eyes seriously. "You hear me?" "It's done, baby. It's over." "What?" "Really?" I asked in disbelief, considering he was so content last night and this morning about his initial decision. "Yes, G." "You want me to stop? Then it's over." He said, licking his lips and I couldn't help to smile small, feeling 100% better. Apart of me believed him but a small part of me felt like he was just trying to make things better for the moment. "Do you promise, Abir?" I spoke barely above a whisper now and he nodded, looking away from me. "Yeah, ma." "Whatever you want." Then it's settled.

Part III/final of the BEAUTY MARKS series. Kaede is a grown woman, but the last year proved she still had a few things to learn. She had a great job, and everything seemed to rock except her love life until she asked God for a man. Kaede got more love than she bargained for, and she almost lost everything in the end. A new year and a new beginning. According to a specific prediction, 2021 is a decisive year before her great plenitude. Love remains her biggest preoccupation; her heart beats for one man. Subtle and clever, he has all the qualities a woman can desire, but once more, Kaede's spontaneous decisions come and hinder her newly found bliss. Twelve months is long and enough to see a ship sway from one port to another, especially when an Ex explodes like a hand grenade back into her life and mysterious businessman Abdullah bin Nassar Al-Sulati wants to add her to his shortlist. Hopefully, Kaede will find the port of her heart. Caution: This is the third part of the Beauty Marks series. You might want to read the other two books first.

Part II of Beauty Marks Kaede thought she found her ultimate love song next to Dominque, but the supposedly happy ending won't get a remix but an entirely new album. New enemies, trials, and deceit Kaede destroys another record as she attempts to break free from a cursed cycle of wrong choices. When all seems lost, comes in the guy Kaede never noticed. A rebound or true love one has to play the game to know.

"You could never love all of me, and I'm sure of that." _____________________________________ In a world of a preference of doing everything but the right thing and being everything that she's not, 26 year old Victoria Marshall is just trying to remain on the right path and be confident in herself. She defies society's expectations by being a full figured, dark skinned woman. When she meets 27 year old Kareem Thompson, the man who had his own issues too, he wants to show her that he is man enough to handle all of her and her enticing curves and sassy attitude. How will Victoria respond? Will she allow herself to believe that he loves her, or will she continue to think that she is better off without someone to love her and push him away? *I own none of the photos used in this book.

"Cause if you let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you" Allaya is just a girl from the Caribbean trying to make it in NYC. She's too busy going after everything she's ever wanted to be bothered with the drama that comes with love and relationships. She's so used to being alone that she doesn't know how to let someone in. So, what happens when she falls in love with her boss, rapper, and mogul Dave East? I do not own any of the images used in this book or on the cover. All fictional characters do not reflect the names and face claims in reality.

Beau Ashford was your typical southern cowboy. He wasn't looking for love, far from it. His one goal was to expand his property and maybe invest in a couple markets in the city. But all that changed when he was assigned an agent: Grace Williams. Grace Williams thought her job was going to be easy. Show the hunky, somewhat annoying, overly flirty cowboy some property. Not nearly sleep with him. Not let him get underneath her skin with his southern drawl, and his masculine pheromones. When Beau realizes that what he really wants is not just property in the city but love, Grace's love, he hitches a plan. What happens when Beau riles her up so bad that she ends up hitching a ride to work for him in Texas? Will Grace fall? Or will she deny herself her one little slice of country love?

Featured Story April 2018 Trinity Baudin was the spitting image of her mother or so she had been told. She was free spirited and wild. She took things in stride and constantly had a smile on her face and laughter on her lips...at least until she was angry and then she was a whole new person. Artair Buchanan was known for being rugged and rude. Woman fell at his knees because of his striking features and he took them as they came. He was a man with a warrior's heart and he aspired to stay that. He refused to be broken, especially by matters of the heart. He had seen the strongest of men fall to their deaths because of "Love" and he had no intentions of becoming one of them. He had seen the dark side of "Love" and hoped to never fall. What happens when Artair's father meets Trinity and decides that she's the key to unlocking Artair's frozen heart? Will love reign or will they be too stubborn to find happiness?