Mario Alvarez comes from the hood. Hes a latino boy who grew up with a typical hispanic family: macho, hard working dad, sweet, but overbearing mother, and 3 siblings. He grew up in the heart of gangland and fell into the game at a young age. Now he cant stop cause its all hes ever known. Blu Tucker lived differently. She comes from your average lower-middle class family. Divorced parents, two older brothers and a close bond with her grandprents was all she needed to grow into a smart young women. This girl had never done a bad thing in her life (her momma made sure of that). We've all heard that famous saying "opposites attract". Will these two prove it to be true?

"You hit my car and left 30 dollars?" "I know and I'm truly sorry." "What the hell am I supposed to do with 30 dollars?" "Sorry, it was all I had on me! I don't carry cash, alright. What did you expect me to do, leave my debit card?" "I expected to not walk out and find my car dented." ** This is a DIALOGUE book **

Destiny Parker is a 31 year old African American woman stuck working a nine to five job and balancing the role of mother and the horrors of finding a good man. To make matters worse, she has a boss that she can't stand. Her new boss is evil... gorgeous but evil, and has a reputation around the office as a player. And unfortunately, she's stuck with him. Alex Hartford worked hard to succeed at his job, trying to branch away from his family's legacy. But something about his new secretary gets under his skin and makes his blood boil. Soon, his thoughts of work are replaced with using his desk in some very creative ways. Destiny may just be the person to tame Alex's wild ways. Having any sort of relationship with her boss other than a business one could get the both of them into a lot of trouble, especially since she could lose her job. But no one but them knows what happens AFTER HOURS...

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. ;)

At her wit's end, Eve Cornell decides that she has had enough of relationships. An aspiring journalist looking for her big break at Icon Magazine, she finally gets an interview with the elusive and mysterious multi-millionaire philanthropist Marco Diaz for a week. A man of little words, Marco finds himself captivated by the straight-laced and sharp-tongued Eve. Hitting off immediately , will Eve and Marco take a chance on each other?

Essence was just trying to make it. Struggling to keep her head high in the tough, cruel streets of the damp ghetto that was her neighborhood. Her life was far from perfect but is a facade really that easy to hide behind? Roman had made it. He had risen to hood royalty years ago and through much dedication, fought his way out of the dead end streets. But no matter how far he's gone the heart wants what it wants. Death threats, old rekindled love, the truth and survival collide in this tale of forever love.

Sarah lives a casual life. She does well in school, she has a decent amount of friends, and she lives with her mom but keeps contact with her dad. On the other hand ... Antonio comes from a broken home living a rough, life. He is Mexican, he barely maintains a D in school, he is really friends with everyone who in his opinion 'ain't soft', he lives with his mom and has never met his father. In fact he doesn't plan to. What happens when these two meet on a bus. Will they become friends or even more? Or will they go onto their daily lives as normal pretending that each other don't exist?

"She's pretty for a darkskin." words that came out of Josiah's mouth he wished he could take back. Have you ever fallen for someone that isn't your type. And you have no clue how to deal with it.

THIS CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT. YOU MUST BE AT AGE TO READ. IF CANT HANDLE, PLEASE DON'T READ OR STOP READING. I'VE WARNED YOU. Ricko Is 25yrs Old && the biggest Thug Lord EVER. He's "6'3, darkskin, and very muscular. His girlfriend name is Destiny and they been together for 3yrs until there was a conflict. (Guess what Destiny did. You wouldn't believe it. ) Ricko kicked her out trying his best not to lose control. He goes to the strip club getting throwed and meeting the stripper, Tracy (Stipper name: Siren) . Tracy is 23yrs old, "5'6, lightskinned, with long curly hair, and thick. Ricko and Tracy starts talking and Ricko finds out about Tracy's son, Jaheim (2yrs old). Everything is going well until a heartbreaking thing happens that might risk several lives. Making Tracy do the things she did in the past, that she thought she'll never do again. I WONT TELL YOU ANY MORE BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO FIND OUT BY READING IT. STAY TUNED AND ENJOY.

It was in essence, pure unadulterated bliss. I found that I was addicted after that, It was like I had been fed for the first time. Destruction, it was a beautiful thing... The story of a dancer's redemption.