It's been 4 years and things had fallen into place for the Stone family. Making the transition from city life to a more secluded and secure environment required patience and adaptation, but the family made it work. Things were different for the next generation Stone clan. Love would be tested. Marriages would be tried, and patience and a lot of prayers would be needed. Life wasn't easy but it's up to the person to know how to play the hand they're often dealt. ©️ 2023 _jasthewriter aka xjasrenae

When you love someone, you tend to worship the ground they walk on. The sun sets and rises on that person with grace and it brings you peace. But when chaos swings in like a violent flame, your world turns upside down. There were shots heard around the city that shook the core of the earth and parted the heavens. A life was in danger. A man was wanted. A beautiful family had been disturbed and the beast was awakened. Hunting was a game for the wise and mighty but often fools thought they could outsmart a blind man with heightened senses. The devil threw in his chips and The Stone family planned to call his bluff. © 2022 _jasthewriter aka xjasrenae

20-year-old Assyria Adina Stone yearned for peace but favored excitement. She was in a lane of her own. Discovering herself. Physically, she was on earth, but mentally, she was living through her own fantasy. She was a young woman and wanted to explore the many heavenly virtues the world had to offer, even if that meant shaking a few tables here and there; she wanted to live. But in living, she was a lost soul and lost souls often don't realize the dangers in front of them until it's too late. Soon to be 25, Ava Amari Stone found a love like no other but the journey wasn't easy. She was no longer a registered nurse, but a full-time businesswoman, who took the fashion industry by storm and was sure to leave no crumbs or room for mistakes, or sticky fingers. She was still trying to understand things in her relationship and sort out a few kinks. Nothing was ever perfect and all that was sweet eventually lost its flavor. Could these Stones handle anything thrown their way or will they fold under pressure? When it's all said and done, how deep is too deep? And when is enough, enough? © _jasthewriter 2022

Works #1: Ahmad Hassan Sinclair, 25, was taught to always fight and work hard for what he wanted. In the life he was given nothing was ever handed to him. He grew up in the hoods of Houston, witnessing things no child should ever see in their life. His mom and pop worked hard just tryna make ends meet, to keep food on the table and clothes on their kids back. But it was far from easy .. Seeing his parents struggle the way they did for years, motivated him to work ten times harder. He made it a mission to not end up like his folks, he wanted more in life. He knew there was more to life than what he grew up seeing. But he also knew in order to be somebody in this world as a black man he had to fight and strive for it and also dodge the bullshit that came along with it. He set goals, he had dreams, he had a vision and nothing could stop him from achieving them. Now that he's at the top of his game, making money, living the live he always wanted, seeing the things he never seen and moving up the success path .. he figured life would eventually turn out to be great but sadly he still isn't happy or content with how things are.. there's this one missing piece in his life that will fully complete him. But let's see how determined Ahmad will be to find what that missing piece is or what he will do to get it.

It was 5 years later. Time has changed. The seasons came and gone as did people. With his parents troublesome separation, 19-year-old Kairo was growing into the man he once aspired to be like; his father. But just because he looked and moved like him, didn't mean that he was anything like the man who had fucked up a good thing with his mom, or was he? He had girls, older and younger gawking and chasing after him. His family saw him as one person but in their absence, touring the streets with young Zaire, he was a different person. Despite all of that, there was love brewing; old and new and Kairo was aware of one in particular. But how far would a person be willing to go for love? Would they die for it? Could he stand back and watch another man love the woman that his father should have? Kairo knew of the man in his mother's life even if she tried to deny things. The only question he had for his father was; What Will It Take? Zaire was a lot like his father in many ways but he was still a sweetheart but proved on many occasions that he had no problems with getting his hands dirty. When you put those two together, you were bound to get into trouble. Then we had Ava, baby girl was 20 going on 21 and had graduated high school with honors and earned her associate's degree in nursing and was currently working on her last two years to earn her bachelors in fashion. She was still friends with Kayla and Michelle but was sure to kick it with Michelle every once in a while, being that her father was still trying to dig up dirt on King. The twins were grown, out of college, traveling here and there and supporting the Goonies' success of being drafted into the NBA two years ago. They were playing for the Phoenix Suns for the time being until a newer opportunity presented itself and they visited as often as they could during the offseason. Sweet little Assyria was 16, in her junior year with Zaire, both ready to get the heck out of school. ©️_jasthewriter

Spinoff Novel of FINDING AZURE. (Spoilers inside) Armani Lovell is what you call a 'hand full'. After moving to Philly from Jersey to live with her father 'Big Muh', in only a year is Armani having a hard time finding her place in the big city. While she's used to being spoiled and put on a pedal stool, things just aren't the same in Philly. Especially when it comes to her boyfriend Sage, a west Philly trapper whose a dog who can't be kept on his leash. However that doesn't deter Armani, as she spends her time fighting for the love she has for an unkept man. She's determined to win her man back, but someone is trying to win her over instead. K-Dot, also known as Kayan Deleon, is the best friend of Nico and Ron Graham, the well known brothers of Armani Lovell. Growing up, he always identified with her as a 'sister', only to quickly grow sexual feelings for her as the two become closer over time. With a relationship of his own and knowledge of Armani's on and off again boyfriend, he finds it almost difficult to profess his feelings for the yellow bombshell. And if he does, he's not sure if she would even feel the same way. Read the story of Armani & K-Dot, as their drama filled lives intertwine in the urban romance. Will Armani drop her thug and fall over heels for the man she once thought of as family? Or will K-Dot risk it all just to be rejected.

"And it doesn't matter how much time passed or how much time will pass-it's him. It always has been him and it always will be him...I just don't know how to tell him," When it's more than a like, and they're more than a friend. When they know you better than you know yourself and just the thought of them is all you need to put a smile on your face-telling your best friend you're in love with them should be simple. Right?

It's 'Killed or be Killed' and living in New Orleans, you start to live by the 'Survival of The Fittest' mentality. Everyone's trying to make it and be something, but there's only ever room for one person to be on top. August Alsina, only 19-years-old, the hardest thing out in New Orleans, that is after his brother Mel, who was gunned down at the local corner store. No one saw anything and of course the cops never caught the perpetrator, so he's on a mission. Kill anyone who tried to stop him and find the person who took his best friend's life and make him suffer for all those years he had to. Skylar Matthews only 17 and in her last few months of school. Life gets hard when it takes a turn for the complete worse. It was unexpected, horrid and downright traumatizing, but one person knew it would happen that's why he left her a note... Will she get the Justice she deserves or will she be stuck wondering who and why forever? When you come face to face with the Devil just how far are you really willing to go? ©️2018 _jasthewriter

You can take the man out the hood, but you can't take the hood out the man. Every time we're trying to do better for ourselves, there's always something or someone out there ready to bring us back to our old bad habits. Isn't it funny when you're constantly trying to do good by people there's always Satan and his minions in the corner plotting and preying on your downfall? In this case, just how much can a person take when they're trying to do better but a certain group just won't let them? You see people don't ever speak up when you're silent while being picked on, they call you weak for not going back and forth. But when enough is enough and you finally fight back then they criticize and jump down your throat. Like Nicki said "They paint me out to be the bad guy," You can't keep poking a bear and not expect for it to bite back, that's like robbing a bank and thinking the police will just let you go. Every dog has their day... right? ©️2018 _jasthewriter I do not own the photos or videos, this story is fiction and came strictly from my thoughts.

You've been through it all with the Stone family, way before they ever had kids. Things began on a rocky note and ended broken. We got to see things in the eyes of the eldest Stone, but now we get to see things from the point of view of the third oldest; Ava Amari Stone. Let's see if Renae and King's love tale really did come to an end or will they come out on top even after facing so much turmoil.