Self sabotage, trust issues.

Essence Brown, 21 years old deep into the drug game along side her boyfriend of 3 years Damian "Money" Johnson. Her boyfriend is the leader of every corner and borough of the south. After his father was killed , at a young age he took over & held it down every since. Their relationship isn't the best, but when it comes down to it Essence is down for her man. When thats put to the test, and Damian is in court for a drug charge, who do you think testifies ? With her life on the line, and her right hand on the bible will she tell the truth and nothing but the truth , or will she lie through her teeth to hold him down ? Book 1 of 3. Cover by: _tolerated. COPYRIGHT © 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED VANESSA WRIGHT

"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?

Texas born twins Cilia and Iris Hunter were brought to Brooklyn, New York and given up for adoption at the age of one. But their foster mother Ms. Pat never cared about them and only adopted the twins for a check from the government, leaving Cilia, the more feisty and braver twin to raise her sister, Iris. At ten the girls meet a boy named Allele Coleman, just as snappish and street savvy as Cilia. The girls soon learn that Allele too also goes through trouble in his own home. So the three quickly decide to run away together where they live on the streets for years with mostly Cilia and Allele protecting Iris, until an incident causes Cilia to get incarcerated, separating her from the only family she ever knew. When she comes out several years later and finds Iris and Allele, it's no surprise that she finds out the weaker of the group, Iris is sick. She's blind. Iris is told the only way her vision can be restored is through surgery. With a newfound attitude from prison, Cilia will stop at nothing to help her sister. Cilia and Allele go on a mission that requires $150,000 dollars in order to restore...her eyes. Cover by: @dragology

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Growing up in the ruthless streets of Baltimore, you live by the sword you die by the sword. Taught as a child to get it how you live, crabs in a bucket mentality, dying to make it out. You become addicted to one thing and that's your way out, if you even have a way out. With that addition, comes along, drugs, sex, death and money. Being subjected to them things, you fall into a game that no one plays fair. Meet this group of youth as they experience what they call a 'hard knock life' as they run these ruthless streets of Baltimore. Better known as Murderland nation, they become a savage to the streets, because their minds are so poisoned, murder, money, sex and drugs take over their lives. Living life, they soon to learn there is No love in the trenches. Who will fall victim to these streets or who would make it out of the trenches alive? Never judge one's story until you walked in their shoes, follow, Peppa, Savage, Monese and Knight as they take you on this wild journey.

2015©| I never really got to know "Joey". But I got to know Jo-Vaughn very well. I got to know the prodies too but my heart was completely set on Jo-Vaughn. You could say I was head over heels but always hid it while around him and the prodies. I always kept my hopes up because I was only 3 years younger than him. I listened to their cyphers without them knowing because one of them would shoo me away and the whole group would go along with it to shut him up. They were talented...very talented. In 10th grade I was alone so I began to drown myself in clothes. Although Joey graduated he was still up there everyday as if he was held back but we didn't talk much....not at all really. I became closed up and boxed in focusing strictly on fashion and school. The people that knew me were ghost that I looked right through. They acted as if I was a alien and they were the last humans on earth. I soon got use to it and cut them off just as they did me. My hopes that maybe me and Joey would be a thing was gone.

My Work #2 | May 2013 - November 2013 | Completed Life for twenty-six year old Christina Marie Lee, hasn't always been easy. Seen as the "ugly unsuccessful one" out of her and her older sister Claire, relationships isn't something that Christina has always had luck with. But when the one and only 'J. Cole', who just so happens to be her ex, comes back into her life, her whole world is turned upside down. Will she be able to forget Jermaine's past mistakes, in order to rekindle what they once had? ©Copyright bigheadkaye 2013 All Rights Reserved.

Fashion. Photography. Art. The only three things that seemed to matter to twenty-three year old Vashtie Kola. But once she meets upcoming Harlem bound rapper, Vinny Cha$e, all seem to change. Vashtie only saw Vinny as another ignorant Hustler on the streets of New York trying to make money, until proven wrong once she learns about the real him. ©majestueux 2013-14