18 year old Harlem Dowins is sick of her family , her dumb ass dad, ungrateful mom, drug addict brother and anger issued sister are all driving her crazy. The only person she has is her one brother, who used to sell drugs. Then, he's gone too. Right before she leaves to go school in NY. Theres no way she can even think about graduating with all the things on her mind. But things change when she meets a boy name Trey who falls in love with her, she thought she was beginning to like him too until she meets Quan NYC's number one thug who she just so happen to fall in love with. What will happen when Harlem realizes the two boys are actually brothers who are apart of two different "business".

Peyton is now a graduate of high school and is moving to Alabama to go to school. With her whole family and boyfriend moving with her, she couldnt be happier. But when a new male walks into Peytons life will it break up her and Anthony for good or just send them on a rocky path to heaven.

Payton hates where she lives. Her snoody rich neighborhood wasnt her style. She longed to live in the hood where everyone was "real". On one of her and her dads annual trips to Bankhead Payton finds herself falling for one hood boy that could care less about her and her feelings. Will he come areound? Will he soon learn to love what Payton is?