Illegal booze + Jazz + A gangster = Dangerous Love Affair Ginger Muhammad has left her small town in North Carolina to pursue her father footsteps of being a successful African American doctor in the big state of New York. However, little did she know her father was more than a big shot doctor, but also an underground surgeon for the biggest and only mafia family in Queens. There she met Bill "Billy Goat" Sawyer, the prodigal son and next in line for the throne. No matter how many people warn her nor how much she resists, Ginger could not help but feel attracted to the dangerous being.

Bryce had been a good kid. A better than good kid actually, with his sense of justice and high morals. He wanted to be a police officer and do good things for his community and the world. But then he was kidnapped because of one of his many good deeds, and worse yet, he had dragged his girlfriend, Krissy, into the dangerous mess he had made for himself. Their kidnapper was a woman, a mother, who blamed him for her son's imprisonment and later death. The woman's goal was to torture him, break him, and turn a good kid bad. It wouldn't have worked if not for Krissy - the good kid's one weakness. The one thing he would do anything for, including becoming a Monster.

Zophisa (zo-fee-suh) Johnson, a fearless 22-year-old who's been in the game her whole life. She was raised by the streets and determined to do anything possible to get to the top. Even if that meant moving to the other side of the world to protect her gang. - Luka Ricca, a dominating 26-year-old mafia leader who was just trying to help out an old friend of his father. Little does he know, he's going to get a lot more than he bargained for when he meets the leader of a local New York gang. What will happen when two natural born killers have to marry each other for the sake of their gangs?

☆☆☆ He was rich, handsome and ruthless and he thought he wouldn't fall until he met her. She was beautiful, kind and smart but she never thought a man like him would be interested in her. With him, however, comes a terrible past and a ruthless world she may not be able to survive.

When Harper Williams moved to New York City to become a writer, she imagined herself living like Carrie Bradshaw -sex, men, and a few good girlfriends to laugh the night away. Two years in and all she's left with is the harsh realities of living in the city. Working for a low-run trashy gossip site, Harper has given up on love in New York. However, one night with a stranger has Harper questioning everything.

Jada, 25... just can't stop involving herself with Chris. Chris, 35... can't stop involving himself with Jada and his ex. Hiding his true feelings from Jada because he's blinded by his ex. Only time will tell if Chris will come to his sense and finally tell Jada how he feels. Or maybe it'll be too late. Definitely wrote this book before the murder of RIPNipsey. USING Lauren London as the main character.

Mama always told me "baby , you are going to go through a few men that might bring you hell on earth but a good man is hard to come by but God will send you one" , that's why when I finally got a hold of one..I didn't appreciate him like I should've because I thought he was like the others , trying to bring me hell on earth..yet he's forever mine..and i'm forever appreciative for my good man , that God sent me from up above , truly , he was my good man.

Lauren Joy Carter She seems to have it all. A great big family, great friends but something is still missing. Joy. Until Devin Thomas, an up in coming power house lawyer comes along and gives her a taste of just that. What will happen on this venture of Finding Joy.

Ryan is a no nonsense type of guy and isn't one to do the relationship thing, it's not his style. He's more of a hit it and quit it type of guy; some label him as a bad boy, but he's just living life the way he wants to.... That is, until one day, he sees a girl by the name of Valerie that blows his mind, he wants her, he gots to have her. But there's one thing that's holding him back, will she ever go for a guy like him? A guy who's affiliated with the wrong people, and does she even go for white guys?! Will Ryan get his girl or will the roadblocks ahead stop him? Is he able to handle the pressure that comes along with being with this girl; such as, 1. An overprotective psychotic older brother. 2. Manipulative mother who's a former drug addict. 3. Another man who will stop at nothing to claim Valerie as his. 4. And all the other haters that want to see this relationship fail.

Mardochee Altidor is a Haitian teenager who just immigrated to Brooklyn New York. She's a beautiful darkskin female. She stands at 5'7, and her curves can blow any one away. She meets Luis who's eighteen and he's of Dominican descent and a major fuckboy. As soon as Luis lays eyes on her he falls in love. She also meets Hakeem who's twenty and he's of Puerto Rican descent. He's more the family oriented type and he has a son, but when he sees Mardochee he immediately falls in love with her. On top with that she's dealing with drama and school work. Will Marsochee be able to handle it