"Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots." -Tupac Young, African-American teen Ebony Brooks is considered an outcast to society. Not because of any disabilities or awkward personality traits, but because of her rich cocoa skin. However, Ebony is still confident with her dark complexion and receives uplifting praise from her family. Ebony travels through her entire life being a target to other kids, but when will she take a stand and stick up for her beautiful chocolate complexion? cover slayed by @aneonsky This story will be entering in the Wattys2016.

This is the sequel to "A Thug's Only Love" Enjoy the twists n' turns, ups n' downs, break ups n' make ups, cheating n' loyalty, Lexis and Nelle face along with their gang they call their family. Keep in mind this book is unedited, so please excuse all errors. Thank you and hope you enjoy.

This is the 3rd book in my little Thug series. See how the gangs life changes when the years go by and their own children are now old enough to understand the gang life they live by.

Chanelle is a 16 year old girl. Tan skin, 5'2",long dark brown curls that hang down her back, has the whole world in front of her. Has a great home life, gets the good grades in school and has amazing friends. No one would ever think she would end up with a Thug. What happens when, Lexis, Big time thug,16 years old, light skin, short dark hair, 6'3", can get any girl of his dreams and runs the streets of Oakland, crosses her path?

At 14, Raye Washington spent the end of her summer in San Francisco with her uncles and never returned home to Miami. On her 18th birthday, she bumped into the famous movie director Sebastian Santiago. He found her captivating and begged Raye to play a small part in one of his films. The small part developed into a star role in his next film and sparked a relationship between them. At 20, Raye was now a Hollywood starlet and had everyone wanting to know more about the mysterious actress. Only few people really knew about her insecurities and shyness that disappeared behind the camera. Few people knew that she ran to California because of a broken heart. Corey Gibson was finishing his last year at the University of Central FL studying Sports Management. When he was younger, he had dreams to play in the NBA but a injury in college cause him to take a different route. At 22 his life was headed in the right direction and he already had a job lined up with the Orlando Magic. The one thing missing was a woman in his life. He dated from time to time but he could never forget the girl that he considered his first love - Raye Washington. He hadn't seen her in over 5 years but was eagerly hoping that she was coming back home for her sister's wedding. Corey saw that as his chance to get his girl back. This is Raye and Corey's story.

Nancy Dennis also known as Naz lost both her parents in a terrible accident, and now at 20 years old she's still dealing with a lot. She moved from Philly to Baltimore with her sister a few years earlier but haven't made any attempt to go out and meet anyone. Well all that changes after her sister introduce her to her group of friends....then all hell breaks loose. Take this LONG journey with Nancy as she deals with the ups and downs of love and friendship and of course it's always someone lurking beyond the shadows. How will she survive in such a cold hearted place? Nancy feels there's only one thing missing from her life....Her Thug RE-DONE! STILL EDITING.... Shoutout to @UrbanAuthor for the bomb axx cover photo !