He'll make her pay the ultimate price in his quest for revenge...

Kash promised Cammie that he would never leave but when the fast paced, gang life he once lived catches up with him, the life he planned for Cammie and their family is setback and sends Cammie spiraling downhill. Struggling to be independent until things get back to how it was supposed to be, Cammie refuses help from anyone involved with the gang and takes on all responsibilities on her own. Staying loyal to Kash, she still looks forward to Donatello's check in calls, the only one still involved in a life of crime. All of this going on while Cammie fights to understand how Rubin works, why some of his actions and what he says don't line up compared to what he is really thinking. More characters are introduced and some dirty little secrets start to reveal themselves due to dirty little actions. The gang thought that once they got their life together this Drug Cartel would be a thing of the past but it just might keep things going. Time moves much faster in this book Sequel to The Understanding

SYMONE REDD comes from a long line of independent and successful black women. Living up to the impressive titles of lawyers and physicians isn't easy but Symone is determined to not be a disappointment to her family. With dreams of becoming a student at Spelman College, Symone doesn't allow herself any distractions, until she crosses paths with Zeke Morgan. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Symone wants more than anything to put the whole ordeal behind her, but when given the chance to "correct" the situation, Symone's conscious butts in and she makes a decision that may send her dreams of success up in smoke. But one thing is for sure, there is no how to book on Raising Isaiah.

Closed off from love, Kairo Young wasn't expecting to come across someone who would make him want to give love a try. Seeming to only attract women looking for a come up, comes to an end when he sets his eyes on one beauty and being a guy that goes after what he wants he makes no exception when he sees Asia Jennings. Asia Jennings was not looking for love, all she wanted was to graduate college, she never knew coming across Kairo Young would turn her world upside down. Follow these two are they try to see if their love can prevail the haters, lies, and jealousy, or will they crumble under the pressure and be each others best mistake.

Solange Johnson wanted nothing more than to get away from reality for a while. The world had been tossing her crap for as long as could remember but when she comes across a free opportunity to explore plant Tuturi she jumps at the chance. Vultar was playful, mischievous and secretly lonely. He had had his fair share of bed mates and though physical pleasures were all fun he felt empty without the forever quality of it all. What happens when he goes to the seer to have his love predicted? Will he be happy with who will be his forever or will their union be too much to thrive?

Venus was a common house slave, she did as she was told, listened to no one except her master and knew the consequences of disobedience. But when her master tries to take her virtue she, for the first time in her life, tells him no and runs only to land into the arms of the masters son, James. James is a much kinder man than his father, after having studied abroad for many years he knows more of the world than his father. But When Venus literally falls into his arms, why does he feel an unfamiliar electricity course his veins? Will they be together? Or will fate and unfair circumstance ruin their chance at forever? Highest Ranking #109

"He was a great lion and she was merely a gazelle. He was stalking her in the tall grass, crouching on his mighty hinges, his claws extended, his teeth bared. She sensed him, peered through the tall greenery for him but saw nothing, confusion clouding her senses. Was there nothing there? Was she merely guessing at nothing? Being deceived by her own fear and paranoia? Then she heard a growl, the sound of crunching grass growing near. But she could not run, it was too late, she was pounced on. And then she screamed, her cries ignored, for she was the prey of a predator, a meal for a starving creature." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ife was gifted, she had sight and the ability to read eyes. She had been taught all her life that soul did not lie... Prince Fumnaya was filled with a growing idleness that he could not seem to fill. No amount of respect or bed partners could quite encompass the void he had in him....until the night he laid eyes on Ife. Moonlight bouncing off of soft brown skin tended to raise any man's libido but what he felt for her was so quick, so carnal, he had to have her. Ife had seen him before, in her dreams, dreams that haunted her constantly, his eyes called to her, beckoned her closer. Begging her to save him, to wash away the melancholy inside him, to brighten his view of the world. All her life, she thought she knew what she was to do, to save other, to give advice . But now that she has fallen into Fumnaya's explosively passionate haze of desire, she is lost. She wants to save him...the need is stronger than anything in the world but his sexual passion frightens her, for his need of her is far too great. Will he fall victim to his dull view on life, tarnishing his soul or will she finally realize that what he needs most in life is her?

Dopamine: A chemical, a neurotransmitter, one of the very things responsible for the abundant happiness you feel when you're doing something you love. It is a main factor and contributor to love, lust, sex, and addiction. To Lawrence that's exactly what Ebony had always been. Since the first day he met her, she had become his own source of happiness. The rush of excitement was something he only experienced when she was near... Ebony had always wondered why he disappeared. Gone without a trace was his existence. And now he was suddenly right before her, demanding retribution. Blackmailing her for a painful memory of the past she claims to know nothing about. Will painful scars last or will dopamine rule? *EROTICA*

Even when it gets to be too much, don't jump.

Lucy, a 17-year old slave girl, was born on the plantation, works on the plantation, and will most likely die on the plantation. She knows little of the world past the plantation, but that doesn't keep her from wondering about it. With the rare abilities to read and write, she knows there's a better life out there for her; it's just a matter of where. Deciding to find her better life, she runs away to the north, hoping to make a living for herself. But, on her way to freedom, Lucy encounters Koi, the 21-year old son of an Indian tribe's chief. He welcomes her into his tribe, showing her the ways of the world and the heart. At Koi's side, Lucy ventures beyond the cotton fields.