A story about a young woman in her early twenties who has lost her mother. She's now struggling to pick up the pieces. In the midst of it all she falls in love with the last person she'd expect. But it won't be easy to get him because his significant other isn't letting go that easily. Will she succeed or will it crash and burn?

Aimya Richerson has been married to her husband Christopher for the past eight years. To her friends and family they're know as the power couple, but don't be fooled by their smiles in photographs. She hasn't happy for a long time. If it wasn't for how she'd think her friends and family would react she probably wouldn't be with Chris even though she loves him dearly. They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer for a reason. What if happens that your husband is your #1 enemy. They say blood is thicker than water but what if happens that both of some of your closest friends and family has been an enemy since day one? What if happens that the person you least expect is your biggest supporter? Buckle up and get ready to witness how people react when money, lies, cheating and deceit is involved. Aimya's life may look good on the outside, but don't be fooled. Didn't they also say everything that glitters isn't always gold? How much do you think Aimya can take before saying 'I'm fed up'? © 2016

Sarah Miracle Harris is an eighteen year old teenager who's life is congruent to a forty year old. Sarah's mother death resulted in her father's abusive and conniving ways. Her father believes that it's Sarah's fault she's in her grave. Once Sarah move out, you'd think her life got better but it actually worsens.

At the age of sixteen Lakeisha Moss was abandoned by her mother and left to fend for herself on the streets. Within days she's taken in by Ambrianna. During her stay with Ambrianna, Lakeisha is taught the difference between real women and fake women, the difference between a ho and a house wife. She's taught more than anything to ride-or-die. Angel DeAngelo was raised in the streets by neighbors rather than his own parents. With a father in jail and a mother who prostitutes, he brings the money to the table in the only way that he know hows: slanging. A notoriously feared street thug with respect from almost everyone around the hood. With money, power, and hos, he's got almost everything figured out. He's just missing one thing: a down chick. When the two encounter paths, sparks fly and everything is thrown out of proportion, as Lakeisha defies everything and anything involving, Angel. While Angel wants more than anything to explore what could be between the two of them. As a battle of wills begins, danger from another component stirs up trouble forcing the two to work together to confront it, or be killed.

"plant your seeds, provide me light, water me. I will grow." my works #1. #1 in urban story, 03/31/'19. #1 in urban romance, 03/26/'19.

Cierra & Mike's spin-off |throwback| short story - the story on how their love began. Characters from Existing & Living.

Nicole Young and Kenneth Wright split ways right after his final internal high school football game at West Philly High. The two of them didn't necessarily end on good terms. Kenneth decided to go to Florida while Nicole decided to stay in Philly for college, even though he was informed that she was also going out of state. After 15 years of being out of the state, Kenneth decides to give his old hometown a visit, where he encounters many people that he admires and vice versa, not knowing that Nicole still lives there.

Uncle Jim gave all of us a hug. When he got to me, his hug was extra long and i felt him grab my butt. It made me want to back away. He wouldn't let me go until his manhood got hard. That's when he backed away. Curt whispered in my ear "I seen that." I looked at him and he looked so upset. I whispered back "Yea, i felt violated." Uncle Jim let us in his house and we sat down in his living room. Jim and my dad was on one couch, My mom and Lawrence was on one couch, and Curt and i was on another. "This is a nice little visit." My uncle Jim started. "What's been going on?" Everybody tried to answer at once until Lawrence said something louder than all of us. "Bruh, don't play foolish. We know you f*cked my sister. You and your friends." Jim's mouth dropped. He looked at me and shook his head. "So what? I did your sister. And i'd do her again if i wanted."

Her mother always told her that since she was a big girl, that she would always have a harder time than others. So with thick bones, she had to have a hard heart. Neveah Carter took a chance at love and let her heart soften one time too many. After being heartbroken when she seen her boyfriend Dawayne with another girl, she was over love. That revelation made her come to the decision s to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and start, slowly but surely, putting herself back together. Who know there would be a special someone to help her. Phillip Tyson is the C.E.O of a multi million dollar corporation. Everyone thinks he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth but what they don’t know is that his silver spoon was a little rusty and his roots started from the streets. But he turned over a new leaf and now he’s just trying to find someone to spend the rest of his life with. Who would have thought it was a struggling single mother.

Janelle struggles with weight problems. She's struggled every since she was little. She, lives with her abusive foster mother who criticize and makes her feel worthless. Janelle wants to make a change in her life, she doesn't want to be fat any more. She doesn't have much friends, not any at all, and is teased a lot. She has a crush in one particular guy but is scared to approach him because she doesn't want to be shut down. Janelle is becoming depressed and eating is the only way she can handle her problems. Janelle has to make a change for her self or it could lead her down the wrong path. Step into her plus size affection.