When Missy's sweet-hearted ways cause an accidental love story, she's stuck with an ultimatum. Either leave him alone or just let things flow. She knows what she's doing is wrong, but she can't resist him. She knows August is just too young, but she can't stay away.

Savannah is just trying to recover from a three year relationship gone wrong all while trying to figure out life as a 22 year old young adult. Landon is a ladies man to an extent, girls flock over him and his lifestyle. Will his sudden appearance in Savannahs life result in anything good?

Tatiana and her boyfriend, Corey, have put years into their relationship. To the point where things get carried away. A relationship based on lies, deceit and infidelity. Even through it all, Tatiana sees good in him. When her friends introduce her to August, things take a turn for Tatiana. Will things work for her and August or is she scared to go?

A year and a half later August and Kashmere are still together. Nothing and no one can come between the love that they have for one another. They say the best things in life are unexpected and that has never been more true. © 2014-2015 RaquelR.™. All rights reserved.

At only 21 years old Kaliyah has everything going for her, she's less than a year away from gradating college and has already started making a name for herself in the Interior Design business. She has a loving and supportive family, an amazing best friend and she's even engaged to her college sweetheart. Still with everything in her life going right she can't get over the feeling that something is missing.

Interior Design major Cyntheia Rivera, has been working her whole life to get where she's at. Now at 21 being one of the most respected, and requested interior designer for the stars she couldn't have it any other way. Fresh off the streets, and finally living the life he was destined for August Alsina is making big purchases, and finally is building the life he believes he & his family has always deserved. Once he gets hold of one of the best interior designers in the country it becomes long months of working on the perfect house, but of course nothing ever goes smoothly in the fast life. Fights, Accidents, and a test of loyalty is just what little these two will face in their time of meeting one, and other, but is any pay check worth this?

Head full of hair, mind full of thoughts, flat footed when she walks. Quiet, but outspoken, mediocre but extraordinary, simple but complex. Crisp hair line, mind full of thoughts, a certain swagger in his walk. Outspoken, but reserved, sarcastic but sincere, coward, but brave. God bless the black kids still true to themselves even on the block where the crack lives. Roots so deep they'd probably touch the ocean floor. But understand these kids unapologetically black, growing from the strangest trees these black berry babies got a lot to carry. A BeautyAndTheBrain and GoldenGoddessR collaboration.

Fresh out of high school Kashmere has everything figured out for the most part, until she meets August and decides give him a chance. She doesn't know it yet but her life will never be the same. © 2014-2015 RaquelR.™. All rights reserved.

Book One: The Photgrapher Book Two: All Or Nothin Compton Smith has dreamed of being a photographer for Famous people. She finally gets her big break when R&B singer August Alsina ask for her to be his Photographer.

It's been simple for O'Shae; You go to school all your life, get a degree, get a good paying job, kids, a nice home and live out your years in retirement when it's all said and done. That's how it's been, how things have always been according to her family, but that isn't how O'Shae's seen things. She knows there's much more to life than what she's seen and she knows she can do more than the All-American-Dream, she just never had anyone to show her what more she can do. August has not had it easy in the least bit. Hustling his way althrough life and finally graduating high school, he doesn't know what to do next, until an acceptance letter from a college comes in the mail. No one would expect the name to be August's, but it is and now it's time for the hustle to go to school. A BeautyAndTheBrain original. All Rights Reserved Anything stated in this book is pure fictional and if any events are similar it is by pure coincidence!