The trouble with drugs is that no matter how much pain and misery they put you through, they become a part of you. And you will always want to go crawling back.

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.

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.

Solana just wants to make it home alive.

Since a child nothing had ever gone right for Nacasia. Was she cursed? She didn't really know but it seemed Trouble would follow her everywhere she went. *BASED IN LONDON * MATURE CONTENT

15 year old soon to be 16 year old Maya E Johnson a straight A student at William Ray high school, one of the worst schools in the neighborhood. But that don't stop her from having a dream of going to college and becoming a surgeon, that was always her dream every since she was 8 and watched "The Good Doctor". She goes to school, work, then home and complete her homework. Partying, smoking, boys and drinking is not her thing. School, and homework is all that's on her mind, until she runs into a certain someone. Will that change her state of mind? Will she be naive and fall for the schemes or will she be strong enough and stand her ground?

After serving a three year bid, Truth "Tru" Shakur is finally free and ready to get back in the game. But everything has changed since he left the game three years ago. Kandi "K" Simmons has always been there for Truth, and it isn't only because he's her childhood best friend, but because she's been in love with him since forever and a day. The real question is can Truth make it back to his rightful position at the top and come to finally realize that the woman of his dreams had been at his side all along? This ain't no regular hood love story, this is about finding love in the hood and seeing if you can keep it.

*must read books 1&2 before this* After Shayne was sent to prison Tavi completely moved on with her life, and turned into the women she's supposed to be. Tavi is now engaged and seems happy to the public, but behind closed doors she is trying to help her fiance with his problems to keep her and her daughter safe. Being behind bars hasn't stopped Shayne from running the streets. With the help of Chris he has built an empire and doesn't at all plan on stopping. But now that he's gone everyone turned their backs on him, leaving him in a lonely state of mind.

To what I owe him the pleasure of walking out of my life, for the accidental falling into the palm of his hands to be toyed with until I couldn't take it no more. To what I owe him of being the bank teller for all his much needed loans, to all his self improving speeches. To what do I owe myself, turning over my mind, body and spirit to a man that felt so immaculate, that the name of god was the only one he thought he possessed. To what do I owe myself... A BeautyAndTheBrain Original Urban Novel