Ermias Asghedom community in Crenshaw came first even if that meant he put his own needs last, while he focuses on rebuilding his childhood neighborhood he is faced with a beautiful damsel in distress and his providing side kicks in to help out the stranger. London Nicole a woman from Crenshaw who made it out with a golden ticket to be an actress in Hollywood, she jumps at the opportunity and never looks back leaving loved ones and friends behind. What will happen when she returns and is the one in need of help will the community turn their backs on her like she did them?

Sparkle Hayes was the definition of a bad bitch. She had the money, the looks, and the attitude. What happens when her and the notorious Nas 'Rocko' Palms cross paths? Read to find out...

Your trust? It's deep, it's clear. Your hope? Look at it, we're still here. Your heart? I got it, no need to fear. Our love? Is it genuine? Is it sincere?

Twenty-two year old Hazel K. Langston made a bad decision back when she was 16 years old. Thinking the decision wouldn't affect her in the future, Hazel kept the aftermath a secret. Little did she know, her bad decision came right back to her 6 years later.

After being lied to constantly, hurt repeatedly, and cheated on more times than she can count, Kamille Riley Paige just wants to be loved and appreciated for being the good woman that she is. Being in an on and off six year relationship with her child's father, Raemond Woods, has taken a complete tole on her at only twenty four years old. He was the man that she loved so much, but treated her so badly in return. Kamille was the perfect woman for any man, a blessing in a form of a slim-thick figured, browned skin woman with a sassy mouth. She was beautiful, hard-working, independent, and she was loyal, but he just didn't notice it until she was both feet out of the door. All Kamille wanted was to love and be loved, to commit and be committed to, to cherish and be cherished. She just wanted a man that could provide her wants and needs, as well as accept her daughter Raegan with open arms, in exchange for her. Will Raemond step up and be the man and father that she wants and needs him to be, or will she stray elsewhere in search of someone who was willing to meet her half way with an even exchange? VANESSA WRIGHT © COPYRIGHTED 2016. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Let me put your mind to rest I'm nothing like that other guy Ima put yo ass to bed, just call me a lullaby Believe it, believe it Girl I'll be your quarterback, receive it Go deep, baby work them lips no time to speak When I lay back, shawty don't know how to act She ready when the lights go off she climb on top Her body rocking we don't stop No handle bars or falling off, cause cause She ride me like a porn star She ride me like a pro she did this shit before I hold her tight no letting go till she say she can't take no more I'm speechless All I say is oooooooh She ride, she ride She ride, she ride, she ride All I say is oooooooh She ride me like a porn star [Verse 2:] She ride it like she never gonna ride this dick again She thinking like a G and she ain't never giving in She ride it in the back of my car, on the bar, on the stash, on the bed she ain't scared Cause when I lay back, shorty don't know how to act. She ride me like a porn star

A Hustler is somebody who works aggressively and determinedly, especially to advance his or her career or status. (A) Someone who hides his/her true skills to strike when the stakes are at their highest. (B) Informal go-getter, live wire. A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent on difficulties. (C) To obtain (money) by methods to pursue sales with aggressive energy. An Intensely energetic enthusiastic person. (D) You, Me, Them. There are two different types of hustlers though. You have one that does it the legal way and the other that does it the illegal way. Both just trying to get their paper and survive but are still put in two different categories. One is successful and smart the other a thug and stupid. But what happens when the two crosses each other paths? Basically from two different worlds. Raised two different ways but at the same time have so much in common. Read to find out how My Hustler and I came to be. All Rights Reserved to Taliya D. Ball This is a fictional story , none of the scenes in this book really happen. None of the pictures used in this book belong to me.

When a man is in love, he behaves like a child. When a woman is in love, she behaves like a mother.

When tragedy strikes Marley's family, the last thing she is looking for is love-until Elijah, her nephew's teacher, shows her it's worth fighting for. ***** 26-year-old Marley Wright's world is flipped upside down when her beloved brother is admitted into rehab and she becomes the primary caregiver for his two teenagers. Little does she know that her nephew's handsome high school teacher, Elijah, is the man who's going to fill her life with unbelievable passion. But when their exes come back with malicious intentions, Marley and Elijah's lives change beyond their wildest imaginations. And when tragedy strikes, will their love withstand the pressure? Content and/or Trigger Warning: mention of substance abuse. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]