19 year old Amber Harrison has been dating her abusive boyfriend Jonathan for 3 years. She refuses to leave only cause he might kill her. But all that changed when she meets the biggest kingpin in New Orleans.

August Alsina is a famous singer but he does live the thug life too. He's been in the game for a while, but he's not up there yet. Kianna Peterson is a shy girl that goes to the same school as August. She's been knowing him since 1st grade and always had a crush on him, but he never gave her the time of day. Kianna's dad is also the drug lord, but no ones knows she's the drug lord daughter. His crew is enemies with August's crew and they've been beefin' for the longest. Will August ever give Kianna the time of day? What will happen if he finds out she's the daughter of the guy he hates? Read and Find out

She was always perceived as the perfect girl. The beautiful privileged one with many talents. But Breelynn Buchanan was an expert at hiding herself to those who she loved the most. She wouldn't let them in regardless of who they were. August, a successful singer and songwriter has a hard time with trusting females. Although very much invested in Breelynn, he has been betrayed by other females in his past. But since Breelynn is his first very serious girlfriend, he can be controlling and possessive at times. Whatever to protect himself from being hurt and embarrassed again. What will it take for August to crack the image of the scholar and let him in? Can Bree convince him that she is not like the girls from his past?

When Everly meets August Alsina, her world changes completely..

The prelude.

Have you ever laid down with a man and wasn't sure if you'd ever get back up? Tossed the sheets with a bone knocking fear only a cold blooded killer could produce? Sexed him like your life depended on it - because in reality it did? You still with me? Then come on, let me take you to Harlem. 145th street. Music and Madness. Dollars and deals. Step inside the hottest recording studio on the East Coast while I put you on what's real. Grab a seat and brace yourself as I show you the kind of pain street life and so called success can bring. My name is Mya "Candy" Yafai. I lost my dreams in the House of Homicide. The House that Hurricane Built.

She was as crisp as the air in May and he was as stifling as an early August afternoon. The names Whitley Mae Gilbert and August Alsina seemed to be ordained to them by God. Complete polar oppositions defined by their nature, way on the farthest end of each side of the spectrum. However, like true kismet, the two found themselves seated next to each other in class and slowly began to find each other riveting. She was compelled to explore August's sultry aura just as he was compelled to delve into the refreshing personality that was Whitley Mae Gilbert. With clashing personalities, this would be a turbulent process; however, if they want to understand each other they'd have to sacrifice their second nature and everything they'd been conditioned to believe. Luckily, it was the start of a new school year, so they'd have from August to May to do so.

"I just wanna feel something. Anything."

Makayla always liked August since high school but was scared because August was a bad boy and player she never thought she was good enough to get his attention but has August changed?