When Lauren's mother died, her abusive father looks to her to play the role of house wife and bedmate. Lauren finds a way to escape it all when she meets local barbershop owner and Kingpin Rio.

Antwan didn't want a girl, but that was until he met Sausha. Sausha has had a rough past and disses Antwan, but when something happens she called....... Antwan and he was there faster than anything. could this street loving thug actually love and self conscious, but bold girl like Sausha ? damn maybe you should read the story and find out ! VOTE AND, OR COMMENT ! <3 Yours Truly, ColdAsWinter

At 14, Raye Washington spent the end of her summer in San Francisco with her uncles and never returned home to Miami. On her 18th birthday, she bumped into the famous movie director Sebastian Santiago. He found her captivating and begged Raye to play a small part in one of his films. The small part developed into a star role in his next film and sparked a relationship between them. At 20, Raye was now a Hollywood starlet and had everyone wanting to know more about the mysterious actress. Only few people really knew about her insecurities and shyness that disappeared behind the camera. Few people knew that she ran to California because of a broken heart. Corey Gibson was finishing his last year at the University of Central FL studying Sports Management. When he was younger, he had dreams to play in the NBA but a injury in college cause him to take a different route. At 22 his life was headed in the right direction and he already had a job lined up with the Orlando Magic. The one thing missing was a woman in his life. He dated from time to time but he could never forget the girl that he considered his first love - Raye Washington. He hadn't seen her in over 5 years but was eagerly hoping that she was coming back home for her sister's wedding. Corey saw that as his chance to get his girl back. This is Raye and Corey's story.

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ONLY CHAPTERS 1-5 ARE AVAILABLE! Seventeen-year-old Diamond Carter has a lot on her plate with a crack headed mother, having to raise her brother, and also going to school. But all that changes when she meets a local thug. Can this thug make everything right in Diamond's life? Read this hood love story to find out. © 2012 Ebony Goddess