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.

Book 2. Please DO NOT read if you have NOT read Book 1 because you will be confused.(UNFORTUNATELY WATTPAD DELETED BOOK 1 for no reason)

A lot of people don't get as many opportunities at success & even friendship as Dave and Bernice did. David Brewster aka Dave East and Bernice Burgos were just 2 Harlem kids from the east side trying to make it. They were best friends..at one point at least. After a couple moves out of NY then back their friendship ended, but now as adults could they respark it? A reunited friendship will change them for the better. Watch these Black Roses bloom... ⚠️Book 2: Gold Petals⚠️ All events in this book are fictional. Some instances such as events and characters may be based off of real life but nothing is 100% factual.

K'Ari is forced to move back to New York with her grandma after being kicked out by her mother and step father. She soon meets her neighbor, Dave.

"His happiness, My Motivation !" -- baby

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Everything in her life was perfect until her parents decided to get a divorce. That's when her life changed for the worse. Her dad moved to Miami with his new wife, leaving her in Atlanta with her mom who's decided to turn to coke and heroin to deal with her problems. Her mom abuses her, and has even tried to sell her daughter's body for a quick high. Not being able to take it anymore, she runs away and runs into the city's most famous kingpin, Blaze, who she's had a crush on for years. He helps her get back on her feet, but by him doing so, it only makes her fall for him more and more. What happens when she completely falls for him? Will he catch her, or will he walk away?

**SEQUEL TO FALLING FOR A THUG** Even though her Father & Uncles stepped down from their gangs years ago, it doesn't mean everything they did has been forgotten. Some people are out there still holding anger towards them over events that took place over a decade ago. They're not ahead of the game anymore, but their names still hold power and that angers people. They want to bring them down and end them once and for all, and in order to do that, they go to their most prized possessions to get what they want: Their kids. Adrianna's dad and Grandfather were the most important considering they're the ones that started it all, so immediately she and her brother are a target. Her dad is a changed man, but his past actions are far from forgotten. After all, you know what they say: What Goes Around Comes Around.