After the loss of her grandmother and brother, Ryan Hudson became the mother, the provider, and soon the golden ticket. The life of her and her siblings would change drastically due to her talent. Things change when the money come- one quote Ryan would become a product of. She'll experience falling in love, heart break, and even more loss. Would Ryan be able to handle the extra pain that's to come during her musical transition?

Before I could walk away completely, he grabbed my arm and pushed me against the wall. My wrists were caught in his grasp as he placed them above my head. I tried my best to avoid eye contact with him, knowing that if I didn't, I'd fall under his spell. My face held a blank stare not trying to give him the satisfaction that he actually had an affect on me. His cool breath spread across my face while his eyes roamed over my body. "Why the fuck do you make it so hard for someone to like you?"I kept my mouth closed irritated that he was actually talking this way to me."How hard is it to show some consideration for others?" "That's rich coming from a nigga who when he first met me, didn't even shake my hand. You're an arrogant, egotistical, asshole, who thinks the only place for a woman is on your penis." "At least I'm not a self centered, power hungry, bitch." "Fuck you."Before I realized what happened, his lips were on mine. The sweet taste of mint gum was being absorbed by my taste buds. Coming down from my high, I pushed him away. Both of us touched our bottom lips looking at each other in confusion.

When a high profile CEO, Zeke Ingram, clashes with the new boss in town, Naomi Cartier, it's clear that it's more than business and in the end, it gets very personal. Flaws are a given, but can they be looked over? Copyright © 2017 by Kourtney All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

In this industry you can have it all: money, power, fame, success, sex, drugs, or alcohol. Anything you wanted was at the palm of your hand. That was all I wanted. Sometimes you gotta play a little dirty to get what you want. At the end it'll all be worth it. Or will it? Everybody changed in the industry but at the end I felt like it was worth it. I was gonna do whatever it took to make it to the top. Even in chess sometimes you cross the one you love. Copyright © 2017 IJustSlay. All Rights Reserved. ⚠️ Warning: This book contains profanity, sexual content, drug use, mature themes, and violence. Book cover by: @bri_ta_ney

THAT Bitch (n) : A woman who consciously gives zero fucks. She says and does as she pleases, while pissing everyone off in the process. Synonyms : Lana "La" Harris

"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses" - Lao Tzu"

"This was suppose to be easy, nobody was suppose to get hurt". Twenty year old Ivory Santana was what most people would call friendly and caring. She'd be the person you'd least expect to have a father running one of the biggest drug trafficking industry's in America. Ivory has went through great measures keeping that part of her life private while attending college at NYU, that is until she's taken. Twenty two year old Jade and his older brother Ohaji are 2 completely different types of people that you wouldn't expect to even associate with each other if they weren't related. With dreams of one day being as legendary as their father once was. The two brothers were given the task of kidnapping their boss, big Al's enemy's daughter until he agrees to compromise. Sounds simple enough right? WRONG. What happens when Ivory teams up with the brothers and this turns into a cat and mouse game between bonds and blood?

Tommie Lee's life as a basketball girlfriend isn't as perfect as she expected. After enduring an abusive relationship for over seven years with Ace, she meets the man of her dreams. Her eyes are finally opened to true love for the first time, but will it last?

After 17 year old Lauren London's father passes away she is left too take care of her 11 year old sister Abbygail by herself. As times get hard she begins to struggle Until 22 year old Antwan Tucker, also known as Ace, starts to like the Innocent Lauren. But Lauren shies away from the thug life. Will she be pulled into The Game?