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Mara Williams is twenty-four years old, drowning in debt, and running out of time. Working double shifts at Mel's 24-Hour Diner on Flatbush Avenue while her mother Clara fights cancer at Kings County Hospital, Mara exists in that brutal space between survival and collapse-too proud to beg, too desperate to keep pretending the math works. When she crosses paths with Dominic "Dom" Reyes at a Crown Heights loft party, the attraction is immediate but the danger is undeniable. Dom controls drug territory across the neighborhood with a quiet ruthlessness that commands respect from men who fear nothing, yet something about Mara pulls at him in ways he hasn't allowed himself to feel in years. What begins as a transaction-Mara making courier runs to cover her mother's bills-slowly becomes something neither of them planned for. Crown Heights is their backdrop: its brownstones and bodegas, its soca music and territorial corners, its beauty and its blood. As the rival Haitian crew led by Jean-Baptiste Laurent pushes into Dom's territory and a childhood friend's obsession turns lethal, Mara finds herself caught between the woman she was raised to be and the woman survival has made her. Keisha, her best friend, is fighting her own battle against an abusive partner. A determined detective is building a case that could imprison everyone Mara loves. Crown Heights is a slow-burning interracial love story about the price of surviving a world designed to crush you-and what it costs to find redemption once you've already paid. ©️ _RelleLebby_// R.H.

"Carter! Put the gun down!" she screamed. The tears were streaming down my face as I pressed the steel 9 millimeter to my right temple. I'm trapped in a life of evil. Death is the only escape. Where I'm from, if you 'Blood In,' you can only 'Blood Out.' "Carter please don't do this. I love you," she said through heartbreaking tears. "We'll get through this together. I promise I'll never leave you." Her speech forced so much emotion from my inner gut. How could a woman so beautiful end up with a savage thug like me? I ain't good at nothing but running these streets. I love her with everything I have. I could still hear the ambulance sirens outside my window. No doubt they were still scraping his bloody body off of the ground. The thought alone caused more tears to fill my eyes. How can he be gone like this? "Give me the gun," she said. I didn't oblige. The gun stayed pressed on my temple. "Carter, give me the gun!" Before she could say another word, I closed my eyes tightly, feeling the warm tears run down my face. My fingers began touching the trigger as I prepared to shoot. I took a deep breath before... CLICK! the gun sounds. "Carter! No!" she screams. I'll always love her -- my Blood Diamond. Carter Jackson is fighting to protect & provide for his family as he struggles to survive in the ruthless ghettos of Los Angeles. As a member of the notorious street gang, The Bloods, every day he lives is a challenge to survive. When he finally finds love in his hometown best friend, Amanda Nicole, she vows to ride for him through these streets of violence. But when their first child is born, the struggle climaxes and all hell breaks loose. This coming-of-age story is between two teens who live dangerously in love while struggling through murder, drugs, lust, and poverty. Will Carter survive these streets? How much is a Blood Diamond truly worth? The real answer is buried in this dramatic love story. || Starring: Lucas Coly x Jacy Jordan.

to two teens (One black and one white) facing the emotional, physical and racial hardships of raising a baby in their teen years. Coming together to become parents is hard but the trials and struggles they are faced with when the baby is born is even harder. Going up against money problems, school hassles and old school mentalities. 16 & Pregnant. A interracial teen couple, raising their biracial baby.

Never the one to look for love Serenity was all about her club Pink Mimosa and money. Who knew one day that she would fall in love with one of the most ruthless niggas to grace the streets of Chicago, Quadir Richardson. Qua was never the one to look for women, It was always fuck bitches, get money until the day he walked in the club and Serenity graced the stage. She was beautiful the way she moved her body to the music. From that moment on he knew she was going to be his. Quin was all about his money and don't forget his twin, Quadir. They were them niggas to see about that product that flooded the streets. They had Chicago inherited from their father on lock. When he first laid eyes on Trinity, he wanted her bad but her smart mouth is what drew him to her. Never the one back down she constantly challenged him and that's when he knew he met his match. Who knew that the baddest best friends that walked the streets of Chicago would both fall in love with the twins with the most power.

"Through trials and tribulations, Earth, Wind and Fire, Ups and Downs, all that good shit... Baby, I got you." I say. What if you found out what was yours wasn't? What seemed nice - never was? And what you once thought was the happiest was ALWAYS sad? Would you stay with your family or leave? Read and find out what Teresa, Eric, Lia, Chrissy, Nicole, Evonne and Tia did.👌 - 💋

~Sequel~ Jordan's life is a huge roller coaster; everyone in her life is affected somehow. Family was taken from her, Love was taken from her. She's at a point in her life where she feels there is no hope anymore. She has to be strong for her baby though, and that's exactly what she's going to do.

Jai and Nia have beef. Deep beef. Like "throw hands at your granny's cookout" kind of beef. Their families been rivals since forever Nia's dad was the one who snitched that landed Jai's brother in prison. So when Nia crashes her beat-up car into Jai's auto shop and leaves a nasty Yelp review calling him a "jailhouse grease monkey," it's war. But fate (and a petty court order) forces them to work together on a community service project: building a neighborhood youth center to keep kids off the streets. As they throw jabs, insults, and lowkey flirtatious shade, old secrets start unraveling: we will see...... follow and share 🤎

Who is Olivia "Mink" Phillips? That's what everyone is dying to know. The Brick City-bred vixen has many caught at a whim, trying to figure out if she's the suburban wife-to-be or the spitting image of her father- the notorious, Prophet Phillips. Little do they know, they'll find out soon enough. After the ultimate betrayal, the wrath of a Queenpin is unleashed. When secrets surface about the man she thought she'd be spending the rest of her life with, she is out for blood. She seeks out the help of Zeqir White, also known to the streets as Zeus. True to his name, Zeqir treats Olivia like the goddess she is and exposes her to the things she never had with her fiancé. Houston "Dinero" Thomas is sitting on top of the world, and on a throne that once belonged to the legendary, Prophet Phillips. Being groomed by the infamous Kingpin, he felt it was only right that he stepped up in his place. Now that he's made it to the big leagues, he'll stop at nothing to maintain his position. But with his new thirst for power, will he be too oblivious to see what's taking place right underneath his nose? Witness as the ultimate scheme leaves the city in an uproar and brings one of these high-rollers to their knees. FREE w/ Kindle Unlimited 📚📖 .99 cents on Amazon

This Is The First Book I Have Ever Written, About Four Years Ago. Ebony was always the invisible wall flower in high school, until she started dating Arod Johnson, the high school basketball star. He's extremely cute, have tons of money, and he could be a potential NBA player. He's everything Ebony could want, that is until he turns abusive. Ebony, stays with him, because she depends on him for money, to take care of herself and her younger sister that act way older than her age. Plus, both of her parents are on drugs. Ebony, also has to keep up the charade that her and Arod is the perfect couple. With all of this on Ebony's plate she's bound to go crazy. That is until Macarevhic comes along. He shows her there's life beyond Arod. With his peaceful ways and kind heart Ebony falls for him without knowing much of his past. Macarevhic came from an home with an abusive father. He used to be in a gang and sell drugs. He changed his ways when he witnessed his friend get shot. Now Macarevhic dreams of being something bigger than what he is now. Macarevhic has loved Ebony for a long time and he's ready to make his move. All Ebony wants is for some peace, and happiness.

So, you've been waiting 5 years for him to leave his wife. And, as you prepare to wait for the last time, your bestie comes back and tells you that the wife is pregnant, what do you do? Alyssa is in love with Kevin. They have been messing around even though he has a wife. But, the feeling that she gets after each and every holiday is too much for her to bare. So, she gives him an ultimatum. And, he obliges. Savannah has been trying to have a baby for years. But each time she gets pregnant, it ends up in a miscarriage. Will she be able to make her husband happy with this pregnancy? Or will he run in the arms of the woman who already has his two children? Will she and her two children by him finally get him to move in with them. Or will he stay with his pregnant wife? At the same time, they are is always more to the story. How will this story end?

a pair of young lovers leave their criminal past behind to start life anew in a ghost town and are reunited with the unresolved demons that compromise the love affair they chose over everything. *cover by me

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He got locked up. She got locked out. Jalen's world flips after one unexpected arrest. Now behind bars, he's fighting to prove his innocence-and hold on to the only person who's ever had his back. But Kierra's loyalty is being tested from every angle. Bills piling up. Rumors spreading. Old flames circling like vultures. Love was supposed to be ride or die... But how long can you wait on someone who might never come home? #HoodLove #UrbanFiction #RideOrDie #BlackLove #LoyaltyTested #EmotionalDrama #StreetLit

Fueled by the love of money and the lavish lifestyle since a young age, Isabella allows material wealth to come between the people that she loves and herself. Things get even stickier when she realizes that destroying her marriage over money wasn't the best idea

6/2/17: #188 in teen fiction 6/9/17: #98 in general fiction 6/13/17: #93 in general fiction 6/14/17: #88 in general fiction 6/17/17: #85 in general fiction 7/7/17: #53 in general fiction Stephanie is coming back to the ATL with the girls, and shes back to her old, old self! Meanwhile, Daniel is getting out of prison a day after she returns and hes made changes of his own! Will these two be able to adapt to their newly found personalities? Or will they part ways for good? ---- Second Installment of the "Hero" series.

"If it ain't me, then who?" ________________________________________ Indie Washington, the man in no uniform is the best at what he does. You need someone knocked off the face of earth he will get the job done. His latest assignment has him catching a plane back to his hometown, Chicago, Illinois, a place he wished to not be in for many reasons. _________________________________________ Ashante Marshall just finished up tying loose ends to her past life. Or so she thought? When a envelope lands on her door step containing specific information, she has no choice, but to do as told...or else. _________________________________________

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