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After getting engaged and learning she was pregnant, Lyric and Apollo take their relationship to the obvious next step by deciding to live together. That decision causes them to learn more about each other as Lyric navigates her pregnancy journey. What they find raises questions as to where they stand with one another and how strong their relationship really is. As Lyric learns what life may be like as Apollo’s wife, she starts to wonder if she is losing herself in the process. Apollo is still finding his way regarding being in a committed relationship. Although he only has eyes for Lyric...

Twenty-six-year-old Kymani can’t seem to catch a break lately. Over the past few years, his life has gone from unlimited potential to feeling stuck and uncertain about the future. His dead-end job offers no comfort or hope of change and his love life is nonexistent, making everything twice as hard to cope with. One day a chance meeting sets Kymani on a new path and breathes newfound motivation into his life that could turn things around once and for all.

It's the beginning of the summer and Bianca and her cousin Regina are ready to make it one for the history books. When Bianca introduces Regina to her new boyfriend's best friend things grow interesting really quick. These guys aren't like the usual schoolboy types they've dated in the past. As Bianca and Regina explore these new found love interest things blossom but they soon find out these bad boys live up to their names in more ways than one. As trust is broken things get even more complicated and the girls find themselves taken on a hood journey that grows wilder than they could ever ...

The whole gang is back but both couples are at odds after Bianca's brother is shot. Bianca tries to move on by finding comfort in the past. Although Gina and Domo long to be together Gina's family issues is the main thing standing in their way. When a turn of events lead to a reconnection, new flames and old enemies threaten everyone's happiness. Cheddar is in hot pursuit of Bianca and he's willing to do whatever it takes no matter how many people tell him to let it go. Will these young lovers find out the meaning of real love or have the games just begun?

All the girls are back with a new and improved hustle game. The sequel picks up with Safari and Bambi in those streets again doing what they do, getting to the money. Charmaine realizes she has a new enemy in the form of her deceased boyfriend’s side chic and Safari still can’t avoid bumping heads with Tyiesha. When their enemies come together for the common goal of sabotage will they succeed or will Safari finally lead her team to the big leagues?

Safari Brewster has never lived by anyone’s rules; not her parent’s, not a man’s, and damn sure not the state of Michigan’s. When her Jamaican parents came to the US, they bounced around from the east to the west coast, but Safari, being the rule breaker she was, left her parent’s house before the age of seventeen. When she landed in Flint, Michigan, she met Bambi and Charmaine and felt that they needed a role model to help them maneuver through the grimy streets of the north side where anything goes. When Bambi and Charmaine are given the option to roll with Safari’s crazy ...

After being cleared of any wrongdoing in the shootings that eventually led to Bones being sentenced to life in prison, Michelle is released from custody only to be tossed to the pack of wolves known as the media. Feeling an extreme amount of pressure for answers she didn’t have, Michelle goes into hiding until things die down. Just as she’s beginning to get her life and career back on track, in steps the man that turned it all upside down before… After surviving an assignation attempt, Mercedes Jay knows his days in the game our numbered. As he continues to try and distance himself ...

Jerry and Monique are your average working couple from the hood just trying to make a living. What happens when they wake up one morning to a shocking news flashed that sets off complete pandemonium that will not be forgotten for decades to come. The city infrastructure has collapsed leaving citizens with no law enforcement, fire fighters, or electric power for at least 24 hours. To make matter worse, it's devils night!

Nicole is 27 years old and works as a financial adviser for a small bank. When a banking client she's had a crush on continues to pursue her, Nicole decides to throw caution to the wind and jump back in the dating game. The two discover they have magical chemistry, and they soon become the it couple among their family and friends, but once they take their vows, things take a drastic change for the worse.

There are two ways to earn money nowadays. One is when you work either for yourself or for someone else to earn an income. The other way is to grow your wealth by investing your assets so that they can increase in value over time.

After exhausting all of his appeals Kwon is thrown a new lifeline that grants him his freedom and the opportunity that he’d prayed for. All eyes are on him, and his intentions are clear. Along with raising his son, Kwon wants to use his voice and his name recognition to bring about drastic changes in his community, but the local hustlers might have something to say about that. Old wounds resurface and bring new challenges as Des tried to figure out where does she fit in Kwon’s life as well as what to do with her own. Tino isn’t giving up on Des so easily, but with Kwon home he will ...

In the final installment of this roller coaster ride, Bambi and Safari have fled the city running from their dirty deeds, but the hustle doesn’t stop. Stationed in a new town, Safari explores her relationship with Mick while finding a much easier way to make the come up she and Bambi so desperately need now more than ever. Bambi and Choppa continue to grow into something serious, but his internal struggles stunt their growth. Charmaine has a new love interest, but as she tries to move forward she realizes he’s holding on to an enormous secret that could change everything. Follow these ...

This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 2 and is titled “This My Block”.

After Cheddar is gunned down right in front of Bianca, she realizes just how much he means to her. Before she can even verbalize her love for him, Fatty is sliding in the mix once again leaving her confused and frustrated. Gina has a huge secret that she knows will ruin her relationship forever if Domo finds out, but her plan is to take it to the grave. With their lives on the line, the fellas must find a way to deal with their street problems once and for all while simultaneously fighting for the women they love. In the process, Cheddar and Bianca’s relationship becomes more toxic in ...

After finding their way back to each other, Jay and Michelle find out that they are much better together than they are apart. They also realize that the only way to possibly live in peace is to leave the city of Detroit. After moving back to Michelle’s hometown, Mercedes Jay faces challenges with going legit and trying to find his niche while Michelle is feeling the pressure from friends and family to get married and start a family. But those problems become minute when they realize that Bones has not been captured and is still on the loose Bones and Oshiwa travel from state to state, ...

Beautiful, selfish, and brainless are just some of the words used to describe Roxanne. Everything she’s ever been through, she’s been partially to blame for it. Although she excels in high school, with above average grades, she fails to use the common sense portion of her brain. Throwing caution to the wind, she bumps her head countless times, making life changing decisions in the blink of an eye.

American Dreaming is a standalone series with completely unrelated characters in each book centered around the same premise of chasing dreams. * * * Marion (Black Magic) Cross is a man with a dream and the tunnel vision to see it through. His girlfriend Candice has been holding him down while he was away, and he can’t wait to give her the world. But almost from the start, when he steps out on his path to become the best professional boxing great of his generation, his past life is leaning on his present days. Soon he is faced with two more harsh realities; his girl isn’t who he thinks ...

Latoya Bankhead is truly tired of living life on the edge of disaster. After being convicted of the failed casino heist, she takes her time on the chin and is prepared to do it all. Her crew has been dismantled, and just about everyone she loved is either dead or doesn’t know she exists. Trouble is the only friend she has left, but even she had a huge question mark hanging over her head. But when Trouble pays for her appeal Toya is given one last chance to get it right and she comes home feeling forever in debt to Trouble. Rick and Roscoe Bankhead haven’t seen their cousin Toya since ...

This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 2 and is titled “The Last Deal."

This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 4 and is titled "88 Hustlers".