African Urban

3 Baby Daddies. 2 Hustles. 1 Scheme. Leilani Chavez is a half Black, half Mexican young woman from the Westside of Chicago who escapes the mental, physical, and verbal abuse from her bipolar mother and an absentee father. As the streets call her, Lala has gone from selling drugs on the block to pushing pills from a doctor's office. She recruits one of her dead beat baby fathers and her best friend to push weight from downtown Chicago's conservative corporate offices to small all-white trailer towns 2 hours outside of the Chi. LaLa is the essential rags to riches story with urban drama ...

Saphire married Clay Matthews, a handsome, down to earth and loyal man who worships the ground her designer shoes walk on. But no matter how hard she tries to love him, her heart yearns for another. ​ Gade, Saphire's younger sister, married the man of her dreams. Lamonte Singletary is everything a red-blooded woman could ever want in a man. After the birth of their son, life has been picture perfect. That is, until Joe Burrels, a bittersweet memory from the past, returns with a haunting secret he is determined to reveal. ​ Now the bond of sisterhood could be destroyed forever.

A fast-paced, juicy standalone from bestselling author, Jade Jones Having left her family and past behind to pursue a career as an underground MMA fighter, Navi, starts at the very bottom but somehow doesn’t make as much progress – or money - as she anticipated. With their cash reserves running low, she and her best friends Camber and Breeze become accustomed to a no-frills hand-to-mouth existence, but Navi is determined to turn their luck around. With the help of a young street legend, she hatches a plan to get rich quick, but finds herself falling for the handsome, rugged drug dealer ...

Kennedy Strong is a gorgeous twenty-one-year-old college student that had one bad relationship with her high-school sweetheart, Tristian, and it made her want to just focus on herself. Being a full-time student and working a full-time job, she doesn’t have a lot of time to spend with the opposite sex. A chance encounter with her teenage crush, Zaire Hart, brings back old feelings that Kennedy didn’t know still existed. In a short time, Zaire sweeps her off her feet, and she gives him the free time she only had reserved for herself. The only problem is that while Kennedy is giving almost...

Junie’s entire world came crashing down when she walked in on her husband, Finesse, screwing another woman. Yearning to put some space between her and her soon-to-be ex, Junie reconnects with her homegirl, Siren, who convinces her that it's time for a fresh start. But things progress a lot faster than she expects, and before she knows it, she’s fallen into the clutches of the handsome and powerful Santana "Staxx" Perez. The King of New York has always been one to get what he wants, and right now, he wants Junie to be his future. Siren is a bad girl with bad intentions, but she might've ...

A hard-working daddy's girl, Precious Cummings is sure she's going to college. But when her father is murdered, she discovers he lied for years about money they never had - and hid a shocking family secret. Shattered and lost, she starts hangin' with savvy hood chick Keisha - and falls hard for DaVon, LA's most powerful drug dealer. As his new lady, Precious soon gets the best of every luxurious thing - and fast learns the ropes of her lover's lethal hustle.

It seems like every time you want to do right, the devil makes it so easy for you to do wrong! Darrel was once a smooth talking ladies’ man that hopped from bedroom to bedroom on a nightly basis and didn't give a second thought to breaking any woman's heart. All of that changed when he thought he’d met the woman of his dreams, sexy model, Brandi Brown. He quickly finds out what comes around goes around the hard way when he discovers his new bride under the sheets grinding it out with another man. After the deception of his new bride Darrel attempts to take on a new leaf and play the ...

Brianna Cambell had a tough road to travel growing up in a household where she was unwanted. A constant reminder of her mother’s indiscretions, Brianna is unwilling to continue to be the target of her step father’s anger. She leaves her suburban life style for the streets of Charlotte NC. In true Charlotte faith Brianna is linked up with Treshawn Nash, a local hustler. Tre has lived the alternate life; raised by his grandmother who showered him with love in the midst of violence, drugs, and poverty. The two are made for each other. Brianna provides the genuineness and innocence Tre has ...

Family over everything! It sounds good in theory. But in reality family can be the first to screw you over. Paris, the stunningly beautiful sister, has always been the golden child, effortlessly captivating everyone around her. However, her breathtaking exterior hides a darker side—one that led her to betray her sister Samaya’s trust by sleeping with her man. Their once inseparable bond, igniting a fierce rivalry filled with resentment and longing. Samaya, on the other hand, is equally beautiful but feels overshadowed by Paris's allure. As she grapples with the betrayal, she finds ...

Get ready for a second-chance romance filled with secrets, drama, and undeniable chemistry. In this gripping two-part series, Kynlee Brown, Lincoln Coles, Merceedes Coles, Alani Smith, and Jamari Davis take you on a journey through love's trials and tribulations. With every twist and turn, one thing remains constant—he's always had a thing for a BBW. As these characters navigate their complicated lives, they learn that love can conquer all. So, pour yourself a glass of wine, settle in, and dive into the story to discover the lengths they’ll go to find their happily ever after.

A Harlem Kingpin meets a Struggling, Single mother. Hood Love is in the air. Life in Harlem has never been easy for Kayla “Kiki” Hayes. Getting pregnant right as she was graduating high school didn't make things any easier. Life wouldn't be so bad if she had a loving man to come home to after working her minimum-wage job. Her baby daddy is a lot of things. But loving ain't one of them. For years, she’s felt neglected and unloved. She wants to be free. More than anything she wants to be the caring, loving mother that she never had. Just when she thinks she can't take anymore, a ...

**FULL STANDALONE** At the age of thirteen, Jezebel had the looks of a melanin angel and the body of a goddess. With peanut-butter tan skin, honey-brown eyes, and a thick mane of hair, Jezebel was the spitting image of her mother, Josephine… or Josie the Pussycat was what they called her. Josephine was the epitome of beauty, body, and brains and every man’s fantasy. With the reputation of the friendly neighborhood hoe, she had no shame in her game. Her child was fed and clothed, and she was able to provide a roof over her head without government assistance. What was there to be ashamed ...

She swiped right on love—but ended up fighting for her child’s life. Will Trish ever find the love she deserves? An African American Urban Short Story - Trish Johnson thought she had life figured out—smart, ambitious, and determined to succeed. But after landing a job that barely pays the bills and finding herself tangled up with Jackson, a smooth-talking but irresponsible man, she realizes that love and stability don’t always go hand in hand. As she struggles to provide for her daughter, Alia, and navigate the chaos of her ex still living in her basement, Trish reflects on how she ...

Passion is convinced that love doesn’t love her. Why else would she be in a six-year relationship with a man who constantly cheats? Although she feels that she has reached her breaking point, Passion finds it hard to walk away until she witnesses a betrayal so cold that leaving is the only thing she can do.Chino Luvher is the man, and he knows it. His money and his looks make it easy for him to have as many women as he wants. Chino loves his girlfriend, Passion, but he loves variety more. He sees no reason to change his behavior because as long as he controls the purse strings, Passion ...

At first, med student Misty Heiress just wants to help. With her cousin Jillian in constant pain, and the doctor refusing to prescribe, Misty steals opioids from the Virginia Beach pharmacy where she works. But when Jillian starts reselling them to local dealers and gets big money, Misty grabs an unbelievable opportunity to get out of crushing debt. Soon Misty's boss, Sanjay, learns the truth and wants in. In no time, their illegal business dominates the street - and racks up a fortune. But when demand quickly outstrips supply, Sanjay way overplays his hand - and the Feds come calling.

I Loved Them. They Betrayed Me. My Husband Lied. Her Husband Lied. I Never Forgave Either Of Them, And Now.... It took her almost two years of hard work, research, dedication, and studying to plan this out. She could taste his demise on her tongue. Sincerely Betrayed had me so caught up I told Aleta we must finish the story because baby, there is revenge, untold secrets, and discoveries that must be brought to the forefront. This a standalone Novel by two dope authors.

Jahzara, Honey, and Tomeka are best friends 'til the end. The three of them would die for each other and have always had each other's back. They each desperately wanted better lives and were willing to work extra hard in order to attain it. Relationship issues in their personal lives bring the girls closer together than ever before - especially when Jahzara brings a business proposal to the table. Betrayal, lies, jealousy, and murder is only the beginning of what they have to overcome.

They were just kids when Claudette McPhearson took them all in. Eight of them all together. All different races and ethnic makeups, but she loved them as her own. One woman taught them how to love, trust, and respect one another. She was the only glue that kept them together, the only one they wanted to please and never let down. She had been their light at the end of a long troublesome tunnel - it shined so bright. Then, one dreadful day, it all came to a crashing halt.

The dating pool was trash... Sharla was not looking when she came across his profile... He was everything! Fine... Built... Swag... The look of a savage in a good savage kind of way. A bad boy with all the markers. What could go wrong? She swiped right. He responded. They met. And he blew her mind! Knight was everybody's dream guy. His tall perfect frame, kissable lips and eyes that hypnotized had done Sharla in. But... What started off as something wonderful, started to show cracks. The layers peeled back. And what she saw was devastating! What happened? Find out! Read along in this ...

After the death of her father at age eight, Marvelous “Marvel” Stephens, was uprooted from her home to be raised by her father’s parents. As much as she adored her grandparents, her own need for companionship developed as the only child in the household. That all changed when troubled ten-year-old, D'usse “Duce” Phelps, and his uncle moved down the street. From the first point of contact, their friendship took off, causing the two to be inseparable. What seemed like an odd pairing to everyone was a match made for them. Marvel has always been aware of D'usse’s troubled upbringing...