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After graduating from Arizona State with a degree in broadcast journalism, Michelle Mitchell lands a job as a reporter on the mean streets of Detroit. The job has its challenges but Michelle loves being a reporter. Jason Burks, AKA , Mercedes Jay is back on easy street, after beating a murder charge and getting a new connect. When he meets the girl of his dreams life just couldn't get any better. Little does he know that the brother of the man he murdered was just released from an Ohio State prison with two things etched in his brain: money and murder. Jay tries to hide his criminal ties to...

****Standalone Novel**** Remember Lashay Dawson was born with the kind of ambition you can’t teach. She never needed anyone to tell her the importance of focus, drive or execution. No one is surprised when she becomes successful at a young age running multiple businesses all the while staying true to the people she loves the most. But there are others lurking in the shadows that aren’t so happy for her. They want what she has and some that just want her all for themselves. Although she is very capable of navigating through all the down talk, hidden agendas and plots to destroy her, ...

Can men and women just be friends? Farrah is twenty-three years old in a happy and committed relationship. When she befriends her new co-worker she suddenly begins to notice the flaws in her relationship and the shortcoming of her boyfriend Raheem. Soon she becomes too close for comfort with her newfound friend and as her feelings begin to change she does the unthinkable. Marco is twenty-five and fresh home from a three year prison stretch for dealing drugs. When he decides to go straight, he lands a job where he meets a beautiful woman that shakes him to the core. He tries to work on his ...

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!

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 1 and is titled “Hot Girls in the D”.

Markwon has had things come to him easily most of his young life. His parents gave him whatever he wanted and so did the girls at his high school. One day a sixty-second altercation leads to a decision that would alter his young life forever. But Kwon’s decision doesn’t just affect his life, it affects the lives of everyone around him, and lives he didn’t even know existed. Faced with immeasurable odds, he will have to grow up quickly and find something to believe in if he wants to stay alive and sane. Destiny seemingly has a bright future ahead of her. She’s young, smart, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Warning! This is a standalone spinoff to the highly acclaimed series The War Report....Oshiwa has really big plans. Some may even say her plans are irrational. After lying low for a year steadily planting her seeds and building her team with her boyfriend Doe, Oshiwa is ready to take what she believes the game owes her. As she and Doe agree to take The Motor City by storm they quickly rise to the top of the game and become two of the most infamous names in Detroit. Instead of shying away from the spotlight, Oshiwa decides to step into her new role as queenpin only to realize that she has ...

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?

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.

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 ...

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 ...

What happens when a black man in America doesn’t have the coping and problem-solving skills to deal with the burden that his environment had placed upon him? He stays stuck in survival mode. Once upon a time on the eastside of Detroit was a kid who dared to dream much bigger than his circumstances. Born to a mother with limited education and a father he barely knew, it wasn’t long before he realized just what the world thought of people like him. Being a young black male in the ’90s made him a target of hate and an assumed statistic in the eyes of many. For years he would walk that ...

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 ...

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 5 and is titled Black Lives Matter

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”.

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".