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Parade Knight hates her complexion. As a result, she considers herself to be unattractive and condones the misuse of her body. Sky Taylor is beautiful, fly and wanted and loves reminding Parade of her imperfections especially after suspecting that she may be sleeping with her man, Jay Hernandez. Miss Wayne is hilarious and a self-proclaimed girlfriend who enjoys the attention his friends bring. If you let Miss Wayne tell it, he’s not gay, he’s just one of the girls. Daffany Stans uses her body for profit and hides a health secret so serious that it could endanger the lives of her ...

Who are the new neighbors down the block? Cage Stryker, young and impressionable, is bored with life. Craving adventure, he gets trouble instead when JoJo, the new neighbor, sets her sights on him. Luckily for Cage, he misses her trap when he meets Onion and Angelina. Although mysterious and somewhat untrustworthy, the duo becomes a staple in his life, which makes them inseparable despite a jealous love triangle forming. When the neighbor lays a trap Cage can’t resist, he accepts, which throws his world out of control.

After fleeing from Baltimore to protect his family from the aftermath of killing his best friend, Mason Louisville, Banks Wales believes the first part of his troubles is over. He's deathly wrong. Having arrived on the luxurious Wales Island, it becomes painfully obvious that Bet is changing for the worst. As she dwells on the fact that Harris is imprisoned and that Minnie has gone missing, her mind unravels in a way that shocks her family to the core. Banks finds her mood swings weak and as a result, questions the strength of their marriage.

After a brutal and calculated attack left Joey and Aliyah gravely injured, Banks takes drastic measures to protect his family and his empire. Hidden deep beneath the luxurious Sunset Haven lies a fortified underground lair, a sanctuary that no one is allowed to leave. But safety comes at a price, and the line between protector and tyrant begins to blur as Banks’ heavy hand becomes clear.

Although Banks left Wales Island, he didn’t return the same. Tiring of being Mr. Responsible, he embraces the persona of the bad guy with extreme ease. Unfortunately for him, now that he’s back in America, he brought with him an unwanted connection with a mysterious Latin kingpin.

The secret is out and the world knows that Farah Cotton was responsible for killing her soul mate's brother. In fear for her life, she must remain off the streets of DC or suffer an evil fate. Luckily Slade, who vows to avenge Knox's death, is tucked away in a cell, although his imprisonment does nothing for her broken heart. Desperate for protection, Farah, Mia, and Shadow take solace with Bones, 2nd in command of The Fold, a group of modern day vampires. When her blood craving increases, she makes risky moves to quench her thirst.

Something is wrong with Ace Wales. After being separated from his twin brother Walid, he is forced to live with his oldest brother Spacey, who does not think his malicious actions are cute or adorable at all. Keeping him in line, Spacey also comes to terms with his marriage falling apart. While also caring for his morbidly obese wife and young son, he finds himself in over his head. It does not help that Ace has grown obsessed with getting a bow and arrow for Christmas. After a near-death experience in the family, Mason summons the entire gang to the estate on Christmas Eve.

After Kerrick Khumalo's wife is murdered in their home, he migrates from Africa to America for better opportunities. But his thick accent and dark skin makes him unaccepted. Unable to find legal employment, he discovers that the drug trade can be a lucrative business for the man who is willing to do anything, including kill. Self-possessed, he quickly rises to the top and becomes the most fearful man in Baltimore.

"The Queen of the Heist”, Valentina Cash, reigns supreme as the mastermind behind a small but lucrative theft hustle. Living the high life in her lavish suburban mansion, she throws a party to showcase her rising empire. The next morning, hungover and ill, she stumbles upon a mysterious cell phone hidden in her bathroom. It holds a series of cryptic text messages that seem to be directed toward Valentina.

Knox Baker has been missing for weeks. When his cell phone is discovered in Farah Cotton’s possession, his family wants to know how she obtained it. Always deceitful, Farah quickly devises a clever lie to buy time. The problem is that there is one living person who knows the truth - Eleanor McClendon. Della Baker, Knox’s mother, senses that Farah is lying. To help discern her son’s whereabouts, she calls upon two deadly family members from Mississippi. They waste no time converging on Platinum Lofts to find their lost family member, no matter who they must kill in the process.

In the gritty follow-up to the War Saga, Walid Wales gets a cryptic call that sends him deep into the treacherous underbelly of Belize. His entire family’s held hostage, and the architect of this nefarious plan is none other than his own twin, Ace Wales, a loose cannon who’s hellbent on stealing their billionaire father’s empire. Ace, in cahoots with his girlfriend Arbella and his manipulative mother-in-law, Faye, orchestrates a billion-dollar heist, intending to bleed his father’s accounts dry. No witnesses can be left behind when all is said and done, and blood ties ain’t worth a damn.

After Ace Wales has what could only be described as a mental breakdown, he is taken away for evaluation. Besides, the violence he displayed worries not only his family, but also child protective services. His removal from his home means that Banks Wales and Mason Louisville are forced to rehash their dark history, a past not entirely clear to Banks, who still suffers memory loss.

Parade has loved Jay her whole life but when he makes a big bet, which yields zero benefits, their picture perfect family begins to crumble. Feeling partially responsible for a tragic event that makes the trauma to the Hernandez Family worse, Parade decides to use what she has to repair the rift in her broken family. Miss Wayne, being her true blue friend tries desperately to suggest an alternative to Parade’s sin filled plan and his intrusion could cost him the most. The follow up to Black and Ugly, Black and Ugly As Ever and Miss Wayne & The Queens of DC, this latest addition will ...

No longer a prisoner under the stairs, Nine Prophet attempts to fashion the perfect lifestyle to the world—a loving wife, a devoted husband, a well-mannered baby and a beautiful home. The trouble is in reality she’s married to her cousin, has a nephew for a son and is hosting Noel and Samantha’s wedding, who happen to be brother and sister. Only a year since she’s been free, she quickly learns that the incestuous rituals bestowed upon the family by the patriarch Kerrick Prophet were the least of their troubles. Jealousy, lies, curses and even revenge run rampant as Nine struggles ...

After making big-boy moves to get from under his billionaire father, Banks Wales, Ace proves he has the tenacity to live on his own in Baltimore. With millions at his disposal, he doesn’t miss a beat, trading mansions on the beach for penthouses in the city. Soon he misses his twin brother, Walid, and unknowingly allows his ego to present itself in dangerous ways when he’s rejected. This pushes his relationship with his fiancé, Arbella Valentine, into dangerous territories. All the while, it’s clear that Banks knows all and manipulates moves in the background.

After being heartbroken by Cage, Angelina & her Collection, The Linas, build an alliance with The Minks, the female Wolves led by Flow’s ex-girlfriend, that will prove to be deadly. To deal with the public blood feasts that The Linas and The Minks are creating, Cage must enlist the help of his Frenemy, Onion. This task proves more challenging than Cage realizes because although Onion needs Cage’s help against Angelina too, it’s not his sole focus. Onion still has his eyes on the bigger prize, Angelina herself. As Cage tries to navigate his way as the Vampire King by leading The ...

The Kennedy Kings have resurfaced only to learn that the women they married are not the same. Scarlett and Camp Kennedy continue to have marital problems. Although their troubles stem from past physical abuse on Scarletts part, their issues are magnified now that she has Ngozi, her mysterious new love interest. With all of her troubles and her new baby, Scarletts emotional stability plummets.

Based out of Bladensburg, Maryland, Janet Stayley spent her life looking for a hustler. She never knew she would find one in her 15-year-old son, Kelsi. Surrounded by violence, drugs and lies, Kelsi murders in self-defense. Suddenly Kelsi becomes charged with the newfound feeling he associates with becoming a man and feels he can take on anything, including his mother's cheating lover. The heat of murder ensues and Janet feels it's time to make a permanent move out of Maryland. Before doing so, she plans one last murder which, if goes as planned, could ultimately be worth millions. To top ...

When Amelia Rios, a young Latina with a serious crack addiction meets the love of her life, Wyld Heart, she has no idea that it’s the wrong time. Because when the self-made kingpin makes the foolish mistake of ridiculing his cousin, Ryan Heart, in public, this careless act sets off a series of incidents so violent it unearths secrets hidden within the Heart Family, forcing Amelia to relive the reckless behavior she successfully escaped. Despite Spyrits, pleas for Wyld to make amends with Ryan immediately, he doesn’t heed the warning, which turns out to be the costliest error in his life...

In the high-stakes world of the Kennedy Kings, power and betrayal walk hand in hand. Bambi Kennedy finds herself at a crossroads as she navigates the complexities of her family's empire and her marriage with her husband Kevin, who does all he can to remind her who holds the power.