When Miss Daffany's mothers risky lifestyle finally catches up with her, they all come back from LA, to Washington DC for her funeral. Once in town, Miss Wayne hooks up with his fabulous male friends and decides he misses home. Both Parade and Daffany fear he might want to stay in DC and their suspicions are correct when he doesn't come back with them. With the Queens of DC, he can wear flashy clothes, live the glamorous life and be around people like him. But when the novelty wears off, he realizes that there's a reason he never fully embraced his alternative lifestyle. But it's too late and he becomes a victim of the company he keeps. Murder. Hate. Revenge. All find places in his world and soon the life of those he cares about become endangered.

Miss Wayne from the Essence Best Selling novel Black and Ugly and Black & Ugly as Ever returns in this standalone spin-off! When Miss Daffany's mothers risky lifestyle finally catches up with her, they all come back from LA, to Washington DC for her funeral. Once in town, Miss Wayne hooks up with his fabulous male friends and decides he misses home. Both Parade and Daffany fear he might want to stay in DC and their suspicions are correct when he doesn't come back with them. With the Queens of DC, he can wear flashy clothes, live the glamorous and be around people like him. But when the novelty wears off, he realizes that there's a reason he never fully embraced his alternative lifestyle. But it's too late and he becomes a victim of the company he keeps. Murder. Hate. Revenge. All find places in his world and soon the life of those he cares about become endangered. Miss Wayne & The Queens of DC is a fast paced, funny, heartfelt story. You'll enjoy flashbacks of his life growing up with Parade, Daffany and Sky, and see how he grew to become the diva his is today. But, will he survive? A Must Read!

What happens when sibling rivalry fueled by a mother s greed spirals out of control? How far will a mother go to live the fabulous life ? When Robin James plan to trap not one but two notorious crime lords by bearing their offspring backfires, she has no choice but to thrust her two young sons into the game . Lucky for her, her youngest son Carmelo is quickly rising to kingpin status while, his older brother Rason still struggles to find his place in the game. By chance, Carmelo finds his soul mate Blue and his whole world changes. All he wants to do is give her the world, but the life he lives and the people in it are way too demanding. In his quest for happiness, loyalty is questioned, friendships are tested, innocent bystanders are kidnapped, money is stolen and lives are lost. As the two crime family matriarch s head up to protect their grandson s interest, ultimately somebody has to lose. La Familia Divided tells a tale of a deceitful mother who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Even at the expense of her own children s happiness. The phrase ain t no love in the heart of the city rings true as two brothers born of the same mother, but divided by two notorious crime families, battle for money, power and respect in the grimy streets of New York. As this story unravels, jealousy, larceny, malice and love will all find their rightful places within the very people who harbor these emotions. Just remember that nothing comes without a price.

The Beautiful Ones Always Smash The Picture. Kiante wants a paid hustler for her man, friends, and a pretty face. Instead she's used for her body, has one friend and is considered unattractive. It doesn't help that her best friend Marissa's sister Lucia, has all of the things she wants and more. Marissa's boyfriend is paid, fine and he adores her. She's the leader of a crew called, The Strawberry Cuties who on command, would do anything she asks, including kill. And, has a body and face that's fitting of a video model. Kiante looks up to Lucia obsessively but she doesn't notice. Wanting to fit in, Kiante devises a plan she believes will work and it includes creating a fake boyfriend who loves her, although no one ever meets him. But when Lucia finds out, in the presence of many, she plays an evil prank on her. Suddenly the life Kiante wants becomes clear. The only problem is, the life she wants is not her own. Reversed is the scandalous story of what happens when you wish for another's life so much that you move the universe to steal it. But as far as Lucia's concerned, it won't be without a deadly fight.

Their desire to get high will cost them more than their lives.

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This is how the reign of the notorious drug lords, The Pretty Kings, begins. Bambi and her sisters-in-law are married to cousins of the Kennedy family, rich and in love. As promised, the Kennedy Kings decide to get out of the drug game, but first they must return home for a one hundred million dollar meeting with The Russians. But, while in a casino, something devastating happens to the husbands, which their wives witness via video calling, that changes the women's lives forever.