Being married to her childhood sweetheart was the best feeling in the world to Keyawna. They grew and glowed up together; creating this beautiful family. Life should've been perfect, right?Wrong! Keyawna thought life was amazing with Phillip until she discovered he had habits that he couldn't let go of. Family didn't come first for Phillip, and Keyawna found that out quickly. She was left devastated and heart broken, when she was hit with the news that his old habits never died. That was until she met Erik, also known as Dome. Dome was a rare breed and the epitome of what a real man supposed to be, but he had relationship problems too. Having a wife with not only Cancer, but postpartum depression had his personal life on hold.Choosing to put his family first, he left the streets alone and focused on his beautiful wife Dot and their baby girl Belize. From the outside looking in, he was doing everything to make sure his wife was comfortable in her final days, but if you stepped inside, you would see that his home was standing on rocky grounds.Meeting Keyawna one night caused a shift in the atmosphere and the Universe was destined to put these two together. Both being in a relationship that hurt more holding on, than letting go; they had to decide was taking a chance on new love worth it, or should they let old love die first?Dome was the opposite of the only man Keyawna ever dated. He was sweet, charming, sexy, and that thug side always made an appearance. Keyawna would soon find out that the love she thought she couldn't live without was nothing compared to the feeling she got when she, Fell in Love With a Thug.

Julius is feeling the pressure so he’s starting to play dirty. Nick is hopeful that he will get a second chance with Lauren but he has to get past Cameron first. Cali is torn as he takes a backseat, while he and Ron do as promised, and let Cameron and Canan handle the war their facing with Julius. Cali also struggles with the fact that Katherine is gone but life moves one. Like it or not he has to decide if he deserves a second chance at love. Menken steps up his role with the Sands family which puts his life in danger while also learning whether or not his personal life will be altered with a new edition. The truth may cause him to lose Chy in the process. Lauren is stuck right in the middle between the family she was born into verse the family she chose and it seriously complicates things, forcing her to make some tough decisions. All and all the Sands family have some serious complications that they are faced with and hopefully they will still be standing when the dust settles.

A controversial new novel from critically acclaimed Essence bestseller Reginald L. Hall explores the attraction of dating a bad boy from an entirely new angle. During college, Juan Jiles fell in love with Darrell, who convinced Juan to help him rob one of Philadelphia's largest banks. During the heist, Darnell is killed, and Juan escapes with more than $175,000. After mourning the loss of his lover, Juan begins rebuilding his life and uses the money to open a popular celebrity hair salon. Then along comes Bryant Thompson, a street thug with drugs, drama, and deception in tow. Juan falls in love with the hustling, muscle-bound Bryant and soon succumbs to Bryant's addictive world. Juan's life starts to spin out of control, and he realizes that his meeting Bryant didn't happen by chance. A story of a man doomed by passion, In Love with a Thug is by turns a humorous, tragic, and hard-hitting look at the cost of destructive love and the price some pay for true happiness.

For the past three years, Shay and Anson have been enjoying the family life. With a new baby boy added to the mix, things seemed to be going perfect---that is, until Shay’s brother, Keith, is robbed and left for dead. Far from a pushover, Shay is not about to take the information sitting down. Vengeance is hers, and nothing will stop her. Seeing his wife’s wrath spiral out of control, Anson knows that he has no choice but to come out of retirement and defend his family’s honor. With new protégés, Shamarcus and Keko, Anson and Shay are set to wage a war with only one reasonable outcome—death. Once they have their sights locked on their target, they quickly learn that the body count will be higher than expected, but Shay and Anson were born and ready, and Shamarcus and Keko are anxious to lay as many people down as necessary. With the stakes extremely high, Shay and Anson put an even better plan into effect, going after Keith’s attackers full force. With their plan well under way, Shay and Anson are dropping bodies with no sign of letting up. With only the most important target left breathing, Shay is dead set on being the one solely responsible for having him take his last breath. Anson’s torn on letting his better half step into harm’s way, but Shay isn’t about to take no for an answer. She’s out to seek, seduce, and settle the score once and for all—no matter what the cost may be. Will Shay come out on the other side unharmed? Or will Anson have to shift gears and even the score on behalf of his wife?

In a world of chaos, you never know who to trust. In this blazing part two, the girls got snatched and the men are losing it. Worrying about them is the first and only thing on Khaos and Truth's mind. Both men ready to tear up the streets of CALI to look for their families. Honest'ee may not be family yet, but to Truth she was already his everything but Honest'ee might find herself getting chummy with someone else. Honest'ee, Karter, Santana, and Camille are all in the hands of the evil Preston and the team he has behind him. Without a care in the world, he's gonna make Karter be with him if it's the last thing he does. Khaos is not having that though. Sloan is playing her role in whichever way she can. She and Davion are two pawns in a game that they can only lose; both out for self because of jealousy and hate that can only lead them down a road of destruction Find out what happens when you fall for a hood rich thug and get caught up in a love game that turns deadly...

The hood's favorite power couple moves to LA and finds big money -- and major temptation -- in the fourth book of Wahida Clark's thrilling series perfect for fans of Love & Hip Hop. Tasha and Trae, the hood's favorite couple, are still together following the events of Thug Matrimony. Even with their relocation to sunny Los Angeles, the drama of New York cannot be escaped. From running a nightclub to dealing with models, shady lawyers, big money, new kinds of temptations, seductions, and drugs-not to mention new love interests-can this infamous couple weather all the storms and keep it together?

In the final installment of the Good Girls Love Thugs series, a new connect proves to be bad news for the brothers and their ladies. This is the first time business becomes unfortunately mixed with pleasure, and threatens the relationships of every single King brother. Can the couples make it, despite everyone trying to tear them apart? Or will they be able to prove their loyalty to one another, and come out on top.