After suffering a tragic loss, Amir "Ace" Johnson gave up his stronghold of the streets and put his guns away. He became the doting father that his twin girls needed and turned his back on everything including love. Out of nowhere, he meets hardworking attorney Aaliyah Bailey who has him feeling a way he never thought he would ever feel again. Ace gets forced back into the game when he starts receiving notes and pictures that convince him that the original love of his life could still be alive. What is Aaliyah to do now that he might find his love and put his life back together without her?Is Aaliyah ready to ride or die for her man? Or will it all be for nothing?

Thug Love: Why Women Are Attracted to Bad Boys is the Wikipedia of questionable relationships. Dr. Petty conducted seven years of research, using surveys, group discussions, and case studies among women and men to answer this age-old question. In doing so, he develops a profile of the Bad Boy, analyzes womens thinking behind such behavior, and provides tips, tactics, and theories to help women turn their risky behavior into responsible behavior.

Kennedy: Apparently I had been naive the entire time that I was with King. Who knew that he had been keeping such a secret from me? Just my luck, as I hid from him to gather my thoughts and deal with the pain, yet another crushing blow to my happiness was revealed. I then realized that I could no longer live for King; it was time to live for Kennedy. Little did I know, Jada was suffering the same heartbreak that I was. Dolla had torn her heart into two. My girl was miserable, but she didn't run as I did; she was trying her best to inflict the same pain on Dolla as he had on her. Meanwhile, King, Meech and Dolla were constructing a plan to permanently get rid of the squad's enemies. But will it work? Will the squad make it through this storm of deception and lies to continue ruling the streets of Chi? Some secrets should never be kept and some secrets should never be told because, either way, we were all about to suffer the consequences of secrets both revealed and untold.

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.

What do you do when the man you love won’t let you go? Denver Andrews is trying to move forward with her life and her new man, Myles. She is finally in a place of peace, but her ex-husband Malik is relentless when it comes to getting her back. He’s made it clear that he’s willing to go to extreme lengths to get her back, but Denver knows that he’s not the man for her. Aurora Andrews has never been a one-man woman. She enjoys playing the field and not taking anything too seriously, but all that changes when she meets Jermaine. He is the missing piece to her puzzle, but she isn’t sure if she’s ready to dive into something serious with a man she just met. Jermaine is sure that Aurora is perfect for him, but he’s not going to beg her to be with him. Will she realize that it’s okay to let him in? Or will she self-sabotage a relationship that could change her life? Cole is still on the run, and Myles and Jermaine are at their wits’ end trying to find him. Once they take care of him, they can get back to normal life. However, that isn’t as easy as they thought it would be. Saving My Heart for a Thug’s Love 3 is full of drama and love. This book shows the true meaning of family and loyalty in a way that readers haven’t seen before.

It’s hard to move forward when the past won’t let you go. Denver has finally taken control of her life and she is determined to move forward and enjoy all that life has to offer. With a new outlook on love, she is ready to start living, but there’s just one problem; her husband Malik won’t let her go. Borderline obsessed with Denver, he doesn’t know how to move on, and neither does he want to. He is focused on making his life with Denver work no matter what the cost. The only thing that is standing in his way is Myles. Myles Mills is putting his all into making Denver the happiest woman in the world. There is nothing he wouldn’t do for her. Myles is trying to be there for her while simultaneously heading to war in the streets. Will he rise to the occasion? Or will he be defeated by an unlikely enemy? Get ready to experience what happens when you save your heart for a thug.

Malika has been through a lot in her life, from being raped by her mother’s dealer to not knowing who her father is. She thinks love is just a word that’s meant to hurt people. Her mother intends for Malika to be the way she gets drugs without having to pay for them, until one day, her knight in shining armor saves and offers her to come stay with him until her mother gets herself together. In the midst of this, she falls for him, even though he has a girlfriend, Nyah. They are on and off again lovers. Malika thinks they’re over; he and she have relations, which is soon turned into her feeling like he was just like the rest of the guys that tried to get with her, and she leaves his home. Meeting a man named Boobie, she thinks she’s hurting Dominic, but in reality, she realizes she’s gotten herself into some deep stuff, and only one person can save her. Will her knight in shining armor come to her rescue or leave her to drown in her sorrow?