It’s been 9 months since Shay has seen or heard from Anson; and even with new guys trying to get her attention, she still can’t stop thinking about him. With pressure from her friends, she is trying to move on from him. She decided to finally take up one guy's offer to go out on a date; but not before she and her friends decided to throw a weekend bash, and Anson shows up out of the blue. Since leaving, all Anson has been able to do is think about Shay. After he is assigned jobs in Atlanta; the only thing on his mind is getting his jobs done, so he can rekindle the flame with Shay. Everything is going how he wants; until his boss throws a curveball and assign him to kill a female. All seems to be going great for Shay and Anson, but he wants to get the approval of Tyrone to date her. Anson decides to take a trip to Dallas and wants Shay to come. Against her better judgement, she tags along with him. Once there, she decides to go see her siblings and think about possibly reconciling with Sonja; but Sonja is still seeking revenge against her and Ty. Sonja’s revenge will either make or break Anson and Shay’s relationship. In this follow up novel, not only will you hear from Shay; you will get Anson’s point of view.

When your addiction becomes real... there’s no escaping it. Naomi never would have imagined falling for a dangerous, fine ass thug and breaking his heart in the process. She had managed to turn her entire life upside down in just a matter of three months. Now she is forced to face the reality of betraying her husband’s trust and neglecting her family for another man. Loving a notorious street king gangster and contemplating on the possibility of their happily ever after together was a dream that Naomi knew she had to quickly forget all about. After deciding to mend her broken relationship with Tyree, she was confident that breaking things off with Marquise was for the best. That is until she is faced with the harsh reality of him discovering the truth about her life. Marquise swore that he would never speak to Naomi again after how bad she’d hurt him. He simply couldn’t believe he’d allowed her to get one over on him and play him! But even as he tries his hardest to forget all about her, he is haunted by their sweet memories and fun times together. He decides that he has to have her by any means necessary and quickly sets a plan in motion to have Naomi all to himself. And he doesn’t care who stands in his way. Naomi is torn again, between her first love and the thug that made her love like no other. She continues to sneak behind Tyree’s back, while a demanding Marquise makes a point of letting her know that he wants a future with her. Stuck in a complicated love triangle, she is having a hard time making the right decision. That is until she is hit with a shocking revelation that suddenly changes everything...

Harper is following her dreams and staying focused on her goals. But as they say, when things are going well, there’s always something or someone trying to pull you down. After getting shot, Maleek is ready for war as he tries to find out who would be bold enough to try and kill him. Will Harper and Maleek be able to grow as a couple or will people on the outside see to it that they don’t? Phenix is still hiding her relationship from her brother, but she knows it’s time to tell him the truth. How will Maleek feel knowing that she’s been hiding a relationship with someone that he considers his brother? Liam has always had Maleek’s back and this time it’s no different. He’s ready to find out who tried to come at their organization, and make an example out of them. Money, power and respect is the root of all evil. What happens when you complicate that even more and add love?

Who knew the purest love would turn out to be the most addictive substance? Kisan Williams knew from the second he laid eyes on Solána Winters that he wanted her. But from wanting her to now loving her was something that he never expected to happen. And now that it has, Kisan is torn. Should he make things work with the woman he loves or stay with the woman who birthed his precious daughter? Solána Winters is still distraught from Kisan’s sudden end to their relationship. She knows she loves him and doesn’t want to be without him. Despite her mind telling her to forget all about him, her heart yearns for his presence. Will her determination result in her taking control and going full force for the man she wants, regardless of his decision for them to be apart? Or will she fall into the arms of another? There’s a big secret lurking, and it could send Kisan into a state of pure hatred. And that ice-cold heart that was once melted by Solána could instantly freeze into an ice-cold box. In the second installment of The Purest Love for The Coldest Thug, lines will be crossed, tears will be shed, and love will endure. But can everyone survive the conflicting times ahead, or will the conflict get the best of them?

The gang is back. All the questions you were wondering will be answered. Logan is in the midst of the fight of her life. She finds out her parents’ marriage is in shambles as her father becomes involved in the streets again because of Brandon’s incarceration. Her mother is put in a position that she never dreamed of being in at her age because of her father’s infidelities. Her enemy, Candi, is a lot more involved with her loved ones than she could ever imagine at this point. Once Logan realizes it, her need to knock off Candi becomes one of her main concerns. While Dre is locked up, she tries to use it as the opportune time to move on and focus on herself, by quitting her job and starting her business. She meets a new man, Diesel, that she feels is a lot more settled in life than Deandre. The only problem is that Diesel is a cop, and his brother turns out to be the family empire’s biggest east side rivalry, Trey. Trey turns out to be Shay’s new man. Dre gets word of it from Dom and isn’t pleased. Dre battles with trying to win back over Logan by any means. The problem is, how will he handle being able to move away from Candi and her control issues? How will he be able to get rid of Ashley claiming she is pregnant by him? He knows Logan wouldn’t want to stick around for any of that. He’s realizing that ignoring and lying his way out of situations isn’t getting him far in life. The family’s strength and loyalty to one another are tested once again. In the midst of it all, the empire seems to be going strong, but secrets begin to be exposed, and enemies are revealed. Will Logan and Dre’s relationship last? Will Logan be able to save herself or her family first?

The Sands brothers took a major hit when Cane gets shot, and he wakes up in the hospital with a score to settle. The reality of running BCE with Cameron, finally hits Canan and he’s realizing that his life has drastically changed. Canan has to figure out how to find a balance in the streets and at home, which is going to take some getting used to. Chelsey just can’t get it through her head that Cane has moved on and is happy, so she tries everything within her power to figure out a way to end their happiness. She might be delusional, but as far as she’s concerned, she deserves a life with Canan, a life that Avery stole from her. So, she has her mind made up that she will not stop until Avery is out of the picture. That is until she realizes that there might be life after Canan, thanks to the chance at a new love. But will it be too late, since she has set something in motion to end Avery’s life that she didn’t even know she had a hand in? Avery is learning to deal with her new life with Canan and now that she’s pregnant, she’s quickly learning that she now has more to lose than she could have ever imagined. But, that doesn’t stop her from making a deadly mistake by allowing her past to resurface and cause problems with her and Canan. Cam and Lauren are finally figuring things out, but the second they start to fall into a happy life preparing for the birth of their daughter, Justine drops a bomb that is about to complicate things for both her and Cam. Justine needs Cam’s finical support and even though she doesn’t really care about their son, CJ, she has to use him to get what she wants. Chy and Menken are falling fast, while Menken is moving up the ranks fast with BCE. Chy has a secret of her own that she’s hiding from her family, while Menken has a personal secret that he’s hiding from Chy that could possible cause her to walk away and never look back. The Sands brothers are struggling to keep their personal lives together, while a new threat enters the picture. They are at risk of going to war, and with their growing families, they are both trying their best to hold it all together.

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