The legendary love story is finally coming to an end... After Legend, Murk and Dame are arrested for the murder of a federal agent, Shanecia and Maliah are left devastated as they await the fate of the men they love. But even after they are released, Agent Martinez still has her mind set on catching them in the act of an illegal activity so she can put them away for good. When Legend finds a way to get her attention off of them, he wonders if he should take the bait and risk losing Shanecia or listen to the urgings of his heart. Murk and Maliah are making the transition into married life but with it comes issues when Maliah begins to allow her insecurities to affect her thoughts when it comes to her new husband. On top of this, she receives a subpoena and learns that Danny is challenging her to get custody of the kids. With all this happening around her, in addition to the impending birth of the twins, will she self-destruct trying to handle it all on her own or will she learn that Murk is not only her man but the one who will always have her back? Tanecia and Darin are happily living life as a couple raising a brand new baby...or are they? Although Tanecia loves everything about Jen and takes her in as if she’s her own, Darin is unable to stop the voices in his head from telling him that Tanecia doesn’t have his child’s best interest at heart. Will he be able to fully trust the woman he’s sought after so long or will his disbelief that Tanecia has changed destroy everything they’re trying to build together?

Can the right woman really make a bad boy change? Janelle and Outlaw's love story was birthed through struggles that neither one of them ever saw coming but just when they thought they’d reached their happily ever after, their picture-perfect love story comes crumbling down. Janelle's dreams are all set to come true when she gets the chance to become the District Attorney of New York City. The only thing making her have second thoughts is the fact that she’s married to the city’s ultimate bad boy, Luke ‘Outlaw’ Murray. With no one around who understands her ambitious goals, she finds a friend in a woman who truly only wants to bring her down. The saying ‘keep your friends close and your enemies closer’ always rings true but once Janelle finally realizes that her enemy is right in front of her, will it be too late? Luke ‘Outlaw’ Murray is the bad boy who no one ever imagined could be tamed. Now that he’s a family man, his reckless lifestyle has changed, but the savage in him is very much alive. With Janelle focused on her own dreams, he turns his attention back to running the streets... only to meet someone he would have never expected: Chloe Harvarty, the sister of Chris Harvarty, a man whose life he ended in order to protect the woman he loved. His guilt plagues him when he sees the way that his actions have utterly devastated her life and, against his better nature, he’s caught up—feeling obligated to help a woman he begins to feel responsible for. When a simple friendship begins to cross the line over into a lane that he knows he shouldn’t explore, will Outlaw stand strong or will he turn back into his old self and fall back into his womanizing ways?

Best-selling author, Porscha Sterling, comes back with the highly anticipated spin-off to the Bad Boys Do It Better series with yet another riveting tale about the unavoidable attraction that good girls have for bad boys. Focusing on the offspring of two of her most loved and most dangerous characters, the infamous Outlaw, the youngest of the Murray Brothers and Legend, the leader of the Dumas clan, she weaves a story of young love complete with all the dramatic twists and turns that are typical of her series as she dives into the world of January Murray. As a mafia princess, January wanted a different life and vowed to never love a bad boy. But when she meets Legend Dumas, her life will never again be the same. Read the synopsis below and prepare yourselves for Only a Bad Boy Can Love Her, available January 2021! Balance. Balance was my everything. Growing up as a classically trained ballerina with dreams of being a professional dancer, balance was my life. Everything about me depended on it; my diet, my temper, my sleep and waking schedule. I even dedicated myself to rigorous yoga and martial arts training to learn how to maintain focus by balancing my breath. Balance was literally my everything. Living like this came with several rules and I was the kind of person who didn’t mind following them. Rules were made to protect me; they kept me safe. And I never had issues following them but, to be totally honest, I never once had a reason not to. At least, not until I met him. My name is January Luckeisha Murray, daughter of the honorable Janelle Murray and Luke ‘Outlaw’ Murray, the infamous leader of the Black Bag Mafia, an underground crime society. Most know me as the apple of his eye, a cherished mafia princess who always followed her father’s rules about staying out of the public’s eye. But now daddy’s little girl is all grown up and I’m ready to share my story. This is a story about the time when I decided to break all the rules... The time I fell in love.

I'm Janelle Alexandria Elizabeth-Ann Pickney. The oldest of four girls. Graduate of New York Law School, two years earlier than expected, at the top of my class and apple of my father’s eye. After years of hard work and dedication, I’m finally rewarded by being able to sit in on one of the biggest trials in the city, being handled by the district attorney himself. I’m excited and terrified about working with him. After all my years of dreaming, the time has finally come. But then I met him... Luke “Outlaw” Murray. The youngest of six boys. Graduate at the top of his class at hood university where he got his degree in the streets. Certified in Street Nigga-ology. He’s rude. He’s arrogant. He’s abrasive and he’s... did I say he was rude? He’s everything I don’t want in a man. Everything I shouldn’t want... until I do. And this... this is a story about us. But beware, because it's not your average love story.

Luke was the one man Janelle never saw coming but now that he's here, she isn't able to let him go. All the things she hates about him-- his massive ego, rude demeanor and unapologetic thuggish ways-- begin to be the exact things she realizes she can't do without. And he seems to have fallen just as deeply for her, the good girl he just can't leave alone. But when she confesses her feelings for him, will it bring them closer or drive them apart? Carmella is miserable without Cree but has problems in Cali that are stealing her attention. But when the opportunity to return to New York presents itself, she flies back without a second thought about the consequences. Cree's focus is on never letting her get away again and everything is going according to plan until Carmella gets involved in something that threatens their new relationship. With her rising bad habits and new profession, all that is left for her to do is hope that Cree will, for once in his life, see things her way. Sidney is back in the place she thought she'd never be again-- head over heels in love with Yolo. But this time, he reciprocates it the way that she always wanted, proudly showing her off as his girl. However, someone is not too happy about their new public love--- his ex girlfriend, LaTrese. With Yolo telling Sidney that LaTrese is a non-factor, she trusts his words, knowing he's never told her a lie. But when a new situation comes about, hitting Yolo right where it hurts, will this still remain true? The saga continues in a way that none of these couples ever expected.

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The saga continues with Janelle and Outlaw on the verge of a lifestyle change they never expected would come quite so fast. But with Janelle nearly eight months pregnant, time is running short and the rush to get their lives in order before the arrival of their little princess has begun. Juggling her pregnancy, her career and her love life, Janelle is almost at wits end when things aren't turning out the way she planned. When Outlaw's reputation as the most vicious member of an infamous crime mob leads to her losing out on clients that she needs in order to keep the lights on, the stress of it all couldn't come at a worst time. As if that isn't enough, Janelle is anonymously sent a video that shakes her world and threatens to derail her relationship. Will she finally learn that she can put her faith and trust in the man she gave her heart to or will she fall victim to the mental and emotional turmoil that comes along with trying to handle it all on her own? No matter what, Carmella always seems to come alive in the presence of flashing lights, cameras, good music and adoring fans. After accidentally falling into the life of a socialite, Carmella feels like she's experiencing the glamorous life. Drug free, she's still living big, doing all the things that she loves and her relationship is perfect with Cree by her side. But how perfect is too perfect? When she begins to suspect Cree is up to some extracurricular activities involving another woman, she's hot on the trail like Inspector Gadget to catch him in the act. Will she be able to deal with what she finds if she discovers that Cree isn't the man she believed him to be? Sidney is finally indulging in the drama-free life now that she and Yolo have buckled down and made their relationship official. After losing Faviola, she's pulled herself together and her desire to move on and live every moment like it's her last is stronger than ever. But when a mystery woman shows up at the club one night, whispering a few words in Yolo's ear, her life takes a sudden turn that she wasn't preparing for. Sidney finds herself in a place where she has to come to terms with her own emotional scars before she can progress with her life. Will she be able to grow up beyond her hurtful past?