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In a gritty and cautionary tale, a former drug dealer must deal with ghosts from his past when he's reunited with one of his best customers. Smoke used to supply Breanne with crack so she could block out an existence she couldn't escape from, and he was hungry enough to take anything she had to offer in exchange for his magic rocks. Fast-forward 16 years and Breanne is back to tell him he is the father of her 16 -year-old son.

Tall, dark, and handsome best-selling author Xavier Preston thought his nightmare - in the form of Pilar, a fanatical stalker/fan - had finally ended. Little does he know, it’s only beginning. When Xavier met Pilar, he got much more than he bargained for. What started out as an erotic one-night stand quickly turned into a dangerous game of obsession and pain, with both parties playing to win. Then...she simply disappeared.

Deceived into leaving Haiti and Cuba by Mr. and Mrs. Vega, Billie and Carmine are confronted with a harsh reality once on American soil. The teens realize they are sex workers for the Pricey Pussy Empire, and the couple who lured them to the US actually run their own division for the underground flesh-for-sale operation. Billie and Carmine will suffer through human indecency, cruel punishment, and sexual assault in hopes of breaking the chains of captivity. There is an expensive price tag attached to vengeance, and once it is theirs, they may just end up paying with their souls.

Nevaeh Madison seems to live the epitome of the the perfect life. She’s the captain of the varsity cheerleading squad and a straight-A student with a near-perfect boyfriend, Ronald. They have been dating for nearly three years, and the love that they share is immutable...or so Nevaeh thinks. Sexual intimacy had never been an issue in their relationship because it was strictly off limits, but when their relationship is put to the test, Nevaeh’s faith is shaken.

Trayce is an Internet entrepreneur in Chicago, and she has moved on. Solomon never moved away. Janet, head cheerleader and homecoming queen, fell from grace after graduation. Karim, the handsome and successful New York music video director who is on everyone's lips, wasn't always like that. Ten years ago, he was bullied and ridiculed by the Crew, the most popular clique in school. At their 10-year class reunion, how will these four handle it? And what are their motives?

Zeke has just received an anonymous package that will turn his world upside down: intimate photographs of his wife with another man. Zeke, already torn apart by betrayal he never anticipated, is shocked to walk in on son-in-law Sam having sex with the company’s young intern. Determined not to lose it all, Sam vows to do whatever it takes to keep his infidelity between him and his father-in-law. Whatever it takes. Zeke, with anger and hatred blackening his heart, thinks it over and then tells Sam exactly what it will take: “I want you to kill my wife.”

When David and Val meet Mel, they hardly expect their entire marriage and outlook on life, love, and sex to change completely. But what the enigmatic, sexy Mel introduces into their relationship is something undeniably tempting and completely irresistible.

When Chance Bates finally finds love in the arms of Patrice Trent, Patrice’s mother discovers that Chance had been born to a woman with severe mental illness, and she sets in motion a chain of events that could destroy them all.

You've seen them in print before, and their books are hot, hot, hot! Now see what Edd McNair, Keisha Ervin, and Brenda Hampton can do when they join forces to bring you three stories in the latest installment of Girls from da Hood. Being married to notorious gangsta rapper Sean Pynn isn't as glamorous as it appears to be. Behind closed doors, Queen is dealing with knock-down drag-out fights, verbal abuse, and neglect. When her bodyguard, Ahsim, comes into the picture, things change in a hurry.

When her husband, Lance, accepted the pastorate of New Light Church in the small town of Southlake, Texas, Jacqueline Stevens thought the transition would be a cakewalk for a first lady with her years of experience. After all, she’d seen and heard it all before. Little did she know that she was about to embark on a journey of trials, self-doubt, and pain the likes of which she’d never imagined. With a world full of church drama, conniving members, loose women, power-playing deacons, false accusations, and fed-up preacher’s kids, how could God get the glory out of this mess?