Their desire to get high will cost them more than their lives.

After being the victims of a hate crime at their high school in rural North Carolina, cousins Joe and Luke Pell move to Baltimore to live with their drunk but loving aunt, Stacy. Almost losing them to death, Stacy fears for her nephew's lives, believing society isn't as easy on gays as perceived. Due to their highly feminine mannerisms, Stacy suggests that her nephews transition into Joanne and Lolita in secret. With their delicate faces and petite bodies, the teenagers are as beautiful as dolls. But when Joe gets a boyfriend who is unaware that he is male, their house of lies comes crashing down in the vilest way.

Parade Knight hates her complexion. As a result, she considers herself to be unattractive and condones the misuse of her body. Sky Taylor is beautiful, fly and wanted and loves reminding Parade of her imperfections especially after suspecting that she may be sleeping with her man, Jay Hernandez. Miss Wayne is hilarious and a self-proclaimed girlfriend who enjoys the attention his friends bring. If you let Miss Wayne tell it, he s not gay, he s just one of the girls. Daffany Stans uses her body for profit and hides a health secret so serious that it could endanger the lives of her friends, considering their sex partners are so closely related. Black and Ugly is a tale of four totally different friends from the same block, whose friendship is tested during a seemingly innocent game of Truth or Dare. When fatal secrets begin to surface, will Parade give up the friend whose shadow she has walked in all her life? And will Miss Wayne and Daffany abandon their friends to save themselves? (This title was originally published in 2007)

Infatuated with the legend of Farah Cotton, told through handwritten books by the late Mooney, Cutie Tudy is determined to find out if Farah really exists. Her search leads her to The Fold during a violent and volatile time. Now on the compound, she is not able to un-see what she discovers and is taken in as a permanent guest. Farah Cotton is miserable and is forced in a relationship with the co-leader of The Fold, Bones, while hiding the feelings that she has for her true love, Slade Baker. She was coping with the situation until an incident that Bones was responsible for changes everything. Slade Baker tried to move on with his life and even settled down until he realizes life without Farah is impossible, even if that means death to him and every Baker. The Fold is a bloody thrill ride that introduces you into the dark world of how the vamps came to be…enjoy!

If the past dictates the future, this family is in trouble... Born into modern day slavery within a hidden mansion in Texas, Zoe Xavier gave birth to three children before the age of sixteen. To keep the peace she does her best to please the man who holds the power, while taking care to avoid his jealous, manipulative, barren, wife. Under tyranny daily, her world is further disrupted after a wicked request from an outsider threatens her children. Zoe knows she must flee from Xavier Estates but where do you go when you ve never been free? Forced to make a difficult decision after witnessing her daughter being brutally assaulted, she makes a bold move that lands her on the worst block in Baltimore City. Now she meets another powerful man and must adapt Kennard Black, a drug dealer on the come up. Using the past to enhance the future before long, Zoe learns what it feels like to dominate those far weaker. With time she unknowingly develops evil characteristics hidden within her personality that reveal to all those around that she s a monster. Nefarious delivers on everything its title promises...an evil, immoral, criminal and wicked drama.

What caused the bloody massacre within the walls of a small Baltimore city church? A thin trail of circumstances lead to Devonte Harrington, a mid-level drug dealer with a devoted group of young women and block soldiers who surround him at all times. What is his hold over them? And what inspired his legacy of savagery? Son of a selfish teenage mother, and raised primarily by his aunt Angela, Devonte was born in the shadows of the Myers Home for Veterans, and for years hidden from the world like a dirty secret. Could the start of his villainous supremacy begin here? Told through the eyes of Samantha Herrnstein, one of his devotees, we learn her view on how the absence of love spawned his wrath. But as her flare for story holds you captive, be careful, you might miss something. And we promise, you won't see it coming!

Can a man really love two women? Meet Devin, an established hustler who married his beautiful wife, Rain. He works overtime to help her pursue her dreams and in return she cooks, cleans and sexes him the right way. From the outside their marriage appears ideal but there's one problem. Devin is bored. Devin's needs are met when Clever, the side chick, enters the picture and makes it her mission to pick up Rain's slack. Devin awards her for how she handled the relationship by blessing her with enough money to take care of her needs. When an event occurs which forces Devin to choose sides Clever does not like the outcome. The devastation forces her into depression until her OG aunt comes up with a plan that offers Clever satisfaction and some Hoetic Justice.

Living in the Philippines, Yvonna Harris is doing her best to escape her serial killer persona with the help of her husband Bricks. But when her daughter, Delilah, begins to show signs of mental illness, she decides to return to America. And so the trouble begins. When word gets out that Yvonna’s back, many with personal vendettas want her head. But looking over her shoulder is the least of her concerns when her daughter is kidnapped. With the world against her, Yvonna must reach deep to identify clues on which enemy has her flesh and blood. There's one major problem. Gabriella is back!

More taboo anyone? Well here comes mother! After being freed from a lifetime of mental, psychological and sexual abuse under the mansion at Aristocrat Hills, Nine Prophet realizes being free comes at a cost. When someone needs help, she lends a hand. When someone needs rescue, she throws on her cape. All against her husband Leaf Prophet s wishes placing their romance in severe jeopardy. Tension continues to rise when Nine brings additional Prophets into the mansion, who bring with them their own dark secrets and motives. As if this isn't enough, Nine convinces herself to allow Kelly Prophet, her jealous mother, back into the home along with Isabel, her demented and psychopathic cousin, who were both recently released from a mental institution. Although Leaf pleads with her to be weary of Kelly's evil ways, in search of motherly love, Nine ignores his warning and before long all hell breaks loose.

New Strippers! More Problems! After Poe gifts Skeezers to Levine out of guilt she quickly learns that running a business and sliding down a pole are polar opposites. When she becomes financially in over her head, and at risk of losing the club, she turns to the one man everybody with financial trouble does, dope man, Jameson “Killer” Floyd. Unable to repay her debt she makes him partner and he quickly muscles his way into the operation. Stripper Cupid Sampson is in love. She’ll do anything for her man, even if he doesn’t belong to her. Sneaky from the gate, she makes serial moves to become his number one but it backfires in a major way. Catalina “Sprinkles” Santana is the new headliner at Skeezers. Together with her best friend Cupid, she reels in the big bucks. Besides, being Killer’s girlfriend has its perks since he is part owner. If only she could lessen his sexual appetite for other women she would be happily ever after. When Sprinkles confides in Cupid about a big secret, one that threatens her life and relationship, the drama in the club hits the fan as the two go at each other’s throats for blood. Skeezers 2 brings everything its predecessor offered and more!