They say if you don't have trust, you don't have a marriage. In the fifth and final installment of Good Girls Love Thugs: Nic and Kendrick, the couple learns just how important trusting one another is. When an incident occurs, putting Kendrick in the middle of a scandal, Nic has to figure out whether she should trust her man or move on to greener pastures. Kendrick loves his wife more than anything, but sometimes love just isn't enough; especially when there is another man who is willing to stick by Nic through thick and thin. Will Kendrick be able to convince Nic that despite his mistakes, she belongs with him, or will he have to accept that she's moved on to a man that she feels will treat her the way she deserves to be treated. Get on this emotional roller coaster ride, and find out if this good girl will forever love her thug, or simply leave him in the dust.

Good Girls Love Thugs is about four young best friends, whose lives change dramatically after getting caught up with the extremely sought after “King brothers” Kendrick, Kendreeis, and Kendon. The King brothers run the biggest drug operation in Baltimore, MD where money and women are the least of their worries. Follow innocent Nic, crazy Christy, sensitive Morgan, and feisty Jessica as they deal with thirsty jump offs, vengeful exes, infidelity, and even some shady family members, in hopes of proving good girls can too be with thugs.

Who shot Kendreeis? That's what everyone is trying to figure out. The brothers minds are racing with thoughts of who the potential assassin could be. That is until a mind blowing family secret is revealed, leaving them to have to adjust to an otherwise uncomfortable situation. To make matters worse, their relationships are put to the ultimate test, when secret indulges, lies, infidelity, and neglect rears their ugly heads. Will they last, or will some of the brothers realize they're not dealing with good girls at all.

The honeymoon stage for the four couples is over, and Nic is feeling extremely vulnerable due to her current situation. Much to her dismay, she has plenty reason to feel unsafe. The King brothers have enemies coming from every which a way, and they're not just after the brothers; but their women too. Can the brothers protect their operation, all the while keeping their ladies happy? Or will both worlds collide causing them to lose one. Follow your four favorite ladies as they juggle enemies, a new jump off, insecurities, and fear. Will the ladies be able to stand the heat of the war, or will they crack under pressure, proving that maybe good girls really aren't built for thugs?

In the final installment of the Good Girls Love Thugs series, a new connect proves to be bad news for the brothers and their ladies. This is the first time business becomes unfortunately mixed with pleasure, and threatens the relationships of every single King brother. Can the couples make it, despite everyone trying to tear them apart? Or will they be able to prove their loyalty to one another, and come out on top.

Rasheeda King has worked her butt off only to fall short in the end. When Rasheeda finally lands a chance for her dream job, she does whatever it takes to make sure she impresses her boss. What she wasn’t expecting was for someone to charm his way into her life, and putting her career at state. Shante’s father provided everything she needed until his new wife, put a stop on the funds he was giving her. Shante decided on a side hustle until she could find something else, when she started her new hustle she never thought she’d be in the middle of a war zone. Will she make clear that she had no parts in the war that was started or will harm finds its way to her? Santo O’Kelly has everything he has ever wanted. Money, fame and power. Although he feels he doesn’t need a strong woman, one strolls into his restaurant. Only problem is, she’s not looking to eat, she came to inspect, and although he make sure everything is flawless, she finds something that could possibly shut him down for good. Santo being the charming guy he is, plans to sweet talk her into letting him slide. Will his charm, diffuse the job she came to do? Sergio O’Kelly the middle child. He has everything a man could ever want. His woman of 10 years, starts to feel that she’s not worthy to carry his last name. Although he never told anyone how he felt about his mother leaving, he starts to show it in his relationship. Sergio still heavy in the streets plans to get out, but with enemies coming at him and his girl, he has no choice but to keep his hand in the street. Saxon the youngest of the O’Kelly Boyz is just enjoying life. He’s loving the fame, and power with being a young king in the streets. One night of service sparks the young king curiosity of this young woman. But when he tries to find her after the one night, he finds out that she isn’t who she says she is. Follow these young adults in O’Kelly Boyz: Good Girls Love Thugs Series:

Justify My Thug is a story of intersecting lives, featuring familiar characters from Wahida Clark's Thug series. Trae and Tasha Macklin's marriage is on thin ice. Jaz and Faheem were living the American Dream until a haunting part of their past threatens their marriage, and ultimately their lives. In the meantime, Marvin is trapped in a living nightmare desperately trying to escape the mistakes of his thug past. Back in New York, Kaylin has to face the toughest decision of his life, while his girl Angel has to answer for herself as well.

She’s fought like hell to leave the past behind. Trix changed her name and her life when she got clean four years ago. Now, she has a new family and a job she loves—tending bar and dancing at the Broken Circle. As an O’Kane, she’s happy, untouchable. Until a nightmare from her old life tears her away from her home and drags her back to Hell—also known as Sector Five. He’s still living—and dying—in it. Losing Trix was the kick in the head Finn needed to get sober, but working as an enforcer for a man he hates is slowly crushing his soul. The only thing that keeps him going is his determination to destroy Sector Five from the inside. Then Trix comes back into his life—alive, in danger—and nothing else matters. Getting her home could be a suicide mission. The only thing deadlier is the old spark that flares to life between them. Soon, Finn and Trix are battling the one addiction neither of them ever managed to kick—each other. And it could cost them everything.

Sixteen-year-old Violet is doing her best to juggle the academic, social, and extracurricular stresses of junior year at an elite prep school, in this fresh, funny debut novel.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.