On the outside, Asha seems to have it all. She is a beautiful, intelligent, and successful business woman who has paved her own way at a young age without her father’s money. However, on a daily basis she struggles with the murder of her mother that she witnessed at the tender age of 9 years old. All the while her love life is causing her more grief than happiness. Joc is the protégé of Big E, the biggest drug dealer ever known to Chicago and the head of Terror Squad. His loyalty quickly moves him up the ranks as time progresses and he is now next in line to the throne that he helped Big E build. He’s tired of the chicks filled with hood drama and is looking for someone real; just for him. As their paths cross and sparks fly, they are both having doubts about seeing where things can lead. Although they have known each other since they were teenagers, Asha is also the daughter of his mentor who won't be too thrilled when he hears of their relationship. Joc is drawn to Asha like a moth to a flame even though she could possibly be the death of him. Not to mention both of their crazy exes refuse to let go of the love they once shared. Their lives are turned upside down in complete chaos as they fight for each other and to stay alive. Will their love be strong enough or will they crumble like the walls around them?

Asha has no other choice but to step out of her husband’s shadow and into the position she tried so hard to stay out of. As her husband and most of Terror Squad continue to search for Lashae, the ultimate threat has arrived. With the help of her new found brother Smoke, Jade, and her other brother Amari, Asha just may be able to hold her family together. Asha believes that she can no longer depend on Joc to make sound decisions nor can she run to the one man who has always been in her corner; her father. Despite her fears, she continues to be her husband’s back bone and prays that her desperate attempts to bring Joc back to the present will be enough for him to return to his rightful throne. Joc is consumed with guilt and rage over the disappearance of his little sister Lashae. He will stop at nothing to find her and bring her home where she belongs. He becomes even more enraged when he learns about the attack on his mentor and blames himself for not seeing it coming. He continues to doubt himself and the life he chose for his wife, child, and family. Joc feels like an outsider looking in while his wife steps into the role of a queen pin, but is soon snapped back into reality once he realizes who has decided to help Terror Squad take down Maino once and for all. He must pull himself together and devise a plan with the help of Gunna in order to save his city and all of their lives. Jamarcus has managed to escape death and evade Terror Squad to hide away with his one true love Lashae. His desire for revenge no longer take precedence over his desire to spend the rest of his life with her. Lashae has managed to convince him that she will do just that in an attempt to survive until she is found. Unbeknownst to them both, Jade is hot on his trail and plans to not only rescue Lashae but to make Jamarcus pay for all he has done. No one is safe on the streets of Chicago. Once again Terror Squad’s unity is put to the test as Maino and his son wreak havoc throughout the city. Will they prevail during this all out war or will they die in the very streets that they once loved so much?

Asha is finally happy and settling into her new life. She has a one-year-old son, Ayden, who is the love of her life. Asha’s career has flourished even more now due to owning two realty locations and hiring new employees who are just as hungry and ambitious as her. Not only does that open up doors to many financial possibilities, but also allows her to be able to spend more time with her son and husband, Joc. Slowly but surely, strange things began to happen and Asha can’t shake the feeling that her past has resurfaced once again. Her dreams of a happily ever after are shattered as chaos sweeps through her life leaving her family scrambling to put the pieces together. Asha must make a decision and steps knee deep into the game she always managed to stay away from. Joc is now the head of the infamous Terror Squad who is continuously growing. Joc is at the top of his game, but continues to abide by the rules his mentor Big E has taught him. Family first is his motto and no one will come before his family; not even the streets. After his connect is murdered he must set out to find one who will be able to handle his needs. He turns to big E for advice to ensure that he isn’t making a deal with the devil that can potentially bring down the empire they both have so carefully built. While balancing the streets and his family life, Joc has begun to feel doubt creep into his heart. He can feel tension building between him and his wife but is unsure why. An all-out war explodes and Joc will do anything to protect his family and his empire. When his wife makes a power move without his knowledge Joc realizes that the game has changed and the stakes have been raised. Jamarcus Simms is filled with hatred for the loss of the only family he had left. His sister, Lisa, was murdered and he knows exactly who is responsible. After reaching out to an old friend who assists him with devising and executing a plan, Jamarcus can now get the revenge that he so desperately craves. As complete chaos erupts once again, will Asha and Joc be able to remain at the top of the game or will Terror Squads reign finally come to an end?

Delivers insight into Tupac's private thoughts and evidence that even a successful rapper with "thug life" tattooed on his body had gentle and introspective feelings as well as smoldering resentment and rage.

The streets pump blood through Rocko’s heart, but his women are the electricity that spreads and causes it to contract. Though he’s madly in love with his fiancée, Troi, he can’t keep his past mistakes with other women from catching up with him. “Mistakes have the power to turn you into something better than you were before.” Troi is tired of his constant lies and cheating ways, while Heather and Mai find that being Rocko’s baby mamas comes with more than they bargained for. Troi discovers that she’s pregnant just when she’s wishing she could shake Rocko for the last time. When things seem as if they can’t get any worse, Rocko discovers he has yet another baby mama who hid his child from him. Trying his best to stay out of prison for a murder he didn’t commit, he keeps Troi out of harm’s way. While the streets want him, his children, and the women in his life dead, the only thing he wants to do is to marry Troi once and for all. Will Rocko be able to keep everyone safe and change his life for the better? Or will the street jury find him guilty and take everything away?

Do you believe you can find love in a one-night stand? Successful and beautiful, Hazel Morris is living her best life and doesn't know that she is missing anything until one lustful night changes it all. After meeting Charvez, a bad boy to the core, on the night of her best friend's wedding, she is caught up in the moment and lets her lust take over to enjoy one night with him, even though she knows it is wrong. It is only supposed to be a single night of fun but there is one problem: Hazel's emotions are quickly caught up and she wants more. Charvez was a street nigga in every sense of the word but after running his father's empire for years, he was ready to call it quits. When he ran into Hazel at his friend and right-hand man's wedding, love was the furthest thing from his mind, but her beauty was too much for him to ignore. After drinking the night away with Hazel, he's overcome with sexual desire and ignores the urgings in his mind telling him that she is off-limits. Once the night is over, he tries to rid her from his mind but the sweet temptation of pursuing a woman he can't have begins working against his self-control. It's dangerous to want her and pursuing her could cost him his life, but he's unable to resist his desire. Is having a woman that he can't get out of his mind worth the fight?

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.

A Smoky Mountain family raises Morgan horses and mules for use by all settling of the West activities, including Santa Fe traders, pioneer settlers, soldiers, and miners. The story starts in Tennessee in 1840, with three strong young men, cousins, starting West with horses and mules, immediately being victims of an attempted robbery, which leaves one robber dead and the boys with a reputation and part of an international dispute. The story follows their escapades and increasing tough reputations to the Ohio River and as they travel by barge to the Santa Fe trail and on to Santa Fe, where they trade successfully, narrowly avoiding the Mexican army. They return, much wiser, to several surprises. The story involves a number of women and some tragic happenings and some joyful occasions and a display of faith in God and humanity.

In the early morning hours of September 13, 1920, a tragic murder takes place at the Pulchalski farmhouse in Southington, Ohio. Twelve-year-old Stanley desperately runs along a dusty country road sent by his frantic mother to fetch the Sheriff. An infamous scandal unfolds over the next several weeks taking Stanley and his siblings on a harrowing journey through a notorious orphanage in Warren Ohio and an incredible attempt to escape. Finding true love is Stanley's only hope to finally come to terms with the torment of his tragic past. The story is based on true events in the life of Stanley William Miller. It inspires the heart on how a young man’s devotion to his family pushes him beyond impossible odds and testifies to the perseverance of the human spirit. A murder mystery. An infamous scandal. A beautiful love story.

Detectives Scott Blade and Coraline Steele work for two different police departments. Drawn together by murder, they rekindle an abandoned love affair while struggling to solve the mystery of who shot the man in the black coat. Meanwhile, a CIA agent develops a new computer program under the company name Cyber-Safe. The program skims money from the drug trade without being caught. The company owners, Paul and Helena McCormick, have gotten away with it—until the Brazilian Police and KGB discover millions of dollars in a CIA slush fund hidden in offshore bank accounts. Why did Helena call LAPD and ask for Blade? She needed to escape from the man in the black coat and find her husband, Paul. For Blade and Steele, a single murder now becomes an international crime drama, dealing with the covert activities of the U.S. State Department, cannabis trade, and CIA money laundering.