Baby Girl McCoy was given her name when her mother couldn't even be bothered to give her another one in the hospital after she gave birth. Baby Girl was the product of rape, and she spends her life in a quest for a father figure. Never in a million years did she imagine that she'd find it in the man that she does. With a good head on her shoulders and a forgiving heart, Harlem Lee Jones discovers that some things in life must still be accounted for. She may have allowed her heart to find its way to God, but the devil is surely lurking close behind. Has she really left her mean street ways behind her? These two dramatic stories filled with pain, heartache, and ghetto love, remind readers that you can take the girl away from the ghetto, but she'll always manage to find her way back.

The fast-paced drama, betrayal, and intrigue continue in the series finale, Mama I'm in Love with a Thug 3. Tyreek's world is crashing in on him. His brother betrayed him. His ex is trying to babytrap him. And his enemies in the streets are trying to murk everyone close to him. But he's never been the type to sit around and complain. He's ready to grab the strap and get busy. He thought the suburbs would be the perfect place to spend time with Tatiana and her two kids. He never could've imagined that danger would follow them there. Tatiana can't help dreaming about what life with Tyreek would be like. No man has ever treated her the way he has. But there's a problem. A big one. He's knee-deep in the streets. And danger follows him everywhere. No matter how good he makes her feel, her first priority will always be her children. She doesn't want them to experience the trauma and neglect that she endured as a child. She'll do any and everything to protect them. And she doubts they'll ever be safe, as long she's with Tyreek. He's got too many enemies. Too many people wanna see him lying in a box. Too many people wanna hurt anyone close to him. The action is fast and furious in the finale, Mama, I'm in Love with a Thug 3. Prepare yourself for the jealousy, heartbreak, thuggin', baby mama drama, and so much more.

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Tara was raised by the streets. With a professional booster for a mother and a pimp for a daddy, a life of crime is the family business, so Tara has no choice but to major in and graduate with a degree in “Hustling 101.” By the age of eighteen, Tara has found and honed in on her niche: boosting the best pieces of merchandise from the best boutiques and department stores in the city. She has become known as one of the baddest boosters on the East Coast, second only to her mother. With Tara next in line to the throne, she is the puppet master for all the people who want to get close to her family. She lives for control, until she meets a Dominican kingpin named Julio. The power shifts as Tara falls in love and out of control. The influences in Tara’s life lead her to make life-changing decisions. Will love find a way? Will Tara become next to reign over the family business, or is there someone with other plans for her?

When Brandon, her new boyfriend, tries to mold her into the exact image of his late fiancée, who was brutally murdered, Evelyn Thomas believes she is in over her head, while Brandon, still obsessed with finding Cassandra's killer, sets in motion a deadly chain of events. Original.

Essence, the twenty-eight-year-old controlling, ghetto fabulous owner of the Queen Bee strip club, sets out to destroy two of her best dancers--Destiny and Brazil--when they threaten her power and status, and sleep with her man. Original.

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Born to a single teenage mother who couldn't even bear to give her a proper name, Baby Girl McCoy has never known her father. Now she's caught up in a quest for a daddy figure who can give her what she feels she missed out on growing up - and she'll find it in the most unexpected place. Harlem Lee Jones has a good head on her shoulders and a forgiving heart, but even though she's found God, the choices she made in her past have consequences she can't escape... Two hard-edged novellas of ghetto love.

The fast-paced, hood drama continues in Mama I'm in Love with a Thug 2. Tyreek is laid up in the hospital with a bullet in his arm, handcuffed to the bed. He doesn't know who he can trust. Even his brother DeMarco is suspect at this point. And his trifling ex Jasmine has something planned for him as well. Tatiana and her kids are still recovering from the trauma of the police raid. When she's eventually let out of the station, it's right into the arms of her dangerous, baby daddy Kevon. As long as he's alive, she knows that she and her kids will never be safe. The only person who can protect her is Tyreek. Will he be able to rescue her before it's too late? Mama I'm in Love with a Thug is the fast-paced, debut series of Tallah J., a newcomer to the urban fiction game. This heart-racing, African-American romance will dig into your soul, curl your toes, and make you tingle all over... Enjoy!