Sage is the ideal girl—young and intelligent with many goals and ambitions. Graduating high school two years early, she follows her heart and ambitions to DC to attend college while staying close to her first love. Two years in, she’s heartbroken when her boyfriend does everything but give her a faithful and honest love. Refusing to let his infidelities break her, she vows never to let another get close enough to break her heart. It’s a perfect plan that has her feeling strong, independent, and on top of her game, until she comes face to face with a temptation she can’t resist. Her mind tells her to run the other way, but her heart has her hooked on a vibe she can’t let go. Will she risk it all for another shot at love? Theophilus London, better known as Op, is determined to change the course of his life. Recently returning to school to finish a degree in business, he vows to stay as far away from the family business as possible because he wants so much more than the street life. When a family situation takes an unexpected turn for the worse, Op sees the opportunity to use book smarts to run his family’s street empire like no other. Turns out that school is kicking Op’s butt, and just when he’s ready to throw his hands up and go with plan B, a fine, tempting reinforcement falls right into his lap, making him want to major in the mastery of all things Sage. When their pasts refuse to let them go, they find themselves fighting for the freedom to explore their new love, fighting to shake the very people that broke their hearts in the first place. One wrong step traps Op in a lose-lose position that leaves Sage questioning everything she thought she knew about him. Meanwhile, Sage falls into a setup that she never saw coming until it was too late. Can two broken hearts mend each other? Will Op and Sage be able to put the pieces of one another back together without fumbling them? Will the complete truth resolve all their problems or make an unusual situation even worse? These questions and more will be answered in the first part of the Turned out by a Certified Boss trilogy.

After finding out that Op is still married, Sage is crushed, but refusing to lose sleep over another no-good dude, she focuses on her plans to graduate early. After taking an important step toward her future in D.C., she takes a trip back home to Dallas, only to learn that her dad and little brother need her now more than ever. Will she put her family first or keep her eye on the prize and chase her dreams? Op has a huge epiphany: he’s in love with Sage and needs her now more than ever. Finding out she popped smoke and left him to deal with his mess alone, he hits the road, determined to win her back and bring her home by any means necessary. Just when he believes he has things back on track, the DNA results come in. Will the results ruin his chances with Sage and deal one final blow he’s unable to recover from? Sharonda and Cedrick are two lovers scorned, but they’re not about to go down without a fight. Both determined to reclaim Sage and Op, they set a plan in motion that may bring all involved to their knees. Will they have their way in the end, or will Sage and Op ride off into the sunset and leave the two of them drowning in regret? Divorce, DNA results, the family business of selling sex—it’s a big pot of drama that leads to an explosive finale! When a run-in with Sharonda and Honey leads to an all-out brawl, these characters are all pulled into an ending that will leave you on the edge of your seat!

After being blinded by love and led into a trap, Sage uses everything she has to defeat her enemy, but when Teddy does a surprise pop-up to come to her rescue, Sharonda quietly makes her escape. With Saffron left barely clinging to life, Sage is forced to make a decision: does she chase Sharonda down and get revenge, or stick beside the sister that’s never shown an ounce of real love for her? Just when she thought things couldn’t get any worse, Sage learns a family secret that leaves her questioning everything she ever thought was real... As soon as news of Sage’s kidnapping hits his ears, Op wastes no time putting a plan in place to find Sharonda and dead the drama— by any means necessary. Big has just handed the family empire over to him, and with plans to propose to Sage in the works, things couldn’t have gone left at a worse time, forcing Op to call in reinforcements to track Sharonda down. Will they find her before she has a chance to wreak more havoc on the family? Or will Sharonda have the last laugh? More lies. More secrets. Death. And the revelation of who’s really the father of Sharonda’s baby— that’s what you can expect in this explosive finale. Are you ready?

With a baby due any day, Tori is trying her best to be patient with her boyfriend and father of her child, Ares. But when he gets caught in the strip club with his pants down, she has no problem dragging him out by his collar. After going into labor because of that, Tori is beginning to think twice about her relationship with Ares. Just as she began to put the past behind them, Ares past catches up. Ares has always been known as a lady’s man. After getting Tori pregnant, he vowed to put his childish ways behind him and do right by her—or at least he tries. When three of his stash houses get robbed, Ares is forced to hit the streets and do what he knows to get his product back. Ares being out more causes a strain on his relationship with Tori which leaves the door open for anyone to impose on it. In the city of Miami, the DiBiasi name rang bells. However, that didn’t stop outsiders from trying to come in and take the throne. When it comes to gunning for the DiBiasi position, you had to be willing to die to take it because that was the only way to gain it.

Ezra is the boss of all bosses, and when Lil’ Shad calls him with an emergency, he will boss up in a major way. Of course, he can’t go back to Dallas without running into Star. With Emerald by his side, Star quickly learns her place, or so you would think. Star becomes the least of his worries when he learns that his name was mentioned around unfamiliar company —an unforgiveable violation causing Ezra to transform into Juice and handle things like a boss. Emerald and Ezra’s relationship is like a match made in heaven. Ezra is everything that Emerald imagined he would be, and more. Even with that being the case, Emerald is holding on to a secret that could change their lives forever. Going back to Cali for Hollywood’s graduation is not something that Emerald is looking forward to, especially since she still hasn’t spoken to him. With Ezra by her side, she is comfortable, but still walking on eggshells. Yes, Ezra is the bosses of all bosses, but Emerald reminds you why she is the low-key boss. Taylin has a lot going on these days. Juggling two guys that want her, she can’t decide which one to choose. When McKinley expresses his feelings for her, it makes her think twice about ending their relationship. But Nosa? He is the perfect guy. Taylin is stuck between a rock and a hard place, trying to decide who she will ultimately give her love to. After her run-in with McKinley and Kaneshia, it becomes easier to abandon her feelings for McKinley and give things with Nosa a chance— but a pop up visit to New York could change everything. Hollywood is slowly turning into a young man, yet staying true to his real self. His friendship with Lexi has remained constant, but everything changes in the blink of an eye. He has never known what love feels like, so he isn’t sure if that’s what he feels for her or not. Though his mind isn’t sure, his actions show it, but seeing Stormy could either unravel or tighten his bond with Lexi. Hollywood isn’t the only one with a love triangle going— one of his ladies has a triangle of her own. In the final installment of Infatuated by a Low-Key Boss, half-truths will be told, secrets will be revealed, and gunshots will ring out. When the smoke clears, bodies will be on the ground, but whose? H-Town is where it all began, so that is where it will end.

Quincy has his plate full with women, but his head is still in the game. The more hate he receives from his teammate, Karter, just fuels him. Preseason is getting ready to start, and he is ready to showcase his talent to the world. His eyes are on the starting position, and the more people angered him, the harder he goes. Karter and the women in his life were giving him exactly what he needs to be successful. When Inergee comes to town, and it scrambles everything up again. Inergee wants him to escort her to her video release party, and Kayla doesn’t like it one bit. She doesn’t like that Quincy’s spending time with the sexy superstar. When she catches Inergee leaving Quincy’s apartment, and she calls him Big Daddy, it causes a big argument. Their altercation escalates and it leaves someone heartbroken. This could be the argument that could end them forever. Will they fight to stay together, or will they agree to go their separate ways? Will Inergee coming to town spark a fire in their relationship? Will Kayla really leave Kenyon, or will she continue to string Quincy along? Will Inergee snatch Quincy from under Kayla, or will that force Kayla into a decision? All of these questions, and more will be answering in this series.

With the first season of basketball behind him, Quincy is trying to adjust to being at home so much. Kayla is working on her clothing line, and that leaves him bored. Now that he has Kayla, he is ready to make things official. He wants her to be his wife, and she is ready to start a family of her own. He wants more than anything to give her both, but he wants to do things right. He also wants to verify paternity of Sydnee’s baby before anything. When Sydnee goes into labor, everyone wants to join them. Against Quincy's better judgement, he allows his mother and sisters to join him. Bringing them along only causes more tension between the families, and all hell breaks loose. Sydnee isn’t the only one bringing drama to Quincy, Kayla has a few secrets of her own that causes conflict. Inergee is coming back in town, and it could make things better or worse between them. Kayla wants to speak with Inergee herself, and plans the ultimate surprise for Quincy’s birthday. Part three of this series will bring you the point of view from Quincy and Kayla. While they both yearn the same things from each other, Kayla still have lose ends to tie up, or so she thinks. Her love for Quincy is undeniable, but that don’t mean she won’t do things that could sabotage it. Quincy loves Kayla more than anything, but will he be able to deal with her secrets? In this installment lies will be told, secrets will be revealed, and fun will be had. And with that, a surprise ending that will having you wondering about our favorite couple.

After being shot by Keko, Shamarcus finds himself second-guessing his love for her, but far from being a quitter, he decides to stick it out and overlook her craziness to see where this love thing can take them. He’s got just the thing to keep her in line, but there’s just one problem; it’ll be a cold day on hell before Keko bows down to him. If things with Keko aren’t enough to drive Shamarcus crazy, he’s forced to deal with his father’s recent release from prison. Though his dad is a changed man and wants to make amends for the past, Shamarcus isn’t sure he’s ready to forgive and let his dad back into his life. Will Shamarcus make the right move, or will he end up regretting his decision? Keko loves Shamarcus more than life itself, but she’s not about to allow him to abuse and take her love for granted. Fully aware that shooting him wasn’t the best approach, she seeks solace and guidance in Anson and Shay; after all, they’re the true definition of that ride or die kinda love. After some thought, Keko thinks she’s ready to deal with both the highs and lows for love, until Shamarcus throws a curveball and brings up the topic of kids. Keko is focused on chasing her goals, and motherhood is not on her short list, but love is about compromise, right? Will Keko do the unselfish thing and allow her relationship to progress to the next level, or will she stand her ground and possibly lose Shamarcus forever? In part two of this No Mercy love story, Shamarcus and Keko take you on a suspenseful journey as they become the fearless assassins they were destined to be. Each mission is easy like Sunday morning—that is, until they are tasked to save the many girls that have gone missing in DC. Forced to step out of their comfort zones, they find the mission harder than expected with no killing involved. They’re not just out to bring the missing girls home, though; they’re also on the hunt for long-lost family members, and while finding them proves to be the easy part, Keko and Shamarcus soon find themselves wondering whether finding them was a good thing. Will they regret seeking out their long-lost family? Will they find their own lives on the line as a result? These questions and more will be answered in this epic conclusion of No Mercy: Me and My Hitta!

Shamarcus and Keko are foster sister and brother who were able to escape from their foster parent’s organized sex ring. At the age of 13 and 14, they ran into Anson who is a trained assassin. After a near death experience with Anson, he takes them under his wings. Now that they are trained, the first thing they want to do is seek revenge on their foster parents. With Anson gone on a trip with his family it becomes the perfect time. Will they be able to pull off a clean job, or will someone make a mistake? Now at the age of 16 and 17, hormones are beginning to rage and they are starting to take notice of one another. They’ve looked at each other as siblings for so long that neither one of them wants to say anything. Once they start seeking advice from Anson and his wife Shay, someone has to swallow their pride and make a move. That might not be the easiest thing since both of them have admirers begging for their attention. Will they finally admit to one another their feelings, or will one of their admirers capture their heart beforehand? Being harassed by the police is nothing new for young black men. When Shamarcus gets stopped by the police the wheels in his head began to turn. After talking with Anson about it he tries to steer clear of the officer. But once the police pulled him and Keko over he can no longer let it slide. Will Keko and Anson be able to talk him out of assassinating the cop, or will a certain event push him over the edge?

Now that the secrets are out, the once tightly knit group of friends is at odds. Four months have passed with no word from Sas, which has Peanut ready to make Em-kay disappear right along with him. Things take a dark turn for the worse when the stash house is robbed, forcing the guys to set their differences aside and come together. Things get even more complicated when Peanut refuses to bury the hatchet so easily and get back to business. An eye for an eye is his motto and when guns are drawn, there’s just one question: will they make amends or dead their friendship for good? With the guys on the brink of an all-out war, Breelyn and Me Me are sticking closer to each other than ever before. With their sights locked and loaded on finding Purple—who is also missing—nothing else matters. Unfortunately, their search for Purple takes a sharp detour the girls never saw coming. Will the BFF threesome take a tragic turn and be forever known as a twosome? More secrets. More lies. More problems—that’s the life you live when you’re in love with the plug.