Three years has passed by without a word from Sharee`, but that hasn't stopped Shay from training. While she and her friends are preparing to graduate college, Anson is overseas trying to protect our country. Now that school is done for Shay, Anson is ready to start a family. She is hesitant, only because Sharee` was still a threat. Shay doesn't want to start a family until Sharee` captured. She doesn't have to wait too long, because Sharee` is ready to show her skills. Sharee` knows Anson's weakness, she plans to target it, and bring him down to his knees. Will Anson be able to protect Shay, or will she be under pressure to save him?

17-year old Tyroneshia is a girl from the hoods of West Dallas but has a good head on her shoulders. Getting ready to graduate valedictorian, she took pride in her smarts and still holding on to her virginity. She is the oldest of seven children and she was determined not to end up like her mother, whom she hated. When her best friend's brother comes to town for the graduation, she starts rethinking her decision to remain a virgin until she is married. One major factor is their nine year age difference. With only a summer in front of her she tries to get close to him. Will she be able to make him look past her age and let her in? Or will he string her along all summer?

For the past three years, Shay and Anson have been enjoying the family life. With a new baby boy added to the mix, things seemed to be going perfect---that is, until Shay’s brother, Keith, is robbed and left for dead. Far from a pushover, Shay is not about to take the information sitting down. Vengeance is hers, and nothing will stop her. Seeing his wife’s wrath spiral out of control, Anson knows that he has no choice but to come out of retirement and defend his family’s honor. With new protégés, Shamarcus and Keko, Anson and Shay are set to wage a war with only one reasonable outcome—death. Once they have their sights locked on their target, they quickly learn that the body count will be higher than expected, but Shay and Anson were born and ready, and Shamarcus and Keko are anxious to lay as many people down as necessary. With the stakes extremely high, Shay and Anson put an even better plan into effect, going after Keith’s attackers full force. With their plan well under way, Shay and Anson are dropping bodies with no sign of letting up. With only the most important target left breathing, Shay is dead set on being the one solely responsible for having him take his last breath. Anson’s torn on letting his better half step into harm’s way, but Shay isn’t about to take no for an answer. She’s out to seek, seduce, and settle the score once and for all—no matter what the cost may be. Will Shay come out on the other side unharmed? Or will Anson have to shift gears and even the score on behalf of his wife?

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.

One thing is for sure, and two things are for certain, when dealing with a savage your heart just might get broken. Danger is no stranger to the heartaches of the world. After losing her adoptive mother, she almost crumbles under a domino effect of misfortune. When she meets Sleep, she thinks she’s finally found a captain to save her, but when she learns his main goal is to pimp her out, Danger wastes no time getting from under his thumb. On the run to get as far away from Sleep as possible, she lands in Dallas, where she reunites with her bestie. Free is the true definition of dangerous curves. A BBW with enough personality to steal any show, she’s quick to flash a smile that hides her own set of demons. It’s hard to be comfortable in your skin, especially when family is the main one trying to tear you down, but Free is determined to stunt on everybody that has a problem with her weight— family included. Add the kind of street smarts that make a natural born hustler, and Free is every hitta’s dream come true. Whether they can handle her is the real question. Stranger is a self-made boss in his own right, a dude whose name rings bells in the streets and commands respect even while he’s locked up. Growing up with a schizophrenic for a mother made him unbreakable, but not above the law when he gets caught slipping. Done serving his time, he only has two things on his mind: hitting the streets and getting to the money by any means necessary. After stumbling across a connect and an offer he can’t refuse, Stranger agrees to collect a blood debt in exchange for the keys to the streets. Will his decision cost him more than he’s willing to give up? Where Stranger is a silent killer, Spazz, his younger brother, leaves a path of destruction with anything he touches. Wild, rude, and reckless, he’s ready to get it poppin’ if you even look at him wrong, and there’s only one thing that can tame his temper: his five-year-old daughter. With a mouth to feed and a street legacy to claim, he’s down with no hesitation when Stranger brings him into his plan to re-claim the streets. With his brother by his side, Spazz is ready to put his city on the map. Stranger never let his heart take his focus off the money, until he meets Danger. Mesmerized by her effortless beauty, he just has to have her, but there’s one problem: she’s on the arm of the same guy he’s planning to take down. Is he willing to kill for love? Spazz always gets what he wants, and he knows Free will be his from the minute he meets her. Never being attracted to BBWs in the past, he’s powerless against Free’s hypnotizing thickness, and her confidence and slick mouth are just the type of bonus that makes her worth the chase. Will he convince Free to take a chance on a real one? Ain’t nothin’ like lovin’ a savage, and once you get inside the head of one, your life will never be the same. Take a journey with Danger, Free, Stranger, and Spazz as they try to cheat the past for the future. Nothing goes as planned in love, especially once you’re Turned out by a Savage.

She ain’t no track star, but running from problems is something that Danger does all too well. On the run from yet another relationship gone bad, she finds herself in Oklahoma City, where she’s decided to start over yet again. Too bad Stranger has other plans for her. With Danger being the first woman to ever leave an imprint on his heart, he’s prepared to do whatever it takes to bring her back to Dallas— even beg! There’s just one problem: the old Danger is gone, and the new Danger is strong, knows her worth, and is not about to settle for an “almost faithful” dude. Can Stranger win her heart back, or has he lost Danger forever? After confronting Spazz about his infidelity, Free hesitantly gives him another chance. Forgiveness has never come easy for her, but the minute she decides to let her anger go, something beautiful happens: their relationship finally starts to blossom. Things are looking up for Free and Spazz, but things are the complete opposite between Free and her mother. Things are going from bad to worse between the two of them, and Free’s not sure how much more she can take. Add an enemy that brings an unexpected fight and an old rival that’s back to settle an old debt, and Free is just tired. Tired of fighting, tired of conflict— tired of not feeling free. She may have the weight of the world on her shoulders, but Free refuses to be taken down or give up, proving that she’s just as savage as her love, Spazz. An imperfectly perfect match is what they are, but is the worst yet to come? Has Spazz really changed for the better, or will Free be forced to do something she should have done long ago: choose herself over everyone else? Though Danger seems to occupy his mind day and night, bringing her back to Dallas is the least of Stranger’s worries. When Spazz decides to take business matters into his own hands, he doesn’t realize he’s just started a brutal war behind Stranger’s back. Always the big brother, Stranger has to find a way to clean up Spazz’s mess. When Sleep makes a surprise appearance in Dallas, Stranger has a full plate of grown man issues. If nothing else, Stranger is a certified boss, a man that never lets the world see him sweat. He’ll go to hell and back to protect his business and his family, but little does he know, it just might come down to that. Shots are sent Stranger’s way from left to right, forcing him to make a life-changing decision that’s been a long time coming. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and just when he thinks he has his business and personal life back on track, Stranger is dealt a shocking truth as he learns the real reason behind Sleep’s visit to Dallas. Will Stranger be able to pull the ones he loves out of harm’s way, or will someone have to take one for the team? Spazz wouldn’t be Spazz without causing chaos wherever he goes, but he soon realizes he’s met his match in Free. His plan was to make her want him, but when he realizes he needs her, he decides to do something completely different for a change: learn how to be a gentleman to Free. Finally on the right track, Spazz likes the new direction Free is taking his life in. He’s even making smarter business decisions and stepping up to help lighten the load for Stranger— at least he thinks he is— but it might be too late. Revenge is the one thing Spazz can’t let go of, and when he sets out to make his foes pay for disloyalty and disrespect, he digs himself and Stranger even deeper into a savage war that only has room for a single winner. Will Spazz’s out of control behavior cost them the war in the end? Despite his name, Sleep is anything but quiet and peaceful, and even with Stranger’s retaliation, Sleep finally succeeds at catching up with his biggest money maker: Danger.

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!

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.

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!