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This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 1 and is titled “Hot Girls in the D”.

American Dreaming is a standalone series with completely unrelated characters in each book centered around the same premise of chasing dreams. * * * Marion (Black Magic) Cross is a man with a dream and the tunnel vision to see it through. His girlfriend Candice has been holding him down while he was away, and he can’t wait to give her the world. But almost from the start, when he steps out on his path to become the best professional boxing great of his generation, his past life is leaning on his present days. Soon he is faced with two more harsh realities; his girl isn’t who he thinks ...

After graduating from Arizona State with a degree in broadcast journalism, Michelle Mitchell lands a job as a reporter on the mean streets of Detroit. The job has its challenges but Michelle loves being a reporter. Jason Burks, AKA ,Mercedes Jay is back on easy street, after beating a murder charge and getting a new connect. When he meets the girl of his dreams life just couldn't get any better. Little does he know that the brother of the man he murdered was just released from a Ohio State prison with two things etched in his brain:money and murder. Jay tries to hide his criminal ties to ...

This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 2 and is titled “This My Block”.

*This book is a spinoff from the Rapture series* Justin Carswell believes that the single life is where it’s at. He likes the freedom and variety that come with no attachments. His main focus is his real estate portfolio and his ten-year-old son. But somehow, Victoria Cambell has managed to penetrate his armor. They spend way too much time together. They’ve become way too close. If he’s not careful, he will surely cross the line and ruin a great friendship. Victoria Campbell is a successful author, speaker, and dating coach with many options but has yet to find the man of her dreams. ...

Apollo Harris is a well-off stock investor, part-time dating coach, and full-time savage with the ladies. He is completely content with his life just the way it is until he meets a woman who shakes up everything he thought he knew about the opposite sex. For once, Apollo can’t just have his way with a woman and he sets out on a mission to break her will, but in the process; she might break his. Lyric Adesina is a kind-hearted soul fresh on the dating scene looking to connect with someone who shares her beliefs and values. Instead, she meets Apollo and quickly realizes that though they are...

Beautiful, selfish, and brainless are just some of the words used to describe Roxanne. Everything she’s ever been through, she’s been partially to blame for it. Although she excels in high school, with above average grades, she fails to use the common sense portion of her brain. Throwing caution to the wind, she bumps her head countless times, making life changing decisions in the blink of an eye.

After meeting and falling for Caltin Malone, Madonna tried to meet him where he was in life without stooping down to his level, but somehow, he managed to drag her into the trenches with him. After a shootout and police raid, she’d seen enough. No matter how grateful she was for having him in her life, she had to walk away for her peace and livelihood. But walking away and staying away would be a much harder mountain to climb than she ever predicted. Caltin AKA Loon has pressure mounting on him from all angles. All of his heroic efforts have landed him in hot water with an obsessed ...

Donna and Loon are close to finding the peace and happiness they’ve been desperately seeking since they met and fell in love. Donna is back doing what she loves, and Loon has laid the foundation for his success as a serial entrepreneur. He’s finally found a way to love and communicate properly, but once again, outside forces threaten to wreak havoc on their lives. With Bandman on the run, Loon is the closest thing to a lead for Detroit’s top homicide Detective Joseph Seabury. The deeper Donna falls for Loon she can feel the walls closing in. His rival Kane seems to be unstoppable, and...

It's the beginning of the summer and Bianca and her cousin Regina are ready to make it one for the history books. When Bianca introduces Regina to her new boyfriend's best friend things grow interesting really quick. These guys aren't like the usual schoolboy types they've dated in the past. As Bianca and Regina explore these new found love interest things blossom but they soon find out these bad boys live up to their names in more ways than one. As trust is broken things get even more complicated and the girls find themselves taken on a hood journey that grows wilder than they could ever ...

American Dreaming is a standalone series with completely unrelated characters in each book centered around the same premise of chasing dreams. * * Gabriela Harley has a dream of becoming the biggest fashion runway model the industry has ever seen. She wants desperately to get out of the hood and experience the worldly things she dreamed about as a kid. But on the northside of Philly, most people are too busy trying to get out of the way of constant gunfire to think about getting out of the hood. Her boyfriend Nightmare is knee-deep in the streets and although she loves him and benefits ...

This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 4 and is titled "88 Hustlers".

After being cleared of any wrongdoing in the shootings that eventually led to Bones being sentenced to life in prison, Michelle is released from custody only to be tossed to the pack of wolves known as the media. Feeling an extreme amount of pressure for answers she didn’t have, Michelle goes into hiding until things die down. Just as she’s beginning to get her life and career back on track, in steps the man that turned it all upside down before… After surviving an assignation attempt, Mercedes Jay knows his days in the game our numbered. As he continues to try and distance himself ...

This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 2 and is titled “The Last Deal."

What happens when a black man in America doesn’t have the coping and problem-solving skills to deal with the burden that his environment had placed upon him? He stays stuck in survival mode. Once upon a time on the eastside of Detroit was a kid who dared to dream much bigger than his circumstances. Born to a mother with limited education and a father he barely knew, it wasn’t long before he realized just what the world thought of people like him. Being a young black male in the ’90s made him a target of hate and an assumed statistic in the eyes of many. For years he would walk that ...

After graduating from Arizona State with a degree in broadcast journalism, Michelle Mitchell lands a job as a reporter on the mean streets of Detroit. The job has its challenges but Michelle loves being a reporter. Jason Burks, AKA , Mercedes Jay is back on easy street, after beating a murder charge and getting a new connect. When he meets the girl of his dreams life just couldn't get any better. Little does he know that the brother of the man he murdered was just released from an Ohio State prison with two things etched in his brain: money and murder. Jay tries to hide his criminal ties to...

After finding their way back to each other, Jay and Michelle find out that they are much better together than they are apart. They also realize that the only way to possibly live in peace is to leave the city of Detroit. After moving back to Michelle’s hometown, Mercedes Jay faces challenges with going legit and trying to find his niche while Michelle is feeling the pressure from friends and family to get married and start a family. But those problems become minute when they realize that Bones has not been captured and is still on the loose Bones and Oshiwa travel from state to state, ...

After Shakim’s past comes back to haunt him, he’s left with the threat of a life sentence, losing Mystie, and his record deal being snatched away. As Mystie watched the man of her dreams being ripped from her arms and possibly her life forever, she quickly realizes that this entire relationship that she fought so hard for was one big mistake. She then attempts to meet someone new and tries to pick up the pieces but when everything isn’t what it seems, Mystie finds herself searching her heart for answers and for true love. Tiff sees an opportunity to show Shakim once and for all that ...

In December of 2019, most people had no idea just what was waiting for them right around the corner. Donna and Loon had set up their lives to live happily ever after. With several flourishing businesses and a strong real estate portfolio, it seemed they would coast off into the sunset. But the year 2020 would change everything. A public health crisis and unprecedented social injustice would push people to their breaking point. Although Kane is dead, new enemies are lurking that want revenge. When the stress level reaches an all-time high it turns friends and lovers against each other. ...

The whole gang is back but both couples are at odds after Bianca's brother is shot. Bianca tries to move on by finding comfort in the past. Although Gina and Domo long to be together Gina's family issues is the main thing standing in their way. When a turn of events lead to a reconnection, new flames and old enemies threaten everyone's happiness. Cheddar is in hot pursuit of Bianca and he's willing to do whatever it takes no matter how many people tell him to let it go. Will these young lovers find out the meaning of real love or have the games just begun?