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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 ...

All the girls are back with a new and improved hustle game. The sequel picks up with Safari and Bambi in those streets again doing what they do, getting to the money. Charmaine realizes she has a new enemy in the form of her deceased boyfriend’s side chic and Safari still can’t avoid bumping heads with Tyiesha. When their enemies come together for the common goal of sabotage will they succeed or will Safari finally lead her team to the big leagues?

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.

Markwon has had things come to him easily most of his young life. His parents gave him whatever he wanted and so did the girls at his high school. One day a sixty-second altercation leads to a decision that would alter his young life forever. But Kwon’s decision doesn’t just affect his life, it affects the lives of everyone around him, and lives he didn’t even know existed. Faced with immeasurable odds, he will have to grow up quickly and find something to believe in if he wants to stay alive and sane. Destiny seemingly has a bright future ahead of her. She’s young, smart, and ...

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”.

Can men and women just be friends? Farrah is twenty-three years old in a happy and committed relationship. When she befriends her new co-worker she suddenly begins to notice the flaws in her relationship and the shortcoming of her boyfriend Raheem. Soon she becomes too close for comfort with her newfound friend and as her feelings begin to change she does the unthinkable. Marco is twenty-five and fresh home from a three year prison stretch for dealing drugs. When he decides to go straight, he lands a job where he meets a beautiful woman that shakes him to the core. He tries to work on his ...

After Cheddar is gunned down right in front of Bianca, she realizes just how much he means to her. Before she can even verbalize her love for him, Fatty is sliding in the mix once again leaving her confused and frustrated. Gina has a huge secret that she knows will ruin her relationship forever if Domo finds out, but her plan is to take it to the grave. With their lives on the line, the fellas must find a way to deal with their street problems once and for all while simultaneously fighting for the women they love. In the process, Cheddar and Bianca’s relationship becomes more toxic in ...

At the tender age of seventeen, Chris aka Capone was snatched off the streets away from everything he loved and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The reputation he’d worked so hard for on the streets meant nothing behind the walls. His manhood would be tested all over again shaping his mentality as an adult along the way. But thanks to some loyal friends and a million prayers Capone would be given another chance at life almost ten years later. This time he has plans to move differently and make everyone rooting for him proud, but those same friends that helped...

Remember Lashay Dawson was born with the kind of ambition you can’t teach. She never needed anyone to tell her the importance of focus, drive, or execution. No one is surprised when she becomes successful at a young age running multiple businesses all the while staying true to the people she loves the most. But there are others lurking in the shadows that aren’t so happy for her. They want what she has and some that just want her all for themselves.

Twenty-six-year-old Kymani can’t seem to catch a break lately. Over the past few years, his life has gone from unlimited potential to feeling stuck and uncertain about the future. His dead-end job offers no comfort or hope of change and his love life is nonexistent, making everything twice as hard to cope with. One day a chance meeting sets Kymani on a new path and breathes newfound motivation into his life that could turn things around once and for all.

Latoya Bankhead is truly tired of living life on the edge of disaster. After being convicted of the failed casino heist, she takes her time on the chin and is prepared to do it all. Her crew has been dismantled, and just about everyone she loved is either dead or doesn’t know she exists. Trouble is the only friend she has left, but even she had a huge question mark hanging over her head. But when Trouble pays for her appeal Toya is given one last chance to get it right and she comes home feeling forever in debt to Trouble. Rick and Roscoe Bankhead haven’t seen their cousin Toya since ...

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 exhausting all of his appeals Kwon is thrown a new lifeline that grants him his freedom and the opportunity that he’d prayed for. All eyes are on him, and his intentions are clear. Along with raising his son, Kwon wants to use his voice and his name recognition to bring about drastic changes in his community, but the local hustlers might have something to say about that. Old wounds resurface and bring new challenges as Des tried to figure out where does she fit in Kwon’s life as well as what to do with her own. Tino isn’t giving up on Des so easily, but with Kwon home he will ...

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 ...

After Stink's death and JT's incarceration it seemed the reign of terror for the Gank Masterz is over but it's only the beginning. JT has devised a plan and Toya is ready and willing to help execute it. After slithering his way out of the county jail JT and Toya pop up in Las Vegas Nevada, but with no connections and JT quickly rising to the top of the FBI's most wanted list, how will they eat? How will they survive? Toya's mother, Tia has been watching her daughter thrive in a life of crime from a women's correctional facility for years. After kicking her heroin habit Tia is back on her A ...

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 5 and is titled Black Lives Matter

Stink, JT and Toya are from the very bottom, the Black Bottom to be exact. All three just happen to be trapped inside the same impoverished, unforgiving neighborhood as kids. Growing up deprived of even the simple necessities creates not just a want but a need for better. With no parents, no guidance and no love it's not long before the trio take to fearless desperation when gambling with their lives and freedom. They embody the pioneer spirit of the legendary Detroit hustlers invading foreign lands. Their boldness pays off in a big way but no amount of money is more important than the bond...

With Kwon behind bars, Des has a rocky road to travel alone. With graduation approaching her pregnancy gets rough and she has to wonder if she made the right decision. Kwon is fighting for his freedom and trying desperately to hold on to the love of his young life. It feels like he’s losing both battles. The two still believe that their love can beat the odds but as time goes on an unexpected wild card comes into play causing them to slowly grow apart. Tae is dealing with his own mental battles. He’s feeling all alone in the world without his best friend or his brother to help him cope ...

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 ...

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."