Serenity is a young woman who has always been curious about lesbian experiences. Denying her urges, she has never acted on any of her impulses until she goes off to college. When she meets Sadie Smith, Serenity gets sucked into an underground world of sex, seduction, and secrets, and her life is changed forever. When Serenity starts a down-low relationship with Sadie, she comes to discover that being possessive is not solely a man's trait. Sadie takes over Serenity's life and pulls her into a web of deceit and lies.

Wild-card Aiden. Dead-shot Ava. Efficient, fast, and brutal, this notorious brother-sister hit team grew up abused, unwanted-and in lethal tune with each other. Killing nine targets in ten days will be their biggest score yet. But as Ava sets up their final target, she falls hard for him and a chance at a normal life. And that's a betrayal she may not live to regret. THE CRUSHED ICE CLIQUE by NOIRE: At first all ghetto princesses Honore and Cucci want is quick cash-flow. But after sexing jewelry distributor Slimy Sam and learning his illegal tricks of the trade, they assemble a crack team of thieves for one dazzling scam. Replacing diamonds with fakes and selling the reshaped real deal on the black market is making them crazy-rich. But when Sam double-crosses them, these diamond divas must survive to steal another day.

Dave Mitchell is relishing the success of his start-up business. But the closeness he once shared with his wife of twelve years, Madeline, is gone. Dave spends most of his time working while his wife struggles to balance her job and home. Madeline elects to take time off and let Dave run the business, but he is not above temptation. Dave's professional relationship with his new secretary eventually crosses the line and the two share a night of passion. Madeline is crushed when she discovers the affair, but refuses to give up her marriage, her family, her company, or her place in Dave's heart.

Switching from life on the White House fast track to stay-at-home mom doesn't quite suit Sherise, especially once she suspects her husband is having an affair. And when she receives a threatening note, it's clear someone wants revenge--but who, and for what? When successful lawyer Billie gets romantically involved with a client who might be involved in a drug operation, she discovers she may have made a fatal mistake--and far more than her career is on the line. Juggling her work at the Pentagon with her personal life is turning out to be more complicated and more dangerous than Erica expected. When her little brother gets pulled into the fray, Erica will have to make a life-changing choice. Between conniving exes, power hungry bosses, meddling relatives, and secrets that just won't stay hidden, these ladies are making their own personal headlines in the world's most newsmaking city.

Rising urban lit star Saundra ignites a sizzling tale of a good girl turned drug kingpin's lady ... A hard-working daddy's girl, Precious Cummings is sure she's going to college. But when her father is murdered, she discovers he lied for years about money they never had-and hid a shocking family secret. Shattered and lost, she starts hangin' with savvy hood chick Keisha-and falls hard for DaVon, LA's most powerful drug dealer. As his new lady, Precious soon gets the best of every luxurious thing-and fast learns the ropes of her lover's lethal hustle ... Suddenly DaVon is brutally gunned down, and Precious steps up to run his empire. But she's got to stay ahead of rivals planning to ice her out, treachery from DaVon's rebellious crew ... and her mysterious twin sister who appears out of nowhere and has nothing to lose. Escaping the game is not an option. Trusting anyone equals a death sentence. And Precious has just one shot to flip betrayal, deception, and killer lies her way-and survive to rule for keeps.

Tasha thinks she has seen it all, but when she follows a childhood friend to the city of Flint, Michigan, she realizes that sometimes the small cities breed the grimiest of individuals. When Tasha and her friends link up with Manolo, one of Flint's known stick-up kids, they take the hustlers of Flint for all they're worth. But when the only man Tasha's ever loved becomes her target, will she decide to save him, or will she remain loyal to the Manolo Mamis?

Raised by a bootlegger in a bad section of town, Karim Spencer becomes a successful businessman. His sister is a stripper with a gangsta-wannabe son, and his brother is serving a life sentence for a murder he didn't commit. But how can Karim help without jeopardizing his future or destroying his family?

Leticia Langley is used to fighting for what she wants. That's how she wound up being the first in her family to graduate from college. So what if she's never had a date' All that's about to change when she gets herself a job as a food columnist for The Journal--and treats herself to a makeover that will transform her life. With her hot weave and a dazzling new wardrobe that shows off her curves, the opposite sex suddenly takes a shine to Leticia. Except for Max Baldwin--a colleague who accuses her of trying to knock him down on her stampede up the corporate ladder. But Leticia is determined to stand her ground and get her due. And as she finds herself being offered more tantalizing prospects, including a trip to Africa, she also wins the respect--and admiration--of her handsome one-time nemesis, Max. Now she'll have to decide if she wants to let down her guard, and let in the one man she could get serious about.