This author focuses on detailing the complex realities of young urban love, striving to paint a picture with every page and leaving readers yearning for more. Her goal is to touch at least one heart or mind with her work, making the late-night typing worthwhile.
Perri Daniels is a tomboy at heart, fitting right on in with the guys. She spends her time fighting, hooping and playing video games alongside her best friend Plus. Living in the Millwood Projects of Prince George's County, Maryland, the two grew up more like family than friends. On prom night, the two lose their virginity to one another, and by graduation she discovers she's pregnant. Forced to give up her basketball scholarship, Perri grows into a vivacious woman and begins a relationship with Derrick. NBA bound, Plus endures a withering friendship with Perri until tragedy strikes.--Adapted from back cover.
Things are finally coming together for Perri as she continues on her journey to womanhood. While she ultimately decides to let Derrick sweep her off her feet, Plus’s feelings for her never seem to waver. However, when Derrick gets drafted into the NBA and has to relocate hundreds of miles away, Perri is faced with the decision to either stay in Maryland or leave with her fiancé for good.Now that Plus has stepped up as a father, the mere mention of Perri taking Camille away leaves him emotionally shattered. But after everything he’s put Perri through, is this now his karma?Tez and Myesha’s relationship goes through its own struggle of sorts. Their past comes back to haunt them, leaving a huge question mark over the survival of their union.While Jorell and Nika make such a cute couple, him with his country ways and her with her quick-witted nature, will the secrets he has buried tear them apart?Find out how what happens when people love hard but aren’t fair about how they play the game.
The Brimmage sisters -- Risa, Romi, Raina and Raquel -- find their bond sorely tested when they fall for the infamous Borrego brothers, which leads to many secrets and lies that could destroy them all
After a hurricane of events, so many lies and secrets are left undisclosed between the Borrego brothers and their leading ladies. Follow the ups and downs of the relationships of these infamous brothers in this second and final novel of the Borrego Brothers Series. As Micah fights to regain Risa's trust, she battles against her past with Zo, as well as battling for her future as a lawyer. Shortly after Dre discovers Romi's baby is his, he takes another life-changing blow that could ruin him and Romi indefinitely. Even though Dame and Raina are the youngest in the pack, they work hard to get their relationship in a good place. Will Dame have the self-control it takes to win Raina over for good, or will there be someone else waiting to sweep her off her feet? And while Melo continues to break down Raquel's tough exterior, she discovers some devastating news that could be detrimental to the entire Borrego family. Melo has an extremely difficult time processing the news. Will it come in between the two of them, or bring them closer together?
After ending her relationship with Derrick and realizing that her heart still belongs to Plus, Perri finds herself pregnant. But by whom? Find out how all it all ends with the suspenseful finale of Love and the Game… Plus, finds himself growing tired of the back and forth between him and Perri. He wants nothing more than to move on to the next phase in his life. But he quickly learns that things aren’t quite so simple when you play for the NBA. While Tez fully commits himself to Myesha and their son, Jorell does the complete opposite with Nika. Consistently, he plays on her heart and gets her hopes up only to let her down in the end. After entering the league, he finds himself spiralling out of control, with only Nika there to pick up the pieces. However, keeping secrets of her own, Nika doesn’t know if they’ll ever be more than just friends.
Four diverse young women, each at a crossroads in their lives, meet at a very popular HBCU. Born and raised in the heart of Brooklyn, Franki doesn’t take crap from anyone. Continuously hurt by the men in her life, she finds herself using them for the only thing she believes they’re good for: sex. When she’s labeled for her promiscuity and a new tragedy strikes, how will she recover? Paris, on the other hand, has led a life of privilege out in Beverly Hills—one that didn’t include very many minorities in her circle. When her mother sends her off to an HBCU in hopes that she’ll reconnect with her people, she finds herself culture-shocked. Asha, the local girl, is a complete slacker when it comes to school and anything else that doesn’t align with her future plans of becoming a basketball wife. She is a user and a mastermind manipulator who will ultimately have to pay a price. Lastly, there’s Hope, the good girl. Raised by her father and brought up in the church, she’s been sheltered most of her life. When she falls hard for the big man on campus and gets her heart crushed to pieces, will she persist? Told from each character’s distinct point of view, this narrative is about young women navigating the dynamics of sex, love, and heartbreak in college. Being outcasts in their own right, these four young women ultimately forge a very unique bond.
