Kirjahaku

Best friends since the sandbox, Yoshi, Bird, and Shayla are all fighting demons from their childhood while navigating young adulthood. Abandoned by her mother as a child, Shayla grew up with a hole in her heart that was full of doubt, depression, and pain. With a drug-addicted father and a brother who can only hustle backward, she specializes in living rough and settling for struggle. All she has are her best friends, Bird and Yoshi, to link with, but they are both caught up in generational curses. Bird's dark past makes her careless, reckless, and ruthless, but also bitter and lost. She's looking for love in all the wrong places. Yoshi, loyal to everyone but herself, is busy chasing a fantasy while being cheated out of her dreams. The clique stays close until the summer before graduation, when a mysterious man with ill motives moves into the neighborhood. Bonds are broken, all bets are off, secrets will shatter their worlds as these ladies realize the love they've been searching for is the same love that's going to wreak havoc on their young hearts.

Maven Edwards was raised on the ruthless streets of Detroit but makes it out in one piece. An executive in the music industry, he has fortune, fame, and good looks, but an ice cold heart from time spent in various orphanages. Maven isn't looking for love, or even one female to share his wealth and success with. He is a bona fide ladies' man. The more arm candy he has to flaunt at celebrity parties, buy high-priced gifts for, and take on luxurious trips, the better. He's all about building his brand, making money, and collecting beautiful women who can coexist as sister wives. That's where Jhene, Noel, and Khy come in.Jhene is an exotic dancer from Atlanta. She was living undercover in Miami when Maven met her and turned her gray world into one filled with glitz and glam. Noel was a social media model who caught his eye, so he made her a star. And Khy, his main chick, has his kids, so she isn't going anywhere. He is living a single man's dream-until his perfect life starts to unravel and his empire crumbles. Everything that glitters definitely ain't gold, as Maven will soon be forced to learn the hard way.

Every relationship has its ups and downs. Zaria Taylor weathers the storms, accepting the bad times as temporary whenever Renard cheats. Deep down inside, Zaria prays the years invested into their relationship will be enough to keep their foundation sturdy. Do or die and till death do us part are her mottos, though her wedding ring finger is still bare. She makes the mistake of believing him every time he says he will do better, he is sorry, and his heart only belongs to her. When his lies are exposed and it is revealed that Renard has been dragging Zaria's name through the mud while taking caring of another woman's child on the side, all bets are off and payback is on. Angry and bitter, Zaria makes it her mission to show her two-timing baby daddy exactly how it feels to get played. Between sleeping with his best friend, stirring up drama with his line-up of women, and trying to ruin his street business, Zaria is fueled by a shattered heart, and she won't stop until revenge is hers.