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The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly. Beginning where the second installment's dramatic cliffhanger left us, True III will finally reveal Gena's mysterious stalker and savior...

Kisha knew the harsh realities of the hood all too well. Raised by a prostitute and a dope fiend, survival meant doing whatever it took. Meek, her constant in a world full of chaos, understood the struggle. His own mother prioritized men over him, pushing him to grow up fast and get it how he could. Together, Kisha and Meek fought hunger, bed bugs, and everything else life threw at them. Even when they were forced to separate, their love never died.

Ever saw a dead body? I’ll ask again. Ever saw a dead body walking among us? I’ve been dead on the inside since my parents were taken away from me, and I was forced to move out the only home I knew. Never truly ever knowing love or what it felt like. Always witnessing everyone else have what you wished your heart could do. Love. That word love could walk up on me, snatch me up, and I wouldn’t have ever known. Me and that word didn’t exist, and I had come to terms with that when I watched them fighting to save my boyfriend’s life, after my brother nearly took it from him.

Aisha could’ve never known how much her life would change the summer before her tenth birthday. Her family and life as she knew it was turned upside down after a tragic accident that left her an only child to her widowed mother. A family secret and an arrangement sent her two hundred fifty miles away from her home only to be given into the hands of her treacherous new guardian, Angel. A new identity and life were given in exchange for her freedom—Gemini was born.

Terrance. Louis. Wayne. Eric. Marissa had been warned: One of these days you're gonna mess with the wrong woman's husband. But she doesn't care. Aside from an occasional bout of guilt, she feels no shame, because after all, if their wives were doing what they were supposed to, then their husbands would not be seeking her company. Marissa dates married men—four of them concurrently because it's easier. She gets all of the trappings of a relationship—love, wining and dining, physical pleasure—without any of the pain—cooking, laundry, and the day-to-day maintenance of a relationship.

Lavish Chamberlain has lived a life of hurt and disappointment. From birth, she couldn't remember ever experiencing genuine love from another person. A child of the system, she thought that she had finally found love, happiness, and a sense of family when she married Keith Chamberlain. But the life she shared with him was anything but the fairytale ending she had longed for.

Blake Bishop wasn't looking for love, but fate had other plans. When a wounded stranger stumbles into her living room, she finds a connection she can't shake and a man who sees her soul. Emon Dowlen has always lived by his own rules, but Blake awakens something in him he never knew he needed—a desire for something real, something permanent, something worth changing for.

Successful real estate agent and interior designer Zuri Benton has never been afraid to dance alone in the rain. Caring for her emotionally unstable mother most of her life left little time to have the type of relationship she desired, and she’d learned to do without. Love wasn’t required. Thriving owner of a small moving company Elias "Lee" Thompson is content in his solitude. Determined to build a good life after his release from prison five years ago, he had no desire to remain stuck or expect women to accept his past transgressions. Love was only a dream.

Solae loved a man who never existed but found one who made her forget her heart was ever broken. For years, she built a life around Rah’s promises and was blind to the darkness he kept hidden behind charm. But when one secret shatters the illusion, she discovers the real Rah is ruthless, calculating, and capable of anything. When the truth finally surfaces, things become malicious and life-threatening. Left shattered, Solae isn’t just heartbroken; she’s fighting to hold on to her children, freedom, and sanity. And that’s when Priest steps in.

After watching her parents be gunned down right in front of her, Princess decided that she wanted absolutely nothing to do with the streets or the men who ran in them. Now, a prestigious doctor in Atlanta, she’s changed her name from Princess to Aliyah and has left her past life of being a kingpin’s daughter far behind her. However, her plans of never falling for the type of man her father was are shattered when, through a twist of fate, she is kidnapped by Killian King who needs her to save his brother who’s been shot when a deal goes wrong.

Well, as far as Xarielle Simpson is concerned, the lack of favor ain’t all that fair, either. Xarielle’s always been a dreamer. Even as a little girl, she spent her free-time daydreaming about a life that was much different than the one she was living. She dreamt of a life where mothers stuck around, families were loving, and opportunities to better your situation with dedication and hard work were actually realistic.

There are only a few things Kassir loves: his gang, his hood, his family, and her—Rebel. In an attempt to protect her, however, he does the unthinkable. Found family means the world to Rebel, but when the one who holds her heart breaks it, she leaves D-Ville, vowing never to return. When obligation brings Rebel back, Kassir ceases the opportunity and applies pressure to correct his past mistake.

At a young age, Terrez Blakewood was forced into manhood. Being raised by a single mother in the projects left no room for fun. Paying his dues and earning his street credit was his main focus. After being known as one of the biggest in Diamond Falls, Terrez is ready to step back from the streets and find love.

Brielle Chambers is a social media influencer with a sunshine personality. She loves to see the positive in everything and everyone. She’s built her platform with her authentic self, which has awarded her six-figure brand deals. Even after a tragic loss, she remains optimistic about life and love.

Udonwa's family is at war—a war of relationships, played out under the tyranny of a monster dad. Age twelve, Udonwa has a peculiar love for her father, Reverend Leonard Ilechukwu, who favours her but beats his wife and his other children. She sees his good side: after all, he pays the school fees, and tells her that she, named "the peaceful child," is the one most likely to become a doctor.

Three years ago, I had one unforgettable weekend with a man who made me forget every rule I'd ever followed. Then he ghosted me like it never happened. Fast forward to now—he's standing in front of the faculty at Hardwood High, all smug and suited up, introducing himself as our new assistant principal. Every time he walks into my classroom, opens his mouth in a meeting, or so much as breathes in my direction, I have to remind myself I like my job too much to cuss him out.

Denishia Boswell is a successful florist and owner of Happily Ever After Floral Shop. Although she creates beautiful bouquets and floral designs to enhance any romantic or intimate setting, she’s having problems enhancing her own love life. She’s in a lackluster relationship that she is ready to give the ax to, but the fear of being alone has kept her from doing so. However, a celebrity client comes her way, and he is after more than just flowers. She finds it extremely hard to ignore his romantic advances, despite her current relationship status.

From an award-winning poet praised for his “rhapsodic, rigorous” work (The New Yorker) comes an immersive meditation on kindship, collectivity, and environmental thought We (The People of The United States) is a book-length poem made to the measure of the modern world. Composed of 55...

An extraordinary crime novel from a rising star, that follows the ripple effects of a tragic shooting throughout a Chicago community from the view of the teachers, police officers, and students impacted “A deeply satisfying story with as much, heart, grit and history as the city that it’s...

Zaysh was never meant to rule. Sent to the Princes' School against his will, exiled from his freedom and his desires, he returns home after three years only to discover that his brother has married into a powerful kingdom and gained the upper hand in the race for the throne. The solution standing before him seems to be a marriage with a princess of even greater political weight. Before surrendering to this new duty, Zaysh plans one final week of unrestrained freedom—a sex-filled escape before everything changes.