Roy Glenn

Even though her title is underboss, Rain Robinson is The Boss of The Family now and to this point, The Reign of Rain Robinson has been a tale of unrelenting war. The betrayal of Jadonna Marian and DP's attempt to take over, forced Rain to Retaliate and the actions of Barnes and Mobley brought on RJ and Marvin's punishment. Now, the assassinations of Chet Bright, Jerry Demet, Gene Hazelton and Irving Spencer have gotten Mike Black involved. While Black and Rain hit the streets to hunt down their enemies and end them permanently, things are not all dark in The Family. Nick is getting married to April, however, providing security for the event at a time of war is also source of concern for them. Needless to say, The Family is deep in it this time and it's going to take everybody to get them out of it.

Three men who have a way with the ladies struggle to keep their heads when each finds that love is more important than sex. Carter has found the woman of his dreams, and to keep her, he's all set to change his lifestyle as a gigolo. But all hell breaks loose when he agrees to meet Deanna for what he's decided is going to be his last appointment. It's a dream come true for Vernon: a threesome with two of the finest women in Atlanta. Forget the fact that Vernon s married, one of the willing women is his wife's best friend, or that the other woman has motives of her own. Vernon's just out to get his. When he finally realizes that April is the one, Rick has to find a way to make it out of the game. All he has to do now is cut loose Laura, Vanessa, and Yvette.

In Hostile Takeover and Changed Man, Mike Black returned to his past to tell you more of the story that you only thought you knew. That story continues in 12 Days in December. December is Black and Bobby's birthday month, they've been celebrating with Wanda since Thanksgiving and the celebration won't end until well after New Year's. It was also the first December following the tragic death of their friend Vickie Payne and each of the three deals with it in their own way. In spite of that, they were hunting for Gun because he tried to kill them, looking for O, so Black could kill him and Simon Parrish owed them a hundred thousand dollars, so they were hunting for him too. With an expanding business to run, the police coming for him from all sides, and enemies that need to be dealt with, the not so changed man deals with it all the Vicious Black way.

Even though her title is underboss, Rain Robinson is The Boss of The Family now. The Reign of Rain Robinson began with The Model and The Madam and continued in Retaliation. Now there's Punishment The execution of Evander and his partner, Big Frank, as well as the murder of Sterling has brought the war to RJ and Marvin. This couldn't have happened at a more inopportune time as RJ is set to reopen The Late Night, the after-hours spot that was once run by his father and Mike Black. Marvin is taking over The Four Kings and is making a very aggressive push into the construction business. As a consequence of war, all four kings will be tested in ways that will cement their place in The Family. Jackie has resurfaced and is in trouble with Rain. Rain has something going and pulls Jackie and Carter in, which may cause serious long-term problems for The Family.

In this tale of a player on his last leg, Rick finally realizes that April is the one. Now he has to find a way to make it out of the game and put his player days behind him. All he has to do now is cut loose Laura, Vanessa, and Yvette.

For Jada West it was All About the Money. Whatever it took to make piles of paper, that's what Jada West was all about. Coming from a family of hustlers, it was in her blood. When her father is murdered and her mother is sent to jail for forgery, Jada finds herself alone with nothing but an old Monte Carlo. After weeks of dodging the landlord for the rent, a friend tells her that she could get paid dancing if she'd stop sleeping on her best money makers. Jada transforms herself into the top dancer at the best club, and when she finds that she can make more money, Jada transforms and again and becomes one of the city's top Madame's. In this tale of power and money, Jada discovers that in the end, there is something more important than making money.

After being literally run out of New York, Jada West has returned to Nassau and the party to end all parties is thrown in her honor. Now it was time for to get back to running Para so, the establishment that she and Mike Black own. However, prior to her departure, there was a saying on the island, 'If you want some done, go see Jada West', and now that she's back, Black's people have once again, began to come to her to settle their issues. And Jada handled them in pure Jada West fashion; focus on what's important. Making the money. But when a major problem occurs on the island, Jada is forced to step up. When the people around her tell Jada that she should call Black and ask him what he wants her to do, Jada refuses, because; "Mr. Black expects me to handle this." Find out if Jada West is up to the task.

Now that other less important matters (namely Jada West) have been dealt with to her satisfaction, Black and Shy have moved on, stronger than ever. Shy has finally gone back to get her master of business administration degree and has committed to opening her own import/export business. With Wanda's war behind them, Black has promised to spend more time at home with his family; time that Shy promises will be time well spent. But there is one more matter that Shy will have to deal with-The attention being paid to her by Dr. Spencer Mensforth. As for Black, he knows that he still has The Grenadine Boys to deal with and the threat they pose to his Caribbean operation. He understands that if he is going to get on top of it, he must have information. For that, Black must face one of the demons from his past.

When attorney Marcus Douglas runs into his former client, the beautiful Yvonne Hagler, he finds that she's gotten involved with some very dangerous people... and they want her dead. With no one else she can trust to turn to, Yvonne seeks out Marcus for help, making him a target as well. Being thrust into danger bring these two closer together... but will either survive long enough to see where their attraction can go?

In Hostile Takeover, Mike Black returned to his past to tell you more of the story that you only thought you knew. That story continues in Changed Man. After the tragic death of his long-time friend Vickie Payne, Mike Black experiences his own stages of grief: shock, anger, guilt; but mostly he felt pain. Pain because he felt responsible for her death. Black deals with it by killing just about everybody that Andre sends him to collect from. His killing spree has the unfortunate effect of bringing the police deeper into his world, and into Andre's drug business. Concerned that he is attracting too much unnecessary attention, Andre sends Black away; and at Wanda's urging, he goes to the Bahamas. That time away from the city gives Black an opportunity to look at the man he is-and see the man he wants to be in the future. He resolves himself that he needs to be like the ocean: the perfect blend of strength, power, and calm. A quiet and peaceful man, but have the potential to be extremely destructive when necessary. He returns to New York a new Mike Black, but finds that he is faced with the same old problems: business associates murdered, a takeover threat from an unexpected source, tricky women with mad game and Detective Kirkland, who is intent on putting Mike Black in jail for murder.

In Hostile Takeover, Mike Black returned to his past to tell you more of the story that you only thought you knew. That story continues in Changed Man. After the tragic death of his long-time friend Vickie Payne, Mike Black experiences his own stages of grief: shock, anger, guilt; but mostly he felt pain. Pain because he felt responsible for her death. Black deals with it by killing just about everybody that Andre sends him to collect from. His killing spree has the unfortunate effect of bringing the police deeper into his world, and into Andre's drug business. Concerned that he is attracting too much unnecessary attention, Andre sends Black away; and at Wanda's urging, he goes to the Bahamas. That time away from the city gives Black an opportunity to look at the man he is-and see the man he wants to be in the future. He resolves himself that he needs to be like the ocean: the perfect blend of strength, power, and calm. A quiet and peaceful man, but have the potential to be extremely destructive when necessary. He returns to New York a new Mike Black, but finds that he is faced with the same old problems: business associates murdered, a takeover threat from an unexpected source, tricky women with mad game and Detective Kirkland, who is intent on putting Mike Black in jail for murder.

Even though her title was underboss, Rain Robinson was The Boss of The Family now. The Reign of Rain Robinson begins with The Model And The Madam. Waiting and watching never was Carmen Taylor's thing. After Jada West killed the hit man that murdered two of her informants at the City Diner, Carmen rushed into something that may not only cost Carmen her life, but unbeknownst to her, would have far-reaching consequences in The Family. After becoming aware of a potential threat inside the organization, Jada uses all the resources at her disposal to deal with the situation.

Mike Black returns to his past to tell the real story; the one you only thought you knew. Years before he was the boss of his family, and long before he met his loving wife, Cassandra AKA Shy, Mike Black was an enforcer for drug kingpin Andr Harmon, who ran most of the illegal activity in the area. Those days, he was known as Vicious Black, and he terrified anyone who dared challenge him or Andr 's rule. As far as Andr was concerned, gambling, number running and prostitution were just side hustles compared to the real moneymaker: his drug operation. That's where young Mike Black saw an opportunity that he could capitalize on. After Black promised that he would more than triple the money that he was earning, Andr gave Black his blessing to take over. Violently if necessary

After being discharged from Army Special Forces when the rest of his unit is killed eradicating drug labs in South America, Nick Simmons, along two other members of his unit, come home. It doesn't take long before a man they know only as Uncle Felix, recruits Nick and his team to do jobs that require their special skills: weapons, commando tactics, munitions computers, and electronic surveillance. Felix sets them up in a front business as private investigators in New York City. When Gabriel Childers finds out her brother is missing the first person she suspects is her husband, Chilly, a major player in the drug game. Chilly, of course, denies any involvement in her brother's disappearance. She hires Nick and his team to investigate. Along the way, Nick becomes the only suspect in four drug-related murders. After being released from jail, Nick recounts for his lawyer the events that got him in that situation. That conversation gives him a chance to face the old demons he'd left ten years before.

Worlds Collide In This Very Different Type Of Love Story. Carter Garrison and Geno Crocker grew up in the game, and things were all good until that night when being able to run just a little faster meant the difference in which of them got away and which went to jail. That night started them on separate paths that led Geno to become a successful analyst, in love with beautiful Sabrina McMillan and Carter in jail for his loyalty to Mike Black and The Family. Now Carter is getting out and Sabrina is worried that Geno will be drawn back to his past life. But Carter has other ideas that involve Mileena Hayes; she was, and still is, the love of his life. Their relationship ended the night that Mileena told him that she saw no future in a relationship with a man that would end up in jail or dead. He spent the last five years thinking about a future that doesn't include going back to work for The Family at a time when Rain Robinson could use a man with Carter's skills. Wait to see what happens when both love and allegiances call at the same time.