Tisha Andrews

Ishmael Payne is all grown up, living the life away from home. On a full basketball scholarship to Duke University, top point guard in the nation, Ishmael is sought by many, yet what catches his eyes is not some college girl. It's a chick from the projects, snatching his heart. Pepper Murphy, a local who never saw much outside the slum side of town, finds a job after graduation while most kids her age go off to school. She takes it in stride, carrying for he younger siblings and her deadbeat mother, Carrie. When Ishmael and Pepper meet, an instant connection is made. When they do, he doesn't see a minimum wage liability-he sees a safe place to park his heart. Pepper goes along for the ride but something tells her there is more to Ishmael's life than letting her in. He has a confused, bitter ex and a petty mother, neither making it easy for him to move on or embrace what he wants most-that's Pepper. Take a ride down south when Ishmael goes homes for the holidays, where things are not so merry nor are they bright. Yet all is will soon be well because he has one thing he refuses to let go no matter what.

Iris is the apple of her parents' eye. She smart and beautiful, yet naive', falling into the hands of a dangerous man. Montez not only runs the streets, but the men who used to run them. One being Richard, Iris's father. When a debt goes unpaid, Richard will pay in more ways than one once Iris lands on Montez's radar. Caleb, a product of his environment, now lives on the other side of town. It's called the suburbs. Life is different as he struggles to let go of the old. When betrayal occurs and tragedy strikes, Caleb now finds himself in search of something better, eventually crossing paths with Iris. When two worlds collide, pain can turn into love. Love can turn into a lifetime of more love. The kind of love that becomes a real RIDE or DIE one when you choose the right one.

In this finale where evil seems to prevail, Sky, the feisty and dangerous Miami beauty, is finally prepared to reveal her dark and ugly past to Shyne, only to cross paths with an enemy who can't seem to let her go. Shyne, after devising a plan to prove his unconditional love to Sky, discovers that Mulan, his beautiful and breathtaking partner, is also in harm's way. To make matters worse, both women may now be forced to become allies or risk not getting out alive. Chello, who swore off love, instead marrying the streets of Miami, takes New York by storm as he joins forces with Shyne to get them both back safely. The only problem is his own drug empire is under attack and it might be from the inside. Shona, a former member of Chello's crew, is living a quiet and normal life under the guise as a hairdresser. Although boring, the life she has chosen is safe and comes with no drama. That is until Chello brings her out of retirement to do what she does best: target and get their mark. Chico, now married and retired from the game, follows Chello in his time of need to New York. While he loves his wife, Myriah, he battles with all the feelings he has for Shona once they reconnect. With enemies on every side, they all are faced with uncertainties that may leave them lonely and alone or worse, dead. Find out in this action-packed, drama-filled love story where no one is safe and friends may be foes as they take over the streets of New York.

How does a man get an amazingly beautiful, sassy, and intelligent woman to believe in his love for her? Shyne Duhart struggles with this as he throws caution to the wind finally giving his heart to Sky Ramirez. Sky, longing to relax in his love, cannot seem to embrace that he can really love her and only her. With her living in Miami, they agree to start their lives anew in Shyne's old stomping grounds, New York. This move would be perfect except for Shyne's new and undeniably attractive coworker, Mulan Carmichael. Mulan, eager and willing to be Sky's friend, can't seem to catch a break. Sky wants nothing to do with her and to make matters worse; Mulan has never even a boyfriend. While she is married to her job, Sky's new assignment is to get rid of her. Shyne trying to find a happy balance, devises a plan with the help of his boys, Chello and Keyz, hoping it allows him to keep both women in his life. With trouble at home, they run the risk of losing more than love but their lives when old enemies resurface. Will Shyne's plan be the antidote needed to close the deal on love in Sky's heart or will they lose it all not knowing who the real enemy is?

What do you do when the one you want you can't have until getting them is the only thing that will make you feel complete? Meet good girl, Iyana Wilkers, stuck in a dead end relationship with her prejudice, biracial boyfriend, Elijah, who she met in college. While drop dead gorgeous, Elijah's struggles with his own issues being born to a black father he hates and a white mother he despises. With a need to be better than his father, Elijah latches on to Iyana who is just as vulnerable as him, but hers is because of the color of her dark skin. Ironically, it is this same dark skin her older sister, Myriah, teased her about making her feel like the little, ugly duckling sister. Then there is Kaizer Paul AKA Keyz, bad boy and leader of the Come Up Boys crew, who has wanted Iyana since their chance meeting one day in middle school. Unfortunately, after dropping out to get into the game, Keyz' misses his opportunity to get his girl instead focusing on making money and taking care of his mother and younger siblings. Years later, Keyz runs into Myriah unaware that she is Iyana's older sister and a poisonous thorn in his side. If that's not enough, betrayal hits even closer to home as someone in his crew has a few secrets of his own. Will Keyz and Iyana finally get their shot at love? Or will the family secrets and lies destroy any chance they have to finally be together?