They say Loyalty is everything, but beneath the surface of a promise lies betrayal and deceit. Taught by the best and given the keys to an empire Kiam's loyalty is tested at every turn as he strives to enforce his rule over those who ultimately can't be trusted. A deadly warning directs his course as he strives to carry out his orders. Complications set in when his mentor's beautiful, sexy, and rebellious daughter Lissha, who is as comfortable carrying a gun as she is carrying a Gucci bag, forces Kiam to decide between his sizzling desire for her and his immense loyalty to big Zo. Amidst the torrid but unspoken passion that builds between Kiam and Lissha like a blazing inferno, lies hidden alliances and deceit that threaten to explode at every turn. With sex, money, murder and dark secrets lurking around every corner and a team of beautiful yet dangerous women he is forced to work with, who will ultimately be the Bitch he can't trust.

Trust No Bitch

Literature & Fiction

CA$H

Capri, NeNe

Dramas & Plays

Lock Down Publications

When the identity of the traitor in Kiam's clique is revealed justice is served swiftly and with no mercy, sending a message to the others that betrayal will be met with death. But has Kiam really uncovered the treacherous one in his midst or is the true culprit of disloyalty and larceny still hidden behind her beauty and guile, sacrificing her sister to save herself?
 With so many secrets untold and many new and dangerous alliances being formed what will happen when things heat up in the streets and jealousy and hidden agendas begin to rear their ugly heads? When beauty can no longer hide the evil within who will feel the wrath of deadly silence?

Trust No Bitch 2: Deadly Silence

Who can Kiam trust when friends behave as ruthlessly as enemies and the person that he is most loyal to is the very one that has a gun aimed at his back? Reeling in a bloodthirsty rage, he takes to the streets with only one mission on his mind vengeance. Blood stained hands and deceitful hearts have destroyed an undying allegiance. As Kiam unleashes his vicious murder game on known adversaries, he overlooks the true enemy which is nearest, however, spilled blood will lead him to the truth.
 These jaunt of revelations will untangle a cleverly spun web of deception.
 Ride with the authors through the cruddy streets of Cleveland, Ohio as they reveal that sometimes the bitch you can't trust is the one closest to you.
 Trust No Bitch III: Deadly Alliance. The saga concludes.

Trust No Bitch 3: Deadly Alliance

Cam'ron and Raheem hail from the notorious Brick City in Newark New Jersey. The two friends grew up eating noodles off of the same fork, now they are primed to eat off the drug game. From the Bricks to the ATL nigga's must bow down or get laid down. Cam'ron epitomizes the grimy streets of Newark, he's a supreme hustler with a vicious murder game. Cam'ron loves four things: his money, family, his homie, and his boo. Touch either one and you get served, Cam'ron warns the streets. Of course Newark niggas are the grimiest so they don't take heed to Cam'ron's threat, they touch all of the above. Tamika who is Cam'ron's boo makes shit hotter when she sets out to show him that he's not the only hustler checkin for her and she does not have to condone his womanizing. When Tamika gets with a hustler who refuses to let her go back to Cam'ron the consequences get catastrophic for somebody. Meanwhile, Raheem who is the polar opposite from his man, is quietly putting his G down in the Dirty South. When ATL thugs test Raheem's gun they find out that a quiet storm is the deadliest. Raheem is as gentle with his woman as he is proficient with his murder game. Kayundra, Raheem's shorty has fallen into drug addiction and it has her in a vice grip. Raheem's love for Kayundra never wavers. He helps her beat her addiction and soon she's refocused on her dream of becoming a R&amp;B diva. With Raheem's help Kayundra lands a recording deal and almost overnight she becomes a star.But success comes at a price that threatens to shatter their love.Raheem and Cam'ron go hard for what they want, and they attain it, leaving a lot of bodies along the way. They make many mothers bury their sons and shed tears, but on the road to hood fame and riches they learn that sometimes the enemy strikes back and its your turn to cry. When the blood and tears stop falling will what Cam'ron and Raheem gained be worth what they both lose?

Thugs Cry

CJ is devastated when he comes home to find Tameka on the floor unconscious and leaking blood from several execution-style gunshot wounds. As he holds her in his arms tearfully begging God not to take her away, he already knows that if she dies he is going to turn Newark, New Jersey into a killing field. Raheem has just lost the love of his life to suicide and although he is grieving nothing can get in the way of him helping CJ go up against a foe as ruthless as any he has ever faced before. But when Raheem's loyalty collides with his Islamic faith, and the chance to love again presents itself, his principles get tested. Nard is not only out to dethrone CJ as Newark's drug king, he is death bent on annihilating CJ's whole team. This beef isn't about drugs, it's about a woman, and it's very personal. Young Nard shows that he can match CJ's gangsta body for body. When the smoke clears who will wear the crown as The Bricks supreme thug?

Thugs Cry 2

United States

Money, power, respect and the battle for one woman’s love pitted two notorious drug dealers against each other in a bloody battle that left behind many casualties. 
Young NARD has finally brought down CJ, Newark, New Jersey’s most powerful and most dynamic crack King. But the baby-faced drug kingpin has made one monumental mistake—he left RAHEEM dying, but with an ounce of life still in him. 
If Rah survives, there’s going to be a war in the streets unlike anything the decrepit city has ever witnessed, as he seeks to avenge the death of a friend whom he loved like a brother. 
Both men are thinkers, and they both have murderous goons at their disposal. But only one side can be victorious. 
Which side will it be? Will Nard’s ego remain in check as his stature explodes to astronomical heights in the hood? If Raheem lives, will he prove that his gangsta is as cold as his mind is sharp? Nothing is for certain but death. But who’s death will it be? This time when THUGS CRY, they’ll cry more than tears—they’ll cry blood. Lots of it!

Thugs Cry 3: Respect my Gangsta

TRUST NO MAN, the gripping, fast-paced, debut novel by CA$H, is an urban street tale told in such vivid detail and with such gritty and compelling style, it’s like watching a movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.TERRENCE aka “YOUNGBLOOD” is a young stickup kid with strict street principles, loyalty to his game, baby mama drama, and conflicting choices that could make him rich or send him to death row to an early grave.RICH KID, the drug kingpin of Atlanta, wants Youngblood to get down with his crew of dope boys. But like his partners in crime, LONNIE and SHOTGUN PETE, Youngblood prefers to get his money the ski mask way. Will pressure from the city’s most notorious drug king force Youngblood to wilt? Or will his gunplay prove to be lethal enough to withstand all opposition to his chosen hustle?Youngblood faces one deadly obstacle after another as he preys on drug dealers. But when death touches close to home, he blames himself, and it’s no longer about the cheddar and the shine. Now, it’s about vengeance—served cold. Along the way, Youngblood encounters the unexpected—love and betrayal. And he finds out that in the grimy streets of ATL, he must TRUST NO MAN.

Trust No Man 1

The streets of ATL are about to get hotter than lava after YOUNGBLOOD is snatched up and beaten down by unknown thugs. Vowing fatal revenge on his attackers, Youngblood is released from the hospital only to return home and discover that CHERYL has run off with his stash and his two daughters.Heartbroken over the loss of his children and money, he is ready to pick up that steel again, put on a ski mask and go back to jackin’ D-boys for their cake. His homie, MURDER MIKE gives him an ultimatum that tests his principles. While struggling with a do-or-die dilemma, Youngblood must also decide between INEZ and JUANITA.Inez accepts him as he is. Juanita, on the other hand, wants to help him leave the life of the streets behind. When a hustla has two thorough chicks, which one does he choose? The streets will decide that!Meanwhile, Youngblood must deal with enemies who are closer to him then he realizes. The way he deals with these problems will ultimately determine his fate, and the fate of everyone he loves.

Trust No Man 2

After his father was executed, LIL T vowed to seek revenge against every individual who played a part in Youngblood’s downfall. Anybody whose testimony helped convict and send Youngblood to death row was sure to catch hell on earth.Following in his father’s footsteps, Lil T dons the name “TROUBLE”, and his name holds the true weight of its meaning.The time has arrived when Lil T is all grown up and filled with bitterness. He’s dead-set on avenging his father’s death. The ATL is about to feel his pain! By his side, like a trustworthy 9mm, is his beautiful but deadly ride or die chick, KAMORA, and his comrade, CRIMINAL, whose gangsta is just as official as Lil T’s.Will love and loyalty prevail over the usual downfalls of greed, jealousy and betrayal as they set the ATL on fiyah?

Trust No Man 3: Like Father, Like Son

CHOPPA is the man A young rich thuggish hustler who has the city on lock All he needs is the right woman to come home to But life has taught him that women are a pleasure They are not to be loved and they definitely can t be trusted until he meets her JULZ has already been hurt and damn near broken by a man Falling in love again is not on her list of things to do She s just trying to repair her life in a different city and care for her son Damn a man until she meets him Immediately she is attracted to Choppa s rugged sex appeal and his cocky manner Not only does he make her wet he treats her like a queen But everything that glitters ain t gold In the middle of a passion that is as hot and as dangerous as an inferno Julz discovers some things about Choppa that frightens her But will he let her walk away Or will he put her in the same chokehold he has on the drug game To get away it may take much more than a RESTRAINING ORDER

Restraining Order: Some Men Can't Take No For An Answer

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