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Milli is in love with being a family man but can't help thinking about why Kelsie doesn't want to give him a baby. Kelsie is still dealing with emotions from the last time she was pregnant with Milli's baby. Will they drift apart? Or will Milli be there for his woman?

It's no secret that Kelsie and her mother have a strained relationship. When Shanny reveals something from her past, will this bring the mother and daughter closer or push them further apart?

Marina isn't giving up her granddaughter without a fight, even if that means dragging Kelsie to court. Will Marina get what she wants, or will she end up being hurt in the process?

Michelle is so ready to give birth to her baby boy and marry the love of her life. With hormones driving her crazy, she doesn't realize that she's pushing her love away from her. Will Michelle end up losing everything she has ever wanted because of fear?

Patsy is back and ready to begin her life without Mello. While she handed Mello the divorce papers months ago, he's still stalling. She's happy that she can count on her friendship with Walt. But when Walt wants to take things to the next level, will Patsy walk away?

Mello is stuck in a downhill spiral. Everyone's his enemy. With Kenyetta on his nerves, he starts partying hard—until Choc walks into his life. Everyone can see that there is more for these two friends. But Choc is hiding a secret that can either make or break Mello…

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Michelle and Thor are in a weird place where they love each other, but don’t feel entitled to speak on things in each other’s life. With Maggie coming around more often, will Michelle reveal to Thor her dislike for Maggie? Or will she continue to keep her mouth shut and allow Maggie to push up on her man?

Kelsie is with Emont. Emont is friends with Milli. Milli is in love Kelsie. Kelsie is in love with Milli. Kelsie has tangled herself in a web with two men that she has feelings for. Not only is she trying to juggle two men, but she must find a new job and go to court to fight for the benefits that Marcus owes Miracle. Will Marcus finally come around and do what’s right for their daughter? Or will he continue to be the opposite of a little girl’s hero?

Milli is in love with Kelsie, yet doesn’t want to tell her. With her always turning him down and pushing away, he finds comfort in Sonya. Will Sonya reveal some secrets that might push Milli to jump into a relationship with her? Or will he continue to keep it as casual sex between them?

Mello is in a world of trouble with the two women he claims to love. One is wife and the other is the mother of his two sons. While the obvious choice to try to make it work with his wife, will she be that forgiving towards the only man she has loved and trusted with her heart? Will Kenyetta be alright with Mello fighting to get his wife back when she has been the one holding down his heart in Atlanta? One thing's for sure with part 3: there are some homies, lovers and friends. Will the roles reverse with all of these couples?",{"_32":115,"_31":116,"_117":118,"_119":84},408,"March 9, 2022","March 9","B09V8CG6F8",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/9179i/f7a9c228-b599-48ae-a513-c7b02d0289af/1789113001.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F9179i%2Ff7a9c228-b599-48ae-a513-c7b02d0289af%2F1789113001.jpg",{"_32":50,"_31":51,"_52":53,"_122":123,"_124":-5,"_35":125,"_126":178,"_54":55},[128],"b44cbfd4-2569-4c1d-b765-f605cf3a44a4",4914,"4.29",119,[],[201],"Homies, Lovers & Friends: A Brooklyn Love Story","db009f2b-8396-4d99-ac48-153bce5b7ca6",{"_13":34,"_32":33,"_120":64},"Feb 2022","2022-02-20","4967-homies-lovers-friends","Michelle and Kelsie have never had it easy, but the one thing that has remained consistent in each of their lives are each other. Both in their early twenties and with the stress of the world on their shoulders, they both manage to still be there for each other through it all. Michelle's dream is to be a top stylist, well her dream was a reality until she was fired from Naomi's shop because of her boyfriend. Tasheem is all Michelle's knows, and that's being physically and mentally abused by the man she has loved since she was younger. When Tasheem takes things a bit too far, will Michelle realize that it's time to put her life first and stop dealing with Tasheem? Or will a sexy ruthless thug by the name of Thor come in and sweep Michelle off her feet literally? Thor has lived through the worst situations and managed to come out on top. Supplying New York to Philly with guns with his two right hands, Mello and Milli, he has enough money to sit back and retire if he wanted. Except, with his mother's expensive habit he can't sit back and chill. Thor hides anything that has to do with his mother. The only people that know are the people that are close to him. When Michelle enters his life, he feels she couldn't have come at a better time. Getting so caught up into Michelle, he realizes that once you're close with someone you have to start sharing bits and pieces about your life, but is Thor ready to reveal his reality to Michelle? Kelsie works a dead end job at the parks department to try and afford better health insurance for her daughter. Having a daughter with cerebral palsy and a baby father who constantly denies her is hard on Kelsie, all she wants is to have her baby father help her raise her daughter. Living in Gowanus projects in Brooklyn, she struggles day by day to keep both she and her daughter above water. One night at the club while in a altercation with her baby father, she meets Milli and things take a change. While Kelsie doesn't want a relationship because she's the type to throw herself fully in, Milli is cool with dating, plus seeing other people. Will Kelsie be able to deal with Milli's nonchalant attitude toward their relationship or lack of relationship? If one man wasn't enough, Miracle's new doctor is a thug in a white lab coat, who wants a chance to show Kelsie how she should be treated, but will she allow that? Or is she stuck on trying to make something work with Milli? Will Kelsie and Michelle end up being homies, lovers or friends?",{"_32":115,"_31":116,"_117":118,"_119":84},222,"February 20, 2022","February 20","B09T1HHC5Q",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/4914i/db009f2b-8396-4d99-ac48-153bce5b7ca6.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F4914i%2Fdb009f2b-8396-4d99-ac48-153bce5b7ca6.jpg",{"_32":50,"_31":51,"_52":53,"_122":123,"_124":-5,"_35":125,"_126":202,"_54":55},[128],"isLoggedIn",["P",204],"result",{"_13":213,"_22":214,"_19":215,"_216":217,"_24":218,"_219":220,"_25":221},"user","themePreference","light","storedTheme","gaId","G-Z1HVZ17GZ3","Blackauthored","%s","Find your next Black authored read and connect with readers with the similar taste.","handle","@blackauthored","https://blackauthored.com","robots",{"_232":84,"_233":84},{"_27":28,"_29":222,"_31":213,"_223":224,"_225":226,"_24":218},"Organization","logo","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/images/og-image.png","sameAs",[227,228,229,230,231],"https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]