A Gangsta & His Shawty: Heirs To The Baptiste Throne — Natisha Raynor

When it comes to the kind of drama that goes hand-in-hand with the street life, none have dealt with it more than the Baptiste family. The question is, do they have what it takes to make it through and remain victorious or will the demons of the street win in the end? Jules Jr., better known as J2, is exceptionally smart.But no matter how gifted J2 is academically, the Baptiste blood runs through his veins, and despite his father’s disapproval, he decides that he wants in on his father's street legacy. No one can juggle running a drug empire and being a college student better than J2 and he's set on proving it. But his father always told him that when it comes to hustling, the bad outweighs the good, and J2 begins to see that. When he’s not dealing with incompetent, thieving workers, he has to deal with hustlers from out of town trying to infiltrate his blocks. Before he can spring into action, Jules comes to the rescue, making J2 feel some type of way. How can he prove that he’s just as good a boss as his father if his father won’t let him handle his own business? On top of that, J2 finds himself in a love triangle when he grows a little too fond of his homegirl Jazlyn, when his heart is supposed to belong to Natori. With all this happening around him, will J2 prove that he can live up to the legacy his father started before him and keep a hold on the matters of the heart? Jules always forbade his daughter, Reign, from dealing with hustlers, and she always listened. And when she starts dating a rapper by the name of Tre da Don, Jules is definitely not pleased. Jules doesn’t trust him as far as he can throw him, but Reign is smitten with the charming man, and soon she’s all in. It doesn’t take Reign long to realize that her father may have been right about Tre, and when he betrays Reign in the worst way, he may just have to pay with his life. Marital bliss should be a given but for Kymani it isn't. Although she hasn’t caught Jacques cheating in ages, she still has this unsettling feeling that something is going on behind the scenes. The feeling is nagging her to the point that Kymani takes drastic measures to find out the truth. They say be careful when you go looking for something because you just may find it, and she has to learn that the hard way. Kymani and Jacques’s relationship will never be the same, but in the end, will the changes be for the better? Lyric and Jules are happily married, and their love is stronger than ever, but Lyric is fighting a demon that no one knows about but her. She understands that she’s playing a dangerous game; however, no matter how much she tries to pretend, Lyric no longer has control over her life. When Jules is made aware of the secret, all hell breaks loose, and Lyric is forced to face her problems. The only thing is, she doesn’t think that there is anything to fix. Lyric thinks she’s fine, and that puts a strain on her marriage. Jules will never give her up without a fight, but Lyric may need help that even he can’t give her.