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Things are heating up in the Black Hamptons, an affluent vacation community of African Americans nestled in Long Island, New York. The families are facing trials and tribulations both individually and collectively, and everyone has a lot at stake. The Brittons are shocked by the return of Moses, the patriarch of the family. While he's eager to reunite with his wife and sons, it may be difficult, especially since his wife, Carolyn, has found comfort in the arms of another man.

When I envisioned the life that I wanted for myself, I pictured myself sitting in a rocking chair in the nursery me and my husband had spent months designing. I pictured looking down at a baby that resembled the both of us, and thanking God that he chose me to be their mother. My reality was that I was staring down at another negative pregnancy test and realizing the possibility that I had failed another cycle of IVF, alone. There was no husband here to comfort me, or a nursery that I could sit and sob in. Each time that one line appeared, a small piece of me always died inside.

Dream, a woman betrayed by the only person she ever trusted, seeks refuge in the arms of a wealthy man who promises to help her heal. But as her heart mends, she finds herself entangled in a web of lies and manipulation that threatens to consume her. Will she rise above the deceit or be forever trapped in the shadows of her past? Now Journee is a whole other issue, a driven high school senior focused on escaping the suffocating grasp of Montgomery, Alabama.

For Nyla Holmes, life is never easy. Two steps forward always end up turning into ten steps back. As the coldest female barber in Elite Cutz, Nyla wants to own her own shop. She plans for years and has set her sights on the perfect building. Disappointment settles in once again when she finds out that her dream has to be put on hold. The one person Nyla believes will never hurt her does the unthinkable.

DaVinci is a fighter, fighting for more than just a title, but to stay out of the shadows of a family he didn't choose. Fighting was all he had until he encountered a woman just as driven and unfulfilled. Aria has never believed in happily ever afters or that mushy love that turned people into whole different folks. Instead, she was grounded, photographing by day and cuddling up with her bulldog by night. Surely that isn't a life, but it and her on and off again fling with an ex seem to be enough. That is until the fighter finds himself jabbing into her life.

Feeling slighted by the only man to ever show her genuine love, Kenya picks up the pieces of her life and moves on a single mother with a thriving business. After finally finding the strength to open her herself up to dating again, she meets the man that just might be patient enough to handle her fragile heart.

Ocean was the driver's name, and it fit her perfectly. Just looking at her, he knew that her beauty was endlessly deep, and behind the allure in her eyes was violent turbulence. She was beyond her curves, chocolate skin, and artistic features. Despite her youth, life had dealt her a bad hand. She had the eyes of a fighter—determined and unafraid. Her pain was evident in the creases of her brow and the natural pout of her full lips. Her amazing eyes revealed a broken soul, fighting to put itself back together.

In the thrilling and heart-racing finale, Phox Bello and Hades Metellus are embroiled in a perilous conflict that threatens to tear apart their organizations and their newly formed marriage. As they struggle to maintain control over their empires, they must also navigate the treacherous waters of their passionate yet headstrong relationship. With danger closing in from all sides and time ticking away, Phox and Hades must utilize every resource at their disposal, from cunning strategies to deadly firepower, to ensure their survival and the survival of their love.

Tricey, Vic, and Lyric are three friends from the Southside of Chicago fighting in the tumultuous war to find the one amongst the chaotic sea of Mr. Wrongs. After breaking up with her baby's father, Memphis, Vic is in the arms of one new beau after the next, turning her heartbreak into a life filled with bald-headed h*e shenanigans. Vic's new approach to love terribly clashes with Asa's uncontrollable need to be more than her next sneaky link.

Phox Bello is a fearless, headstrong, high-stepping bombshell of a boss who will do just about anything to secure her empire. The thought of having to collaborate or partner with anyone makes Phox itch with contempt. Hades Metellus is a man who reigns supreme. Everything he touches turns to gold or ash if he so desires. Hades controls everything from his mafia throne, and the power feeds his soul. The thought of having to share space at the top is a concept that he could never wrap his head around, but he better be prepared to get spun. What happens when the two bosses link up?

Whiskee carries the weight of witnessing her mother's tragic murder. With her father now gone, her only family is her older brother. Little does she know, her brother has a secret agenda that will reshape her destiny. Beethoven struggles with the revelation that his father is not the honorable man he believed him to be. Faced with the news of an arranged marriage, Beethoven decides to break free from his father's suffocating control. As Whiskee's life becomes entwined with Beethoven's, a web of deceit, desire, and dangerous secrets unravel.

Knowledge Toussaint was exposed to a fast life of grittiness. Being forced to maneuver through a life based on survival at the tender age of ten, he depended on a mother whose life was driven by addiction. All it took were two bullets to change Knowledge's life forever. When he was forced to leave his mother behind, he was taken in by one of the most prestigious hit men in Miami, Booney. As Booney leads Knowledge through an underworld of darkness, he also shines light by teaching him how to play the game of life called 'Chess.'

Dream, the determined heroine, has set her sights on ruling the world of entrepreneurship, all while looking for that perfect hood love. She's a strong woman on a mission to have it all: the ideal family, a prosperous career, and a love like no other. When an unseen enemy threatens to shatter her dreams, can she rise above the struggle and protect what's hers? Kilo, her wealthy man with a past marked by thug life, is a force to be reckoned with. When a crisis strikes, his wrath is unleashed on anyone who dares harm his family.

Raised on red-blooded American traditionalism, Mark’s views on life are simple—the man leads, provides, and protects the household, and the family follows suit, no matter the cost. His refusal to part from his detrimental ways paired with his primitive ideologies drives an unknown wedge between him and those he cherishes. When he receives a series of devastating news, it could prove to be the catalyst for change that he doesn’t realize he needs.

Primrose, a college student working on her master’s degree, heads back to her hometown of Sable Falls for the holiday break. She’s staying with her lifelong friend, Bristol, and Bristol’s big brother, Horatio. Horatio isn’t just any older brother—he’s the guy Primrose used to have a huge crush on. Now, he’s a popular DJ with a voice everyone knows from his afternoon radio show.

Dream made a choice that might cost Levi his life, and it's thrown her world into chaos. At the same time, her relationship with Kilo is getting serious. They've got a deep connection that words can't explain. But life isn't letting Kilo rest easy. His past catches up with him when Jacori comes back on the scene. Now, Kilo's got to make hard choices that could break his family apart. He's always known that it's loyalty, not blood, that makes a family.

After Angela Richards’ fiancé abandons her for another woman, she is left with the lingering aftershocks that keep her heart sealed off from love. To the outside world, she is the same fiery and sassy spitfire woman with a larger-than-life attitude of the norm, but personally, she immerses herself in a contented existence while living vicariously through her sisters, Nissi and Aquila. Besides, it’s easier to mind their business than deal with the devastation of her own.

The first installment was wicked, emotional, deep, and calculated; however, somewhere in between, love prevailed. But it didn't come easy as Knowledge Toussaint allowed us deep into his world as he cohorts his therapist, Mrs. Rini, in one of the most prestigious ways. His alluring presence and deep connection with her allowed her to fall weak while unknowingly helping to bring the untimely demise of her husband, a man who had caused so much pain in Knowledge's life.