DIME PIECE by Tracy Brown

Celeste Styles is a woman torn. On the one hand, she has found happiness with the love of her life, Raheem “Rah-Lo” Henderson. He happens to be unhappily married with children, and Celeste is his well-kept secret. He loves Celeste without question, proving his affection for her by financing her dream – a beauty salon called Dime Piece.

But when Rah-Lo is incarcerated for his part in a brutal crime, his right hand man, Ishmael Wright is left to hold down the fort. This causes Ishmael to come face to face with feelings he’s secretly harbored for Celeste for far too long. While Rah-Lo’s away, will Celeste and Ishmael give into their passion for each other, or will their loyalty to Rah-Lo stand in their way?

Meanwhile, Dime Piece is the setting for tons of drama between hairstylists Charley, Nina and Robin. the ladies vie for one man’s attention and the fireworks begin. Dime Piece is packed with drama, love triangles, and passionate encounters. the question is, which of the ladies will ultimately be the one and only Dime Piece?

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BAD GIRLZ 4 LIFE by Shannon Holmes

Coming of age in the badlands of north Philadelphia – one of the toughest and poorest communities in the country – Tonya Morris has had to make some desperate and, at times, ruthless moves in her bid to survive. When Tonya stepped into the unforgiving business of stripping, she found herself caught up in a world of sex-filled nights, dirty money, backstabbing cohorts, and murder.

She left that world behind to become a hairstylist. However, after she is blacklisted from salons across Philadelphia and is evicted by her shady landlord, Tonya finds herself back in the stripping business. Except this time, she promises herself, things are going to end differently. Tonya teams up with her best friend, Na’eema, to organize underground sex parties, and not long before they find success, rubbing elbows with athletes, rappers, and celebrities.

Then Tonya’s ex-lover and now music industry superstar, Q, steps onto the scene, and everything takes a dramatic new twist. Because it’s not just Q who is back in her life. his murderous baby mama, Niecey, is fresh out of jail and ready to raise hell. And she’s got Tonya in her sights. In the meantime, Tonya’s past has risen like a beast, threatening to tear away all her newfound success. but Tonya isn’t going down without a fight.

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IN LOVE WITH A THUG WITH A THUG by Reginald Hall

During college, Juan Jiles fell in love with Darnell, who convinced Juan to help him to rob one of Philadelphia’s largest banks. During the heist, Darnell is killed, and Juan escapes with more than $175,000. After mourning the loss of his lover, Juan begins rebuilding his life and uses the money to open a popular celebrity hair salon.

Then along comes Bryant Thompson, a street thug with drugs, drama, and deception in two. Juan falls in love with the hustling, muscle-bound Bryant and soon succumbs to Bryant’s addictive world. Juan’s life starts to spin out of control and he realizes that his meeting Bryant didn’t happen by chance.

A story of a man doomed by passion, In Love with a Thug is a humorous, tragic, and hard-hitting look at the cost of destructive love and the price some pay for true happiness.

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OLD HABITS DIE HARD by La Jill Hunt

Welcome to the premier, classy salon where you’ll find some of the baddest nail techs and make-up artists you’ll ever want to meet and never want to forget. At After Effex salon, before and after are never the same once you enter its doors.

Quianna (Yaya) throws caution to the wind and follows her heart, overlooking glitz and glam by standing by her blue-collar man. When tragedy strikes, will her love for him be strong enough to beat the odds with temptations from her past knocking at the door? Taryn has pinned over Lincoln for as long as she can remember but when he reciprocates, will she be able to overlook the potential baby mama drama lurking in the wind?

Turning down a free ride and following her dreams to become a make-up artist, Camille knows hands-on training and firsthand experiences will get her to the top of her game.

Join the cast of After Effex salon as they take you on another emotional, yet hilarious rollercoaster ride of friendships, love and heartache that life has to offer in between all of the drama.

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