This book focuses on male suicide and there are alarming statistics regarding this major social issue. Ben and Samuel are young men who are at wit's end with their lives and have made a decision to kill...

Simone is watching her friends experience their proudest moments in life from getting married to having children. She's starting to feel she's behind in life because she hasn't achieved the status of...

Gary and Joe are back and involved with another case where they meet Jenny who is a police officer. She was sexually assaulted and raped by another police officer on the force. While she is trying hard...

A failed investigation into an abusive and alcoholic police officer that is covered up brings Gary and Joe into the mix of a major case. This case is the last one in the series where everything is put...

Brenda is a young, pregnant woman who is in her most exciting time of her life. Brenda and her husband are having a baby girl and the journey through pregnancy is shared from finding out to having birth....

Role models are a huge component to how young children grow and progress in life. Kayla is a young teenager who is dealing with so much coming at her at once. Social media, school, fashion, boys, trends,...

Women's mental health is a topic that gets discussed but not enough in today's world. Patricia is someone who is on the path to becoming a better woman and not caving into the pressures of what the world...

Lisa is pregnant and having her first child. While this should be the most exciting time of her life, it unfortunately isn't. She's sharing her journey not just through pregnancy but of her journey to...

Nancy is at a crossroads of her life and she has some important decisions to make. As a woman, she was born into the stigmas of having kids and raising a family. When she makes the decision to not have...

Sylvia is a licensed therapist where she helps women recover from their tragic events in their lives. The only difference is, she's spending her days helping women recover from domestic violence relationships...

A Man's Plight 2 is the story of George who talks about mental health and the struggles men deal with when it comes to that. We're given conflicting things where it's talk about our feelings but we question...

A Man's Plight 1 is the start of the series with a young actor named Dwight who is an actor and he talks about how the media portrays men. His story delves into him becoming an actor, Hollywood and what's...

LJ is a young adult who's story starts in college, he's one of very few who made it out of Alphabet City. He chronicles life in the 26 block radius where he talks about life in the inner city. From gang...

Ronald has escaped death quite a few times being a gang member in Alphabet City. His life is not what anyone would want a young man to be but he does it to represent where he's from. He talks about gang...

Kendra is a drug addict and escort in Alphabet City. She's all about showing a man a good time and living life vicariously. The only thing is a horrific event as a child changed the landscape of her life...

Tiffani grew up in Alphabet City with aspirations of making this community better. She starts a juice shop to promote a healthy lifestyle and bring people together through her connections. What she soon...

Kevon is well-known in certain parts of Alphabet City but not in a good way. He's the big time drug dealer that supplies drugs to the recreational users and the hardcore drug addicts that wait for his...

Ms. Evelyn Bates is the matriarch of Alphabet City. She moved to Alphabet City as a young girl and has seen it all. She pens her life from the beginnings of this community to what it is currently. As...

Wayne is a mentor, teacher and father figure in the community. He works his hardest to keep kids safe and be able to reach at least one everyday. With the program of providing the school gym in jeopardy,...

Detective Xavier Rose has grown up in Alphabet City and works with the police department to solve crime and cases. His journey has taken him many places in his career and as he works on the side of the...

Vicky is the funeral director, owner and mortician of a funeral home in Alphabet City. She tells a harrowing story of her life from day to day with constant death and her being one of very few funeral...

Cheryl is a young mother raising two teenagers in one of the toughest communities of Alphabet City. She struggles to make ends meet working doubles at her job and leaving her oldest son to take care of...

Jermaine and Shameka are young teens who have lived a life that not many could even imagine in such a short time. The best friends chronicle their personal lives while living in Alphabet City. They talk...

It's a town hall meeting that was a long time coming. All of the main characters in the series speak their stories of life in Alphabet City. With no media present, these current and former residents tell...

The aftermath of a school shooting is horrifying as the community comes to terms of what happened in their safety net they call home. This book delves into the perspectives of Matthew and Max's parents,...

The series continues with Part 3 of the World We Live In as the 19 characters are experiencing and going through new things in their lives. Some are still struggling to get their lives right and others...

Robert is going through a growth transition in his life from reflecting on his old neighborhood he lived in to losing his friends and going through therapy to deal with all that goes on in his mind. While...

Harry was a promising young man destined for a great future. One night changed his whole life as he made the decision to drive drunk. Having done this numerous times in the past, Harry had no idea that...

The ending of the series, Gary has gained his sanity back along with his soul. He continues to expose truths that he's experienced and dealt with. He begins to build back the relationships he has with...

This story deals with a police officer who has been on the police force for a few years. He feels he's doing a great job of serving and protecting his community. Soon he realizes that he's part of a police...