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B.A.E.: Before Anyone Else
Series · 5 books · 2015-2016

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#1

B.A.E.

Before Anyone Else

2015

You know those summer night, cool breeze, everybody is outside and kicking it? Music blaring, you chilling with your girls, watching the guys? Well, that's how it went for Moët. Moët Rubins, was sitting on her best friend's stoop with her girls, kicking it and having drinks, when a drop top Maybach pulled onto the block and out hopped out Zyair Zane Whitfield, the undefeated heavy weight champ. With millions of dollars and wins under his belt, Zane is interested in the soft spoken girl with the blond hair. Moët lets Zane chase her, not interested in the lime light or his whorish ways. Will Zane break her down? Tammy, never thought inviting her cousin over would lead to her best friend and cousin maybe becoming a thing. She knows Moët is hesitant because of her past relationship that she can't seem to leave alone. Tammy is fighting her own demons with her husband and newborn daughter, who drops a bombshell on her. This causes Tammy to put her big girl panties on and handle it, but will she crack under pressure? In order for someone to be come your B.A.E you have to be willing to put them before everyone else, but is Zane and Moët ready to be each other's B.A.E?
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#2

B.A.E. 2

Before Anyone Else

2015

Happy hoes ain't hatin' and hatin' hoes ain't happy. That's how Moet feels as she steps into the role as Zane's fiancée. She can handle the blogs, but her anger won't allow Cabrina to keep disrespecting her relationship with Zane. When Cabrina takes things too far, will she and Zane bounce back from it or will this end their engagement altogether? Tammy, is dealing with her dying husband but, if that's not enough, she has to deal with his family. Not being one to get along with Rick's family, she bites the bullet. But, when a stranger from her past comes into her life, it throws her for a loop. Will Tammy let this person in, or will she slam the door in their face? After hearing the news about Monett, Hakeem rushes to be by her side, along with Johnathan. Hakeem can't help but to think he has something to do with it, but doesn't speak on it. Will Hakeem find out the truth? Or will Monett continue to hide the fact that Johnathan tried to kill her? After finally getting her BAE, now Moet has to protect what she has. Will she fight, or will she let a good thing go and return to KI?
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#3

B.A.E. 3

Before Anyone Else

2015

After hearing another woman pick up Zane's phone she is convinced he is cheating. But, is he? With the wounds of miscarriage still opened, will the couple have a chance to get closure? Or will they continue to blame each other? She has the ring but will she ever get to walk down the aisle to become Mrs. Whitfield? Monett is in love and ready to start her lifetime with Hakeem. What happens if her past keeps interfering with her future? Will she run Hakeem off by bringing her past into her present and future? Johnathan is ready to fight for custody of their son and doesn't wanna fight fair. Does Monett fight dirtier and provide the proof of his abuse? With the death of Rick, Tammy has some of the hardest time she will ever endure coming. With her rider gone and two babies to care for she's at a brick wall with no way to climb over. All she wants to do is lock herself away and mourn her husband's death, but when their death the fools come out. Rick's mother wants in on the inheritance that Tammy and her daughters stand to inherit for the malpractice suit. Will Tammy roll over and allow them to walk over her or will she pull up her sleeves and fight for what's rightfully hers. What happens when her mother wants to be in her children's life without taking accountability of what happened many years ago? Life isn't all about happy endings, will these couples get their happily ever after?
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#4

B.A.E. 4

Before Anyone Else

2016

Everything always seems like a happy ending until it's time to prove you're happy. With a new baby on the way, a husband and the thought of being just a mother and wife, Moet has some things to think about. Does she want to put her career on hold and raise her child and support Zane's career, or does she want to return to work and claim that head nurse position? The two have their hands filled with career choices and the baby isn't even born yet. Will Zane take another offer without Moet's knowledge, or will Moet finally accept the position without Zane's knowledge? Tammy is in a happy place raising her daughters along with the help of Big Mama. Everyone around her sees the crush that Latrell has for Tammy; the way he looks at her, treats her and always wants to be around her. Is Tammy hiding and fighting her feelings for Latrell as well? With her mother out of rehab and trying to come back into she and the girl's life, she has some tough decisions to make. Will she forgive her mother and let bygones be bygones? Or will she continue to shut her mother out of her life? To make matters worse, Rick's family isn't pleased about the settlement. Especially his cousin, Ebony, who has brought her issues to Tammy's front door...and everyone knows what happens when you bring your issues to Tammy's front door. Essence up and left Sept and his cheating ways. Now, she's back in New York and ready to start a career for herself. She was so used to spending and depending on Sept's money. Sept is sick and tired of not having his Essie around and wants her back. He will not stop at anything to get her to grant him another chance, even ignoring his daughter. Essence's mind is made up or is it? She think she's ready for the single life until NBA star, Kamari Fisher, swoops in for the rebound. Will Essence finally get her happy ending with Kamari, or will she be too caught up trying to pick the broken pieces of she and Sept's relationship? Monett is set to be married and couldn't be more happy. Except she and Hakeem are far from ready. When issues arise for their relationship will they see that marriage isn't in the cards for them...yet? Or against better judgement, will they rush into the marriage just for the sake of it? With her son's father in prison, Monett has to make the choice if she wants her son to have a relationship with his father behind bars. With Jonathan's family pulling her one way and her family pulling her another, she is torn in her decision. In this FINALE, everyone is dealt a hand and only the strongest will survive. Although these women may have their BAES, sometimes they're not put before anyone else.
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#5

BAE Holiday

2016

Moet, Tammy, Essence and Avon are coming back for the holidays! While Moet is being a wife and raising her kids, she can’t help but to feel like New York is where she needs to be. Zyair has stepped back into the ring and is killing his career, as he always has. With her mother falling ill, sister constantly working and missing her family in general, Moet is ready to board a private jet with her kids and head back to the concrete jungle. Question is, will she do it without with her husband? Tammy is in love with Latrell and raising their four children together. With the question of 'when’s the wedding?', she’s still pushing on and not letting it get her down. Is Latrell finally ready to take a walk down the aisle? And is Tammy finally ready to shed the Smith name and become one with Latrell? Did Sept and Essence get back together? Or is she still living single, raising her daughter and running her shop? Did Avon go back to acting and did Ace’s studio finally blow up? How’s their baby girl and is their relationship still solid with Iesha? Is Moet’s parents still trying to make it work? Find out all the answers in this holiday story!

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