Series Jane Doe (Growing Pains- 1) Thou Shall Not Keep Me Wondering (growing Pains -2) Just (Growing Pains - 3) Jessica N. Watkins wrote Jane Doe during her freshmen year of high school and after giving birth to her son. She was fifteen years old. She wrote Jane Doe as a heart wrenching reflection of life through the eyes of the urban teenager. Jane Doe is set in the “Windy City” during the year 1996. The main characters, Lyric Caldwell, Latrice Anderson, and Victoria Renee Brown, allow you into their adolescent world of fitting in, insecurity, boys, heart break, and love. Entering their first year of high school at Kraton High, Lyric, Latrice, and Victoria find themselves battling with common factors of the urban environment; teenage pregnancy, single-parent homes, and peer pressure. Victoria was forced to move in with her estranged father after the death of her mother. Forced to work and fend for herself, “Vic” has grown a thick skin against her father’s verbal and physical abuse, and strangers have to climb the wall that she has built around her heart. Lyric has a hard time helping her best friend break down this wall as she is forced to handle matters of her own; refereeing a game of tug of war between her older boyfriend, Russell, and her virginity. With substance abusive parents, Lyric often times prefers to lean on the maturity of her other best friend, Latrice, for counsel. However, Latrice is dealing with problems of her own when she realizes that she is possibly pregnant by the neighborhood high school dropout, Taij. Now she is faced with the unfeasible task of explaining to her demanding and strict mother that she has not only been sneaking and having sex with the boyfriend that she was not supposed to have, but also may possibly become what her mother has feared the most; a statistic. Through this novel, Watkins reveals the genuine thoughts and motivations of the urban teenager. Jane Doe is geared toward the urban adolescent, but is attention seeking enough for any adult by illustrating the rebellious teenager living “ghetto fabulous” with consequence, and highlights the unexpected heroes of our urban communities. Jane Doe reaches out to that insecure and yearning teen, and illustrates the consequences of refusing to look beyond the small window of fitting in.

Series Doe (Growing Pains- 1)Thou Shall Not Keep Me Wondering (growing Pains -2)Just (Growing Pains - 3)Fresh out of high school, Latrice, Victoria, and Lyric are determined to take charge of their futures. The past four years have been difficult for the “Three Musketeers”, so the anticipation of the beginning of their college education brings eagerness for love, closure, and new lives beyond the south side of the Windy City. It’s September of the year 2000, and Victoria is determined to leave her best friends behind as she packs her bags and eagerly moves to Urbana, Illinois. This move promises change for Victoria as she has pledged that it will bring love to a life that has lacked commitment for many years. Back in Chicago, Lyric is torn between her high school sweetheart and a new relationship that surfaced only two months ago. Lyric is ready to rid her life of the drama, headache, and stress that Jeff has been filling her life with for the past four years. Though they are officially over, Lyric cannot bear to give her body, a body that only Jeff has known, to her new beau, Chris. As Lyric fights lust and devotion, Latrice, aka Tricey, is struggling to get over a heartbreak that is four years old. After suffering a gut wrenching lost during her freshmen year of high school, Tricey is forcing herself to forget about Taij, the baby, and the way he left her wondering. She is ready to move on, dry her tears, and finally give her heart to someone else. Thou Shall Not Keep Me Wondering is a tale of loyalty, commitment, betrayal, and love. When Victoria finally finds the love that her life has been searching for, she is forced to choose between happiness and a lifelong commitment she made almost twelve years ago. As she is torn between the two, Lyric and Tricey are learning that new lives only bring new drama.

Series Jane Doe (Growing Pains- 1) Thou Shall Not Keep Me Wondering (growing Pains -2) Just (Growing Pains - 3) Lyric Caldwell, Latrice Anderson, and Victoria Renee Brown have been like sisters since their years of pigtails, glue sticks, and crayons. Through the years they have suffered the unthinkable together; demise, dishonor, and heartache. However, such experiences have molded these rough and naïve teenage girls from the “Windy City” into independent, sovereign, and self-sufficient adults who are sexy, ambitious, and ready for what life will bring… seemingly. Latrice has always seen herself married with children; white picket fence and all. Yet, heartbreak after heartbreak has turned her into a financial guru, seeking out only those that can materialistically love her until her heart says otherwise. Picking the pockets of entrepreneurs, drug dealers, and even the regular 9-to-5ers works to her heart’s content while she plays the cat and mouse chase with her Nigerian homie-non-lover friend and love interest, Tunde. As Latrice continues to figure out whether she is feeling lust or love for her Nigerian potential, her best friend and roommate, Lyric, is hiding her own scandalous laundry and trying to determine whether the kind of love she is experiencing will be accepted by her friends and family. She is guilt stricken by the lies she tells on a daily basis while condemning Victoria for doing the same and splitting up the “Three Musketeers” some years ago. Day after day, Lyric and Latrice experience humorous and touching tales of love and lust while Victoria is miles away from her rekindled friendship with Latrice and still damaged sisterhood with Lyric trying to figure out why the sex-life between her and her live-in boyfriend/”baby's daddy” has come to an undeniable jolting end. As she spends her days fighting to keep their relationship together, she is too busy throwing tantrums to witness the deceit that is going on right under her nose. What starts off as the typical boy meets girl/boy plays girl games turns into a contagious and erotic cycle of suspense, humor, sex, lies, infidelity, and deceit, all bundled up in an entertaining package of sexy diva deliciousness!

The fifth volume of the Epitome of Femistry series, Love Hangover, begins where the cycle ended; a deserted and pregnant Tricey, Victoria persistently being too stubborn to love again, and Lyric, well, still being plain ol’ disloyal Lyric. However, these girls aren’t as lost and turned out as they may sound. Latrice has finally washed her hands of Amiel and the wife he deserted her for. She has successfully let that love go in order to relish in the joy of her first born child. Now Tricey introduces readers to Blood, a past love interest transformed into one of the West Side’s biggest drug lords. Being a pregnant single mother has left Latrice lonely and in need. Blood fills that gap with endless possibilities of money, gifts, and companionship. However, her mind is so busy with the arrival of her new baby and its absentee father that she doesn’t see herself being tangled into Blood’s web of drug deals, robberies, murder, and criminal investigation. Though usually disloyal to her lovers, Lyric has been in a committed “sexship” for the past few months with a couple; Jelani and Evette. As their girlfriend, she’s managed to fill her life with passion and sex rather than the sadness that the dramatic end of her engagement brings. Finally, Victoria has found an emotional connection that isn’t attached to a penis. With the help of her co-worker, Lynn, Victoria has found help that no physical man or doctor could supply. Victoria has now replaced ignoring her emotional instabilities with handing them over to God for Him to mend. Yet, no hymn or prayer can keep her from denying the irrefutable love and lust that she still feels for her child’s father, Taij. As Lyric learns that not everyone takes lightly to her habits of infidelity and discovers the tangled web she’s woven, Latrice attempts to dodge the Feds and bullets along with Blood while figuring out when is a good time to reveal to Amiel the child that he and his wife know nothing about. In the mean time, Vic struggles with the realization that it’s okay to make exceptions for exceptional men. The Epitome of Femistry series is back with a riveting page-turner that leaves readers passionately fighting and yearning for each character while realizing the power in their own prayers.

Series Order: Jane Doe (Growing Pains- 1) Thou Shall Not Keep Me Wondering (growing Pains -2) Just (Growing Pains - 3) Love, Sex, Lies Love Hangover (Love, Sex, Lies - 2) Grand Hustle (Love, Sex, Lies - 3) Love Drug (Love, Sex, Lies - 4) Bang (Love, Sex, Lies - 5) Love Me Some Him (Love, Sex, Lies - 6) Jessica N. Watkins takes us on a passion-filled ride as she returns with the sixth volume of the infamous Femistry novels, Grand Hustle- I shall not want. In this raunchy romantic soap opera–style tale of promiscuity and corruption, Jessica continues the saga of the leading ladies of Femistry with the usual humor, drama, and romance- Yet with an ending that will leave you breathless. The only thing on nineteen-year-old Star Anderson’s mind is taking care of her son by any means necessary. However, by means of breaking her back at a minimum wage nine-to-five is not an option. Therefore, she follows in the footsteps of her good friend, Roxie, down a path of scams, escorting, and set ups. Though this path seems to be paved with fast and easy money, tragedy strikes when plans become hurried and messy. Star’s big sister, Tricey, attempts to clean up Star’s mess while fighting with her new and loving beau. He suddenly wants her to skip town with him with no explanation. Though she is deeply concerned about her boyfriend wanting to abruptly leave, Tricey is so focused on rescuing Star that being a love sick puppy and following him out of state is not an option. However, Lyric doesn’t mind being love sick. She and her boyfriend, James, are knee-deep in love and in the “lifestyle”. As members of Black Swinger’s Club, James and Lyric’s relationship is full of excitement, raunchiness, and spontaneity. Yet, once James settles into the lifestyle and presents Lyric with an ultimatum, she is forced to decide how knee-deep in love and the lifestyle she is willing to be. While Lyric contemplates allowing her heart to make her decision instead of her mind, Tricey’s anger and bitterness drives her to secretly stalk her boyfriend, leading to a revelation of hidden deception and the biggest shock of the series.

Series Order: Jane Doe (Growing Pains- 1) Thou Shall Not Keep Me Wondering (growing Pains -2) Just (Growing Pains - 3) Love, Sex, Lies Love Hangover (Love, Sex, Lies - 2) Grand Hustle (Love, Sex, Lies - 3) Love Drug (Love, Sex, Lies - 4) Bang (Love, Sex, Lies - 5) Love Me Some Him (Love, Sex, Lies - 6) “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive…” Love Drug is a potion of aspiration, sex, passion, and deceit. Once again, the ladies of Femistry are up to their old tricks with the same habits but new drama. Tricey has always been one of those women that were able to attract a man that will take care of her. Her loyalty to her men has earned her such. Back with an old fling, she has found herself, once again, a very kept and comfortable woman. Yet, no amount of labels, diamonds, or luxurious cars can blind her to the fact that she is very much unhappy. Her constant search for real unconditional love pushes her back into the arms of old heartbreak and leads her down a course of trickery and dishonesty. While struggling with the choice of being comfortable or genuinely happy, trouble is right under her nose and waiting for her to slip. Vic has returned to the Femistry series with old problems, but new solutions. She is determined to keep her past from effecting her present, by any means necessary. With a revelation that would shake any woman to her core, will Vic let the truth of her past heal or harm her future? Though Star is serving a fifteen year sentence in Michigan State Women’s Prison, she is still susceptible to the stresses of a free woman. Her past as an escort and hustler have taught her how to survive in prison using her feminine wiles. However, as always, those feminine wiles get her caught up in the most peculiar dilemma. In the end, the biggest question will be, will Star find an answer to this dilemma fast enough to save her life? Join Jessica N. Watkins on the next cycle of the Femistry series! Once again, the ladies of Femistry are back with lives that will keep you on the edge of your seat and with an ending that will leave you wanting so much more.

Series Order: Jane Doe (Growing Pains- 1) Thou Shall Not Keep Me Wondering (growing Pains -2) Just (Growing Pains - 3) Love, Sex, Lies Love Hangover (Love, Sex, Lies - 2) Grand Hustle (Love, Sex, Lies - 3) Love Drug (Love, Sex, Lies - 4) Bang (Love, Sex, Lies - 5) Love Me Some Him (Love, Sex, Lies - 6) Escorting, hustles, and scams were choices that Star made all on her own, but she would have never guessed that such decisions were going to land her in prison; serving time for two murder convictions and drug trafficking. Yet, in Volume VIII of the Femistry series, Star has been blessed with the opportunity to plea her innocence before the court yet again. Her sister, Tricey, is at every court appearance, praying for a miracle as she suffers through litigation in her own life between her loving boyfriend, Blood, and her jealous baby’s father, Amiel. Victoria is fighting her own battles as well, as she struggles with the demons of addiction. Her mind is so far in the clouds that she isn’t concerned about finding out who her real father is, nor does she realize that she is being thrown amongst the investigations secretly going on amongst Blood’s organization. With the addition of Lyric and James’ continuous lifestyle drama, Bang is a world wind of disloyalty, treachery, and drama. Lyric, Star, Victoria, and Tricey are back with the same fight, femininity, and fierceness. Friendships will be tested and there will be confirmations of faith. Will Star be found guilty? Will Vic find out who her biological father is? Find out how this tornado of trickery, suspense, and treachery unfolds in the newest edition of the Femistry series!

Series Order: Jane Doe (Growing Pains- 1) Thou Shall Not Keep Me Wondering (growing Pains -2) Just (Growing Pains - 3) Love, Sex, Lies Love Hangover (Love, Sex, Lies - 2) Grand Hustle (Love, Sex, Lies - 3) Love Drug (Love, Sex, Lies - 4) Bang (Love, Sex, Lies - 5) Love Me Some Him (Love, Sex, Lies - 6) Here we go again! Lyric, Vic, Tricey and Star are back with the dramatic episodes of their hectic lives. In this installment of the Femistry series, Vic is finally settled into her own skin. She may not know who her father is and she may be single, but that’s okay! She is content with her life as she casually dates the tall, dark, Idris Elba-esk, muscular, and… blessed… Greg. As she enjoys her time with Greg, Vic also enjoys quality family time with her daughter while her baby’s father, Taij, tags along as he prepares to walk down the aisle to marry his fiancée, Kim. Vic is so content and focused on bettering herself that, finally, love finds its way to her. Now that Star has found freedom, she still feels imprisoned- IN HER POCKETS! Her ever-present embedded hustler mentality is itching to get back out there and make this money. However, the threat of violating parole puts her between a rock, being broke, and a hard place, making money in the wrong way. What’s a girl to do when she is forced out of her Loubs, into prison garb, and, now, back into hand me downs? As she takes the road that leads to financial freedom, she stumbles upon the biggest road block that threatens not only her freedom, but her life. For the past year, Tricey has been happy; content with the dope boy housewife lifestyle that Blood has been providing for her. Yet, it wouldn’t be like right unless his secrets come flying out of the closet and turn their happy home into a war zone! But as always, Tricey has no problem finding happiness where ever she can. Lyric has been spending her days in the cut with her man. She is finally over that hotmess of a so-in-so, James, but has stumbled upon Marcel, a man that takes her love and sexuality to new heights and adventures. Love Me Some Him is a tale of love, bliss, and contentment. Finally, these girls are grasping happiness and falling in love. However, the question is, are they in love with happily ever after or happily ever never? Follow these four sassy streetwise divas in this action packed tale of love, lust, and all that falls in-between.