Ashley Antoinette Books in Order

Before the Streetlights Come On is a nostalgic, feel‑good coming‑of‑age story set in a neighborhood where kids measure freedom by how long they can stay outside. Through friendships, first crushes, and close calls, Ashley celebrates Black childhood while hinting at the pressures waiting in adulthood.

In Butterfly 5, Morgan and Messiah face the full weight of their shared past—love, lust, children, and trauma all tangled together. With everyone watching, they must choose whether their connection is a lifeline or a chain holding them back from healing.

Butterfly 4 finds Morgan trapped between her history and the future she keeps postponing. As abuse, obsession, and old patterns resurface, she must decide whether to keep repeating the same love story or finally rewrite it on her own terms.

Set in the Ethic and Butterfly universe, The Invitation gathers familiar faces for an unforgettable night sparked by a mysterious summons. Behind the glamour of the event, buried secrets and simmering tensions erupt, changing relationships long after the party ends.

Money Devils 1 introduces a secretive group of powerful women who move money for the world’s richest and most corrupt players. When their interests collide with the Cartel’s, manipulation, seduction, and revenge turn into weapons as sharp as any gun.

Long Live The Cartel jumps to the next generation, following Carter “CJ” Jones II as he is pulled into the life his father never wanted for him. In Miami, family legacy and street curses are hard to outrun, especially when blood is in your name.

In Butterfly 3, the fallout from Morgan’s tangled relationships threatens her sanity, her family, and her future. Secrets explode, enemies move closer, and Morgan is forced to reckon with the consequences of chasing love while still carrying unhealed scars.

Butterfly 2 picks up in the aftermath of Morgan’s choices, deepening the love triangle that has readers choosing sides. As loyalties shift and stakes rise, Morgan must face the truth about what she wants and what her decisions are doing to everyone around her.

Morgan Atkins is a grieving mother trying to rebuild her life when two very different men pull her heart in opposite directions. Torn between a familiar, forbidden love and the promise of something new, she learns that healing can hurt as much as heartbreak.

The final Ethic installment brings the saga to a bittersweet, hard‑earned conclusion. Faced with the ultimate test of his code, Ethic fights for love, legacy, and forgiveness, proving that even the most damaged hearts can still choose a different ending.

Ethic 5 finds the family hovering between healing and collapse. As children grow into their own secrets and desires, and enemies close in, Ethic must decide how far a father should go to shield his blood from the consequences of his own sins.

The fourth Ethic book tests every bond in the Okafor household as love triangles, street politics, and buried truths collide. Ethic is forced to confront his past head‑on, even if doing so means risking the future he has bled to create.

Set twelve days before Christmas, this Ethic holiday novel reunites the Okafor clan for a season of joy, tension, and long‑delayed conversations. As old wounds reopen and new traditions form, the family discovers that forgiveness can be the greatest gift of all.

Ethic 3 digs deeper into the Okafor family’s wounds as betrayals surface and hearts break. Ethic wrestles with guilt, grief, and impossible decisions, learning that being a better man sometimes means letting go of the control that once kept him alive.

In Ethic 2, the fragile stability Ethic has built for his family begins to crumble. New enemies, old secrets, and his children’s defiance push him toward choices that could either protect the people he loves or repeat the same tragedies he is trying to outrun.

Ezra “Ethic” Okafor is a retired kingpin haunted by the death of the woman he loved and determined to raise his children away from the streets. When danger and temptation pull him back into the game, he must decide what he is willing to lose for peace.

The Prada Plan 5 brings Yaya’s journey full circle as she confronts the last of her demons and the people who profited from her pain. With motherhood, marriage, and freedom on the line, she must finally choose between revenge and real peace.

The Cartel 7: Illuminati brings the bosses to a secret roundtable where power is brokered at the highest level. As hidden agendas collide, the Diamonds must decide whether to play by someone else’s rules or burn the whole system down.

The Cartel 6: The Demise pushes the family to the brink as betrayals, federal pressure, and past sins converge. Legends fall, new leaders rise, and the Diamonds learn that every empire eventually pays for the blood it was built on.

The second Luxury and Larceny novella finds Bree and China still chasing freedom while the consequences of their heist catch up. Loyalties are tested, double‑crosses are revealed, and the couple must decide whether love is worth dying for one last time.

After pulling off a daring robbery against a feared Mexican drug lord, outlaw lovers Bree and China should be set for life. Instead they wind up on the run, living fast and looking over their shoulders as enemies and law enforcement close in.

Bleu’s addiction to the luxe life, and to the high that fuels it, spirals out of control in Luxe Two. Two very different men try to save her, but only Bleu can decide whether she will keep chasing her fix or finally fight for her future.

Love Burn 4 brings the series to a fiery climax as past mistakes threaten to destroy everything the couple has built. To break their toxic cycle, they will have to confront old trauma, make new sacrifices, and finally choose themselves or each other.

Bleu flees Flint for Los Angeles, convinced that money and fame will erase her past. Instead she finds herself seduced by drugs, toxic love, and the illusion of the luxe life, discovering that some addictions are harder to escape than any neighborhood.

The third Love Burn installment raises the emotional stakes as the lovers face consequences they never saw coming. With trust shattered and temptation everywhere, they are forced to decide if their bond is strong enough to survive the damage they have done.

In Love Burn 2, the fallout from the couple’s choices grows even more explosive. Lines between love and obsession blur as betrayals stack up, and the two must confront whether they are healing each other or simply feeding each other’s worst habits.

The first Love Burn book introduces a couple whose chemistry is undeniable and dangerously addictive. As secrets, jealousy, and old wounds surface, their relationship becomes a slow‑motion train wreck that forces both to ask whether love can hurt too much to keep.

Love and War finds Yaya and Indie fighting not only outside threats but also the damage they have done to each other. Courtrooms, custody battles, and old vendettas force them to decide whether their love can survive the war their lives have become.

This short, high‑energy story introduces the Porter siblings, a family of master thieves planning one last run for the border. When the job goes sideways, they learn that the hardest thing to steal might be a clean escape from the only life they know.

Murderville 3: The Black Dahlia chronicles a ruthless woman’s blood‑stained climb to the top of the black market. After aligning with powerful crime families, she must prove that a woman can rule the underworld—or die trying to protect her new kingdom.

Set between seasons of a hit TV drama, this novella catches up with the single ladies as they juggle careers, friendships, and complicated love lives. Secrets, side deals, and sizzling hookups force each woman to ask what she truly wants from love.

Focusing on Raquel from Single Ladies, this story dives into her search for real intimacy in a world obsessed with status. Torn between safe choices and dangerous temptations, she has to decide whether to protect her heart or chase the passion she craves.

La Bella Mafia weaves the Cartel world into a powerful story about a woman born into an Italian crime family who longs for freedom. When her path crosses with the underworld readers already know, love and loyalty ignite a war she cannot escape.

Keisha’s novella spotlights the show’s boldest diva as she works her way through business deals, favors, and flings that blur every line. When a risky arrangement threatens her reputation, she must choose between the hustle and the happiness she keeps postponing.

Carter Diamond Part 2 continues the kingpin’s rise as enemies multiply and the stakes of every move grow deadlier. With law enforcement and rival crews closing in, Carter’s hunger for power threatens the very family he claims to be building for.

Murderville 2: The Epidemic continues the saga with a new wave of violence and betrayal sweeping through the underworld. Love, loyalty, and survival are all tested as the characters realize that the real epidemic is the cycle of greed that traps them.

Moving Weight follows Dysha through twenty‑four frantic hours on the run after a bold robbery puts a price on her head. With the most powerful man in the city out for revenge, she can trust only one person—and even that might be a deadly mistake.

In Guilty Gucci, a young woman’s obsession with designer labels pulls her deep into the world of hustlers and high‑risk schemes. When the cost of her lifestyle outpaces the money coming in, she is forced to confront what she is really willing to sell.

Diamonds Are Forever proves that walking away from the game is never simple. As old alliances fracture and new bosses emerge, the Diamonds discover that their enemies are more patient and more ruthless than they ever imagined.

This prequel novella shows Carter Diamond’s early grind before he became Miami’s most feared boss. Every risky play, ruthless move, and quiet regret in these pages helps explain the legend readers meet later in The Cartel.

Black Friday: Exposed is a suspenseful hood thriller about a young man caught in the chaos of a high‑stakes shopping‑day heist. As plans unravel and bodies drop, he discovers that some opportunities are really traps dressed up like blessings.

Green-Eyed Monster finds Yaya fighting to protect her family, her sanity, and her hard‑won life from Leah’s spiraling jealousy. As obsessions explode into violence, Yaya has to confront the parts of herself that helped create the monster chasing her.

The first Murderville novel begins an epic tale of two lovers pulled from a war‑torn childhood into the shadowy world of international trafficking and street crime. Their bond is the only constant as they fight to escape a life built on blood.

Robyn and Aries are the Murder Mamas, contract killers from Los Angeles who never miss—until a hit on a snitch and a judge goes terribly wrong. With one woman on death row and the other on the run, their sisterhood is tested by guilt, love, and revenge.

Girls From Da Hood 6 features three gritty stories about women in Brooklyn—Disaya, Jada, and Londa—trying to escape trouble by any means necessary. Fast money, love, and betrayal collide as each woman learns that every shortcut has a price.

Told from Leah’s perspective, this sequel shows the Prada Plan world through the eyes of the woman who became dangerously fixated on Yaya. Her side of the story exposes new lies and reveals just how far she will go to keep what she thinks is hers.

In The Cartel 3: The Last Chapter, Miamor fights for her life while Carter faces federal time and the Diamond empire shifts to new hands. Every character must choose between family and self‑preservation as the saga comes full circle.

Raven Atkins, daughter of a drug kingpin, has everything until she falls for Mizan, a charming but violent hustler. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she must decide whether love is worth her freedom, her family, and possibly her life.

The Prada Plan introduces Disaya “Yaya” Morgan, a foster‑care survivor who turns her beauty into a ticket to the high‑end life she always dreamed of. When business, obsession, and love collide, she learns that every upgrade comes with a hidden cost.

Tale of the Murda Mamas spotlights a crew of deadly women who handle business with the same cold precision as any cartel boss. As their paths cross with the Diamonds, contracts and vendettas intertwine, proving that the most dangerous killers sometimes wear heels.

This gritty urban tale follows hustlers and the women who ride for them as love, greed, and revenge collide. When a bold play for power explodes, everybody has to decide whether to protect their hearts or their paper.

An anthology of erotic street stories, Flexin & Sexin Volume 2 collects raw, fast‑paced tales of lust, betrayal, and ambition. Different voices bring steamy encounters and shocking twists that show how dangerous desire can be in the wrong hands.

London, a beautiful immigrant from Trinidad, is given to a powerful man to settle her father’s debt and quickly becomes his abused showpiece. When she meets Kalil, she glimpses a different kind of love, but escaping her gilded cage could cost her everything.

The first Cartel book introduces the Diamond family, Miami’s most powerful drug clan, and the enemies who want to knock them off the throne. When loyalty collides with ambition, the empire Carter built begins to crack from the inside.

This collection of three novellas spotlights women from Brooklyn who know how to grind. Between quick cash schemes, deadly beefs, and complicated romances, Disaya, Jada, and Londa prove that the hood can build queens as easily as it breaks hearts.

Supreme Clientele follows a determined hustler and the woman who loves him as they try to rewrite the rules of the game. With wars brewing on every side, they learn that in the streets, even the best‑laid plans come with a deadly fine print.

Dirty Money kicks off Ashley and JaQuavis’s acclaimed street saga, following hustlers determined to flip their way out of poverty. As deals get bigger and enemies closer, they discover that the price of fast cash may be their freedom—or their lives.

Told through the diary of Remy Morgan, a murdered street diva, this novel unfolds as her husband reads her secrets on the morning of his murder trial. The pages reveal love, lies, and the choices that led them both to tragedy.