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Pandora
Sabrina A. Eubanks - 2013
The face she presents to the world belongs to a beautiful, successful owner of a boutique and a fledgling day spa who's holding things together on the strength of her forceful personality and her business acumen. From the outside looking in, one would think her life was easy and highly favored, but Pandora has deep dark secrets and a double life. She’s a highly-skilled and very efficient assassin, trained personally by her first love, the notorious and very elusive Smoke.The luxury of Pandora’s lifestyle is financed mostly by Fabian Gregory, the reprehensible drug overlord who has his hand in most of the trade in Brooklyn and uses Pandora’s services on a regular basis. Fabian is haunted by and obsessed with Smoke, who took the life of his much loved son Wolf and he’s determined to flush him out to be dealt with.Pandora has problems of her own. When she meets Michael Harris, he has the potential to become the love of her life, but Pandora is still involved in a dead love affair with Tariq, one of Fabian’s highest minions. As it turns out, Michael also has a few secrets.Fabian is an excellent puppet master as he sets everyone up for a cataclysmic showdown in his efforts to have Smoke resurface, and all are left holding their breaths to see if he’ll get his wish.
Real Housewives of Section 8
Markita Hall - 2014
With households to maintain, families to take care of, and men to seduce it’s a wonder how these ladies find time to piece together a scheme of all schemes to put them in a position of power. But when the real mastermind flips the script on the ladies, it will risk their lives and test their friendship…THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SECTION 8
Thugs Cry
Ca$h - 2012
The two friends grew up eating noodles off of the same fork, now they are primed to eat off the drug game. From the Bricks to the ATL nigga's must bow down or get laid down.Cam'ron epitomizes the grimy streets of Newark, he's a supreme hustler with a vicious murder game. Cam'ron loves four things: his money, family, his homie, and his boo. Touch either one and you get served, Cam'ron warns the streets. Of course Newark niggas are the grimiest so they don't take heed to Cam'ron's threat, they touch all of the above. Tamika who is Cam'ron's boo makes shit hotter when she sets out to show him that he's not the only hustler checkin for her and she does not have to condone his womanizing. When Tamika gets with a hustler who refuses to let her go back to Cam'ron the consequences get catastrophic for somebody.Meanwhile, Raheem who is the polar opposite from his man, is quietly putting his G down in the Dirty South. When ATL thugs test Raheem's gun they find out that a quiet storm is the deadliest. Raheem is as gentle with his woman as he is proficient with his murder game. Kayundra, Raheem's shorty has fallen into drug addiction and it has her in a vice grip. Raheem's love for Kayundra never wavers. He helps her beat her addiction and soon she's refocused on her dream of becoming a R&B diva. With Raheem's help Kayundra lands a recording deal and almost overnight she becomes a star. But success comes at a price that threatens to shatter their love. Raheem and Cam'ron go hard for what they want, and they attain it, leaving a lot of bodies along the way. They make many mothers bury their sons and shed tears, but on the road to hood fame and riches they learn that sometimes the enemy strikes back and its your turn to cry.When the blood and tears stop falling will what Cam'ron and Raheem gained be worth what they both lose?
Thug Kisses
Danielle Marcus - 2016
She’s a woman who requires the best that life has to offer and will do anything, to ensure that the “Best” belongs to her. From plotting and scheming to lying and using her feminine assets, Chanel goes for what she wants by any and all means. When she scores Devonaire Jones as her husband, she is certain that she’s landed her meal ticket to a life of luxury. However, being the wife of a hustler isn’t all it’s portrayed to be and sometimes the dishes served can be hell on your plate. When Chanel learns, that although she has the ring and the papers, Devonaire is not completely hers, it leaves a bitter taste in her mouth and makes her thirst for more. Her thirst combined with the lonely nights and having to deal with random women, eventually push Chanel over the edge, and right into the arms of another man. Dom is young, sexy and cocky; the perfect concoction to keep Chanel’s mind off her problems. Dom takes Chanel to the highest level of ecstasy when they’re together and leaves her yearning for more whenever they’re apart. Chanel soon finds herself confusing lust for love and breaking the very rules she put in place. What happens when her stolen moments with Dom turn deadly? When her plots and schemes backfire? When life as she knows it, becomes a living Hell? Will Chanel be able to regain control or will she lose everything, including her life? Cole Hart presents, this sizzling- urban love story by African American, bestselling author, Danielle Marcus that will take you on an emotionally turbulent ride and leave your head spinning. Find out what happens when a woman known for taking what she wants, discovers the power, pain and threat behind “Thug Kisses”.
King Of The South
Blake Karrington - 2013
In this suspenseful southern tale we are introduced to King a southern born and breed hustler, who is determine to take the drug empire handed to him by his father into the legitimate world of the music industry. Little does he know that when the streets birth you, trying to leave can be deadly. Then enters into his life the beautiful classy Queen that every King needs. Sloan is a beautiful, collage educated, hard working neo soul singer. Who as always tried to do the right thing, but when something from her past comes back to haunt her. Will it destroy the love she and King are now building? Hang on, while Blake Karrington shows you what has made him the King of southern street tales
Poison
K.D. Harris - 2008
And like a moth to a flame burnt by desire, she's immediately drawn to Spinx, a neighborhood drug dealer, and the one man her sister warns her against. At twelve, she eventually gets noticed by Spinx, despite every chick in Serenity Hills wanting him. Luckily for Nyse he has a thing for young girls even though he makes her wait. On her sixteenth birthday he showers her with gifts and opens her to a whole new world down The Hill. Taking her heart and body, Spinx eventually shows her the man he really is. Not ready for a dose of the real world, his unfaithfulness causes her to turn bitter and conniving. Eventually this Venomous Vixen tears anything and everyone apart who poses a threat. And before anyone realizes it, she causes more drama in the lives of her friends and family than can be repaired. That girl is Poison!
Yo' Boo Been Creepin' With Me
Angie Hayes - 2015
She gave her up dreams in college just to follow him as he pursued his. Kema knew that with fame and money would come the thirst of the groupies, but she never would have imaged his biggest sideline chick would be her very own cousin. Rashaad loves Kema and plans to marry her someday, but right now he's just having too much fun with his new found fame as a pro athlete. With money and unlimited women at his disposal Rashaad is having second thoughts of truly being a one woman man. When he fumbles off the field and ends up getting Kema’s cousin pregnant, he now has to decide what's more important; keeping his woman or raising his child. Katrina has always been the chick who was used to getting what she wanted by any means necessary, and her cousin’s man Rashaad is no exception! When she finds out that she's pregnant by him she knows that she has hit the jackpot. The baby will be her meal ticket and Katrina will do whatever is necessary to make sure that no one gets in the way of not; including her cousin.
Stuck On Stupid 2: Is Love Enough?
Apryl Cox - 2014
Ever since Jazzie left Dezmond, his life hasn’t been right. He’s developed a heavy drug addiction, he’s on the run from the police, and he’s also on Maine’s most-wanted list. Will the love and hope he has to win Jazzie’s heart back be enough to risk his life for? Jazzie is stuck in a dilemma. She’s madly in love with Maine and wants nothing more than to be his wife, but will her past heartbreak interfere with their future? Maine's little sis, Trinity, and Hollywood are hanging tight and they both feel that Jazzie should not be with him. Can they convince him to leave her? Tori and Truth are crazy in love, but with a jealous baby-momma like Shayla, who hates the ground Tori walks on for stealing her man, they may need a little more than just love to make it work. In the midst of it all, Tori’s past comes back to haunt her, bringing her rebellious side out. Truth loves Tori through and through, but he secretly battles with feelings that can keep him from tying the knot. Can he deal with Tori’s past life? Can they both take the pressure and keep it all together? It’s time to find out! Is Love Enough, or are they still, Stuck on Stupid?
Devious Savages
Leila Jefferson - 2011
She finds a boy toy and starts to realize she signed up for more than she can handle…Drama and Diva are Christina's daughters. Together, they are young, wild, and free, but when Diva wants to leave the wild life behind, Drama doesn't want to let her go…Chrisette is the middle Savage daughter, and and also the mother of Dymond. It's been the two of them forever and they are like best friends, but Chrisette finally thinks she wants to settle down and Dymond isn't so sure she can handle that...Christy is the youngest of the Savage women, and all her life she's been trying to belong. She’s younger than her sisters and older than her nieces, and chooses to tell all her secrets to Dymond since she's the only one that listens to her. At the end of the day, she just wants someone to love her.With a family full of women who have no loyalty, backstabbing, lies, and deceit is the norm for the Savage family, but how far is too far? The saying goes, 'Blood is thicker than water.' But, the question here is, What's thicker than blood?
Certified BOSSET
CoCo Dìor - 2015
This bossett comes with two very different job titles; trapping and running a five stair hair salon. Torn between the two business, Chanel has a choice to make. Now, meet Rashad; a big time drug dealer thats known around the whole Midwest. He coming with a huge opportunity and he wants Chanel for the job, but will she accept it? With lies, infidelity and murder rising, How will Chanel and Rashad overcome them? Will the two come clean on the lies they started or will the lies be confronted in this story of a Certified Bossett?
Rotten Lil Peaches: Atl's Finest
Sa’id Salaam - 2019
The smart girl has plans and visions of life beyond her bleak surroundings. A life-changing incident at the age of fifteen transforms the sweet girl into another person. Her innocence is lost and she is willing to do whatever it takes to secure that bag. Her and close friends, Meka and Qianna, set off on a journey to run up a check up. They follow the bad examples of the bad girls in the hood while adding their own unique twist. Will they achieve the riches they seek or die trying? Either way, they are Atl's finest.
Little Bad Girl 2
Treasure Blue - 2012
Now, in this second installment, Treasure will unveil the riveting ending to this short series only available as eBooks.After receiving news that rocked her world, seventeen-year-old Chantel Turner’s hardships have only just begun. Now she must go to extremes to protect her twelve-year-old sister—the only family she has left—from the very person who began her nightmare. After Chantel teams up with her friend Precious, they use their minds, bodies, and fury to right the wrongs and serve the only justice fit for the crime—death!
Satan's Choice
Lorne Campbell - 2013
Lorne Campbell was an officer and enforcer for the outlaw biker club Satan's Choice for over thirty years, before patching over to the Hells Angels. The product of a violent childhood, with a hair-trigger temper and fearless nature, he just wanted a place to belong. He found brotherhood with his fellow one per centers, and a code he has lived his life by. In his time he's seen club life slip further into the criminal underworld and be transformed by cocaine dealing. He killed a rival biker to save his brothers and has been imprisoned for assault and drug trafficking. He's faced off police out to get him, taken revenge on men who betrayed him, and gone to extreme lengths to protect his honour and his club. Written with dark humour and raw honesty, and filled with unforgettable characters living life on their own terms, Satan's Choice is a unique insight into an outlaw world seen through the eyes of one proud and unrepentant biker.
Stud
Sa'id Salaam - 2012
Hanging with her drug dealing older brother, she was more partial to boxing and basketball than ballet and Barbies.Following in the footsteps of her brother, she eventually inherited the block's hustling cocaine trade. That meant thinking like a man. Most men like guns, grenades and girls—Dre was no exception.With childhood friend Ramel by her side, Dre takes New York by storm. She's gunning for the number one spot and will stop at nothing to get it.
Scorned
Arabia - 2013
In this battle of hearts there are no rules and there’s no such thing as playing fair. But, how do you play to win when your heart is involved and how do you win when your heart betrays you? How far would you go to win and is winning worth the risk when you could lose everything including your life? Buckle up and fasten your seat belts as these couples take you on a nonstop roller coaster ride as they fight for love. Who will win or will they all lose when the battle is intercepted by a SCORNED heart with a score to settle.