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Coke Dreams


Arabia - 2012
    They were all born and raised in Washington D.C. The young women filled their days with finishing their senior year of high school; while at night they were the stars of the hood. All the women hated them and all the men wanted them. They managed to stay as far away from all the drama that went on in the hood as possible. With college in their near future, life for the foursome couldn’t get any better. That is until love unexpectedly finds them and knocks them down. With everything going so right they are all floating on cloud nine. Confident their lives were headed on the right path, they felt like nothing could go wrong or bring them down. But true to the Law of Gravity: What goes up must come down. When tragedy strikes and love comes between them it creates a downward spiral that no one could have saw coming. A war is on the rise and they find themselves caught in the middle of it. They are now battling each other and fighting for love. But, when it’s all said and done who will be left standing to live the life of their dreams.

Diary of a Vixen


Chanel Jones - 2013
    After leaving the only place she had ever called home, her life suddenly changed for the worse. Forced to live with a Father who wants no parts of her, physical abuse will soon show his disdain. Jasmine eventually becomes homeless, living on the streets and left to fend for herself at the tender age of sixteen. Having nowhere else to go and no one in her corner, she finds herself in a group home where she quickly becomes the target. Follow Jasmine’s journey of heartache and drug addictions, as she looks for love in all the wrong places. All she ever wanted was a career, loyal friends and more than anything, love. Sometimes in life, even the most simplest of things are never easy to come by. For Jasmine, the trouble never seemed to end, and life for her had always been a downhill spiral. Meet Jasmine Hertz, of Chanel’s debut novel, Rap Star. When a journey has been nothing but one bad situation after another and you've never learned how to trust, you’re left with no other choice, but to have a cold heart......

Diamond's Affair


Danielle Marcus - 2013
    And it's nothing any different with Diamond Smith, a young independent 23 year old who feels like her standards is set too high to be suckered into love by a small time street hustler. Garren is his name, a minor league hustler. With high standards of obtaining the woman he desire. But the streets of Detroit refer to him as plain ole G. He feels Diamond is the woman for him without a shadow of doubt, and he is willing to do everything he can to prove it. But, being Diamond Smith, one man just might not be enough. Now caught up in a heart clenching affair. Who will win? Who will lose? Find out in Diamond's Affair.

love and gunplay


K'wan
    He's one step closer to home, but it may as well have been a world away. Animal is still a wanted fugitive, and getting to New York undetected proves to be trickier than he thought. This all changes when he meets an old friend of Red Sonja, a New Orleans refugee named Diamonds.Diamonds promises to provide Animal with safe passage from Miami to New York and all the firepower he will need to settle his blood debt, but he also brings something far more valuable to the table, the name of the man who shot Gucci. Diamonds holds the key to unlocking the mystery of what really happened that tragic night in Harlem, but the information comes at a price.Animal finds himself swept up into a deadly game of cat and mouse set in the glamorous Miami underworld of sex, drugs, and violence, where cash is king and death is always lurking. His only ally is a mysterious stripper named Reign, who harbors a secret of her own that threatens to change everything.

Superstar


Joy King - 2008
    Then you met the femme fatale of all industry chicks, Chantal Morgan, as she desperately tried to go from Hooker to Housewife. Now prepare yourself for the ultimate showdown as their lives collide in Superstar. The sequel to the bestselling Hooker to Housewife.

A Bittersweet Hood Dilemma: A Naptown Love Story


Natavia - 2015
    Tokyo is what you call an around the way girl. Life has not been easy for her since she ran away from home to be with, Darrion. Darrion was the love of Tokyo's life. She was his down chick until she finds out Darrion has another life.Tassana is the girl good that wants a taste of hood life. She does anything to live it. She too has another life. She has a craving for dope boys.Kauzie and Tokyo has been friends for thirteen years but he is secretly in love with her. Only problem is he can't get rid of Tassana who is Tokyo's sister.In this twisted hood triangle there is a lot of deceit, lies, and heartache. Two sisters and one man. Who can he choose? Tassana has a plan to conquer all.

They Way That I Love You(Parts 1& 2)


Dominique Thomas - 2015
    ​Inga is battling what to do when it comes to her on again off again boyfriend. She loves him with all that she has, but will that be enough to get to the happily ever after that she so desperately wants? Tegan is doing big things in her life. She's on her way to law school and living with the love of her life only she has someone on the side too. Tegan struggles to decide who matters most. She loves both men, but can only have one who will she choose? Elsie isn't a happy girl. Her only true love up and married another woman while she was away at college and now she's went from being his only girl to his mistress. Feeling like she is in a no win situation, Elsie makes a drastic decision, but is it the right decision for her? Harlow is living a double life. She is a successful stylist and a daddy's girl with a lot of skeletons in her closet. She's in love with two men and once everyone knows the details about her love affair she fears everyone will see her differently especially her father; someone that she doesn't want to disappoint. Harlow struggles to make the men she love happy and the man that brought her into this world happy. Harlow knows that it is only a matter or time before her secrets are revealed and she has no clue who will have her back and who won't when the smoke clears. The Way That I Love You Part 2 Synopsis: Inga’s fed up with Dante and his lies. After years of dealing with his mental abuse, she’s finally decided to move on, but the person she finds comfort in is the last person you would expect her to be with. Tegan’s marriage is struggling because of her infidelity that recently came to the light. Tegan fights to hold on to the first man she ever loved while wondering if he will ever forgive her for the mistakes that she has made.Elsie is now with Aiden and finally happy only he’s showing her things that she never saw before and she can’t help but to wonder did she make a mistake with choosing him? Elise starts to miss Elijah and contemplates being with him, but knows that Aiden won’t let her go without a fight that she isn’t sure she will survive. Harlow's life has changed drastically in the blink of an eye. She is now married and has so much on her plate that the things that she fought the hardest for like her company starts to fall behind. Harlow is still hiding secrets that could tear her family apart and will do anything to keep the men that she love happy only that is starting to feel like a goal she might not reach with so many obstacles standing in her way. Will the women find the peace they long for? They've fought hard to be with the men that they love, but anything worth having is not easily acquired. Follow Inga, Tegan, Elsie and Harlow on their journey and see how the women deal with drama, heartache, friendship loss and even death.

Humbled By A Real N*gga


Lisa Austin - 2021
    

THOTiana


Colby Durden - 2017
    A dirty ass, no good, trifling ass female that will jump on any dude. This term, originating from the streets of Chicago, is derived from the term, "T.H.O.T" which means "THAT HOE OVER THERE". Tatiana "Tati" Perkins, a young, ambitious and goal-driven college student, is a psychotic side bitch with issues. And not just daddy issues. REAL ISSUES. She gets off on ruining homes, even her own. Self-destructive, sex addicted yet cunningly intelligent, Tati is in possession of a deadly secret that will have yo ass go woooooooooow - this bish cray cray fa real fa real. Read more in "THOTIANA" by Quan Millz.

Love Shouldn't Hurt: Breaking the Chain


Meesha - 2018
    She's determined to do something positive with her life, and she doesn't want to use her body to get what she wants. On the road to attaining her goals, the young, strong-willed butterfly has overcame every obstacle that was placed in her path, except one, her abusive mother, DOT. Dot would've been better off had she been born infertile. The way she treats her daughter is nothing short of trifling. Kaymee's will is unbreakable. With the help of her two best friends, POETRY and MONTY, she leaves her mother's home ready to take on the world, but the world can be a bitter, cold place. In the midst of madness, DRAY appears like a the fairy-tale lover Kaymee has always needed to help heal her wounds. Can Dray do the impossible and show her that LOVE SHOULDN'T HURT? Or is Kaymee too damaged to repair? One thing's for certain, Dot stops at nothing to see Kaymee down and out, and dragged through the mud. Ultimately, who will have the last laugh, mother or daughter?

A Street Legend and His Ridah 2


Ebony Diamonds - 2017
    Desire never imagined that her cousin could be so grimy, but for every action, there is a reaction, and the consequences of Ja’Mya’s actions could be deadly. Chy is happy to learn that Julisha had stayed loyal despite the issues between them, but his peace offering comes back to bite him at the worst possible time. Now, he is in danger of losing everything that he has built with Desire. Feeling that love has failed him again, will Chy try to hold on to Desire or return to what he knows? Meanwhile, Chaz is still lurking and causing trouble for Chy in any way that she can. Realizing that Desire really does have Chy’s heart, Chaz decides to take things up a notch. If Chy can’t be happy with her, she refuses to allow him to live happily ever after with anyone else.

Street Love


Love N. Lee - 2013
    By the time she figured out her true position, she was already in too deep. Everything changed when he announced he was leaving the mother of his children to start a family with her. When she learns Messiah has been lying yet again, and is actually married, will she continue to settle for a supporting role, or bow out gracefully?  Bria has been with King, a handsome street hustler, for a decade, but he still hasn't put a ring on it. In-between dealing with his baby momma drama, infidelity, and countless lies, she's remained down for him as his Queen. However, her patience is beginning to wear thin as more skeletons start falling out of his closet. Bria toys with the idea of giving him a taste of his own medicine but can she actually go through with it?  Armani has a life most women would envy: a million dollar lifestyle, a beautiful family, and most importantly, a thirteen carat wedding ring. Now she wants nothing more than to plan a storybook wedding and live happily ever after, but life has other plans. After discovering her man isn’t who she thought he was, she finds herself faced with a hard decision. Can she forgive him for the sake of her family? Heaven is struggling to take care of her daughter without any financial support from her ex, a rapper named Stacks. Their romance ended around the same time as his career, but the two co-parent in the same house to save money. Stacks wants nothing more than to get back together but Heaven is finding herself unexpectedly falling in love with her best friend Ace...

Reverend Cash: Let Us Prey


Sa'id Salaam - 2016
    Reverend Cash is the story of a street hustler turned preacher from the mean streets of the South-side of Memphis, TN. Reverend Cash is a player, a pimp, and a preacher all rolled into one. To him the pulpit is just another hustle to feed his greed and licentiousness. The perfidious preacher doesn't have a holy bone in his body, yet he still manages to ascend the ranks of the clergy. He hits the big time when he high jacks the helm of a mega church in Atlanta, GA. In his wake he leaves behind a trail of death and destruction. In the words of Reverend William Cash, LET US PREY!

I'll Give You Mine: An Urban Love Story


B. Love - 2017
    It’s not their fault I turned out to be a hoodlum.” – Giovanni “Grim” Re For Grim, even his name spoke of the constant battle that warred within him on a daily basis. His government name, Giovanni Re, was chosen specifically by his father. He wanted Grim’s first name to remind him that he was favored by God while his last name meant King. His nickname, Grim, stemmed from his past of being somewhat of a grim reaper towards his enemies. For a great deal of his life, Grim struggled with his good heart and evil mind, unsure of if he’d ever have a peaceful relief… until Havana. Havana Brooks has always been soft spoken and quiet natured. In her relationships that led to her being taken advantage of. In her career that led to her music being shelved while she watched her label mates gain the stardom she dreamed of having. There was a good thing about being so nice and sweet, though. It allowed her to be peace for Grim. As friends, Havana settles Grim and he builds her up. She nurtures him while he gives her a voice. He strengthens her while she weakens him. For those around them, Grim and Havana are a match made in heaven, but these two will have to go through hell to be with each other. *I’ll Give You Mine is the spinoff for If You Give Me Yours. Although both stories can be read as standalones, it is recommended that you read If You Give Me Yours First. This book does contain explicit language and an urban setting. If either of these things go against your personal preference, please skip this book on your journey for literary entertainment.*

Cuffed By A Kingpin


Heiress - 2017
     Compton Banks is the sexiest most rudest man you will ever encounter that has just been crowned, King of Cali. When their worlds collide, they are forced to agree to live together in holy matrimony. After a fatal incident that left Cali alone with a target on her back, she has to secure her family business and survival by any means necessary. Not knowing that the man that is necessary will mean more to her than she intended. After taking over the family business, Compton is determined to make sure his empire thrives with greatness. Nothing or anyone could take his focus away from his money and his business. That is until Cali barges into his world and his heart. Both individuals never intended on falling in love but things happen. Was it just an agreement or will Love become a factor. Loyalty is tested, trust is broken and hearts are shattered. Will these two learn to coexist for the sack of their agreement? Or will they break ties and put their lives and their empires at risk? Find out in the hood fairytale of Compton and Cali.