Urban African American

Markwon has had things come to him easily most of his young life. His parents gave him whatever he wanted and so did the girls at his high school. One day a sixty-second altercation leads to a decision that would alter his young life forever. But Kwon’s decision doesn’t just affect his life, it affects the lives of everyone around him, and lives he didn’t even know existed. Faced with immeasurable odds, he will have to grow up quickly and find something to believe in if he wants to stay alive and sane. Destiny seemingly has a bright future ahead of her. She’s young, smart, and ...

Everything that glitters ain’t gold… Nori learns that lesson the hardest way possible when she decides to marry Kane despite Kaleb’s warnings. All the stipulations that Kane had agreed to are immediately out the door as soon as she says, I do. In a volatile position that she never dreamed of being in, she is in constant fear for her life. As reality dawns on her, she starts to resent her father and his careless actions. All she seems to care about is Kaleb, and if he still loves her after her blatant act of defiance. Immediately after the wedding, Kaleb knows that something is not ...

The fast-paced, hood drama continues in Heart of a Thug 3. Markell did the unthinkable. There's no turning back now. Every local, state, and federal official in New York is after him. There's nowhere to run or hide. But that doesn't mean he's going to give up. He can't do that. Not until he reunites Kayla with her daughter. Being in Markell’s world has shown Kayla how different her life could be. But just when she starts to get comfortable, this new sense of peace and tranquility is ripped from her. It seems like everyone is against her. Especially her baby daddy and his trifling family. ...

A bored housewife… A string of affairs…. And an end result she never saw coming! How could she… The intense pillow talk had her open! It was supposed to be a break from her regular life at home. She’s wifey! Mother of three! Her life feels like it’s no longer hers. Get up… Feed the kids… Get everyone together… Rinse and repeat! It was a life that had lost its sparkle but it was still a great life. Her husband is hot. Sexy. Stable in his nine to five. Sex with him is intense. Passionate. It’s a life anyone would have traded for. But not Bianca. She is a woman who takes ...

Janelle Doesher never wanted to be a hustler's bitch. She wanted to be a bitch that hustled, bottom line! She watched in awe as her father became notorious on the vicious streets of Detroit, and silently waited for a shot under his umbrella. After tragedy strikes her family, Janelle is black-balled to the bottom. However, she's determined to regain control of the streets and take possession of the throne. The underworld ain't never seen a female boss like her. Hold on tight, as you are about to embark on a ride unlike none other!

Bliss Waters is a food entrepreneur who thinks that she has it all together. Having met her boyfriend, Nate Bush, online, Bliss has prided herself on finally finding the man of her dreams. One who loves her unconditionally—even in the midst of her flaws. While striving to continue building a life of peace and happiness, the pair’s steamy romance remains successful—that is until Instagram model Teanna Parker comes into the picture, creating temptation that Nate has never been one to succumb to. What seems to be instantly, Teanna fixates her eyes on Nate, becoming a woman on a mission ...

Eva Richardson had a rough upbringing, but she stuck to her guns and achieved her goals of graduating college. Meeting and marrying Walter Watson was the icing on the cake, and now Eva is living a fairytale lifestyle many women only dream of. However, the glitz and glamour of love soon turns a little black and blue, and she soon realizes that she’s in hell on earth. Eventually Pandora’s Box blows wide open and all Walter’s ugly secrets ooze out. Eva is forced to decide if this is just a phase or if the saying, “he doesn’t love you if he doesn’t hit you every now and again” is ...

AaronFool me once: shame on you. Fool me twice: shame on me. But maybe, this time, love won’t be out to break Aaron’s heart.Even though Aaron Miller is still crushed over losing Jennifer yet again, he forces himself to push forward for the sake of the twins. But, while her absence doesn’t sting as badly this time, he’s still left shaken over his broken family. Unsure where to turn and needing emotional support, Aaron joins a support group. However, he gets more than he bargained for when he meets the beautiful group leader. But with a freshly broken heart and a fragile family, can ...

Staci Bernard, the ambitious and beautiful jewel of the California church circuit, began rising in the ranks since she was a teenager. She always had dreams of becoming a pastor one day, despite the fact that she was a woman. Following the death of a beloved preacher in Watts, California, she is appointed the pastor of Center of Praise COGIC. The transition isn’t easy at first because most churchgoers still have a hard time believing that a woman is capable of filling the shoes of the late Bishop Mattison. However, her position as pastor is further overshadowed by her glaring single ...

Lynch mobs, chain gangs, and popular views of black Southern criminals that defined the Jim Crow South are well known. We know less about the role of the urban North in shaping views of race and crime in American society. Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have had on urban development and social policies.

This title is a spin-off of “A Thug Worth Fighting For” Although it’s not necessary to have read, it is encouraged! Amanda has always been the go-to person for relationship advice amongst her friends and family. But after a relationship of ten plus years, what she thought she knew about her man couldn’t be the furthest from the truth. She now finds herself being the one in need of relationship counsel. With a suitor like Kaiser vying for her attention, will he be the savior for her heart or will she stay with the man she knows for the sake of love? Domonique is the epitome of an ...

A hard-working daddy's girl, Precious Cummings is sure she's going to college. But when her father is murdered, she discovers he lied for years about money they never had - and hid a shocking family secret. Shattered and lost, she starts hangin' with savvy hood chick Keisha - and falls hard for DaVon, LA's most powerful drug dealer. As his new lady, Precious soon gets the best of every luxurious thing - and fast learns the ropes of her lover's lethal hustle.

Pastor Jackson Jones is a man that hides behind Greater Emmanuel. He has let money, power, greed, and sex get in the way of him serving God. Jackson’s world gets shook up when someone from his past comes back. Andre Sullivan is shaking things up with his return. Jackson does everything in his power to keep him away from his daughter, Summer Jackson. While sleeping with her best friend, Lauren, he thinks that he has everything under control until one fateful night Summer and Andre hit it off. Things seem to be going good until secrets are slowly revealed. One secret could very well shatter...

𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍, 𝑴𝒂𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑺𝒂𝒓𝒂, 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒎 𝒔𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑺𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒂 ...

A Million Dollars Worth of Fat by Mona Love: Keisha Long is cute, funny, and is always the life of the party, but she is also 320 pounds and lonely. She's tried dating apps, blind dates, and everything else, but nothing changes until she buys a winning lottery ticket. Complications by Katt: Secret Johnson has been slim all her life, but since she had her second child and turned 38, she has gained almost 70 pounds. She can see it’s affecting her marriage....

In Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman examines the revolution of black intimate life that unfolded in Philadelphia and New York at the beginning of the 20th century. Free love, common-law and transient marriages, queer relations, and single motherhood were among the sweeping changes that altered the character of everyday life and challenged traditional Victorian beliefs about courtship, love, and marriage.

Donna and Kim Boon moved to Houston, Texas, with their Aunt Lisa when they were orphaned at 10 years old. Lisa raised the girls as her own, showering them with everything a young woman could want. The girls have grown up into beautiful and privileged Houstonites and are two of the most eligible bachelorettes in the city, with more suitors than they know how to handle. Life seems perfect, but when Aunt Lisa is gunned down in cold blood, the girls discover a family secret that will change their lives forever.

Renee is queen of the city and runs it with an iron fist, but everything changes when people from her past resurface to seek revenge. They will stop at nothing until she's dead. Molested by her stepfather and verbally abused by her mother, Renee channeled her pain into passion and became the most ruthless queen-pin New York has ever seen. Haunted by her past and unable to let go of what was, she struggles to achieve inner peace while inflicting mayhem on the streets of New York.

The House of Lies Growing up in a house filled with secrets and betrayal taught Skylar McNeil a valuable lesson. Blood doesn't make you family and living the good life doesn't come easy. With words sweet like honey and calculated moves to make any man surrender to her will, Sky goes from rags to riches by conning, scheming, and scamming her way to the top. She stops at nothing to get what she wants, even if it means double-crossing the only person who has been there for her. Sky meets Jewelz, a young hustler in the streets of the south. She and Jewelz hit it off and partakes in any and ...

A King sits at the throne, with his Queen at his right and his kingdom in front of him. Ready to savagely destroy anyone who tries to take either. The Real Kings of Cleveland, King, Damien, and Bennie were never taught or given anything. They put their blood, sweat, and tears into growing their businesses and proving themselves to their superiors. But I have to ask, at what cost? Maybe at the expense of their Queens? Will they be able to save the Queens before more harm is brought their way? Or will they be a day late and a dollar short?