Urban Crime

Cuckoos on the Mersey Books 1-3 In the shadows of Merseyside, a relentless battle rages for the soul of the city’s most vulnerable. Cuckoos on the Mersey plunges readers into the harrowing world of child protection teams and the Protecting Vulnerable People Unit (PVPU) of Merseyside Police. At the heart of the chaos is Leo, a sixteen-year-old ensnared by a violent organized crime group, struggling to escape the clutches of his ketamine addiction. When social services visit Angela, a neighbor in crisis, the situation spirals out of control. Deceptively quiet, her home hides a terrifying ...

I’ve always gotten what I wanted—by force if necessary. Five years ago, I took Valentina’s virginity and left her behind, never looking back. She was just a means to an end, or so I thought. Now, our families are forcing us into an arranged marriage, and I’ll finally make her mine. But Valentina’s hiding more than just her defiance. There’s a secret she’s kept—a child I never knew existed. When I find out she’s pregnant again, my world shifts. For the first time, I want something more than power. I want her and the family she’s kept from me, and I’ll do whatever it ...

When underworld loan shark Davie Saunders is gunned down at his daughter's wedding, his loved ones are sure that a rival East End crime family is responsible. Davie's widow and daughters must now step up and take control of Davie's empire, but from the beginning it's clear they're in way over their heads. Shy bride Mia has no experience of giving orders, self-centred middle-child Kelsey is more concerned with keeping her affair with bodyguard Todd a secret, and baby of the family Scarlett is very firmly kept out of the business while she finishes her education.

The Fast-paced Hood Drama continues in BBW Struggling for Love 2! Still suffering from the traumatic event at her workplace, Jayla just wants to curl up in bed and rest her weary soul. Unfortunately, that won't be possible. Keenan's foolishness has put all their lives in danger. According to him, it's no longer safe for any of them. They have to leave the city immediately. Jayla is riddled with doubts and fears. The trust she had built up with Keenan has been destroyed. She doesn't feel good about following his lead anymore. She's also worried about leaving her ailing mother behind in ...

VOSS is finally ready to go up against the very empire he was groomed to lead. He and his band of killer Bloods gear up to bring it to JABAR and his army of heartless goons. Both G's want to be the successor of Lyndell's throne, and are willing to put their lives on the line in the heat of battle to secure the position. But when the last of the bullets are cast and the last drop of blood is spilled, who will be the last gangster standing?

Imagine being married to a ruthless crime boss and him finding out that you've been having an affair. This is the case with the beautiful Marbella Trombone. She falls madly in love with Zonyai, a young hustler from South Central, Los Angeles. When her cheating husband, Franklin, discovers her own infidelity, he sends a hit squad after her and her lover. Now Zonyai and Marbella are on the run for their lives. Will they escape the wrath of the vengeful gangsta and live happily ever after? Or will their romance come to a bloody end?

Nephew is a gangsta that lives by the sword and takes what he wants. Life changes for the worst when he gets knocked for robbery and ends up on lock. While sitting in a cell, he realizes that street life will only get him back in jail, or dead, so he turns to God. He returns to the streets a different man, only to discover the streets ain't so forgiving. Old enemies have new issues and want his head. Charlene is a beautiful and kind woman that gets taken through the ringer by love. She meets Klan and thinks he is the man of her dreams. Three years later, she wakes up and discovers that he ...

Being gang raped turned her into a killer. Dating a well known drug kingpin turned her into a million dollar drug dealer.Having had countless Sexual encounters with men made her heartless. She even had to murder one of the men who became obsessed with her. She’s a walking time bomb, ready to explode!

More than 50 dark tales! More than 800 pages in print! This massive collection contains stories introducing several of David Bain's series characters - including psychic detective Will Castleton, the haunted world of Gray Lake, the Riders of the Weird West and much more! SLAB OF CONTENTS: Blood and Donuts: A Will Castleton Psychic Detective Adventure The Cowboys of Cthulhu: A Riders of the Weird West Prequel Until Someone Loses: A Mike Menger Crime Story The Demon Wind: A Tale of the Gypsies from Beyond Snakes & Spells Vs. The Silver Bullet: A Tale of the Warlock Wheel Wars D&D Night at The...

Bobbie "Backshots" has made a fortune from taking down AND going down on rich, racist, men .At the age of 25, she already has hundreds of thousands in the bank in hopes of one day having her dream career. While living the dangerous life of fast money and no responsibilities in Cali seemed like the dream for Bobbie, a handsome stranger comes along to shake her world up. Get ready to begin the most ruthless, sexy, and unexpected ride of your life!

Dreighton Myers was only seventeen-years-old when he was locked up for murder. The only problem was, he had done the time for killing the wrong man. However, when he gets released years later, he is on a mission of vengeance and refuses to let anything stand in his way of taking Malachi Jensen’s life, but when Dre goes back to his old stomping grounds to get the treasures he left behind, he finds out that nothing is as it was, and those he trusted are now the ones he has to protect himself from. All Daymion wanted was for his son to come home and live drama free, but no matter how much he...

The fast-paced, hood drama continues in BBW Looking for Love 6. Jevon‘s luck has finally run out. He’s locked up on Riker’s Island. All alone with no allies. And surrounded by enemies. His lawyer is working hard to get the charges dropped. But it may be too late for that. So many people would love to put his body on their résumé. Detective Shonda Robinson has completely lost her mind. There’s no turning back now. If she doesn’t clean this mess up soon, she’ll lose everything she’s worked for. And she’ll also end up in prison for a long time. As long as Jevon is still alive...

Seven years ago, Mckayla, the woman of Ray’s dreams, abruptly disappeared the same day a member of his family was killed in a hit and run accident. When she resurfaces out of the blue engaged to his cousin (Shawn), Ray struggles with letting her go and focusing on his job as Chief of Staff to his father, Governor Walt Rucker. Shawn makes the separate startling discovery that the families of him and his and his new fiancée are already tied together deeper than their nuptials could stich them, and he decides to keep it to himself for the time being. After a by chance run-in, Ray and ...

JABAR has taken over THE COMBS' empire and locked down the streets of Los Angeles. He is the new leader of the family, but the opposition coming for his throne. The BDOG (Boss Dawgs Outlaw Gang) a criminal organization of drug trafficking killers is looking to control the cocaine trade in Southern California, and murder anyone standing in their way, during their rise to power. YADA finds her life on the line when a video tape surfaces of her and DOUGH BOY busting VOSS out of The House of Pain. BANG, Jabar's top goon is in possession of the tape, and he's willing to hold on to her secret as ...

Voodoo mambo Mama Mulate suffers a fate worse than death A grieving couple hires paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas to find the person who killed their son. But is it murder if the victim isn’t dead? Wyatt goes undercover to discover the answer and soon learns death isn’t always a person’s worst fate. Will Wyatt solve the sticky mystery or fall victim to the seemingly supernatural killer and suffer a fate worse than death? Half Past Midnight is Book 10 of Eric Wilder’s intoxicating French Quarter Mystery Series set in that ‘exotic, erotic Mecca known as New Orleans. Visit the ...

Elite Reid is a girl on a mission: to get her glow up on and get as far away from her drunken father as possible. When her boyfriend offers up the opportunity to make some serious cash and level up, Elite believes she's finally hit the jackpot. Sweet, innocent, and naive, she's every man's dream...and quickly becomes the newest infatuation of the man at the top--the man with all the power. Unfortunately, it's a privilege that may cost her something she can never recover. Bishop is a man whose heart has room for just one love: his money. That's until Elite stumbles her way into his life and ...

**A Tropical Fantasy Like No Other** Sunny Ray was just a young man with dreams of becoming a country music star. Arriving in Nashville, he quickly crosses paths with Lori, an up-and-coming star with a deadly secret. But evil forces, from drug lords to Mafia leaders, drive Sunny to the Florida Keys, where he's unexpectedly transported to the magical island of Rumora—a land that surpasses his wildest dreams. On Rumora, Sunny meets Wantamea, a captivating island girl with secrets of her own. Yet, Lori isn't done with him. Danger lurks around every corner, threatening Sunny's life at every ...

Undercover: Blood Debt is a relentless crime thriller that plunges Detective Carlo D’Scenzi into the dark underbelly of outlaw motorcycle gangs. Forced to assume a dangerous new identity, Carlo infiltrates the Tarantulas MC to dismantle a burgeoning methamphetamine operation. As he navigates a treacherous world of shifting alliances and brutal biker codes, every decision he makes blurs the line between justice and survival. When a violent shootout at a secluded meth lab exposes deep-seated betrayals and sets off a chain reaction of deadly consequences, Carlo finds himself caught between ...

After the fallout between Bird and Tre, The Commission looks as if it might be falling apart. The brotherhood has been broken beyond repair and it seems as though everyone is scrambling to chose sides. It's hard to trust anyone, but like always life goes on and so does business........ The heat is on for Tre and his team after the Tasker Street massacre. Everyone is looking for a place to hide out at except for Tre. He doesn't change up his lifestyle one bit even though he knows he's a wanted man. He and Diana continue to have their every night get high parties at their beach house. That is...

Jackson Bedeau is the leader of a highly skilled and sophisticated crime organization. He desperately wants to find and complete what is dubbed as the “last job” so that he and his team can retire from the street life forever. Unbeknownst to him, his employer Oliver “Ollie” Monk, London’s most notorious crime lord, is made aware of his plans, and begins to mastermind the removal of Jackson and promoting his overly ambitious, money hungry cousin Julius. 12th Ward Police Chief Devin “Finn” Finnegan receives vital information from Oliver to arrest Jackson for the murder of ...