Urban Violence

Urban violence is one of the most divisive and allegedly intractable issues of our time. But as Harvard scholar Thomas Abt shows in Bleeding Out, we actually possess all the tools necessary to stem violence in our cities. Coupling the latest social science with firsthand experience as a crime-fighter, Abt proposes a relentless focus on violence itself.

Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift. Until it became a prison. But can a student stand against an empire?

Baby-faced teen Giovanni Macedo is desperate to find belonging in one of LA's most predatory gangs, the Columbia Lil Cycos—so desperate that he agrees to kill an undocumented Mexican street vendor. The vendor, Francisco Clemente, had been refusing to give in to the gang's shakedown demands. But Giovanni botches the hit, accidentally killing a newborn instead. The overlords who rule the Lil Cycos from a Supermax prison 1,000 miles away must be placated and Giovanni is lured across the border where, in turn, the gang botches his killing.

Love me til I'm up Love me til I'm down Love me til I'm hurt Cover me Beat me Slap me Kick me Punch me Do all the things you can to hurt me Put me down Pick me up Torcher me til I break But love me til Im Bleu All of these things I have endured in my relationship and im still here... I am Bleu Burris..

Four action packed, urban stories in one grand collection. Whatever It Takes Cash rules everything around us and that’s not excluding the rent. Quay stepped into the strip game not by choice, but because she didn’t have any other options. After her good-for-nothing man puts them in a bind that could get her and her daughter thrown out in the harsh, rough streets of Jacksonville, Florida, Quay makes a decision to cross the ultimate line. When her brash plot to get deeper in the game puts her life on the line, Quay has to do whatever it takes to survive. Diggin’ Gold There's not a woman...

Respect My Gangsta Part 1 Life of Sorrow spotlights Sorrow Sanae' Hunter (aka Panther) and her entanglement with unrelenting hardship and death. Born of infidelity, Sorrow endures torment and neglect, aided only by her brothers. When their Mother's drug addiction catalyzes them into murderers, Sorrow learns hustling and self-preservation from them. Her first love brings brief respite, but she hones the art of gaining Respect for her Gangsta. A tragedy crushes her first love, and her mom restricts her autonomy. To flee her cruel world, Sorrow enrolls in college and abandons the street life. ...

Every woman dreams of having a great man that works hard and loves even harder. Dimera thought she found her soul mate and better half in Anthony. At the beginning, he was so caring and loving. Soon, the façade fades and he becomes everything she doesn’t want. She soon finds a way to leave him once she finds out about his infidelity and kids. It doesn’t take long before he physically abuses her. Anthony is confident that Dimera will never leave him even with everything he puts her through. Dimera’s best friend, Roxie, never fails to let Dimera know that she deserves better every ...

a powerful and emotionally raw exploration of a truth too often ignored. Men suffer too. In a world that teaches men to be silent, strong, and stoic, Ryan suffers behind closed doors. His partner, Dana, is charming in public but cruel in private, emotionally manipulative, psychologically tormenting, and violently unpredictable. As Ryan’s bruises deepen and his confidence explodes, he finds himself trapped in a cycle of shame, fear, and isolation. With chilling realism and heart-wrenching detail, this gripping novel sheds light on the silent epidemic of male domestic abuse. The gaslighting...

Vanity Madonna Brown was a beautiful smart girl until her innocence was taken away by the very people that were supposed to protect her. She could not count on the crack addicted mother that she once loved, the junkie grandmother whom she had barely seen sober, or the drug dealing uncle that she looked up to. All that she had was her three cousins, who were more like her siblings. Vanity's life brightens when she meets Carlos. Will Carlos be her savior or will he contribute to her downfall? While this series is fictional, the story contained within is not. This is someone's story. This ...

Through raw and intense scenes, ["Detroit Life After 15 Years"] portrays a vivid landscape of conflict, survival, and the quest for redemption. The story’s characters grapple with their harsh realities, revealing the personal battles they face while striving to overcome the odds stacked against them.

Rhylee King is one hustling ass female. But it wasn’t always that way. Trying to heal herself from childhood wounds that involved the death of her mother by the hands of her father. When she was young, the abandonment for Rhylee is real. Silence, her boyfriend, is supposed to be helping with that, but in the midst of helping him fight his own demons, Rhylee is losing herself as well. Even with all the money he has trafficking drugs throughout the city, Silence isn’t happy, and he doesn’t have to say anything for Rhylee to figure that out. He’s not perfect, but in Silence’s eyes, ...

On a warm spring evening in South Los Angeles, a young man is shot and killed on a sidewalk minutes away from his home, one of the thousands of Black Americans murdered that year. His assailant runs down the street, jumps into an SUV, and vanishes, hoping to join the scores of killers in American cities who are never arrested for their crimes. But as soon as the case is assigned to Detective John Skaggs, the odds shift.

Respect My Gangsta Part Two: Get'em Girl Respect My Gangsta 2 Get'em Girl Continue into the life of Sorrow aka Queen Black Panther Never have a Ho's hustle, always have a Nigga's Hustle - that was the lesson ingrained in Sorrow by her brothers. The weight of their teachings became apparent when Duke thrust them into a life-or-death situation, forcing Sorrow to summon her courage. With determination fueling her, she immersed herself in gangster mode, her senses heightened as she embarked on a mission to retrieve Duke's money, settle his debts, and liberate him from the relentless hustle. ...

A collection of Short Stories from many different Genres. Come along and read some Action, Adventure, Urban-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Drama, Romance, Crime, Adult, and Violence! Enjoy the highs and lows, good and bad, and happy and sad, and Action of each Story. From beginning to end! There’s Female Predator, Hearts on Fire, Vengeful Journey, and The Robbery! Are just the single independent Stories. BUT, as a BONUS there’s a 2 part series! The Prostitute and the The Prostitutes Revenge. There’s also a 2nd series, Player’s Get Played Too and Karma Strikes Back! Hope you enjoy this ...

Inner-city Black America is often stereotyped as a place of random violence; in fact, violence in the inner city is regulated through an informal but well-known code of the street. How you dress, talk, and behave can have life-or-death consequences, with young people particularly at risk. The most powerful force counteracting this code and its reign of terror is the strong, loving, decent family, and we meet many heroic figures in the course of this narrative.

Hit man Calum MacLean has finally had enough of killing. And he's planning an unprecedented escape just as his employers need him the most - Glasgow's biggest criminal organizations are gearing up for a final, fatal confrontation. The panic over Calum's abrupt disappearance may finally give Detective Michael Fisher the chance he needs to close the case of a lifetime. But first, he must track down a man who has become a master at staying in the shadows.

Nikki Turner, Queen of Hip-Hop Lit, is back with one of her gutsiest female characters yet, a glamorous chick with a high-end hustle that can rival any man’s game. As the respected, renowned concierge for a luxury hotel chain, Beijing Lee caters to the wealthy and famous. Whether it’s securing a dinner reservation, a fleet of limos, or a record deal, or protecting her clients from the paparazzi, there’s nothing Beijing can’t do. She’s stacked up an impressive pile of IOUs from the world’s elite - and one day she decides it’s time to start cashing in.

We are living in a time of uprisings that routinely involve physical confrontation—burning vehicles, barricades, vandalism, and scuffles between protesters and authorities. Yet the Left has struggled to incorporate rioting into theories of change, remaining stuck in recurring debates over violence and nonviolence. Civil resistance studies have popularized the term “strategic nonviolence,” spreading the notion that violence is wholly counter-productive.

Some men are pups and others are hounds, but they all bite in the end. Cheryl Greene doesn’t ask much of life: a smile and a kind word are gifts in her world of splintered families and big talking men. But when Cheryl is cast from her home, pregnant and alone, just making it through each day becomes a fight to survive. Committed to giving her son the security she never had, Cheryl must navigate a reality where women are cheap, opportunities scarce, and violence is the law of the land. With steely optimism, the young mother grits her teeth through the punches, the hunger, and the ...

Danielle is young, sexy and ambitious. She is moving forward with the speed of light when the pursuit of love changes her plans. Danielle falls victim to a crime of passion that ultimately leads to heartache, abandonment and manslaughter. As she sits in a tiny jail cell she asks herself, “What have I done? How did I get here?” By the grace of God she was returned to society when others served a life sentence for the same crime. Counting her blessings or is she? Even in jail she continues to make the same choices. Being involved with man after man when the man she should have been ...