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Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"LC Duncan, patriarch and leader of the Duncan clan, is alive and well after being shot by a mysterious gunman. His near death experience has caused him and his wife Chippy to reflect on both the past and present, and together they decide that it's time to return to Waycross, Georgia for a long overdue family reunion. Wherever the Duncans go, trouble is never too far behind, and this time it comes in the form of longtime Duncan enemy Vinnie Dash and...
Author
Series
Dopeman's trilogy volume pt. 1
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Nautica was raised by the streets and forced to grow up quick. The allure of the fast life pulled her into a world of scandal, schemes, and hustling. When Nautica comes upon a big scam and her biggest payday ever, she decides to move to the East Coast in search of a new beginning. What she thought was to be a new start turns out to be a nightmare.
3) Black Buck
Author
Language
English
Description
"A crackling, satirical debut novel about a young black man who accidentally impresses a CEO while serving his Starbucks order, catapulting him into the opportunity of a lifetime-a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at an eccentric, mysterious, and wildly successful startup where, he will soon learn, nothing is as it seems"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Brisma and Kelly, two young Latinas growing up along Clement Moore Avenue in Queens, would do anything for each other. They keep each other's secrets, hide from their mothers' chancletas, and ward off creepy neighbors. At the beginning of high school, Brisma falls deeply in love with Brian, the local baseball legend. Always the wallflower to the vibrant and alluring Kelly, Brisma is secretly thrilled to be chosen by Brian, to finally have someone...
5) Bad behavior
Publisher
Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
NINE LIVES: Wild-card Aiden. Dead-shot Ava. Efficient, fast, and brutal, this notorious brother-sister hit team grew up abused, unwanted--and in lethal tune with each other. Killing nine targets in ten days will be their biggest score yet. But as Ava sets up their final target, she falls hard for him and a chance at a normal life. And that's a betrayal she may not live to regret--
THE CRUSHED ICE CLIQUE: At first all ghetto princesses Honore and...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Maverick feels strongly about family ties, making choices he feels necessary to help support his mom while his King father serves time, and leaves him literally holding his son in a doctor's waiting room after he gets paternity test results back and his babymomma ghosts. Now the child he's raising is impacting the lives of his family and his girlfriend, and the gang life he led to support them all financially could leave them all bearing his responsibilities...
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Papio and Special are back! Their love for one another has withstood the drama and turmoil of their chaotic lives, but their thirst for the dollar has once again set them on a crash course for mayhem. They’ve accumulated a long list of enemies, and now it’s time to do battle. Calling on some strong allies to assist them, they insist that no one will be spared, and no one will get in their way. Papio and Special are going all out to get what they...
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Meal ticket: From the outside looking in, Yanna Banks lives what most would consider a perfect life; however, after the tragic death of her husband at the home of his longtime mistress, Yanna?s teenage son is forced to step up and fill his father?s shoes. Doing everything he can to help his mother make ends meet, the straight-laced student soon links up with an unlikely partner in crime. The two of them, both under the heavy-handed guidance of their...
10) Belle
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Named for her beauty, Belle Dubois is as sweet as can be. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she is always given the best--until her world is turned upside down. When she is away in her second year of college, she receives a call informing her that her parents have been murdered. She soon finds out that they were broke, and subsequently, so is she. With no home and nowhere to go, Belle is whisked under the wing of a woman named Aria, better known...
Author
Series
Five families of New York volume 1
Publisher
Urban
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After his father's murder, Boogie is thrust into taking over the family business and hellbent on revenge, no matter the cost? While most young people are just getting their footing in life, 24-year-old Bryshon "Boogie" Tolliver is already being groomed to be a boss by his father, Barry Tolliver. At first, he's not so sure he wants to take his father's place in the family business. He has dreams of being the most prominent chef in New York. However,...
12) Brooklyn
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to get what she wants. The question isn't who murdered her; the question is who wouldn't? Brooklyn Melody James has finally gotten the punishment she deserves after leaving a web of lies, heartache, and betrayal behind her. As her life slips away, Brooklyn remembers the events that shaped her into the cold, calculating creature she became. Brooklyn learned...
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
Heir to the Duncan and Zuniga crime family fortunes, Nevada Duncan must attend the world's most elite school for the children of underworld figures where he learns the importance of friendship as an enemy who wants what Nevada has lurks in the shadows.
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Rendered a single father by an affair with a married woman, a heavy-drinking underachiever dates a series of women in the hopes of providing a mother to his biracial daughter while struggling with his evolving perspectives on adulthood.
15) Blood ties
Author
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Strong, loving father. Hard-working loyal son. They are the best hit men in the business. But one woman's revenge will put the ultimate target on their backs ..." -- Publisher annotation.
16) More to life
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Freshly forty-five, Aja James knows that her life is good, complete with a loving, wealthy husband, well-adjusted children, and a beautiful home. Yet the truth is, she feels painfully unfulfilled, stuck in the present, haunted by a painful past. When a friend suggests a girls' trip to a tropical paradise, Aja hopes a change of scene will also change her perspective. On vacation, filled with fun and freedom, Aja is relieved to find her spirits lifting....
Author
Publisher
Shar-Shey Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2017].
Language
English
Description
This book is about Heavenly, a young teenage lady whose life has changed from wholesome and holy to distressed and destroyed. Heavenly starts to learn secrets about her parents and their fourteen-year marriage. Life as she knows it as a faithful Christian has fallen apart for her and her siblings. She takes her two siblings under her wing and tries to protect them from their parents’ secrets. Both parents display irresponsible behavior, but in different...
Author
Series
Black market volume 03
Publisher
Dafina Books; Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"She killed her abusive boyfriend in self-defense. But in jail, violent female gangs paid off by her enemies keep her fearing for her life--and land her in the hospital. From there, a medical testing facility is her one dubious hope for some kind of safety. But from the moment she hits the yard, she and other prisoners are victimized by illegal medical experiments. Injected with lethal diseases and made a test subject for experimental vaccines, she's...
Author
Publisher
Dafina/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
20-year-old Deza was supposed to be just another hot girl emcee, but when a bonus track strikes a surprising social chord, it rockets her album to the top of the charts - and her record label promotes her to headline their first-ever all-female national tour. As Deza attempts to live up to her new reputation, her inexperience generates tour drama. And when her female DJ quits, the label replaces her with the last thing Deza needs: the sexy guy DJ...