Urban African American

Lady, a young woman with dreams bigger than the Polo Grounds Towers projects in Harlem, New York she calls home, finds herself drawn to the charismatic Drac. Their connection is undeniable, but their love story unfolds against the backdrop of a brutal criminal underworld. When Drac takes over the notorious DuPont crime family, Lady is thrust into a world of violence, power struggles, and dangerous loyalties. Drac’s leadership is challenged by his ambitious cousin, igniting a bitter rivalry that threatens to tear the family apart. When Drac is incarcerated, Lady steps out of the shadows ...

Present Day. Things have drastically changed for Trinity Jones. The Gucci, Fendi, and Louie are gone. Life has humbled her. Trinity is raising her son Zion, trying to keep him out of the streets, which is no easy task. Without warning, a surprise visitor places her and her son's life in danger. Quiet Money is a 3 book series.

Drama Queen features Kayla Hopkins, a woman who finds herself in a complicated situation. Kayla is in love with a man, but the matter is complicated by the fact that the man she's in love with isn't the father of her unborn baby. Now she's got some serious juggling to do before all her hopes for the future come crashing down.

Porsha and Mooky are best friends whose relationship at times blur the lines of a friend and lover. Mooky is the man in Harlem, and has his sights set on gracefully exiting the dope game before its too late, but when Porsha meets Rain, a charismatic street dude with a mysterious past those sights are put on hold, and Mooky is forced to confront his past indiscretions that could put himself and the people around him in harm's way. The Streets Never Forget is a story of love, deceit, and your past ultimately hunting your future. Mooky, and Porsha take readers on a emotional rollercoaster as ...

A Harlem Kingpin meets a Struggling, Single mother. Hood Love is in the air. Life in Harlem has never been easy for Kayla “Kiki” Hayes. Getting pregnant right as she was graduating high school didn't make things any easier. Life wouldn't be so bad if she had a loving man to come home to after working her minimum-wage job. Her baby daddy is a lot of things. But loving ain't one of them. For years, she’s felt neglected and unloved. She wants to be free. More than anything she wants to be the caring, loving mother that she never had. Just when she thinks she can't take anymore, a ...

Carmon Wells is the daughter every parent longs for. Alongside her parents, Carmon has been the perfect little church girl for as long as she can remember. However, it's easy to miss the ways of the world when you don't know what it's about, and for Carmon, curiosity definitely gets the best of her. When she turns 21, she makes a life changing decision to leave home and the church for good. Joining her best friend as an exotic dancer, Carmon is quickly caught up in the lavish lifestyle and the fast money. However, when you get what you ask for, sometimes it can be more than you're able to ...

The D-City crew has had their share of up and downs, but nothing like the drama that they are facing now. Kyra and Ace are both devastated to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped, and that Shelly, Kyra’s mom, has been killed. Will their grief tear them apart? Or draw them together? Akia has always been a killer. Now that Ray has taken their daughter, Akia is in beast mode! Can Tan handle Akia the Killer? Or will he throw in the towel like Ray? Ro/Viper thought that he was getting everything under control. He and Aja are engaged, about to start a family, and he is getting help for ...

Brianna and Shan couldn't be more different. From her $1,200 weave to her closet full of Gucci, Prada, and Chanel, Brianna believes that men were born to bankroll her lifestyle. Shan likes to make her own money by working for a living at a men's prison - and prefers Sean John, Baby Phat, and Fubu to Jimmy Choo. Still, despite appearances, Shan and B are sisters where it counts - or so they think....

The untimely death of St. Louis kingpin King David has left a vacuum in the underworld. He leaves behind his vast empire to his surviving heirs, David Jr. and Davita. Born barely one year apart, they were raised in very different worlds. Will the family ties that bind keep the families together, or will sex, greed, drugs, and their mothers' divisive ways tear it all to hell, bringing St. Louis down with them? David Jr. and Davita have decisions to make!

Life was far from perfect for Casey Carson who is an overachieving seventeen-year-old senior in high school. Nothing ever came easy for her except school, which she was able to obtain a full ride to go to any college she chooses. That was her ultimate escape plan from what she considers her personal hell, she just needs to make it through the next couple of months before she’ll be able to break free. With her working at her terrible job at Grocery World and going to school, she doesn’t have too much time for anything else, especially love...that is until she meets Ace, a young suave ...

A few girls from around the way are trying to find their way through life. Some friends are more real than others, so you have to watch the company you keep. Twenty-one-year-old Gianna Draymond has already endured a lot of heartache and pain. Bettering herself is her ultimate goal. Who would have thought she'd find love in Detroit’s most honorable Drug lord when dating wasn't even on her mind? This particular guy showed her that men with character still existed. He was just what she needed. He was tall, funny, caring, handsome with a cute smile and a lot of swag and drip. He indeed was ...

Deja Stewart’s love life is cursed. Fresh from a recent break-up, she is definitely not looking for a rebound. But when her sister Camryn drags her to a fashion show to take her mind off her cheating ex, the best night of her life ends with a surprise invitation to an A-list celebrity after party hosted by the elusive DJ Creed. Now, Deja’s not only stumbled into the life of the rich and famous she’s also accidentally stumbled into DJ Creed’s bed. But, Deja may be out of her league as sexy French supermodel Vivanne Croix also has her sights set on DJ Creed. Can Deja hold her own on ...

The Drunken Druid's 2018 Book of the Year - The Forgotten Wife Rylee used to be the apple of Todd's eye, but lately he’s been too busy to notice her, and she couldn’t help but wonder why. Then one day, an unexpected email with the subject line: Forgotten Wife shows up. Little does she know, it’s about to play a major part in her life. They say first comes love then comes a kidnapping, attacks, lies, and affairs. Someone is out for blood but who, what, when, and why? Secrets are revealed and Rylee fears for her life. When all she ever wanted was not to be The Forgotten Wife.

Rozalyn McGuay is a simple-minded 15-year-old who thinks life is easy. She quickly realizes that life is a force to be reckoned with once she is abandoned by her mother and forced to live with a father who doesn't want anything to do with her. Seeking love, Rozalyn is pushed into the arms of the baddest boy on the block, Tamar Andrews. He shows her there is a thin line between love and hate. Nothing appears to be strong enough to tear her away from Tamar.

Jonas, the only boy in a family of four children, has always been a fighter. From the neighborhood bullies to the stepfather who uses him and his siblings as punching bags, his life has always been one battle after another. When he crosses paths with rogue homicide detective Louis "Lou" Ceavers, he's offered a bargain that will change the course of his life. Detective Ceavers becomes like a guardian angel and surrogate father to Jonas, teaching him the game and guiding him in his quest for power.

Dallas always knew Ice was just a thrilling distraction—a reckless escape from the wreckage of her marriage. But the ink on her divorce papers hasn’t even dried before the fallout spirals out of control. With her mother desperate to keep her tethered to a comfortable past, Dallas refuses to surrender to a life dictated by anyone else. Then, everything shifts. One ordinary bus ride changes everything. The connection is electric—effortless, undeniable. Ice sees it too, but something is different this time. He hesitates. Then, without warning, he disappears. Heartbreak collides with fate...

What good is an empire when the king gets sentenced to prison? The answer is… it’s as good as the queen who is willing to hold it down. Amina was comfortable sitting pretty as the princess of the streets, but when her man has to do a bid, she does what she has to do for herself, her man, and her child. She takes his empire and turns it to gold. Now inching toward millions, she is faced with how ugly the streets can be. People die and loyalty is tested, launching her life into chaos, but holding everything together until her man touches down is a must, and she will do it by any means ...

Stephanie is sick and tired of being lied to, cheated on, made into a fool because she was in love with a man who didn't appreciate her love. Enough was enough, and Stephanie decided to leave Michael.Michael depended on Stephanie for everything and had too much invested in her to watch her walk out of his life. He made a private promise to himself. He was never going to let Stephanie leave him. He was willing to do whatever it took to win her heart again, even if it meant committing murder.Khalil and Sasha were done and officially broken up according to him. He had been played for the last ...

There are many ugly things in this world, but Julius Graves is considered one of the ugliest of those things. His Big Lips, Big Nose and Jet Black Skin have always been the perfect recipe for nasty stares, cold shuns, and violent beat downs his entire life. Once Julius moves to a new neighborhood, the torment he thought he escaped gets far worse when he becomes targeted by a menacing crew that’s led by an egomaniac that’s determined to make Julius’ life a living hell! Julius finds refuge in an unlikely ally that sends his life spiraling even more out of control at the cost of losing ...

Synopsis Noel Riley has everything a woman could want except for love. Her career as a paramedic has left her little time to search for it. The men who did come into her life, weren’t even worth the time she wasted on them. Noel’s grandmother always told her it wasn’t her time for true love yet, but her season for love was coming. However, with her luck in men, Noel wondered if her season had passed. Dr. Corey Bowers is the subject of every woman’s fantasy at Mercy Hospital. Although he could have any woman on the staff, he keeps everything professional. His motto as a Critical Care...