Urban Crime Fiction

In the Heart of the Appalachians, an Ancient Power Stirs… For generations, the Reilly family has lived in the deep hollers of Virginia, practicing the old ways in secret. Once driven from their homeland by zealots, they swore never to let history repeat itself. Their druidic gifts—a connection to the land, the spirits, and the beasts of the wild—have remained hidden, passed from parent to child in whispers and shadow. But the world is changing. It’s the 1930s, and the mountains are no longer safe. Coal barons and their hired guns have come, demanding the land beneath the Reillys’ ...

Back in 1989, a young thug named Bad Boy steals five million dollars from Kiko Dunbar, one of the most feared kingpins in California. He buries the money in his mother's backyard under the lemon tree. With the ruthless kingpin hot on his heels, Bad Boy is forced to kill the bloodthirsty Kiko Dunbar and ends up paying the ultimate price as a result; a life sentence in prison. Nearly two and a half decades later, Bad Boy makes the fatal mistake of revealing his secret to his cellie, a young street savage named Wicked, who gets out of prison hellbent on finding out if there is any truth to the...

In Steel Harbor where drugs and violence reign supreme, one man's quest for revenge turns into a fight for survival. Ian is thrust into the dangerous world of gangs and crime lords after the deciding that life needs to get better. Armed with determination and an unwavering will to avenge, he seeks help from unexpected allies and embarks on a deadly mission to bring down the city's most notorious bosses. But as the bodies pile up and the stakes get higher, Ian finds himself questioning his own morality and the true cost of freedom. With the support of his new friends, he navigates this ...

Trouble is brewing in New Orleans. Shifters are moving in, and vampires are being picked off in record numbers. And vampire hunter Phoebe Kilsen is right in the middle of the war. When Phoebe's best friend goes missing along with the consort of the most powerful vampire in New Orleans, Phoebe betrays her heart and her shifter partner by teaming up with the one vampire she's never trusted.

In a world where loyalty is tested and love is complicated, Sin navigates the tumultuous waters of her relationships with Bam, a friend in crisis, and Rah, the man who holds her heart. As Bam seeks refuge from his volatile relationship with Yaya, old wounds and unresolved feelings resurface, forcing Sin to confront her own vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, the dangers of Rah's lifestyle loom overhead, as Sin grapples with the reality of loving a drug dealer and the constant threat that shadows their lives. With secrets lurking around every corner and the past threatening to unravel their present,...

Khlare is sick and tired of giving her all, and in return getting nothing. So she finally made the decision to put herself first. Once she started to love herself, it was easier for her to notice when a man is loving her. Wise and King are both fighting for her heart, and although having both would be a dream come true, it’s just not something that happens when you’re deeply in love with a thug. He isn’t going to want to share what’s his, so what does she do? Find out in this juicy part two finale.

Every hustler's reign ends in one of two ways: prison or death. Refusing to let that prediction become a reality, Julius "Jules" Carter creates new rules to an old game. Strategically, he forms one of the most notorious drug operations Harlem has ever seen. Jules thinks the game is his biggest challenge - until he meets Tish. Young and ambitious, Tish is determined to escape from Harlem's allure, but her love for Jules has her rooted. It isn't long before she's tangled in Julius' web of lies and deceit.

As an act of tribute to her fallen cartel friends, and in an attempt to maintain control of what she has left, Boss Chick swiftly rises through the ranks of the cartel. She becomes known as the “Black Cartel Girl”, a savvy and ruthless drug dealer whose cunningness and charismatic ways captivates those who cross her path. Yet, the higher one climbs, the harder they fall; a truth that is threatening to crash down on her with an unyielding force of justice. Will THE PLUG'S RUTHLESS DAUGHTER continue to survive tragedy? Or will her luck finally run out?

Keisha didn’t have a, chance growing up in the hood with a, carefree mother. She’s the youngest of her two older sisters in to street life. They are her role models, and her father has his own business and family besides her. She’s taught by her hood, money hungry mother to go for the guy with the most which for Keisha is a, drug dealer named Glen BKA G. He starts relentlessly pursuing her. Keisha is a, square in to school, poetry, reading and watching wrestling on Wednesday nights, so. She’s scared of him on all levels. However, she couldn’t deny their chemistry it was undeniable...

After losing his best friend in the all out drug war, BOOBY LOCO pulls out all of the stops in order to finish off NIGHTMARE. $80,000 dollars is delivered to BUCHO and his band of assassins: a collective of men that live for money and murder. With these killers on his ass Nightmare’s days are numbered, or are they? Will he manage to escape The Grim Reaper and live to see another day? Or will he end up with a tag on his toe? Someone has hit BLACK JESUS’ shipment of cocaine and placed the blame on Booby. Now he’s left with a decision: order a hit on the young man he’s grown to love as...

Arriving at his friend’s funeral, Bryce had in his pocket the envelope with a single key delivered to his office the day before, send by dead now James. A random act of violence; his friend was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Shot as he was driving across the Potomac. Bryce tries to understand what happened to James and his own role in this story. He finds more and more data about what his dead friend was involved in and clearly sees that his life is now in danger too. Unwillingly he pulling into this story his new girlfriend. This is the time to confront the situation. This is book...

Since being taken from his home by his mother in the middle of the night, fighting for survival is all Antonias Lambrianu has ever known. He soon learns that money is power and sets his sights on what he sees as a better future. When his past finally catches up with him, it unexpectedly opens up new opportunities, but new threats come hand in hand with them. Antonias is determined that he will emerge triumphant, but there’s jeopardy everywhere and the stakes are high. Everyone, it seems, is playing dangerous games...Antonias most of all.

In the bustling streets of New York, a killer is on the loose, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. But this isn't just any ordinary murderer—they're using an explosive rune, a powerful magic that should only exist in the pages of Alex Lockerby's own lore book. As the city descends into chaos and fear, Alex finds himself in a race against time to catch the culprit before they strike again. With his own abilities temporarily gone, he must rely on his wit and determination to solve the case.

NOT GUILTY PART-2 A FIGHT TO THE END....AVAILABLE AT AMAZON TODAY!!! At only 14 years old Terrel Porter was quickly becoming a young famous hood legend. His fame came from being one of the best basketball players in the city. It was clear to anyone who had ever watched him play that he was going places. Most people said that place would be the NBA. Terrel wanted to be famous, but not for the reasons one would expect. He wanted to be famous in the hood for doing some gangster type ish....... Terrel got his wish when he teamed up with his buddy Gene. The two went on a robbing spree. After a ...

As summer winds down in Chicago's Levee District, the crime rate continues to soar. With the murder of an entire prominent family, in what appears to be a robbery, Patrick Moses must look for a killer who had left very few clues. With the prosecution of the Old Lady Murders still looming, Moses finds his time is limited and his nerves are frayed. On top of that, someone has started brutally murdering Chicago's street cops.

Before he met them, he was conservative, quiet, a loner. He did one-offs. He’d been an undercover cop for all of his career. Exposed in the media, he’d lost that job. So now he works for himself, and after many years of being alone, he met . . . them, his trio. Plus him now. They’re a quad . . . today and forever. Once he’s completely fallen, what’s left? Uncertainty. Missing being a cop. General lack of purpose. Regaining his feet. Helping and caring for others. Being afraid for them. Learning a lot of new tricks. Saving them. Lack of drive sometimes . . . except when it comes to...

Kai Bimore never imagined that sneaking a legendary sword through Narita Airport would plunge him into Tokyo’s vicious underworld. Once a criminal with a dark past and a heart still loyal to his family's warrior legacy, Kai now finds himself pitted against the ruthless Ice Kuroda and her deadly empire. As high-stakes alliances fracture and secrets of the ancient Honjo Masamune reveal unprecedented power, every choice he makes could spark a violent revolution or seal his doom. The narrative centers on high-stakes criminal underworld conflicts in modern Tokyo—with rival clans, lethal ...

Things are going well for Ty until a sudden betrayal sends everything into a downward spiral. In the midst of the unfathomable transgression, Ty loses all control and there's nothing she won't do to rectify the wrong. But will she be able to save her loved ones from I'm imminent death or will time run out, leaving her soul shattered? Meanwhile, Bo finds himself entrenched in a lifestyle that he's not fully prepared for. At every corner, there's a new opponent he must face in order to retain his name and respect. Will Bo finally meet his match or could he refuse to take a "L" no matter what ...

Local police labeled them a threat to the safety of the city. The FEDS labeled them a continuing criminal enterprise. People in the street who weren't connected labeled them a group of violent homies or a gang. They were all of the above and much more. They were The Philly Commission and they had their hands in damn near every bit of money(legal and illegal) that came through the city of Philadelphia since 1986! The Philly Commission was created by Brian "Bird" Kennedy in 1985. He was only 13 years old when he formed The Commission. It was originally created to be just another drug gang, ...

Finding a dead body isn’t terribly unusual for Hailey Arquette. She’s a psychic private investigator. All bets are off when she discovers her partner’s classmate stuffed in a hollow tree, burned beyond recognition. When a second student disappears, Hailey and her partner follow the trail of a ruthless criminal mastermind intent on capturing seven other students from the Gifted Elite School. Things are never as they appear in this twisted tale of murder, mystery, betrayal, and romance. Spirits, psychics, and shifters join forces to protect psychic students from the clutches of the ...