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Heels, Heartache & Headlines
by Ni-Ni Simone

While a humiliated London plots a sweet deception in order to move past the truth about her billionaire ex, Rich endures a nightmarish relationship with a drama-prone bad boy, and Spencer pulls out all stops to get revenge against a frenemy and her dysfunctional parents.
The Heist
by De'nesha Diamond

DEA Agent Jordan Hayes has spent a lifetime trying to hide her real identity and her family's criminal past. But then sexy and mysterious Keston Bishop strolls into her life and turns everything upside down. Despite being addicted to the danger that radiates from Keston, Jordan quickly discovers that she's not the only one with the kind of secrets that could cost her everything.
King Divas
by De'nesha Diamond

While Python tries to negotiate a peace with his brother in the aftermath of their aunt's brutal murder, Ta'Shara barely saves Lucifer's life from a rival gang and worries that Lucifer's injuries will cause her to lose her child.
Bad Men and Wicked Women
by Eric Jerome Dickey

When his pregnant and bitter daughter blackmails him for $50,000, Los Angeles enforcer Ken Swift embarks on a clash of wills that is complicated by a contract that spirals out of control, revealing the vengeful nature of a dangerous adversary. 
The Blackbirds
by Eric Jerome Dickey

The deep bond shared by Kwanzaa, Indigo, Destiny and Erica is tested by personal demons, drama and steamy desires as they endure troubled relationships and betrayals.
Before We Were Wicked
by Eric Jerome Dickey

Ken Swift from Bad Men and Wicked Women falls obsessively in love with a Harvard-bound beauty before a one-night stand culminates in an unplanned pregnancy that is further complicated by their disparate backgrounds.
Finding Gideon
by Eric Jerome Dickey

Calling in support from the beautiful Hawks when his latest job takes an unprecedented toll, jet-setting contract killer Gideon launches a plan to take down his nemesis, Midnight, who has assembled a team of mercenaries targeting Gideon's loved ones. By the best-selling author of The Blackbirds.
Harlem
by Eric Jerome Dickey

When Harlem gets off on a murder charge due to insanity, the asylum he’s sent to feels worse than death, with one exception: the beautiful nurse Daphane. As their relationship grows, so do the stakes: she has the ability to help him escape, and he has the ability to set her free from her abusive relationship. Yet Harlem has one big secret: he was perfectly sane when he committed his crime. But in the end, Daphane’s own secret may be the deadliest of all.
Gangsta Twist 3
by Clifford Johnson

Taz, the leader of an organized crime syndicate, tries to branch out the business internationally, but a weak link results in both secrets and blood being spilled.
The Diamond Empire
by K'wan

When his crew is usurped by an ambitious rival, an exiled Diamond carefully plans his comeback only to be outmaneuvered by an unexpected enemy from the past; while a grieving Pearl finds herself pushed into the very life her father worked to prevent. By the award-winning author of Gangsta. Original.
Bad Blood
by Mary Monroe

When the man of her dreams, Seth Garrett, dumps her because of her far-from-perfect relatives, beautiful and successful Rachel McNeal, done with forgiving and forgetting, sets out to take his world apart piece by piece.
The Devil You Know
by Mary Monroe

For best friends Lola Poole and Joan Proctor-Riley, there's never too much when it comes to online-dating rich, no-commitments lovers. It's a fantasy come true that makes their unhappy lives bearable. But there's no escape when Lola's vicious relatives cheat her out of everything that's hers, and Joan's husband pulls a devastating betrayal. With nothing to lose, the two will do everything and anything to lock down Mr. Right and lifetime satisfaction.
Every Woman's Dream
by Mary Monroe

Two best friends embark on online dating adventures trying to make up for lost time and failed marriages, only to become involved in a deadly game. 
Family of Lies
by Mary Monroe

Gold digger Vera Lomax schemes against the daughter of one of her rich older husband's mistresses in order to ensure his fortune remains his.
Baby, You're the Best
by Mary B Morrison

Blake Crystal has the best of almost everything. She's at the top of her game at work, she has four wonderful daughters, and at fifty, she's more financially secure than she's ever been. In and out of the bedroom, her new younger lover takes her in breathtaking directions that force her to make decisions she never imagined
Just Can't Let Go
by Mary B Morrison

The second novel about the unforgettable Crystal women, a family battling to stay together as desire, deception, and ever-elusive happiness threaten to tear them apart
The One I've Waited For
by Mary B Morrison

Mercedes resolves to hold onto her hard-won life when the man she married for security begins to fall in love with a manipulative mistress, while her television star sister, Devereaux, is shattered by revelations about her fiancé. 
Ghost
by Jason Reynolds

Aspiring to be the fasted sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, a gifted runner finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violence-prone father, in a debut entry of a series about four teammates from very different backgrounds. 
After the Shot Drops
by Randy Ribay

Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood.
Her Sweetest Revenge
by Saundra

When her hopes for a quieter life are shattered by the murder of her best friend's fiancé, Mya's husband is thrown back into his previous circles on the streets of Detroit, while Mya helps her recently released father secure a better future and reconnect with her mother.
Dear Yvette
by Ni-Ni Simone

Longing to disappear from her violent life after a street fight over a boy resulted in a second-degree murder charge, 16-year-old Yvette starts over in a faraway group home where she bonds with a boy who encourages her to open up during a transformative summer.
Heels, Heartache & Headlines
by Ni-Ni Simone

While a humiliated London plots a sweet deception in order to move past the truth about her billionaire ex, Rich endures a nightmarish relationship with a drama-prone bad boy, and Spencer pulls out all stops to get revenge against a frenemy and her dysfunctional parents.
Heist
by Kiki Swinson

In Kiki Swinson's "The Ultimate Heist," Shannon Marshall, accustomed to a life of luxury until her husband is sent to prison for gun running, carries out her husband's plans for the ultimate stickup, and in De'Nesha Diamond's "Robyn Banks," DEA Agent Jordan Hayes puts her job on the line when she falls for a sexy gangster while keeping tabs on her ex-con father. 
The Score
by Kiki Swinson

After identity-theft mastermind Lauren Kelly discovers that her lover, Matt, and their partner-in-crime, Yancy, plan on double-crossing her after the three pull off the ultimate bank-account swipe, she plans to make off with all the cash herself; but the all three of them have a surprise in store after they discover that they have picked the wrong mark.
Man on the Run
by Carl Weber

A sequel to the best-selling Married Men continues the story of best friends Kyle, Wil, Allan and Jay, who question their loyalties after teaming up to clear escaped convict Jay's name.
Fiction Paperbacks
Hell's Diva 2: Mecca's Return
by Anna J.

Fueled by revenge and fighting for her own life, Mecca, after surviving a near-death experience at the hands of her ex-boyfriend and learning the truth about her beloved Aunt Ruby, must come up with a plan B to destroy the players that are more powerful than her.
Baby Momma Drama
by Carl Weber

Sensible older sister Jasmine is working hard, saving money, and waiting for Mr. Right. In smooth-talking attorney Derrick, she thinks she’s found him. But it doesn’t take long for Jasmine’s shrewd granny to expose her man as nothing more than a drug-dealing hustler. Still, Jasmine chooses to stay with him…until she finds out he’s got a baby momma. Wild child little sister Stephanie is looking for a good time, not a good man, although she finds both in sweet, loyal Travis. Before she knows it, a one-night fling has turned into three years—and produced an adorable son and an engagement ring. But when Stephanie’s sexy high school sweetheart swings back into town, she can’t help going after another taste of the one that got away.
The Family Business
by Carl Weber

When the patriarch of the Duncan family decides to leave the family's successful car dealership in the hands of his workaholic son Orlando, the remaining Duncan siblings make a play for their own piece of the business.

Family Business series
#1 The Family Business. Fiction, fiction paperbacks, fiction audio-CD
#2 The Family Business 2. Fiction, fiction audio-CD  
#3 The Family Business 3. Fiction, fiction paperbacks
#4 The Family Business 4. Fiction
#5 To Paris with Love: A Family Business Novel. Fiction paperbacks
#6 Grand Opening: A Family Business Novel. Fiction, fiction paperbacks
#7 No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Family Business Novel. Axis 360 eBook
#8 Grand Opening 2. Fiction
#9 Trouble in Rio. New fiction
Up to No Good
by Carl Weber

There is always a man around the corner. And church trustee James Black should know-- he's usually that very man, carrying on affairs with married women and sleeping with one conquest after another. When the tables are turned, his newfound love generates a ripple effect of shocking proportions.
Never Gonna Be Wifey
by Racquel Williams

On the streets of Atlanta, three people—Sierra Rogers, tormented by grief, Shayna Jackson, consumed by hate and jealousy and Azir Jackson, obsessed with revenge—have murder, sex and payback on their minds.
Fiction
The Syndicate
by Brick

When their beloved foster mom is gunned down in a seemingly random drive-by, eight young people from different races and ethnicities inherit both her house and unexpected enemies as they learn that she was the head of a powerful drug empire and has been training them to take over.
Blood, Sweat, & Payback
by Wahida Clark

A highly anticipated latest installment finds the love triangle among Shan, Nick and Briggen escalating in the wake of Shan's transfer back into Redbone; while Dark's efforts to take over Detroit are threatened by Joy's possession of The List. By the author of the Thug series.
Renee: All Hail the Queen
by Brandie Davis

Channeling her pain from an abusive childhood into her career as a ruthless New York queen-pin, Renee tries to find happiness despite people from her past who have resurfaced seeking revenge. 
Bad Men and Wicked Women
by Eric Jerome Dickey

When his pregnant and bitter daughter blackmails him for $50,000, Los Angeles enforcer Ken Swift embarks on a clash of wills that is complicated by a contract that spirals out of control, revealing the vengeful nature of a dangerous adversary. 
Before We Were Wicked
by Eric Jerome Dickey

Ken Swift from Bad Men and Wicked Women falls obsessively in love with a Harvard-bound beauty before a one-night stand culminates in an unplanned pregnancy that is further complicated by their disparate backgrounds.
The Blackbirds
by Eric Jerome Dickey

The deep bond shared by Kwanzaa, Indigo, Destiny and Erica is tested by personal demons, drama and steamy desires as they endure troubled relationships and betrayals.
Finding Gideon
by Eric Jerome Dickey

Calling in support from the beautiful Hawks when his latest job takes an unprecedented toll, jet-setting contract killer Gideon launches a plan to take down his nemesis, Midnight, who has assembled a team of mercenaries targeting Gideon's loved ones. By the best-selling author of The Blackbirds.
Naughtier Than Nice
by Eric Jerome Dickey

A continuation of the story of the McBroom sisters finds Frankie outmaneuvering an increasingly threatening pair of stalkers, while Tommie postpones her wedding in the face of a new infatuation and Livvy pursues an unconventional marriage. By the New York Times best-selling author of One Night.
No One in the World
by E. Lynn Harris

Follows the experiences of a gay social climber and his career-criminal brother, who reunite thirty years after being separated as children.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
by Chester B. Himes

Fiction, HIMES. Set in Harlem's underside in the 1950s, a fast-paced tale of mystery and intrigue unfolds as Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones work to halt the theft of thousands of dollars marked for the Back-to-Africa movement.
The Real Cool Killers
by Chester B. Himes

Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson, two black New York City police detectives investigate the puzzling murder of a white man in Harlem.
Kings of Vice
by Ice-T

Released from prison after twenty years, Crush embarks on a plan to recapture his position at the head of New York City's most powerful crime syndicate while exacting revenge on those who betrayed him and killed his son.
Mirror Image
by Ice-T

Former gang leader Crush Casey returns to New York's underworld after a twenty-year sentence in Attica and endeavors to use his power to clean up the city's streets, only to be confronted by a dangerous Armenian gangster.
Inner Circle
by Evelyn Lozada

The breakout star of VH1's Basketball Wives presents a first installment in a new series about a group of women married to professional athletes, introducing the character of Eve Inez, who navigates the gossip and manipulation of her social circle to protect the group's celebrity status.
Love's Grip
by Nika Michelle

When Daisha's violent boyfriend takes his jealous anger out on her, she is saved by kind stranger Tyreek, an act that keeps Tyreek in Daisha's mind and heart even as a street war explodes around them.
The Devil You Know
by Mary Monroe

For best friends Lola Poole and Joan Proctor-Riley, there's never too much when it comes to online-dating rich, no-commitments lovers. It's a fantasy come true that makes their unhappy lives bearable. But there's no escape when Lola's vicious relatives cheat her out of everything that's hers, and Joan's husband pulls a devastating betrayal. With nothing to lose, the two will do everything and anything to lock down Mr. Right and lifetime satisfaction.
Every Woman's Dream
by Mary Monroe

Two best friends embark on online dating adventures trying to make up for lost time and failed marriages, only to become involved in a deadly game. 
Family of Lies
by Mary Monroe

Gold digger Vera Lomax schemes against the daughter of one of her rich older husband's mistresses in order to ensure his fortune remains his.
Never Trust a Stranger
by Mary Monroe

Taking incrementally greater risks to pursue the love and excitement they have always craved, best friends Lola Poole and Joan Proctor-Riley are drawn in by the fantasy life of seemingly kind and responsible trucker Calvin, whose talented sexual healing leads to the revelation of a deadly secret
Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore
by Walter Mosley

Resolving to leave the pornography industry after her husband is found electrocuted in a hot tub with another woman, an adult film star endures a reckoning involving her late husband's debts, her estranged family and the child she had to give up. By the award-winning author of the Easy Rawlins series.
Push
by Sapphire

A courageous and determined young teacher opens up a new world of hope and redemption for sixteen-year-old Precious Jones, an abused young African-American girl living in Harlem, who was raped and left pregnant by her father. Followed by The Kid.
The Kid
by Sapphire

After his mother dies when he is nine years old, Abdul Jones finds his way toward adulthood by overcoming the legacy of physical and sexual abuse he carries with him from his time in a foster home and at a boys' Catholic school.
Shetani's Sister: A Novel
by Iceberg Slim

A newly discovered work from a former hustler who became an influential African-American author, tells the story of a deadly duel between a Los Angeles vice detective and street-wise master pimp who controls his whores with violence and heroin.
A Moment of Silence
by Sister Souljah

Returning to Queens from his international travels to reclaim his wife, Midnight exacts ninja revenge against his sister's attacker and is eventually imprisoned before bonding with Ricky Santiaga, who becomes a mentor and father figure.
The Black Market
by Kiki Swinson

Pharmacy worker Misty Heiress gets in over her head when her theft of opioids to help ease the pain of her cousin turns into a lucrative criminal enterprise and soon spirals out of control.
Dead on Arrival
by Kiki Swinson

Desperate to pay off gambling debts, Dawn and Reese Spencer get drawn into an illegal-immigrant-smuggling ring, but after several immigrants turn up dead and Reese bets more than he can ever repay, the Feds and loan sharks begin closing in
The Doctor is In
by Carl Weber

Turning for comfort to his seductive office manager, who would make him forget the missing-in-action love of his life, therapist Kasen Phillips is tangled in a web of lies before finding himself at the mercy of a reckless and vindictive woman. 
The Family Business
by Carl Weber

When the patriarch of the Duncan family decides to leave the family's successful car dealership in the hands of his workaholic son Orlando, the remaining Duncan siblings make a play for their own piece of the business.

Family Business series
#1 The Family Business. Fiction, fiction paperbacks, fiction audio-CD
#2 The Family Business 2. Fiction, fiction audio-CD  
#3 The Family Business 3. Fiction, fiction paperbacks
#4 The Family Business 4. Fiction
#5 To Paris with Love: A Family Business Novel. Fiction paperbacks
#6 Grand Opening: A Family Business Novel. Fiction, fiction paperbacks
#7 No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Family Business Novel. Axis 360 eBook
#8 Grand Opening 2. Fiction
#9 Trouble in Rio. New fiction
Goodfellas
by Carl Weber

Headlined by New York Times best-selling author Carl Weber, three authors bring readers tales of power, greed and ambition set in some of the country’s roughest neighborhoods.
Romance Paperbacks
Heaven and Earth
by J. M. Benjamin

Thrown together after serving time, Eartha Davis, a bonafide gangster with a penchant for violence, and Heavenly Jacobs form an unbreakable bond and put together a team of female hustlers that have the men in the game on the edge as the streets explode with jealousy, ego and pride. 
Audiobooks
The Blackbirds
by Eric Jerome Dickey

The deep bond shared by Kwanzaa, Indigo, Destiny and Erica is tested by personal demons, drama and steamy desires as they endure troubled relationships and betrayals. 
Decadence [sound recording]
by Eric Jerome Dickey

Playaway. Successful writer Nia struggles with her turbulent emotions and contemplates her prospects for marriage and parenthood while immersing herself in a hedonistic role-playing resort that challenges her grasp on reality.
Naughtier Than Nice
by Eric Jerome Dickey

A continuation of the story of the McBroom sisters finds Frankie outmaneuvering an increasingly threatening pair of stalkers, while Tommie postpones her wedding in the face of a new infatuation and Livvy pursues an unconventional marriage. By the New York Times best-selling author of One Night.
Tempted by Trouble [sound recording]
by Eric Jerome Dickey

When his promising future is upended by the recession, former Detroit auto industry employee Dmytryk and his wife, Cora, make a morally ambiguous and ultimately violent deal with a crime boss that forces Dmytryk to reassess his beliefs.
A Wanted Woman [sound recording]
by Eric Jerome Dickey

Set up by her employers after a job gone wrong puts her on a hit list by a ruthless gang, a sophisticated assassin taps the assistance of an equally talented and alluring associate to outmaneuver both the gang and her employers.
The Family Business
by Carl Weber

When the patriarch of the Duncan family decides to leave the family's successful car dealership in the hands of his workaholic son Orlando, the remaining Duncan siblings make a play for their own piece of the business.

Family Business series
#1 The Family Business. Fiction, fiction paperbacks, fiction audio-CD
#2 The Family Business 2. Fiction, fiction audio-CD  
#3 The Family Business 3. Fiction, fiction paperbacks
#4 The Family Business 4. Fiction
#5 To Paris with Love: A Family Business Novel. Fiction paperbacks
#6 Grand Opening: A Family Business Novel. Fiction, fiction paperbacks
#7 No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Family Business Novel. Axis 360 eBook
#8 Grand Opening 2. Fiction
#9 Trouble in Rio. New fiction
YA Paperbacks
Make Something of It
by Stephanie Perry Moore

After witnessing abusive high school and adult relationships, seventeen-year-old Shelby, who hopes to be a fashion designer, must decide how to respond, especially considering that one of the abused women is the wife of the man opposing Shelby's father in the mayoral race.

The Sharp Sisters series
#1 Make Something of It. YA paperbacks
#2 Better than Picture Perfect. YA paperbacks
#3 Turn Up for Real. YA paperbacks
#4 Truth and Nothing But. YA paperbacks
#5 Icing on the Cake. YA paperbacks
YA Fiction
All American Boys
by Jason Reynolds

When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds

As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas

After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.
On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas

A follow-up to the award-winning The Hate U Give finds an ambitious young rapper pouring her frustrations into a first song only to find herself at the center of a viral controversy that forces her to become the menace that her public reputation has portrayed her to be. 
This Side of Home
by Renée Watson

Twins Nikki and Maya Younger always agreed on most things, but as they head into their senior year they react differently to the gentrification of their Portland, Oregon, neighborhood and the new--white--family that moves in after their best friend and her mother are evicted
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