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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Lamin Michaels learned at his mother's knee the importance of chasing paper, so it's no surprise he gets into the drug game when he's just a teenager. When he meets Zion, a product of the New York City foster care and prison system, Lamin knows that he has meet the perfect partner in crime. Together, they build a huge narcotics empire.
Then, Lamin falls hard for a beautiful girl named Lucky. Lucky makes Lamin realize that there is more to life than...
Author
Publisher
Holloway House
Pub. Date
[1995?]
Language
English
Description
Clawing his way to the top, pimp Earl the Black Pearl believes he is untouchable, but when someone puts a hit on his friends, he has to fight back to save his own life.
In this, his fourth novel, Donald Goines tests the tensile strength of a ghetto spawn who clawed his way to the top and fights like hell to stay there. He's known as Earl the Black Pearl, and he's left the homeboys behind-way behind. He's cool, sharp as an ice crystal, and it seems...
3) Thug lovin'
Author
Series
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Tasha and Trae, the hood's favorite couple, are still together and have moved far away from the drama in New York for the sunny skies in Los Angeles...or so they think"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Holloway House
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Donald Goines, one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, has influenced many of today's urban writers with his gritty, realistic look at the streets. Now, his classic expose of a drug dealer's brutal rise to the top of Cocaine Mountain is available for the first time in audio to attract new audiences, as well as long-time fans of the legend himself.
King David was determined to claw his way out of the mean streets of New York City...
11) Schemin'
Author
Publisher
Jaded Publications
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Hassan and Dre are friends who scheme for money and love though their deception, greed and jealousy may destroy all they have.
12) I'm still wifey
Author
Publisher
Dafina
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Essence"--Bestselling author Swinson shows how far one woman will go when her back is up against the way, in this gritty tale of life in the hood and revenge.
13) Borrow trouble
Author
Publisher
Jensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In Mary Monroe's "Nightmare in Paradise," a dutiful wife explores her wild side during a Caribbean getaway, and in Victor McGlothin's "Bad Luck Shadow," a killer on the run from the law prepares to pull the biggest heist in history.
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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 want...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
After the assassination of his grandfather, King Tremain, Jackson St. Clair Tremain takes over King's organization to protect his family, reflecting on the childhood summers he spent with King and the lessons he learned from his grandfather.
Author
Publisher
A King Production
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Angel lost the grandmother who raised her and the man who had been her mentor. With so much pain, finding happiness seemed out of reach, until she fell in love with boxing champ Darien Blaze. That romance quickly comes to an abrupt end when the one man she always yearned to have a relationship with enters her life, the father she never knew, Nico Carter. Nico brings a storm of chaos that will change Angel's life forever in Female Hustler Part 2."...
Author
Publisher
Cash Money Content
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Picking up where Trick Baby left off we dive into the world of Johnny O'Brien, better known as White Folks. After learning to use his fair skin to his advantage to rise to the top of the Chicago con game, Folks is back for the big money and the big stakes of the long con. Following the death of his partner and mentor, Blue, Folks takes off for Canada. Having honed his skills and polished his acting, Johnny is done cheating marks out of small money....
Author
Publisher
Strebor Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-nine-year-old Hope Donovan never pulled the trigger. . . But a simple choice landed her behind bars, and on Texas' Death Row. Hope accepted a ride from two neighborhood thugs. She was stunned when they were pulled over and all were arrested for a deadly convenience store robbery. Her case was quickly catapulted to an international platform and became a symbol in the heated debate over capital punishment. Everyone weighed in, but when mistakes...
Author
Publisher
Leo Sullivan Presents
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"One choice by one woman has the power to change the lives of everyone in her circle. In the finale of "Loved by a Memphis Hoodlum", Ives must choose between her vow of never returning to the business or avenging the wrongs done to her family. Wren must choose between her guilt and the punishment of her actions or leaving Memphis and her family altogether. And Maverick... Maverick is left with the toughest choice of all. One choice by one woman has...
Author
Publisher
A King Production
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Drake was left for dead but he survived; unfortunately the same couldn't be said for his fiancé and newborn son. With the help of Cindy he has rebuilt his life but the taste of revenge is still what he craves. But will Drake's quest for retribution be his ultimate downfall? Cindy continues to chase the money and power that comes with running the lucrative drug trade in Philadelphia. She believes she has the game all figured out, but with a ruthless...
