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While Luvly and Money embark on a dangerous affair, Chocolate, a male model, searches for the perfect woman, and Taeko tries to convince his fans that he is not the sex fiend and violent NBA superstar the media makes him out to be, in this powerful novel of love, lust, betrayal, and friendship.

Four friends lead dangerous lives, including Camille, who is pushed over the edge when her husband’s indiscretions become public; Misa, who is involved with the heir to the Noble crime syndicate, until he shows his dark side; Dominique, who is caught up with a man in jail; and Latoya, a woman with skeletons in her closet.

When she gets involved with Calico, a drug dealer from L.A. who is flooding the East Coast with top-notch product, Jewel, a beautiful hustler who is all about the money, plays a dangerous game of revenge when he betrays her.

Having relocated to sunny Los Angeles after the events of Thug Matrimony, Tasha and Trae manage a nightclub together and find their relationship further tested by a series of models, shady lawyers, and the temptations of big money.

Skilled gun-for-hire Gideon takes an assignment from a former lover in Arizona that pits him against another group of assassins in Argentina.

Tierra Thompson has a chip on her shoulder and an ax to grind. She was born in the hood, and at twenty-one she has grown tired of calling it home. After hustling and being hustled by the dealers around the way, the hard truth is setting in and Tierra has to decide if she is willing to sell her soul to escape the grittiness of the streets.<

With two kids, her boyfriend Duhan in prison, and no back up plan, Tionna moves back to her old rough-and-tumble neighborhood, where she is reunited with her friends Gucci, Boots, and Tracy and must again live by her wits to maintain the lifestyle she has become accustomed to, in a novel by the Essence best-selling author of Hood Rat.

Kyla Brown was destined to be a hustler. Fueled by her crooked grandfather’s blood and her gold-digging grandmother’s teachings, Kyla mastered the arts of manipulation and seduction at an early age.

Avoiding the advances of women clients in his work as a handyman, Dante falls instantly in love with the recently relocated Stacy, whose determination to live a drama-free life is compromised by her complicated past, recurring nightmares and efforts to reclaim her children.

Rapidly catching a chief suspect in a serial murder investigation, investigator Chemah Rivers finds himself struggling with his feelings for a blind comedienne, his ex-wife’s custody suit, and the machinations of the real killer.

Sent to America with his mother when his father’s powerful empire is attacked, underworld lieutenant Midnight draws on his African intelligence and Muslim mindset to protect those he loves and reclaim his wealth and way of life.

Let That Be the Reason was the breakthrough debut novel that became an urban-lit classic and launched Vickie Stringer’s career as bestselling author and publisher. Imagine This was the bestselling sequel and now comes the prequel The Reason Why, the long-awaited revelation of how Pamela and Chino became an urban contemporary Bonnie and Clyde.

After criminal lawyer Yoshi goes home to Norfolk, Virginia, and witnesses the brutal murder by a ruthless drug dealer, she must turn to her ex-prostitute cousin Carmine to stay out of the gangster’s sights and learn to fight back.

Encountering a variety of setbacks as she tries to make it big in the music industry, Fabiola Mays accepts the help of a gangster named Casino when her family is threatened with eviction.

The best-selling author and NAACP Image Award winner offers a daring collection of erotic tales about the what he sees as the undeniable attraction older men have for younger women.

A hardcover debut by the best-selling author of the True to the Game series finds a Philadelphia drug lord’s associate taking out two robbers who attempted to pilfer a stash house before fleeing with the drugs himself, a situation that forces him to devise a clever alibi.