GG and Money continues to build. They were once as close as sisters--now thy've turned into competitors with Money going after what she considers the ultimate prize--Jacobi. But here's one problem: GG

Kira's quiet life in the islands is interrupted when she's called back to Virginia to attend a funeral. Kira's plans for a short, incognito trip are derailed when news of her arrival spreads. Now there's a bounty on her head, and several snakes are ready to cash in.

Brooklyn empress Cartier knows the streets of Brooklyn like nobody's business. In fact, she successfully built her Cartier Cartel drug ring on the code of the streets, hustling and stacking paper. However, the life of crime is wearing her down, and she's ready to quit the game when two of her Cartel soldiers are gunned down in the same streets that fattened her bankroll. Now she's hell bent on seeking revenge for her friends, and she and her most loyal set out to solve the hood's whodunit. Along the way, tempers flare and love is tested as her prince steps out of line and sleeps with the enemy. Devastation reigns supreme in the streets of Brooklyn, while Cartier is constantly looking over her shoulder, wondering who will be the next to stab her in the back.

Federal parole officer Maxine Shaw risks everything when she lets her guard down and begins dating parolee Seth Richardson, but finds herself up against stiff competition when his "ride or die" chick Samantha Mitchell comes home after serving jail time in a federal camp. Original.

Dating a hustler was never on Naheema's to-do list. But after the charming yet deceptive Mike sweeps her off her feet, dating a hustler is the least of her worries. Mike's sweetness turns sour when the abuse, cheating, and his street mentality kick in. But Naheema is learning from the best and soon the tables turn and she holds Mike's future in her hands--P. [4] of cover.

When two felons growing up on opposite coasts meet—the attraction is magnetic. When Lacey’s past comes back to haunt her—Cagney’s love is put to the test. Will Cagney ride or die for his lady? Just like modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, these two embark on a killing spree in their quest to leave the past behind.

PSYCHOLOGICAL URBAN SUSPENSE THRILLER Nikki Ling is half Black and Japanese. She’s independent, street-smart, and the daughter of a sex worker. Living on the mean streets of New York, she’s forced to make a living the only way she knows how. When a wealthy South African Diplomat asks for her hand in marriage, things get brighter. Until she realizes that the soft-spoken, reserved gentleman is pathological, kinky, and sadistic. One day she meets a mysterious stranger who approaches her with the Criss Cross. Is the Criss Cross her ticket to a better life? Or will the Criss Cross ultimately become the double-cross? THE CRISS CROSS ISN’T DONE YET! THE OLD GANG FROM LIFE, LOVE, AND LONELINESS HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO RESOLVE. IN THIS PAGE-TURNING NOVEL, SEE HOW THE DRAMA UNFOLDS FOR LYRIC, LACEY, MADISON, JOSHUA, AND ESTELLE.

A Note from the Author: In this life, I have learned that success does bring about a change. It doesn't mean you have "forgotten where you come from." What it can mean, however, is that having relationships with certain individuals is not a productive use of energy. In other words, success sometimes includes the avoidance of creating and maintaining friendships with people who do not demonstrate respect and support of your priorities and interests. It is vital for survival to determine your goals and ambitions. Writing out a plan to achieve them by listing the objectives can be helpful. Ranking your objectives in chronological order is also a good strategy for implementing a plan. That way you can go from dreaming a dream to living it. As new objectives are discovered, add them to your list, re-ranking them as necessary.Here, in Tell-tale signs of a train wreck, you will read about relationship dynamics that yield hints of ulterior motives and lack of regard. The idea is to provoke you to think about possible responses to each scenario. Unfortunately, relationships can easily become unfruitful, and consequently, a nuisance. However, a good supply of wisdom and discernment usually helps to turn negative situations into a cool, sweet glass of lemonade. Take a look at what I mean...

Lonnie, a strong, independent, career-minded sista isn't one for drama or unnecessary bull. In fact, she's not even sure if having a man in her life is worth the trouble it can cause. However, when she meets John, everything changes. She's in love and things couldn't be better. Then all hell breaks loose. John becomes the nightmare she can't wake up from. Then drama rears its ugly head yet again at her job. Lonnie goes from the put-together woman in charge to a petty, dramatic diva and soon she doesn't recognize herself--P. [4] of cover.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A Good Morning America Recommended Book • A LitReactor Best Book of the Year • A BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A Rumpus Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of the Month "A pathbreaking feminist manifesto, impossible to put down or dismiss. Gina Frangello tells the morally complex story of her adulterous relationship with a lover and her shortcomings as a mother, and in doing so, highlights the forces that shaped, silenced, and shamed her: everyday misogyny, puritanical expectations regarding female sexuality and maternal sacrifice, and male oppression." —Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game Gina Frangello spent her early adulthood trying to outrun a youth marked by poverty and violence. Now a long-married wife and devoted mother, the better life she carefully built is emotionally upended by the death of her closest friend. Soon, awakened to fault lines in her troubled marriage, Frangello is caught up in a recklessly passionate affair, leading a double life while continuing to project the image of the perfect family. When her secrets are finally uncovered, both her home and her identity will implode, testing the limits of desire, responsibility, love, and forgiveness. Blow Your House Down is a powerful testimony about the ways our culture seeks to cage women in traditional narratives of self-sacrifice and erasure. Frangello uses her personal story to examine the place of women in contemporary society: the violence they experience, the rage they suppress, the ways their bodies often reveal what they cannot say aloud, and finally, what it means to transgress "being good" in order to reclaim your own life.