Kaneesha and her boyfriend Jarvis find themselves struggling to care for themselves and their eight year old son. When they begin using crack, they lose their jobs, possessions and self-respect. Their relationship crumbles and Jarvis leaves Kaneesha and his son all alone. Then Kaneesha befriends Reds, a neighborhood pregnant crack queen. Will their downward spiral continue?

Their desire to get high will cost them more than their lives.

The Beautiful Ones Always Smash The Picture. Kiante wants a paid hustler for her man, friends, and a pretty face. Instead she's used for her body, has one friend and is considered unattractive. It doesn't help that her best friend Marissa's sister Lucia, has all of the things she wants and more. Marissa's boyfriend is paid, fine and he adores her. She's the leader of a crew called, The Strawberry Cuties who on command, would do anything she asks, including kill. And, has a body and face that's fitting of a video model. Kiante looks up to Lucia obsessively but she doesn't notice. Wanting to fit in, Kiante devises a plan she believes will work and it includes creating a fake boyfriend who loves her, although no one ever meets him. But when Lucia finds out, in the presence of many, she plays an evil prank on her. Suddenly the life Kiante wants becomes clear. The only problem is, the life she wants is not her own. Reversed is the scandalous story of what happens when you wish for another's life so much that you move the universe to steal it. But as far as Lucia's concerned, it won't be without a deadly fight.

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This is how the reign of the notorious drug lords, The Pretty Kings, begins. Bambi and her sisters-in-law are married to cousins of the Kennedy family, rich and in love. As promised, the Kennedy Kings decide to get out of the drug game, but first they must return home for a one hundred million dollar meeting with The Russians. But, while in a casino, something devastating happens to the husbands, which their wives witness via video calling, that changes the women's lives forever.

Holding a man down in prison means nothing if he breaks your heart. Follow Rasim and Snow's explosive love story!

"Still grieving from the senseless murder of her mother, Quita MIles must put her game face on to help locate 7-year-old Cordon, the son of drug kingpin, Flex. When we last left Quita, the last person on earth Flex would suspect, Kimi Carmichael, had kidnapped Cordon. Kimi, Cordon's biological mother, had her unreliable cousin Pooh hold Cordon, and his friend Miranda in a motel room until further instructions. But the kids have another agenda, and decide to slip away to face the dangerous streets, and save themselves. To top it all off, Quita must still run her illegal daycare center although most of her friends are being held captive by Flex and his goons until Cordon is found. Time is of the essence and if Flex does not get Cordon back soon, bodies will continue to drop. Quita's Dayscare Center 2 is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Will this be the end of Quita's Dayscare center or just the beginning?"--Publisher's description.

Evil breeds evil. After Kerrick Khumalo s wife is murdered in their home, he migrates from Africa to America for better opportunities. But his thick accent and dark skin makes him unaccepted. Unable to find legal employment, he discovers that the drug trade can be a lucrative business for the man who is willing to do anything, including kill. Self-possessed he quickly rises to the top and becomes the most fearful man in Baltimore. Desiring it all, he marries a woman who gives him many children and now he has a clan of his own. In the country illegally, he changes his last name to Prophet and adopts rigid beliefs and customs. Soon he develops a seething hate toward Americans and believes his bloodline should remain pure. So he encourages his children to breed amongst themselves. Year after year he controls his family with an iron fist and they all fear him. That is until Nine is born. Forced to live secluded in the Prophet mansion, her future appears doomed. Besides, her mother s mental condition makes her a bad parent and her father is too concerned with his wife. Amazingly she finds strength and love from an unlikely source, the family s drunken maid. After awhile she proves to be far more intelligent than Kerrick s other offspring and this makes her both seductive and dangerous. Silence Of The Nine is Flowers In The Attic meets The Coldest Winter Ever. Prepare yourself for a dark ride.

"The complete novel from the book 'Soft'."

Claire Dixon is a confused girl, from a ritzy suburb in Maryland, who has sex with Vyce Charles, a drug dealer, and gets pregnant. Bobbi Gannon is a loud mouthed girl from a Baltimore project, who is also impregnated by Vyce, due to having raw sex. When both Claire and Bobbi announce they are pregnant by Vyce at the same time, he takes the risky advice from his best friend Whiz to move them both into his home, in lieu of hefty child support payments. As expected the young women bicker, fight and do all they can to win Vyce's affections, including signing their names on contracts, and putting their lives on the line as inexperienced drug mules. Young & Dumb is an explosive drama with heavy twists and wild turns! A must read for urban fiction lovers!