The explosive start to an epic urban trilogy from New York Times bestselling author JaQuavis ColemanOnce the streets pull you in, they own you. Or at least that's the way it's been for Nautica. Growing up in the hood, all she's ever known is the fast life—fast money illicitly made through scandals and relentless scheming. But when a big scam nearly finishes her off, she decides she wants more out of life than the "hustle" and tries to make a new life for herself on the Eas...

They say your darkest times are spent alone.Dionysus "Dio" Jackson is off to a fresh start. So he thinks. From his troubled past left behind in California, he has now been sent to New York to spend time with his cousin. The trip to the big city is for growth, but for Dio, it's a place to explore and discover.As Dio navigates his way through the city that never sleeps, neither does he, as he fights his demons from his past and meets new people along the way....

Nikki Turner's debut novel is a smorgasbord of manipulation, street life, greed, betrayal, envy, money, power, and revenge.Yarni, a sweet and innocent girl from a well-to-do family, by chance meets Richmond's notorious drug kingpin, Des. The spark between them immediately blossoms into an astronomical love, which separates Yarni from her family and friends. But when Des is sentenced to life in prison, Yarni will learn that being a hustler's wife isn't all that easy with her sole pr...

Have you ever had everything you love snatched from your hands in the blink of an eye? Do you know what it's like to watch helplessly as those you cherish burn to a crisp? Have you ever heard a mournful cry for street justice and then realized that the only person left to heed the call was you?Pearl Baines is a straight Harlem stunna. She and her twin sister, Diamond, are chased by some of the most notorious ballers in New York City. But while their father, ex-gangsta Irish Baines,...

Her man demanded loyalty, but her body wouldn't obey."Have you ever rolled over in the middle of the night and realized you were doing things you swore you'd never do? Sexing brothers you vowed you'd never touch? Bending backwards and stooping lower than you ever thought you'd stoop? Well if you can feel me even a little bit, then let me hit you with a story that just might blow your mind…"Nineteen-year-old Juicy Stanfield is the sexy young girlfriend of Granite "G" McKay, ...

"Have you ever wanted something so bad you was willing to crawl over bodies to get it? I mean, fiend for it so hard it didn't matter who you hurt, how low you had to scrape, it was gonna be yours? That's what music and balling did for me. They were the fundamentals behind my rise … and the perpetrators of my fall. They called me Harlem's black prince. A rising star who carried street dreams on his back. But the streets, ya know. They got a way of coming for theirs. A habit of sneaking up o...

“The experience and quality that I bring to my writing can’t be faked. I know what I know. Through my novels, I invite readers to journey with me into the streets. Come see what I’ve seen. Let me show the gritty and grimy undercarriage of society, the ‘flip side’ of the game.”—Shannon HolmesInspired by the events of his own life, the Essence bestselling author of B-More Careful and Bad Girlz presents a vivid, unflinching novel about a young man’s coming o...

It’s a dog-eat-dog world—especially when all the dogs are hungry.For a sheltered mama’s boy like Demarcus, everything was coming up roses until a life-changing experience showed him that every rose has thorns. After a well-orchestrated set-up, Demarcus’ plans to go to college are derailed by a trip to state prison. It is while in the belly of the beast that the mama’s boy has to make the choice between being a man—or being a victim.Upon his release, Demarcus tries to get hi...

Meet the Porters.The Porters are a family of young goons who have mastered every aspect of the game. From robbery to drugs to extortion, there is nothing that the infamous band of siblings hasn’t been involved in. They devise a plan to escape to Mexico and retire at the height of their career—but then the feds come in. With the authorities hot on their heels, the Porters take listeners on a wild ride as they make their way to Mexico to avoid the death penalty.This installme...

For Maleek Jones, hockey is his wife. Everything and everyone else is his mistress, an aside. When unexpected responsibilities land in his lap, the balance of his world is disrupted, changing the way he sees everything.Trying to figure out life while recovering from trauma, Nuri Knox finds herself in desperate need of the one thing Maleek has to offer.In each other, they discover what neither of them expects.Love.

RITA ® and Audio® Award-winningWall Street Journal best-selling author Kennedy Ryan launches a brand-new series with a Hollywood tale of wild ambition, artistic obsession, and unrelenting love.One moment in the spotlight....For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for my time to shine. I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night.Ca...

Evelyn Lozada, the breakout star of VH1's hit reality show Basketball Wives, brings you her first novel in the hot new series the Wives Association.Inner Circle is a jaw-dropping peek into thelives of a group ofwomen married to professional athletes. It will be impossible to determine where real lifeends and fiction begins in this gripping page-turner.Inner Circle depicts the life of Evelyn Lozada's off-camera alter ego, EveInez. Much like The Basketball Wive...