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After serving five years in prison A-DOG returns to the streets of Amityville, New York with a vengeance. Determined to get what he feels he's owed, this ruthless, hungry savage embarks on a journey that has no boundaries.When there are no rules, the streets become a jungle where only the strongest can survive. A-Dog encounters PILLZ and MONAY, who are just as beastly as himself. Will A-Dog bow down to these GORILLAZ IN THE TRENCHES?Meanwhile, greed and disloyalty has destroyed many amongst them, and conflicting agendas threaten to destroy even more. Whatever crew can keep their soldiers in line just might be the victor. But in the game, when these hardened criminals play, perhaps everyone will lose.

Explore the Darkest Corners of Human Mind and Soul With This Intricately Crafted Urban Fiction Drama!They say that love is blind, but can it make you throw your whole life away...Triangle is a naïve 16-year-old girl with no role model in her life, blindly in love with her older boyfriend Ant. He is all that Triangle has, but Ant is ruthless towards her - he's constantly pimping her out like an underage prostitute to all of his friends. He couldn't care less about who Triangle is having sex with, just as long he is getting paid for it.But when one of Ant's pimping-out-session takes a dark turn, he is forced to protect himself and ends up with a dead body on his hands. Trying to cover up the crime, Ant stashes the body in an old abandoned van and tells Triangle to drive away with the van.Unaware of the dead body in the back, Triangle and her friend Sincere thought that they were just going out for a joy ride through the 'hood, until she is pulled over and the police officer notices something wrong in the back of the van...Will Triangle take the murder case and go to jail for life, or will she rat her boyfriend out - the one she loves so much?Dark and gritty, Naïve to the Streets is a captivating urban fiction drama that will take you on a unique journey through the darkest corners of the human mind and soul and show you how it looks and feels when love clashes with reason.Revel in the story of a precarious and naïve teenage girl as her whole world starts to collapse and find out what Triangle will do about that.

In the bestselling "Never Again Once More" and "He's Just a Friend," readers met playboy heir Darius Jones and reckless-in-romance Fancy Taylor--both of whom return in this deliciously sensual novel that explores the ways men and women surrender themselves to gain the love they're desperately seeking.

Step into the mind of Author JeDonna Mathis. Lola's Chronicles is a book filled with many short stories.

KRYSTAL pays the price for MARCUS' sin, believing that he will ride the prison bid out with her. But she will be sadly mistaken when Marcus leaves her for dead in the belly of the beast and moves on with his life? However, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.Meanwhile, Marcus tries to outrun his enemies and that bytch called karma. But when Krystal, THE PROTEGE OF A LEGEND, regains her freedom there could be hell to pay. Is Marcus ready for that smoke? Can Krystal really get payback on the man who taught her all she knows?With the odds against her, Krystal decides that when the streets have forgotten you there is only one thing left to do... remind them of who you are!

The bestselling prequel, "Homecoming," by author Brittany Lowery is back for more in this thrilling, page-turning sequel. More drama, more stories, and even more college secrets will be revealed... Only one question matters this time around: and that's, are you ready for Homecoming?

After the smoke clears, FLEX is left with a life-changing decision. After all the damage he's caused, his peers rebuke him. Forcing him to be exiled from the only place he's ever known. Though full of pride, it may be hard for Flex to find his way out. With the clock possibly winding down on his life, will he stay married to the streets for better or worse? Or will death do its part in the separation?Meanwhile, Q literary takes his loyalty to the grave. As he passes over to the spiritual world, he sees life for what it's really not. Sticking to the borrowed model that ghost never dies, Q's struggle lives on. He fights to break the chains of death in order to assist his brother in redirecting his life. Q sacrifices his own chances at paradise for Flex to have a chance at seeing another tomorrow.Will the brothers meet again? Are they both doomed to the same hell that they caused on earth? Or does God have a bigger plan for two of his favorite souls? When you're BORN IN THE GRAVE what chances do you have to escape the hell-fire?

The recent killing of an unarmed Black man has sparked a world-wide social justice movement and has given rise to the Black Lives Matter Movement.As government officials devise plans to overthrow the uprisings, cities all over the country continue to burn in America.National Guards and Federal troops are deployed and given direct orders in assisting the police with crushing all lawlessness. Millions of people continue to pour into the streets demanding justice.White supremacist and White Nationalist groups have mobilized, and they begin a brutal campaign of mass shootings and despicable acts of terrorism. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Treyvon Martin, Eric Garner and several more of their friends see what's happening and they don't like it. And they agree that it's time for somebody to do something about it.Trapped in a society in a world full of uncertainties and injustices, a small group of brave men and women decide to take a stand for what they believe is right. They must face the impossible and hold hands with death as they travel down a path of total destruction.Black VigilantesThah Xah Qshunah!

Welcome to the world of SKI MASK MONEY, where a good heart can't compete with a cold one, and a man is greeted with a bullet to the head faster than he's greeted with a handshake. GAMBINO is still trapped in this madness and the devil has come to pay him a visit!In the midst of all-out betrayal, Gambino begins to fall hard for a forbidden woman who not only has secrets of her own, but could also hold the key to his freedom. But the opposition is strong. Can Gambino pull off the impossible as he goes against the most powerful foe he has ever faced?Gambino gambles his last coin on a chance at liberation, and as the dice tumbles, he realizes that freedom's price may be too steep. Yet, with nothing but a prayer and a taste for revenge left to his name, this gangsta is ready and willing to risk it all! Will one last roll of the dice see him crap out? Or will he finally be rewarded for playing the game with a win at all cost?

For three women trying to keep it together, friendship is everything... For romance author Renee Moore, true love only exists in books. Despite a wealthy, adoring husband, Renee is unhappy and deeply unsatisfied, which explains her bed-hopping habits. But Renee's husband will do anything to keep her, including embarking on an erotic lifestyle, which forces Renee to confront some painful truths about her marriage and herself... Practical Nurse Danielle Brooks has always had a thing for young thugs, but her latest, Ron, pushes her too far with his baby mama drama and freeloading ways. Danielle realizes it's time to rethink her choices in men. But when her troubled teenage daughter becomes pregnant, Danielle's worlds collide as she is torn between a girl who has a habit of crying wolf and a man who swears he's not the father... As far as administrative assistant Kayla Johnson is concerned, Reverend Leroy Brown walks on water even though he's cheating on his wife with her. Kayla is convinced the naughty Reverend will leave his family for her until she catches him with another woman. But walking away from Leroy is only the beginning of Kayla's troubles. As Renee, Danielle, and Kayla band together, they discover a world of secrets they never imagined and learn about the power of love, truth, and friendship that makes it all worthwhile.

If you only had a year to live, would you walk the path of redemption or the road to revenge?>If you're a fan of the Money, Power & Sex series you don't want to miss this shocking epic romantic thriller that sets the table for books to come!

It is 2003 and Corey Carter is innocently playing his usual pickup game of basketball on the school grounds when he suddenly hears, "Pop, pop, pop!" As soon as a body drops, Corey jumps a fence and heads to his grandmother's house. After a witness sends the police to his home, Corey's grandmother decides to send him to live with his mother who has recently been released from prison in Arizona.As Corey attempts to adjust to his new existence in gangland, he hangs out at the local Boys and Girls Club where he learns the color of an outfit can be the difference between life and death. While he becomes educated on the gangbang, Corey gets an up-close, personal reality check regarding fast money and all that comes with it. As play time ends, friends turn into enemies, and trust transforms into an illusion, Corey becomes immersed in a grown man's game. Now time will tell who will win when the last man is standing.In this urban tale, a young man becomes the freshest kid on the block when he moves from California to gangland Arizona where he must navigate the streets to survive.

HEAVEN cries as she faces the temptations of life. A woman can be one of the strongest creatures alive, but within the jungle, even the most powerful can become prey. Within a tornado of treason, lives are forfeited, promises are broken, and happily ever after isn't promised to anyone!Meanwhile, GHETTO has found that Heaven may be as flawed as hell! But even with her flaws, only Heaven can save what never should've been sacrificed! Will an imperfect love survive trepidation? Or will the journey be to difficult to navigate?In the midst of chaos and uncertainty and the quest for understanding, will it become obvious that even HEAVEN GOT A GHETTO?

The SOSA GANG, the most feared crew in Philly, is back to their murderous ways, turning up the city and going on a killing spree that has the streets on high alert. But after Sosa levels up with a bigger crew, new enemies arise and the outcome is no longer in his favor.OG KANE comes home from a long prison bid, expecting to reclaim the streets he once ruled. But the new generation of gangsters aren't willing to relinquish their power. Will the OG take back what was his? Or will the youngsters prove to be too savage to overthrow?A lot of people will be forced to switch sides even some that Sosa love dearly. Under pressure, who will stand strong and who will fold? Will loyalty remain? Or will different agendas outweigh men's principles and cause them to turn on those they once swore loyalty to?

Feeling like the drug game owes him for everything he has lost, KING RAY returns to the streets, only to realize that things are not the same as when he and his brethren reigned supreme. Now the rules are convulated and the code seems to be every man for himself, a concept that's foreign to Ray.After getting a taste of this new, dog-eat-dog game, where every dealer vies to be the last one standing, Ray finds himself taking on a slew of extremely dangerous foes, while trying to cope with QUEEN SHEILA's infidelity, and the notion that she's sleeping with one of his enemies.While dodging bullets with his name on them, Ray comes to the conclusion that the other Kingz are also still alive, and are watching over him, with the intent to, someday, reassemble. Is this just an illusion? Or could this be true? Will the KINGZ OF THE GAME rejoin? Or will the Final Reign result in Ray having to battle his demons, alone?

Alexis Thomas, the only child of Bishop Alexander and First Lady Camille Thomas was the stereotypical "P.K." or Preacher's Kid: spoiled, entitled, and accustomed to getting her own way because of her status within the church. From a young age Alexis was sly and manipulative when it came to getting what she wanted; but as she grew older she was also naïve to the ways in which she was being manipulated by those in her life who meant her no good. Violence in Alexis' life causes her to reflect on how she is living, how she can become her best self, and how she can move beyond the stereotype of...Growing Up A P.K.

Caleb has been single for some time now, and just like anyone, he longs for the cliché happy ever after. He stumbles on two beauties, Aaliyah and Kabria, yes love at first sight twice.In the pages of this book, we will see how Caleb will be able to determine true love before, during and afterWaking up to the wrong woman……..Waking up to the wrong woman is a novel full of fun, laughter and crazy escapades. When you mix lies, betrayal and surprise babies among friends things can get twisted.Join Kabria, Monique, and Cindy along with Aaliyah, Keyana and Vicky. Two different groups of friends who love each other but will cross the line if needed to get what they want.Caleb, Jeff, and Shamar are three single men who get caught in a spider's web of love. Caleb wants his one woman, but another one wants him. They throw the word love out so loosely, one loves the other, and the other doesn't really love whole hearted it leads to Waking up to the wrong woman......Murda (RVC) and Ingrid Symone has outdid themselves in this first installment.

Mudder og stilhed er en krønike om en bebudet tragedie, da den colombianske vulkan Nevado del Ruiz gik i udbrud i 1985.Forfatteren mindes her sine bedsteforældre, der boede i byen Armero i det indre Colombia, 84 kilometer fra vulkanen, indtil en mudderstrøm begravede byen og størstedelen af dens indbyggere. Juan David Correa genskaber historien om en familie og et område, der bukkede under for naturens kræfter og dermed kom til at betale prisen for forsømmelserne i en regering, der kunne have forhindret tusindvis af dødsfald.Mudder og stilhed udgør et enestående vidnesbyrd i bestræbelserne på at genvinde den kollektive hukommelse og ære de mere end 25.000 mennesker, der omkom i mudderstrømmen. Men især er den et væsentligt bidrag i forhold til at videregive erfaringer og skabe øget bevidsthed i en tid, hvor klimaforandringer er skyld i et hastigt voksende antal humanitære katastrofer.“Mudder og stilhed er en bog, der besejler den kollektive katastrofes farlige vande uden at falde i nogen af de to modsatrettede, men lige ødelæggende, fælder: ufølsomhed og sentimentalisme.”Juan Gabriel Vásquez

For over a century the New York City underworld has been governed and controlled by some of the most ruthless gangsters the world has ever seen. Their lifestyles are celebrated and the way each and everyone of them went upon achieving power, immortalized them in the history book of the streets. Following in the footsteps of the street legends before him, is a young man from Queens. He was able to rise to the top of the drug game because of his hustler ambition and killer mentality, which inevitably made him the FBI's number one target.This is the story of Aaron Johnson, aka "King", a drug lord from the Queensbridge housing projects. After replacing his mentor Tyler Hampton aka "Mac", who was the biggest dope kingpin in Queens, King knew taking his rightful seat on the throne would come with great sacrifices. From being stuck in the middle of a war between rival drug cartels and going to war with the Lombardo crime family, King did whatever he had to do to make it to the top and remain there.

BABYGURL is out for revenge, but with the men on her squad being locked up, she must rely on her girls to help her paint the city red and prove that they are still a force to be reckoned with. While looking for a new plug and quick way to take over San Antonio, KILO helps Babygurl map out a strategy to solidify their presence in the game. But will their plans bear fruit? Or will they get chased out of the city?Meanwhile, with CORREY on lock and no team to back him up, he might have to adopt some GRIMEY WAYS in order to survive on his own. As luck would have it, he plugs in with PABLO and puts together a stamp down team with the intention of wiping out Babygurl and her savages.Will QUICK and his team be enough for the infamous squad or will it take more than a team to get his revenge? Is a man's anger more powerful than the wrath of a woman? Only time will tell in this heart-thumping, unpredictable finale.

Tony's wife La'Joyce tried to escape her past, but 23 years later it comes back to haunt her, and her family. Tony and La'Joyce have two kids, Lil's Tony and Lil' Nika, which are now in highschool. Lil' Tony is a typical star football jock chasing all the young ladies, and interested in gaining knowledge from the street life that her Dad and Aunt once lived. So she starts hanging around a young up and coming street hustler Jessie. The more she hung around Jessie the more she liked his swag, and the more knowledge she liked his of the dirty streets. Eventually this knowledge would unveil a life changing secret that nobody but Jessie knows she's aware of.Meanwhile Nika and La'Joyce were discussing is approached by an intelligent, handsome waiter who Nika hires later on as one of her realtors. Oblivious to her this decision would unleash an avalanche of secrets, and one in particular that Tony discovers from his main man Jay about Nika's new hire...

Gunfire and the fiery sting of bullets spiraling through his body are BLAKE "BULLETFACE" KING's last memories before the coma. Left struggling for his life following the vicious South Beach shooting, Bulletface wakes up in a Dade County hospital weeks later and immediately sets out to recuperate and bounce back to being the celebrity rap god he's been for the past several years. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿With tons of cocaine and billions of dollars in illegal drug money at his disposal, Bulletface knows he'll be back to his old self in no time. When he learns what has happened to his archenemy, TRINTINO "T-WALK" WALKSON, the news brings him peace. But not for long. Soon, Bulletface will encounter the brothers of his nemesis and he'll discover that their level of treachery is almost as lethal as THE COCAINE PRINCESS. Is the rap god built to take on this new threat to his life? Will he show the world once and for all that he lives the life that he raps about? Or will he become the next rapper to go down in a haze of gunfire?

Street king, JANAHVI KARTER, wants to retire from the game now that he's gained all he's ever wanted: money, cars, jewels, and the respect of the streets. However, he's still missing one thing, someone to share a lifetime of love with.Janahvi thinks he has that in MONICA, but she just might turn out to be another gold digger with hidden motives for loving him.Meanwhile, there's ASHLEY TAYLOR, a white girl who has been attracted to street thugs all her life, and no matter how many times her heart gets broken, she can't leave them alone.Something unexpected happens with Janahvi and Ashley. What begins as a flicker could become a flame. Will Ashley get her heart broke again? Or could there really be LOVE IN THE TRENCHES?

In this compelling novel, Till I'm Laid To Rest , Garfield Ellis' first novel with Nsemia Inc. Publishers , we meet Shirley Temple Brown a young woman who has survived some of the hardest social and political times Jamaica has seen. But now she is finally tired of just surviving, she wants to thrive and she knows she must leave Jamaica in order to do so. She makes the decision to leave Jamaica for a new start in Miami. Not long after arriving in Miami, she begins to see what the glare of the sun and the bright lights have kept hidden: elderly American retirees living out their last days in the warmth and comfort their youth never afforded them, while being cared for by complete strangers; drug dealers hungry for their slice of the American dream, sexual predators, con artists and murderers. Alone in a place where standing still is sure death Shirley is determined to succeed or be laid to rest! About the Author Garfield grew up in Jamaica, the eldest of nine children. He studied marine engineering, management and public relations in Jamaica and he completed his Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Miami, as a James Michener Fellow. He is the author of four other books: Flaming Hearts, Wake Rasta, Such As I Have and For Nothing at All . His work has appeared in several international journals, including; Callaloo, Calabash, the Caribbean writer, Obsidian III, Small Axe and Anthurium. He is a two-time winner of the Una Marson Prize for adult literature; has twice won the Canute A. Brodhurst prize for fiction and the 1990 Heinemann/Lifestyle short story competition. Till I'm laid to Rest (in manuscript form) was 1999 winner of the Una Marson Award for Adult Fiction. Here is what others say about Till I'm Laid to Rest: "Ellis writes with grace and power." - George Lammaing "This story reveals much about the culture of poverty, human nature and survival ... The author handles contemporary social issues with such skill that there is no detraction from overall enjoyment. The proverb 'stealing from thieves makes God laugh' comes alive in the events. The author's sense of time and place is powerful and convincing." - Jennifer Amoah "Where this story is original is the way it weaves a love story with someone who is involved in illegal activities and a woman torn between whether to stay with him or leave." - Sarah Kibaalya "It is clear that these characters want the same things those who continue to leave their homes, families, communities and even their countries want: the chance to improve their futures. What separates us from these characters is the lengths to which they are prepared to go in order to improve their circumstances." - Patricia J. Saunders "Garfield Ellis makes us see and hear people distinctly. In scene after scene character and tension are communicated in nicely nuanced dialogue." -Mervyn Morris