Bøger af Roy Glenn

Mike Black is still grieving the brutal murder of his wife, Shy. A murder that he was accused of committing. Having dealt with the men who actually committed the crime, Black is still haunted by the fact that the people behind her death are still breathing. Black vows to find those responsible and deal with them accordingly. Now the proud father of a baby girl, Black knows that his actions affect more than just him. Can Black exact revenge and still be a father to his daughter? Can he keep her safe from the men who want to do to her...and to him...what they did to her mother?

On the heels of a second attempt to assassinate her, Barbara Ray has to make a choice-seek peace, or prepare to go to war against her enemies. With her businesses both growing and diversifying, the former "Pampered Princess" was becoming a force to be reckoned with in The Family. Knowing that a war with Glover, and what remained of Spikes people, would be bad for business, Barbara chooses the path of peace; but she will soon realize that all things are not as they appear to be, and she will need the support of her family. Meanwhile, the boss of The Family, Rain Robinson, has problems of her own that she has to deal with. Problems of her own making, as her decision to back Gavin Caldwell in his grab for power continues to haunt her. Rain knows that she and Carter will deal with it, and further solidify her place as Queen of The Family.

When she graduated from college, Nina Thomas had her whole life ahead of her. She planned to hang out for the summer, you know, have some fun-okay, have a lot of fun-then she'd get serious about getting a job in September. All that changed when she was reunited with her high school sweetheart, Lorenzo Copeland. While Nina was away, he came up in the game and introduces her to the good life; cars, clothes, expensive jewelry and plenty of money. Nina's life is turned upside down when Lorenzo gets locked up and she is left to go for herself. Now she's waiting on the grand jury to decide if Nina has to stand trial for murder.

GreedAn uncontrolled, intense and selfish desire for increase in the acquisition of material gain. It could be for social value, status, power and especially wealth.Valencia DeVerão was on top of the world. Her do whatever it takes to make it attitude had served her well. A self-made millionaire at the age of twenty-two, is now the head of one of the top technology companies in the city. But it came with a cost. She was being blackmailed, she was a suspect in a murder, and somebody was trying to kill her. The answer to all of her problems was simple; bring Mike Black to the table. Which, as many before her have found, is much easier said than done.After a chance meeting with Shy, Valencia sees an opportunity to accomplish her objective, and make money on a deal with Shy in the process. That plan not only failed to bring Black to the table, but dragged Shy deep into her web of lies and deceit. With her enemies closing in and her options running out, Valencia turns to ex-lover and member of The Family, Geno Crocker for help. But will it be enough, or has her greed sealed her fate?

In the aftermath of war, there is peace. With the events that began with the attempted assassination of Bobby Ray are behind them, Mike Black the opportunity to contemplate the way forward for his family. He knew, better than most, how fragile peace can be and how quickly things can change. Naturally, there was still the matter of Fleming Molson that had to be dealt with, but for right now, things were good. Without officially having the title, Rain Robinson has been functioning as underboss of the family. Wanda has settled comfortably into her new role as Rain's consigliere and sometime assassin. And Nick is in love with April. Peace. But Black wasn't just concerned about his organization; his thoughts were on Cassandra, Michelle and Easy.Since she's been in power in the islands, Jada West had been busy. She had opened an exclusive establishment in Freeport, was aggressively pushing her way into the Turks and Caicos, and she was just waiting on Black to give her the go ahead to move on Aruba. But Wanda was concerned that Jada was too focused on making money and not paying attention the threat posed by Fleming's nephew, Malcolm and his people in Nassau. That changed when Jada arrived at Paraíso after returning from a business trip to find that her that two of the ladies, had been brutally murdered along with two Japanese businessmen. Because of their business and political connections, the Bahamian police and Japanese Consulate security believe the murders are the work of a Japanese terrorist group, but Jada sources tell a different story that leads her to do the last thing she wanted to do. She called Black and he told her to take no action until he got there; and then he looked at his wife. "Wanna go to Nassau?""When are we leaving?"

Even though her title is underboss, Rain Robinson is The Boss of The Family now and to this point, The Reign of Rain Robinson has been a tale of unrelenting war. The betrayal of Jadonna Marian and DP's attempt to take over, forced Rain to Retaliate and the actions of Barnes and Mobley brought on RJ and Marvin's punishment. Now, the assassinations of Chet Bright, Jerry Demet, Gene Hazelton and Irving Spencer have gotten Mike Black involved. While Black and Rain hit the streets to hunt down their enemies and end them permanently, things are not all dark in The Family. Nick is getting married to April, however, providing security for the event at a time of war is also source of concern for them. Needless to say, The Family is deep in it this time and it's going to take everybody to get them out of it.

Wanda Moore finally has exactly what she's always wanted-she is in control of Mike Black's criminal organization. Wanda got some advice from Mike Black: "You'll be all right as long as you use that power you're carrying now wisely. If you don't, that power will corrupt you faster than anything I know." In the short time that she's been carrying power, Wanda has made some powerful enemies. She has made one powerful and loyal ally: Rain Robinson. During Wanda's Reign, Rain has proven time and time again that she is a good soldier and loyal ally to Wanda. But you know how Rain carries it; she's made some new enemies of her own. Meanwhile, in Nassau, Jada West is miserable because Black hasn't spoken to her, much less seen her, since the day he told her that he was going back to Shy. Now Jada only sees one alternative. She plays the only card that she has left in order to get back what she's lost.

Even though her title was underboss, Rain Robinson was The Boss of The Family now.The Reign of Rain Robinson begins with The Model And The Madam. Waiting and watching never was Carmen Taylor's thing. After Jada West killed the hit man that murdered two of her informants at the City Diner, Carmen rushed into something that may not only cost Carmen her life, but unbeknownst to her, would have far-reaching consequences in The Family. After becoming aware of a potential threat inside the organization, Jada uses all the resources at her disposal to deal with the situation.

After the disastrous results of Wanda's power hungry reign, a state of war now exists on three fronts. Mike Black is back and he is firmly in command of his family. Bobby Ray is serving as wartime consigliere and Rain Robinson has taken over running the day to day operation. "We're at war now. And we're not going to sit down and try to talk our way outta this." Now Black must do what he has to do to crush his enemies. Even if that means forming uncomfortable alliances with an old associate. Despite Shy's warning to kill her, "because I don't like your arrogant ass", Jada West is still New York. She's hanging around; testing the limits of her power and pissing Shy off. Soon Jada West will learn the Shy does not make idol threats. You won't want to miss a second as The Mike Black Saga continued in this drama filled and action packed story that picks up where Treat me Nice left off.

For the first time in his life, Pierce Manning is in love. His life changed the moment that he met Yvette Bridges, a professor of Mathematics. She is a brilliant conversationalist, easy going, and understanding, and it blows his mind. Her love of travel, passion for life, and knowledge rival his own and she quickly becomes his world. Pierce was truly happy and wants to marry her. But, before he can do that, some things had to change in his life. For the past twenty-five years, Pierce Manning has been living a double life. Maintaining a delicate balance as a sought-after and award-winning architect and an assassin, employed by a clandestine organization operating inside the Central Intelligence Agency. But, getting out is never as easy as it is to get in. When the unthinkable happens, Pierce is forced to do one last hit or all that he loves will have to suffer the consequences.

"NYPD Detectives Kirk and Dawkins were pursuing Chet French, aka Big Frenchie, a small-time armed robber who did some time for aggravated assault. He stepped up to the big time when he robbed Mama's Country Kitchen, one of The Family's gambling houses, killing the houseman and four civilians in the process. When Mike Black and Bobby Ray take a personal interest and start asking questions, the bodies begin to pile up"--

Black and Shy are back together again and on the trail of a murderer. Shy is heartbroken when she finds that her half-sister, Porsche Sims, has been found dead, the apparent victim of a lethal combination of heroin and cocaine. Only problem: Porsche wasn't a shooter. "She was afraid of needles." The entire Sims family is present at her funeral, except for her brother, Gary. Nobody has seen or heard from him in weeks. Now Black and Shy have their work cut out for them. They must find out what happened to her brother and catch whoever is responsible for her sister's murder and deal with them.Meanwhile, Nick has broken up with Rain because she still insists there's something going on between him and Wanda. Since the break up, Rain has been drinking more than she should and as a consequence, she has become very easily agitated and even quicker to pull her gun and use it. When Chris Toney tells Rain about a place that they can rob and come away with big money, Rain is all ears. The job is successful. But soon Rain and her Purple Gang find themselves outnumbered and outgunned. Rain knows that she is in over her head and turns to Black and Bobby to get her out of it.

Rico and his people plan to put Leon out of business. The fact that Rain Robinson pulled a gun on one of Rico's lieutenants only made matters worse. They catch Diamond & Pearl coming out of a club and shot it out. The assassination attempts on his long time friend Leon Copeland, have forced Mike Black to return to the city. The day he gets there an attempt is made on his life and you know Black does what he has to do. Just when Black thinks that things have quieted down, all hell breaks loose and once again, he finds himself in the middle of a war. And this time; it not Rain's fault.

In Hostile Takeover, Mike Black returned to his past to tell you more of the story that you only thought you knew. That story continues in Changed Man. After the tragic death of his long-time friend Vickie Payne, Mike Black experiences his own stages of grief: shock, anger, guilt; but mostly he felt pain. Pain because he felt responsible for her death. Black deals with it by killing just about everybody that Andre sends him to collect from. His killing spree has the unfortunate effect of bringing the police deeper into his world, and into Andre's drug business. Concerned that he is attracting too much unnecessary attention, Andre sends Black away; and at Wanda's urging, he goes to the Bahamas. That time away from the city gives Black an opportunity to look at the man he is-and see the man he wants to be in the future. He resolves himself that he needs to be like the ocean: the perfect blend of strength, power, and calm. A quiet and peaceful man, but have the potential to be extremely destructive when necessary. He returns to New York a new Mike Black, but finds that he is faced with the same old problems: business associates murdered, a takeover threat from an unexpected source, tricky women with mad game and Detective Kirkland, who is intent on putting Mike Black in jail for murder.

Travis Burns, aka. Mr. Blue, Jackie Washington, aka Mr. White, and Ronnie Grier aka Mr. Green, live by rules. The first and foremost of these rules is MOB. The rules have serviced them well in what they do to earn a living. They are a robbing crew, who operate under the protection of Mike Black's criminal organization. They rob banks, grocery stores, jewelry stores, and anything else that they can hit quickly and come away with a large return on their investment of time. They are well organized, prepared, and over all else, disciplined. All college graduates and all victims of corporate layoffs and downsizing, they dress down-no flashy jewelry, no expensive cars, nothing that will attract the attention of police and player haters. Life is good until Travis meets Me'chelle Lawrence and falls in love. Now he has to choose between the money and loyalty to his friends, and the woman he loves.

Fling: A period devoted to self-indulgence; a casual or brief love affair.Sparks fly immediately when Summer Matthews and Jabari Finney lay eyes on one another. After enduring a number of personal and professional changes, both are ready to move forward to the next phase of their lives. But, before continuing on life's journey, each has decided to take a vacation at a singles' resort in Antigua. Although they've agreed to that their time together be no questions asked and no commitments made, it leads to more than just a hot vacation fling. The chemistry is so strong, they find they just may have the makings of something wonderful.But, are they ready for wonderful

In this tale of a player on his last leg, Rick finally realizes that April is the one. Now he has to find a way to make it out of the game and put his player days behind him. All he has to do now is cut loose Laura, Vanessa, and Yvette.

Worlds Collide In This Very Different Type Of Love Story.Carter Garrison and Geno Crocker grew up in the game, and things were all good until that night when being able to run just a little faster meant the difference in which of them got away and which went to jail. That night started them on separate paths that led Geno to become a successful analyst, in love with beautiful Sabrina McMillan and Carter in jail for his loyalty to Mike Black and The Family. Now Carter is getting out and Sabrina is worried that Geno will be drawn back to his past life. But Carter has other ideas that involve Mileena Hayes; she was, and still is, the love of his life. Their relationship ended the night that Mileena told him that she saw no future in a relationship with a man that would end up in jail or dead. He spent the last five years thinking about a future that doesn't include going back to work for The Family at a time when Rain Robinson could use a man with Carter's skills. Wait to see what happens when both love and allegiances call at the same time.

RJ is back!After spending a year focusing on his legitimate business in the music industry, RJ had returned to the city and found that a lot had changed. Where it was once a foregone conclusion that one day RJ would succeed Rain Robinson as boss of The Family, now, from where he was standing, Marvin and even Barbara had a clearer path to the throne than he did. "I gotta be honest with you, you missed your opportunity," was what his new captain, Sherman Williams, bluntly told him. It left him feeling like he had dealt himself out of the conversation. Now it was time for RJ to rebuild. Sherman told him to show his face and let people know that he was back. "But you stay out of your sister's business. "After assassinating Spike for robbing her, Barbara had taken over the gambling at Conversations. But now there were more people that wanted to kill her.

In the wake of the arrest of Rain Robinson on murder charges, Mike Black may be forced to step back in and resume of role as the boss of The Family, and it couldn't have happened at a worse time. Mike and Shy are expecting their third child and recent events have had him thinking, once again, about getting out of the business. "Maybe it is time that we stop trying to go completely legit and just do it." But he now understands that it can't happen, especially with a new threat looming as a result of a promise that Mike made years ago.Wanda's attempt to buy a bank in The Bahamas would have been the perfect opportunity for him to finally take The Family legit. Those efforts had been thwarted by Desmond Pennybrook's refusal to even see her, much less approve the deal. But Wanda never was the type of person to give up without a fight, therefore, she was once again forced to seek the help of an unlikely ally - Jada West.But there is still the matter of Rain and getting her out of jail for a murder that she knows nothing about.

Following the arrest of FBI Agent Nicole Maddox and Jamal Hayes (Love On The Run) on Espionage and Conspiracy against the United States charges, and in light of the credible allegations that members of a domestic terror organization the U.S. government, a special counsel an investigation has been launched and FBI Agents have been assigned to the case along with Justice Department lawyer, Alaina Greyson. When an NSA employee tells her that he been monitoring members of White America First and recorded them planning to assassinate Senator Eastland, Alaina become a target. With a little help from their friends, Nicole Maddox and Jamal Hayes are released from federal custody and they resume their investigation to find who set them up. Along the way, they peel back the layers to find that nothing and no one is as it appears in this deadly masquerade.

Now that the people responsible have been dealt with, it's time to clean up the mess they made. Wanda sat at Cuisine the night that Leon Copeland explained to Black that everything that was going on, began while she was in command of the family. Now Wanda knows that she has to make things right. "I'm the one that's gonna fix this. But I need your help."Rain thinks that it is her fault. Even though everyone has told her that she just doing what the boss of the family told her to do, Rain still feels responsible. "I should have known anyway." And just the thought of it makes her furious.

Mike Black and Jamaica have expanded their operations in Nassau. And if there was one thing you should say about Jamaica, it was that he was very good at his job. In a few short months he had just about taken control of the illegal gambling in Nassau. Jamaica and his men had forcibly taken over most of the gambling houses on the island and had opened up new one. The only real problem he had was with a man named Harry Walker and his wife Deidra. Together they ran a few spot and they stuck their hand in when there was money to be made as a middleman for drug deals. But Black has a way of making people see things his way. Meanwhile, back in New York, Wanda has a plan of her own. Although she originally supported Black decision to put Nick in charge, she didn't agree with it. And had Black consulted with her first, she would have told him so. Wanda always thought it was too soon to put Nick in that position. He wasn't ready for it. With the memory of Rain slapping her with still fresh in her mind, her plan was simple. Take back control of the organization from Nick and if she destroyed him in the process of protecting Black interests, that was all the better. But you know Rain will have something to say about that.

For Jada West it was All About the Money. Whatever it took to make piles of paper, that's what Jada West was all about. Coming from a family of hustlers, it was in her blood. When her father is murdered and her mother is sent to jail for forgery, Jada finds herself alone with nothing but an old Monte Carlo. After weeks of dodging the landlord for the rent, a friend tells her that she could get paid dancing if she'd stop sleeping on her best money makers. Jada transforms herself into the top dancer at the best club, and when she finds that she can make more money, Jada transforms and again and becomes one of the city's top Madame's. In this tale of power and money, Jada discovers that in the end, there is something more important than making money.

After being literally run out of New York, Jada West has returned to Nassau and the party to end all parties is thrown in her honor. Now it was time for to get back to running Paraíso, the establishment that she and Mike Black own. However, prior to her departure, there was a saying on the island, 'If you want some done, go see Jada West', and now that she's back, Black's people have once again, began to come to her to settle their issues. And Jada handled them in pure Jada West fashion; focus on what's important. Making the money. But when a major problem occurs on the island, Jada is forced to step up. When the people around her tell Jada that she should call Black and ask him what he wants her to do, Jada refuses, because; "Mr. Black expects me to handle this." Find out if Jada West is up to the task.

Shy is back and jealous of Black's relationship with CeCe, her relationship with Michelle, and the fact that they have a son. CeCe always has been very insecure about Shy. Now, Shy is back, and CeCe is sure that Black is going to leave her and go back to Shy. Then there's Jada West, her attitude throughout has been: "Your family situation does not and should not have any bearing, whatsoever, on our business and personal relationship." Black is still desperately in love with Shy. He doesn't want to hurt CeCe, and the way Jada playing it, she's not a problem. All he wants is Shy back.

FBI agent, Nicole Maddox and design engineer, Jamal Hayes couldn't have picked a worse time to fall in love. When Jamal writes a program to decrypt a message that he received accidently, they uncover an American terrorist organization's plans, which leads to orders being dispatched for their immediate termination. Narrowly escaping the attempts on their lives, the pair find themselves accused of espionage and conspiracy against the United States. Nicole and Jamal must stay alive long enough to prove their innocence and stop the terrorists' plans. They also must survive to see if what's been simmering between them while they are on the run is something real when the dust clears.

After an unsuccessful attempt, by some of their own people, to kill Black, Bobby and Rain, they brace themselves for another civil war. But Black thinks that this time is different. There are too many things that either don't make sense or cannot be easily explained. Now Black and Rain are in the streets and they will kill any and everybody they think might be involved, and they won't stop until they get answers. Not willing to sit around and wait, Wanda and Shy hit the streets too. Wanda didn't necessarily want the whole city dead. "Unless that's what it takes." Wanda just had some questions and with Shy's help, she will get the answers that they are looking for.

THE BOSS WEARS HEELS After being literally run out of New York, Jada West has returned to Nassau and the party to end all parties is thrown in her honor. Now it was time for to get back to running Paraíso, the establishment that she and Mike Black own. However, prior to her departure, there was a saying on the island, 'If you want some done, go see Jada West', and now that she's back, Black's people have once again, began to come to her to settle their issues. And Jada handled them in pure Jada West fashion; focus on what's important. Making the money. But when a major problem occurs on the island, Jada is forced to step up. when the people about her tell Jada that she should call Black and ask him what he wants her to do, Jada refuses, because; "Mr. Black expects me to handle this." Find out if Jada West is up to the task. THIS IS MINE Now that other less important matters (namely Jada West) have been dealt with to her satisfaction, Black and Shy have moved on, stronger than ever. Shy has finally gone back to get her master of business administration degree and has committed to opening her own import/export business. With Wanda's war behind them, Black has promised to spend more time at home with his family; time that Shy promises will be time well spent. But there is one more matter that Shy will have to deal with-The attention being paid to her by Dr. Spencer Mensforth. As for Black, he knows that he still has The Grenadine Boys to deal with and the threat they pose to his Caribbean operation. He understands that if he is going to get on top of it, he must have information. For that, Black must face one of the demons from his past.