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Author
Series
Thug novels volume 5
Publisher
Cash Money Content
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Tasha and Trae try to overcome their troubles and make their marriage work, while Jaz is facing drama of her own.
4) Guilty Gucci
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Kensington Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The Red Bottom Bandits may be the world's most fashion-forward gang of masked outlaws. They're the talk of D.C. for their daring robberies and fly gear. When the innocent, naïve Gucci recognizes ringleader Sunny Raegan during a holdup, that's her "in" with the Bandits. Knowing she's got a lot more beauty than brains, Gucci sees the gang as her meal ticket. More likely, they'll be her ticket to the morgue! The Bandits may be lawless, but they play...
Author
Publisher
A King Production
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
"In the mean streets of Philadelphia, everyone is not cut out for living that cold, calculating thug life. Drake, a man who believes he has the game all figured out, has to learn the hard way, that no matter how much money you're making, the takers can get taken. Cindy, an ambitious hustler, pushes her way through the ranks, wanting nothing less than to control the lucrative drug trade in Philly. But will her thirst to be the ultimate boss cost Cindy...
Author
Publisher
A King Production
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Drake was left for dead but he survived; unfortunately the same couldn't be said for his fiancé and newborn son. With the help of Cindy he has rebuilt his life but the taste of revenge is still what he craves. But will Drake's quest for retribution be his ultimate downfall? Cindy continues to chase the money and power that comes with running the lucrative drug trade in Philadelphia. She believes she has the game all figured out, but with a ruthless...
Author
Publisher
La' Femme Fatale' Productions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Dade County where some of the most vicious men and women bred in the street of Miami go on a crime spree of murder, robberies and drug dealing all in the name of revenge and the pursuit of the crown. In this fast paced page turner, you'll find yourself holding your breath waiting to see who is crowned King of Miami. But always remember, shoot to kill because you never know who'll live to hunt you."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
A King Production
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Angel lost the grandmother who raised her and the man who had been her mentor. With so much pain, finding happiness seemed out of reach, until she fell in love with boxing champ Darien Blaze. That romance quickly comes to an abrupt end when the one man she always yearned to have a relationship with enters her life, the father she never knew, Nico Carter. Nico brings a storm of chaos that will change Angel's life forever in Female hustler part 2."--...
Author
Series
Publisher
Strebor Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Having fallen in love with a companion who convinced him to participate in a bank robbery and died in the fallout, Juan Jiles rebuilds his life with the funds from the heist, only to find himself embarking on a relationship with a street thug whose life of drugs risks everything Juan has worked for.
Author
Series
Baddest chick volume 3
Publisher
Melodrama Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Kola, the reigning Queen of New York, has Harlem on lock and is making paper hand over fist. If the stresses of hustling hard weren't enough, the love of her life is mixed up with a Brooklyn chick, a bounty has been put on her head for a hit she didn't sanction, and her sister's ex-man, Chico, is trying to rock her to sleep. Kola has 99 problems, but Apple ain't one. Apple, gone but not forgotten while trapped in a Mexican hellhole, is still the...
Author
Publisher
A King Production
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Angel is out for blood after Darien is left for dead on their wedding night. Believing the person responsible for her husband's demise is none other than Nico Carter, she orders a hit on him. Will Angel realize Nico is her father before it's too late or will he die without her ever knowing the truth? Angel brings in a partner to oversee her lucrative business, Angel's Girls while she focuses on getting revenge but will the new partnership prove to...
15) Death list
Author
Series
Kenyatta series volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Kenyatta has it good. He's got the ladies, the clubs, and the guns. The only problem is the shady dealers who are running the drugs in Detroit. It's time to get them out, even if it means upping the ante and making a deal with the men in blue. Once the plan is in place, nobody's safe, everyone's a target, and the streets are about to flood with blood.--Back cover.
16) Indicted
Author
Publisher
Life Changing Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Raquelle Summers; a hustler, conartist, drug dealer, and mother. Raquelle was living the American dream. She drank the finest wine, wore designer clothes, lived in a beautiful home, and shopped at the finest malls and boutiques; all funded by her criminal lifestyle. Suddenly her whole world was torn apart by a simple knock on her door. Raquelle was faced with several life altering situations when she found herself the target of a federal investigation"--Page...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The wrenching, and inspiring, story of a fourteen-year-old sentenced to life in prison, of the extraordinary relationship that developed between him and the woman he shot, and of his release after twenty-six years of imprisonment through the efforts of America's greatest contemporary legal activist, Bryan Stevenson. Here is the story of a poor black kid from the toughest neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, who at age eleven began "jacking" (stealing)...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A dramatic narrative account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw III, whose journey from housing-project youth to ruthless gangland kingpin to change-making community advocate represents a vital next chapter in the ongoing conversation about race and social justice in America"--
Author
Series
Ghetto girls volume 3
Publisher
Augustus Pub
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
The critically acclaimed Ghetto Girls series continues with Soo Hood. Lil' Long sings like a canary and weasels his way out of lockdown. Dirty cops Hall and Kawolski push him around the way a snitch deserves. Lil' Long uses it as motivation to exact revenge on the streets and rub off enemies at every turn. He stops at nothing to confront our favorite trio with guns blazing. Bodies drop left and right as Coco, Deedee and Josephine run for their lives....
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts Megascope
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Queenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair-the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. Born on a plantation in the French colony of Martinique, Saint-Clair left the island in 1912 and found success in New York, rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism to become the ruthless queen of Harlem's mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community. A racketeer and a bootlegger, Saint-Clair dedicated her wealth...
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