BLACK PEARL by Alvin Vincent Grimes

He stared at his hands, hands which had spilled so much blood and rubbed them together in a washing motion. Snake, intuitive as ever, placed a friendly hand on his shoulder and said, “The only thing that will make that damned spot go away is time, Jackson. Time and the love of a good woman.”

In his life, Jackson Blaze has been many things: hustler, prizefighter, leg breaker, and decorated war hero. Upon returning from World War I to his adopted home of Harlem, New York, he finds himself in the middle of the war between gangster boss Jimmy Rose and the Jewish Mafia for control of Harlem’s lucrative underworld.

After recruiting a handful of his World War I comrades to aid him, Jackson wages guerilla warfare against some of the toughest hoods in New York City. As if he doesn’t have enough to work about, he also finds himself in a passionate love affair with the beautiful and mysterious dancer known only as Tamara.

When the stakes are life and death, the slightest mistake could spell disaster. If he has any hope of survival, Jackson must decide whether to follow his head or his heart.

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GANGSTA: AN URBAN TRAGEDY by K’wan

For years Lou-Loc, an efficient assassin, and O.G., of the Crip Organization, did dirt. After dancing on the razor’s edge, he becomes weary of the street life that has consumed him during his years of service to his set. He begins to wonder if there’s a better way to make a living?

Lou-Loc and his sociopath counterpart: “Gutter” - Leave L.A. for the colorful streets of New York. Lou-Loc has dreams of becoming a writer. Gutter has dreams of becoming a King Pen.

Conflicting, intriguing and suspenseful: This novel will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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RIDING RHYTHM by Jihad

Fresh off his Essense bestselling novel Babygirl, Jihad, the self-proclaimed King of Street Fiction, returns with Riding Rhythm, the story of a woman ready to die for the love of a man she has never laid eyes on.

Rhythm Azure, a young freedom-fighting law student at Howard University, takes interest in the case of Moses King, the founder of a notorious Chicago street gang. Moses was sentenced to life without parole for a crime he didn’t commit. As Rhythm grows closer to Moses, she uncovers a conspiracy involving government officials that threatens to tear the city apart. The closer she gets to the truth, the closer she comes to not only her demise, but the demise of everyone around her. Now Rhythm’s only hope is to unite the two largest rival street gangs of Chicago, along with the Church, to topple the biggest conspiracy and cover-up the nation has ever known.

Riding Rhythm is filled with intrigue and surprises that will leave you breathless at every turn.

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THE TRAGIC FLAW by Che Parker

An action-packed story of one man’s thirst for power and the ultimate flaw that his undoing.

Cicero Day is a man who controls his gangland territory with an iron fist. Following the footsteps of his mobster father, Cicero dominates the Kansas City underworld with terror, brutality, and shrewd business sense. No one is willing to stand up to him, for they know the retribution he will bring. Cicero fears no one – not even God.

Yet that is about to change. Cicero is haunted by recurring nightmares about the bloodshed he has caused, and his mother’s constant praying for his soul begins to wear thin. Cicero believes he should be beyond such superstitious nonsense, but it continues to seep into his life no matter how much he tries to shut it out.

He and his followers unleash all manner of violence on the streets. But can Cicero overcome his past and even live to see another day? The Tragic Flaw barrels down a path of violence as Cicero if forced to choose between ambition or redemption.

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QUEEN by Cynthia White

Queen is young, beautiful and extremely intelligent. Born and raised as Princess of The Black Mafia, an organization founded by her father, she wants nothing except the love of her cruel, cold-hearted mother. When the police arrest Queen’s father for her mother’s murder, Queen’s perfect life is shattered. Holding a dark secret, Queen must decide if she can reveal the true identity of the killer in order to spare her father’s life.

With her father gone, she searches for security in the arms of a series of lovers, who all their own agendas. Just as her life seems to spinning out of control, she learns to face her own demons and take control of her destiny. But when Queen finally realizes that she is so much more than the criminals and thugs who surround her, it may already be too late.

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