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EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES by Cereka Cook

Daniel — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:06:17 +0000

What happens when a devoted woman is betrayed? Come take a ride with Chanel as she takes her boyfriend, Donnell, to circumstances beyond belief after he betrays her trust with his endless infidelities. How long can Chanel’s friend, Janai, use her looks to get what she wants from men before it catches up to her? Find out as Janai’s gold-digging ways catch up with and she has to face the consequences of her extreme actions.

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THE GOLDEN HUSTLA by Wahida Clark

Daniel — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:39:50 +0000

All of Georgia law enforcement is aware that WMM Advertising-also known as “We Make Millionaires”-is one of the biggest and hardest-to-penetrate fraudulent telemarketing firms in the state. But when a tape recording of a man’s death surfaces that may involve WMM, Atlanta homicide detective Danny Houser realizes that he may actually have the smoking gun needed to go after the firm. All he needs is someone inside WMM to sniff out the company’s secrets. Soon he sets his sights on Alexis Greenspan, aka Nina Coles, the telemarketer’s top sales associate. Approaching retirement, Houser will do everything in his power to manipulate Coles and solve this one last case…no matter who gets hurt in the process.

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DYNASTY by Dutch

Daniel — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:50:34 +0000

National Bestselling Author Dutch debut’s “Dynasty”, the first urban soap opera! The Bells and Simmons are family. The Bells, a crime family in New York, have the cocaine market on lock. The Simmons, hailing from the South, reign supreme in heroin. Talks of joining forces are suddenly stalled when family patriarch Guy Simmons is gunned down. Suspicions fly. Jealousy breeds. The body count rises.

Guy Simmons has created a legacy he wants to pass on to his two sons, Kevin and Tyquan. However, his womanizing ways have spilled over and jeopardizes all he’s worked for. The mothers of his sons hate each other. Like mother, like son. Guy s shooting has ignited a new brotherly beef; a beef that could have deadly repercussions, especially when you have a family where the enemy may lie within.

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Book 1: Dynasty
Book 2: Dynasty 2

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SHAMELESS HOODWIVES by Meesha Mink and De’nesha Diamond

Daniel — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:40:30 +0000

In the second novel from the authors of Desperate Hoodwives, four women will try to escape Bentley Manor – a place no one has ever left unscathed…

- Keisha married the high school basketball star, but now Smokey’s addicted to crack. Unable to feed her children, Keisha feels she’s not only hit bottom but has taken her children with her. When Smokey’s brother offers to help, will it comeat the ultimate price?

- Takiah abruptly fled her pimp husband with her baby. Desperate to start over, she finds a hiding place. Living with Grandma Cleo means returning to the church – but Takiah’s salvation is the last thing on the pastor’s mind…

- Princess is lucky to have found a ride-or-die friend in Lucky, who helps protect her from her mom’s abusive ways. With a voice to rival Mary J. and Whitney, at just seventeen Princess holds a ticket out. But when Lucky is gone, will she have the courage to follow her dreams?

- Woo Woo has escaped the projects with her suburban husband – the type of man every woman wants. But she can’t resist sneaking back to Bentley Manor to steamy sexcapades with her drug dealer boyfriend. It’s not only Woo Woo who has a secret…

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Book 1: Desperate Hoodwives
Book 2: Shameless Hoodwives
Book 3: The Hood Life

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THE DOPEFIEND by JaQuavis Coleman

Daniel — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:41:12 +0000

Hazel is alone in this cold world, and the only thing she has to her name is a strong addiction to heroin. With street smarts and hustle, she finds out about life in the slums. Willing to do any and everything to feed her habit, she robs, steals, cons, and sacrifices her body to satisfy her insatiable urge.

Walk in the shoes of a dopefiend and feel her pain as she tells the story of her life – the good, the bad, and the ugly. This is a deep story that tells the rise and fall of a dopefiend by the name of Hazel Brown.

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Book 1: The Dopeman’s Wife
Book 2: The Dopefiend
Book 3: Dopeman: Memoirs of a Snitch

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16 ON THE BLOCK by Babygirl Daniels

Daniel — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:42:03 +0000

A girl’s 16th birthday is supposed to be sweet, but For Summer Flynt, it was the day that changed her life forever. Young, fly, and beautiful, Summer is under the wing of her older sister Trish, but when Trish steals something that doesn’t belong to her, she gets involved in a lifestyle that she can’t handle. The price to pay is her own life. Frightened and alone, Summer soon finds out that she is expected to pay back her sister’s debt. With the entire neighborhood gunning for her, she is a sheep amongst wolves and only 16 on the block.

Ride shotgun with Summer as she is forced to hit the streets, grow up fast, and learn hard lessons about survival, loyalty, and young love. With $50,000 over her head, who can she trust?

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FIRST SEMESTER by Cecil R. Cross

Daniel — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:33:25 +0000

James “JD” Dawson grew up in the hood, but left a life of violence three thousand miles behind to make something of himself at the University of Atlanta. But when the freshman got off to a fool’s start – kicking it with his new homeboys, showing up late for class, not studying and checking out shorties – JD was assigned a tutor, the luscious Katrina Turner. She made studying real fun. But if JD wanted to get with a girl like Katrina, he’d also have to learn to grow up.

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CAN’T STOP THE SHINE by Joyce Davis

Daniel — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:20:15 +0000

You’re Gonna Blow Up!

When an American Idol-like competition comes to Atlanta, Kalia and Mariama Jefferson (sisters who couldn’t be more different) stop arguing long enough to agree on one thing: Kalia has to try out. A senior at a prestigious performing arts high school, Kalia has a shot at making her dream come true. And with sixteen-year-old Mariama cheering her on, Kalia sings her heart out, eager to beat thousands of other hopefuls.

But when Kalia makes the top twenty, the competition really begins – on stage and at home. Suddenly, Kalia and Mariama are up against each other. And there’s only one way to win…

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A HERO AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT A SANDWICH by Alice Childress

Daniel — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:09:19 +0000

Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn’t want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned out? As Benjie sees it, there’s nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of time, and home life isn’t much better. All Benjie wants is for someone to believe in him, for someone to believe that he’s more than a thirteen-year-old junkie. But Benjie can’t kick heroin for his mother or for his teachers. he needs to do it for himself.

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DIRTY SOUTH by Phillip Thomas Duck

Daniel — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:52:49 +0000

College is a big adjustment—but not if you’re Kenya Posey. Even at a Southern school far from her Jersey turf, she’s the one the girls envy and the boys want. Kenya’s the star of a hot singing/dancing troupe, her high-school BFF Lark is on campus—could things get any better?

For Lark, the answer is yes. While she’s flunking socially, life is one big episode of Everybody Loves Kenya—and Lark barely gets a walk-on role. Kenya’s too self-absorbed to see beyond her fabulous new life. But with Kenya’s brother Eric and his rapper friend Fiasco bringing drama right to her door, all that’s about to change….

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