RIPPED DOLLARS by Raymond Francis
When some people picture Philadelphia, they think of Cheesesteaks and the Liberty Bell. “Ripped Dollars” will change that perception. The story centers on Tone and Amir, two youngn’s who are their own and ready to do whatever is necessary to survive. From schemes to stick-ups, anything goes when it comes to making money. Tone and [...]
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FULL CIRCLE by Ayana Ellis
Posted by Daniel on June 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Carin Douglas is a fearless young girl, thrust into the role of a stickup kid alongside Brooklyn’s most notorious thugs. She learns to fight, to survive, and ultimately to shine through a series of events that take her from a young black girl on the verge to a designer-clad diva with a hot car, an [...]
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KARMA II by Sabrina A. Eubanks
Posted by Daniel on May 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The saga continues… When narcotics detective Lucas Cain meets news reporter Justine Greer, she stops his playa attitude in its tracks. It is love at first sight as the two fall head over heels for each other, despite the influence of Justine’s jealous friend, Simone. The jealousy and betrayal leave a deadly trail of broken [...]
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KARMA by Sabrina A. Eubanks
Posted by Daniel on May 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
When narcotics detective Lucas Cain meets news reporter Justine Greer, she stops his playa attitude in its tracks. It is love at first sight as the two fall head over heels for each other, despite the influence of Justine’s jealous friend, Simone. While Simone tempts Lucas with her raw sexuality, he struggles to keep his [...]
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Q & A: Shelia M. Goss
Posted by Daniel on April 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? The Lip Gloss Chronicles is my first young adult series. I am the author of six women’s fiction books. Besides writing, I love to read, travel and meet new people. One of my favorite things to do when I go to a new [...]
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GOODNESS AND MERCY by Vanessa Davis Griggs
Posted by Daniel on April 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Gabrielle Mercedes has dreamed of being a dancer since she was a little girl. But when her life takes a very different turn, it’s not the future she’d envisioned for herself. Feeling a void she can’t fill, she finds the salvation she’s been seeking in church and decides to start anew. Learning that her church [...]
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P.I.E.C.E.S. by Tammy Fournier
Posted by Daniel on March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
With a pimp for a father and a thief for a mother, it has always been a hustler’s life for Tara. While other girls were playing with dolls and learning to jump rope, Tara was learning how to boost the best merchandise from the best boutiques in town. Now at eighteen, with an advanced degree [...]
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NO MORE TEARS IN THE END by Roy Glenn
Posted by Daniel on January 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Following the death of Freeze, Mike Black and Bobby Ray are back in control of their organization. It seems like old times, but Black knows it’s time to get out of the game before he loses somebody else close to him. He hasn’t taken his eye off the man he believes arranged the murder of [...]
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GIRLS FROM DA HOOD 5 by Edd McNair, Keisha Ervin, and Brenda Hampton
Posted by Daniel on December 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
You’ve seen them in print before, and their books are hot, hot, hot! Now see what Edd McNair, Keisha Ervin, and Brenda Hampton can do when they join forces to bring three stories in the latest installment of Girls from da Hood. “Queen Pynn” by Keisha Ervin Being married to a notorious gangsta rapper Sean [...]
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KEEPING SECRETS TELLING LIES by Nishawnda Ellis
Posted by Daniel on November 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Shawniece Turner is about to marry the love of her life, Detective Mark Anderton. They met five years ago, when Mark was investigating the murder of Shaniece’s cousin. What he doesn’t know is that he put the wrong man behind bars – and he is engaged to the true killer! Sixteen-year-old Dawson Jones was framed [...]
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