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Urban Fiction
Diary of a Young Girl - Mark Anthony
Publisher: Urban
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2010
Share Diary of a Young Girl ISBN-13: 9781601622211
 ISBN-10: 160162221X
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Shayla finally manages to overcome her troubled adolescence and graduate from college, but a DNA test threatens to unravel her future, reopening the rape case from her past in which she falsely accused the wrong man of the crime.
Dogism - Mark Anthony
Publisher: Q-Boro Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2006
Share Dogism ISBN-13: 9780977733507
 ISBN-10: 0977733505
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Afflicted by dogism, a distorted sexuality that causes men to be unfaithful, Lance Thomas, who has it all, discovers that every dog has his day when he tries to juggle his family, his faith and his new mistress, while trying to end his relationship with a stripper who is obsessed with him.
Fly Betty - Treasure E. Blue
Publisher: Cashmoney
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2013
Share Fly Betty ISBN-13: 9781936399314
 ISBN-10: 1936399318
 Call Number: Fiction
In the multi-billion dollar entertainment industry, there is a secret society of women vying for one thing – an opportunity to live a luxurious, lavish lifestyle by snagging a rich and famous singer, rapper or athlete. Betty Blaise, or Fly Betty to those who truly know her, was not in it to be a wife or even the baby momma of a wealthy public figure – she had her sights set higher, much higher. While most of these women use sex as their weapon of choice, Betty uses her knowledge of psychology to manipulate men. Up until now Betty has lived her life according to her own strict rules and standards, refusing to compromise for anyone, even if it potentially meant shielding herself from true love. But when she encounters a man that she would never have anticipated falling for in a million years, the very tools she used so effectively against men begin to turn against her.
Thugs and the Women Who Love Them - Wahida Clark
Publisher: Dafina Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/06/2010
Share Thugs and the Women Who Love Them ISBN-13: 9780758243492
 ISBN-10: 0758243499
 Call Number: Fiction
Trying to survive the 'hood, friends Angel, Jaz, and Kyra find themselves unable to leave the lying, cheating, vicious, drug-dealing men that they love, becoming trapped in a world of jealousy, turf wars, revenge, sex, and violence. The first in a series.
 
Thug series
#1 Thugs and the Women Who Love Them. Fiction
#2 Every Thug Needs a Lady. Fiction
#3 Thug Matrimony. Fiction
#4 Thug Lovin’. Fiction
#6 Justify My Thug. Fiction
#7 Honor Thy Thug. Fiction
 
Hustlin' Divas - De'nesha Diamond
Publisher: Kensington
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2010
Share Hustlin ISBN-13: 9780758247551
 ISBN-10: 0758247559
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Four women--sisters Ta'Shara and LeShelle, police detective Melanie, and prostitute Yolanda--live double lives and conspire against each other after each woman becomes involved with a hustler named Python.
An Accidental Affair - Eric Jerome Dickey
Publisher: Dutton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2012
Share An Accidental Affair ISBN-13: 9780525952343
 ISBN-10: 0525952349
 Call Number: Fiction, fiction audio-CD
Fiction. James Thicke is a man whose mysterious past runs as deep as his violent streak. He's channeled the intensity of his soul into twin passions-success as a screenwriter, and marriage to movie actress Regina Baptiste. In the midst of filming his latest script, starring Regina and leading man Johnny Bergs, James receives a video of his wife caught in the most compromising of situations. Hours later, the clip of the on-set infidelity has hit the Internet and gone viral in the blogosphere and across all channels of social media. James responds to the affront by savagely attacking Johnny Bergs, sparking a media frenzy that compels him to go into hiding and resort to extreme measures to protect his wife.
Chasing Destiny - Eric Jerome Dickey
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/28/2007
Share Chasing Destiny ISBN-13: 9781423306412
 ISBN-10: 1423306414
 Call Number: Fiction, fiction audio-CDs
Known on the streets for her beauty and impressive motorcycle, Ducati discovers that she is pregnant just before her boyfriend decides to return to his wife, a situation that is complicated by a threat from her boyfriend's wife, the disappearance of her boyfriend's teenage daughter, and an attempt on Ducati's life.
Drive Me Crazy [sound recording] - Eric Jerome Dickey
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/15/2004
Share Drive Me Crazy [sound recording] ISBN-13: 9781593558352
 ISBN-10: 159355835X
 Call Number: Fiction audio-CD
Former convict Driver's efforts to right the wrongs in his life are compromised by an expensive secret and a past affair with his boss's troublesome wife.
Sleeping With Strangers [sound recording] - Eric Jerome Dickey
Publisher: Dutton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2007
Share Sleeping With Strangers [sound recording] ISBN-13: 9780525949992
 ISBN-10: 0525949992
 Call Number: Fiction audio-CD
Drifting from relationship to relationship in his work as a killer for hire, Gideon interacts with a range of con artists, prostitutes, and broken-heart clients while passing time with three very different women, each of whom wishes to capture his heart.  The first in a series. Continue Gideon's story in #2, Waking With Enemies, #3 Dying for Revenge, and #4 Resurrecting Midnight.
Tempted by Trouble - Eric Jerome Dickey
Publisher: Penguin
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2010
Share Tempted by Trouble ISBN-13: 9780525950585
 ISBN-10: 0525950583
 Call Number: Fiction, Playaway
When his promising future is upended by the recession, former Detroit auto industry employee Dmytryk and his wife, Cora, make a morally ambiguous and ultimately violent deal with a ruthless crime boss that ends their marriage and forces Dmytryk to reassess his beliefs.
The Ex-Wife - Candice Dow
Publisher: Grand Central Pub.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/29/2013
Share The Ex-Wife ISBN-13: 9780446179546
 ISBN-10: 044617954X
 Call Number: Fiction
Radio relationship expert Ayana Blue has a hot and steamy night with the Realtor who is helping her purchase her dream home, only to find out the next day that he is married when his angry wife calls her radio show.
Silenced - Kia DuPree
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2011
Share Silenced ISBN-13: 9780446547741
 ISBN-10: 0446547743
 Call Number: Fiction
After falling on hard times, 30-year-old Nicola "Cola" Hampton is forced to move her family into a notorious housing project in Washington, D.C. Despite her best efforts to provide a better life for her kids -- 14-year-old Marquan, 12-year-old Taevon, and their younger sister, Tinka -- she isn't able to prevent them from getting into increasingly serious trouble. In chapters that alternate between Cola's perspective and Tinka's, we watch as their family's story unfolds. Urban fiction readers won't want to miss this realistic portrayal of city life, but even those unfamiliar with the genre may appreciate author Kia Dupree's ability to "inspire the reader's empathy -- an outstanding achievement" (Publishers Weekly).
Reckless - Keisha Ervin
Publisher: Urban Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2012
Share Reckless ISBN-13: 9781601625205
 ISBN-10: 1601625200
 Call Number: Fiction
Farrah, treated badly by her beau Khalil, falls for his friend Mills, but Mills won't betray his own girlfriend, Jade, even though she is cheating on him with an NBA superstar.
Night Work - Nelson George
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2003
Share Night Work ISBN-13: 9780743235518
 ISBN-10: 0743235517
 Call Number: Fiction
Tired of his seedy underworld life, Nigel, a highly paid sex worker, dreams of a new career as an R&B vocalist, but his quest to reach his goal is undermined by Beth Ann, a beautiful, debt-ridden supermodel involved in a deadly drug ring.
Nasty Girls - Erick S. Gray
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2006
Share Nasty Girls ISBN-13: 9780312349967
 ISBN-10: 0312349963
 Call Number: Fiction
The close relationship between best friends Camille, Jade, and Shy begins to fall apart when Jade's and Shy's boyfriends, Roscoe and James, partners in a lucrative drug business, become caught up in a shoot-out that leaves Roscoe in prison and James walking away from it all.
Torn - Stephanie Guerra
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2012
Share Torn ISBN-13: 9780761462729
 ISBN-10: 0761462724
 Call Number: YA Fiction
Realistic Fiction. High school senior Stella Chavez's life in South Bend, Indiana centers on helping her mother raise her younger brother and sister, AP classes, and soccer. She's your classic good girl; you'd never guess that Stella's dad was a drug addict who walked out when she was a kid. Or that inside, Stella wishes for something more. New girl Ruby Caroline seems like Stella's polar opposite: cursing, smoking, and teetering in sky-high heels. But with Ruby, Stella gets a taste of another world a world in which parents act like roommates, college men are way more interesting than high school boys, and there is nothing that shouldn't be tried once. It's not long before Stella finds herself torn between her worlds in this "engrossing story" by a "strong new voice" (Kirkus Reviews).
Full Figured - Brenda Hampton
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/29/2010
Share Full Figured ISBN-13: 9781601622181
 ISBN-10: 160162218X
 Call Number: Romance paperbacks
Age is just a number, and whoever said that full-figured women don't know how to bring fire to a relationship was sadly mistaken. Carl Weber brings together two popular divas to give readers what they've been asking for: passionate, empowering stories about the lives and loves of big, beautiful women.
Trouble & Triumph - (Rapper) T. I.
Publisher: HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2012
Share Trouble & Triumph ISBN-13: 9780062067685
 ISBN-10: 0062067680
 Call Number: Fiction
Leaving behind Power, the boy she's come to love, Tanya "Beauty" Long makes a name for herself in New York City's fashion industry, while Power becomes trapped in a world of drugs, women, and money where he makes a shocking discovery that brings Tanya back to him.
Back in the Hood - Treasure Hernandez
Publisher: Urban Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2009
Share Back in the Hood ISBN-13: 9781601621474
 ISBN-10: 1601621477
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Reunited with Halleigh and expecting a baby, Malek tries to leave the drug trafficking empire he inherited for a better life, but carrying out one last heist may put his empire and relationship in jeopardy.
A Pimp's Life - Treasure Hernandez
Publisher: Urban Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2009
Share A Pimp ISBN-13: 9781601621511
 ISBN-10: 1601621515
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Mack, a cruel and unforgiving pimp, breaks one of his cardinal rules and falls in love with Joi, one of his top-earning prostitutes, which forces him to choose between staying in the business or giving it up for a normal life.
Come Sunday Morning - Terry E. Hill
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2011
Share Come Sunday Morning ISBN-13: 9781601622457
 ISBN-10: 1601622457
 Call Number: Fiction
A charismatic pastor grapples with the conflict between his religious convictions and his love for a man, while his ambitious and resentful wife schemes to murder him and take over his church.
The Real Cool Killers - Chester B. Himes
Publisher: Allison and Busby
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/1988
Share The Real Cool Killers ISBN-13: 9780679720393
 ISBN-10: 0679720391
 Call Number: Fiction
Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson, two Black New York City police detectives investigate the puzzling murder of a white man in Harlem.
The Rich Girls' Club - HoneyB
Publisher: Grand Central Pub.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2013
Share The Rich Girls ISBN-13: 9780446584739
 ISBN-10: 0446584738
 Call Number: Fiction
In order to elect the first female governor of California, Morgan Childs uses sexual blackmail to get rid of her candidate Brooks Kennedy's opponents, until someone attempts to murder Brooks.
At the Crossroads - Travis Hunter
Publisher: Dafina Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
Share At the Crossroads ISBN-13: 9780758242518
 ISBN-10: 0758242514
 Call Number: YA paperbacks
Franky Bourgeois is fifteen, and he's already done more living than most. He was blasted out of a normal childhood in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit, leaving town with two older cousins nothing short of thugs. As hard as he tried, even for a good kid like Franky, their influence was hard to resist. Now Franky's just a heartbeat away from a life of crime, until he gets an unexpected chance to turn things around. Getting back on track is easier said than done, but Franky's always been a survivor. He'll just have to prove it one more time.
Kings of Vice - Ice-T
Publisher: Forge
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2011
Share Kings of Vice ISBN-13: 9780765325136
 ISBN-10: 0765325136
 Call Number: Fiction
Released from prison after 20 years, Crush embarks on a plan to recapture his position at the head of New York City's most powerful crime syndicate while exacting revenge on those who betrayed him and killed his son, an effort that is tempered by his newfound conscience and love for a woman he cannot have.
Mirror Image - Ice-T
Publisher: Forge
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2013
Share Mirror Image ISBN-13: 9780765325143
 ISBN-10: 0765325144
 Call Number: New Fiction
The popular rap artist and star of Law & Order: SVU presents the story of former gang leader Crush Casey, who after a 20-year sentence in Attica returns to New York's underworld and endeavors to use his power to clean up the city's streets only to be confronted by a dangerous Armenian gangster.
Little Black Girl Lost 3 - Keith Lee Johnson
Publisher: Urban Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2007
Share Little Black Girl Lost 3 ISBN-13: 9781893196780
 ISBN-10: 189319678X
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Holier-than-thou courtesan Johnnie Wise must pay for her past indiscretions when the police believe that she is involved in several murders and the theft of two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
 
Little Black Girl Lost series
Little Black Girl Lost 3. Fiction paperbacks
Little Black Girl Lost 4. Fiction paperbacks
Little Black Girl Lost 5. Fiction paperbacks
The Harris Men - R. M. (Rodney Marcus) Johnson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/1999
Share The Harris Men ISBN-13: 9780684844701
 ISBN-10: 0684844702
 Call Number: Fiction
In a debut novel that incorporates his own personal family history, an author writes about Julius Harris, a fifty-five-year-old man recently diagnosed with cancer who determined to make amends for his past mistakes. Followed by The Harris Family.
Bad Boy - Dream Jordan
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2012
Share Bad Boy ISBN-13: 9780312549978
 ISBN-10: 0312549970
 Call Number: YA paperbacks
Devastated to find herself back in a group home after a peaceful year of living with loving foster parents, a Brooklyn teenager striving to become strong and independent soon falls prey to the dangerous affections of a good looking but shady young man.
Bling - Erica Kennedy
Publisher: Hyperion
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/29/2005
Share Bling ISBN-13: 9781401359676
 ISBN-10: 1401359671
Cinderella remixed: an uninhibited, unputdownable novel about a small-town girl and the music mogul determined to turn her into a megastar.
Running from Mercy - Terra Little
Publisher: Q-Boro Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2008
Share Running from Mercy ISBN-13: 9781933967370
 ISBN-10: 1933967374
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Returning home to Mercy, Georgia, after the death of her twin sister, Pam, a succesful recording artist, soon discovers why she was in such a hurry to leave this small town, rife with dark secrets and betrayal, behind. Original.
Charly's Epic Fiascos - Kelli London
Publisher: Dafina KTeen Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2012
Share Charly ISBN-13: 9780758263582
 ISBN-10: 0758263589
 Call Number: YA paperbacks
Sixteen-year-old aspiring actress Charly St. James, who works as a waitress to help support her dysfunctional mother and younger sister, leaves a Chicago suburb for New York to live with her aunt and audition for a reality television show.
That Devil's No Friend of Mine - J. D. Mason
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2009
Share That Devil ISBN-13: 9780312368852
 ISBN-10: 0312368852
 Call Number: Fiction
The death of a popular mortician exposes his manipulative and controlling nature in life and frees the people closest to him to pursue dreams of intimacy and passion.
Ms. Etta's Fast House - Victor McGlothin
Publisher: Dafina Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2007
Share Ms. Etta ISBN-13: 9780758213815
 ISBN-10: 0758213816
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Baltimore Floyd, an adored patron and a hustler with a penchant for trouble, finds himself falsely accused of murder after an affair with a corrupt cop's wife.
My Kinda Girl - Michael McGrew
Publisher: Legacy Pub Group Llc
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/11/2011
Share My Kinda Girl ISBN-13: 9780983040903
 ISBN-10: 0983040907
 Call Number: Fiction
From street hustler to a successful conman, Bobbi Williams finds himself lost and confused when his best friend/sister is murdered in cold blood. After doing six years in prison for a string of robberies, and now friends with his late sister's boyfriend, James, they plan their way to the top together. When Bobbi is released from Atlanta State Penitentiary with a lot to prove and a legal hustling gameplan, his life begins to take a successful turn for the worse starting with a secret affair involving James fiance, Jennifer, recognizing that she is his kinda girl. Bobbi has it all: the money, fame, a fantasy and a family until his past and a little karma catches up to him.
We Ain't the Brontes - Rosalyn McMillan
Publisher: Kensington
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2011
Share We Ain ISBN-13: 9781601622433
 ISBN-10: 1601622430
 Call Number: Fiction
Charity Evans, a national best-selling author, finds her life spinning wildly out of control when her sister Lynzee files a civil suit against her and her husband files for divorce, which forces her to define her life as a wife, mother, sister, and writer.
God Don't Like Ugly - Mary Monroe
Publisher: Dafina Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2000
Share God Don ISBN-13: 9781575666075
 ISBN-10: 1575666073
 Call Number: Fiction audio-CD
Frightened and ashamed, budding teenager Annette Goode, a shy, awkward, overweight girl hides the devastating secret that her mother's boarder has been sexually abusing her, until her life is changed forever by the beautiful and worldly Rhoda Nelson. First in a series.
God Don't Novels
#1 God Don't Like Ugly. Fiction audio-CD
#2 God Still Don't Like Ugly. Fiction paperbacks, fiction audio-CD
#3 God Don't Play. Fiction audio-CD
#4 God Ain't Blind. Fiction audio-CD
#5 God Ain't Through Yet. Fiction audio-CD
#6 God Don't Make No Mistakes. Fiction, fiction audio-CD
In Sheep's Clothing - Mary Monroe
Publisher: Dafina Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2005
Share In Sheep ISBN-13: 9780758203441
 ISBN-10: 0758203446
 Call Number: Fiction
Trudy goes too far in her quest for passion and happiness when she assumes the identity of a wealthy co-worker, leading a double life and getting involved with the wrong man.
Mama Ruby - Mary Monroe
Publisher: Dafina
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2011
Share Mama Ruby ISBN-13: 9780758238610
 ISBN-10: 0758238614
 Call Number: Fiction, fiction audio-CD
After Othella--the daughter of the town tramp in Shreveport, Louisiana--convinces her to give her baby away, fifteen-year-old Ruby Jean Upshaw runs away to New Orleans, where nothing can quell her simmering rage at Othella for persuading her to let her baby go.
Millionaire Mistress 3 - Tiphani
Publisher: Dafina Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2012
Share Millionaire Mistress 3 ISBN-13: 9780758263278
 ISBN-10: 0758263279
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When she gets a new sugar daddy, Chloe, hell-bent on revenge, goes after her sister Oshlyn and her sister's boyfriend Brooklyn, threatening to destroy them both if they don't see things her way.
Fusion - Rochan Morgan
Publisher: Q-Boro Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2007
Share Fusion ISBN-13: 9781933967288
 ISBN-10: 1933967285
 Call Number: Fiction paperbacks
Three very different people--Shakey, a hustler trapped between a dirty cop and a blackmailer; Jessica, who is tormented by past demons; and Christopher, a young runaway who has escaped an abusive homelife--find comfort in each other as they fight to stay alive.
Darius Jones - Mary B. Morrison
Publisher: Dafina Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2010
Share Darius Jones ISBN-13: 9780758222619
 ISBN-10: 0758222610
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After an accident with a drunk driver leaves his wife, Fancy, in a coma, pro-basketball player Darius Jones must fend off the mother of his son, who is fighting for primary custody, as well as a relentless groupie, who is using Fancy's absence to try to become part of Darius's life.
Unconditionally Single - Mary B. Morrison
Publisher: Dafina Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2009
Share Unconditionally Single ISBN-13: 9780758215178
 ISBN-10: 0758215177
 Call Number: Fiction
Running a counseling center in Atlanta to help women through the struggles she once faced, former prostitute Honey Thomas funds her center using money stolen from her ex-pimp and realizes she will have to disappear to prevent him from killing her.
If I Can't Have You - Mary B. Morrison
Publisher: Dafina
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/31/2012
Share If I Can ISBN-13: 9780758272997
 ISBN-10: 0758272995
 Call Number: Fiction
The owner of a multimillion-dollar multimedia firm, Madison Tyler enjoys her no-strings attached relationship with Granville Washington, but when she tries to break things off, he refuses to let her go and will do whatever it takes to make her see that he is the perfect man for her.
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned - Walter Mosley
Publisher: W. W. Norton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/1997
Share Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned ISBN-13: 9780393045390
 ISBN-10: 0393045390
 Call Number: Fiction, fiction audio-CD
After serving twenty-seven years in an Indiana prison for killing two people in a drunken rage, tough, brooding ex-convict Socrates Fortlow lives in a tiny apartment in an abandoned building in Watts, struggling to make sense of the anarchic violence in the world and in himself. The first in a series.
Socrates Fortlow series
#1 Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned. Fiction, fiction audio-CD
#2 Walkin' the Dog. Fiction, large print fiction
#3 The Right Mistake. Fiction
Fortunate Son - Walter Mosley
Publisher: Back Bay Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/12/2010
Share Fortunate Son ISBN-13: 9781448706716
 ISBN-10: 1448706718
 Call Number: Large print fiction
Sharing a close bond in spite of very different backgrounds, Eric, a handsome white man of privilege, and Tommy, an impoverished black youth with poor health, are separated by tragedy and reunited by a common enemy years later.
All the Right Stuff - Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: HarperTeen
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2012
Share All the Right Stuff ISBN-13: 9780061960888
 ISBN-10: 0061960888
 Call Number: YA Fiction
The summer after his absentee father is killed in a random shooting, Paul works at a Harlem soup kitchen, where he listens to lessons about "the social contract" from an elderly African American man and mentors a seventeen-year-old unwed mother who wantsto make it to college on a basketball scholarship.
Autobiography of My Dead Brother - Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Harper Tempest Amistad
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2005
Share Autobiography of My Dead Brother ISBN-13: 9780060582913
 ISBN-10: 006058291X
 Call Number: YA Fiction
Jesse pours his heart and soul into his sketchbook to make sense of life in his troubled Harlem neighborhood and the loss of a close friend.
The Beast - Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Scholastic
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2003
Share The Beast ISBN-13: 9780439368414
 ISBN-10: 0439368413
 Call Number: YA Fiction
A visit to his Harlem neighborhood and the discovery that the girl he loves is using drugs give sixteen-year-old Anthony Witherspoon a new perspective both on his home and on his life at a Connecticut prep school.
Lockdown - Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: HarperTeen/Amistad
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2010
Share Lockdown ISBN-13: 9780061214813
 ISBN-10: 0061214817
 Call Number: YA Fiction
Teenage Reese, serving time at a juvenile detention facility, gets a lesson in making it through hard times from an unlikely friend with a harrowing past.
Monster - Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Harper Collins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/1999
Share Monster ISBN-13: 9780060280772
 ISBN-10: 0060280778
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Scorpions - Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Harper & Row
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/1988
Share Scorpions ISBN-13: 9780060243647
 ISBN-10: 0060243643
 Call Number: YA Fiction
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun until a tragedy occurs.
Durty South Grind - L. E. Newell
Publisher: Strebor Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/29/2011
Share Durty South Grind ISBN-13: 9781593093501
 ISBN-10: 1593093500
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After he is released from jail, Larry "Sparkle" Stith's effort to go straight is derailed when his friends enlist his help to protect their interests in Atlanta's prostitution, drugs and gambling trade, an endeavor that is complicated by that fact that Sparkle's lover is the city's police chief. A first novel.
Duplicity - Oasis
Publisher: Strebor Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/15/2010
Share Duplicity ISBN-13: 9781593092979
 ISBN-10: 1593092970
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A millionaire movie producer begins experiencing drug-induced blackouts and is falsely accused of assault, a situation that threatens his reputation and estate throughout the course of several frenzied hours during which his wife and her associates try to frame him for murder.
The Precious Life - Che Parker
Publisher: Strebor Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/01/2008
Share The Precious Life ISBN-13: 9781593092108
 ISBN-10: 1593092105
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Sharing a minimal-risk lifestyle funded by their underachiever careers, Joshua and Kathryn find their marriage shattered by a secret from Kathryn's past that prompts an enraged and increasingly violent Joshua to pursue a second life outside of their home.
Piano in the Dark - Eric Pete
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/01/2010
Share Piano in the Dark ISBN-13: 9781601622402
 ISBN-10: 1601622406
 Call Number: Fiction
When he embarks on an affair with Ava, a mysterious woman who knows things about him that he has never even told his wife, Chase finds his life unraveling around him as he searches for the truth about this obsessive beauty.
Cowboys - Gary Phillips
Publisher: DC Comics
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/19/2011
Share Cowboys ISBN-13: 9781401215347
 ISBN-10: 1401215343
 Call Number: Adult Graphic Novels
Cowboys revolves around a racially motivated police shooting of Deke Kotto, a young African American man, by Tim Brady, a white undercover cop, inside a swanky club frequented by hip-hop stars, gangsters, Hollywood celebs and the drug kingpins that finance the whole operation. But the victim is actually an undercover officer on the trail of the gangsters, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
From Hood to Hollywood - Sasha Raye
Publisher: Life Changing Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2009
Share From Hood to Hollywood ISBN-13: 9781934230800
 ISBN-10: 1934230804
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Ghetto-born Demi Rodriquez, a beautiful half-black, half-Puerto Rican bombshell, enjoyed her lavish lifestyle. Unfortunately, she gets a taste of the broke life when her drug-dealing boyfriend gets sent to prison. In an instant, Demi is forced into the film business where life takes her by storm.
The Perfect Marriage - Kimberla Lawson Roby
Publisher: Grand Central Pub.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2013
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 ISBN-10: 0446572500
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Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. Happily married for fifteen years, they have a wonderful daughter, Mackenzie, successful careers, and a beautiful home in a posh Chicago suburb. They are hiding a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs. It started innocently enough. Denise occasionally used prescription drugs to help her deal with the long hours and demanding nature of her job. Derrek, also under pressure at work, began using cocaine socially with some of his colleagues. As her job becomes more stressful, Denise can no longer get through the day without a fix. Derrek realizes his harmless habit has become anything but, and desperately wants to get clean.With her parents spiraling out of control, Mackenzie makes an unexpected move to take matters into her own hands.
Push - Sapphire
Publisher: A.A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/1996
Share Push ISBN-13: 9780679446262
 ISBN-10: 0679446265
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A courageous and determined young teacher opens up a new world of hope and redemption for sixteen-year-old Precious Jones, an abused young African American girl living in Harlem who was raped and left pregnant by her father. This modern classic was the inspiration for the film Precious. To continue the story, check out the sequel, The Kid.
Lost and Found - Anne E. Schraff
Publisher: Townsend Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/01/2002
Share Lost and Found ISBN-13: 9780944210024
 ISBN-10: 0944210023
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After a mysterious stranger starts following her and a threatening note is left on her desk at Bluford High School, Darcy Wills must race against time to save her missing sister.The first entry in the Bluford High series.
Bluford High series
#1 Lost & Found. Schraff, Anne. YA paperbacks.
#2 A Matter of Trust. Schraff, Anne. YA paperbacks.
#3 Secrets in the Shadows. Schraff, Anne. YA paperbacks.
#4 Someone to Love Me. Schraff, Anne. YA paperbacks.
#5 The Bully. Langan, Paul. YA paperbacks.
#6 Payback. Langan, Paul. YA paperbacks.
#7 Until We Meet Again. Schraff, Anne. YA paperbacks.
#8 Blood is Thicker. Langan, Paul. YA paperbacks.
#9 Brothers in Arms. Langan, Paul. YA paperbacks.
#10 Summer of Secrets. Langan, Paul. YA paperbacks.
#11 The Fallen. Langan, Paul. YA paperbacks.
#12 Shattered. Langan, Paul. YA paperbacks. 
#14 No Way Out. Kern, Peggy. YA paperbacks.
#15 Schooled. Langan, Paul. YA paperbacks. 
#16 Breaking Point. Folan, Karyn Langhorne. YA paperbacks.
#17 The Test. Kern, Peggy. YA paperbacks.
#18 Pretty Ugly. Folan, Karyn Langhorne. YA paperbacks.
Boogie Down - Daniel Serrano
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2010
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 ISBN-10: 044619414X
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While investigating the brutal murder of rap superstar FYSHBone, Detective Cassandra Maldonado mixes business with pleasure when she gets involved with Bone's risk-addicted celebrity lawyer who is hiding secrets worth killing for.
Chocolate Dove - Cas Sigers
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2012
Share Chocolate Dove ISBN-13: 9781601623461
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Dove Sadiq, a high-paid escort, tries to leave the escort business behind when she falls in love with and marries abstract artist Grayson Charles, but she is unable to break free from the extravagant lifestyle she has become used to.
The Coldest Winter Ever - Sister Souljah
Publisher: Pocket Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2000
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 ISBN-10: 0671025368
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Winter Santiaga, the daughter of one of Brooklyn's most powerful drug czars, uses her own weapons--including sex and an aggressive attitude--to stay on top, after her father's empire is threatened by a drug war.
A Deeper Love Inside - Sister Souljah
Publisher: Emily Bestler Books/Atria
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/29/2013
Share A Deeper Love Inside ISBN-13: 9781439165317
 ISBN-10: 1439165319
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A Deeper Love Inside tells an unforgettable coming-of-age story in the words of Porsche Santiaga, Winter’s younger sister. Sharp-tongued, quick-witted Porsche worships her sister Winter. Cut from the same cloth as her father, Ricky, Porsche is also a natural born hustler. Passionate and loyal to the extreme, she refuses to accept her new life in group homes, foster care, and juvenile detention after her family is torn apart. Porsche—unique, young, and beautiful—will do whatever it takes to reclaim her status and return to her wealthy, loving family. In A Deeper Love Inside, readers will encounter their favorite characters from The Coldest Winter Ever, including Winter and Midnight. Souljah’s voice will again move your heart and soul and open your eyes to a shocking reality.
Midnight: A Gangster Love Story - Sister Souljah
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2008
Share Midnight%3a A Gangster Love Story ISBN-13: 9781416545187
 ISBN-10: 1416545182
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The prequel to The Coldest Winter Ever. Sent to America with his mother when his father's powerful empire is attacked, underworld lieutenant Midnight draws on his African intelligence and Muslim mindset to protect those he loves and reclaim his wealth and way of life. Continue Midnight's story in the follow-up, Midnight and the Meaning of Love.
Midnight and the Meaning of Love - Sister Souljah
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
Share Midnight and the Meaning of Love ISBN-13: 9781439165355
 ISBN-10: 1439165351
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Powerful and sensual, Midnight is an intelligent, fierce fighter and Ninjutsu-trained ninja warrior. He attracts attention wherever he goes but remains unmoved by it and focuses on protecting his mother and sister and regaining his family’s fortunes. When Midnight, a devout Muslim, takes sixteen-year-old Akemi from Japan as his wife, they look forward to building a life together, but their tumultuous teenage marriage is interrupted when Akemi is kidnapped and taken back to Japan by her own father. Midnight secures his mother and sister before setting off on a global journey to reclaim his wife. 

Between Friends - D. L. Sparks
Publisher: Urban
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2012
Share Between Friends ISBN-13: 9781601623454
 ISBN-10: 1601623453
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When his latest case brings him back home to Atlanta, DEA agent Orlando "Trip" Spencer III, while trying to stop the senseless slaughters on the streets of the Dirty South, confronts his old friend Aaron "Ace" Moore, a police officer who, playing by his own rules, is threatened by Trip's investigation.
Low Down & Dirty - Vickie M. Stringer
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/27/2012
Share Low Down & Dirty ISBN-13: 9781451660869
 ISBN-10: 1451660863
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Relocating to Arizona after punishing her enemies, Red enjoys her successes as a best-selling author but is unable to forget her love for Q, a situation that is further threatened by the vengeful plots of those she has harmed. By the Essence best-selling author of Imagine This.
Antebellum - R. Kayeen Thomas
Publisher: Strebor Books International
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2012
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Sent back in time and forced to endure the realities of his enslaved ancestors, a rap artist suffers experiences that challenge everything he believes as learned from his fellow rappers, their lyrics, and the music executives.
L.A. Blues - Maxine E. Thompson
Publisher: Urban Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/28/2011
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 ISBN-10: 1601623070
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Getting her life back together after being fired from the police force, Zipporah "Z" Saldana, sober for two years, opens up her own private investigation firm and finds herself in deep trouble when she looks into the murder of her former foster mother's grandson, a high school basketball star.
Larger than Lyfe - Cynthia Diane Thornton
Publisher: Strebor Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2011
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 ISBN-10: 1593093195
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Beautiful, Wharton-educated, recording industry mogul Keshari Mitchell is leading a double life. As owner of Larger Than Lyfe Entertainment, a multimillion-dollar record label specializing in platinum-selling hip-hop, R&B and jazz, she is undeniably the most powerful woman in the American music industry. As second-in-command in The Consortium, one of the most powerful black-organized crime rings on the West Coast, she is, undoubtedly, one of the most powerful and most feared women in the United States' criminal underworld. But she wants out of an organization that does not accept resignations.
Football Widows - Pat Tucker
Publisher: Strebor Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2011
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When she discovers that her NFL head coach husband is cheating on her and that the other football wives in her circle knew about the affair, B. J. Almond determines to take her revenge by revealing some dirty secrets.
Boss Lady - Omar Tyree
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2005
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 ISBN-10: 0743228685
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Hollywood celebrity Tracy Ellison's personal assistant and cousin, Vanessa, oversees the trials and tribulations of a film production about Tracy's life.
The Last Street Novel - Omar Tyree
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2007
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 ISBN-10: 1416541845
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A successful African-American novelist who has made his reputation with a series of romantic novels for women, Shareef Crawford yearns to expand his literary range but is unable to find the essential inspiration, until a book tour brings him home to Harlem.
Pecking Order - Omar Tyree
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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 ISBN-10: 1416541934
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Entering the high-stakes business of celebrity party promotions in southern California, an ambitious young accountant finds the highly charged industry significantly shaped by big money influences, race factors, and sex.
Young-Minded Hustler - Tysha
Publisher: Urban Books
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Shy's son, Prince, grows up trying to follow in his dead father's footsteps and be king of the streets, but when Shy's boys are attacked and the wrong brother is shot, she is determined to take revenge.
Black and White - Paul Volponi
Publisher: Viking
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2005
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 ISBN-10: 0670060062
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Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.
The Preacher's Wifey - DiShan Washington
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
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Share The Preacher ISBN-13: 9781601623799
 ISBN-10: 1601623798
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When he makes a certified - and extraordinarily beautiful - gold digger an offer she cannot refuse, Bryan Ward, a wealthy pastor who needs a wife in order to take control of the 10,000 member congregation of Cornerstone Baptist Church, tries to keep love out of their business arrangement.
The Family Business - Carl Weber
Publisher: Urban Books
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 ISBN-10: 1601624670
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When the patriarch of the Duncan family decides to leave the family's successful car dealership in the hands of his workaholic son Orlando, the remaining Duncan siblings make a play for their own piece of the business.
Up to No Good - by Carl Weber
Publisher: Kensington
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/27/2009
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Here's a challenge: if you like drama, dysfunctional relationships, drama, sex, and more drama, try reading the excerpt below and see if you don't want to read the rest of the book just to find out the identity of the mystery woman who interrupts James and his baby-mama getting it on (for the third time) after their son's rehearsal dinner. If you do check out the book, you'll find out that son Darnel's strong relationship with his fiancée takes a very hard turn into betrayal, violence, obsession, and stalking. With more twists and turns than you can count, this fun, page-turning novel switches perspectives between James, Darnel, and James' daughter, Jamie, who's got her own issues going on.
A Woman Scorned - Ericka Williams
Publisher: Life Changing Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/30/2009
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 ISBN-10: 1934230715
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Meet Brielle, a woman who has been mistreated by men all of her life. She thought she had finally found the man of her dreams in Dante, until she realized he was also no good. Unfortunately, Brielle snaps and gets revenge, not only on Dante but on any man who crosses her path. As she becomes more and more dangerous, her past traumas are revealed.
The People vs. Cashmere - Karen Williams
Publisher: Urban Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2009
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When tragedy strikes, spoiled, promiscuous Carmen Pierce, after being forced to live with her hateful aunt, turns to a life of stripping and selling drugs, and, dragging her thirteen-year-old sister Cashmere into the life against her will, sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever.
Misleading - Winkk
Publisher: Ailam Pub Llc
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/30/2011
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Draws readers into the glittery but gritty realm of Jarvis Denttin, a self-absorbed club owner who gets on a first-name basis with betrayal while expanding his successful business in Chicago. Devastated by the shocking murder of his best friend, the womanizing Jarvis Denttin starts distrusting the people around him, and they prove that they are more conniving then he could imagine. With money dominating his life, he is unaware of the scheme being orchestrated to bring him down. He finds himself fending off power moves from a circle of business associates, including a vengeful lover and a longtime, once-trusted protégé. Oblivious of his acquaintance's motives, he's put in a deadly situation.
Angel's Revenge - Teri Woods
Publisher: Grand Central Pub.
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Released from prison on a technicality, Angel and One-eyed Roc each develop a plan to take back the streets.
International Gangster - Teri Woods
Publisher: Grand Central Pub.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/25/2011
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 ISBN-10: 0446551546
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The final book in the best-selling True to the Game trilogy finds Dutch awaiting trial for murder, Roc and Angel locked up and Craze, now the commander in charge, becoming involved in a successful billion-dollar diamond trade.
True to the Game - Teri Woods
Publisher: Teri Woods Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/1999
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 ISBN-10: 096722490X
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Gena, a street-smart Philadelphian, finds her life turned upside down by a whirlwind romance with Quadir, a wealthy man who can give her whatever she wants but whose connections with a powerful drug cartel could threaten both their lives.
Game series
True to the Game. Fiction paperbacks
True to the Game II. Fiction paperbacks
True to the Game III. Fiction paperbacks
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