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1) Goodfellas
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Headlined by New York Times bestseller Carl Weber, three authors bring readers tales of power, greed, and ambition set in some of the country's roughest neighborhoods.
"Sibling Rivalry": They say the parent's sins always fall into the children's laps. Twins Kayden and Jayden Vincent have walked in their father's kingpin shadow as two princes fighting for the same throne since they were children. Now, finally at the age where the transition is inevitable,...
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Girls from da hood volume 13
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Presents three dramatic stories of life on the streets, including the tale of Voodo and Moni, lovers who dispense their share of street justice revenge when they are wronged by former business associates.
3) Schemes
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In "Devil in Sheep's Clothing," loan office worker Karlie helps her man rob the business, but things don't go the way she planned, and in "Twisted Deception," Yazz shacks up with a drug dealer and soon finds that she has a target on her back.
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Girls from da hood volume 12
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"Short Stacks" by Treasure Hernandez: Honey has been working them streets for El-Jihad, selling his wares and keeping up her end of the bargain. He warned it was "three strikes and you're out," and she has already come up short twice. Now battered and bruised, Honey is laid up in the hospital, minus her product and the money. Twenty thousand dollars in the hole, Honey needs to make moves and come up with El-Jihad's money by the end of the month or...
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New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt return with a story of love, money, power, and respect in the next addition of the popular Family Business series.
Five years ago, Orlando Duncan created the perfect drug in HEAT. It made the Duncans more than two hundred and fifty million dollars and was on its way to making them billionaires. However, they abruptly stopped manufacturing the drug when it was proven...
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20-year-old Deza was supposed to be just another hot girl emcee, but when a bonus track strikes a surprising social chord, it rockets her album to the top of the charts - and her record label promotes her to headline their first-ever all-female national tour. As Deza attempts to live up to her new reputation, her inexperience generates tour drama. And when her female DJ quits, the label replaces her with the last thing Deza needs: the sexy guy DJ...
7) No loyalty
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Urban lit superstar De'nesha Diamond teams up with newcomer A'zayler to deliver a power-packed thrill ride that will appeal to fans of Wahida Clarke and Ashley & JaQuavis.
"Dangerous liaisons": She's watching. She's planning. She's past done waiting. Klaudya Ramsey is out for revenge on her own mother. Nichelle seduced Klaudya's wealthy, disloyal husband, had her innocent daughter jailed--and stole her life. Now Klaudya plays on her mom's insatiable...
8) Reckless
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This collection includes Cydney Rax's "Desperate Housewife," in which Carmen Foster, after discovering racy texts between her husband and his baby mama, decides to have an affair of her own.
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Girls from da hood volume 14
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All the way in: "Born into the struggle, Sonya Mills and Melody Ham Tatum are far from living the good life. They're missing meals, have no clean clothes to put on their backs, and are forced to sleep in abandoned houses. There are zero possibilities in sight for a legal come-up for either young woman. The desperate teens have no choice but to beg, borrow, and steal if they hope to survive on the savage streets of Detroit. In a twist of fate, the...
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Notorious novels (Kiki Swinson) volume 3
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Defense attorney Yoshi Lomax finds herself caught up in a ruthless power struggle that could end with her on the other side of the bars.
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Family business volume 5
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"From the time he was a boy in Georgia, LC Duncan, patriarch and leader of the Duncan clan, has battled racism. Even now that he and his family are truly successful, the racism can still be in-your-face. Maybe it's the political climate or perhaps it's just bad timing, but LC and the rest of the Duncans are being challenged by the ultimate power-hungry racist, Sheriff KD Shrugs. Nevada Duncan is at that age when girls and sex are always on his mind....
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While Alohnzo deals with the problems in his relationship with Tahira and his brother's unwanted return to the family business, Noble and Tru Mason face the tough decision of selling their multi-million-dollar cosmetic company or shutting down for good, a retired reality court television judge's daughter is filming a reality show from her home in Sand Cove, and Sidra and her boyfriend discover a hidden room that reveals a dark secret that will once...
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Sometimes death births new life, and that is fact for sisters Rhonnie and Ahli Malone. After facing the wrath of Madame, the young women take on the job of being security detail for none other than Sadie Thomas, the head of The Last Kings. With a new drug, Vita E Morte doing numbers under her belt, it is apparent that Sadie has plans to distribute it all over the United States. However, after seeing the deadly side effects of the drug, Sadie agrees...
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When Tanya discovers disturbing truths about her husband, the Reverend Curtis Black, she is plunged into a bittersweet journey of discovery. For while she learns painful new lessons about love, betrayal, and sensual temptation, she also discovers the victories that are hers alone.
15) Outlaw mamis
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"Secure the bag" is their motto, and death before dishonor is their G-code, so when greed, disloyalty, and hidden agendas threaten their enterprises, these outlaw mamis exact revenge on a whole new level!"--Publisher's description.
16) The aftermath
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The Joneses family saga volume 2
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With their family under public scrutiny, siblings Charity, Hope, and Lovie try to figure out who murdered a former family friend while matriarch Lexi realizes that "status" isn't as important as she thought.
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Watch out for the big girls volume 1
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The Double Gs, led by the bold beauty Starrshma Fields, have set up shop in Las Vegas, and no man is safe from their manipulative tactics.
18) Detroit
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Kalif is everything his adoptive family wanted him not to be- treacherous, conniving, and coldhearted. As much as he wishes to please them, he can't deny who and what he is destined to be. The hot-tempered young man is indeed his father's son.
19) His last name
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Five women try to balance success with the men in their lives, from Monique's affair with her son's NBA teammate to Zakiya trying to get rid of her husband's mistress in order to impress her church community with her perfect marriage.
20) The Joneses
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The Joneses family saga volume 1
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"Keeping up with the Joneses isn't all it's made out to be. In this intriguing novel full of drama and plot twists, one family tries to hold on to their 'perfect' life before their secrets, lies, and scandals are exposed."--
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