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Dopefiend
"Machiavelli was my tutor, Donald Goines my father figure."--Tupac ShakurThe true Black voice of his generation, Donald Goines wrote novels that nailed the harsh realities of the urban experience deep into the psyche of today's hip hop culture, influencing major...
$15.95
Eldorado Red
Based on the author's own personal experience of heroin addiction when he was discharged from the Air Force, this fast-paced, fast-talking novel takes us straight to the heart of ghetto life with all its fear and hatred.When Donald Goines was...
$15.00
End of the Line
J-Rite is 100 percent blackhearted. New to the city of Grand Rapids but not new to making money, she was born a straight gangster. The pint-size exotic dancer turned street hustler is caught up in living the black American hood...
$14.95
First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (the Cartel Publications Presents)
Juliette (Jewels) Madison is on trial for the brutal murder of her husband Marcel Madison. Whether or not she killed him is not the question, because she was found soaked in his blood. What her high profile defense team must...
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Flint: Book 2: Working Girls
Walk with Halleigh and Malek as they introduce you to a new struggle in a new city . . . a place called Flint, Michigan, one of the roughest little cities in America. It's a place where the good die...
$13.00
From Mistress to Wifey
Jasmine suits up to play the role of a lifetime; a hustler's wife....Jasmine was always overlooked for her brains and praised for her beauty until she met Nico, the educated hoodlum with a sexier, smarter, and even prettier wifey on...
$14.99
Full Figured 14
"No Strings Attached" by La Jill Hunt: When they were children, people couldn't tell identical twins Brooke and Brittany apart. Now that they're grown, the beautiful, plus-sized divas still look alike, but they are very different. Brooke is a free...
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Gangsta (Anniversary)
Love always comes with a price. After the murder of a dirty Los Angeles detective, St. Louis "Lou-Loc" Alexander finds himself a hunted man. Trying to stay one step ahead of the gas chamber, he flees to New York to pick...
$16.00
Glamorous Life 2
From New York Times bestselling author Nikki Turner comes the long awaited sequel to Glamorous LifeCalliope learned at a very early age that if she wanted to survive in this world then she needed to stand on her own. When she and her...
$18.99
Goodfellas
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” by Carl Weber: They say the parent’s sins always fall into the children’s laps. Twins Kayden...
$14.95
Goon (The Cartel Publications Presents)
When five-year-old Roman's mother is murdered before his eyes in Fayette, Mississippi he is left alone with his loyal dog, a blue nose pit-bull named Ice. Things appear to look up for Roman when Billy Bob Adams, a career criminal,...
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Grand Opening: A Family Business Novel
Before there was the family, there was just the business. From the minds of New York Times best-selling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete comes the game-changing prequel to their blockbuster Family Business saga. Travel back to a small Southern town where,...
$23.95
Guard the Throne
Control is the game. Money is the prize. Curtis Byrne spent over two decades building a feared and respected monarchy in the drug game. When he's dethroned, he unknowingly passes down the family business to his three kids, Chris, Cane and...
$14.99
Guilty Gucci
The Red Bottom Bandits may be the world's most fashion-forward gang of masked outlaws. They're the talk of D.C. for their daring robberies and fly gear. And their latest caper is penned by Ashley Antoinette (of Ashley & Quavis) at...
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Heart of the Hustle
They inherited ultimate power . . .Heir to the infamous DeLuca drug cartel fortune, Angel DeLuca walked away from it all for a normal life—until a wrenching betrayal shattered his belief in anything but saving his family's hard-won legacy. He’s...
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Heist
Essence best-selling authors Kiki Swinson and De’nesha Diamond are two rising stars in the world of urban fiction. Heist presents two novellas starring young women hustling their way to the top of the game through daring robbery schemes. In Swinson’s The Ultimate...
$17.00
Heist 2
The Last Heist by Kiki Swinson Shannon Mitchell gambled that betraying her husband's biggest heist ever was her way out of the game for good. Losing that bet put her in lockdown - and at the top of Todd Mitchell's revenge-fueled...
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Hood Misfits, Volume 1
Sixteen-year-old Diamond "Ray-Ray" Jenkins has it made in the shade, until one wrong move by her parents turns their lives upside down. Their secret of taking from the wrong street King in the Trap, Damien Orlando, has now put her...
$14.95
Hood: An Urban Erotic Tale
Lamont "Hood" Mason is a fearless 19-year-old gangsta who was born and raised in the projects of Brooklyn, New York. He was an abandoned child who roamed the city streets and fought hard for survival. The only thing constant in...
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Hoodlum 2: The Good Son
All he ever wanted to be was a Good Son … Shai Clark was an all-American basketball player with aspirations of one day making it to the NBA, but that all changed when his father was viciously murdered and he...
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Hooker to Housewife
Meet Chantal Morgan, femme fatale of all industry chicks and arch nemesis of Tyler Blake, in this scintillating sequel to Dirty Little SecretsTyler Blake is off to Hollywood, the newest starlet of Tinsel Town, with a wonderful man by her side....
$19.99
Hustle Hard
Three friends who escaped the streets. Now they're cashing in on a brilliant hustle and living their million-dollar dreams. But it may cost them their friendship—and their lives. For Isis, Secret, and Penny, the good times just keep getting better. As...
$12.95
If He Hollers Let Him Go
A powerful story of racism that's as pertinent today as when the book was first published This story of a man living every day in fear of his life for simply being black is as powerful today as it was...
$15.99
If It Ain't about the Money
Secret. Penny. Isis. Two sisters, one best friend. Between neglectful parents and growing up in Miami's worst neighborhood, the three have had each other’s backs since forever. So there's nothing Secret won't do to grab the cash flow and glamorous...
$12.95
If Your Wife Only Knew
In this scandal-filled new series, Cydney Rax delivers a sexy tale of a doubting wife, a seductive challenge, and explosive consequences no one will ever see coming. Something's wrong with her perfect marriage, but Kiara Eason isn't sure what. Her...
$19.00
Insatiable Love
Latavia Carter can't face the present because she's stuck in her past. Lies, secrets, and infidelity have caused her life to spiral out of control. But is it her fault? How can it be, when just about everyone in her...
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It's Like Candy: An Urban Novel
Sex, violence and crime dominate Gray's fifth novel, a wild trip through Jamaica, Queens, that reads not unlike a novelization of a Jay-Z album. Eric, a smalltime hustler who sells marijuana and promotes underground parties, is content with his low-key...
$9.99
Jaylin: A Naughty Aftermath: Naughty Series
Naughty is as naughty always does, and Jaylin Jerome Rogers never disappoints. The aftermath to the Naughty Series picks up nearly three years later, and the tables have clearly turned. Brenda Hampton delivers another pause-resister full of the dramatic antics...
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Large and in Charge
Devyn Douglas has been called beautiful for her entire life. Three years ago, she was strutting the runways, featured in magazines, and on the fast track to being signed to the biggest modeling agency in the industry when suddenly, her...
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Lipstick Dom (the Cartel Publications Presents)
Echo Kelly has a secret only her diary knows about. But when her younger sister discovers her in an uncompromising position, she uses the information as blackmail, making her world a living hell. Her burden grows when she falls in...
$15.00