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  • Whoreson : the story of a ghetto pimp
    Author:
    Goines, Donald
    Summary:

    Whoreson Jones is the son of a beautiful black prostitute and an unknown white john. At age twelve, his street education begins as he learns trickology. By sixteen, his childhood abruptly ends, and he is a full-fledged pimp, cold-...
  • The Prada plan
    Author:
    Ashley Antoinette
    Summary:

    Disaya Morgan returns in this gritty tale of a money-hungry woman who finds her life spinning out of control. When Disaya meets Indie and falls hopelessly in love, she is determined to keep her lifestyle a secret--but everything done in...
  • The dopefiend
    Author:
    Coleman, JaQuavis
    Summary:

    Hazel has nothing and no one in her life; the only thing she "owns" is an insatiable addiction to heroin. Her addiction brings her to the slums, where she quickly learns the tricks of surviving--of hustling and getting her street smarts...
  • Murderville 2 : the epidemic
    Author:
    JaQuavis, Ashley
    Summary:

    With Samad's target on her back, Liberty must survive the harsh streets alone. But when a chance encounter pushes her into the arms of a new friend, Po, the two take on the California kingpin--and step full force into the game.
  • Moth to a flame
    Author:
    Ashley Antoinette
    Summary:

    Despite her father's attempts to shelter her from the hood life, Raven's young heart is claimed by Mizan, a stick-up kid in search of a come-up. But her new role as wifey is soon more than she can handle, and she becomes desperate for a...
  • Kiss kiss bang bang
    Author:
    JaQuavis, Ashley
    Summary:

    When a set-up goes wrong and Six finds herself sleeping with the enemy, who will she choose, the man she loves, or the man she's supposed to hate?
  • Illuminati : roundtable of bosses
    Author:
    JaQuavis, Ashley
    Summary:

    Carter has no idea how to rebuild his kingdom, and now he must stay off the radar of the feds until he can figure out how to get his lady out of prison.
  • Honor thy thug
    Author:
    Clark, Wahida
    Summary:

    Tasha and Trae try to save their marriage.
  • Guilty Gucci
    Author:
    Ashley Antoinette
    Summary:

    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. When the innocent, naïve Gucci recognizes ringleader Sunny Raegan during a holdup...
  • Dirty money
    Author:
    JaQuavis, Ashley
    Summary:

    Consumed with a desire for revenge, Anari and Monica enter a life of drugs, fast money, and betrayal, Nothing--not betrayal or addiction--will stop them from dispensing their street justice.
  • Diary of a street diva
    Author:
    JaQuavis, Ashley
    Summary:

    Remy has kept a diary of her life for the past two years. What she writes inside is a tale of love, passion, money, and secrecy--and ultimately a witness to her tragic end.
  • Diamonds are forever
    Author:
    JaQuavis, Ashley
    Summary:

    The Diamond family has survived murder, deceit, and betrayal. Through it all, they're still standing tall, and a new era has begun. Jump back into the madness with Ashley and JaQuavis' highly anticipated fourth installment of the wildly...
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