Urban Fiction

Updated October 22, 2024
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Little black girl lost
Johnson, Keith Lee.
Paper Book
Johnnie Wise is a mere innocent of fifteen years old when her mother sells her virginity to an unscrupulous insurance man named earl Shamus. Stunningly beautiful, JOhnnie possesses the voluptuous body of a thirty-year-old. What she doesn't know is that Shamus has made a number of the girls from the...
To Paris with love : a family business novel
Weber, Carl
Paper Book
Standalone story from the New York Times bestselling series, centring on the most popular character of The Family Business. Join bestselling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete as they go back in time and take their character, Paris, to Europe, to the finishing school where she meets her first true...
Snitch
Hernandez, Treasure
Paper Book
Flash, the son of Philadelphia drug queen pin Vickie Lopez, decides he isn't going to prison, not even for his own mother. When he's arrested for a small amount of cocaine, he spills his guts to Philadelphia homicide detectives, resulting in the arrest and federal conviction, under the RICO Act, of...
The Banks sisters
Turner, Nikki
Paper Book
Meet the Banks sisters - Mona, Bunny and Tallhya. They're living under the same roof but can't stand each other. Their only common denominator is their loving grandmother Me-Ma. When she's not at work trying to make ends meet, she's home with her girls, trying to keep them from killing each other....
True to the game
Woods, Teri.
Paper Book
It's the late 1980s and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets Quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting off his rivals and enemies while Gena faces the challenge of hoding on to her man, her house, her car, and the cash.
True to the game II
Woods, Teri.
Paper Book
TRUE TO THE GAME II will pick up where True to the Game left off-- with one difference, Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does Gena know that the man she has fallen in love with, so soon after Quadir's death, is his archrival, Jerrell Jackson. Unfortunately, Jerrell is determined to get...
True to the game III
Woods, Teri.
Paper Book
The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly. Starting off where the second installment's dramatic cliffhanger left us, True III will finally reveal Gena's mysterious stalker and savior, as...
Kiss the ring : an urban tale
Mink, Meesha.
Paper Book
From one of the most daring voices in urban fiction comes a sexy novel about a modern-day Foxy Brown who goes undercover in a dangerous quest for revenge. Naeema "Queen" Cole takes care of herself. From the death of her parents when she was just eleven years old to when she found...
Silenced : a novel
DuPree, Kia.
Paper Book
One of the hottest new writers in urban fiction, award-winning author Kia DuPree has been hailed for her heart-wrenching storytelling and unforgettable characters. Now she takes you to Washington, D.C.'s most notorious neighborhood, where a young woman has one chance to escape-and too many ways...
Shattered : a novel
DuPree, Kia.
Paper Book
From award-winning author Kia DuPree, hailed for her emotionally complex characters and breakneck pacing, comes a propulsive and compelling novel about a young girl navigating the dangerous underbelly of the foster care system.  Kiki's world is turned upside...
Riding shotgun
Williams, Racquel
Paper Book
Akila Jones had a rough childhood growing up in one of Richmond's grimiest projects. She learned early on that she had to boss up, go in savage mode, and take care of herself by any means necessary. Things are starting to look up for her when she falls for Mari, a well-known hitta from Virginia...
Starving for love
Littles, T. C.
Paper Book
Raised in one of the few well-to-do areas left in metro Detroit, Morgan was spoiled by her parents with the most lavish life they could afford. They placed her on a pedestal of greatness. With dreams of her becoming a top-tier businesswoman working in the newly revised Downtown Detroit district, her...
Cold blooded
Glenn, Roy
Paper Book
Following the murder of his friend and business associate, Quentin Hunter, Mike Black decides that he might ask a few questions. Why would Daniel Beason kill Quentin, and why would Beason have murdered his business partner, Elias Colton? If Black is hitting the streets, you can be sure that Bobby...
Life after death : a novel
Souljah, Sister.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER The long-anticipated sequel to Sister Souljah's million copy New York Times bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever. Winter Santiaga hit time served. Still...
Afterburn : a novel
Zane.
Paper Book
In the latest romantic romp from New York Times bestselling author Zane, two hapless lovers get lost in a dating game gone awry. When Washington, D.C., chiropractor Yardley Brown goes to his local bank, it isn't only to make deposits into his account. He has long since accrued some...
The hot box : a novel
Zane.
Paper Book
“Hot Box” is a baseball drill that can be played with three or more players and two to four bases. The players take turns being fielders and runners, ultimately trying to tag the rest of the players out. In The Hot Box, best friends Milena and Lydia are playing the game with Jacour,...

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