Urban Fiction

Updated June 8, 2024
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Addicted to a Dirty South Thug
Paper Book
After being so In love with a thug named Rue, Cuba Lance ends up doing 3 years in prison after he places blame on her for one tragic night that took place. Now that she's home, she's ready to move on with her life. Her cousin Tangie has a job waiting for her and gives her a place to stay. Everything...
In love with my enemy
A'zayler
Paper Book
Eden is the perfect wife, and she will do anything for her husband. Jerrico is devoted to Eden as well - that is, until he is seduced by Yasmary, a work colleague who had her eyes on him from the moment she transferred to his unit. The two carry on an affair until Jerrico decides to ask for a...
Long live the cartel
Ashley
Paper Book
This is the 8th installment (Cartel 8) of the Cartel Series. In the world of the Cartel, there are many pitfalls and family curses. In the city of Miami, the good die young and the bad live forever. The first family of Miami, The Diamonds, are back and more ruthless than ever. When the...
No honor amongst thieves : a hit man's tale
Brick (Novelist)
Paper Book
Meet Marcel and Sabrina, a hitman and a bookkeeper for the Mob. They should have never met, let alone fallen in love. When they decide to go against the grain, all hell breaks loose. Somebody wants them dead; they just don't know who. It could be Leo, Marcel's jealous older brother; Othello, Sabrina...
Twisted
Brown, Tracy
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of White Lines comes a tangled web of mischief, deceit, lust and lies in Twisted, the sequel to Dime Piece. Celeste Styles is starting over. After losing her cherished salon in a suspicious fire, she has finally left her...
Thugs: Seven
Clark, Wahida
Paper Book
Romance and Thug Lovin' is at its pinnacle in part 7 of the Thug Series. Trae and Tasha fight to hold on to what they have after he's released from prison, but when Trae is given a package containing some damning information regarding Tasha, is there any hope of salvaging the relationship? Kyra has...
Behind her lives
Cole, Briana
Paper Book
'That's not my sister.' Overwhelmed by shock and relief, those are the only words Deven can muster when she is called to identify the body of a suicide victim. A body she was informed was her sister, Kennedy. But as she stares at the lifeless stranger, she's filled with questions: Who is this woman?...
Cubana
Coleman, JaQuavis
Paper Book
After seeking a Cuban voodoo doctor to receive a spiritual advantage on his upcoming court case, Saint opens Pandora's box. The Santeria voodoo seemed to work, but at what cost? Saint's dangerous visit to Cuba comes with much more than he anticipated as he enters an underground secret society of...
Black scarface : a novel
DaSaint, Jimmy.
Paper Book
The Carter boys : a Carter Boys novel
Granger, Desirée
Paper Book
What happens when a slick-mouth girl from Brooklyn decides to go off to college in the unofficial capital of the South? She is quickly introduced to the Atlanta lifestyle, where 'Bruh' is part of every other sentence; dreaded 'fros are a must; hot lemon pepper wings are law; west side accents are...
Loyalty, Love, and Betrayal: An Urban Hood Tale: Surviving the Hand That Was Dealt Growing up in the Hood
Grind, Wayne
Paper Book
Love, Loyalty, & BETRAYAL by author Wayne Grind is a great urban hood story about young kids growing up in the city streets, adapting quickly to the street life, and having the privilege to be schooled by an old gangsta by the name of Silk. Silk preached all the time about the coldness of this world...
Carl Weber's kingpins : Houston
Hernandez, Treasure
Paper Book
Donna and Kim Boon moved to Houston, Texas with their aunt Lisa when they were orphaned at ten years old. Lisa raised the girls as her own, showering them with everything a young woman could want. The girls have grown up into beautiful and privileged Houstonites and are two of the most eligible...
The reluctant King
K'wan
Paper Book
In the power circles of New York city, the King family are regarded as modern-day royalty. A politically connected father, a socialite mother, and three promising children... but every family has secrets. On the night of their mother's fiftieth birthday gala, their father, Chancellor, is set to...
Side chick nation
De León, Aya (Novelist)
Paper Book
Savvy Dulce is on a sugar daddy adventure in Puerto Rico after fleeing with ill-gotten gains to the Caribbean - until Hurricane Maria hits and she witnesses firsthand the brutal destruction. Broke, traumatised, and stranded, Dulce's only chance to get back to New York may be a sexy journalist who's...
Detroit
Moore, Michel
Paper Book
Kalif is everything his adoptive family wants him not to be: treacherous, conniving, and coldhearted. The hot-tempered young man is indeed his father s son. While off his meds, Kalif discovers the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of his birth parents. In seconds, he snaps, ignoring the...
Careful what you click for
Morrison, Mary B.
Paper Book
For four friends, exciting, fast-paced Atlanta offers everything their stifling rural hometowns couldn't. But career success is easy compared to the city's dating scene of users, losers, and gold diggers. So they decide online dating might just be the answer - as long as they take precautions, work...
Nightcrawling
Mottley, Leila
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK * A dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system. This debut of a blazingly original voice "bursts at the seams of every page and...
Greed
Murray, Victoria Christopher
Paper Book
The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original movies continues as a woman faces a difficult and life-changing choice--from the award-winning author ofThe Personal Librarian. You can't put a price on love... Zuri Maxwell isn...
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...
Addicted to you
Sterling, Porscha
Paper Book
How far would you go to protect and care for the one you love?   As the privileged and pampered heir of the McMillian empire, Sage McMillian always had what her heart desired. One night of spontaneous fun lands her inside of Official Ink, a tattoo parlor owned by the...
Property of the state
Swinson, Kiki
Paper Book
Kiki Swinson's novels crackle with breakneck triple-twists, no-limits characters, and an unforgettably brutal portrayal of Southern life. Now she shatters all expectations as a young woman serving time must survive a prisoner-abuse conspiracy... She killed her abusive boyfriend in self-defense. Now...
The Banks sisters complete
Turner, Nikki
Paper Book
Meet the Banks sisters - Mona, Bunny, Tallhya, and Ginger. One of the only things they have in common is their love for their beloved grandmother, Me-Ma. When tragedy strikes and Me-Ma has a heart attack at church, the sisters are shocked to discover that she left the house and all her money to the...
The Mafia Wife: (a Standalone Love Story)
Weaver, David
Paper Book
Although Ayoki loved her husband, there were secrets she held that she could never bring herself to mention. Mentioning such secrets could possibly ruin what she considered the perfect marriage to the perfect man. She was a prophetess after all, a woman who could see into the lives of strangers but...
The education of Nevada Duncan
Weber, Carl
Paper Book
Nevada Duncan is the heir to the Duncan and Zuniga crime family fortunes, but before he can take the mantle of power, he has to be educated about the family business. So, with the encouragement of his father and grandfather, he enrolls in his father's alma mater, Chi's Finishing School. Chi's is the...
Black Diamond trilogy
Williams, Brittani
Paper Book
Diamond and Mica have been best friends since grade school, but after Mica moves out of their drug-infested neighbourhood, they have a scandalous falling out and lose touch. Under extreme circumstances, Mica and Diamond meet up but unfortunately, both friends have ulterior motives for rekindling...
Diamond mafia : how a good girl set it off
Woods, Genesis
Paper Book
For as long as Bobbi, Lucci, Diamond, and Kay Kay have been in each other's lives, they have always had one another's back. For them, riding for each other was automatic. When Bobbi presents her girls with a plan that would eliminate their financial burdens and have them set for life, one by one...

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