Urban Fiction

Updated November 4, 2024
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Sister Girls: 20 Year Anniversary Edition
Hunter, Angel M.
Jealousy, envy, and pure hateration. Maybe you've been there, or maybe you know someone who's going through it. Whatever the case, you know when things get rough, you can always count on your sister girls to be there for you. Take a look inside the lives and relationships of...
Black Godfather: The Black Death
K'Wan
Paper Book
In this series of books, we'll follow the life and exploits of our antihero, Grimm, as he tackles life, love, drug pushers, mafiosos, and eventually, the system itself. He's smart, he's handsome, he's dangerous . . . he is the Black Godfather, and dope pushers beware. ...
Deeper Than Love
Karrington, Blake
Blake Karrington once again takes you on a Southern literary ride with his latest criminal romance. In Deeper than Love, find out what happens when Ciara and Sabrina fail to realize that the answers they seek to close the biggest case of their careers are closer than they...
Pretty Hustlaz
Karrington, Blake
Paper Book
Hustle- To obtain by forceful action or persuasion. Meet the ladies of Pretty Hustlaz, Inc., a high-class escort service that caters to the most elite and powerful men of Charlotte, North Carolina. From politicians to sports stars, all desire to be placed on P.H.I.'s...
One Final Shot
Pynn, Aubre©♭
When their love is put to the ultimate test and their foundation is cracked, can they repair the damages to their covenant, or will their life together be over as quickly as it began? Young and deeply in love, Mone't and Austin have the world at their fingertips. They were the...
Little Black Girl Lost: 20 Year Anniversary Edition
Johnson, Keith Lee
Enter 1950s New Orleans, a world of betrayal, envy, lust, and murder, where everyone has ulterior motives. Take a peek at Johnnie Wise, a 15-year-old girl being pursued by Shamus and ruthless crime boss, Napoleon Bentley, who will stop at nothing to have this young beauty. ...
To Paris with Love: A Family Business Novel
Weber, Carl
Paper Book
Travel with Weber and Pete to Europe, to see how Paris and Rio became the dynamic duo of the Duncan clan. Ripped from the pages of the New York Times bestselling series The Family Business, Carl Weber and Eric Pete bring you To Paris with Love, a solo story about...
The girls of South Beach
Hernandez, Treasure
Paper Book
When escorts start turning up dead around the city and an attempt is made on her life, Anissa discovers that Leon has been released from prison. With vengeance in his heart, he wants back what he's started, and he won't stop until there is no more breath in Anissa's body. Anissa...
The Banks sisters
Turner, Nikki
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Nikki Turner returns with her most spellbinding story to date- Meet the Banks sisters-Simone, Bunny, Tallhya, and Ginger. The four beauties are living under the same roof by force, but they can't stand each other. Their only common denominator is their loving...
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
What would you do to hold on to the good life? Would you let your man lie and cheat on you? Would you turn your head when the truth was hitting you dead in the face? Take a rocky ride with this couple, who are toxic for each other but continue to play this dangerous game of love,...
Begonia Brown : a Philadelphia story
Simmons, Julia Press
Paper Book
From the author of Strawberry Mansion comes the tale of Begonia Brown. Raised in the unforgiving streets of North Philadelphia, Begonia is undoubtedly a product of her environment- young, ruthless, and criminally minded. Begonia's carefree world has been turned upside down....
Heartbreak U : freshman years
Sherri, Johnni
Paper Book
Four diverse young women, each at a crossroads in their lives, meet at a very popular HBCU. Born and raised in the heart of Brooklyn, Franki doesn't take crap from anyone. Continuously hurt by the men in her life, she finds herself using them for the only thing she believes they...
Libra Princesses
Phillips, C. N.
The death of their father sent Irish twins Norielle "Nori" and Nadia "Nadi" Porter on two different paths in life. Nori found solace in furthering her life through education, while Nadi found peace in the streets with Kelz, her longtime boyfriend. When one of Kelz's high-profile...
Starving for Love
Littles, T. C.
Paper Book
Best friends since the sandbox, Yoshi, Bird, and Shayla are all fighting demons from their childhood while navigating young adulthood. Abandoned by her mother as a child, Shayla grew up with a hole in her heart that was full of doubt, depression, and pain. With a drug-addicted...
The laws of loyalty
Littles, T. C.
Paper Book
Raised in one of the few well-to-do areas left in metro Detroit, Morgan was spoiled with the most lavish life her parents could afford. With dreams of her becoming a top-tier businesswoman working in the newly revised Downtown Detroit district, her parents are shocked when their daughter runs off...
Cold Blooded
Glenn, Roy
Paper Book
Bestselling author Roy Glenn returns with Cold Blooded, his latest Mike Black novel that delivers shocking urban suspense. Following the murder of his friend and business associate, Quentin Hunter, Mike Black decides that he might ask a few questions. Why would Daniel...
My Heart Still Beats for You
Marie, Tina
Follow Phantom, Inaya, Lox, and Sahnai as they seek to discover what their hearts really want. Meet Inaya, a good girl who made some hard choices to keep her daughter safe. Inaya's life is a total wreck, but she is trying her best to keep her head above water for her four-year...
Deceitful vows
Dekane, Trinity
Paper Book
A wife has had enough of her husband's cheating ways, but he isn't willing to let her go without a fight. Paula Smith Harris has learned that the man she thought was her true love isn't exactly who he vowed to be. After enduring countless affairs, among other things, Paula...
Now or never
Ro, Hazel
Paper Book
Two women are simply trying to make their way to the altar, sooner rather than later. So, will the best woman win the prize in the end? Or can their friendship outweigh their man troubles so that both end up finding love? Find out in Now or Never! Thirty-seven-year-old Mya...
The side effects of loving you
Karrington, Kaylha
Paper Book
Love isn't always easy. Kaylha Karrington introduces us to three couples striving to achieve happiness and love in some less-than-ideal circumstances. Draya has given up the hope of being in love ever since her fiance, Korey, decided to make a fool out of her, so she packs up her...
Life after death : a novel
Souljah, Sister
Audiobook
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 stunning, still pretty...
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,...
Hood Defined Love
Renee, Raevyn
Raevyn Renee's debut novel explores the idea that love can blossom even among the most difficult of circumstances in the hood. Riley has been doing her best to raise her cousin Mikayla, even allowing some of her desires to fall by the wayside to make sure Mikayla is okay. Her...

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