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Series
Family business volume 1
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Meet the Duncans, a prominent family from Jamaica, Queens. They may be known for their big house, fancy cars, and lavish lifestyle, but that doesn't make them immune from some over-the-top drama.
L.C. Duncan has run his successful car dealership in Jamaica, Queens for more than thirty years, but when the recession hits and the competition gets a little rough, some say it's time for him to retire. Palm trees and golf sound like fun, but...
L.C. Duncan has run his successful car dealership in Jamaica, Queens for more than thirty years, but when the recession hits and the competition gets a little rough, some say it's time for him to retire. Palm trees and golf sound like fun, but...
2) Black buck
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
An unambitious twenty-two-year-old, Darren lives in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, who wants nothing more than to see him live up to his potential as the valedictorian of Bronx Science. But Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby of a Midtown office building, hanging out with his girlfriend, Soraya, and eating his mother's home-cooked meals. All that changes when a chance encounter with Rhett Daniels, the silver-tongued CEO of...
Author
Series
California connection novels volume 2
Language
English
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"Jewel used to be content with being a ride or die chick, playing Bonnie while the men in her life played Clyde. But now she realizes that it was her connections and street smarts that helped her man, Calico, rise to the top, and Jewel wants to be the one in control. She's tired of taking orders from men. She's willing to do anything to be queen of the streets, but when a deal she makes with the enemy comes back to haunt her, her dream is turned...
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Series
My woman his wife novels volume 2
Language
English
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"If you thought having a threesome could wreak havoc on a relationship, Monica from My Woman His Wife is back to show you why even the mere thought of a menage a trois with your spouse and an outsider should never enter your imagination. It's been three months since the Cinque household has been turned upside down by a sexual tryst gone terribly wrong. Although Jasmine and James are making moves to put their broken home and broken hearts back together,...
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Series
Misadventures of Mink Larue volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Noire's versatile storytelling keeps the urban erotic genre hot! --Kiki Swinson, bestselling author of the Wifey seriesWhat can go wrong when con-mami Mink LaRue joins forces with her slick-tongued look-alike Dy-Nasty Jenkins to run a three-hundred-grand hustle on the super-rich Dominion oil family? With the conniving Philadelphia stripper Dy-Nasty seeking to dip her fingers into the same pot of gold, Mink knows she has to play her hand right and...
Author
Publisher
Teresa D. Patterson
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
This is a boxed set that includes Project Queen, Project Queen 2, and Big Tobe: Retribution. Project Queen La Shae "Shae" Byrts is a hot commodity in her hood. Using her body and beauty has earned her the title, "Project Queen." She's got it and was born to flaunt it! She's determined to break away from her abusive mother and leave her impoverished lifestyle far behind. When she begins dating a notorious drug dealer, she assumes all of her problems...
Author
Publisher
Teresa D. Patterson
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
This is a boxed set that includes Project Queen and Project Queen 2. Project Queen La Shae "Shae" Byrts is a hot commodity in her hood. Using her body and beauty has earned her the title, "Project Queen." She's got it and was born to flaunt it! She's determined to break away from her abusive mother and leave her impoverished lifestyle far behind. When she begins dating a notorious drug dealer, she assumes all of her problems are over. She couldn't...
Author
Series
Misadventures of Mink Larue volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
What happens when beautiful, twenty-year-old petty thief and ex-stripper Mink LaRue finds out she's a dead ringer for the age-progressed photo of the missing oil heiress Sable Dominion?
Harlem-born Mink LaRue makes a beeline to Dallas, Texas, pretending to be the Dominions' long-lost daughter, Sable. She knows she's hit the jackpot when she and her super ghetto partner in crime, Bowlegged Bunni, are admitted into the Dominions' 20-room mansion,...
Harlem-born Mink LaRue makes a beeline to Dallas, Texas, pretending to be the Dominions' long-lost daughter, Sable. She knows she's hit the jackpot when she and her super ghetto partner in crime, Bowlegged Bunni, are admitted into the Dominions' 20-room mansion,...
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (331 pages)
Language
English
Description
"In the scorching sequel to Yoshi's Taboo, Corrections Officer Sierra Howell is back and trying to put her past behind her. Her torrid affair with inmate Rasheed Gordon landed her in hot water with her supervisors-and also pregnant with Rasheed's child. Sierra's determined to move on and make a proper life for herself and her baby, but Rasheed's not letting go that easy. He insists that all he wants is to be a good father to Messiah, but Sierra's...
Author
Series
My woman his wife novels volume 3
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (282 pages)
Language
English
Description
"It's been four years since Monica disrupted the Cinque household, but starting trouble is like riding a bike for Monica, and she's pedaling full steam ahead. The foundation of Jasmine and James Cinque's marriage has been shaky ever since they dared to bring a third person into their union. Now they're trying to repair the damage they've done, to regain trust and repair broken hearts. But with so much drama in their past, it won't be hard for Monica...
12) My Cousin Lenore
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English
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Twelve year old Jaileesa Johnson is not thrilled about having to share her room with her cousin, Lenore. She knows nothing about her cousin from Detroit and wants to keep it that way. However, Big Mama tells her she has to be nice to Lenore, so she's trying her best to obey. Lenore doesn't make it easy because she's sullen, moody and withdrawn...and she keeps locking Jaileesa out of her own room! Is there any way at all that Jaileesa can end up liking...
13) Raggedy Ann
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English
Description
Annie Mitchell was born behind a dumpster, the offspring of a crack head mother and a small time pimp. She was left to die on a cold December night, but God--or the devil--had other plans for her. At age sixteen, Ann runs away from her foster family after stabbing her foster father in the groin with a steel meat skewer. On the streets, she survives by stealing whatever she needs and living in abandoned buildings. When she meets an older, street hustler...
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English
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When Pastor Gregory Dunbar takes over the church and renames it Bullet Proof Baptist, he has the parishioners eating out of his hands. Unbeknownst to them those hands are really the deceptive paws of a wolf in sheep's clothing. Gregory Dunbar could care less about saving souls. He's wanted for a double homicide, but this wolf in the pulpit is determined to never get caught!.--Provided by publisher.
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English
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It's a hard life, but somebody has to live it.Makayla Jenkins has been struggling to care for her 2-year-old son ever since his father got locked up. She makes a huge mistake and ends up getting pregnant. The last thing she needs is to bring another unwanted child into the world. The closer she gets to her due date, the more desperate she becomes. When the family she's chosen to give her baby to backs out of the adoption, she panics and does the unthinkable.After...
16) If It Isn't Love
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Language
English
Description
"Discovering she has only six months to live, Jean Stapleton-Blige tries to repair the relationships with her children, who want nothing to do with her, and her minister husband, who has spent their marriage seducing other women."--
17) In Too Deep
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Language
English
Description
"The lives of brothers Randy, Abe, and Travis Lincoln couldn't be any different. Randy's got baby momma drama that's driving him nuts. Abe's having an affair with his boss while his wife suffers with daily pain. Travis is struggling with his all-too-frequent trips to the hospital due to his boyfriend's violent outbursts. Different lives, different paths. How can brothers stick together when they hate and love each other all at the same time?."--
18) The Clique
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English
Description
"Aside from the fact that they are all inmates in the grimy Walsh Facility for Women, three young women have something else in common: His name is Spencer, and each one has had a baby by him. Still, their lives are on the line in prison, and they have no choice but to form a clique to survive. Once they're released, they still can't seem to stay out of trouble. Spencer can't stay faithful to just one woman, and his womanizing ways set in motion more...
Author
Series
California connection novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Jewel is young and beautiful, and with several hustles under her belt, she's all about making money. This doesn't leave much time for friends, but she'll always make time for Touch, the local hustler. He's been her friend since grammar school, when they made a lifelong pact to look out for each other. Lucky for them, their promise has never been put to the test-until now. When Michael Burroughs arrives on the scene from L.A., he floods the East Coast...
20) Get Money Chicks
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English
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"For Mina, Shanna, and Karen, using what they have to get what they want is always an option. Best friends since day one, these "get money chicks" have a thing for the hottest gear, luxurious lifestyles, and the ballers who make it all possible. All of this changes for Mina when a tragedy makes her open her eyes to the way she's living. Peer pressure and loyalty to her girls collide with her own morality, sending Mina into a no-win situation. Will...
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