Fiction - Urban & Street Lit

Isla Ashanti Anderson, better known as Shanti, lives the life that every young woman dreams about. She has the luxury condo in Bal Harbour Florida, the designer clothes and handbags, and plenty of money at her disposal. However, all of these luxuries fall under...

It goes down in the Bloody Nickel.Growing up in the slums of Fifth Ward in Houston Texas, the Davis brothers, Malik and J-Don, were taught the game at an early age by their late father, Big Ken, who reigned as the plug of their...

To Be Aware Is To Be Alive...Jack-Boys is the compelling sequel to one of the best novels to spring from the womb of Milwaukee, To Be Aware Is To Be Alive. This is a follow-up like none other. This book has an all new...

What's luck got to do with it?Dragon shifter Blaine Harcourt is bewildered when he catches a woman robbing his parents' Newport Mansion. It gets worse when they leave him in charge of her punishment. His stepdad says it's time to prove he's worthy of...

The groom died in a celebratory gunfire after the wedding. What to do with the big fat Indian wedding feast already prepared for the hundreds of guests?! Sri and Mia have to hit the ground running when they move to India to take over...

Four Corners is a bare-knuckled debut novel about life, love, and violence along four states of the American southwest -- both a savage, mean-streets thriller and a heartbreaking story of unfortunate love. For the better part of thirty-seven years, Frank Bruce has hobbled through...

Have you ever been in a gym working out next to someone and wondered what kind of lifestyle that person leads? In the normal way of life, the gym is for people trying to lose weight and stay healthy. But what about the intimate...

Fiction. Five teenagers attempt to swim the East River from the Bronx to Queens. One boy drowns and the body of the only girl is never found. The survivors vow silence. Five years later, they find themselves at the mercy of the drowned boy's...

How do you measure the worth of a woman? Or determine the value of a man? In this sexy, suspenseful novel, Cheryl Faye takes on the hot-button issues facing men and women as they struggle to build meaningful, lasting relationships. Jamilah Parsons and Sabrina...

Welcome to Carter Diamond, part two.New York Times bestselling authors Ashley and JaQuavis follow up their smash hit Carter Diamond with part two in the prequel series to The Cartel. Picking up right where the last installment ended, this action-packed street tale tells the...

A prequel to Ashley and JaQuavis' New York Times bestselling Cartel series, this story follows the rise of notorious gangster Carter Diamond, taking listeners through his days on the mean streets of Michigan to him becoming the biggest drug lord Miami has ever seen....

Since elemantary school Cash and Rome were thick as thieves. They started out young in the game and climbed their way to the top by earning respect and instilling fear. After a death in his family, Cash is devastated and emotionally breaks down. He...

"Ramshackle Wonderlands is writing at the red line, a volume spitting sparks. Its noises are those from haunts and haints and wanna-be heroes, its vistas tumbledown and blown whichaway with woe. Lordy, Craig Davis is a writer on a mission - to explode, first,...

Main Characters are: Juan Ellis, Natasha Middle, Sonya, Smokey, Leo Nikko, and Ike Juan Ellis, a local street dealer finds himself in a robbery, in which he kills one of the robbers. After being captured by the police the next day, he finds his...

This book deals with how much is retained in a person's upbringing from parents, friends and other relatives and how those influences are a part of a person's daily demeanor. Those influences aid in adaption, reaction, perception and dealing with the many obstacles in...

Being Caught Up can drive a man, or woman to do the un-thinkable? Troy Thomas, powerful attorney, tall, handsome, and built like a stallion. His presence is sensual and intoxicating, making any woman or man look his way. Troy is married to Mia, beautiful,...

Dudlham Sings is a Socio-Political Urban Life thriller set in London. Five severed human ears are found wrapped in a plastic bag in the front seat of an abandoned van in Dudlham Farm, one of the biggest council estates in London. They remain a...

Falling in love was never part of the planFive years after she was tortured, imprisoned, and forgotten about, Lyza is free to feel the sun on her face once more. Forced to play the deaf and mute trophy wife of Mitchell Fairchild as cover...

An accident in the middle of Sydney, Australia, cause six women to became entangled in the outcome. Each woman's reaction brings forth changes, as past secrets explain their current behaviours. Eventually their lives change irrevocably. Several violent and sexually explicit scenes.Author: Marguerite WellbourneISBN-10: 0648469530ISBN-13:...

PRINCESS KELLY has reached the panache of success in the television industry with her hit reality show, THE REAL BADDIES OF CHICAGO. Her star cast member, BLAIRE "BLICKY NICKY" KETCHUM, a raving lunatic who gives the viewers all the drama they can take. PRINNY's...

Author: KeeseISBN-10: 1965448801ISBN-13: 9781965448809Publisher: Lock Down PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/08/2025Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d

Reeling from the wake of tragedy, Constance Bell has weathered the storm and found true love. After being viciously violated, then suffering the loss of loved ones closest to her, Constance Bell refuses to let things break her down. Instead, she channels her anger...

A dark, rollicking collection of stories about men prone to foolishness trying to make their way in a modern world.Author: Michael DelpISBN-10: 0814334776ISBN-13: 9780814334775Publisher: Wayne State University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/2010Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 8.12h x 5.08w x 0.30dAward: IndieFab awards - Bronze Medal WinnerReview...

A quirky and compelling collection of short stories set in and around Detroit, by award-winning local writer Michael Zadoorian.Author: Michael ZadoorianISBN-10: 0814334172ISBN-13: 9780814334171Publisher: Wayne State University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2009Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.30w x 0.60dAward: Michigan Notable Books - Winner

Three women navigate love and heartbreak, all the while scheming and plotting to get to the top of the business world, by any means necessary--even illegal. Katrina Turner, CEO of Aura Energy, is 40 years old and married with two children. Now, the children...

An English girl with a Chinese father gets caught up in the illegal gambling business. A benevolent gangster kills a dodgy dealer with a bow and arrow. It's Christmas in Hong Kong and journalist Hadley Arnold, king of the cynical hacks, is in trouble...

Sherrice Valdez, the backstabbing heroine of 'Betrayed', is back and this time she is running things. The money, power and fame are all hers for the taking. However, all her good fortune isn't without its setbacks. In the male dominated world of the drug...

Royal is young and very mature at the same time. She's making grown woman decisions and although she may not get everything that she hoped for, she's all for the journey that she has ahead of her. Royal has never opened herself up to...

Reluctant vampire Cherry Stem tries to unwrap and survive the mystery behind her turning, while juggling hot mortal and immortal men, prophecies, improbable friendships, and bad hair days. Book 1 - Cherry Stem When Cherry meets Alex, she expects him to be nothing more...

The highly anticipated sequel to the number 1 bestselling hit.... Things can change at the blink of an eye. But they can also change right before your eyes. These five women thought that they could handle it all because they survived rough childhoods in...

The Last Cry, The Continuation The Unwanted Don is Part II of my first book titled The Last Cry. This book was originally published on August 29, 2011. However, it has been revised. Most importantly, it has a new format and has been re-edited....

The Birth of Matt by J.L.R. is a pulse-pounding urban action-thriller that blends gritty street warfare, heart-pounding martial arts, and high-stakes revenge into one unforgettable ride.When Jonathan, a young man trained in deadly combat and sharpened by the streets of Detroit and the discipline...

Grieving and starting over, a marketing research manager finds herself drawn to the one man she shouldn't want in this soul-stirring, unconventional romance by BriAnn Danae. Shyriq Hendricks is no stranger to success. As the heir to a legacy distillery and a man with...

Delhi: where history meets hustle, and every corner tells a story.A majestic anthology comprising thirty-two narratives, from five languages, written over ninety years, selected by an unapologeticDelhiite.They say Delhi belongs to no one. For it seems everyone who lives in it calls someplace else...

What does it truly mean to be a man when everything around you demands more than you can give? In the heart of Nairobi, David is a husband, a father, and a man on the edge. Every day, he wakes up to hustle for...

Miah Ross; a 13-year-old inspiring track athlete with dreams of becoming the fastest runner out of her hood. With Miah's speed and wit along with her good looks, she has the talent to make it anywhere. But with dad barely around and mom always...

Faith finally learned the lessons the hard way that her father Black Ice had been trying to teach her. Trust no one and you're stronger on your own, but it is too late after she is betrayed by the ones she loved and the...

Local Paterson, New Jersey police officer, Jillian Ashe, is battling her own demons and unresolved issues. Although she has dedicated herself to ridding the streets of the evil that once tainted her childhood, her intentions turn fatal once lust causes her to get in...

Travel back to the late 90s-a time of R&B-fueled romance, pay-phones on corners, and a dangerous criminal underworld thriving behind closed doors. Amid this backdrop, Genesis appears to have it all: beauty, allure, and a life most women envy. But beneath the surface lies...

This is the last and final book of the To Be Aware Is to Be Alive trilogy. Yardies is an action, suspense fiction about two Milwaukee organizations getting it from the mud. On their way to achieve riches, there's a spiderweb of stories that...

The sequel to Durty South Grind--an erotic novel about 500 spirits forever linked through love and devotion as they travel through a maze of deceit and mischief from the upper classes to the underbelly of Atlanta. The Grind Don't Stop offers a raw realization...

Living as a black man in America poses many obstacles. Making the choice to do something positive, I chose the life of becoming a career soldier during the most defining moments in American history, when the rules shifted with unexpected end results. This memoir...

"As wickedly funny and hilariously angry as vintage Harlan Ellison."--Spider Robinson, author of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon"A delightful romp through the metaphysical muck."--Halifax Daily News"A funny, tragic glimpse into the territory of the absurd, somewhere between Kafka and Vonnegut."--Calgary Herald"Weird and wonderful . . ....

Author: KeeseISBN-10: 196544881XISBN-13: 9781965448816Publisher: Lock Down PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/08/2025Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d

UNO and his cousin BABY J comes home, after doing some time, and they hit the ground running. No one and nothing can stop their come up. Uno stays out west in the city, while Baby J is living in the East. Together, the...

Author: Aya de LeonISBN-10: 1496715764ISBN-13: 9781496715760Publisher: Dafina BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2018Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90dReview Citation(s): Booklist 05/01/2018 pg. 65Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2018

Urban Books is bringing back Brenda Hampton's beloved romance series, Naughty, for a special anniversary edition. Return to the world of wealth, lust, and true love. Jaylin Jerome Rogers, an investment broker worth millions, lives a high-class life with plenty of women to share...

Sage Orchid has always been the wild child in her family. She's high tempered and doesn't take nonsense from anyone, including the men in her life. After getting into some trouble that could've ruined her life forever she vows to get herself together and...

A wintry Nordic capital is hit by a total blackout. As the mayor seeks desperately to restore power, Anja blindly follows Yannick into a mystifying underworld beneath the city streets. A hidden labyrinth that is home to the Wolf, the Beast, Almost Normal and...

Meet Kevin Julie as he approaches the last year of the 20th century. It is January 1999, and Kevin is almost 30 years old. He is happy go lucky, but very lazy. Kevin plays at his job as a personnel manager for a global...