Fiction - Urban & Street Lit

What Happens When You Come Home for the Right Reasons?Dr. Willa Hayes returns to Maple Creek not to escape her life, but to finally live it. After years in a demanding city veterinary practice, she inherits her grandfather's small-town clinic and begins again in...

A Love Story That Simmers SlowlyHana Nguyen has her life mapped with precision. A biochemistry major on the pre-med track, she carries the weight of her parents' refugee past and the quiet expectation to succeed, no matter the cost. There is no room in...

Forget about grades. Getting into the Ivy League depends on only one thing: surviving the right preschool.There are only 10 spots available at Manhattan's exclusive Alpha Academy. But securing one isn't about acing an interview; it's about winning a war.The selection process is a...

Three short fiction novels describing the life and work of a law-enforcement professional who specializes in homicide investigations which force him to confront the most violent and untoward behavior in human life. His career spans 26 years with the New York City Police Department...

In the golden, shifting dunes of Sandspire, danger hides in every shadow-and destiny awaits in every grain of sand.Dahlia Brooks is on a desperate mission. To rescue her sister, Lira, she must traverse a sun-scorched wasteland where the environment is just as lethal as...

In a city built from light, numbers, and reflection, a man discovers that being seen is not the same as being real.Ricky has everything a modern creator is supposed to want - an audience, influence, and a life that glows from the outside. But...

The Weight of the UnseenThe Weight of the Unseen is a powerful work of modern social realism that explores the invisible infrastructures of the human heart. Set against the backdrop of a sprawling urban landscape, the novel deconstructs the lives of three families, the...

Two strangers in Queens start with one "business-only" message-screenshots, calm replies, a restaurant problem that isn't supposed to matter to him.Ming Chen is a Flushing analyst who fixes things when he's anxious. Marisol Alvarez is the sharp, public-facing daughter of a Jackson Heights family...

E. Wells Jr. presents the 2nd installment to his "COLD" series. Having lost friends to violence, drugs, and the streets-along with making mistakes of his own, he witnessed firsthand how a kid (without positive influences) could get easily swept into the world around them....

Shadows in the City: A Gritty Urban Crime Thriller by Chris Okey Nnokwam - Investigating Sweaney: Russell Browning vs. the Empire of Baxter Matheson- The Human Cost: Giving a Voice to the Marginalized and Erased- Integrity in the Decay: A Story of Resilience and...

Step into Manchester's rain-kissed streets, where the Christmas Markets glow with cinnamon warmth-and secrets long buried begin to stir.When Rose Merryweather discovers her great-aunt's century-old recipe book stolen and a mysterious ceramic tile left in its place, she is pulled into a quiet storm...

When thirteen-year-old Ruby Carter wakes at 4:17 a.m. to the sound of car doors and hushed voices, she knows the world she's been holding together is about to collapse. For years, Ruby has kept her younger sister Lily fed, warm, and protected while their...

A brutal, addictive, and deeply human story of brothers, belonging, and the dangerous seduction of hate-perfect for fans of Richard Allen, Skinhead, Suedehead, and gritty street-level British subculture fiction.East London, early 1980s.Concrete estates crumble, jobs disappear, and young men are left to carve identities...

Translated Love is a tragic, emotionally grounded work of fiction about love that survives distance, language, and time itself, but not without cost.Mateo, a quiet young man from the mountains of the Dominican Republic, lives a life shaped by solitude and routine until a...

A Skinhead Christmas is a raw, unflinching, and unexpectedly tender collection of three interconnected short stories set against the grit, cold, and contradictions of a working-class British Christmas in the early 1980s.At its heart is the Iron Lasses-an all-girl skinhead crew bound not by...

"Actually, I'm dating a skinhead now", I said.I looked at the faces again. Friends I had known for some years. And their stunned, non-replies were deafening."She is a girl", I added hopefully.Prejudice comes in many forms. It's not only black people or gays who...

The Late Hour, Volume 1 - Full DescriptionThe Late Hour, Volume 1 opens with the crackling signal of The Other Realm, a late-night radio show celebrating its eighteen years on the air. Hosted by Johnny Decker, the program drifts in and out of every...

THE RETURNA novel about coming back to the same place until time demands its price. Across twenty years, one woman keeps coming back to the same transit landmark: a station platform, a tree, a corner the city refuses to leave unchanged. Each visit looks...

THE KEYA novel about a rule written to prevent a memory. In a winter city obsessed with cleanliness and control, an archive worker lives by one commandment: DO NOT IMPROVISE. Intake protocols, restriction labels, gloves, and dust sheets dictate which histories may surface and...

When Stacks got locked up, the world thought the "Knight Family" was finished. They didn't count on Devante, the current head of the family that their father passed the reins to. On a relentless hunt to uncover the setup that sent his brother to...

The Misadventures of Jambalaya Jones: Volume IIBy N.L. BrightWhen the beat drops, reality bends.In this deliriously stylish follow-up to The Misadventures of Jambalaya Jones: Volume I, our favorite trench-coated sleuth dives headfirst into a series of bizarre, musical, and metaphysical mysteries that blur the...

VOLUME I - Cornball Brotha: The Back Nine ProtocolTheme: Origin, surveillance, identity, the birth of mythTone: Funky satire + psychedelic noir + grounded community dramaThe first volume introduces The Curve - a Midwestern neighborhood full of gossip, brilliance, and forgotten genius - and Mookie...

This story continues the events of the first book in the series.After returning to his own realm-seven years after he vanished-Alex White decides to join the Knights: Gifted individuals capable of entering other worlds through anomalous tears in reality called Rifts.Though his license a...

Beneath the monuments of Washington D.C., an ancient secret sleeps.For centuries, a hidden clan of werewolves has lived in the shadows of Rock Creek Park-guarding their bloodlines, their traditions, and the fragile balance between their kind and the human world. But when a young...

In the shadowed cities of modern Italy-Milan, Rome, Padua, Udine-five lives cross the invisible frontier between truth and illusion. A magician who reads destiny but fails to see his own. A wife who performs desire before a hidden audience. A woman who turns aging...

THE WORKSHOP OF SILENCE A literary novel about listening, memory, and the calm that comes when life slows down. A journey toward silence as a way of being. After half a lifetime building invisible structures for others, a man leaves his career in technology...

What if the bravest thing a town could do after dark was... slow down?When a river bridge goes engine-free after 10 p.m., a quiet rule rewires a community. An adjunct professor who can't stop analyzing, a greenhouse director who turns policy into practice, and...

The love after life is a story born from contradiction-the glitter of family names and the grime of betrayal, the love of strangers and the cruelty of blood. At its heart, it is about reinvention: of names, identities, and destinies. What started as a...

The Mayans were right. The end of the world has begun - and it's hungry.December 21st, 2012. After fleeing the media-fuelled doomsday panic for a cave-diving trip in the Polish mountains, Patrick Kowalski resurfaces to find the real apocalypse waiting aboveground. The world has...

Tucson, 1960. Former Bayside City cop Phillip Randall thought he'd buried his demons with his badge. But the heat of the Arizona sun can't burn away the shadows of the mob - especially when they roll in driving 200 Buicks and carrying East Coast...

What if the most powerful family in the world was never blessed with a gift, but cursed by a lie? For centuries, the Vance dynasty has reigned, their empire built on an absolute power they claim as their birthright. Alistair Vance, the polished and...

In a world where ancient legacies shape the present, Mara finds herself at the heart of a transformation that will change her life forever. As she uncovers secrets buried deep within her lineage, she must navigate a path filled with mystery, danger, and self-discovery....

"Perhaps I am a fool to live here too." Dimitri is a frenetic, fragmented, and deeply cinematic collection of short stories and experimental poetry describing the interconnected lives of a handful of ordinary Seattlites. You'll read about Jan Walther, Lolita Nguyen, and Goat as...

Jizo was born into a bloodline laced with cocaine, betrayal, and silence. His father built a street empire the feds dismantled piece by piece, leaving behind ashes, ghosts, and a name no one dared whisper out loud. Jizo wasn't supposed to carry that weight....

KIMBINDI KOUYOU is an electrifying urban epic from Kinshasa-where street legend, ancestral memory, and boxing grit collide. In the maze of Matété's alleys, a young champion pulls on a red hood and becomes Songué ya Mbélie, a myth whispered in war songs and shouted...

In the heart of apartheid South Africa, where dusty roads and systemic oppression defined life, a young girl named Kedibone learns a painful lesson. At seven, a burn from a coal stove leaves a permanent mark, but it's a small scar compared to the...

He wanted the whole world to look at him. Nobody warned him that being looked at and being loved are not the same thing.Oh Well is going to be the biggest rapper the Pacific Northwest has ever produced. He has the vision board. He...

They took my parents from the one place I thought they were safe. Now, to get them back, I have to go after the kidnappers myself-which requires a massive pile of cash I don't have. Enter my new side hustle: selling my own DNA....

Blurred Lines: Politics, Corruption, and Drug Trafficking Game thrust readers into the murky depths of power play, graft, and the drug trade in Honduras. Set against a backdrop where political machinations collide with the clandestine maneuvers of drug cartels, this tale unfurls with a...

She survived the streets. Now she's ready to own them.Nova's life has never been soft. Born into chaos, raised on silence, and hardened by betrayal, she learned early that love can kill you and loyalty can bury you faster than a bullet.And karma? She's...

Justice Unyielding: A Gripping Story of Resilience by Chris Okey Nnokwam- A City That Nearly Lost Hope: The Battle for Restorative Justice- Unyielding Integrity: Standing Against Systemic Decay- The Power of Hope and Community in the Face of Corruption Reuben Gerth is a relentless...

I never knew a love so good.His pretensions were apparent...His caresses were incomparable...His essence belonged to me.I never fathomed that my best friend's enticement would suffice and fulfill me exceedingly.His affection was exceptional...His endearment was magical...Our best was yet to come. *Please note, Kaden...

"When people hear the word 'billionaire, ' they probably imagine private jets, fancy handbags, luxurious homes, and a closet full of stilettos that could rival a shoe store. But here's a little secret: being a billionaire has way less to do with what's in...

Welcome to The Billionaire Prisoner: First Day Out!, the ultimate re-entry guide for those who've survived "the belly of the beast" and are ready to transform their hustle from behind bars into a legit empire. Whether you just touched down or you're trying to...

Leaving the past behind was just the first step. The real battle began when I tried to build a new life.I was running from my past like my life depended on it. But no matter how far I got, the ones I loved were...

Some scars don't fade. Some love stories don't end. And some families are better left buried.Rose was raised in silence-after her mother was murdered and her father was locked away for the crime. But when he's suddenly released, everything she thought she knew shatters....

Welcome to Detroit Urban Legend Volume Five: Atlanta Edition - Dirty South.Written By James Stoutermire a.k.a DunkWhat up doe!This book is all about Atlanta and its dark secrets. I may be from Detroit, but I lived in Atlanta for 15 years before I came...

I was his first love. And now he's found me. EvanderI never got over losing Gemma. I'm still putting together the shattered pieces of my heart after she walked away from me, as though I meant nothing to her, as though I'd never even...

They took his family. Now he's coming for everything.Once a lethal mercenary, Patrick McMillan thought he had left the bloodshed behind. With his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, his past comes roaring back-and this time, he's not following anyone's rules.Driven by vengeance and...

'This isn't progress; it's destruction dressed in a fluffy robe and slippers'When the ruthless Victor Blackthorne targets a pristine patch of Australian bushland for his opulent spa resort, he threatens more than just the ancient landscape; he risks dividing a tight-knit small-town community. With...