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Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The life of a celebrity wife is supposed to be all glitz and glamour. With red carpets, black cards, and tons of green money, who wouldn't want to be on the A-list? However, when the lights dim and the paparazzi fade, living life in the fab lane comes with a price. Some of these women pay severely for their membership into the Rich Wives Association"--
82) Outcast
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After a life of violence and betrayal, Tirrell Ellis believes things are turning around for him when he meets Alexandra Solomon, a major player in the drug trade, until he becomes addicted to cocaine and their relationship turns sour, resulting in a terrible tragedy that changes everything.
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"She has brains, beauty, and she's eager to please. Krystal Davenport can be anything in life she desires. Well, at least that's what her teachers tell her. However, the brutal truth is that Krystal has one destiny, and that path defines who she is, who she was born to be. This conniving female is indeed her mother's child. Being Ms. Thang's offspring means Krystal is hood royalty. Her family is infamous in the game. They live and die by the code...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Cities generate close to 85 percent of US GDP and are hubs of innovation and growth. However, structural factors--such as the prioritization of businesses and the wealthy, a long-standing federal bias against cities, state government hostilities toward municipal governments, and structural racism interwoven throughout nearly every pillar of society--have been left to generate and reproduce poverty and inequality in metropolitan areas across the country....
Author
Series
Publisher
Cadmus Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
ALL GOOD A WEEK AGO is an introduction to Vegas Wolfchild who, prior to six months ago, was kidnapped. Now, after being home for six months, she is still traumatized, and she wakes up yelling and aiming her pistol. Vegas is an ex-undercover cop who became a P.I. who extorts, cons, and flat out robs those who hire her in most cases. All her cases, until this week, involved the streets in Detroit but this week she took two cases that seemed safe and...
Author
Series
Family business volume 3
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Agreeing to surrender the family business to his younger brother after a long stint in prison, Vegas Duncan battles his disapproving mother and a mysterious rival who attacks Vegas' older brother.
88) Ethic
Author
Series
Ethic novels (Ashley Antoinette) volume 1
Publisher
Ashley Antoinette Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Ethic has power, but love has always been evasive. After ordering the hit that mistakenly killed the love of his life, Ethic is haunted with guilt and he refuses to love again. Focused on being a better man and keeping his family safe, he is raising three children, one of which is a defiant teenaged girl, Morgan. No matter how hard he tries to keep Morgan away from the streets, she is determined to defy him. When Morgan finds herself in a vulnerable...
Author
Series
Syndicate novels (Brick & Storm) volume 1
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Brick and Storm craft a tale of an adoptive family being turned inside-out when their mother is slain in a seemingly random drive-by shooting. Soon they're presented with a video from their late Mama revealing the truth about her nefarious activities, and they find her secret bunker filled with money, drugs, and specific directions from Claudette, who built an empire from the ground up. The kids have been unwittingly trained by Claudette to take over...
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Daniel Bennett has become a cultural phenomenon after penning an international bestselling novel based on his ordeal of trying to bring a powerful criminal to justice. He has everything he could ever want: a beautiful wife, son, and wealth beyond his wildest dreams. But something lurks in the shadows of his mind, sparked by the warning from the mysterious assassin, John Smith, that one day he may return to finish the job. And that day has finally...
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Naughty is as naughty always does, and Jaylin Jerome Rogers never disappoints. The aftermath to the Naughty Series picks up nearly three years later, and the tables have clearly turned. For the first time ever, Nokea has found true love with another man, while Jaylin remains on the outside, wondering how it has come to this. He could never imagine Nokea falling out of love with him, but Dr. Travis L. Cooper has it all from A to Z. He's perfectly fine...
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mylah is so in love with Rome, but Rome is a kingpin who is more concerned with taking the TL's from his competition, Blaze. Rome and his crew don't realize just how close his enemy is. Blaze is the most feared man around, but he's a ghost because no one has ever seen him. While Rome's on a hunt to find Blaze, he's hit with fatal surprise after fatal surprise. His empire comes tumbling down, and he finally comes to face to face with Blaze. Kane is...
93) Upstate hustle
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by a man she barely knew and neglected by her alcoholic mother, the stakes were already stacked against Bella Goins. Faced with many struggles growing up, Bella was enticed by the power of the street. Trying to control the men in her life, she gets caught up in the dirt and grime of the dope game and quickly finds herself dancing with the devil. Will Bella turn away from the game before it's too late? Or will the streets swallow her alive?...
94) Dare to ride
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Marcus Heavy is the founder of the Heavy Sinners Motorcycle Club. They specialize in the drug game, prostitution, blackmail, and murder. You cross any member of the club, and that's the end of your life. Marcus's son, Darius, doesn't want that life. So, Darius gets a college degree and a good job and claws his way out of the hood. The life he's chosen couldn't be more different than that of his homicidal father's--until unknown enemies show up at...
95) Grand opening 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1978, the Duncan brothers and their tough-as-nails women have vanquished their rivals and taken their place as the leaders of waycross, Georgia's criminal enterprises. However, their rise to power has not gone unnoticed, and the family is rocked with their mother, Ms. Bettie, is kidnapped and her body is found in a swamp. No one knows who the killers are, but instead of drawing closer, the family is split when their grief-stricken leader,...
96) Blood heir
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it's a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival. Eight years ago, Julie Lennart left Atlanta to find out who she was. Now she's back with a new face, a new magic, and a new name - Aurelia Ryder - drawn by the urgent need to protect the family she...
Publisher
[Discovery Channel]
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are special effects experts who will stop at nothing to find the truth. Using modern day science, they put everyday mythis and urban legends to the test to determine what's busted, and what's confirmed. Joined by fellow MythBusters Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara, this team is always ready to take it to the next level with explosive results. Contains ten episodes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Born and raised in Atlanta, Lucinda, LaMeka, Charice, and Trinity are best friends who all have suffered the perils of teen pregnancy. With their dreams and ambitions on hold, they struggle to find themselves and survive this game called life. Despite their efforts, the decisions they make create more trouble, and the consequences prove to be costlier than they ever could have imagined.
99) Cold blooded
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Following the murder of his friend and business associate, Quentin Hunter, Mike Black decides that he might ask a few questions. Why would Daniel Beason kill Quentin, and why would Beason have murdered his business partner, Elias Colton?
100) Boys in the club
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Losing themselves in their club personas to escape the pressures of life, four Black gay men and hard-working professionals find their excessive partying leading to bad decisions that could ruin their lives.
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