In the little city of Flint, MI, the good die young and the people left standing are the grimiest of characters. With reign over the city's drug trade, Benjamin Atkins made sure that his precious daughter, Raven, was secluded from the grit that the city had to offer. But when Raven's young heart gets claimed by Mizan, a stick-up kid in search of a come-up, there's nothing Benjamin can do about losing her to the streets. She chooses love over loyalty...

"Shopkeepers, gardeners, families, and police officers: these are just a few of the people who live and work in an urban community. Young readers will get to know all about these people and their role in their community through this engaging, simple text. Interesting facts and full-color photos provide readers with a look at all aspects of the urban community, including what it's like to grow up in a city, who makes sure the city is safe, and places...

"For sisters Diem, Drea, and Ophelia, coming from the same bloodline as Julian "Knight" Hart meant that the legacy of their motorcycle club, Hart's Angels, must continue to live up to his expectations. Although the sisters are as different as night and day, they were taught by their father that it's always family over everything."--

How important is it to know your man's worth? For Jayla Morgan, it's more than just a question, it's a business. As a "Heart Appraiser," she is paid to bait unsuspecting partners to determine their loyalty. Sex is nothing more than a premium service and having mastered the art of deception, Jayla takes "seductress" to a completely new level. Her slogan is an attribute to her success: You can hook any man. You just need the right bait. But being the...

"Get wrapped up in the drama with author Genesis Woods to find out what happens in the final installment of the What Bae Won't Due saga... What happens when the relationship you thought was right ends up being so wrong? JaNair never imagined that her world would come crashing down the way it did at the grand opening of her boyfriend's nightclub. The secrets that were revealed about Jerome in front of her family and friends embarrassed her so much...

"Let it burn! Ceanna is forced to bury her best friend Tonya after a sudden illness. Now she's guardian to her best friend's daughter, and Ceanna wonders if she can raise Jalisa and deal with the newly discovered betrayal by Tonya and her husband Jaceyon. Fighting for a divorce while carrying Jaceyon's twin daughters, Ceanna tries to mask her emotions and deal with her situation. Avantae knows that loving his stepbrother's wife is wrong, but he can't...

Moroccan born and SoHo raised, Jacques Berradi has always known he could read minds, predict the future, but now he's learned the ability to see into past lives on a deeper level. He can help others uncover their Karma with just a glance into their eyes or with a touch. His good friend, Kylie Collins, is a recent Brooklyn transplant to Miami. Fun loving and inquisitive, she's a PI in training at Like a Fly on the Wall Detective Agency. She is at a...

The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning. ... [It] can also be seen in a much larger context. It is first of all a work of literature; the descriptions of street life as a kind of ballet and the bitingly satiric account of traditional planning theory can still be read for pleasure even by those who long ago absorbed and appropriated...

A host of unexpected events lead to the revelation of dark secrets between Tyree's and Mia's families. With murder, corruption, and duplicity standing in their way, can Tyree keep his family safe and rekindle a love he once thought was lost forever?

"A dazzling, unforgettable novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system--a debut that announces a blazingly original voice. Kiara Johnson and her brother Marcus are barely scraping by in a squalid East Oakland apartment complex that calls itself, optimistically, the Royal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. But while Marcus...