Synopses & Reviews
The only family Eve Panelli has ever known is the infamous Twenty Gang. Orphaned as a small child, Eve quickly learned the art of the hustle, and by age seventeen she had spent two years in prison. But now Eve is eighteen, back on the streets of Harlem with her gang and up to one of her old tricks: strong-arm robbery. Despite her edge, she's got a soft spot for Felon, the up-and-coming street king.
Eve's life takes a serious turn when the powerful DeNardi family, the city's biggest drug supplier, tries to tighten its hold on Harlem. And when Eve's best friend, Cassidy, is murdered in the crossfire, Eve seeks revenge--starting all the way at the top.
Synopsis
Praise for
Hoodlum"Delivers another aggressive, bloody portrait of unrepentant urban outlaws."
--Publishers Weekly
"With gritty settings and authentic action, the reader is easily caught up in the journey of a man engulfed in a world that forces him to step his game up."
--The Source
Praise for Street Dreams
"K'wan has really outdone himself on this one . . . a must-read for fans of urban fiction."
--Shannon Holmes, national bestselling author of Bad Girlz and Never Go Home Again
"Steadily builds to a frantic, movie-worthy climax."
--Entertainment Weekly
About the Author
K'WAN is the #1 Essence bestselling author of Welfare Wifeys, Section 8, Gutter, Still Hood, Hood Rat, and others. He wrote his first novel, Gangsta, as a therapeutic release, and it went on to become an Essence bestseller and a part of urban-lit history. In 2008 he received the Black Author of the Year Award from Black Press Radio. He has been featured in Time, KING, The New York Press, and on MTV and BET. Besides an author, Kwan is also a motivational speaker, a mentor to at-risk children and the C.E.O. of Black Dawn, Inc. He lives in New Jersey.