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Come Get Some
Come Get Some
by Nane Quartay
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A vivid novel about street life and how the struggle to conquer poverty can reveal the indomitable will of the human spirit. Four friends—Mugwump, Whiteboy Paul, Truitt, and Willmon Angel—are tragic outcasts. An illicit relationship... (read more)

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True to the Game III
True to the Game III
by Teri Woods
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The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly. Starting off where the second installment's dramatic cliffhanger left us, True III will finally... (read more)

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The Intuitionist
The Intuitionist
by Colson Whitehead
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Lila Mae Watson is the first black female Elevator Inspector in the history of the Department. She is an Intuitionist, able to intuit defects purely by tuning in to the machinery. The opposition, the Empiricists, practice dutiful and routine physical... (read more)

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The Cartel 2
The Cartel 2
by Ashley
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Filled with kidnapping, murder, deception, and seduction, here is the highly-anticipated sequel to "The Cartel" from the dynamic author duo of street lit.... (read more)

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Silenced
Silenced
by Kia Dupree
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One of the hottest new writers in urban fiction, award-winning author Kia DuPree has been hailed for her heart-wrenching storytelling and unforgettable characters. Now she takes you to Washington, D.C.'s most notorious neighborhood, where a young woman... (read more)

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Daddy Cool (03 Edition)
Daddy Cool (03 Edition)
by Donald Goines
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A new fictional genre that expresses the author's true to life American thrillers.... (read more)

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Dutch Trilogy #02: Angel's Revenge
Dutch Trilogy #02: Angel's Revenge
by Teri Woods
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HE IS THE MASTER OF THE GAME. HE'S BUILT THE ULTIMATE EMPIRE. BUT HIS STORY IS ONLY BEGINNING. NOW NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR TERI WOODS BRINGS YOU THE SECOND IN THE SENSATIONAL DUTCH TRILOGY, WHERE ONE WOMAN WILL RULE DUTCH'S STREETS . . . OR... (read more)

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Payback Ain't Enough
Payback Ain't Enough
by Wahida Clark
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The #1 Queen of Street Lit WAHIDA CLARK delivers the latest installment in her best-selling series PAYBACK AIN'T ENOUGH Filled with the same glamour, sex and danger, we dive back into the hip-hop drama where old rivalries and new beefs arise in Detroit's... (read more)

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Full Figured 2 (Urban Renaissance)
Full Figured 2 (Urban Renaissance)
by Alexis Nicole
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Carl Weber, the renowned publisher of Urban Books, brings together two popular Urban Books divas to give readers what they've been asking for: passionate, empowering stories about big, beautiful women.... (read more)

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Welfare Grind
Welfare Grind
by Kendall Banks
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Cold-hearted Chae takes the world by storm as she navigates her way through every trick and scam she can pull off. Living off the welfare system, with her four kids had become her life along with the extra cash, sex and violence, her gangsta boyfriend... (read more)

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Trainspotting
Trainspotting
by Irvine Welsh
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In the past decade writers such as A. L. Kennedy, Iain Banks, Alan Warner, Michel Faber, and Ian Rankin have made Scotland one of the most talked about literary communities in the world. No writer, though, has been more central to this "... (read more)

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Don't Hate the Player
Don't Hate the Player
by Brandie
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This intriguing novel follows the intertwined lives of four friends--Luvly, Money, Chocolate, and Taeko--as they weave their way through sex, lies, betrayal, love, and lust.... (read more)

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Diary of a Street Diva
Diary of a Street Diva
by Jaquavis Coleman
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The authors deliver a riveting, urban tale that chronicles the life of a good girl who runs into a bad situation, and becomes lost in the world of sex, money, and mayhem.... (read more)

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The Price of Sin
The Price of Sin
by Samuel L. Hair
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Eureen, Tracey, Deja, and Jasmine are all looking for relationships that are based on strong moral values-despite their own less than moral lifestyles. Faithfully married but severely sexually frustrated, Eureen would do anything to catch her husband's... (read more)

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True to the Game Trilogy #01: True to the Game
True to the Game Trilogy #01: True to the Game
by Teri Woods
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It's the late 1980s, and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets Quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her... (read more)

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Payback Ain't Enough
Payback Ain't Enough
by Wahida Clark
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The #1 Queen of Street Lit WAHIDA CLARK delivers the latest installment in her best-selling series PAYBACK AINT ENOUGH Filled with the same glamour, sex and danger, we dive back into the hip-hop drama where old rivalries and new beefs arise in Detroits... (read more)

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Every Thug Needs a Lady
Every Thug Needs a Lady
by Wahida Clark
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Sexy, beautiful Roz has escaped from the hard streets and is on her way to a professional career in physical therapy. She doesn't need to make a U-turn back to the ghetto. But then she meets Trae, who's still after the bling bling and fast money of drugs.... (read more)

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Wifey #04: Still Wifey Material, Part 4
Wifey #04: Still Wifey Material, Part 4
by Kiki Swinson
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After deciding to leave the Witness Protection Program, Kira gets disturbing news that those closest to her have all been murdered. Wanting a new beginning, she moves to Houston. Little does she know that the streets in Houston, and the men who run them,... (read more)

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Narcopolis
Narcopolis
by Jeet Thayil
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Jeet Thayil’s luminous debut novel completely subverts and challenges the literary traditions for which the Indian novel is celebrated. This is a book about drugs, sex, death, perversion, addiction, love, and god, and has more in common in its... (read more)

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Wifey
Wifey
by Kiki Swinson
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An "Essence"-bestselling author offers a scandalous street-lit tale and shows that no one else stands a chance when a wifey runs the hustle.... (read more)

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