Fiction - Urban & Street Lit

At times exuberant and at other times dark and haunting, Fishbone's stories delve into the twilight zone of New York's seedy bars and cocaine dens; they reveal the troubled soul of a German expressionist painter; they describe a latter-day "hunger artist" exorcising his own...

LIVE FROM THE TRENCHESBetween the pages of Live From The Trenches lie tales never told before. These stories flow from the dark trenches of reality and fantasy, and combine a star-studded cast of authors and characters.From suspense, to action-thrillers, insidious murders, or sexual adventure,...

Don't miss the BRAND NEW series from bestselling author Stephanie HarteMeet the Kennedy twins and get ready for trouble!Twin sisters Lily and Daisy Kennedy live a life ruled by their controlling father, Des. Desperate to salvage his own shattered dreams, he forces his girls...

Pete Peterson has cracked the United States as both a live artist and a recording star but at some personal cost to his health. Meanwhile the former policeman, Ray Law is climbing the greasy pole as a soul singer with a first hit, 'The...

An exploration of the Navarasas (9 Emotions) by an unnamed protagonist staying alone in Bangalore city, India and his secret friend Aleena. What is Aleena seeking through these conversations?Author: Arjun PrasannanISBN-10: 8650511767ISBN-13: 9798650511762Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2020Pages: 46Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

The fourth fast-paced novel in the Nicky Burkett series, Hell on Hoe Street keeps up the page-turning action and deadpan humor in a multicultural tale of loyalty and revenge. All Nicky wants is a quiet life in his London district of Walthamstow. But the...

"Abigail Tarttelin is a fearless writer." --Emily St. John Mandel, author of the National Book Award finalist, Station Eleven From the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of Golden Boy comes Abigail Tarttelin's debut novel, written when she was just nineteen and never before published in...

The war rages and blood rains as DAVID fights for the family beside him and the ones he's trying to keep safe. The blind fury that fuels his rage is contagious, and it has infected everyone involved with this game of survival of the...

Blowing the lid off contemporary social mores with a peek behind the closed doors of middle-class Malaysians Harmony Heights is anything but harmonious. In this nineties-style block of condominium located in a forgotten part of town resides a microcosm of bourgeois Malaysian society. From...

Darius 'D-Boy' Jensen was pronounced dead from a car bomb explosion. But is he really dead? His only living sibling, Jay-Roc, knows the truth and he's been keeping the secret for 7 years. D-Boy and his lawyer, John, exiled themselves to Dubai until the...

Buck Wile seems to attract trouble like a magnet, and it's all thanks to his legendary bad luck, "Ol' Eleven." But in a world that constantly tests him, can a Black man find any love? Buck Wile is about to discover that his journey...

Faith and Evelyn are close friends, neighbours, and single mothers of Luke and of Mitch - and both bear the scars of the trauma of colonisation and the Stolen Generations. When Faith dies unexpectedly, a chain of events unfolds that will forever alter the...

The power of money can destroy a brotherhood or build an empire. But with elevation there must be separation, even from the ones we truly love. Being defined as a boss means everyone around you eats and it's your job to plug any leaks...

Starr lived 25 years of her life as a straight woman then decided to explore her sexuality with women. In an attempt to take things slow and have fun with a girl, she met her twin flame. The author walks readers on her journey...

PLAY ME GET PLAYED Is a work of fiction Orenthal Fisher was no longer fighting in the gulf war. He was back in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina living a peaceful life with his beautiful wife, Kate. He traded in his war uniform...

FORSAKE OF SELF is a fictional story about a young man who discovers that the consequences of pretention can come at a cost that could easily have been avoided by simple self-realization. But an even more important lesson is learned along the way. That...

He's her client. She's his weakness.One request, and he'll give her anything she desires. For Simone, the only thing she cares about is looking out for the people she loves, maintaining a great reputation as a massage therapist, and building a family with the...

It is the early 20th century and the mysterious oligarchy known as "The Iron Heel" has risen to power in the United States, establishing a brutal authoritarian regime. Fearless activist Avis Everhard attempts to alert an incredulous public to the creeping danger of the...

When Quentin Tarantino was asked to pick his favorite read, he picked my book Nobody's Angel. "My favorite fiction novel this year was written by a taxi driver who used to hand it out to his passengers. It's a terrific story and character study...

Too Much on the Inside explores the depths of coincidence and human connection, as they collide with the impossible task of forgetting the past. Three immigrants, and one Canadian from rural Nova Scotia, all in their twenties, are soon to discover their interconnected fates....

Adara regrets ever making the decision to get into a relationship with her boyfriend Wes. A handsome dream who changed her life for the worse. In an instant everything seemed to go from good to bad as she realizes that her knight and shining...

Symphony has always been a pretty red bone that was fucking most of the hood niggas in the city of Chicago, promiscuous is not the right word for Symphony. Maverick Is the Top Drug dealer in the city of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs....

Welcome back to the wild and crazy world of Duchess.Duchess is back and this time, with her love, Chief. Together, they reign in the music game and becomes the industry's favorite hood couple. Still, these two are no stranger to envious figures and trying...

Reading is fundamental and a great mind exercise so find a comfortable reading nook and enter the world of Antonio's Genie. This is the first of a three part series.Author: Terrance A. RobertsISBN-13: 9798822937031Publisher: Palmetto PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/12/2024Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w...

From federal prison, Melvin Anderson aka Parlay returns home from the feds eager to rise again. He a stripper, Yola Sweets, who can plug him in with some movers and shakers who own the strip club where she works, but at what price? When...

Meet the members of the Love, Joy, Peace, and Deliverance Community Choir, a group of young adults joined together through their passion for singing the Lord's praises--although their hearts are far from the things of God.Patrice Russell was raised in the church, but she...

Here they are again; the scandalous con woman Sheeka Black has gotten into so many jam's that she is forced to kill. Chanel's life as Beth has come to an end and thanks to her best friend Sheeka, she's in jail. Don't forget Gabby,...

Torry Mills and Tony Keys had the game on lock until the FEDS came knocking. After having a long run that included money, sex, and murder all in abundance. The notorious couple finally took a fall, leaving behind two sons to be raised by...

Gangster Fallacy, noun - the mistaken belief that crime pays as a long-term career choice.Gangster Fallacies, Volume 2: California Love expands the Gangster Fallacies universe with six new hard-hitting and moving street tales of infallible humans who take the shortcut of drugs, sex and...

In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, Donald Goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experience--the dark, despair-ridden world of a black girl's soul.Sandra took to the streets when she was eight years old and tried to...

Immanuel Johnson is a young, frustrated, black man with a sense of destiny. On top of this he has a Messiah Complex, and after serving five years in a maximum security prison where he immerses himself in black nationalist and radical religious literature, he...

Author: Keith Lee JohnsonISBN-10: 1538446928ISBN-13: 9781538446928Publisher: Urban AudiobooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2020Format: CDWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 5.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d

With the emotional echoes of Little Fires Everywhere and the lush atmosphere of Disappearing Earth, a riveting debut novel in which a wildfire creeps toward Berkeley, California, igniting tensions as characters from all walks of life confront the injustices lying beneath the city's surface.As...

Reading is fundamental and a great mind exercise so find a comfortable reading nook and enter the world of Antonio's Genie. This is the first of a three part series.Author: Terrance A. RobertsISBN-13: 9798822937024Publisher: Palmetto PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/12/2024Pages: 84Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w...

After taking over the drug trade on the streets of Dallas, SHORT DOGG attracts the attention of the notorious Mexican Cartels. Now they want him to be their street general. Can Short Dogg turn the MOB from a street gang to a cartel?More money...

"Beyond the City" by means of Arthur Conan Doyle is a compelling narrative that transports readers into the heart of a small, close-knit network grappling with the complexities of human relationships. The tale unfolds in a quiet suburb, where Dr. John Thorndyke, a retired...

Pimpin Maxwell's road to some high class pimpin is revealed in raw detail. Let no eye wink or blink or you may wake up a victim to the game of cop, lock, or blow, and learn a valuable lesson of how not to trust...

An out-of-work journalist finds a second life 'stealing cars'; A grad student finds out that theft is easy, but getting away with it is another matter entirely; A long-lost love can't be rekindled in a remote hotel room, but a long-held ember of anger...

Dark and humorous, literary but with the heart of a detective novel, Ordinary Bear weighs the burden of grief while exploring our boundless capacity for humanity, kindness, and hope.Farley stands out among his Ipiat neighbors in the Alaska village he calls home, both white...

Born to a thirteen-year-old in the bathroom of his family's small apartment, Abraham Singleton enters a world laden with the obstacles inherent in an impoverished urban community. But when his mother becomes addicted to crack and his uncle--the family's basketball prodigy and their potential...

From a child, my mother embedded in my sister and I two things, we had to go to college and earn a degree, and that we had to marry a nice man. There was no in between. I, however, was reluctant to love or...

Lin Su Yoshimura, trained in martial arts at a young age by her parents, is kidnapped as a teen in China and sold into the sex trafficking trade which lands her in the United States of America. She is rescued from an abusive pimp...

Broken as in beaten, defeated, subdued, dispirited...Rich as in affluent, well to do, prosperous...So, although they'd been beaten down by life the one thing they didn't worry about was money.Four friends find themselves at a crossroad in life. For years they've hidden behind their...

Who said Redemption was easy?For Jerzey, Miko, Rumer, and Nelly the act seems nearly impossible. To regain their sanity and find their joy these four women will have to face the problems in their life.Miko's world came crashing down when she had to reveal...

After everything YASEER had been through over the past two years, he woke up every day preparing for the next obstacle karma would throw at him. However, he was not ready for the devastating disappearance of his baby girls, nor was he set to...

Take a ride down the streets of Charlotte, NC, better known as the Queen City as Shaneice, bka Neicee and her boyfriend, Quentin, known as Q take you on a whirlwind of surprises. Q loves Neicee with everything in him, but he can't remain...

"I never would have thought that taking a free trip would thrust my imagination into a complete Urban Fiction series " -Quiana, author of the Uptown's Princess series. "Quiana has an uncanny sense to bedazzle readers with her characters, engross them in the story...

Ashokamitran's Oru Parvaiyil Chennai Nagaram (Chennai at a glance), which is now available in English is a masterly survey of the city by the master himself. In classic Ashokamitran style, the book proceeds district by district, looking at each with affection, sympathy and loads...

Malachi Williams and Garcia Blanka may have taught Nikki Gunz how to be an apex predator, but now the student has surpassed the masters. Nikki lives by one rule and one rule only --- if you don't stand on loyalty you die --- as...

For the 50th anniversary of its original publication, the cult classic Daddy Cool, is now back in print with a dynamic new look. A cold, calculating hired killer takes family matters into his own hands in this bold action-packed street thriller from Donald Goines,...