As the novel begins deep in Oklahoma early one morning in 1976, nine men from Ruby assault the nearby Convent and the women in it.

Kayla, Evelyn and Trina have been friends for years, but now the lines of true friendship have been crossed, the backstabbing that follows cuts deep. With their trust now broken, the gloves come off as this trio sticks to their motto of 'What she can do, I can do better.' Only when their lives begin to fall apart and danger approaches can the girls look to put aside their differences. But when the damage has already been done, it may be possible to...

"Leshaun is the true definition of a bad girl, who goes from corporate to hood and back again with ease. While she lets others think that she's just one of a team, those who truly know her understand that she runs the streets all by herself. Let Leshaun tell it, a big girl can be the whore, the pimp, and the broad that owns the sleazy hotel all at the same time, The issue is that others need to respect her gangster. When someone has the balls to burn...

"Acker navigates her characters' lives with humor, heart, and grace. I loved these stories." --Lisa Ko This debut collection is a complicated love letter to Washington, DC, and to those who call it home: a TSA agent who's never flown, a girl braving new worlds to play piano, and a teacher caught up in a mayoral race. These characters navigate life's "training school"--with lessons on gentrification and respectability- and fight to create their own...

"Ra'Keeyah has million-dollar dreams. She's determined to come up, and she won't stop until she does. Nothing is going to stop her from getting the hottest clothes, the finest men, and money to burn. Easily influenced by her conniving girls Shayna and Quiana, Ra'Keeyah resorts to shoplifting, stealing married men's credit cards, and passing bad checks to get what she wants. Ra'Keeyah is struggling to stay on top, and she has sunk to an all-time low...

"The new book in the bestselling Reverend Curtis Black series! After dropping out of Harvard to be with his girlfriend Racquel and their new baby, Matthew Black discovers that fatherhood isn't what he expected. His relationship with Racquel has become strained, and while he wants to be a good husband, he soon finds himself attracted to another woman. Meanwhile, Curtis and Charlotte are having their own problems. Curtis's long-lost-son Dillon has settled...

"Twenty-year-old Jewels is one of the Midwest&#x;s most wanted. The daughter of one of the baddest prostitutes to ever work the streets of St. Louis and a high end call girl herself, she attracts nothing but the elite. She has caught the eye of twenty-two-year-old Rome, a dope boy who quickly makes a name for himself in the Lou. One uneventful night, their worlds collide when Jewels is caught with a violent and deranged client, while Rome is laying...

In the stunning climax of New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series, the tension--and the heat--reach unforgettable heights as two restless women go after the ultimate satisfaction . . . and a killer desire prepares to strike . . . For best friends Lola Poole and Joan Proctor-Riley, there's never too much when it comes to online-dating rich, no-commitments lovers. It's a fantasy come true that makes their unhappy...

"The Young and the Ruthless continues the adventures of soap diva Calysta Jeffries who has survived a drug rehab and returned to the set to resume her role as lead actress in the Rich and the Ruthless"--

Chunichi's California Connection 3 is a pulse-pounding tale that finds Jewel with a bun in the oven and a federal case pending against her! Jewel climbed up the heap to become queen of the streets, diva of all divas. But now that she's expecting a baby, she's concerned about just one thing-giving her child a good life, away from the guns, the drugs and the lies. However, that also means a life away from the glitz and glam that Jewel still craves,...