"Curtis Black is no stranger to scandal. Throughout the decades, he has done much in the public eye, both good and evil. But what most people don't realize is that Curtis has been hiding a horrific childhood, which has affected him in countless, unspeakable ways. His buried past returns in an unwelcome visit when his estranged sister becomes alarmingly ill and his youngest child, twelve-year-old Curtina, becomes the kind of problem daughter that he...

Marcus Major, author of the Blackboard best-seller Good Peoples, crafts this fun, stylish and delightfully perceptive tale of four best friends, an oath--and one very special young woman. Colin, Dexter, Ibn, and Michael have been inseparable since college. Besides sharing similar interests, they have someone very important in common--Erika. Erika is the little sister of a friend who died, and they've promised to watch out for her. But when Erika grows...

Betrayal is worse than slaughter. That's what Antonio Ameen Felder always instilled in his friends. When a murder at the prison threatens to incarcerate them all for life, one man decides to sacrifice himself to free the others. All he asks in return is for his family to be taken care of--P. [4] of cover.

The seventh child of one of Richmond, Virginia's most ambitious hustlers, Seven is a talented poet and author with a true ear for the streets. In Gorilla Black, a boy with a love of Shakespeare and Langston Hughes struggles to thrive while growing up in the projects as the son of an alcoholic mother. In time, self-dubbed Gorilla Black will ascend to the top seat of a cocaine-fueled empire-and discover the truth about his beloved brother's death so...

A Man Most Worthy is a lively story of love, ambition, sex, and friendship. When young millionaire John Sebastian decides to win back the great love of his life, he vows to succeed no matter what it takes. But he soon realizes that he will have to prove himself worthy of her.

The Sequel to Naughty by Nature burns with fire!! Hampton's most loveable characters are back, and as usual, "It's about to be some sh** up in here!" Jaylin, Nokea, Shane, Scorpio, and let's not forget about Felicia, are determined to make this a story you'll never forget. While Jaylin fights his battle to stay out of jail for giving Felicia a major beat-down, he also has to do what it takes to maintain his marriage to Nokea. This time, she's skeptical...

Prison buddies Billy Good and Jackie Walker made time pulling small jobs here and there. Not a bad living if you liked scraping by. The thing to worry about was the next fix. Nothing else mattered. When Billy and Jackie fell in with Kenyatta, a ghetto lord ready to take back the streets, they thought they'd hit the big time. Dealing with drug pushers and crooked cops in the name of justice sure felt good, but in a world where "kindness was the sweetest...

Oh, what a tangled web... Roxanne's husband, Parker Redman, is shocked when he's arrested for delinquent child support... especially since the devoted husband hasn't fathered any children. Who's your daddy? The Parkers' best friends, James and Serena, are in the final stages of a bitter divorce. Just when James thinks his nightmare is over, he learns his daughter has a different daddy... For the love of money... Single mom Lachez Baker is a ghetto-fabulous...

Tall, good-looking, and arrogant, Tracy Kane is the top male model for a hip-hop clothing line by designer Christian Elijah. When Tracy punches an African bootlegger in the face for pirating the clothing line he models, he's arrested and his life takes a turn for the worse. For while Christian, who bails him out of jail, claims to have Tracy's best interests at heart, all he's really interested in is making more money. Soon, the designer is playing...

The intense drama and action in She Don't Play Fair picks up where He Don't Play Fair left off. Remorse, regret, and revenge fuel the pages of this fiery tale. This time it's all about Special, who is trying her best to move on with life and get beyond the memories of Papio. She wants to increase her fortune while still flying under the radar, but that proves to be a tough task for this vixen. She has crossed some of the most notorious Cuban drug...