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Author: Marquis "Cream" Cureton Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1477240624 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 419
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Virginia is for lovers, but in the heartless and unforgiving streets of Virginias 7even Cities: where disillusioned hustlers pitch narcotics on project blocks without a conscience, disgruntled stick up kids terrorize the streets with their ambitions attached to ski masks and twin pistols, and dispirited young females strip themselves of their self-worth and sell their most sacred possessions all for a piece of the Devils Pie, love is an ideal often spoke about, but seldom seen. The 7even Cities, where the disenfranchised take to the streets to obtain the American Dream of lavish homes, luxury automobiles, and tailored garments, while the aristocracy relentlessly aim to squander their hopes with oppressive laws and a multi-million dollar penal system. This is Virginia through the clairvoyant eyes of Marquis Cream Cureton in his classic debut novel, When the Smoke Clears: An Urban Novel. Inspired by true events, Cream narrates the story of Secoya Smoke Harris, a promising college basketball player with ambitions as vast as the oceans are blue, who tip-toed the fine line between success and the streets. Originally from the gang infested streets of Compton, California, Smoke cant resist the lure of the underworld of the 7even Cities, and in one costly decision finds himself incarcerated in Virginias Department of Corrections and marked for death by his big homie. His basketball career ruined and future bleak, Smoke apprehensively makes the decision to dive head first into the streets and get money the only way he sees possibletrafficking marijuana. Beef inevitable, bodies dropping, and indictments looming, Smoke drowns himself in a cloud of haze from the finest bud California has to offer in order to escape the harsh reality that in the streets nothing last forever, and no one ever wins; there are only those that survive the game and live to tell about it behind penitentiary walls, and those that lose, taking their last breath in the streets. Which side will Smoke find himself? Only God knows, When the Smoke Clears.
Author: Marquis "Cream" Cureton Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1477240624 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 419
Book Description
Virginia is for lovers, but in the heartless and unforgiving streets of Virginias 7even Cities: where disillusioned hustlers pitch narcotics on project blocks without a conscience, disgruntled stick up kids terrorize the streets with their ambitions attached to ski masks and twin pistols, and dispirited young females strip themselves of their self-worth and sell their most sacred possessions all for a piece of the Devils Pie, love is an ideal often spoke about, but seldom seen. The 7even Cities, where the disenfranchised take to the streets to obtain the American Dream of lavish homes, luxury automobiles, and tailored garments, while the aristocracy relentlessly aim to squander their hopes with oppressive laws and a multi-million dollar penal system. This is Virginia through the clairvoyant eyes of Marquis Cream Cureton in his classic debut novel, When the Smoke Clears: An Urban Novel. Inspired by true events, Cream narrates the story of Secoya Smoke Harris, a promising college basketball player with ambitions as vast as the oceans are blue, who tip-toed the fine line between success and the streets. Originally from the gang infested streets of Compton, California, Smoke cant resist the lure of the underworld of the 7even Cities, and in one costly decision finds himself incarcerated in Virginias Department of Corrections and marked for death by his big homie. His basketball career ruined and future bleak, Smoke apprehensively makes the decision to dive head first into the streets and get money the only way he sees possibletrafficking marijuana. Beef inevitable, bodies dropping, and indictments looming, Smoke drowns himself in a cloud of haze from the finest bud California has to offer in order to escape the harsh reality that in the streets nothing last forever, and no one ever wins; there are only those that survive the game and live to tell about it behind penitentiary walls, and those that lose, taking their last breath in the streets. Which side will Smoke find himself? Only God knows, When the Smoke Clears.
Author: Mary B. Morrison Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN: 0758233701 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 484
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Former playboy Darius Jones is back on top. His high-profile legal trouble is finally behind him, and ahead is a bright NBA career--and the engagement to his soul mate, the irrepressibly sexy Fancy Taylor. But bad news has a habit of coming when you least expect it, and this time Darius could loose everything he has. . . The New York Times and Essence Bestseller!
Author: C. L. Sherman Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1532012675 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 471
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While Callista Sunders recovers in a hospital room from an unexpected accident, hopelessness fills the crack in her heart and only love can repair the fissure. Love is something she never thought she would find outside of her Grandma Anne, her mother, and her twin brotheruntil she met Lord Triton. But now he is missing and Callista fears the worst. All she has is his sigil that she wears around her neck and the hope that one day they will be reunited. Callista never thought shed be spending her eighteenth birthday in the hospital, but when she receives Tritons journal as a gift, everything changes. While studying it with Grandma Anne, Callista finds a spell designed for time travel. Anne, along with her coven attempt to send Callista back in time to the island they know as Pitcairn. If it works and she survives, Callista will know Triton, but to him, she will be a complete stranger. In this continuing tale, a young woman must use her special abilities and a time travel spell to find Triton, a merman deity who needs her help, and she, his.
Author: Chris Liberty Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1387350072 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 220
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They say deep in the dark, unexplored woods of the United States exist monsters that creep in the night; some living, others not, yet still able to creep upon the earth, their tentacles of malice strangling whomever they touch. Are these tales of death and evil just mere ramblings of old men whose vulnerable minds twist into fear after they've had one too many drinks? Or are these stories of dread more fact than fantasy?
Author: Tanya Biank Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0451417984 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 370
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As she did so provocatively with military spouses in Army Wives, Tanya Biank gives us the inside story of women in today’s military—their professional and personal challenges from the combat zone to the home front... Since 9/11, more than 240,000 women have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan—more than 140 have died there, and they currently make up fourteen percent of the total active-duty forces. Despite advances, today’s servicewomen are constantly pressed to prove themselves, to overcome challenges men never face, and to put the military mission ahead of all other aspects of their lives, particularly marriage and motherhood. In this groundbreaking, insider’s look at the women defending our nation, Tanya Biank brings to light the real issues—of femininity, belonging to an old boys’ club, veiled discrimination, dating, marriage problems, separation from children, questions about life goals, career trajectories, and self-worth—that servicewomen are facing by focusing on four individual stories. Brigadier General Angela Salinas, the Marine Corps’ first Hispanic female general, faces the challenge of commanding an all-male institution. Second Lieutenant Bergan Flanagan finds herself on the frontlines in Afghanistan, serving in the same military police company as her husband. As a marine drill instructor, Sergeant Amy Stokley demands the very best from the recruits at Parris Island. And Major Candice O’Brien deals with deployment to Afghanistan, with two young children and a strained marriage back home. Undaunted is the story of these courageous trailblazers—their struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs in the name of serving the country they love.
Author: Snow Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595382940 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 210
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Just when Sheryl, a young enthusiastic volunteer was enjoying her carefree lifestyle in Phuket, she discovered a pink seashell, rumoured to be an object that would bring true love to its finder. But ironically, she received a sudden phone call from her childhood friend Claire, bearing grave news. Keith, her best friend was dead. The reason for his death was unclear. The untimely demise prompted her to drop all her work overseas and fly back to her hometown, Singapore. Burning questions about his death unfolded, leading her to do some serious self reflections about life. But, what seemed to be a simple funeral turned out to be one shrouded with twists and turns. Instead of a melancholic affair, Sheryl found herself treated to events entirely in contrast to the mood of a funeral. As each unfolded, Sheryl realised how the funeral ultimately linked up the lives of these childhood friends and the pink seashell itself
Author: J.M. Barber Publisher: BookRix ISBN: 3739658835 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 86
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Tyler loves the strip clubs, so much that he's nearly destroyed his life for them. But things have changed for Tyler and now he has more money than he can spend. Finally he can do the things he desires and more freely than the average person. When he decides that he wants to use one night to get to know a beautiful stripper by the name of Candice but also use the same night to get so high that he can't function the next morning, he will encounter a number of situations that may enrich the life he has or end the life he's worked so hard to build for good.
Author: MaryJanice Davidson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780425211069 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 356
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Meet the women of Mysteria—and the creatures they fall for—in four stories of paranormal passion from four New York Times bestselling authors. Located in the picturesque mountains of Colorado, Mysteria is a place where the supernatural co-exists with the natural. It’s a town of bewitching seduction, dark magic, and sensual demons... In MaryJanice Davidson’s “Alone Wolf,” Charlene Houtenan is the voluptuous local realtor, who knows a hot property when she sees one. And when a new werewolf appears in town, she’s going to make a move he can’t resist... In P. C. Cast's “Candy Cox and the Big Bad (Were) Wolf," Candice Cox may be Mysteria High’s sexiest teacher, but after five husbands, she’s burnt out on romance. Until a former student—a drool-worthy werewolf—makes her howl at the moon… In Gena Showalter's “The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them," Genevieve Tawdry is a witch with a bad case of unrequited love for the owner of the local bar. But is his sudden change of heart the result of a love potion—or a literally breathtaking passion? In Susan Grant's “Mortal in Mysteria,” Harmony Faithfull is the new minister in town. She’s having a crisis of faith—in herself—until she finds a buck-naked man in her garden, a former demon who unleashes the devil inside her...
Author: Amaleka McCall Publisher: Urban Books ISBN: 1599831783 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 221
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Can the daughter of a notorious drug kingpin be just as bold and bad as her daddy was? Candice Hardaway is about to find out in this exciting street tale! When Candy arrives home from school to find her entire family murdered, she turns to the only one she trusts, her uncle, Joseph "Rock" Barton. Rock's a reclusive hitman and "cleaner" who's been in service to Candy's father for years. He takes her in, and together they vow to avenge the murders. When she turns eighteen, her plans go into effect as she knocks off all her father's enemies, one by one, going up against some of the most dangerous killers in the game. But has she put her trust in the right hands? Or is she destined to face the same grisly fate as the rest of her family?
Author: jeremiah warren Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1105777316 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 211
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While serving hard time, Eugene is introduced to who he thinks is the woman of his dreams. Serena, as conservative as she is, finds great pleasure in corresponding with someone genuine. When she appears on the highly rated reality show 'Voice of America', she earns a lucrative record deal and showers him with everything he ever wanted. Neither of them realize what damaging effects letting a Pen-Pal relationship turn real can do until it's too late.
Author: Marquis "Cream" Cureton
Author: Marquis "Cream" Cureton
Author: Mary B. Morrison
Author: C. L. Sherman
Author: Chris Liberty
Author: Tanya Biank
Author: Snow
Author: J.M. Barber
Author: MaryJanice Davidson
Author: Amaleka McCall
Author: jeremiah warren