Author: Victor McGlothin
Publisher: Dafina Books
ISBN: 0758213824
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
It's 1947 and Ms. Etta's Fast House is the hottest club in Chicago. The city's fastest-talking hustlers rub shoulders with the rich and famous, and anyone who's rich enough can dance the night away with them. Life is good - until stranger Baltimore Floyd strolls into town. Everyone adores him - especially the ladies - including Ms. Etta herself. But then he dallies with a corrupt cop's wife, and finds himself on trial for a crime he didn't commit. Now it's up to the brokenhearted women of the Fast House that he toyed with to come together and save him from hanging.
Ms. Etta's Fast House
Author: Victor McGlothin
Publisher: Dafina Books
ISBN: 0758213824
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
It's 1947 and Ms. Etta's Fast House is the hottest club in Chicago. The city's fastest-talking hustlers rub shoulders with the rich and famous, and anyone who's rich enough can dance the night away with them. Life is good - until stranger Baltimore Floyd strolls into town. Everyone adores him - especially the ladies - including Ms. Etta herself. But then he dallies with a corrupt cop's wife, and finds himself on trial for a crime he didn't commit. Now it's up to the brokenhearted women of the Fast House that he toyed with to come together and save him from hanging.
Publisher: Dafina Books
ISBN: 0758213824
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
It's 1947 and Ms. Etta's Fast House is the hottest club in Chicago. The city's fastest-talking hustlers rub shoulders with the rich and famous, and anyone who's rich enough can dance the night away with them. Life is good - until stranger Baltimore Floyd strolls into town. Everyone adores him - especially the ladies - including Ms. Etta herself. But then he dallies with a corrupt cop's wife, and finds himself on trial for a crime he didn't commit. Now it's up to the brokenhearted women of the Fast House that he toyed with to come together and save him from hanging.
Ms. Etta's Fast House
Author: Victor McGlothin
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758273827
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Essence® bestselling author Victor McGlothin delivers a stirring novel about a player who's down on his luck only to receive help from the most unlikely source--the very women whose hearts he broke. . . The year is 1947, and Ms. Etta's Fast House is the hottest nightclub this side of Chicago. The city's slickest street hustlers rub elbows here with the rich and famous, and anyone with enough cash can drink like a king and dance the night away. Life is good--until a stranger named Baltimore Floyd strolls into town. . . Baltimore is a handsome, charismatic hustler with a talent for stirring up trouble. Everyone adores him--including Ms. Etta herself. But before he can imagine settling down with one woman, Baltimore is up for a little action, which is how he hooks up with a corrupt cop's wife--and finds himself on trial for a crime he didn't commit. Now, to keep him from hanging, the patrons of Ms. Etta's Fast House will need to heal their heartache and come together before the world beyond the Ville's borders tears them apart. . . "A captivating and enjoyable read that takes you on a unique journey into the past." --Urban Reviews "A talented storyteller." --QBR
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758273827
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Essence® bestselling author Victor McGlothin delivers a stirring novel about a player who's down on his luck only to receive help from the most unlikely source--the very women whose hearts he broke. . . The year is 1947, and Ms. Etta's Fast House is the hottest nightclub this side of Chicago. The city's slickest street hustlers rub elbows here with the rich and famous, and anyone with enough cash can drink like a king and dance the night away. Life is good--until a stranger named Baltimore Floyd strolls into town. . . Baltimore is a handsome, charismatic hustler with a talent for stirring up trouble. Everyone adores him--including Ms. Etta herself. But before he can imagine settling down with one woman, Baltimore is up for a little action, which is how he hooks up with a corrupt cop's wife--and finds himself on trial for a crime he didn't commit. Now, to keep him from hanging, the patrons of Ms. Etta's Fast House will need to heal their heartache and come together before the world beyond the Ville's borders tears them apart. . . "A captivating and enjoyable read that takes you on a unique journey into the past." --Urban Reviews "A talented storyteller." --QBR
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The GQ Candidate
Author: Keli Goff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439172862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The West Wing meets Entourage when “one of the most provocative political bloggers in the country” (The Philadelphia Tribune) exposes the stunning implications a historical bid for the presidency has on the candidate’s inner circle. Michigan governor Luke Cooper, one of the few black and—by virtue of adoption—Jewish elected officials, stuns his tight-knit friends with his decision to run for president. But could their efforts to help ultimately be his political downfall? Scandal and gossip surrounding his supporters rock his campaign, and even Luke’s wife grows wary of the spotlight when a surprise from their past inconveniently resurfaces. . . . Selected for the Los Angeles Times’s summer reading list and as one of More magazine’s “Beach Reads You’ll Love,” Keli Goff ’s clever and entertaining debut novel is a spot-on golden ticket into the secret heart of the political circus.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439172862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The West Wing meets Entourage when “one of the most provocative political bloggers in the country” (The Philadelphia Tribune) exposes the stunning implications a historical bid for the presidency has on the candidate’s inner circle. Michigan governor Luke Cooper, one of the few black and—by virtue of adoption—Jewish elected officials, stuns his tight-knit friends with his decision to run for president. But could their efforts to help ultimately be his political downfall? Scandal and gossip surrounding his supporters rock his campaign, and even Luke’s wife grows wary of the spotlight when a surprise from their past inconveniently resurfaces. . . . Selected for the Los Angeles Times’s summer reading list and as one of More magazine’s “Beach Reads You’ll Love,” Keli Goff ’s clever and entertaining debut novel is a spot-on golden ticket into the secret heart of the political circus.
The Secrets of Newberry
Author: Victor McGlothin
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446569844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Two lifelong friends are about to discover the hard side of life in The Big Easy after a heinous crime is committed . . . The Secret of Newberry 1950s New Orleans couldn't be sweeter for Ivory "Bones" Arcineaux and Hampton Bynote. Friends since meeting at an illegal gambling house outside Newberry, Louisiana, they indulge themselves with all the fine women, good food, and wild nights they can handle. All seems good in N'awlins-especially for Hampton, who plans to make a clean break from riotous living after falling for the woman of his dreams, classy Magnolia Holiday. But the love of a good woman may not be enough to pull Hampton from the brink of disaster when his pal Bones murders a white city councilman during a simple robbery gone wrong. Now with the local police and FBI hot on their trails, Hampton and Bones must decide whether friendship is worth losing their freedom-and possibly their lives. "McGlothin creates a sizzling slice of life in 1947 . . . He weaves convincing historical elements into a fast-moving caper." -- Publishers Weekly on Ms. Etta's Fast House
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446569844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Two lifelong friends are about to discover the hard side of life in The Big Easy after a heinous crime is committed . . . The Secret of Newberry 1950s New Orleans couldn't be sweeter for Ivory "Bones" Arcineaux and Hampton Bynote. Friends since meeting at an illegal gambling house outside Newberry, Louisiana, they indulge themselves with all the fine women, good food, and wild nights they can handle. All seems good in N'awlins-especially for Hampton, who plans to make a clean break from riotous living after falling for the woman of his dreams, classy Magnolia Holiday. But the love of a good woman may not be enough to pull Hampton from the brink of disaster when his pal Bones murders a white city councilman during a simple robbery gone wrong. Now with the local police and FBI hot on their trails, Hampton and Bones must decide whether friendship is worth losing their freedom-and possibly their lives. "McGlothin creates a sizzling slice of life in 1947 . . . He weaves convincing historical elements into a fast-moving caper." -- Publishers Weekly on Ms. Etta's Fast House
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Sleep Don't Come Easy
Author: J. D. Mason
Publisher: Dafina Books
ISBN: 9780758213792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Mason and McGlothin combine their literary talents to deliver a double dose of intrigue. Mason's The Lazarus Man tells the story of three unlikely detectives working together to solve the mystery of a young female city employee who is brutally murdered. McGlothin's Tomorrow's Edge features smart, sexy PI Vera Miles and her expert skills at finding people who don't want to be found. However, she may be in too deep when she takes on an amnesiac client accused of murder.
Publisher: Dafina Books
ISBN: 9780758213792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Mason and McGlothin combine their literary talents to deliver a double dose of intrigue. Mason's The Lazarus Man tells the story of three unlikely detectives working together to solve the mystery of a young female city employee who is brutally murdered. McGlothin's Tomorrow's Edge features smart, sexy PI Vera Miles and her expert skills at finding people who don't want to be found. However, she may be in too deep when she takes on an amnesiac client accused of murder.
My Father's Son
Author: Victor McGlothin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780966724349
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Book Synopsis:Jonathan Holloway is more than just another tall, dark and handsome businessman working overtime at staking his claim in the world of fast money and slick talking clients. Occasional run-ins with the wrong women nearly topples his bid as Dallas' Man of the Year but merely days after winning the city's most esteemed award, he falls hard for another man's woman, who puts him in the middle of corporate corruption at the highest level, a million dollar designer drug deal gone wrong and at the feet of a twenty-five year old piece of unfinished family business with his name written all over it. Rarely is the chance given to face off with the dirty cop who ruined his father and sent his mother to the streets to turn tricks. Jonathan not only gets the chance to avenge his parents, he's hell bent on making the best of it. My Father's Son is a dual novella with two common threads, revenge deep enough to swim in and love worth dying for.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780966724349
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Book Synopsis:Jonathan Holloway is more than just another tall, dark and handsome businessman working overtime at staking his claim in the world of fast money and slick talking clients. Occasional run-ins with the wrong women nearly topples his bid as Dallas' Man of the Year but merely days after winning the city's most esteemed award, he falls hard for another man's woman, who puts him in the middle of corporate corruption at the highest level, a million dollar designer drug deal gone wrong and at the feet of a twenty-five year old piece of unfinished family business with his name written all over it. Rarely is the chance given to face off with the dirty cop who ruined his father and sent his mother to the streets to turn tricks. Jonathan not only gets the chance to avenge his parents, he's hell bent on making the best of it. My Father's Son is a dual novella with two common threads, revenge deep enough to swim in and love worth dying for.
Sinful
Author: Victor McGlothin
Publisher: Dafina Books
ISBN: 0758213484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Chandelle Hutchins' love of material possessions is destroying her marriage. Crushed under a mountain of debt, her husband Marvin knows they can't afford the new house she craves and he's considering walking away. Fortunately, the Lord works in mysterious ways - and a series of unexpected events may bless everyone with a second chance...
Publisher: Dafina Books
ISBN: 0758213484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Chandelle Hutchins' love of material possessions is destroying her marriage. Crushed under a mountain of debt, her husband Marvin knows they can't afford the new house she craves and he's considering walking away. Fortunately, the Lord works in mysterious ways - and a series of unexpected events may bless everyone with a second chance...
Young Al Capone
Author: William Balsamo
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 161608085X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Draws on interviews and never-before-published documents to explore the life of Al Capone in New York from 1899 to 1925, discussing his relationships with mobsters Johnny Torrio and Frankie Yale, events that shaped his criminal career, why he left the city, and other topics.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 161608085X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Draws on interviews and never-before-published documents to explore the life of Al Capone in New York from 1899 to 1925, discussing his relationships with mobsters Johnny Torrio and Frankie Yale, events that shaped his criminal career, why he left the city, and other topics.