Author: Dejah Rice
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN: 1648400817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
***A STANDALONE NOVEL*** She’s fire and ice. You’ll fear the cold and crave the burn. – JM Storm Rambunctious... that’s the word that comes to everyone’s mind when it comes to Torrin-Ameer Baxter. Due to her past decisions, she’s never had much of a chance to enjoy the best part of her teen years. Now it’s her eighteenth birthday, and she’s given a chance to start fresh when she goes to live with her godmother and godsisters. Happy to have her staying with them, Torrin-Ameer’s godsisters take her to the Annual Hood Fish Fry, which is where she comes across the one and only SaKari Gilliam. He’s a sight for sore eyes, and there’s no denying that, but she can tell right away that he’s in the streets. With her troubled past and difficult circumstances, she decides that he’s the last person she needs to get involved with. She’s supposed to be staying out of trouble, and everything about him screams exactly that. SaKari Gilliam is a twenty-three-year-old hotheaded Haitian who goes by the name SG in the streets. Mercy isn’t a factor to him, and he’s always out for blood. Being that he’s always out in the streets 24/7, he decides to kick back for just a day and attend the Annual Hood Fish Fry. He knows all the baddest females will come out for it, and he’s hoping to snag one for the night only. That is until he comes across a new chick in the hood with the face of an angel and a slim-thick frame that appears to be natural. Everyone is eyeing her, and he knows he must make his move fast if he wants to get at her. When he does, he’s immediately thrown off by her slick mouth and super hood aura, yet he can’t help but to be intrigued by her. He isn’t sure of much, but he’s positive that he has to have her. The big question is, will he be able to keep his eye on the prize when vicious truths are revealed and deadly decisions must be made? Will Torrin-Ameer be able to stay away and stay focused on her new beginnings, or will both of their situations bring them closer? Will it leave Torrin-Ameer to only wanna give it to a hood rich gangsta?
She Only Wanna Give It To A Hood Rich Gangsta
Author: Dejah Rice
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN: 1648400817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
***A STANDALONE NOVEL*** She’s fire and ice. You’ll fear the cold and crave the burn. – JM Storm Rambunctious... that’s the word that comes to everyone’s mind when it comes to Torrin-Ameer Baxter. Due to her past decisions, she’s never had much of a chance to enjoy the best part of her teen years. Now it’s her eighteenth birthday, and she’s given a chance to start fresh when she goes to live with her godmother and godsisters. Happy to have her staying with them, Torrin-Ameer’s godsisters take her to the Annual Hood Fish Fry, which is where she comes across the one and only SaKari Gilliam. He’s a sight for sore eyes, and there’s no denying that, but she can tell right away that he’s in the streets. With her troubled past and difficult circumstances, she decides that he’s the last person she needs to get involved with. She’s supposed to be staying out of trouble, and everything about him screams exactly that. SaKari Gilliam is a twenty-three-year-old hotheaded Haitian who goes by the name SG in the streets. Mercy isn’t a factor to him, and he’s always out for blood. Being that he’s always out in the streets 24/7, he decides to kick back for just a day and attend the Annual Hood Fish Fry. He knows all the baddest females will come out for it, and he’s hoping to snag one for the night only. That is until he comes across a new chick in the hood with the face of an angel and a slim-thick frame that appears to be natural. Everyone is eyeing her, and he knows he must make his move fast if he wants to get at her. When he does, he’s immediately thrown off by her slick mouth and super hood aura, yet he can’t help but to be intrigued by her. He isn’t sure of much, but he’s positive that he has to have her. The big question is, will he be able to keep his eye on the prize when vicious truths are revealed and deadly decisions must be made? Will Torrin-Ameer be able to stay away and stay focused on her new beginnings, or will both of their situations bring them closer? Will it leave Torrin-Ameer to only wanna give it to a hood rich gangsta?
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN: 1648400817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
***A STANDALONE NOVEL*** She’s fire and ice. You’ll fear the cold and crave the burn. – JM Storm Rambunctious... that’s the word that comes to everyone’s mind when it comes to Torrin-Ameer Baxter. Due to her past decisions, she’s never had much of a chance to enjoy the best part of her teen years. Now it’s her eighteenth birthday, and she’s given a chance to start fresh when she goes to live with her godmother and godsisters. Happy to have her staying with them, Torrin-Ameer’s godsisters take her to the Annual Hood Fish Fry, which is where she comes across the one and only SaKari Gilliam. He’s a sight for sore eyes, and there’s no denying that, but she can tell right away that he’s in the streets. With her troubled past and difficult circumstances, she decides that he’s the last person she needs to get involved with. She’s supposed to be staying out of trouble, and everything about him screams exactly that. SaKari Gilliam is a twenty-three-year-old hotheaded Haitian who goes by the name SG in the streets. Mercy isn’t a factor to him, and he’s always out for blood. Being that he’s always out in the streets 24/7, he decides to kick back for just a day and attend the Annual Hood Fish Fry. He knows all the baddest females will come out for it, and he’s hoping to snag one for the night only. That is until he comes across a new chick in the hood with the face of an angel and a slim-thick frame that appears to be natural. Everyone is eyeing her, and he knows he must make his move fast if he wants to get at her. When he does, he’s immediately thrown off by her slick mouth and super hood aura, yet he can’t help but to be intrigued by her. He isn’t sure of much, but he’s positive that he has to have her. The big question is, will he be able to keep his eye on the prize when vicious truths are revealed and deadly decisions must be made? Will Torrin-Ameer be able to stay away and stay focused on her new beginnings, or will both of their situations bring them closer? Will it leave Torrin-Ameer to only wanna give it to a hood rich gangsta?
American Son: A Novel
Author: Brian Ascalon Roley
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393340724
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A powerful novel about ethnically fluid California, and the corrosive relationship between two Filipino brothers. Told with a hard-edged purity that brings to mind Cormac McCarthy and Denis Johnson, American Son is the story of two Filipino brothers adrift in contemporary California. The older brother, Tomas, fashions himself into a Mexican gangster and breeds pricey attack dogs, which he trains in German and sells to Hollywood celebrities. The narrator is younger brother Gabe, who tries to avoid the tar pit of Tomas's waywardness, yet moves ever closer to embracing it. Their mother, who moved to America to escape the caste system of Manila and is now divorced from their American father, struggles to keep her sons in line while working two dead-end jobs. When Gabe runs away, he brings shame and unforeseen consequences to the family. Full of the ache of being caught in a violent and alienating world, American Son is a debut novel that captures the underbelly of the modern immigrant experience. A Los Angeles Times Best Book, New York Times Notable Book, and a Kiriyama Pacific Rim Prize Finalist
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393340724
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A powerful novel about ethnically fluid California, and the corrosive relationship between two Filipino brothers. Told with a hard-edged purity that brings to mind Cormac McCarthy and Denis Johnson, American Son is the story of two Filipino brothers adrift in contemporary California. The older brother, Tomas, fashions himself into a Mexican gangster and breeds pricey attack dogs, which he trains in German and sells to Hollywood celebrities. The narrator is younger brother Gabe, who tries to avoid the tar pit of Tomas's waywardness, yet moves ever closer to embracing it. Their mother, who moved to America to escape the caste system of Manila and is now divorced from their American father, struggles to keep her sons in line while working two dead-end jobs. When Gabe runs away, he brings shame and unforeseen consequences to the family. Full of the ache of being caught in a violent and alienating world, American Son is a debut novel that captures the underbelly of the modern immigrant experience. A Los Angeles Times Best Book, New York Times Notable Book, and a Kiriyama Pacific Rim Prize Finalist
Baby Girl's Hoodlfe
Author: Herman Fontenette
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493183079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
The story is about a teenaged girl who was raised in an dysfunctional home . The man who she thought was her biological father left home to search for a better way to provide for his family as her mother introduced the innocent child to her real father who she never met . It was quite obvious the stranger was someone related to her , Rishona resembled him greatly . The man called her his baby girl as she began to rebel against her mother and her biological father as she became troubled only to join a street gang . Through time , life in her household began to further deteriorate as her mother became incarcerated after an attempted murder . Rishona was adopted by an holy-rolling Pentecostal family. The childless couple was astounded by the child's innocent look , but was unaware of her past . After a few years of trying to fit in with her prosperous God-fearing foster parents , Rishona decided to revisit her old friends in the "Hood ". Unfortunately , her desire to be with her old gang was a bad decision as the leaders of the 4-3 gangster group orchestrated a plan to rob Rishona's new living quarters . Gracefully , the Almighty was on her side . She and one of the thugs in the robbery escaped to the city where she was well kept by his religious aunt . However , Aunt Bea had an live in daughter who was known in the " Hood " for making quick money , introduced the young stranger in her home to robbery of potential Johns.Gracefully , God saved her from the streetlife as she returned home to her born again family to rejoice in her victory.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493183079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
The story is about a teenaged girl who was raised in an dysfunctional home . The man who she thought was her biological father left home to search for a better way to provide for his family as her mother introduced the innocent child to her real father who she never met . It was quite obvious the stranger was someone related to her , Rishona resembled him greatly . The man called her his baby girl as she began to rebel against her mother and her biological father as she became troubled only to join a street gang . Through time , life in her household began to further deteriorate as her mother became incarcerated after an attempted murder . Rishona was adopted by an holy-rolling Pentecostal family. The childless couple was astounded by the child's innocent look , but was unaware of her past . After a few years of trying to fit in with her prosperous God-fearing foster parents , Rishona decided to revisit her old friends in the "Hood ". Unfortunately , her desire to be with her old gang was a bad decision as the leaders of the 4-3 gangster group orchestrated a plan to rob Rishona's new living quarters . Gracefully , the Almighty was on her side . She and one of the thugs in the robbery escaped to the city where she was well kept by his religious aunt . However , Aunt Bea had an live in daughter who was known in the " Hood " for making quick money , introduced the young stranger in her home to robbery of potential Johns.Gracefully , God saved her from the streetlife as she returned home to her born again family to rejoice in her victory.
Caught Up in the Rapture
Author: Sheneska Jackson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684831538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
THE #1 BLACKBOARD BESTSELLER Meet Jazmine Deems: she's twenty-six, steppin' out from under her overprotective preacher father, and determined to escape the streets of South Central and realize her dream of making it in the music business. Meet X-Man: he's embroiled in the violence of the streets, and seems destined for a life spent hangin' with his homies -- until his talent as a tapper attracts the attention of a big-lime record producer. Fate brings Jazmine and X-Man together as promising young stars for the same record company. They thrive on the excitement of their new careers and passionate love, until a power-hungry executive pits them against each other, jeopardizing both their musical careers and romantic future. Follow Jazmine and X-man as they discover that with the right mix of love and determination, it doesn't matter where you're from, it's where you're at.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684831538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
THE #1 BLACKBOARD BESTSELLER Meet Jazmine Deems: she's twenty-six, steppin' out from under her overprotective preacher father, and determined to escape the streets of South Central and realize her dream of making it in the music business. Meet X-Man: he's embroiled in the violence of the streets, and seems destined for a life spent hangin' with his homies -- until his talent as a tapper attracts the attention of a big-lime record producer. Fate brings Jazmine and X-Man together as promising young stars for the same record company. They thrive on the excitement of their new careers and passionate love, until a power-hungry executive pits them against each other, jeopardizing both their musical careers and romantic future. Follow Jazmine and X-man as they discover that with the right mix of love and determination, it doesn't matter where you're from, it's where you're at.
Secrets
Author: Jo Ann Lordahl
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595364853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
In this first of a trilogy, "Secrets," Antonia learns through her relationships with four men to become a woman. The secrets of her loveless Alabama childhood help us understand the romantically-driven, searching-for-love adult woman. Antonia is secretly in love with, and grieving for, the now dead Catlin (Catlin is based on James Jones, author of "From Here to Eternity"). Antonia is separated from her deceitful husband, John; unexpectedly, she found him in her bed with another woman. "Secrets," To add to love entanglements, Antonia now lives with Vic, the wild motorcycle rider she met the night John cheated. Icy John and his developing alcoholism drove Antonia away; his unfaithfulness was only a bitter ending. And always, Antonia grows through her experiences, secrets and too late love for Catlin. She finds herself described in his final book. Antonia buys a small house in Louisiana and when carefree, heedless Vic becomes erratic, Antonia chooses, regretfully to be sure, to tell Vic goodbye. From the black and white biblical bleakness of the beginning, this brave and wounded long-ago girl is now grown up. Antonia decides to own herself and her life. No more secrets.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595364853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
In this first of a trilogy, "Secrets," Antonia learns through her relationships with four men to become a woman. The secrets of her loveless Alabama childhood help us understand the romantically-driven, searching-for-love adult woman. Antonia is secretly in love with, and grieving for, the now dead Catlin (Catlin is based on James Jones, author of "From Here to Eternity"). Antonia is separated from her deceitful husband, John; unexpectedly, she found him in her bed with another woman. "Secrets," To add to love entanglements, Antonia now lives with Vic, the wild motorcycle rider she met the night John cheated. Icy John and his developing alcoholism drove Antonia away; his unfaithfulness was only a bitter ending. And always, Antonia grows through her experiences, secrets and too late love for Catlin. She finds herself described in his final book. Antonia buys a small house in Louisiana and when carefree, heedless Vic becomes erratic, Antonia chooses, regretfully to be sure, to tell Vic goodbye. From the black and white biblical bleakness of the beginning, this brave and wounded long-ago girl is now grown up. Antonia decides to own herself and her life. No more secrets.
My Personal Stop Message
Author: BeBop
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490721509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
This is a true story of my encounter with the depths of drug and alcohol addiction. The highlight of my addiction was crack cocaine. This story depicts the finale of the high having moved from my hometown in Seattle to San Francisco, California. The kinds of people, the struggle affording such an addiction, and the sexual, mental, and medical problems that plagued me throughout the addiction along with the horrible loss of hygiene care, which also accounts for lost selfesteem, and all that I encountered leading me to finally give it my all in quittingwith no threats of ever going back to a world I knew I had not only lost very early in the addiction process but also now hate.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490721509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
This is a true story of my encounter with the depths of drug and alcohol addiction. The highlight of my addiction was crack cocaine. This story depicts the finale of the high having moved from my hometown in Seattle to San Francisco, California. The kinds of people, the struggle affording such an addiction, and the sexual, mental, and medical problems that plagued me throughout the addiction along with the horrible loss of hygiene care, which also accounts for lost selfesteem, and all that I encountered leading me to finally give it my all in quittingwith no threats of ever going back to a world I knew I had not only lost very early in the addiction process but also now hate.
Billboard
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
The Advocate
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
Billboard
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Tales from da Hood
Author: Nikki Turner
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 0345484010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
These stories are not fables or fairy tales. They are severe chronicles of gangstas, written by men and women who have starved and bled and survived by the code of the streets. Essence magazine’s #1 bestselling author Nikki Turner has earned her rep as “the Princess of Hip-Hop” with gritty urban novels like A Hustler’s Wife and The Glamorous Life. Now she lends her considerable street cred to this anthology, the first of its kind–an explosive collection featuring edgy new writers Turner handpicked for their ability to evoke the street, and the people who live by its rules, in hot, hyperrealistic stories. Turner scoured the ghetto, the prisons, and every crack and crevice around the country to bring you these impressive new fresh-from-the-street voices. Never one to disappoint her fans, Turner even throws in a raw gangsta tale of her own. From a buppie who risks her entire well-groomed world when she’s suddenly turned on by a thug (“Gotta Have a Ruffneck”), to a lesbian pimp who gets what she deserves from the women she’s turning out (“Big Daddy”), these stories will shock, entertain, and make you fly through the pages.
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 0345484010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
These stories are not fables or fairy tales. They are severe chronicles of gangstas, written by men and women who have starved and bled and survived by the code of the streets. Essence magazine’s #1 bestselling author Nikki Turner has earned her rep as “the Princess of Hip-Hop” with gritty urban novels like A Hustler’s Wife and The Glamorous Life. Now she lends her considerable street cred to this anthology, the first of its kind–an explosive collection featuring edgy new writers Turner handpicked for their ability to evoke the street, and the people who live by its rules, in hot, hyperrealistic stories. Turner scoured the ghetto, the prisons, and every crack and crevice around the country to bring you these impressive new fresh-from-the-street voices. Never one to disappoint her fans, Turner even throws in a raw gangsta tale of her own. From a buppie who risks her entire well-groomed world when she’s suddenly turned on by a thug (“Gotta Have a Ruffneck”), to a lesbian pimp who gets what she deserves from the women she’s turning out (“Big Daddy”), these stories will shock, entertain, and make you fly through the pages.