Author: Lakia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American families
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"Just when you think you know everything, you don't!! Blinders will be fully off and the aftermath will not be pretty. After the very explosive ending in part one, book two doesn't shortchange and serves up more devastation in its quake. After informing Glee about her pregnancy and working through their issues, the couple's reunion is short-lived, shattering their plans and turning their world upside down. With confusion on both of their sides, Tenley and Glee are left trying to figure out what’s going on and what happens next. Lance and Liam are known for their wild side and not caring about anything. Now that Lance is in a full blown relationship with Barbie, he quickly learns how fragile relationships can be. When their past pulls up on them, landing the twins in an outrageous position, fear and panic rise up in Lance like never before, causing him to worry about losing the one thing he cherishes most. Like the rhythm of the night, things done in the dark are definitely made clear in the daylight. Explosive secrets are detonating from everywhere. Buried truths are uncovered. Family dynamics are strained and breaking. Friendships are ruined and destroyed. And love is still being craved by those that falls victim to it. In this second installment of this smashing, head-spinning, and fiery African American hood story, the Mills family learns that control is not always theirs and that 'family over everything' has its limits"--Amazon.com.
Craving a Rich Thug 2
Author: Lakia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American families
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"Just when you think you know everything, you don't!! Blinders will be fully off and the aftermath will not be pretty. After the very explosive ending in part one, book two doesn't shortchange and serves up more devastation in its quake. After informing Glee about her pregnancy and working through their issues, the couple's reunion is short-lived, shattering their plans and turning their world upside down. With confusion on both of their sides, Tenley and Glee are left trying to figure out what’s going on and what happens next. Lance and Liam are known for their wild side and not caring about anything. Now that Lance is in a full blown relationship with Barbie, he quickly learns how fragile relationships can be. When their past pulls up on them, landing the twins in an outrageous position, fear and panic rise up in Lance like never before, causing him to worry about losing the one thing he cherishes most. Like the rhythm of the night, things done in the dark are definitely made clear in the daylight. Explosive secrets are detonating from everywhere. Buried truths are uncovered. Family dynamics are strained and breaking. Friendships are ruined and destroyed. And love is still being craved by those that falls victim to it. In this second installment of this smashing, head-spinning, and fiery African American hood story, the Mills family learns that control is not always theirs and that 'family over everything' has its limits"--Amazon.com.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American families
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"Just when you think you know everything, you don't!! Blinders will be fully off and the aftermath will not be pretty. After the very explosive ending in part one, book two doesn't shortchange and serves up more devastation in its quake. After informing Glee about her pregnancy and working through their issues, the couple's reunion is short-lived, shattering their plans and turning their world upside down. With confusion on both of their sides, Tenley and Glee are left trying to figure out what’s going on and what happens next. Lance and Liam are known for their wild side and not caring about anything. Now that Lance is in a full blown relationship with Barbie, he quickly learns how fragile relationships can be. When their past pulls up on them, landing the twins in an outrageous position, fear and panic rise up in Lance like never before, causing him to worry about losing the one thing he cherishes most. Like the rhythm of the night, things done in the dark are definitely made clear in the daylight. Explosive secrets are detonating from everywhere. Buried truths are uncovered. Family dynamics are strained and breaking. Friendships are ruined and destroyed. And love is still being craved by those that falls victim to it. In this second installment of this smashing, head-spinning, and fiery African American hood story, the Mills family learns that control is not always theirs and that 'family over everything' has its limits"--Amazon.com.
Risking It All for a Rich Thug: an Urban Standalone
Author: Lakia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Liam Mills has always been known as the most raw, unfiltered, and sometimes unhinged family member. Although the birth of his son Lennox was not something that was planned, the journey of fatherhood, and the task of running the Mills Mafia without his twin brother, Lance, and his father, Tony, brings out a different side of Liam. The struggles of life, as Danet had grown accustomed to, quickly become a thing of the past after the Mills family welcomes her with open arms after finding out she is continuing the legacy of the Mills Mafia by carrying Liam's first child. The love that forms between Danet and Liam isn't something that either of them expected, but Danet feels immense joy and pleasure standing next to her man and playing her position within the Mills Mafia. Their carefree spirits seem to tighten the bond of their relationship, as they work as a couple to raise a happy and healthy four year old. But will that be enough to sustain a lifelong partnership? Terrance and his long standing beef with his ex-wife's new spouse, who also happens to be his brother in law, has been a point of contention for the entire Mills family. That is until someone new swoops into the picture and steals a piece of his heart. Will Terrance be able to release his past and take the next step with his future? Or will he allow the long standing family feud to win and fumble the heart of his equal? Embark on this final journey with the Mills Mafia and brace yourself for an unpredictable ride. Unexpected love will be discovered. A few unthinkable acts of betrayal will be committed. Multiple people will be left wondering are their actions worth the risk in the final African American hood love story from the Mills Mafia.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Liam Mills has always been known as the most raw, unfiltered, and sometimes unhinged family member. Although the birth of his son Lennox was not something that was planned, the journey of fatherhood, and the task of running the Mills Mafia without his twin brother, Lance, and his father, Tony, brings out a different side of Liam. The struggles of life, as Danet had grown accustomed to, quickly become a thing of the past after the Mills family welcomes her with open arms after finding out she is continuing the legacy of the Mills Mafia by carrying Liam's first child. The love that forms between Danet and Liam isn't something that either of them expected, but Danet feels immense joy and pleasure standing next to her man and playing her position within the Mills Mafia. Their carefree spirits seem to tighten the bond of their relationship, as they work as a couple to raise a happy and healthy four year old. But will that be enough to sustain a lifelong partnership? Terrance and his long standing beef with his ex-wife's new spouse, who also happens to be his brother in law, has been a point of contention for the entire Mills family. That is until someone new swoops into the picture and steals a piece of his heart. Will Terrance be able to release his past and take the next step with his future? Or will he allow the long standing family feud to win and fumble the heart of his equal? Embark on this final journey with the Mills Mafia and brace yourself for an unpredictable ride. Unexpected love will be discovered. A few unthinkable acts of betrayal will be committed. Multiple people will be left wondering are their actions worth the risk in the final African American hood love story from the Mills Mafia.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062866583
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature! From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice. It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062866583
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature! From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice. It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.
Primates of Park Avenue
Author: Wednesday Martin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476762716
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"Like an urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin decodes the primate social behaviors of Upper East Side mothers in a brilliantly original and witty memoir about her adventures assimilating into that most secretive and elite tribe. After marrying a man from the Upper East Side and moving to the neighborhood, Wednesday Martin struggled to fit in. Drawing on her background in anthropology and primatology, she tried looking at her new world through that lens, and suddenly things fell into place. She understood the other mothers' snobbiness at school drop-off when she compared them to olive baboons. Her obsessional quest for a Hermes Birkin handbag made sense when she realized other females wielded them to establish dominance in their troop. And so she analyzed tribal migration patterns; display rituals; physical adornment, mutilation, and mating practices; extra-pair copulation; and more. Her conclusions are smart, thought-provoking, and hilariously unexpected. Every city has its Upper East Side, and in Wednesday's memoir, readers everywhere will recognize the strange cultural codes of powerful social hierarchies and the compelling desire to climb them. They will also see that Upper East Side mothers want the same things for their children that all mothers want--safety, happiness, and success--and not even sky-high penthouses and chauffeured SUVs can protect this ecologically released tribe from the universal experiences of anxiety and loss. When Wednesday's life turns upside down, she learns how deep the bonds of female friendship really are. Intelligent, funny, and heartfelt, Primates of Park Avenue lifts a veil on a secret, elite world within a world--the exotic, fascinating, and strangely familiar culture of privileged Manhattan motherhood"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476762716
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"Like an urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin decodes the primate social behaviors of Upper East Side mothers in a brilliantly original and witty memoir about her adventures assimilating into that most secretive and elite tribe. After marrying a man from the Upper East Side and moving to the neighborhood, Wednesday Martin struggled to fit in. Drawing on her background in anthropology and primatology, she tried looking at her new world through that lens, and suddenly things fell into place. She understood the other mothers' snobbiness at school drop-off when she compared them to olive baboons. Her obsessional quest for a Hermes Birkin handbag made sense when she realized other females wielded them to establish dominance in their troop. And so she analyzed tribal migration patterns; display rituals; physical adornment, mutilation, and mating practices; extra-pair copulation; and more. Her conclusions are smart, thought-provoking, and hilariously unexpected. Every city has its Upper East Side, and in Wednesday's memoir, readers everywhere will recognize the strange cultural codes of powerful social hierarchies and the compelling desire to climb them. They will also see that Upper East Side mothers want the same things for their children that all mothers want--safety, happiness, and success--and not even sky-high penthouses and chauffeured SUVs can protect this ecologically released tribe from the universal experiences of anxiety and loss. When Wednesday's life turns upside down, she learns how deep the bonds of female friendship really are. Intelligent, funny, and heartfelt, Primates of Park Avenue lifts a veil on a secret, elite world within a world--the exotic, fascinating, and strangely familiar culture of privileged Manhattan motherhood"--
Leslie
Author: Omar Tyree
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743228707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
From the "New York Times" bestselling author and winner of the 2001 NAACP Award for Outstanding Fiction comes a gripping story of a promising young college student with dreams and ambitions far darker than anyone could have imagined.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743228707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
From the "New York Times" bestselling author and winner of the 2001 NAACP Award for Outstanding Fiction comes a gripping story of a promising young college student with dreams and ambitions far darker than anyone could have imagined.
Hard Ride #1
Author: Opal Carew
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1466878657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Liv never expected to find herself trapped in a dark alley facing a band of rough bikers. And she certainly never expected to see him again. Back in college when they dated, he was heir to his family's business empire--and their fortune. She expected him to become a billionaire. Instead, he's the heavily muscled, tattooed member of a rough biker gang...and just as sinfully sexy as ever. When Shock sees Liv again, he's ready to pay any price to have her in his bed and on his bike. Shock has his own scars to deal with, but he soon learns that Liv is in desperate need of financial help, though she won't tell him why. So he offers her a sensual deal: his help for her complete submission. Can Liv entrust Shock with her secret...and how can she stop herself from falling for the hard rider? This is part one of HARD RIDE, a three part novel.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1466878657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Liv never expected to find herself trapped in a dark alley facing a band of rough bikers. And she certainly never expected to see him again. Back in college when they dated, he was heir to his family's business empire--and their fortune. She expected him to become a billionaire. Instead, he's the heavily muscled, tattooed member of a rough biker gang...and just as sinfully sexy as ever. When Shock sees Liv again, he's ready to pay any price to have her in his bed and on his bike. Shock has his own scars to deal with, but he soon learns that Liv is in desperate need of financial help, though she won't tell him why. So he offers her a sensual deal: his help for her complete submission. Can Liv entrust Shock with her secret...and how can she stop herself from falling for the hard rider? This is part one of HARD RIDE, a three part novel.
Strip Search
Author: Shelley Bradley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101007230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
First time in trade-nothing less than "the hottest read of the summer."(Romance Readers Connection) If the Feds want to nail a Mafia kingpin, they need a trap. Enter Mark Sullivan, totally built for the job-to go undercover as a male stripper in the mobster's Vegas club. The club's owner, Nicki, is an unexpected perk. But Mark and Nicki have more in common than sizzling sexual chemistry. They each have their share of secrets, and with the mob closing in, what gets exposed is as irresistible as it is dangerous.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101007230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
First time in trade-nothing less than "the hottest read of the summer."(Romance Readers Connection) If the Feds want to nail a Mafia kingpin, they need a trap. Enter Mark Sullivan, totally built for the job-to go undercover as a male stripper in the mobster's Vegas club. The club's owner, Nicki, is an unexpected perk. But Mark and Nicki have more in common than sizzling sexual chemistry. They each have their share of secrets, and with the mob closing in, what gets exposed is as irresistible as it is dangerous.
Taming the Notorious Sicilian
Author: Michelle Smart
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373132697
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Harlequin Presents author Michelle Smart's fabulous trilogy will delight, entice and enthrall Meet three dark-hearted men with devastating appeal and the women who prove more than a match for them in The Irresistible Sicilians Francesco Calvetti. He has the face of a god and a body made for sin Francesco doesn't do nice, and he doesn't do damsels in distress. Apart from that one time. He never thought he'd see Hannah Chapman again. A woman like her, pure and untouched, has no place in his world. Ever since losing her sister, Hannah has sheltered herself from the world, but being knocked from her bike is a wake-up call. A call she's ready to accept. There's one thing left on her to-do list and there's only one man who can help her. But will the dangerous, devastatingly gorgeous Sicilian oblige her?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373132697
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Harlequin Presents author Michelle Smart's fabulous trilogy will delight, entice and enthrall Meet three dark-hearted men with devastating appeal and the women who prove more than a match for them in The Irresistible Sicilians Francesco Calvetti. He has the face of a god and a body made for sin Francesco doesn't do nice, and he doesn't do damsels in distress. Apart from that one time. He never thought he'd see Hannah Chapman again. A woman like her, pure and untouched, has no place in his world. Ever since losing her sister, Hannah has sheltered herself from the world, but being knocked from her bike is a wake-up call. A call she's ready to accept. There's one thing left on her to-do list and there's only one man who can help her. But will the dangerous, devastatingly gorgeous Sicilian oblige her?
Carrie's Protector
Author: Rebecca York
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373697023
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
"This edition published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A."--Title page verso.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373697023
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
"This edition published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A."--Title page verso.
Venom
Author: Jennifer Estep
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439155453
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
What kind of assassin works pro bono? It’s hard to be a badass assassin when a giant is beating the crap out of you. Luckily, I never let pride get in the way of my work. My current mission is personal: annihilate Mab Monroe, the Fire elemental who murdered my family. Which means protecting my identity, even if I have to conceal my powerful Stone and Ice magic when I need it most. To the public, I’m Gin Blanco, owner of Ashland’s best barbecue joint. To my friends, I’m the Spider, retired assassin. I still do favors on the side. Like ridding a vampire friend of her oversized stalker—Mab’s right-hand goon who almost got me dead with his massive fists. At least irresistible Owen Grayson is on my side. The man knows too much about me, but I’ll take my chances. Then there’s Detective Bria Coolidge, one of Ashland’s finest. Until recently, I thought my baby sister was dead. She probably thinks the same about me. Little does she know, I’m a cold-blooded killer . . . who is about to save her life.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439155453
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
What kind of assassin works pro bono? It’s hard to be a badass assassin when a giant is beating the crap out of you. Luckily, I never let pride get in the way of my work. My current mission is personal: annihilate Mab Monroe, the Fire elemental who murdered my family. Which means protecting my identity, even if I have to conceal my powerful Stone and Ice magic when I need it most. To the public, I’m Gin Blanco, owner of Ashland’s best barbecue joint. To my friends, I’m the Spider, retired assassin. I still do favors on the side. Like ridding a vampire friend of her oversized stalker—Mab’s right-hand goon who almost got me dead with his massive fists. At least irresistible Owen Grayson is on my side. The man knows too much about me, but I’ll take my chances. Then there’s Detective Bria Coolidge, one of Ashland’s finest. Until recently, I thought my baby sister was dead. She probably thinks the same about me. Little does she know, I’m a cold-blooded killer . . . who is about to save her life.