As much a historical document as it is a novel, this 1946 winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award is the poignant and unblinkingly honest story of Lutie Johnson, a young black woman, and her spirited struggle to live and raise her son by herself amid the violence, poverty, and racial dissonance of Harlem in the late 1940s.
Originally published in 1946 and hailed by critics as a masterwork,The Streetwas Ann Petrys first novel, a beloved bestseller with more than a million copies in print. Its haunting tale still resonates today.
In the little city of Flint, Michigan, the good die young and the people left standing are the grimiest of characters. With reign over the city's drug trade, Benjamin Atkins made sure that his precious daughter, Raven, was secluded from the grit tha...
The saga of love, loyalty, and crime continues ...After the tragic and bloody end to the Cartel's reign, Carter is forced into isolation to evade the law. With his wife, Miamor, facing federal charges and his dear brother six feet under, Carter has ...
The Cartel series is back ... and deadlier than ever.Las Vegas: a city built on obscene wealth and corrupt deals, cunning entrepreneurs, and the ruthless mob. The Cartel's plan to open a casino will rake in cash, but it comes with great sacrifice. T...
Jadaleft home at the age of sixteen, running from her own demons and the horrors of physical abuse inflicted by her mothers boyfriend.She partied hard,and life seemed good when she was with Born, the neighborhood kingpin whose name was synonymous wi...
Kwan delivers his bloodiest story yet.
One bullet changed everything.
Three years after narrowly escaping a one way trip to the gas chamber, the fugitive known only as Animal finds himself drawn back to the scene of the crime: Harlem.
Throughout ...
#1 Essence bestselling author K'wan returns with the explosive fourth installment in the Animal saga.Animal, the gentle and kind-hearted family man, is still infamous for turning at any moment into a cold-blooded killer. Animal is the product of rut...
The second novel in the explosive, addictive new Luxe series by New York Times bestselling author Ashley AntoinetteBleu is addicted to the luxe life, and it has led her down a road of self-destruction. She knows what it feels like to be turned out b...
The explosive start to an epic urban trilogy from New York Times bestselling author JaQuavis ColemanOnce the streets pull you in, they own you. Or at least that's the way it's been for Nautica. Growing up in the hood, all she's ever known is the fas...
In her most stunning, riveting, unstoppable novel yet, bestselling and critically acclaimed author Tracy Brown delivers the unforgettable sequel toWhite Lines.
On the surface, it appears that Sunny has got it all: looks, money, a beautiful home, a ...
