The saga of love, loyalty, and crime continues in the next explosive book in the Cartel series from the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Ashley & JaQuavis. 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 never been more alone. His empire is at his feet and he has no idea how to rebuild his kingdom. The only thing that is certain is that he has to stay out the way and off the radar of the Feds until he can figure out how to get his lady out of prison. Miamor’s freedom is guaranteed—provided Carter help create and distribute a drug that will take the streets by storm. Rubbing elbows with the most notorious, ruthless leaders of the underworld will get him what he wants. But can he win at their game of murder and money?
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Dapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community. His story isn’t just about fashion. It’s about tenacity, curiosity, artistry, hustle, love, and a singular determination to live our dreams out loud.”—Ava DuVernay, director of Selma, 13th, and A Wrinkle in Time NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VANITY FAIR • DAPPER DAN NAMED ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own innovative, glamorous designs. But before he reinvented haute couture, he was a hungry boy with holes in his shoes, a teen who daringly gambled drug dealers out of their money, and a young man in a prison cell who found nourishment in books. In this remarkable memoir, he tells his full story for the first time. Decade after decade, Dapper Dan discovered creative ways to flourish in a country designed to privilege certain Americans over others. He witnessed, profited from, and despised the rise of two drug epidemics. He invented stunningly bold credit card frauds that took him around the world. He paid neighborhood kids to jog with him in an effort to keep them out of the drug game. And when he turned his attention to fashion, he did so with the energy and curiosity with which he approaches all things: learning how to treat fur himself when no one would sell finished fur coats to a Black man; finding the best dressed hustler in the neighborhood and converting him into a customer; staying open twenty-four hours a day for nine years straight to meet demand; and, finally, emerging as a world-famous designer whose looks went on to define an era, dressing cultural icons including Eric B. and Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane, Mike Tyson, Alpo Martinez, LL Cool J, Jam Master Jay, Diddy, Naomi Campbell, and Jay-Z. By turns playful, poignant, thrilling, and inspiring, Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem is a high-stakes coming-of-age story spanning more than seventy years and set against the backdrop of an America where, as in the life of its narrator, the only constant is change. Praise for Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem “Dapper Dan is a true one of a kind, self-made, self-liberated, and the sharpest man you will ever see. He is couture himself.”—Marcus Samuelsson, New York Times bestselling author of Yes, Chef “What James Baldwin is to American literature, Dapper Dan is to American fashion. He is the ultimate success saga, an iconic fashion hero to multiple generations, fusing street with high sartorial elegance. He is pure American style.”—André Leon Talley, Vogue contributing editor and author
From Cole Hart Signature's newest author, Miss Jazzie comes a gripping, new romance series, A Nolia Boss Saved Me. This intensely captivating novel is filled with heart-rending romance, drama, new love, and loss.He wasn't supposed to love her but she stole his heart. He would taint her, not knowing she was already tainted."Two mountains may never meet but two people will," is what Zenobia's mother, Zhena, always told her. Don't go looking for love, let it find you and when it does....... My God.Zenobia wasn't looking for handouts but she was dealt a bad hand. A New Orleans girl trying to find her way out the mud. How could she look for love when she had to search for her and her brother's next meal?"You think you in love now but she ain't the one, just wait, the real one coming," is what Mahsyn's mother told him when he married the wrong woman. He knew he shouldn't have, but Candyse had his kids, so why not? It didn't matter that he craved something on a deeper level, outside of clothes, cars, and money. He wanted a spiritual connection that Candyse couldn't give because she simply didn't have it.When two worlds collide, truths are revealed, hearts are broken, and love is lost, but who's going to weather the storm of life?
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.
Don't all women wish men came with a warning label or a caution sign? That would be ideal and save a lot of heartache and pain. Meet Anika, Mia and Legacy. Three friends going through the trials and tribulations of love and heartache. Young and deep in love, they can't seem to let go of the men they've fallen madly in love with. When Anika is forced to face the truth she was so determined to find, her world comes crumbling down, and she has to decide whether to love herself first or stay in a relationship that could destroy her.Mia is given a reality check and quickly learns that looks don't always keep a man, and that sometimes men make promises they can't keep to get what they want. Legacy is tired of being put on the back-burner and finally realizes she deserves better. Unfortunately, her other half plays on her low self-esteem and uses it to his advantage, but Legacy has had enough. The women find themselves sacrificing their values, morals and standards over men who toy with their feelings and emotions. When the drama and secrets become deeper than one could imagine, this trio fights to find the love for themselves again while they struggle to let go of the men who are not quite right for them. Will these three overcome their insecurities, or will they stay in their feelings and keep holding on to the wrong damn man?
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner • New York Times Notable Book • NPR’s Best Books of the Year • BookPage’s #1 Mystery and Suspense of the Year • Sun Sentinel’s #1 Best Mystery of the Year “I loved Blacktop Wasteland...[A] fast-paced, bareknuckle thriller.” -Stephen King “A roaring, full-throttle thriller, crackling with tension and charm.” -The New York Times Book Review "One of the year's strongest novels." -Sun Sentinel A husband, a father, a son, a business owner...And the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi. Beauregard “Bug” Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad. Bug knows there’s no future in the man he used to be: known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East Coast. He thought he'd left all that behind him, but as his carefully built new life begins to crumble, he finds himself drawn inexorably back into a world of blood and bullets. When a smooth-talking former associate comes calling with a can't-miss jewelry store heist, Bug feels he has no choice but to get back in the driver's seat. And Bug is at his best where the scent of gasoline mixes with the smell of fear. Haunted by the ghost of who he used to be and the father who disappeared when he needed him most, Bug must find a way to navigate this blacktop wasteland...or die trying. Like Ocean’s Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime.
***WARNING*** This is not your typical, Urban Romance, Dope Boy, Thug Love, or Kingpin Savage book. Heart pounding. Nail biting. Gritty. Unique. They say "revenge is best served cold." I tried this. However, they didn't say that when the tables turn on you, revenge is just as hot and heated as a California forest fire. -Angel Sisters Angel and Alex find life difficult after the death of their mom and their father is non-existent after a heated blow-up. Having a daughter, Angel does whatever she has to, making sure that her daughter and sister are straight. Robbing drug dealers, dope boys, and high rollers was never a thought of Angel's until an opportunity rises and she takes advantage. Even knowing the high risks involved, Angel robs rich bosses until a single lick sets them up nicely. For the safety of her family, Angel breaks away from that life style until she crosses path with a devil from her past. Full of emotions and with revenge on the brain, Angel put into motion a vicious plan that karma finds her way in, turning the spiteful tides back on Angel. Alex is tired of Angel's Robinhood-esque adventures and is weary of the safety of her sister and their small family. Giving Angel an ultimatum, Alex is set to move on with her life with the love of her life, her best friend Maya. A drunken night of "girls just wanna have fun" leads to a third wheel joining in the fun. However, the couple gets more than they bargain for when their sexcapades end with unexpecting consequences. Will the dynamics of Alex and Maya's relationship change as a result of their drunken stupor? Forget hot water, Angel ends up in boiling water, triggering karma to enter and putting her in a unsavory position. Will ill-fated revenge and karma cause Angel's demise? Blended love, unruly treachery, high-key risks, and cold hearted revenge are found in this African American urban hood story. Newly signed author Lakia under Twyla T Presents kicks off her debut book in her knockout blazing new series, Surviving A Dope Boy: A Hood Love Story.
Callie, Penny and Zenobia are completely different people from completely different worlds. They have nothing in common until fate places them all in the same place at the same time. They have the brains and drive to take over the world but first have to learn to get along with each other. Callie was born and raised in the foster care system of of New York city. She meets a local thug named Voodoo and convinces him there is more to life than their bleak Harlem streets. They make plans to move south to start a new life but tragedy beats them to it. Zenobia was born and raised in Southwest Atlanta but has bigger plans than her hood contains. She explores different hustles to help her through school, all while fighting off the haunting memories of her childhood. Her life is thrown into further turmoil when she loses her home and has to make other arrangements. Penelope is the rich, white girl from Brentwood, California. Being born with a silver spoon doesn't prevent her from getting into all kinds of trouble. In fact, having a wealthy father to bail her out of every situation causes far more trouble than it solves. After her impetuousness gets her kicked out of one the most prestigious colleges in the country, she enrolls in an HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia. The three girls from different worlds are thrown together in the same dorm room and have to figure it out. The resulting chaos is fun, funny and deadly. Pretty Thugs starts now.
