Fresh from his self-imposed exile in New York, where he lay low for a minute until the heat cooled off, Black makes a long-awaited re-appearance, reuniting with his brothers, Junie and Dee, to handle the family business—moving mad weight, expanding their drug empire, and eliminating any and everything that gets in their way. Unfortunately, such wheeling and dealing always comes with a price, and for Black, Junie, and Dee, it's no different. With a roller-coaster-like plot, twisting and turning till the very end, Edd McNair's latest novel, Black Reign II, keeps it real and gives you a look at the hood from the inside like you've never seen before.
A small-time thug with big dreams, Black sees crack cocaine as his way out of the Virginia housing projects where he grew up. Along with his cousin Lo, Black works side by side with hustlers and killers. It's not long before they're thrown into situations way beyond their control, and their family bonds are thoroughly tested. Angela grew up in a conservative upper-class neighborhood, so her experience with the streets is almost nonexistent. When she goes away to Hampton University, her beauty and sex appeal bring her plenty of attention, and she gets an education in things she never expected to experience. When Angela and Black cross paths, their lives are turned around once again. This is a love affair that should never happen, but sometimes things are just too good to resist. Author Edd McNair takes readers on a roller-coaster ride. The plot twists and turns, giving readers a look at the hood from the inside like they've never seen it before.
Norman Osborn may be running the show, but not every super-villain is going to accept the new world order. But who - or what - is ZODIAC? In this dark, brooding tale that snakes through the underbelly of the modern Marvel Universe, the new breed of super-villain has finally arrived! The order of the day is "mischief for mischief's sake," and no one - neither hero nor villain - is safe! Collects Dark Reign: Zodiac #1-3.
Black, a smalltime thug with big dreams, sees the demand for crack cocaine as a meal ticket for his family. His younger cousin Lo joins him in his business endeavors, but as they work side by side with hustlers and killers, the pair is soon thrown into situations way beyond their control, and the bonds of their family are thoroughly tested. Original.
Alphabetically-arranged entries from O to T that explores significant events, major persons, organizations, and political and social movements in African-American history from 1896 to the twenty-first-century.
The Devil Killed My Father... So I Stole His Daughter. Irish and Russian. We're not supposed to mix. It's the law of the underworld. Mafia code. But the Bratva princess is my key to revenge. The perfect bait to draw her father out of hiding. So, I take her without mercy. It doesn't matter that Valentina is innocent of her family's sins. Her tender beauty is mine to use. And I plan to use all of her. The only problem is, The more I take, the more I want. Soon, she's an addiction. An obsession. And when the time comes to give her up, I'm not sure I can. ... Even if it means war. *Brutal Savior is a standalone Dark Mafia Enemies to Lovers Dark Captive Romance with mature themes and a happily ever after. It is the second book of the Brutal Reign series.
The Video Games Guide is the world's most comprehensive reference book on computer and video games. Presented in an A to Z format, this greatly expanded new edition spans fifty years of game design--from the very earliest (1962's Spacewar) through the present day releases on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC. Each game entry includes the year of release, the hardware it was released on, the name of the developer/publisher, a one to five star quality rating, and a descriptive review which offers fascinating nuggets of trivia, historical notes, cross-referencing with other titles, information on each game's sequels and of course the author's views and insights into the game. In addition to the main entries and reviews, a full-color gallery provides a visual timeline of gaming through the decades, and several appendices help to place nearly 3,000 games in context. Appendices include: a chronology of gaming software and hardware, a list of game designers showing their main titles, results of annual video game awards, notes on sourcing video games, and a glossary of gaming terms.
American Music: An Introduction, Second Edition is a collection of seventeen essays surveying major African American musical genres, both sacred and secular, from slavery to the present. With contributions by leading scholars in the field, the work brings together analyses of African American music based on ethnographic fieldwork, which privileges the voices of the music-makers themselves, woven into a richly textured mosaic of history and culture. At the same time, it incorporates musical treatments that bring clarity to the structural, melodic, and rhythmic characteristics that both distinguish and unify African American music. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated, and includes new essays on African and African American musical continuities, African-derived instrument construction and performance practice, techno, and quartet traditions. Musical transcriptions, photographs, illustrations, and a new audio CD bring the music to life.
She was no ordinary damsel. He was far from a savior. Olivia has spent half her life saving a man who couldn't be saved. Javid has spent his life collecting retribution in the most painful ways possible. Together they discover true Salvation comes from the least likely sources. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically or in print without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews. This is a work of fiction. All references to real places, people, or events are coincidental, and if not coincidental, are used fictitiously. All trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, and registered service marks are the property of their respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only. Excerpt: Originally he’d planned on tormenting the couple together. Maybe start with something causing severe pain. It might be fun to force them to watch one another be tormented. Because Javier hadn’t been one of the planners of the theft, he had been going to let the man live. Now he was not so sure. Not after he’d met Olivia and witnessed her reactions to her husband’s utter stupidity. Javid wasn’t completely sure she even liked her husband. Did she love him? Maybe, in a way, but she had past the point where she would do anything for him. And from what Javid had researched, Javier didn’t deserve her like...or her love. What he was seeing was more than bravery. This was a survivor. All she needed was a little help and she would be hell on wheels. For some reason he wanted to see that. The thought of an Olivia who was in charge of life, unbound by a man who was beneath her made him hard. That was the kind of woman a man kept. That was it. He was going to take her away from the man who didn't deserve her. And Javid was going to make her husband watch her break free. Being married at fifteen, there was no way Olivia had fully lived, not with Javier by her side. Javid would show her pleasure unlike any she’d ever known; in food, in drink, in travel. Clothing, jewels, but most especially in all things sexual. By the time he was done, Olivia would be so far beyond her husband he would never be able to reach her. The cherry on top was that he would have to watch it unfold before his eyes.
Wealthy. Reclusive. Dangerous. Emerson LeBlanc doesn't enter society much. He only ventures out in pursuit of new art for his collection. It starts with a haunting painting. Then he meets the artist... Innocent Daphne Morelli is more exquisite than anything he's ever seen. He becomes obsessed with her. It doesn't matter that she's a living, breathing person with her own hopes and dreams. She'll be the perfect addition to his collection.
