Books

Fabiola Mays is beautiful and talented. As she rises to the top of the recording industry, she remains torn between her dreams and the street - including a debt to a gangster who saved her family from eviction. Other titles by Nikki Turner include The Glamorous Life, Riding Dirty on I-95, and Death Before Dishonor.

Sixteen year-old Precious Jones is an overweight, horribly abused girl who finds hope and survival against all odds. Precious, based on the book, was a critically acclaimed Academy Award-nominated film. Sapphire is an author, poet, social worker and teacher in New York City.

Tionna is in trouble - her boyfriend is sent to prison for drug dealing leaving her alone with two small children to raise. She heads back to the old neighbourhood and teams up with old friends to plan a dangerous con. Other books by K'Wan include Hood Rat, Gangsta, Street Dreams, Hoodlum, Gutter, and Road Dawg.

Dante is a handyman in New York - his troubles start when he falls in love with a client's niece who carries a terrible secret. Born DeWitt Gilmore, Aaron has written over 30 books, many while serving time in a New Jersey prison. Other titles include Single with Benefits, Derelict (written with rapper, 50-Cent), Lady First, and Extra Marital Affairs.

This is the prequel to The Coldest Winter Ever (1999), which traces the life of a young Sudanese Muslim immigrant who is forced to flee his homeland and live in the mean streets of New York. Sister Souljah, born in 1964 in the Bronx, is an author and political activist, and is considered one of the founders of urban fiction.

This is the prequel to Let That Be the Reason and takes us back to how Pamela and Chino met and became partners in crime. Stringer, the founder of Triple Crown Publications, one of the most successful urban fiction publishers, wrote her first book Let That Be the Reason, while in prison. Other titles include Dirty Red, and Still Dirty.

More sensual stories from Zane, the best-selling author from Washington, D.C. Zane, born Kristina LaFerne Roberts, is the mother of three, has won the NAACP Award for Outstanding Fiction and is a regular contributor to Essence. Other titles by Zane include, Purple Panties, Flesh to Flesh, Afterburn, Chocolate Flava, Addicted, Nervous, Heat Seakers and Gettin' Buck Wild. Check out Zane's website at www.eroticanoir.com/home.html

Hip hop erotic stories from the streets of New York. By the author of Hittin' the Bricks, From the Streets to the Sheets, Baby Brother, Thong on Fire, Hood, Thug-a-Liscious, Candy Licker and G-Spot. Check out Noire's website at www.asknoire.com.