Urban Fiction

Need a little more dark and gritty in your life? Urban ficton/street lit focuses on darker characters, and the socio-economic impacts and murky side of city living. If you like books with a little more edge, buckle up. You're in for a treat.

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Queen of urban prophecy

Author(s):

De León, Aya

Description:

20-year-old Deza was supposed to be just another hot girl emcee, but when a bonus track strikes a surprising social chord, it rockets her album to the top of the charts - and her record label promotes her to headline their first-ever all-female national tour. As Deza attempts to live up to her new reputation, her inexperience generates tour drama. And when her female DJ quits, the label replaces her with the last thing Deza needs: the sexy guy DJ she flirted with at a club.

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Call Number:

FIC De L

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An olive grove in Ends

Author(s):

McKenzie, Moses,

Description:

Attempting to escape Ends, Bristol, and make a better life for himself and Shona, his grade-school love, Sayon Hughes temporarily deals drugs alongside his cousin until a deadly altercation with a rival drug dealer upends his plans.

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Call Number:

FIC McK

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Romeo and Juliet of the projects

Author(s):

Armstead, Krystal,

Description:

Bostyn "Easy" Reel has always felt like he didn't belong. He is stuck between two worlds: in one world, he is being who he really wants to be, and in the other world, he is being only what his family allows him to be. He feels like he is drowning in darkness, haunted by his past. After finding out that he was adopted, Bostyn finds himself on a search to discover who he really is. When Meelah Summers meets Bostyn, it is as if the broken pieces of her heart fit together perfectly with the broken pieces of his. Meelah felt empty growing up without her mother, being raised by a father who was never there. Meeting Bostyn couldn't have come at a better time. The only problem is Meelah's father is a well-known drug distributor, and Bostyn's adoptive father is the head of the Anne Arundel County Police Department--the same police department responsible for killing her mother

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Call Number:

FIC Arm

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Wifey's next deadly hustle

Author(s):

Swinson, Kiki,

Description:

Kira raked in a fortune from her last high-end scheme. And she snagged South Beach, Florida’s biggest kingpin, Dylan, as her sexy, very protective fiancé. But more game means nothing but more problems when one of the bodies dropped along the way is a judge friend of Kira’s influential father. And when he has Dylan arrested--and threatens to expose the lethal money behind Kira’s empire--she may have to silence her snitching pops for good. Now a ruthless homicide detective is on her trail. Dylan’s hungry rival will stop at nothing to nail Kira for murder. And Dylan’s right-hand man could be working all sides to become the last thug standing. To stay ahead of all her enemies, Kira must make a deadly choice--where even all the right moves promise no way out

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FIC Swi

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I didn't think you existed. 2, A fool in love

Author(s):

Ro, Hazel,

Description:

Fate brought Terrence Montgomery and Tiffany Tate into each other's lives. However, they couldn't have met at a more inopportune time. Terrence is considering divorce from his wife, Patricia, who he's never truly been in love with, while also struggling with the recent and sudden death of his father. Tiffany just got wind that her ex-fiancé, David, is battling cancer--supposedly. His dying wish is that she'll give him another chance at love. Her heart wants to be there for him, but will this cost her newfound love with Terrence? Their mates, Patricia and David, have now teamed up to keep the two lovers apart as well as get their hands on a portion of the one million dollars from Terrence's father's estate. Little does Tiffany know that their underhanded schemes will not be her only obstacle. Malaysia and Roslyn, two very single women who cross paths with Terrence in his time of despair, both believe that he is also their blessing from God. They have their own tricks up their sleeves to keep him all to themselves

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Call Number:

FIC Ro

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Carl Weber's Kingpins : snitch

Author(s):

Hernandez, Treasure,

Description:

Flash, the son of South Bronx drug queenpin Vickie Lopez, is arrested for trying to sell a pound of weed to an undercover federal agent. He spills his guts to Philadelphia federal agents, resulting in his mother's arrest and conviction under the RICO Act. Flash is sent to Heavenford, one of the harshest prisons in the state of Pennsylvania. When his brother, a contract killer, tracks him down, Flash has nowhere to run. Will he pay the ultimate price, or will his brother forgive Flash?

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FIC Her