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A powerful kingpin seeks revenge against three men who murdered his
best friend and lieutenant in this gangster tale. Chaos, Priest,
and Carlos had unknowingly entered the house of the lieutenant and
after forcing themselves upon his daughter, killed him. Abandoning
his credo, "business never personal," the Piano Man sets out to
destroy these childhood friends who make a living robbing drug
dealers and selling their bounty through their own pipelines. He is
determined to get rid of this trio and will use any means-- no
matter how ruthless-- to find them. Employing all of his
considerable resources and underworld connections, the Piano Man
manages to root the boys out and set them up. Unfortunately
pay-back also calls for further destruction of friends and their
children, and even his wife' s younger brother isn't exempt.
This compelling story of love, deception, secrets, and lies follows
Samone, the black sheep of her family, on her journey from Miami to
Washington, DC. Hoping for a fresh start, Samone soon learns things
are not what she anticipated, and while living with her father, she
discovers grave secrets will change her life.
This second novel from acclaimed author Sharron Doyle opens with
Petie still regulating, but this time from down south. He has a
new, ruthless partner named Chaos, and they're all about the money.
But Petie and his sons Darnell and Donte have grown apart since
moving to Pennsylvania, and their mother, Renee, doesn't know what
to do. After Darnell wilds out, Renee sends him to his father while
trying to keep her world from crumbling. Venus fights for life
after a brutal attack while Share goes to great lengths to make
sure Venus' attacker is ruined.
Soul has just finished his 18-month sentence for a parole
violation. Still in love with his son's mother, America, he wants
nothing more than for them to become a family and move on from his
past. But while Soul was in prison, America's music career started
blowing up and she became entangled in a rocky relationship with a
new man, Kendall. Kendall is determined to keep his woman by his
side, and America finds herself caught in a tug of war between the
two men. Soul turns his attention to battling the street life that
landed him in jail -- setting up a drug program to rid the
community of its tortuous meth problem -- but will Soul's efforts
cross his former best friend, the murderous drug kingpin Omega?
In the fifth installment of the popular "Ghetto Girls" series, Coco
suffers an injury that leaves her more helpless than she could have
imagined. As she relies on her best friend Deedee for love and
support, their relationship grows to another level. But Deedee
finds out that her friend needs her even more than she's letting on
when Coco's unsupportive mother puts her health in a precarious
position. Meanwhile, Deedee has problems of her own when her uncle
is named as a person of interest in a series of murders.
BACK IN THE DAYS is a compelling finale to the Ghetto Girls Series.
Two teen girls are drawn together and after sharing similar
experiences, they become even closer. The mountain of tragedies
that they have faced in their lives still threatens to push them
over the cliff. Even when they feel they've moved along, In Ghetto
Girls 6 demons from BACK IN THE DAYS continue to haunt. Coco and
Deedee come face to face with the violence and issues of the past.
BACK IN THE DAYS, Rachel Harvey's drug problems haunts her family
and pains her daughter. Allegations of murder damages Eric Ascot's
career and the ongoing investigation by the authorities drains his
bank account dry. He is forced to make a choice while capitalizing
on the experiences of Coco and Deedee in the making of an epic
movie. Does he make the wise choice? How does Coco resolve her
mother's issues? Can Deedee survive time while living in the hood
on a budget? Only one thing's for sure read BACK IN THE DAYS and
you'll see how their past shapes their future...
The best of the street chronicles today, Ghetto Girls Too is a
wonderfully hypnotic adventure that delves into the convoluted
minds of criminals and the dark world of police corruption. Yet,
there is something thrilling and surprisingly tender about this
ongoing young-adult saga filled with mad flava. Coco is from da
hood, she's down with Ghetto Girls. Her friend Deedee is downtown
chic but when dramas pop off, Deedee reps Ghetto Girls Too. Things
get jumping after Eric Ascot, music producer and Deedee's uncle
avenges the rape of his niece. He crosses a line from which there
seems to be no right way back. Under the watchful eyes of the law,
Eric is wooed by a mobster and spurned by his fiancee. His actions
place not only his life in danger but put Coco and Deedee in a
perilous position. While Eric uses all his resources to win his
love back, the police use every law on the books to shut him down.
How far will they go and what will be the damage? Check it... In
Ghetto Girls Too, every evil act carries a heavy price. What's
hidden will surely come to light!
This latest instalment of the popular, action-packed series follows
Coco as her fortunes take a turn for the worse as she faces a
looming threat while on the brink of fame. Simultaneously
struggling with her own potential handicap and her mother's
precarious sobriety, Coco calls on Deedee to help decode an
enigmatic message from Miss Katie. Meanwhile, Deedee is in a
quandary of her own, as she discovers that her uncle has been
having a relationship with Josephine and sets her sights on
reuniting him with his former fiancee. The tension escalates as
Eric Ascot continues to be pursued by the police, who are dead-set
on framing him in a multiple murder plot, and the story speeds to
its explosive and shocking end.
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