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Serenity, beginning a new life after the death of her lover, Sadie, meets Cass, and she feels an instant attraction to him, but she is sleeping with Cass' sister Heaven and finds herself unable to break things off.

Not only is the city of Detroit bankrupt, it also has one of the highest murder rates in the country. When government-enforced power restrictions are applied, hell on earth becomes hotter in the already anything-goes, cutthroat city. Even the predators become prey. No loyalty, no respect, and no limits. It's now neighbor against neighbor, sister against brother, friend against friend, and people's true colors are tested and revealed by nightfall. 

The King family is on the political rise in New York City, but must weather the violent storm wrought by their darkest secrets.

After losing her mother and the abandonment of her father, Promise has two goals: graduate from high school and be loved. Her pursuit of these goals will lead to life-altering events.

Three Urban Books authors join forces to entertain listeners with erotic tales of forbidden lesbian love.

Mouse and Sammy are BFFs looking to make it big in the rap music world. They both hook up with Rico, a drug dealer who's making promises that he'll carry them to stardom financially. Before long, both Mouse and Sammy become pregnant by Rico, who is sentenced to prison by the Feds. They must raise their children as single mothers as they try to salvage their friendship.

Cold-hearted Keema takes the world by storm as she navigates her way through every trick and scam she can pull off. With four kids in tow, living off the welfare system had become her life along with the extra cash, sex, and violence her gangsta boyfriend Dupree brought into her life. Soon, chaos erupts, causing Keema's secret past to become a problem. When the chips fall, they fall hard, leaving Keema willing to do whatever it takes to keep money in her pocket. She's willing to go that extra mile, even if it means selling her kids or setting up her man.

In the gritty streets of Toledo, Ohio, Doll finds her world turned upside down, so she decides to move to Atlanta to be with her aunt and her younger sister, Fall, but soon realizes that Atlanta consists of the same hate.

Carla's search for her lost sister, Serenity, begins poorly, but her love for her sister drives her. When her suspicions turn into actions, she unknowingly triggers a chain of explosive events that threaten both of them.

Growing up in one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Brooklyn isn't easy, but for a long time it seemed as if Prince Poet Washington might defy those odds. His willingness to protect his family by any means necessary may seem admirable to most, but when Poet unwittingly goes above and beyond the call of duty, horrible secrets are revealed. Now the trust and the bonds that he worked so hard to build are threatened.