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They beat the odds and turned their lives around. But now three best friends will go head-to-head with ambition, deception-and each other ... Derrick. Ricky. Jamal.

Kiki Swinson's bestselling "tension-packed" (Library Journal) and "unrelenting" (Publishers Weekly) novels burn with extraordinary characters, triple-down twists-and a raw portrait of Southern life

Strong, loving father. Hard-working loyal son. They are the best hit men in the business. But one woman's revenge will put the ultimate target on their backs ...

Rising urban lit star Saundra ignites a sizzling tale of a good girl turned drug kingpin's lady ... A hard-working daddy's girl, Precious Cummings is sure she's going to college.

They inherited ultimate power ...

"My husband was down on his knees, bloodied, battered, and beaten to the point he could barely hold himself up. He'd always been a warrior, my warrior. They would kill him, I knew that.

Antonio Roberts and Paige Tillary are from vastly different backgrounds, so when they meet and fall in love, it won't be easy.

Terrell wasn't raised in the corrupt streets of Detroit. After being abused and left for dead by his violent, psychotic father, he was raised by his aunt in uncle in a loving home in the suburbs.

The love/hate relationship between Diane and Kendra Williams takes mother-daughter drama to entirely different level. Diane is a single mother who prides herself on being a master manipulator.

This ebook bundle offers three gritty urban tales by William Kowalski.

Linda is a young, hardworking single mom struggling to get by from paycheck to paycheck.

Mourning the death of his wife, a painter finds an escape through the drawings in his work. Not until he gets an unexpected knock at his door does his life take a drastic turn.

Harlem is a beautiful, smart, and funny seventeen-year-old. She lives in the projects with her drug-addicted parents.

Natalia Foles, a gorgeous, educated, and intelligent heiress, lives the life of dreams.

Miami was forever changed when Carter and Miamor came to town. Carter II and his cousin Mo attempt to carry on the legacy of their fathers.