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Butterfly is the first novel in an all new series by New York Times bestselling author Ashley Antoinette!

"One of the biggest names in Urban-fiction, Ashley Antoinette, is back... An intense start to this new series with characters that are real and genuine.

"One of the biggest names in urban-fiction." —Red Carpet Crash on Butterfly The hardest thing Morgan Atkins has ever done is let go of love.

You have to use what you got to get what you want. For Journey Clayton, this statement rings more than true as she struggles under the weight of her mother's cocaine addiction.

Smoke used to supply Breanne with crack so she could block out an existence she couldn't escape from, and he was hungry enough to take anything she had to offer in exchange for his magic rocks.

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read .

When her brother is killed, Trouble, who has everything she could ever want because of her brother and his "complex occupation," embarks on a mission of revenge that involves seducing the enemy and

Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system.

Paulette and Danni grew up miles apart — Paulette in Hamilton and Danni in North Toronto — but they might as well have been worlds apart. Paulette's family emigrated from Jamaica.

Diamonds and Pearl is a gritty, compelling novel from #1 Essence bestselling author K'wan.They say that good girls like bad boys, and this was especially true for Pearl Stone, a child born of privi

After news of the attempted murder of his fiancee, Gucci, Animal makes it to Miami, but getting to New York is trickier.

From three big names in urban fiction comes this collection of novellas, unforgettable stories of urban love and its consequences for four young black women: Flirting with Disaster by Tracy Brown,

In pre-apocalyptic 1990s Los Angeles, Michelle, a queer artist and writer, must make the most of the time she has left before the world ends.

Devon Torres and Shaniece Simmons are drawn to each other. After Devon is arrested, Shaniece continues to see him.

Lauren, Jayda, Danielle, and Brenda are on the brink of adulthood, but are struggling to handle their issues.