Author: E. L. Griffin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549557415
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Falling in love was never part of Larissa's plan, especially with a thug. Meet Larissa Bradshaw, a strong-willed hardworking girl. After her parents turn their backs on her she closes her heart to love and becomes determined to make something of herself despite her situation. She meets Messiah "Money" Lawson and everything changes. Messiah is an up and coming boss in the streets. He's a nigga that's respected and feared by all. From the moment he first sees Larissa he has to have her. The two share an instant connection and can't seem to get enough of each other. Messiah's lifestyle and desire for money brings jealousy, temptation, and violence threatening to ruin what he and Larissa are trying to build.Follow Larissa and Messiah on their journey of ups and downs as they fight for the love, loyalty and life they always wanted.
Author: EL Griffin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781973152156
Category : African American criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Larissa is left fighting for her life yet again as a result of Money's street life. The pain and loss that she must go through will either make her stronger or break her completely.With Money's rise to power comes the constant worry for his family's safety. in order to keep his position as Kingpin and ensure that the people he loves remain unharmed, he will stop at nothing. The result ofhis ruthless actions may just be his undoing though.It's clear that the love Larissa and Money have for each other only grows stronger with time. But after everything that's happened, will love be enough to keep them together even with the enemies thatalways seem to be coming against them.In the finale of The Hood Love and Loyalty Series, truths will be revealed and loyalties tested more than ever before. Everything will come full circle for Money, Larissa, and the rest of the crew.Will Money and Larissa get their happily ever after? Proving that love and loyalty can beat all odds.
Author: E. L. Griffin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549565724
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 219
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Money and Larissa have dealt with some of the fallout that comes with the street life. It seems like their relationship is doomed to fail before it even really gets started. Especially with more enemies mounting against them and Money's rise to power as a kingpin.In this second installment, follow the couple as they grow into their new roles and become the people they are destined to be. The question is whether or not they're better off together or apart. Will love and loyalty conquer and win out over those trying to tear the two apart? Or will the streets prevail?
Author: Jelissa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948878944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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After spending 17 years in prison for a murder she did not commit, TINY is back on the streets. And as soon as her feet touch the cold, hard concrete, she's faced with the kidnapping of her beloved daughter, ALEXIS. Using the guile and street wit that has helped her survive a lifetime of catastrophic obstacles, Tiny sets out on a mission to rescue Alexis and bring her enemies to their knees. On Tiny's side is her nephew, ROMAN, a vicious and calculating thug who goes on a violent rampage in wake of Alexis' disappearance. When Roman's guns start to clap loud and deadly, will the hoods of Chicago tremble in his path? Or will other killers clap back with equal fatality? As the drama builds at a heart-thumping pace, only one thing can stop the blood spill and bring Alexis home safely. But will it happen in time?
Author: Sanyika Shakur
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802144241
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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The follow-up to his bestselling memoir "Monster," Shakur's "T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E." is a vicious, heart-wrenching, and true-to-life novel that masterfully captures the violence and depravity of gang life.
Author: Chunichi
Publisher: Urban Books
ISBN: 1599831538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
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Broken-hearted, scorned Ceazia is home back in Virginia up to her old ways. With her road dawg, Diamond, by her side she's unstoppable, until the attention she's used to falls on the new booty and envy rears its ugly head. Trust no one without knowing their agenda in the scheme of things or be ready to find out who's game is tighter??
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804172706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 833
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
Author: Leilani
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family. But is it worth it when your boyfriend constantly embarrasses you with the lying and games? The beautiful Zaryah Cox learned the hard way. She constantly accepts the bad treatment and disrespect from her baby daddy, Kareem Banks in hopes that one day she will find the love that they once shared when they first got together. Zaryah doesn't know if she loves him or hates him. After making regrettable sacrifices, she soon learns that loyalty means nothing in a dog-eat-dog world. After the ultimate betrayal, Zaryah is forced to move on from her old life and start over. A new love was never in the picture, but what happens when you stumble into the arms of the charming devil himself? Zachary Slaid, aka Zoo, is the handsome young boss supplying the streets of Atlanta. Zoo lives for the street life and often says the streets chose him. He vowed that no woman would have access to his heart again after every woman he's ever loved betrayed him. However, when he crosses paths with Zaryah, things change quickly. He didn't plan to fall for this goddess, but Zaryah looked at him like no other woman did. She saw the good in him. She's the only woman that can tame the beast. Zoo is determined to make Zaryah his, but only one thing stands in the way, she's his cousin's baby mama.
Author: Mz Lady P
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781505586602
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The couples you fell in love with are back and the disloyalty continues. It's all or nothing in this final installment of the series. Love might not be enough to keep the couples together this time around. All the lies and deceit in each marriage are catching up and wreaking havoc on everyone. All is fair in love and war and it's a battle royale to see if love conquers all. Will the couples finally get their happily ever after or die trying?
Author: Miranda Cowley Heller
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0593419073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE THE PAPER PALACE IS: “Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask?”—Parade “A deeply emotional love story…the unraveling of secrets, lies and a very complex love triangle.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club July ’21 Pick) "Nail-biting." —Town & Country “A magnificent page-turner.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author “[An] irresistible placement of a complicated family in a bewitching place.” —The New York Times A story of summer, secrets, love, and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. “This house, this place, knows all my secrets.” It is a perfect August morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace”—the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next twenty-four hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn’t forever changed the course of their lives. As Heller colors in the experiences that have led Elle to this day, we arrive at her ultimate decision with all its complexity. Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.
