Download or read book Topless written by Relentless Aaron and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Fool's Paradise where the women are devious, the men are ruthless, and the raw, undeniable climate of smut dominates. This is Douglass Gilmore's kingdom, a family business that grew to become one of New York City's premier adult clubs. But money, power, and seduction makes for an explosive combination—and something dangerous is about to go down... The most famous stripper at Fool's Paradise has been gunned down in the parking lot. Was it a lovers' quarrel? A rivalry between jealous dancers? Or a deliberate attempt to destroy the man behind the curtain? Douglass has won plenty of enemies in the business. Now, with the cops, the FBI, and the mob at his door, everything is on the line...and Douglass has only once chance to defend the family empire—or lose it all.

Download or read book Urban Drama written by J. Chris Westgate and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights.

Download or read book An Urban Drama written by Roy Glenn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she graduated from college, Nina Thomas had her whole life ahead of her. She planned to hang out for the summer, you know, have some fun-okay, have a lot of fun-then she'd get serious about getting a job in September. All that changed when she was reunited with her high school sweetheart, Lorenzo Copeland. While Nina was away, he came up in the game and introduces her to the good life; cars, clothes, expensive jewelry and plenty of money. Nina's life is turned upside down when Lorenzo gets locked up and she is left to go for herself. Now she's waiting on the grand jury to decide if Nina has to stand trial for murder.

Download or read book Drama written by Tia Hines and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Destiny's wild behavior lands her in serious trouble with the law, it's up to her brother to again rescue her. Having no choice, he accepts a favor from a rogue cop--a favor that he'll soon regret taking that will cost much more than they're willing to pay.

Download or read book Dear Drama written by Braya Spice and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever had a friend who just seems to attract trouble, no matter what she does? That's Allure. Just 21, she barely made it out alive from an abusive relationship with her psycho baby daddy, Greg. Poor girl just wants to be loved, but the harder she tries to find the right man, the more wrong her life gets. Whether it's Lavante, who has to stuff socks in his pants to make himself feel manly; or Derek, who would be a fine catch if his bipolar disorder didn't almost get Allure killed; or Bryce, a sweet and sexy cop whose first love is the crack pipe; Allure bounces from one drama to another. Then there's James, strong and stable—until he knocks her up and hits the road. Get ready to laugh—and cry—at Allure's crazy love life.

Download or read book Love Hate and Revenge Series written by Brookelyn Mosley and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Sisters. Two Boroughs. One Night That Changed Everything. Following two back-to-back failed relationships, the oldest sister, Maliya, took a chance with falling in love again with an open heart. She attends a special anniversary dinner with her boyfriend of three years, Omari Barnes, believing it would be a regular night of toasts, gift exchanges, and making love. But he surprises her by showing her instead of telling her how deep his love is, offering to take their relationship to the next level. Middle sister Mikayla and her boyfriend Phillip Becks have been going strong for two years. Despite a quick and rocky beginning that included Phillip sleeping with other women and Mikayla retaliating by sleeping around too, their last nasty break-up "helped" them realize living without each other was easier said than done. But then Mikayla discovers that her live-in boyfriend hasn't been living up to his promise of fidelity. After finding out Phillip is still being unfaithful, the rage that builds in Mikalya has her seeing red... and out for blood, literally. The baby, Malika, is a thinker and a planner. She's also very vengeful. Mix those characteristics together and you have the makeup of a person you shouldn't cross...or else. Two specific people have crossed Malika - her ex-boyfriend and first love Rico Martinez and his friend Nalani Vincent. During Malika and Rico's relationship, Rico introduced Nalani to Malika as his friend. Nalani even went as far as befriending Malika so she could get closer to Rico. With Malika in the dark about her intentions, Nalani's efforts finally paid off when Rico dropped Malika and started a relationship with her. So Malika's planning the ultimate payback after being betrayed and having her heartbroken by Rico. But in her plot for revenge, Rico is just the pawn while Nalani is the target.

Download or read book Urban Drama written by LaTasha Clark and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up into a respectable strong woman is already a tough thing to accomplish in this society. Adrianna Frank, a biracial teenager growing up in South Florida, takes you on a journey in finding herself. Having her innocence seized from her in a most imperceptible way at an adolescent age, she tries to overcome the obstacles that continue to trample her path. Adrianna learns the hard way what the meaning of love is. She realizes that a nice big house is not always filled with warmth. She boldly accepts her heritage, but fights to accept her struggles for her road to womanhood.

Download or read book A Thug and His Queen written by Tamicka Higgins and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Thug & His Queen: What Won't You Do?, three worlds are quickly and suddenly colliding. There is Danez and Ronnisha, who live the good life apartment downtown and have love that is stronger than anyone could imagine. Danez's best friend, Lamarcus, is finding himself quickly falling for Rain, a woman everyone else is not sure can be trusted. Qoree has Chocolate Bunny, or Lala, by his side. Little do any of these couple know, their lives are about to change...all over money. One night Lamarcus is kicking it with Rain when he has a surprise guest: Qoree. Qoree is furious that Lamarcus and Danez are making moves in his hood, The Land, without asking him first. Once Lamarcus winds up in the hospital, Danez makes it his goal to get not only get revenge , but also what was taken from Lamarcus' house, money, all while keeping himself and Ronnisha safe. InA Thug & His Queen: What Won't You Do?, betrayal, suspicion, and boldness will lead these three couples in differentdirections ...directions that will soon enough lead to one place and one goal. Ronnisha will quickly find out what it means to be a thug's queen, and everything that comes along with it...

Download or read book When The Streets Call You Home written by Asar and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whole ten years has passed since Ahmad Clemons saw any of his family or his old friends. Years ago, everyone was as close-knit as they come... That was until an unfortunate set of circumstances forced Ahmad to leave them all behind. As luck would have it, another unfortunate event-the death of his brother-has brought him back home to attend the funeral. The saying, "Estranged family members only get back together for weddings and funerals," couldn't be more true as old issues bubble to the surface amongst the Clemons clan. Long ago, Ahmad's choice was to never look back, never expecting to see his home again. Upon his unexpected arrival, secrets are revealed, past wounds exposed, tears shed, and an old love resurfaces that could possibly tear the Clemons family apart forever.

Download or read book Lost In His Love written by D. Michelle and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kerrington is tall, handsome, and wealthy. He has been with his girlfriend, Tess, for two years, and he is tired of her shit. He stays with her because he feels that he can’t leave her because of the tragedy they endured together. That’s until he sees Kyanna while shopping with Tess. Kyanna had been in a dead-end relationship with her boyfriend for three years. Meeting Kerrington seems like a breath of fresh air, but is it enough to make her leave her boyfriend alone? Can Kerrington let go of his past with Tess and see what the future is like with Ky? Jerika doesn’t do relationships. After a horrible breakup with her ex, Jerika swore off relationships of all kinds, but after meeting Kasson, that doesn’t go as planned. Kasson is just like Jerika, who needs to be in a relationship? Kas' motto is get money, fuck, and go, but after meeting Jerika, he finds it hard not to like her. Will Kasson and Jerika get together, or will they continue to ignore their feelings for each other?

Download or read book No More Drama written by La Jill Hunt and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Jill Hunt’s bestselling No More Drama is just as relevant now as it was when it was first released. Veronica "Roni" Black has met her match. The hardcore, never fall in love, marriage is for suckers, is engaged to none other than the player of players, Tobias Sims, aka DJ Terror. Toby has found everything he wants in Roni and more. But just when Toby's ready to settle down and commit, one of his many lady "friends," Darla, is determined not to let anything—or anyone—come between their friendship, especially when Toby is the father of her child. Will Ron learn to trust her man long enough to marry him? Will Toby realize that sometimes being "just a friend" can be fatal to a relationship, and will he finally stand up to his past? The drama continues, and so does the laughter in No More Drama...

Download or read book Theatres of Independence written by Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatres of Independence is the first comprehensive study of drama, theatre, and urban performance in post-independence India. Combining theatre history with theoretical analysis and literary interpretation, Aparna Dharwadker examines the unprecedented conditions for writing and performance that the experience of new nationhood created in a dozen major Indian languages and offers detailed discussions of the major plays, playwrights, directors, dramatic genres, and theories of drama that have made the contemporary Indian stage a vital part of postcolonial and world theatre.The first part of Dharwadker's study deals with the new dramatic canon that emerged after 1950 and the variety of ways in which plays are written, produced, translated, circulated, and received in a multi-lingual national culture. The second part traces the formation of significant postcolonial dramatic genres from their origins in myth, history, folk narrative, sociopolitical experience, and the intertextual connections between Indian, European, British, and American drama. The book's ten appendixes collect extensive documentation of the work of leading playwrights and directors, as well as a record of the contemporary multilingual performance histories of major Indian, Western, and non-Western plays from all periods and genres. Treating drama and theatre as strategically interrelated activities, the study makes post-independence Indian theatre visible as a multifaceted critical subject to scholars of modern drama, comparative theatre, theatre history, and the new national and postcolonial literatures.

Download or read book Living the Drama written by David J. Harding and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the middle class and the affluent, local ties seem to matter less and less these days, but in the inner city, your life can be irrevocably shaped by what block you live on. Living the Drama takes a close look at three neighborhoods in Boston to analyze the many complex ways that the context of community shapes the daily lives and long-term prospects of inner-city boys. David J. Harding studied sixty adolescent boys growing up in two very poor areas and one working-class area. In the first two, violence and neighborhood identification are inextricably linked as rivalries divide the city into spaces safe, neutral, or dangerous. Consequently, Harding discovers, social relationships are determined by residential space. Older boys who can navigate the dangers of the streets serve as role models, and friendships between peers grow out of mutual protection. The impact of community goes beyond the realm of same-sex bonding, Harding reveals, affecting the boys’ experiences in school and with the opposite sex. A unique glimpse into the world of urban adolescent boys, Living the Drama paints a detailed, insightful portrait of life in the inner city.

Download or read book Urban Drama written by Tony Carnegie and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The officer had gotten out of his car with his weapon drawn. He was tapping on the driver's side window with the barrel. I opened the door to get out, as I was getting out, I was asking what the problem was. I didn't get the whole sentence out before . POW, right in my nose. My knees buckled, I was going down. While I was on the ground I heard him asking, "where's the dope nigger, I know you rich boys come back to the hood to supply your buddies with the goods. Where is it?" I looked up and said, "I don't sell or have any . BAM, he kicked me right smack in my stomach. I could smell the bile come out of my mouth as I threw up everywhere. I looked at the other officer, and he was standing there frozen, as if he was gonna get his ass whipped. I decided I was going to stand up. There was gonna be no Rodney King incidents. I stood up and faced him, he struck me again, this time I held my ground, I was not going down. I could see all the neighbors gathering on the sidewalks, I got even stronger. When the officer noticed the crowd, he left to get in his cruiser. His partner was still standing there frozen; he had to blow the horn for him to get in. When they left, I jumped in my car and sped away."

Download or read book Lost In His Love 3 written by D. Michelle and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-02 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play finally has Kerrington where he wants him, but will Kerrington be able to make it out alive. Ky is in for the fight of her life after Twon’s girlfriend shows up to her store, and she goes into early labor and passes out. Will she and her kids be all right? Will Kerrington make it there to help her along the way? Jay and Kas are adding to their family with their new addition, but Misha is still there, ready to end what they have. Not only is there Misha, but someone else is after Kas. Will Jay be able to move past bitter baby mama Misha, or will she have enough and move on?

Download or read book Drama City written by Larry Moon (Jr.) and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tim Johnson was a convict who lived by the code of the streets "Death before Dishonor". Life took a turn for the worst leaving the test of survival at his feet. Daryl Jenkins and Cliff Porter were Tim's faithful comrades who learned the in's and out's of the drug game, but when the game went sour they saw another side of Tim that couldn't be explained. Tim crossed a thin line with his ex-fiance after she made a promise that she couldn't keep, leaving Tim alone in prison to survive as best as he could. Someone wants him dead. But who? Follow this illicit tale as lust, betrayal and loyalty conflicts and unfold in the city of drama a.k.a. Drama City.

Download or read book China s Urban Billion written by Tom Miller and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2012-11-22 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 2030, China's cities will be home to 1 billion people - one in every eight people on earth. What kind of lives will China's urban billion lead? And what will China's cities be like? Over the past thirty years, China's urban population expanded by 500 million people, and is on track to swell by a further 300 million by 2030. Hundreds of millions of these new urban residents are rural migrants, who lead second-class lives without access to urban benefits. Even those lucky citizens who live in modern tower blocks must put up with clogged roads, polluted skies and cityscapes of unremitting ugliness. The rapid expansion of urban China is astonishing, but new policies are urgently needed to create healthier cities. Combining on-the-ground reportage and up-to-date research, this pivotal book explains why China has failed to reap many of the economic and social benefits of urbanization, and suggests how these problems can be resolved. If its leaders get urbanization right, China will surpass the United States and cement its position as the world's largest economy. But if they get it wrong, China could spend the next twenty years languishing in middle-income torpor, its cities pockmarked by giant slums.