Download or read book Fallin for a Hustler Like Me written by Natisha Raynor and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Khelani Toussaint is the apple of her father's eye. He trusted her and her sister Anya to leave Trinidad and build his empire in the states while he ran things back at home. The number one rule that he always instilled in Khelani was to choose money over love. She has always done just what her father wanted--until she meets Malachi in North Carolina and falls for him. Khelani soon learns that is a mistake, and she moves on to Atlanta, ready to make connections and power moves. She vows this time around not to get knocked off her square, but that proves easier said than done when she meets the charming Kyrie Richmond. Kyrie is making the transition from the streets into the corporate world, but he can't leave the streets alone just yet. When a new connect comes to town, scooping up a good portion of his clientele, Kyrie wants to know just who it is. Imagine his surprise when he finds out the intriguing woman that he's pining over isn't who she claims to be. Kyrie is disappointed and has to figure out how to handle the stranger's betrayal, especially since his pride is at stake. Kyrie has for sure met his match in Khelani. Will he be able to win her heart, or is she too much like him for the pair to ever click?

Download or read book Fallin for a Hustler Like Me written by Natisha Raynor and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Khelani Toussaint is the apple of her father's eye. He trusted her and her sister Anya to leave Trinidad and build his empire in the States while he ran things back at home. The number one rule that he always instilled in Khelani was to choose money over love. She has always done just what her father wanted--until she meets Malachi in North Carolina and falls for him. Khelani soon learns that is a mistake, and she moves on to Atlanta, ready to make connections and power moves. She vows this time around not to get knocked off her square, but that proves easier said than done when she meets the charming Kyrie Richmond. Kyrie is making the transition from the streets into the corporate world, but he can't leave the streets alone just yet. When a new connect comes to town, scooping up a good portion of his clientele, Kyrie wants to know just who it is. Imagine his surprise when he finds out the intriguing woman that he's pining over isn't who she claims to be. Kyrie is disappointed and has to figure out how to handle the stranger's betrayal, especially since his pride is at stake. Kyrie for sure has met his match in Khelani. Will he be able to win her heart, or is she too much like him for the pair to ever click?

Download or read book Fallin Up written by Taboo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A founding member of the Black Eyed Peas shares the inspiring story of his rise from the streets of East L.A. to the heights of international fame.

Download or read book Hard Rain Falling written by Don Carpenter and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2010-06-23 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hardboiled novel about life in the American underground, from the pool halls of Portland to the cells of San Quentin. Simply one of the finest books ever written about being down on your luck. Don Carpenter’s Hard Rain Falling is a tough-as-nails account of being down and out, but never down for good—a Dostoyevskian tale of crime, punishment, and the pursuit of an ever-elusive redemption. The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary confinement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class—married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But neither Jack nor Billy can escape their troubled pasts, and they will meet again in San Quentin before their strange double drama comes to a violent and revelatory end.

Download or read book Faith and Trust written by Blake Karrington and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith and Trust are a couple who seem to have everything right at their fingertips but losing faith and trust in one another may just be the cause of their ultimate downfall… Faith often feels that her man has way too much money for the small legal endeavors that he tells her about, but she chooses to believe in him—that is until the feds kicks in her door one day. She doesn't know if she has it in her to be a ride or die. Putting her belief in Trust may give her an everlasting love or cause her to lose what she loves most. Trust is a natural born hustler. When it comes to getting money, he’s strategic and thorough. He likes his money fast and plentiful. For obvious reasons, he has to keep that between him and his partners. But living a double life isn't easy. His main objectives are to stay free and to protect his future wife. When Trust has the chance at the biggest score of his life, he doesn’t hesitate to risk it all.

Download or read book The Other Side Of Lovin A Hustler 2 written by Kai'or Elle and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trouble getting involved with Kryme hasn’t done anything but make things worse. Now she and the other girls won’t have a choice but to face their ugly reality. A storm is brewing and there will be no easy way out. They may all think that they can get through this alone, but with what’s to come next, they won’t have a choice but to stick together. Their deceased husbands may have gotten them into this mess, but they’re going to have to get themselves out. Kryme had one job to do and one job only. Meeting Trouble and falling for her was the biggest mistake he could have ever made. In reality, there is no redo button, and the only option left is for him to fix the mess that he has caused. Will he turn his back on Trouble to regain his father’s trust? Or will taking a chance on love be worth it in the end? The other side of loving a hustler may be deadly, but can Kryme prove there’s more than just one side to loving a hustler?

Download or read book Murderville written by Ashley Coleman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two children from Sierra Leone are brought together by chance only to be forced apart by an inevitable and tragic fate. But ultimately, this is a story of love and redemption that will leave readers breathless from the unpredictable and mind-blowing ending.

Download or read book Fallin for a Jamaican King 2 written by Candy Moore and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Samantha thought she was finally going to get the type of life she dreamed of. She was going to have the devoted husband and she was about to start her family. Well, at least that’s what Adam told her, only thing was...he lied! Samantha is back to square one with her cheating husband; only this time, she doesn’t have her King. King has reverted to his old ways again after Samantha broke his heart. He has given his heart to the streets again, until he learns someone is trying to take his spot as King of the streets. In this finale, King and Adam are about to vie not only for the streets, but they are about to compete for Samantha’s heart!"

Download or read book A Hustler s Son II written by T. Styles and published by The Cartel Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelsi is more vicious than ever, as he returns in this gripping sequel to "A Hustler's Son." A few months after receiving what was said to be his mother's bloody heart on Christmas Day, Kelsi seeks revenge on those he feels are responsible for her vicious murder.

Download or read book Fallin for a Jamaican King written by Candy Moore and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-06 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samantha is living the life every woman could ever dream of, she is married to a successful and handsome man that is loved and respected by everyone in their community. To anyone on the outside looking in she has the perfect life, with the perfect man. But Samantha’s life is anything but perfect, her so called perfect life is nothing more than a perfect lie! Enters the infamous Kingsale Rock. King, as he is known in the streets, is about to come into Samantha’s life and show her exactly what she’s missing. Being with a Jamaican street King is all Samantha really needs in her life. King is about to turn Samantha’s world upside down in more ways than one!

Download or read book Play it Safe written by Kristen Ashley and published by Kristen Ashley. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No connections. Play it safe. These were the rules Ivey lived her life by. Until she hit Mustang, Colorado, a perfectly imperfect town where the citizens were welcoming and one of them included the tall, beautiful, macho man, rancher cowboy, Grayson Cody. On the run for a decade, Ivey knew she was supposed to play it safe. But she was tired of being on the run. She wanted normal. She wanted real. She wanted a home. And she wanted Grayson Cody. And Gray wanted Ivey. Everyone who saw them could see they belonged together. There was one man in this world for Ivey and one woman for Grayson Cody. So they fell in love. But just as quickly as they fell together, they were betrayed and torn apart. Separated for years, Ivey was certain her life would not include her rancher cowboy. Until the town of Mustang reached out when Gray was in trouble. Even though she thought he broke her heart, she charged in to help, only for Gray and Ivey to discover they were betrayed. And not only that, Gray had an enemy who would stop at nothing to defeat him.

Download or read book Trapstar written by Blake Karrington and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brianna Cambell had a tough road to travel growing up in a household where she was unwanted. A constant reminder of her mother's indiscretions, Brianna is unwilling to continue to be the target of her step father's anger. She leaves her suburban life style for the streets of Charlotte NC. In true Charlotte faith Brianna is linked up with Treshawn Nash, a local hustler. Tre has lived the alternate life; raised by his grandmother who showered him with love in the midst of violence, drugs, and poverty. The two are made for each other. Brianna provides the genuineness and innocence Tre has longed for. While he gives Bri the unconditional love she desperately needs. However, when tragedy strikes their world is turned up side down.

Download or read book Falling For A Hood King 4 written by Subtitle and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The person who walked through that door is proving to be bad news for Natalia, resulting in her having to make a very hard decision. To add insult to injury, new problems arise for she and Julius, testing their relationship and possibly their income. Can the couple make it through another war and come out together? Or will this union that was doomed from the start, finally come crashing down?

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Download or read book Boyfriend Season written by Kelli London and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First boyfriends, first love, first mistakes-and an invitation to the hottest teen society party of the year send three friends into a tailspin. Can they handle the pressure of getting everything they think they want? Santana Jackson is one of the flyest chicks in her Atlanta 'hood. At least until her golddigger mother snags a pro baller, and they move to the other side of the tracks. Worse, Santana's boyfriend has made a move, too-on her rival. Now Santana's obsessed with winning him back in time to shine-until she unexpectedly finds herself falling for a brainy nerd. . . Dynasty Young has learned about life the hard way, thanks to her drug-addicted mother and MIA father. Then she meets City, a boy with as much money-making potential as swagger-and who could be her ticket to a better life. But when he stands her up, Dynasty realizes that sometimes true love is right next door. . . Patience Blackman is going to hell. Just ask her father, the famous Bishop Blackman. Torn between what's good for her and what feels good, Patience just wants to have fun-and a hot date for the party-until she stumbles upon a gorgeous churchboy who has her rethinking her bad girl ways. . . "An amazing tale that is sure to delight, teach, and intrigue teens everywhere!" -Ni-Ni Simone, author of Upgrade U

Download or read book Black Widow written by Nikki Turner and published by One World. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 bestselling author Nikki Turner returns with an explosive new novel about a woman at an emotional crossroads–and the men left in her wake. Isis Tatum knows firsthand the way love can mess up a person. After all, she saw her mother drive a truck through the home of her father’s mistress before killing her dad. And ever since Isis was a teenager, her love life has been a series of disasters: Her first sweetheart was executed by the state of Virginia, and her next lover was sent to jail for murder. Now Isis is a successful jewelry designer, but she remains a failure with men. When she meets Logic, a Las Vegas high roller who treats her like a princess, Isis reckons she’s finally struck gold–literally. Logic sees to it that her custom pieces of jewelry are seen on the hottest rap stars and pro athletes. But when this Mr. Right ends up in jail too, Isis starts to believe that she’s cursed, that she’s a true Black Widow. Always one to roll with the punches, she embraces her life and walks bravely down all its twisted paths, taking her business to unprecedented heights while letting the men who dare to get involved with her take their chances. “Few writers working in the field today bring the drama quite as dramatically as Nikki Turner. . . . [She’s] a master at weaving juicy, ’hood-rich sagas of revenge, regret, and redemption.” –Vibe.com “Turner [takes] street literature to the next level, further proving that she is indeed ‘The Queen of Hip-Hop Fiction.’ ” –UrbanPublicity.com

Download or read book The Victims of Democracy written by Eugene Victor Wolfenstein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.