Download or read book West Side Love Story written by Priscilla Oliveras and published by Montlake Romance. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heart-stirring romance of star-crossed love, feuding familias, and the bonds of sisterhood by USA Today bestselling author Priscilla Oliveras. Two familias in Texas, both alike in dignity, rivalries, and passion... Having grown up in the nurturing household of Casa Capuleta, Mariana will do anything for familia. To solve her adoptive parents' financial problems amid their rapidly changing San Antonio comunidad, Mariana and her younger sisters are determined to win the Battle of the Mariachi Bands. That means competing against Hugo Montero, their father's archnemesis, and his band and escalating a decades-old feud. It also raises the stakes of Mariana's forbidden attraction for a certain dark-eyed mariachi who sets her heart racing. To Angelo Montero's familia, Mariana is also strictly off-limits. But that doesn't stop him from pursuing her. As their secret affair intensifies and the competition grows fierce, they're swept up in a brewing storm of betrayals, rivalries, and broken ties. Against the odds, they vow to bring peace. But sacrifices must be made and consequences weighed for two star-crossed lovers to make beautiful music together.
Download or read book A Westside Love Story written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Side Gangster Crip was the set she claimed, and Baby Doll rode hard for her gang on the west side of St. Louis. Her partners in crime were a pair of brothers, Alan and Al Snow, whom she’d known since she was a little kid. Baby Doll and Alan were best friends, but his brother, Al, was the one who caught Baby Doll’s eye and they instantly go right into a whirlwind romance. Until tragedy strikes and Baby Doll is sent to prison. After serving a ten-year prison sentence, Baby Doll re-emerges in St. Louis carrying a love for her West Side Gangsta Crips and a secret that she’s been hiding from Al. As she gets re-adjusted to living on the outside, her love for Al is still present and they don’t waste anytime getting back familiar with one another. A reunion at Alan’s club brings Al face to face with his first love, and Baby Doll is as beautiful as ever. Al becomes caught up in his old feelings for Baby Doll forgetting to disclose his current relationship status, being engaged to another woman. They get re-acquainted and the love is still real, but Baby Doll isn’t as naïve as Al would like to believe. She knows that Al is hiding his relationship with another woman, and feels that maybe she should explore her options. Then enters Dip, a dashingly handsome advisory, named Dip, who is also a Blood, from the other side of their hood who has his eyes on Baby Doll. She’s not feeling Dip, because her gang ties hold true to her heart, and she’s a loyalist. It’s West Side Gangsta Crip til the death of her. However, their first encounter left a lasting impression on an already lust-filled Dip, who desires to possess Baby Doll, and have her by his side. Even if it means an all out war in the streets.
Download or read book A Westside Love Story 3 written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baby Doll believed she could fly and leaped off the side of Raise the Bar but, as usual, Al was there to catch her fall from grace. However, this time it lands Baby Doll in a psychiatric center for a thirty-day observation, along side her soon to be daughter-in-law, who’s been depressed and not talking to anyone since Alan’s death. With vengeance and anger raging through Baby Doll, she refuses to be counted among the broken, and wages war against all those who brought death at her doorstep; starting with her fiancé, Dip. Dip went missing when Baby Doll didn’t show up at Paulette’s house for their wedding. He figured she’d gotten cold feet and ran off to New York, so he saught refuge in his PCP habit, liquor and Red until Paulette came with the news of Baby Doll’s whereabouts. He couldn’t believe she tried to kill herself, and wanted to go be by her side and rescue her away from the crazy house. The first thing on his agenda, marry Baby Doll before she disappears again. Now out, and married, Baby Doll puts her plan into action and schemes to bring Dip down along with his cronies for the death of her beloved best friend. Baby Doll used Alan being a live to will Cleo back around, and she jumped on board after learning Caesar was the one who pulled the trigger. Dip’s attempts to keep Baby Doll away from Al fell on deaf ears. And, when Dip catches Baby Doll and Al at Alan’s house having sex, he knows now more than ever that Al must go! Tempers run high and blood shed occurs when Dip experiences the one thing that could drive any man over the edge. Who will be left to live happily ever after?
Download or read book A Westside Love Story 2 written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is said, "Everything in the dark comes to light..." Well, all of the skeletons are about to fall out of the closet. But, whose closet will it come from first? Because everyone has something to hide. Baby Doll abruptly left Dip's party after her argument with Al, making him look foolish in front of his family and friends. Dip was pissed and decided to confront her the next day, but his approach to the situation sets off a chain of events that will have lasting effects on everyone. An old demon resurfaces in Dip's life as a means to cope with Bay Doll running off to New York, as Alan is left to babysit a very dysfunctional Dip. Dottie feels its time to expose Baby Doll's secret because Al needs to know the truth. So, she and Emily drag Al off to New York to show him the daughter that he didn't know he had. And, when he sees Allie for the first time in church, his world is completely rocked when she calls Baby Doll, mama. It's a thin line between love and hate. And, the rage that ignites within Al could jeopardize his feelings for the love of his life. Jeffery, Baby Doll's father calls and warns his godson, Cleopus (Dip), that he is displeased with his actions towards his daughter. Dip reassures him that his intentions are good as he professes his love for Baby Doll. But his drug habit is causing problems with his rational thinking. He feels that Al needs to disappear in order for him and Baby Doll to be happy. However, it is difficult for him to make rational decisions, and Baby Doll is growing more and more impatient with his bizarre behavior. However, a turn of events will change the tide, giving Dip the upper hand towards his happiness. Will Baby Doll be able to cope with everything weighing down on her shoulders? Or, will she decide that another fate is best?
Download or read book West Side Story written by Irving Shulman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1990-04-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the silver screen to the Great White Way--one of the greatest stories of all time. They came together through love but violence threatened to tear them apart. Maria was young and innocent and had never known love--until Tony. And he, who had been seeking something beyond the savagery of the streets, discovered it with her. But Maria's brother was leader of the Sharks and Tony had once led the rival Jets. Now both gangs were claiming the same turf. Tony promised Maria that he would stay out of it. Would he be able to keep his word? Or would their newfound love be destroyed by sudden death?
Download or read book West Side Story written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern version of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", set in the Puerto Rican section of New York City.
Download or read book A South Side Love Story written by Jessica N. Watkins and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this raunchy, romantic soap-opera–style tale of promiscuity and corruption, Jessica continues this saga with the usual drama, romance, and loveable bad boys. Yet, with an ending that will leave you breathless. The only thing on nineteen-year-old Star Anderson's mind is taking care of her son, by any means necessary. However, by means of breaking her back at a minimum wage nine-to-five is not an option. Therefore, she follows in the footsteps of her friend, Roxie, down a path of scamming, tricking, and robberies. Though this path seems to be paved with fast and easy money, tragedy strikes when plans become hurried and messy. Star's big sister, Tricey, attempts to clean up Star's mess while fighting with her new and loving beau. He suddenly wants her to leave Chicago with him with no explanation. Though she is deeply concerned about her boyfriend's sudden need to leave Chicago, Tricey is so focused on rescuing Star that being a lovesick puppy and following him out of state is not an option. However, Lyric doesn't mind being lovesick. She and her boyfriend are knee-deep in love and the "lifestyle". Their relationship is full of excitement, raunchiness, and spontaneity. Yet, once he settles into the lifestyle and presents Lyric with an ultimatum, she is forced to decide how knee-deep in love and the lifestyle she is willing to be. While Lyric contemplates allowing her heart to make her decision instead of her mind, Tricey's bitterness drives her to secretly stalk her boyfriend, which leads to a revelation of hidden deception and the biggest blow of deceit she has ever experienced."-- Author's synopsis.
Download or read book The Way You Make Me Feel written by Nina Sharma and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Remarkable . . . The Way You Make Me Feel affirms that Black and Brown existence in America comes with no guarantee of collective solidarity, no innate promise of racial equality. The path to justice is uncertain, Sharma reminds us, and we must each work hard—and be bold enough to sacrifice our own comfort—to actualize it.” —Washington Post A hilarious and moving memoir in essays about love and allyship, told through one Asian and Black interracial relationship When Nina Sharma meets Quincy while hitching a ride to a friend’s Fourth of July barbecue, she spots a favorite book, Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior, in the back seat of his cramped car, and senses a sadness from him that’s all too familiar to her. She is immediately intrigued—who is this man? In The Way You Make Me Feel, Sharma chronicles her and Quincy’s love story, and in doing so, examines how their Black and Asian relationship becomes the lens through which she moves through and understands the world. In a series of sensual and sparkling essays, Sharma reckons with caste, race, colorism, and mental health, moving from her seemingly idyllic suburban childhood through her and Quincy’s early sweeping romance in the so-called postracial Obama years and onward to their marriage. Growing up, she hears her parents talk about the racism they experienced at the hands of white America—and as an adult, she confronts the complexities of American racism and the paradox of her family’s disappointment when she starts dating a Black man. While watching The Walking Dead, Sharma dives into the eerie parallels between the brutal death of Steven Yeun’s character and the murder of Vincent Chin. She examines the trailblazing Mira Nair film Mississippi Masala, revolutionary in its time for depicting a love story between an Indian woman and a Black man on screen, and considers why interracial relationships are so often assumed to include white people. And as she and Quincy decide whether to start a family, they imagine a universe in which Vice President Kamala Harris could possibly be their time-traveling daughter. Written with a keen critical eye and seamlessly weaving in history, pop culture, and politics, The Way You Make Me Feel reaffirms the idea that allyship is an act of true love.
Download or read book In Love With A Dangerous Man written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s not easy being in charge of other people’s lives, and when you’re the type of person that has loose morals and street values, it makes the job that much more exciting but stressful. Roberta ‘Roby’ Charles is living her best life, being an unscrupulous parole officer for the State of Missouri. She’s an alcoholic that likes to use her authority to get recreational drugs and sex from the clients that she serves, and she’s been able to get away with it until a client reports Roby to her supervisor. Now she’s having to clean up her act or at least prove that the client was lying, but that might not be so easy with a new client trying to get into her pants. Calhoun Washington is a recent parolee that has a bounty on his head and three strikes against him. He has plans to get his share of a lick that he’d hit right before he went back to prison and get out of town before someone takes his life. To make matters worse, Calhoun has to report to his parole officer, Roberta Charles, but instead of trying to work his court ordered plan, he’s trying to work what’s in between her legs, and that isn’t so easy to do. She’s fighting for her own survival and isn’t interested in his advances, and there’s another parolee in her case load that is making it difficult for him to even try. Thaddeus Brown is on parole for money laundering and is another parolee in Roberta Charles’s case load. He has some mental health issues going on and takes a liking to Roby because she genuinely seems to care about his well-being. There’s an obvious attraction between the two of them that neither one of them can deny, and when Thad gets off of parole, he has plans on claiming Roby for himself. However, there are a lot of secrets about Thad’s life that Roby doesn’t know, and it might push them further apart instead of bringing them together.
Download or read book In Love With A Dangerous Man 2 written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things are heating up with Thad and Roby, but her drinking is starting to affect their relationship. Calhoun did the unthinkable to Roby and her inability to deal with the after effects has caused her to go into a downward spiral of destruction. Thad doesn’t know how to relate to the emotional needs of his girlfriend, so will he be able to help her through this trying time or will he decide to walk away? Tara has her sights on getting her ex-lover back, but she has a dicey situation going on with the unconventional type of relationship that she is involved in. Her decision to be a mistress caused her to run away from St. Louis in order to avoid the possibly deadly situation that may come from leaving Thad. However, it’s Thad that she may need in order to help get her out of the messed up situation she’s put herself into. What will happen when all the ex-lovers of Thad and Roby resurface in their lives? Will the love they have for each other be able to survive all of the dysfunction and chaos?
Download or read book In Love With A Dangerous Man 3 written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roby made a career change and felt like life was on the upswing. Things with Thad were going perfectly, and her sobriety seemed to be a cake walk, until an incident caused total chaos. It will cause Roby to question whether she can withstand the craziness that involves being in a relationship with the one man she felt was the love of her life. Julien is losing it and he’s only getting crazier. His hate for Thad is stronger than ever, and his desire to be with Tara is taking over his rational thinking. He’s even bringing his wife into the loop, and if she doesn’t conform, then it will be curtains for her. Christie is tired of the shenanigans and has decided to team up with Tara to put an end to Julien’s crap.
Download or read book She s a Savage for a Real Gangsta written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willow Shaw was a 23-year-old woman who lived a relatively privileged life, thanks to a young street legend named O’Bannon who promised to take care of her after her mother was sent to prison for murder. The catch was that he made Willow promise to always remain loyal to him. But Willow didn’t care what he demanded of her because she was in love with him. O’Bannon James was a successful street king who had worked his way up to the top of the food chain because he was known as a certified hustler. He was feared by many of his enemies because of his ruthless way of doing business. However, all of his homies and the people in his hood loved him dearly. After making so much money in the streets, he partners with his wife, Patsy, to make some legitimate money and they easily become successful together, promoting local talent. The only problem is that he runs the risk of losing out on time with Willow, his secret obsession. Cypher aka Jesse White is an up and coming rapper who had just signed a million dollar deal. When Cypher is sent to O’Bannon’s town as a favor to his manager, he runs into the lovely Willow and his fate is changed forever. But will he be able to handle everything that comes with falling for O’Bannon’s secret flame?
Download or read book War of the Hearts 3 written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stakes are high and everyone is playing for keeps. With Pat going to the grand jury to testify, Ares and Alroy are sweating bullets. Everything that Ares has worked hard to keep hidden is about to be exposed, and there’s nothing he can do about it. Athena’s behavior has been a bit strange and distant, but he feels it’s the stress from this case and Sable’s pregnancy that has him overeating. Only if some miracle could take place to get rid of all the common factors that are creating chaos, Ares would be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Hermes is at wits end over Tyche following him and busting out Hera’s window. He’s had to work extra hard to convince Hera to keep having an affair with him, but after Tyche’s little stunt, Hera isn’t having anything to do with him. As a result, Hermes has been acting more distant than ever towards her and people are starting to take note. Now, Tyche’s starting to reconsider what really matters in their relationship, because now she’s the one who has to satisfy Hermes...all the time, and that’s a full time job in itself. However, being the wife of the most powerful man in St. Louis meant everything to Tyche, and she refused to have it taken away. However, she has one more card to play and it could be the one that wins her the game. Athena is faced with a dilemma that she can’t escape, but she knew it was the best course of action for everyone involved. Protecting Ares was the bottom line that Athena felt was most important, and she would do whatever it took to keep him safe by any means necessary. That even included being accepting of his son with Sable. However, she knew that as long as she had his heart, a child wouldn’t be enough to take him away. Everyone will be tested and tempers will be high when the chips fall where they lay. Who will win and who will lose in this War of the Hearts?
Download or read book The Gay Metropolis written by Charles Kaiser and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2007-06-10 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An utterly compelling social and political history of modern gay life, this Lambda Book Award finalist is filled with dazzling characters, tragedies, and happy endings. of photos.
Download or read book Your Heart Is Mine 2 written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death has been dealt to the Wilson Family, and revenge is the inevitable! The devastation that it brought to Big Lee and Ax will cause one of them to crack and the other one to fold. Big Lee blames herself for her brother’s death, and her hidden secrecies are beginning to be exposed. Will she be able to mend all her mistakes and stay in the good graces of her loved ones, or will she lose everything she loves most at the hands of a fake marriage and the lies it held? Lay is trying to deal with the loss of her uncle and the fleeting love affair she had with Byrd. She realized that keeping their relationship a secret was a stupid idea, and she’d lost the only man she ever wanted to love. Can she convince Byrd that she was an idiot for hiding him and that she’s ready to shout from the rooftops that he’s her man? No one knows how things are going to turn out, but always remember: You are mine, and a powerful woman always gets her man!
Download or read book She s Promised to Him But I Have Her Heart 3 written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nika and Usian secretly got married, but not everyone is happy about it. Subira uses this as a way to show her family that they have no control over her daughter’s life, and Nika shows them that what she feels in her heart is more important than the deceitful arranged marriage that everyone wants her to go through. However, Nika’s family aren’t the only ones who are outraged about the marriage. Jessica is devasted by the news and refuses to accept the fact that Usian is done with her. CJ is stressed out, trying to hide Precious’s pregnancy from his uncle, not to mention he’s lied to Usian about Precious’s involvement in the robbery. Pooh is steady applying pressure, and CJ knows that he has to do something about it, especially since he killed his mother. CJ should have been handled this situation, and if he’s not careful, things can get even worse. Relationships will be put to the test, and loyalties will fall where they lie. The love that Usian and Nika share is unwavering, but even perfect relationships face adversity. Will they be able to overcome everything that’s coming their way, or will the hate and pressure being applied to the both of them be the cause of their downfall?
Download or read book Falling for a Young King 3 written by Vivian Blue and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-08 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Izzy’s pregnant, and Sam is desperate to keep it a secret from everyone until the paternity of the baby is determined. With King out of town and Cash sniffing around Izzy like a dog in heat, there’s no way he can hide Izzy’s pregnancy for long, but Izzy doesn’t feel the same way about the situation as Pops, and she won’t be able to hide things from King for long, especially when she goes to visit him in New York. King is determined to find a way to break free from his family. He is in love with Izzy, and the added pressure he’s feeling from his mother is causing a deeper wedge between them. His heart belongs to Izzy, and he intends on asking her to be his wife when the six months is over for his internship. There are so many lies, secrets, and scandals that plague the McDaniels family. Will they be able to sustain their dynasty, or will one woman be the cause of all of it crashing down?
