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January 2010

  • A Girl From Flintby Treasure Hernandez
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 2010

    Hustling men for their money has always come easy for Tasha. Hailing from New York and raised by a junkie mother, she had to learn early how to use her beauty to her advantage. Tasha thinks she's seen it all on the streets of New York, but when she follows a childhood friend to t...

  • What a Westmoreland Wants (The Westmorelands, #19)by Brenda Jackson
    4.25 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    Mr. September: Callum Austell, sexy Australian ranch ownerHis Deepest Desire: The elusive Gemma Westmoreland The Seduction Plan: Get her on his turf--ASAP! He'd been biding his time, and now the perfect opportunity had arrived to pursue the ultimate object of his affections. Offe...

  • This invaluable “mentor in your pocket” by three dynamic and successful black female executives will help all black women, at any level of their careers, play the power game—and win. Rich with wisdom, this practical gem focuses on the building blocks of true leadership—self-confi...

  • Reverend Feelgood (Hallelujah Love, #5)by Lutishia Lovely
    4.33 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    Nathaniel “Nate” Thicke is a preaching prodigy. At only twenty-eight years old, he’s the senior pastor of The Gospel Truth Church. In addition to carrying on the preaching tradition begun by his great-grandfather, Nate is also just plain carrying on, wherever the spirit—and the f...

  • An inspiring memoir from a legendary activist and political prisoner that “reminds us of the sheer joy that comes from resisting civic wrongs” ( Truthout ). In 1968, Safiya Bukhari witnessed an NYPD officer harassing a Black Panther for selling the organization’s newspaper on a H...

  • The Prada Plan 2[Leah's Story] [PRADA PLAN #02 PRADA PLAN 2] [Mass Market Paperback]

  • The Dopefiend (The Dopeman, #2)by JaQuavis Coleman
    4.44 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    Part 2 of the Dopeman's Trilogy, JaQuavis Coleman chillingly chronicles the life and crimes of Harlem resident Hazel Brown, as she rises to the highest highs and spirals into an inevitable, devastating downfall. Hazel has nothing and no one in her life; the only thing she "owns"...

  • The streets are pitch black, but a different shade of darkness has engulfed the north Bronx neighborhood known as Edenwald. Sleepless nights, suspicion, and violence are plaguing the hood, all a result of rampant use of cocaine, known as "hard white" among residents. Two Edenwald...

  • Drop-dead-gorgeous Ethan Chambers loves his life as Hollywood's most eligible--and elusive--bachelor. Plus, the talented actor has just gotten an offer he can't refuse: a starring role on TV's hit medical drama. But it's the show's sultry makeup and wardrobe director who's got hi...

  • Pushin' (Drama High, #12)by L. Divine
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 2010

    If only there was a potion to make all Jayd Jackson's troubles disappear. . . Even though Jayd's finished with the AP exams and finally has some space of her own at her mother's house, she's got to deal with the drama all around her. Mickey blames Jayd for her ruined baby shower;...

  • The Prada Plan 2: Leah's Story (The Prada Plan, #2)by Ashley Antoinette
    4.5 avg ratings, 34 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    Ashley Antoinette (of Ashley & JaQuavis fame) steps out on her own once again with the next installment of her scandalously sexy Prada Plan series! Infamous bad girl Leah Richards may have lost Indie to YaYa, but that doesn't mean she's out of the game. You can't cross a woma...

  • Natural Born Hustlerby Nikki Turner
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 2010

    The reigning Queen of Hip-Hop Lit, Nikki Turner returns with a fresh and fierce tale sure to satisfy longtime fans and create new ones. Desember Day is beautiful, confident, and smart. She has more game in the streets than a basketball player does on the court, and her boyfriend,...

  • The Streets Keep Callingby Chunichi Knott
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 2010

    After doing a 5-year bid, all ex-drug dealer Breeze wants is a normal life with the love of his life and his children. Determined to stay on a straight and narrow path, he follows all the rules of his probation, and even works a full-time job as a janitor. But when the pressure b...

  • Relapseby Nikki Turner
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 2010

    Nikki Turner, Queen of Hip-Hop Lit, is back with one of her gutsiest female characters yet, a glamorous chick with a high-end hustle that can rival any man’s game. As the respected, renowned concierge for a luxury hotel chain, Beijing Lee caters to the wealthy and famous. Whether...

  • Golden Hustlaby Wahida Clark
    3.83 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    Only New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark could take street lit to the next level in this incendiary tale of a hustler facing a game more lethal than any 'hood . . . The Golden Hustla She's the star sales associate of a profitable Atlanta "advertising" firm, WMM. She li...

  • Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls Book Club, #2)by Carl Weber
    4.11 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    When plus-sized beauty Isis and her sister, Egypt, start a new chapter of the Big Girls Book Club in Richmond, Virginia, they soon discover that drama follows them no matter where they go as they deal with family issues, scandalous new members and betrayal.

  • Sensual Confessions (Madaris Family Saga, #17)by Brenda Jackson
    3.75 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    Nothing could reform this bachelor—except it looks like he just met his match. Don’t miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson. Blade Madaris has watched the men in his family surrender their single status one by one, and he has no plans to j...

  • Getting to Happy (Waiting to Exhale, #2)by Terry McMillan
    3.54 avg ratings, 14 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    In WAITING TO EXHALE, Terry McMillan chronicled the lives and love affairs of women in their mid-thirties, opening up an entirely new literary field and audience for African-American writers. GETTING TO HAPPY, her exuberant and engaging "sequel," revisits the same four spirited w...

  • Hustlin' Divas (Divas Series, #1)by De'nesha Diamond
    4.17 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished January 1, 2010

    From the award-winning, national bestselling author hailed as the 'Duchess of Street Lit' comes a steamy, sexy, gritty tale about Memphis' ride-or-die chicks, who'll do whatever it takes to get what they want. In South Memphis, four women live in high-stakes, high-risk territory....

  • Be Careful What You Pray For (Reverend Curtis Black, #7)by Kimberla Lawson Roby
    4.27 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished January 19, 2010

    “Kimberla Lawson Roby is a true writer, a storyteller at the top of her game.” —Eric Jerome Dickey Alicia Black is back! The pampered, privileged daughter of the irrepressible scoundrel Rev. Curtis Black and protagonist of Kimberla Lawson Roby’s New York Times bestseller The Best...

  • Dirtier Than Ever (Dirty Red, #3)by Vickie M. Stringer
    4.14 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished January 22, 2010

    Following the phenomenal success of Essence bestsellers Dirty Red and Still Dirty , Vickie M. Stringer takes readers on another bumpy ride in Dirtier Than Ever with Red, Bacon, and Q — the crazy love-hate triangle that makes the series a favorite among urban fiction fans. Q wishe...

  • Culture Clash (Drama High, #10)by L. Divine
    Not ratedpublished January 23, 2010

    Ever since she discovered a love for drag racing, it's full speed ahead for Jayd Jackson. . . Fed up with the way her school's handling Cultural Awareness Day, Jayd and her crew decide to form the first African Student Union. Now some notorious haters are out for blood. But that'...