Ashley

While the Diamond family has weathered murder, deceit, and betrayal, all new secrets and lies are revealed that threaten everyone. When a Boeing 747 drops out of the sky with the men of the Cartel aboard, the women of the family have to step into their own. With the federal government on their heels and the family on the brink of destruction, a female dynasty is born. As the ladies plan to take the family legit, they discover the Carter family name...

"Twenty years ago, Ashley & JaQuavis made an immediate splash on the urban fiction scene with their debut novel, The Cartel, which launched a New York Times bestselling series. Revisit this classic and see where it all began." -- Back cover. "The port of Miami brings in millions of dollars worth of cocaine every year, and The Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they...

As he rises to power in Harlem, a drug kingpin and hustler finds his reign threatened by his love for a young and ambitious girl who, after falling for his lies, discovers his true nature and, driven by hate, vows to take him down.

When a set-up goes wrong and Six finds herself sleeping with the enemy, who [sic] will she choose: the man she loves or the man she's supposed to hate?--P. [4] of cover.

The port of Miami brings in millions of dollars' worth of cocaine every year, and the Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster Miami has ever seen, Carter Diamond, leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secret. The secret is his illegitimate son, Carter Jones. When young Carter learns of his father's death,...

"Two children from Sierra Leone, Liberty and A'shai, are brought together by chance only to be forced apart by fate."--Cover.

Evan, Sam, and Finn fish, climb trees, and play astronauts together, but when Sam wants to have long hair and wear dresses, Evan is confused until he learns what it means to be transgender.

"Twenty years after Ashley and JaQuavis made their fiction debut with Dirty Money , Urban Books is proud to introduce this classic from the New York Times bestselling duo to a new generation of urban fiction fans. Ashley and JaQuavis tell the story of a young woman who has to make some tough decisions after her life veers off track. Anari is the epitome of a good girl turned bad after her world is brutally destroyed. Consumed with her desire for revenge,...

With Samad's target on her back, Liberty must survive the harsh streets alone. but when a chance encounter pushes her into the arms of a new friend, Po, the two take on the California kingpin and step full force into the game. As bullets and sparks fly, the unlikely pair embark on a serendipitous journey back to where it all started, Sierra Leone. With a new overseas connection, Po sees an opportunity that is too good to pass up. When his pursuit...

"Spanning a wide range of distinct perspectives, voices, styles, and settings, the ten shimmering stories in Happy Like This offer lyrical, deeply felt, often humorous meditations on the complexity of choice and the ambiguity of happiness. Two identical twins watch their bodies and lives diverge as one of them takes up competitive bodybuilding. A part-time mermaid struggles with her fluid sexuality and turbulent romantic past when she finds herself...