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Urban Fiction

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Dickey, Eric Jerome: Tempted by Trouble
(2005)

When a crippling recession annihilates the auto industry, Dmytryk and his wife Cora find themselves without jobs. Soon, a ruthless crime boss gives them an opportunity to buy back their old lives. All Dmytryk has to do is join the man's crime ring.
Goines, Donald: Dopefiend
(1971)

Street Lit pioneer Goines’ semi-autobiographical story of an young, intelligent couple’s descent into heroin addiction. Graphic and gritty.
Harris, E. Lynn: Basketball Jones
(2009)

NBA star Dray Jones tries to keep his boyfriend A. J. Richardson a secret in tale of sex and betrayal from Urban Erotica author Harris.
Souljah, Sister: The Coldest Winter Ever
(1999)

Sister Souljah's debut novel about the daughter of a drug lord captures the allure and the danger of Brooklyn's streets.
Turner, Nikki: Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife
(2011)

Yarni Taylor wants nothing more than for her husband, Des, to give up his hustling ways and commit to his life as a pastor. Especially after someone tries to kill him.
Tyree, Omar: Flyy Girl
(1996)

Tracy Ellison, a middle-class African-American teen in 1980s Philadelphia, uses her personal brand of intimidating flattery to conquer one guy after another — until she meets her match.
Weber, Carl: The Choir Director
(2011)

The bestselling author of Big Girls Do Cry takes readers back to church, where it's time for some hard-earned lessons in love, brotherhood, and betrayal.
Williams, Karen: Thug in Me
(2011)

This edgy page-turner follows the hard luck of a man falsely accused of murder, and the explosive secrets and shocking romance that engulf his life.
Woods, Teri: Dutch
(2009)

Dutch and his dangerous clique take over the lucrative heroin business of a local drug lord. District Attorney Anthony Jacobs is confident that his witnesses will testify against Dutch and his crew. But he may have underestimated just how feared Dutch is. This 2009 edition is a reprint of Woods' self-published 2003 urban lit classic.
Zane: The Hot Box
(2010)

Harmony, Bryce, and Lucinda are back with their friends Fatima and Colette as they embark on a new set of adventures involving love, fun, and of course, drama. If you enjoy Zane, try our 'If you like Zane' list.