Treasure Hernandez writes a popular series about urban streets. Her first series focuses on the Michigan town of Flint, while her latest series switches cities to the East coast town of Baltimore. Start with the first in the Flint series, Choosing Sides.
Vickie M. Stringer is the publisher of Triple Crown Publications, one of the most successful African-American book publishers in the country and abroad (from her publisher’s website). Start with the first book in her popular, Red series, Dirty Red.
Carl Weber is the author of over a dozen books focusing on relationships. He is also the publisher of Urban Books, and was named Blackboard’s Publisher of the year in 2005. start with his first book, Lookin’ for Luv.
Teri Woods began writing by self-publishing her first novel after it was turned down by over twenty different publishers. Within three years she was a self-made millionaire from selling her book, True to the Game. “The characters and events that she writes about are written with realism and compassion allowing readers to experience the true essence of urban realities.”- from her website.
Mary B. Morrison addressed social and sexual issues as they affect relationships in her many novels (from her website). With fifteen novels on bestseller lists, she has many books from which to choose, try Whose Loving You.
Tired of his hustling and cheating, Kira tries to leave Ricky, her drug-dealing husband, behind his back as federal charges mount against him but faces complications.
Black Widow chronicles the saga of Isis Tatum, a woman marked forever by the tough world of street life and love as she is transformed from an innocent and sweet young girl into "The Black Widow" by the desertion, betrayal, and deaths of the men in her life.
When Carter Diamon, the leader of The Cartel, which controls eighty percent of the cocaine industry, dies, his illegitimate son, Carter Jones, takes his place and starts sleeping with the enemy--Miamor, the leader of The Murder Mamas, who wants to take down The Cartel.
Mercedes, a black teen whose Chicago family is rather well-to-do, knows only that her father is an entrepreneur, but when she falls in love and her father forbids her to see her new boyfriend, she learns the truth about the source of her family's wealth.
Shyly hiding his feelings for attractive bank employee Rayne Waters, chiropractor Yardley Brown endeavors to work up the courage to ask her out, unaware that Rayne has been struggling with unfulfilling relationships.
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