A powerful novel details the lives, loves, and deaths of the Boton family as they try to overcome the shame and violence that has plagued their family for generations and focuses on Ophelia Boton, who has lost her child in a mysterious fire and must delve into her family's dark secrets to break free of the past.
*The Sequel to Hoodwinked* Three years after orchestrating the demise of her baby’s daddy and his crew, Tukey Tosh resurfaces with the opening of No Draws - a club that sells everything from sex to Ex. In an attempt to conquer Kansas City’s Ex industry, Tukey uses money, sex and blackmail to get In Cahootz with Police Sergeant Cody Brown....more
These stories are not fables or fairy tales. They are severe chronicles of gangstas, written by men and women who have starved and bled and survived by the code of the streets.Essence magazine’s #1 bestselling author Nikki Turner has earned her rep as “the Princess of Hip-Hop” with gritty urban novels like A Hustler’s Wife and The Glamorous...more
Dollar is one of those bad guys readers end up hating to love. From the killing grounds of Gary, Indiana, Dollar goes from a small pup just living and learning to a big dawg learning to live. Dollar decides against joining the typical Ballers out on the streets hustling drugs to make a come up. After carefully critiquing the game, Dollar choos...more
Celeste Styles is a woman torn. On one hand, she has found happiness with the love of her life, Raheem "Rah-Lo" Henderson. He is unhappily married with children, and Celeste is his well-kept secret. He loves Celeste without question, proving his affection for her by financing her dream – a beauty salon called "Dime Piece". But when Rah-Lo is i...more