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  Dirty Red: A Novel

  by Vickie M. Stringer

  From the "queen of urban fiction" ( Publishers Weekly ), Vicki Stringer, comes a scorching tale of love, lies, loss, and the indomitable spirit of a woman scorned. Mischievous and manipulative, eighteen-year-old Red is an expert at deception with a provocative femininity. She employs her dirty ways - even faking a pregnancy with her boyfriend - to win a closet full of Gucci bags, a deluxe condominium full of baby... (more)
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  Convict's Candy

  by Damon Amin Meadows, Jason Poole

  CONVICT'S CANDY is based on a teen-aged, pre-op transsexual named Candy, who gets arrested and sent to federal prison exactly one week before her scheduled sex-change operation. Still having male organs, Candy is housed with strong, masculine, handsome male inmates who haven’t been around or touched a woman in years. Candy soon finds herself being caught in several love affairs with men with families, girlfriends... (more)
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  Road Dawgz

  by K'wan

  "ItÂ’s the penthouse or the morgue." This is the philosophy adopted by Keshawn Wilson, a.k.a. ‘K-Dawg,Â’ self-proclaimed lord of the streets. Keshawn is the youngest of five kids and one of only two that doesnÂ’t belong to his motherÂ’s husband. As a little boy he feels the distance between he and his stepfather, and life becomes increasingly difficult for him as the years pass; his childhood and young adult... (more)