Dont Sleep On These!! : Hot African-American Fiction
Discover must-read African-American fiction books that will keep you up all night! Explore captivating stories, powerful narratives, and unforgettable characters in these top picks. Don't miss out!
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Friend Or Foe
by D. L. Moore
Corey "Cee" Banks wasn't the average ghetto superstar. Unlike some of the other hustlers out there puttin' in work, he was satisfied with how his life of grindin' had turned out. He was kind and fair in the streets and a loving man in his home. Everyone in the hood respected him. Then someone crossed the line and Cee learned the hard way that it sometimes might be better to be feared than to be respected. When Cees girlfriend, Keisha, is killed in a botched robbery attempt, he realizes his kindness is being misconstrued for weakness. One unexpected tragedy leads to another as Cees life is turned upside down in a matter of days. With his mind made up to keep it moving, leaving his past behind, Cee sets out to make his last few moves, and in the process, fight the battle between deciphering whether those he encounters are Friend or Foe. Original.
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A Dream Come True
by Michael T. Owens
"Intriguing, sexy characters who lure you from your world and make you a part of theirs..."Maryann Reid, bestselling author of Sex and the Single Sister and Marry Your Baby Daddy When Morris "Mookie" Lovett wins a rap talent contest, he heads straight for glitzy Los Angeles, CA. With hot lyrical skills, charisma, and good looks, he feels he'll quickly become a star. His girlfriend Pam Rivera, and best friend Fatimus Brown tag along hoping to chase dreams of their own. Pam dreams of becoming a Hollywood fitness consultant and eventually opening a celebrity salon and spa. Fatimus simply wants a life outside of Sci-fi movies, online chess, and stamp collecting. As Mookie's career blossoms, he gradually pushes his loved ones aside. Living a fast life of sex, lies, music, and drama puts him, Pam, and Fatimus to the ultimate test. Soon their dreams turn into nightmares. By the time they realize the city of angels might be the city of devils it could be too late. Using the entertainment industry as a backdrop, A Dream Come True is a fast-paced thriller with lessons for all.
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Hoodlum
by K'wan
The scion of one of the city's most notorious crime families, Shai Clark, unlike his older brother Tommy, has always shunned his father's criminal underworld, until his father is murdered, Tommy is removed from the equation, and Shai finds himself the reluctant head of his father's empire. By the author of Street Dreams. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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You Wrong for That
by Toschia Moffett
Rheon, an upper class professional Caribbean woman has just met the man of her dreams. She callls him Dark Chocolate Davis, and she's fallen for him hard. When she discovers that she is pregnant, Rheon is delighted, but Davis has forgotten to tell her about the other two crazy baby mamas in his life, Terri and Noel. This should be more of a problem for Davis, though, because Rheon's family is heavily involved with the caribbean Mafia. Put simply, Davis better do the right thing by Rheon...or he's going to pay the ultimate price.
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Almost Doesn't Count
by Electa Rome Parks
Mercedes needs men for one thing only - and it has nothing to do with her heart. Growing up with her mother has made her sure of that. Now Mercedes has to travel home to South Georgia, where her mother, Miss Betty, is recovering from surgery. Back to the rickety old house that holds a lot of memories for her. If she could only learn to deal with the bad ones. Because a man has come into her life - a fine, church-going black man, the kind Mercedes never even dared believe in. She's going to have to get herself together to let Darius into her life...
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Little Black Girl Lost
by Keith Lee Johnson
When an old-school pimp is released from prison after ten years, he reconnects with his friends in the old neighborhood and teams up with a young, dynamic pimp in search of his missing daughter. Original.
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Playing My Mother's Blues
by Valerie W. Wesley
An emotionally rich and flavorful novel of past and present, loss and fulfillment is penned by the renowned author of "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do."
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Genevieve
by Eric Jerome Dickey
Eric Jerome Dickey's boldly sensual new novel centres on what his fans love best - steamy romance and shocking betrayal. This is an edge-of-your-seat novel about a good man who loves his wife, genevieve, but finds himself drawn against his best intentions into an affair with his wife's sister. Both women have a mysterious and tragic past that raises the stakes even higher in this fast-paced novel. Genevieve hits all the crowd-pleasing notes that we have come to expect from a Dickey novel and it is delivered in a style that is sexy, raw humourous and thrilling.
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72 Hour Hold
by Bebe Moore Campbell
Fed up with the mental health community and desperate to save her daughter, who is suffering from bipolar disorder, Keri enlists the assistance of the Program, an illegal group of radicals who have rejected the established psychiatric system.
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The Interruption of Everything
by Terry McMillan
An African-American woman in her forties discovers that the unplanned life may be the best.