Modern and contemporary fiction Books

Sex: it's the one thing in the world that can build the greatest empire while also containing the power to destroy another. Katrina Bryant is living her life as a trophy wife. Well, that's until she gets alone and realizes that marrying a boss...

J-BO is nearing the end of a 10 year bid, and wants nothing more than to rekindle his relationship with SHAKEENA, the mother of his son, so they can be a family. But a lot has happened over the years. Will Shakena be able to make up for her...

TAE was born with very little to cherish besides his indomitable will to rise above his circumstances. But that was enough. Hailing from one the most impoverished areas of Raleigh, N.C., he was determined to get rich or end up in Hell for trying.A few...

Why is life so hard?That's the question that Stormey Knights can't stop asking herself. She doesn't know her father, and her mother, Amber, has been prostituting to support her drug habit ever since Stormey can remember.Up until recently, Stormey and her...

BOSS is trying to take over the city's drug trade with the help of his plug, KING MIKE. Boss soon realizes that the drug game is harder than the stickup game when he starts beefing with other drug dealers and the heat turns up.Robberies of Boss' drug...

Burnt Away is an unapologetic look into the landscape of Black urban life with a universal appeal. Its commentary criticizes, compliments, and analyzes everyday life with unique pictures, insightful storytelling, and thought-provoking poetry. Its...

Lauren Gray escaped her small town so she could do big things. Changing the world has always been her dream, and she's been busy making that dream come true. But when tragedy strikes, she's forced to return home, where memories and grief threaten to pull...

Eye Level is a book version of the television miniseries I wrote with Jeff Cohen about two teenage brothers who run from a dysfunctional home in Ontario and land on the streets of Vancouver. Six episodes follow the brothers through a journey that takes...

Set in landscapes both terrible and fantastic-yet uncomfortably close to home-Jimmy Crack Corn: A Novel in C Minor recounts the journeys of exhausted urban warrior and DoGooder Jimmy the Bleeder as he explores what it means to be good at something you...

Mr. Skibo, the piano tuner, opened his leather case. He took out a leaver and wrench and hammer. He plunked and listened and plunked. When he had finished he tidied away his tools. He turned on his tape recorder. "So this little girl has never had a...

This book is a simple story to illustrate the moral and spiritual lessons of the greatest story ever told: the bible. Personification of the evil serpent and the King of Evil, the devil, in the garden of eden gives god's very serious messages a...

This is the true story of how an Uber driver experienced face-to-face fear from drug dealers, gang bangers and criminals as a taxi driver for Uber.Mitchell Martinez, the Uber-Groover, gives his account of driving for the taxi service Uber, with over...

THE GALACTIC ISLAND is a timeless classic that you're sure to enjoy reading again and again. It was written by a bright and upcoming talent from a very unusual place- the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. This amazing story was given to the...

K.B. was a normal kid that had expectations of the American dream. He was an excellent student bringing home A's and B's from school. When he started attending Jr, High School, his life started to change. K.B. was raised in the 60's and 70's when racial...

Jim Bob and his brother, Lil E, make it their business to involve themselves with Streetz and his street team's beef with Menace, after menace sends Cash to forever live amongst the angels.Meanwhile, Streetz, Reckless, Slim, and Block find themselves in...

Alexis's day began with the sun shining bright, a gentle warm breeze blowing on her face as she glanced out the window. It was the making of a beautiful day. Little did she know it would be the start of a new way of life for her. It all began with an...

Dope, duplicity, and violence fill this gasser of a novel from a protégé of William S. Burroughs Set in the scorched cityscape of the Reagan-era Lower East Side of Manhattan, The Lotus Crew is Stewart Meyer’s harrowing yet humorous...

Poverty and inequality have gained a new public presence in the United Kingdom. At a time of social cuts, new austerity measures and a rhetoric about 'broken Britain', poverty is present in the public imagination, and it is visible in the streets of...

Kadence Freeman had never had a positive example of what love and marriage should be. Having spent her childhood watching her mother desperately cling to a toxic marriage, she'd sworn off the institution completely. After her mother unexpectedly dies in...

Thot Chronicles 3: Isis' Final Reign is an urban fiction story about a successful business woman, mother of two, Isis Carrington, who is out to settle the score once and for all. But before she can do that, she has to tie up some loose ends. With...

Phylicia hits the ground running in this highly anticipated sequel to He Loves Me, He Loves you Not 2 Puppetmaster. Back to set the record straight and claim what s hers, Phylicia continues her pursuit of Trent. Not caring who or what gets destroyed in...

When five-year-old Roman's mother is murdered before his eyes in Fayette, Mississippi he is left alone with his loyal dog, a blue nose pit-bull named Ice. Things appear to look up for Roman when Billy Bob Adams, a career criminal, finds him and...

Anna and Mike have a plan, to escape her abusive husband. Lee has his own plan, to stop his wife and so-called best friend for good. Who will succeed, and how has a lifelong friendship come to this?The three friends meet in early childhood, coming...

When Denim's husband Bradley is released from prison after being accused of raping her sister, Denim is hopeful that they can work on rebuilding their marriage. That seems impossible when her dysfunctional mother Sarah moves into the Kennedy bunker,...

Four and a half years in prison and finally Pauleena is back in the free world, ready to hit the ground running and get back to business. However, one problem stands in her way....The Spades. With Wolf out the game, The Spades leader Dice has no choice,...

Julius McEarly, in a surreal landscape of his own metaphoric inner thoughts and haphazard projections of reality, is a man on the run from a previous life. He sees himself as a Fish... but not just any Fish... A Capital Letter Fish... a Noun Fish.....

Alma's perfect family is fractured when her father finds out he has a long-lost daughter from his first marriage. When his overtures are rebuffed, it's up to Alma to bring her new-found sister, Sabiha, into the family fold. Now Alma is caught...

The Forgiveness Files is the third book in the series about Robbie Mount.On Thursday morning, Robbie learned about a family tragedy. On Friday, her family removed her from a very present danger. Then came Saturday.Robbie, the wheelchair detective, goes...

In 1980, Yrvin Lacroix, a 17-year-old sailing from Haiti to Miami, Florida, leaves behind his childhood sweetheart, Régine, along with a promise to return. As time passes, Yrvin's affection for Régine wanes, overshadowed by his primary goal of pursuing...

One accident. Two devastated families.  Paul Richmond's life changed in an instant when his wife and seven-year-old daughter die in a car accident. He struggles to move forward with this huge change. As his two-year sobriety anniversary...

Can you find true love while pretending to be someone else?Mackenzie Porter is at a crossroads after a humiliating encounter with her handsome boss, Cameron. She agrees to a twin switch with her sister Madison for the holidays to escape her embarrassment...

 ‘The undisputed master of the modern Indian short story.’—Salman RushdieOriginally published in 1955 as Shikari Auratein, Women of Prey is a hugely entertaining and forgotten classic containing raunchy, hilarious short stories and...

'Jeena to padega' is a novelette, a narrative prose fiction, shorter than a novel, Edited and translated by Aijaz Ubaid.ناولٹ انگریزی لفظ ہے جس کے معنی مختصر ناول یا ناولچہ کے ہیں۔ ناول کے مقابلے میں ناولٹ کو اختصار کے لحاظ سے منفرد حیثیت حاصل ہے اور...

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERSBen O' Bill's, The Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original...

Despite having a relatively recent history, the Urdu short story, or afsaana, has grown to become one of the most important literary subgenres in Urdu literature. This book 'Husn ka Karb (Grief of the beauty)' contains selected short stories from...

Kevin Booth paints an expressionist portrait of the Barcelona night in a year of sex, drugs and deception. Told through their own eyes, sensitive Joaquim—whose passion for painting will propel him into the artist’s life—and cynical...

Three stories. One small town. Once they collide, life will never be the same.Evan made a deathbed promise to his dad: to hold their family together and lead them well. In the face of challenges on every side, Evan neglects his studies, and to make up...

The clock is ticking, the end is near, and Cassie is prepared.  A great prophecy has been fulfilled, and one event is due to take place very soon. Since 2020, it seems that scenes from the Bible have been unfolding as front-page news, and the...

Greg Gamble believes that he is the J. Edger Hoover of his day. He has amassed a treasure trove of secrets on all the people in power in D.C. He will stop at nothing to use those secrets to get what he needs and wants. What Greg Gamble wants is to keep...

Kiara Taylor had her eyes set on hood boss Daymion Myers, and with her womanly curves and grown up ways, he never would have guessed that she was only fifteen years old. When he finds out he ends things quickly, not knowing that he had already planted a...

Lorenzo is able to get out of jail after his powerful team of lawyers are able to beat his drug case. But that does not stop him from searching for Alexus, who he believes set him up. As his drug empire grows he continues to maintain a very lucrative...

TYRON DAVIS isn't just the Assistant District Attorney, he's a major CRIME BOSS in the city, making him a dangerous man to all who stand in his way in either circle. As he seeks to become the head man in the District Attorney's office, while continuing...

BOSS is still holding it down in Miami and Haiti with his family who is considered the Haitian Mafia. Back on a bigger mission, the Haitian Mafia is faced with greater problems and issues since JANELLA, Boss, and LIL BD's mom took over the family...

Dior is on the verge of reaching the fame she always dreamed of but her heart is torn between love and stardom. Lorenzo finally has Dior back in his life. But between maintaining his lucrative drug operation, building his legal empire and letting go of...

When RAY goes to prison, BRIANNA, his child's mother, leaves him high and dry for BENNY, a respected street legend who has turned entrepreneur. Brianna's life is golden with Benny, who is now her husband, showers her with love, affection and a world of...

With the death of JASMINE and her dear friend DO-DIRTY looming in the back of MICHAEL VALENTINO's mind, he must fight his most difficult task to date. Can he block out the images of their dead bodies that constantly reappear in his mind? If not, will he...

Fresh out of jail, FACE, with the help of his loyal partner, MURPH, go on a bloodthirsty hunt to avenge the murder of CYNTHIA and her unborn child. With the always dangerous RUDE BOY, the target of their vengeance, Face and his man can't afford a misstep...