Urban Books imprint: 269 books

Two brothers . . . Two different sides of the law . . . One hustle. Derek Fuller and Scar Johnson were separated as young boys in the Baltimore foster care system. When they finally reunited, it didn't matter to them that they were operating on different sides of the law. Derek was a cop, and...

The past always has a way of catching up with you... Charisma Bland was born and raised in the heart of Baltimore, where she learns that a moment's pleasure can sometimes lead to a life of pain. Against her better judgment, she has a one-night stand that changes her life forever. Turning over...

In the streets, where thuggin’ and criminal activity are certainly the norm, damn near anything goes, and Derrick Bellamy is no exception. In his quest to get his mother and little brother out of the hood, he chooses to hustle coke. To assist Derrick, his girlfriend decides to introduce him to Fat...

When his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is overturned, Papio is released from a Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno after serving just 3 years of his 30-year sentence. Having some unfinished business in Oklahoma City, Papio stops there to collect on some debts before heading...

Growing up in one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Brooklyn isn't easy, but for a long time it seemed as if Prince Poet Washington might defy those odds. Sixteen years ago, his father abandoned the family, so Poet has always felt a sense of responsibility. At twenty years old, he is the man...

Anita is only a year away from completing her doctorate degree when Prince walks into her life. Will this ambitious street hustler derail her plans for success? Leah and Dropp have been inseparable since they were teenagers, but when Dropp gets caught up and goes to prison, Brit steps in to take his...

It has been said that in a marriage you only get eighty percent of what you need. When the other twenty percent is too tempting to turn down, do you decide to go with your family life, or do you take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity? Simone, Te'Nae, and Shay are picture perfect...

Having kidnapped her twin sister’s newborn right out the womb and leaving her once beloved fiancé for dead, the Detroit born rebel’s tragic fate is practically sealed. Mentally drained and on the run from reality, Kenya has no options left, and she is ready to explode. No guilt or consequence...

When Pastors Willie Green and Vanessa Morton got married and moved to merge their churches, they never expected so much resistance. Now it seems someone is sending a strong message by setting fire to the Harvest Baptist Church building. The newly unified Pleasant Harvest Baptist Church is no more...

Despite a tumultuous past, Sugar Alise Clark is determined to be successful. When she meets Dyna, owner and proprietor of Dymes Exotic Escort Service, she takes off down the path of easy money and fast living. Their friendship quickly sours when Sugar decides to branch out on her own. Sugar opens...

Tiphani Fuller is on the run for her life. This former district attorney, wife of a Baltimore detective, and mother of two has burnt bridges and left dead bodies across the country. Now she has nowhere to turn but to the home she ran from in her youth.   As a child, Tiphani did everything to put...

Just like any dysfunctional family reunion, loyalty, love, and good times soon turn to bitterness, regret, and promises to never see one another again. At the end of the day, the Banks sisters are no different than any other family in the city of Richmond—other than the fact that they are rotten...

A city full of lies, deceit, and cold-blooded murder, Detroit plays widow to drug cartel after drug cartel, and The Last Kings are the latest to take over the throne. It seems that nothing can crumble their empire, but when an unexpected series of events take place and blood is shed, everything spirals...

Sammy and Mouse were once best friends with an up and coming career as the rap duo Vixen Chaos. When both of them got pregnant by the same man, however, things fell apart. Now Rico, their babies' father, is in jail, and both women are new mothers with great responsibilities and plenty of problems. After...