Urban Books: 588 books

Against all odds, Adirah Messa has been accepted to Billet University, a prestigious institution founded in the 1800s for people of color. Determined to excel, she arrives at the university intent on minimizing distraction and focusing on her studies. That goal is soon interrupted when she is noticed...

May Jameson has never fully approved of the questionable things her mother does to subsidize her income. That’s why, when her mother encourages her to date a much older man from a family of means, May is torn. Her desire to lead a positive life is at odds with her mother’s advice, but also with...

Some secrets will kill you. No one knows that better than Jada, Alex, Miranda and Candace, who've previously lost one of their friends, Stephanie, following a heartbreaking betrayal. Now Stephanie's boyfriend, Corey, is hitting the streets of Atlanta with a vengeance in an effort to get the haters...

Gabby and Mischelle are two friends hoping to escape the chaos in their lives. Shell's husband cheated on her with a younger woman, and Gabby's ex-boyfriend is stalking her. To get away from it all, the women head to Tybee Island, Georgia, looking for a weekend of fun in the sun.  Once they get there,...

A young military couple from Indiana is separated by a deployment and haunted by secrets. Shamar Jackson, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, struggles to maintain a long distance relationship, while his wife Jelisa fights to escape the past she never told him about. Lies and deceit stand to ruin this young...

True friends are hard to come by, and even when you find them, it can be an all-or-nothing situation. Jada battles with being the glue that holds her group together, and she finds herself continuously stuck in the middle of her four girlfriends’ family and relationship drama. Together, the girls...

After reconciling with her mother and grandmother, Tia Sparks has made a new life in Chicago with Lorenzo, her husband of thirteen years. Still, overcoming the trials and tribulations from her past has not prepared her for this latest set of disheartening challenges. Lorenzo has been harboring...

For most couples, inviting someone into their bedroom is totally out of the question. Any normal woman would flip if her man even thought about trying a threesome with another woman. Jasmine is that woman, and more. It's not until her husband James pressures her into having a threesome that their once happy lives get turned into nothing but drama.

When Rose Dean-Davis died on 31 January 2009, an important part of modern folk history might have gone with her. But it is preserved in this remarkable book, its words forming the basis of the numerous national press obituaries that marked her passing and of her funeral oration. To London's East Enders...

Atlanta-native, Shaneeka Washington, was born to a crack-addicted mother. Despite that, she's managed to carve a decent life for herself. Nice home — she has one. Nice car — yep. Friends who love her — definitely. She also has a half-decent boyfriend thrown into the mix. However, one out-of-control...

Atlanta-native Shawanda Royce owns her very own high-end nail salon. She even can count some big name celebrities on her client list. Despite being on the rise in Atlanta, because of the rough upbringing she'd had, dysfunctional should’ve been her middle name. Even though she was raised by a mother...

Atlanta-native, Lamesha Beeson, was raised in the church all her life. When she meets Calvin Johnson, the devil raises his ugly head and Lamesha strays away from her faith. Her mother tries to warn her about Calvin, but Lamesha is hearing none of it. Stealing, lying, boozing, and fornicating — Lamesha...

Raw materials. Things that aren't of much use without some tooling & processing. That's a lot like the Christian life. Before salvation we weren't much to look at, but God has left us with the necessary tools to transform our lives into something glorious: the image of his Son. Raw Material was...

When Kaber is killed right in front of Mathonwey, he is thrust into a race against time to solve the murder and find another source of nyepsium.  With only a couple days nyepsium, his trusty familiar Ogma, and a few weapons, Mathonwey is set against unknown enemies in a race against time. If he loses,...