From #1 Essence bestselling author, K'wan, comes the next installment in his bestselling Hood Rat seriesPorsha: the ghetto princess. Boots: the scandalous baby mama. Frankie aka Francine: the con artist. These three girls live in one...

"One of hip-hop fiction's hottest authors."--King"K'wan steadily builds to a frantic, movie-worthy climax."--Entertainment Weekly"The legacies of Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines are forever preserved."--Up...

Only the strong survie on the streets of Brooklyn. And while Dena Jones definitely has what it takes not only to survive but to succeed, she wants out. And she's determined to make it out of Crooklyn. She’s determined to make ...

In the Frederick Douglass Housing Projects, the name Butler is synonymous with drama. From the cigarette-selling grandmother, Ms. Pat, to little Ashanti, who can't seem to stay out of trouble, there's always something going on with th...

IIt's the penthouse or the morgue.' This is the philosophy adopted by Keshawn Wilson, a.k.a. `K-Dawg,' self-proclaimed lord of the streets. Keshawn is the youngest of five kids and one of only two that doesn't belong to his mother's ...

Since she was a little girl, Tionna's on and off addicted mother taught her to get hers by any means necessary. Tionna's heart is as cold as a December chill, but she holds a warm place in it for Duhan, the father of her two sons, and...

They say that good girls like bad boys, and this was especially true for Pearl Stone. A child born of privilege to a drug baron and reputed killer known in the streets as Big Stone. Although the flashy, fast-paced nature of the street...

[Read by Kim Johnson] From #1 Essence bestselling author K'wan comes the sixth installment in his bestselling Hood Rat series.No shade means no offense (as defined by the Urban Dictionary). Example: Don't tell her I told you, but your...

#1 Essence bestselling author K'Wan returns with The Diamond Empire, the explosive, hard-hitting follow-up novel to the street love story Diamonds and Pearl.It's about to be an all-out war. While an ambitious rival has taken over Diam...

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 equatio...

The explosive sequel to GANGSTA has finally arrived! Blood answers for blood on the streets of Harlem. IIt's been months since Lou-loc was brutally murdered on his way to freedom and the pain is still fresh. Gutter, Lou-loc's best f...

After the incredible success of Animal, K'wan is back with the second, bloody installment in the new Animal saga. Secrets are revealed, sides are chosen, and bodies are dropped… It's on!The man ordered to take Animal from the world ...

After making a promise to leave the street life behind, a shocking revelation forces Animal back into the game to face his greatest opponent yet.When Animal's former lover, Red Sonja, shows up on his doorstep with a little girl, claim...

Animal 4 Re-Issue featuring Bonus material. Also includes a sneak peek at Hoodlum 2: The Good Son: From the moment Animal's former lover Red Sonja showed up on his doorstep, he knew trouble wouldn't be far behind. It wasn't because t...

Based on his bestselling Animal series comes Kwan's highly anticipated prequel, Animal: The Beginning.  What happens to the children that the world throws away? Tayshawn Torres is a child born in the slums and cursed by the sin...

From national bestselling author K'wan comes a novel about one of the deadliest women to ever happen to the streets--Eve. The only family Eve Panelli has ever known is the infamous Twenty Gang. Orphaned as a small child, Eve quickly ...

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National bestselling author K'wan presents a story of four women fighting to survive in the urban jungle in Hood Rat. Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men's hearts as well as their pockets. She learn...

Bernadette "Bernie" Hunt prides herself on never settling. In school, she was always at the top of her class, and after graduating from Spellman with honors she landed a job at one of Atlanta's top marketing firms. She lives...

Beware of the company you keep. K’wan’s urban fiction coming-of-age novel, Promise Broken, is set in the gritty streets of Newark, New Jersey. The story follows seventeen-year-old Promise Mohammed as she attempts to uphol...

[LIBRARY EDITION Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl Case with cloth sleeves that keep compact discs protected.]''It's the penthouse or the morgue.'' This is the philosophy adopted by Keshawn Wilson, a.k.a. ''K-Dawg,'' self-proclaimed...

In the third and final installment of The Fix Trilogy, two worlds that have been running parallel finally collide. Persia Chandler has managed to get her life back on track. Things are calm at home, she's preparing to leave fo...

"Top-notch street lit...one of the top urban fiction novels of the year." -- Library Journal Starred Review on Diamonds and Pearl'K'wan does a masterful job of keeping readers on their toes right up to the very last page.' -...

The King family is on the political rise in New York City, but must weather the violent storm wrought by their darkest secrets.Meet the Kings, one of the most influential families in New York City. In the power circles of the movers ...

In the history of New York City’s underworld, there have been a host of criminal figures whose exploits have gone on to inspire. Their stories are told on street corners and in back alleys. One of them is Jonas Rafferty, known a...