Hot Fun in the Summertime–August 2008 Releases
By APOOO • Aug 12th, 2008 • Category: APOOO Features, Hot Fun in the Summertime •
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Greetings APOOO family and friends!
Provided below is a list of urban, street fiction titles that came out or are due out in August. If you are a fan of the genre and have read any books by the authors listed below, please share what books you recommend by them.
Black and Ugly as Ever by T. Styles–The gang you fell in love with returns from the street classic Black & Ugly! Black & Ugly As Ever is a warm street tale with a coldhearted truth. That if you don t pick yourself up when you fall, you ll be a doormat for others. You ll laugh, cry and feel a part of these childhood friends lives as they dodge danger to keep things together.
This beautiful sequel has finally arrived!
Hell Razor Honeys by Eyone Williams–Take a journey with Vida, Tia and Ice as the rip through the streets of D.C., cruise through the city of New York and land on the L.A. Hollywood scene on a mission. Hell Razor Honeys reads like a fast paced car chase! This novel is one to die for, one bloody slice at a time!
Keisha and Clyde by Treasure E. Blue–Treasure E. Blue–acclaimed author of Harlem Girl Lost and A Street Girl Named Desire–is back with a heartbreaking urban love story of two star-crossed lovers up against the dirtiest dealer Harlem has ever seen. When Keyshia and Clyde meet, they are instantly drawn to each other. Forced to pay back a large sum of cash to one nasty Harlem kingpin or risk the lethal consequences, Keyshia and Clyde use their tight game and their loyalty to pull off the impossible. And when Clyde is falsely accused of a bank hit, Keyshia vows to stick by her man–no matter the cost.
Shameless Hoodwives by Meisha Mink & De’Nesha Diamond–Hearts break, lives shatter, and liars prevail at Bentley Manor, where everyone sins shamelessly. In the second novel from the authors of Desperate Hoodwives, four women will try to escape Bentley Manor — a place no one has ever left unscathed…
The Game of Trife by Moses Miller–In the city that never sleeps, Nathan Nan Jones, a young man that never slept, just survived a vicious assassination attempt on his life. On the same cold streets of Brooklyn, Jada Dupri, a Black girl lost, desperately searches for some meaning to her convoluted life. After all, just like you and me, they are both merely pieces in the Game of Trife. A Black girl lost, a young man s pain, a grandmother s guilt, a fugitive on the run… Choose your piece, roll the dice and let the game begin.
Thug Politics by Dutch–Despite his humble beginnings, Maurice Sebastian, aka Money Mo, has always had lofty aspirations. An up-and-coming promoter, Maurice has his sights set on his biggest promotion yet becoming mayor of Newark. With politics in his blood and the streets as his playground, Maurice has devised a plan to combine the two and have the best of both worlds, a gangsta s paradise. With Maurice running the city and his ruthless squad handling the streets, can he rise to the top? Or will he fall victim to THUG POLITICS?
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I read Black and Ugly. It was really good. I plan to read Black and Ugly as Ever.
I’m not a big urban or street fiction reader, but I know a good book when I read one, and that book was awesome.
I’m ready to read Black and Ugly as Ever, I read Black and Ugly and it was really good. Also I’m ready to read Shamless Hoodwives because Desperate Hoodwives was so good
I read Shameless Hoodwives and LOVED it! Wow those ladies did their thing writing that book. I couldn’t put it down and can’t wait for the next installment.
Gwyneth
Haven’t read any of them, but plan to read them all! I know for sure Shameless Hoodwives is going to be good. Then there is a 3rd installment coming in January ‘09.
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