Purple City, Volumes 1-3

The Purple City Tales

By: K'wan

Narrated by: Kim Johnson

Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Number-one Essence best-selling author K'wan presents three explosive stories in one collection.

Love & Gunplay

After news of the attempted murder of his estranged fiancée, Gucci, Animal has two things on his mind: love and gunplay.

With the help of his mistress, the deadly Red Sonja, Animal manages to elude his captors in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, and washes up on the shores of Miami. He's one step closer to home, but it may as well be a world away. Animal is still a wanted fugitive, and getting to New York undetected proves to be trickier than he thought.

This all changes when he meets an old friend of Red Sonja's, a New Orleans refugee named Diamonds. Diamonds promises to provide Animal with safe passage from Miami to New York as well as all the firepower he will need to settle his blood debt, but he also brings something far more valuable to the table: the name of the man who shot Gucci. Diamonds holds the key to solving the mystery of what really happened that tragic night in Harlem, but the information comes at a price.

Animal finds himself swept up into a deadly game of cat and mouse set in the glamorous Miami underworld of sex, drugs, and violence, where cash is king and death is always lurking. His only ally is a mysterious stripper named Reign, who harbors a secret that threatens to change everything.

Purple Reign

Don B is the owner and headliner of a successful yet notorious record label called Big Dawg Entertainment, whose stars all seem to meet with unfortunate ends under mysterious circumstances. Don B made his fortune off music and his name from the trail of broken lives he's left in his wake. He is a predator in every sense of the word. Don B's wealth and power make him believe he's untouchable, but all this changes during a business trip to Miami and a chance meeting with a stranger who calls herself Reign.

Little Nikki Grind

After years of work on the streets, Felon has finally saved up enough money to retire from the illegal life and pursue a legitimate career in the music industry. Having just inked a distribution deal for his fledgling entertainment company, Freak Show, Felon and a few of his closest friends decide to go out and celebrate at a new gentleman's club in New York called Purple City. It's at Purple City where he meets a young dancer named Nikki, who has a story to tell that will turn Felon's world upside down. When Felon is sucked into Nikki's web of sex, deceit, and murder, it threatens to ruin everything he's worked so hard to build and to take him out of the game permanently.

©2015 K'wan Foye (P)2016 Blackstone Publishing, and Urban Audiobooks

I HATE THIS NARRATOR'S READING

FOR THE GRACE OF GOD, STOP USING FEMALES TO READ MALE CHARACTER'S LINES! ITS DISTRACTING

Terrible Reader

k'wan you are an Amazing writer, every book you write is Truly amazing, however the reader Kim Johnson was lousy. She was reading the book with such dryness, instead of telling a story or having a conversation. The only person who can get your point across is Cary Hite. When he touches your readings you never want to put it down. I truly hope my opinion was of some assistance. I can't wait for your next book. K'wan God bless you always 🙏.

Enjoyed!

Enjoyed the 3 stories. But listen - the narrator is T E R R I B L E! That chewing gum & those long pauses!😫 I don't EVER want to listen to ANYTHING that she narrates again!

hmmm

The first story was good. missing pieces to animals story were provided. the second story all I'll say is when will soon b learn. the last story shows the power of the "p"

Good Book

this is my first audio book and I wanted to get something I already have and just like always K'wan never disappoints!

Narrator !!

She read this so slow like she was not trying to mess up or something I love the story but someone else should have read this🤷🏾‍♀️

good book

This book is a good pick up for Kwan fan to let you know more about some of the other characters in his book and more back story to own already favorite characters.

ooook

This one was ok but not what I thought it would be. Glad Don B finally got a taste of his own music even if it was for something he had nothing to do with

need better narrator

story was good but didn't like the narrator. Sounds like she is chewing gum or her mouth is dry. I feel like she wasn't keeping up with the story. But I love K'wan books especially the ones got to do with Animal.

Revenge Power Respect

If you could sum up Purple City, Volumes 1-3 in three words, what would they be?

Power; Respect and Revenge

What did you like best about this story?

The power displayed by the female characters. Even though most are portrayed as strippers; the still seem to have strength and power.

What about Kim Johnson’s performance did you like?

The discription of Rain and Nikki; both characters were more than one dimensional.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No