Urban Crime

In the gritty urban landscape of Brooklyn, a tale of loyalty and betrayal unfolds, where alliances are tested, and lives hang in balance. Bucktown Hittaz delves into the life of Blood, a fearsome youngster whose unwavering loyalty is put to the ultimate test. Blood, a product of the tough streets of Brooklyn, has always stood by his mentor, Big, a well-respected figure in their neighborhood. But when Big is unjustly incarcerated, Blood finds himself thrust into battle against a ruthless group of old heads led by a notorious gangster, Duke. As Blood fights to protect his mentor’s legacy ...

She was loved by many… and envied by more. Reese Hamilton was the kind of woman who seemed untouchable, respected professor, brilliant in the classroom, admired by her friends, desired by men who should’ve known better. But when she’s found dead, everything unravels. Detective Jordan Cross is pulled into a case where every suspect has a motive: jealousy, betrayal, obsession, greed. Reese’s friends, her lover, even her family, no one is above suspicion. Secrets spill. Lies crack. And the truth, when it finally comes to light, is darker than anyone imagined. Sometimes the people ...

Meet the gang; Wynn, Daena, Kaiman, and Teion. They’ve been thick as thieves since the third grade and blood couldn’t make them closer. While time seemed to sail by, friendship turned into love, and lust morphed into infatuation. Unbeknownst to the gang, the sins of their parent’s past have created a prowler that’s willing to do anything he can to obtain his heart’s desires; including kill. On the night deemed as a rite of passage for teenagers, tragedy is struck. Leaving everyone wheeling, friendships torn, and lovers scorned. Buckle up, because this two part series is about to ...

Bang! Bang! Bang! Shots rang out and echoed in the night... This is what her life had turned into. Instead of enjoying her new husband and looking forward to family life, she was left battered and bruised. Instead of loving on her man, she was taking out the garbage. Moving like a jackal under the night lights. One minute she's there.... the next she's gone. Nothing but the sound of a bullet leaving the chamber. She walked away cool and calm, vanishing into the night! She had stopped crying... She had stopped running! In her mind, he deserved it! All she could think of in that moment, was ...

Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst man in the world. To get past his security, he's going to need a crew who can do the impossible...but luckily, he has the right people in mind. The Damned, the Ghost, the Wild Card...and his ex-girlfriend, Annie Anybody. A woman who can be anyone, with the power to make technology fall in love with her. If things go well, they'll all get what they want. And if they're lucky, they might not even die trying. 

Another day, another hijacked body. And just 13 hours to solve a murder…Detective Vincent Graves has made a habit of dying. Waking up in someone else’s body isn’t pleasant, especially when it's inside a coffin with tons of dirt pressing down on it. Once he’s out, he learns his soul has 13 hours to find the borrowed body’s killer. With the help of a brilliant FBI agent, Vincent’s quest for clues leads to a looming supernatural presence. And escaping the dark threat may be impossible with his ever-ticking clock… Can Vincent close the case in time?

Kay thought the worst thing that could happen was getting caught between Dexx and Stixx, two dangerous brothers with too much blood between them and too much history with her. Then she wakes up bound and gagged in the trunk of a speeding car. What starts as a kidnapping becomes a war inside one of Houston’s most powerful crime families. Dexx is controlled, ruthless, and used to owning every room he enters. Stixx is reckless, wounded, and still willing to run through gunfire for the woman he never stopped wanting. Kay refuses to be anybody’s weak spot, prize, or pretty little pawn, even ...

Local gangster Dante (Jack Boy) knows more than anybody how dangerous and ruthless the streets can be. But against his better instincts, he allows himself to fall for a local female gangster named Alinna, considered to be somewhat of a competitor to Dante because she leads her own all female crew. Alinna, too, is very well aware of the dangers that come with letting feelings get in the way of business. But like Dante, she decides to embrace the attraction anyway. That however proves to be a mistake when she discovers Dante is two-timing her with a female gang unit officer. 

Born into the laps of luxury, as the son of kingpin parents, Mackintosh ‘Young Mack’ Miller was destined to be crowned the next king of Houston’s underworld . . . until the unexpected happens and Young Mack is forced to come into his own at a very young age. Is he ready for the smoke? Sworn to the streets, Young Mack has to do what he does to survive while murder, treachery, and betrayal lurks around every corner of the game. Trials and tribulations riddle his life, but will Young Mack and his brooding team of Products of the Streets prevail or will the street’s grimy code of ...

There's something about taking something valuable from a person that gives a hardcore criminal a rush beyond any drug known to man. But not everybody in that game is built for the consequences or capable of taming that beast as it threatens to take over them. For many, it's best not to play with that fire. Jakwan lives for the rush and the thrill of taking something that once belonged to someone else and making it his, but the game changes when he finally meets his match. Kyndra is a different breed of Queen, and she's capable of running an empire that speaks to the new generation of female...

Nikki Ashford had it all. Not only was she drop-dead gorgeous with a figure to match, but she was smart – a top student at one of the most elite high schools in town. Moreover, Nikki was used to getting her way. As an only child, she was spoiled rotten by parents who had worked their way out of the hood in order to give her everything she ever wanted. The only problem was that Nikki wanted everything: clothes, money, jewelry... But at the top of the list was Quilon – who, shockingly, didn’t want Nikki. Unfamiliar with being denied what she wanted (and certainly not accustomed to being...

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒈𝒐 𝒐𝒇? Dawn is a disciplined young woman from the projects of Staten Island who has always stayed clear of the chaos surrounding her, determined not to be consumed by the streets. Lucifer, on the other hand, is the very definition of that chaos, a feared drug lord who rules his territory with ...

Montana “Monty” Hardy was raised to do the right thing and was kept out of the shadows of his imprisoned father half of his life, but after his mother’s unexpected death, Monty has nowhere else to turn to but the streets. Knowing nothing about the block, he meets Chance, who teaches him everything he needs to know. Will Monty abide by all he’s been taught or will he end up doing things his own way? Only after Chance passes Monty more than just his knowledge, he realizes that not everyone is fit to be a boss. When Monty meets Cara, he is completely smitten because he thinks she could...

Riley James was just elected the CEO of Petro Incorporation. Things seem to be going good in her life. She has who she thinks is the perfect fiancé. Life has a way of showing you differently; especially for Riley. Davin Sumpter is a jealous man on a mission after Riley’s father grants her the position that he thought was meant for him. With Riley’s best friend Larissa being on his back about taking care of her, he does what he as to do to make things happen.​ Davin calls upon someone that he hung with back in the day. Mecca Anderson was hired and paid fifty G’s up front to kidnap ...

After a reunion with an old friend goes wrong in a Long Island nightclub, Kasheef Williams is forced to protect himself by any means necessary. The only problem is that prying eyes see everything. Those eyes belong to Alija Bell. She runs, but Kasheef sees her face, and he tells her that it's best for her to get temporary amnesia. Afraid for her life and the safety of her daughter, she keeps her mouth shut, but when a tape of the murder surfaces, the only face that is visible is Alija's. Now the police are looking for their eyewitness.

One empire. Three men. The throne is at stake, and the Valentine brothers are presented with an opportunity of a lifetime. Their father, Domino, has decided to retire, leaving them with the chance to take over. One issue looms over their heads: which man is qualified to run the empire? Once a certain set of rules has been put in place, the Valentine brothers find themselves in a competition that produces a series of dangerous events. Deceit corrupts the family in a manner that they didn't see coming, and secrets are unveiled, leaving the brothers in a war against each other.

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑮𝒐 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆? After their mother’s sudden death, Destiny is forced to become everything for her younger brother; provider, protector, and parent. But love doesn’t pay the bills, and the streets are calling his name louder than she ever could. Desperate to keep him from a life that destroys young men every day, Destiny fights to hold their world together. Until one mistake lands her brother in serious trouble, the kind that...

Lynch mobs, chain gangs, and popular views of black Southern criminals that defined the Jim Crow South are well known. We know less about the role of the urban North in shaping views of race and crime in American society. Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have had on urban development and social policies.

“Only clean what’s dirty.” Torin Adeyemi is a quiet janitor at a Baltimore high school. But when the sun goes down, he becomes Jackboi, a ruthless vigilante with a knife and a mission. Haunted by a violent past in Haiti and burdened by the broken city around him, Torin has only one rule: punish the wicked and protect the innocent. Each night, he walks the streets, cleaning up what the system ignores. Pimps, abusers, dealers, corrupt cops. They all bleed the same. And when justice fails, Jackboi delivers his own. Jack$ Boi is a gritty urban thriller that blends psychological depth with...

A Harlem Kingpin meets a Struggling, Single mother. Hood Love is in the air. Life in Harlem has never been easy for Kayla “Kiki” Hayes. Getting pregnant right as she was graduating high school didn't make things any easier. Life wouldn't be so bad if she had a loving man to come home to after working her minimum-wage job. Her baby daddy is a lot of things. But loving ain't one of them. For years, she’s felt neglected and unloved. She wants to be free. More than anything she wants to be the caring, loving mother that she never had. Just when she thinks she can't take anymore, a ...