K'wan

When Jonas crosses paths with rogue homicide detective Louis "Lou" Ceavers, he's offered a bargain that will change the course of his life. Detective Ceavers becomes like a guardian angel and surrogate father to Jonas, teaching him the game and guiding him in his quest for power....

Lou-Loc and his sociopath counterpart, Gutter, leave Los Angeles for the colorful streets of New York, where Lou-Loc has dreams of becoming a writer, Gutter a kingpin....

It'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 friend, finds himself on a path to self-destruction....

Tayshawn Torres is a child born in the slums and cursed by the sins of his parents. His mother is a notorious drug addict....

K’wan delivers his bloodiest story yet....

While an ambitious rival has taken over Diamonds' crew, Diamonds lies in wait in exile, carefully planning his next move to come back and reclaim his position as king of the streets....

All he ever wanted to be was a good son....

From the biggest names in urban fiction comes a collection of unforgettable stories of urban love and its consequences....

Bernadette "Bernie" Hunt excels in life, but love is another story. This changes when she meets Keith Davis. Keith's past is somewhat of a mystery, but Bernie thinks she's found a kindred soul who seems to bring everything to the table, including a dark secret....

Persia Chandler has managed to get her life back on track. Things are calm at home, she's preparing to leave for college, and she is even feeling confident enough to start dating again....

When the patriarch Chancellor King gets dethroned, the “monarchy” of New York City’s Five Points falls into disarray, giving way to a bloody battle for the crown.

A crime would bring them together, grief would bind them, and love would make them famous....

In the Frederick Douglass Housing Projects, the name of Jada Butler is synonymous with drama. But there is about to be a new contender to the throne of ghetto antics....

Taught by her drug-addict mother to get hers by any means necessary, Tionna's heart is cold, but she holds a warm place in it for Duhan, the father of her two sons....

From number-one Essence best-selling author K’wan comes the next installment in his best-selling Hood Rat series....

Persia Chandler doesn't know the meaning of the world struggle. After the arrest of her notorious father, she is whisked away from Harlem, the only place she has ever called home....

Harlem has never seen four friends as scandalous as these. The neighborhood will never be the same again....

Born to one of New York City's most notorious crime families, Shai Clark has always managed to be a good kid. A college hoops star, Shai shunned the world that his father created....

When Billy's longtime boyfriend, Marcus, finally pops the question, it's one of the happiest moments of her life. Billy calls on her childhood friends, Reese and Yoshi, to stand with her....

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....