"Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that...

Three of Urban Books' bestsellers have joined forces to tell a sinful tale chronicling the lust, violence, and cunning of street life.
Lust by Treasure Hernandez
Amira James has always had everything she ever wanted: the home, the clothes, and the rich daddy. However, there was a fire deep inside of her that wanted more and more . . . and more. So when she stumbles across the entrance of an underground sex club, she welcomes the...

Imprisoned for the bizarre murder of her lover, Eva Medina Canada recalls a life tormented by sexual abuse and emotional violence. Eva's Man is Gayl Jones's second novel.

Selling weed and then running her own robbing crew that targeted drug dealers was how Tori Phillips gained her entry into the Atlanta drug market. Their motto was, "Why buy drugs when you can steal them?"

While Tori and her crew are celebrating in South Beach after their biggest hit ever, the ambitious and power-hungry Tori meets a Colombian importer looking for a new distributor for the Atlanta market. During a trip to Cali, Colombia,...

The port of Miami brings in millions of dollars' worth of cocaine every year, and the Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster Miami has ever seen, Carter Diamond, leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secret. The secret is his illegitimate son, Carter Jones. When young Carter learns of his father's death,...

In this highly anticipated sequel to Beautiful Nightmare, it's the girls' turn to show the men how the killing is really supposed to be done.
Sena and Moochie are back, and their love is put to the test time and time again, but Sena is willing to bust down the gates of hell to make sure they stay together. Sena is determined to take down anyone or anything that tries to step in the way of her family's happiness.
Moochie's whole world...

"It opens in the year 1834 as a Black woman with magical powers named Saint founds a small settlement north of St. Louis with some slaves she has liberated, making the town invisible to the outside world by placing conjure stones around its perimeter; as the inhabitants of the town discover, however, Saint has provided them safety but not necessarily freedom. As the next four decades pass, more characters enter the novel, including two young boys...

Adapted for the Paramount+ miniseries Lawmen: Bass Reeves, directed by Taylor Sheridan and starring David Oyelowo

2022 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist for Western Fiction
2021 Phillip H. McMath Post Publication Book Award Finalist for Prose
2021 International Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Book Award for Historical Fiction in Event/Era
2021 Oklahoma Book Award Finalist for Fiction from the Oklahoma

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Sometimes love isn't enough...

Billionaire real estate developer Ethan Connor married young and learned the hard way what it was like to be betrayed by the person he loved. After a bitter divorce, he promised himself he would never allow another woman to wreck his life again. So when Skye mentions marriage, he quickly shuts her down.

At the age of seventeen, Skye Thorpe lost her parents and yearns for a family of her own, and she's

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The plan was simple. One night. No commitment. No regrets.

Single dad, Benjamin Jenkins Jr learned the hard way that women can't be trusted. But the moment Mahogany Rowsey hits his radar, he's captivated and unable to resist her magnetic pull.

Mahogany can spot a player a mile away, and she's managed to dodge every single one...until Ben. He charms her into a one-night fling that leaves her panting for more. But it won't happen again.

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