Best Urban Books
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Love and Basketball ||Urban(DAVE EAST) by dreamdoll22
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Cassie + Saint = Basketball 🏀? (Yeah...I'm not good at descriptions so just read and find out...😉) also I'm splitting this book into two parts. Y'all gon see why. It's a looooooong book. (COMPLETED)
BITTERSWEET|URBAN by crystal__destiny_
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what happens when Jordyn meets a basketball player that doesn't only play ball but also plays girls? He claims he has changed but what happens when he finds out he's going to be a father at 17?
Down For You (Under Construction) by _TayBae_33
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Isis, a beautiful brown skin girl, isn't like other girls in her neighborhood. Most girls would just wanna fight and have sex with any dude they spot but she had morals. Turning 22 and being one of the best volleyball players in her school and is also a straight A student I'd say she's pretty well respected on campus. Cameron, who goes by the name of Cam, is a handsome guy in the neighborhood. All the girls flock over him because he's tall, has tattoos, and of course because he has money. But that's not what he wants. At the age of only 17, he had his own drug business and when he turned 20, he opened up his own barbershop. Turning 23 he wants to be able to come home and see his women cooking for him and love him on the regular. Cam might be a bad boy and Isis be a good girl but maybe these two might need one another in their lives. You know what they say, opposites attract.
KUTZ by Cind2010
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When Lauren's mother died, her abusive father looks to her to play the role of house wife and bedmate. Lauren finds a way to escape it all when she meets local barbershop owner and Kingpin Rio.
Savage Black {Urban} by 400_SoKold
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Savage Black was born and raised in Harlem, New York for half her life. After her father passes away from Parkinson's Disease, two months later her mother loses her job. Now at the age 21 struggling to make ends meet, Savage tries to make her dreams of becoming a poet come true. Her mother however, wants her to go to college to pursue a "real" career. Poetry was just a hobby in her mother's eyes, but to Savage poetry is a way of life. After finding her father's journal and letters, a lot of things unfold to her. Like her neighbor Avant and his suspicious ways, a man that shows up at her job looking for her, and the men that flock towards her widow mother. Savage tries to tell the people closest to her that her father might be trying to warn her about something, but no one will believe her. They thinks she's hallucinating just like her father did when he was sick, but she can feel the vibes around her. This is the life of Savage Black...
Claim me by siboreads
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17 y/o Kendra Walker is a Junior in high school, but what happens when she moves from her grandmas and has to start school in a new state with new people surrounding her? Not to mention the kingpin Jamarcus Mexin happens to go there too. Everybody wants a Hood nigga but don't want the problems that come along with them. Can Kendra take it? Short read🌟
Damaged goods by titi_hendrix
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A girl running from her past hoping her new life will fix her old scars. It's a big responsibility dating me. Because I come with a little bit of baggage, you know? - Demi Lovato
On the Run by cecedeshona
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AN URBAN NOVEL | Ace and America - A woman and a man with a close relationship can sometimes be hard to maintain, especially when there are so many setbacks that are standing in the way. These two rebels are on the prowl for money. In the large city of Irvine, California, they terrorize neighborhoods and larger areas in search of dead presidents to add to their growing collection of cash. The thrill of being in charge is exciting and despite the dangerous aspects of it all, they manage to get through the long days with the help of their strong relationship that holds them together. With one dealing with bipolar disorder, and the other coming to learn their own underlying and unfounded disorder, things are thrown off course and their relationship is ultimately put to the test. What happens when ONE event leaves them On The Run and fighting to keep their relationship in tune, or worst yet, fighting for the freedom of their lives? [ Highest Rankings : ] - #1 in #streetlit - #3 in #urbannovel - #1 in #blackmentalhealth - #15 in generalfiction
Malia&Khari by fiftyslays
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Khari Valentine is a basketball player from New Orleans, Louisiana who seems to be very rough around the edges. His move to Washington, DC to play college ball for Georgetown University is less than smooth. He meets a very well rounded young lady in Malia King. She's smart, beautiful, spiritual, and patient. Can they build a friendship or would the two think that they have nothing in common?
Met in LA | URBAN by crystal__destiny_
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Dior, a pretty brown skin girl knows exactly what she wants in life. She is not like the other girls that messes with every attractive man they see, she has morals. Tjay is the man of every girls' dreams. All the girls flock towards him because he's handsome, has tattoos, and, or course, has money. But that's not what he wants. He wants a woman to come home to every evening and he wants to love that woman. Tjay owned his own drug company from the age of 18 and at the age of 21 he opened his own barbershop. Dior and Tjay are perfect for one another but that seems to be the issue...