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This is the story of three street hustlers that battle many experiences and try to reach a goal of becoming legit businessmen.  Tre,  Zeus, and Lamar met each other in Arkansas but their goals take them to the west coast where they find out things are not as easy as they thought it was.  Women, money, and power will come into play as they try to find their way to success through these rough streets of life. Things were never easy for these three, but they seemed to be able to overcome any trouble whenever they were all together.  

   As they are building an empire in L.A. it seems that someone is not happy with this at all. Gang wars, sabotages, and betrayal strike the trio at an all-time high, causing them to bring out the side of themselves they wish to bury in their past. Will they overcome this obstacle and reach their dream or will they submit to their past lives and be stuck as street thugs?All Rights Reserved

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On the Run by cecedeshona

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

A Doll In a Dog's Eye by _RariLa

Aubree Santiago is the girlfriend of 23 year old De'Andre Jakare Carter. While on their money making journey, De'Andre better known as "Dre" is reassured of his coinciding intangibility and king pen status each time he leaves his million dollar home with Aubree and enters his second home of the streets. With the woman he loves by his side securing his thriving empire, and their life together, De'Andre is determined to redefine the term "hood love". Driven by a lavish life-style filled with fast money and even faster women; Dre is certain that he is subject to thrive and redeem the fruits of his labor by handling the game and his relationship on his own terms. However, as time flies while having fun, time also reveals that that nothing is promised by showing Dre that the tables do always turn. Essentially Dre has to, forcibly, open his eyes to the bigger picture and learn that everything is not what it seems along with the results of what happens when a man underestimates a woman's street IQ and her intuition. Aubree reasserts that it may be a man's world, but it is interchangeable, and those conditions are soley at the discretion of God, AND Mother Nature. This is a doll in s Dog's eye.

𝐃𝐎 𝐈𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐆 by burgundybonnet

𝐀 𝐌𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐈 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒. "There's people out there who would literally turn they whole life to the side and forget all of their morals just to say they got some money in they pocket and made a way out." - Marquise "But I kept swimming. Kept tryna reach the top. Swallowing gallon after gallon of water I kept fucking swimming." - Skooby "But sometimes, when your heart been so broken, you just do what you gotta do to stop it from not beating altogether. Even if what you do ultimately makes it stop in the end."" - Chyna "I was ready to put the fork down and be my own fucking chef. growing up in the projects it was a narrow ass hallway with maybe 6 doors in total lined up, 3 of them ultimately lead to death and the other 3 lead to either fast money, slow money, or wealth." - Ana

My Boo💋 by TasiaBryantJordan

⚠❗WARNING: SEXUAL CONTENT AND BAD LANGUAGE⚠ Book 1 Jamal Allen, your typical Cali boy from Compton who is just trying to find his way through this thing we all call life. Like most males in this this time period of Compton, Jamal was inevitably choosen to have a tuff childhood since the day he was brought into this world. From not having a father around, to being the "Man" of his household at just 10 years old to now gangbanging with the infamous West Side Piru Blood Gang. Apart from having a mom and a little sister, Jamal never could call anyone his family for long. His love life was full of girls walking in and out of his bedroom in the morning. Although, Jamal didn't see himself as a playboy many could argue that he has a bit of a high sex drive. Truly, Jamal is both a fighter and a lover who just wants a Bonnie to his Clyde like lifestyle. Will he find her is the real question? I guess we'll have to find out and see.

In Memory of a Dope Boy by TasiaBryantJordan

By popular demands, the duo is back!😜 "You can't what? Stop cheating?" She sits back down too. I shook my head no. "You know what you do to me, it's really hard to be committed to someone else, ...knowing your still in love with what you had.." "Why are you still in love with me?" "Because I am,..love you. You're everything to me...at the end of the day" She sighed. "You really confuse me...--" ________________________________________ New reader? This is the story of a man named Jacobson Mendoza and a woman named Brianna Allen. Later on in their life, they become involved in the dangerous streets of Miami, selling and doing drugs, robbing, hanging with the wrong crowd, killing and earning respect. But when a couple of unexpected people come into their lives, it changes them. For a good or for worse, you may ask? I won't spoil, let's read this autobiography of their crazy love story. Enjoy😜

Broken Promises by rebellious24

Some parts are private, so press follow to view the chapters. Have you ever loved someone so bad that you cannot see were you're hurting inside & that you're blind to everything that's happening to you. Sometimes the ones that are close to us brings the most pain into our lives. You just can't help who you love, not in this world. AMorah is a very intelligent, beautiful young lady. Everything is almost perfect in her life to the outside world, but nobody knows what she goes through in the inside. What happens to her life when she meets a thug by the name of Deandre Brown. Is it love or just lust for Deandre. Well he continue to bring down her life, by his cheating, disrespectful and lying ways. Can AMorah continue to ride for a gangster through it all or will she just give it all up.

Dangerously In Love ( Book 3 ) by BriTheWriterr

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Best Mistake ( Editing ) by 2Nasss

In life people make mistakes. But Mendencess and Jasmine makes even bigger mistakes that becomes the best. These two both grew up in Harlem and have known each other since they were thirteen years old. Jasmine is a good teenager. She have never done anything that would disappoint her mother. But that all changed until her and Mendencess became intimate with each other that leads a big mistake in both of their lives. Mendencess is just a teenage boy that does his own thing. Mendencess is used to being the guy that does whatever he wants. Jasmine and Mendencess had fallouts in their relationship but they still love each other no matter what. But when they hit that rock in their relationship, who knows what will happen. (* Mature content * )

Thug Luv Pt. 1: Beginnings by Dizzy_Ono

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PLAYING THE FENCE by Bretaughtyou

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On the Run

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