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DEADLY TEASE
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Author:Michelle McGriff
Loneliness consumes Portia Hamilton after the death of her father. In the depths of her despair she is drawn to a charismatic church where she developed a crush on her pastor, Julian Marcum. Julian Marcum is pompous, arrogant, and leads a secret life. Wanting to keep his alternative lifestyle quiet, he uses Portia while he frequents an out of the way gay dance hall, where he becomes involved with the flamboyantly gay female impersonator, Kyle. Kyle is a gossip, jealous and cat-like. When he finds out Julian is cheating on him with Portia, he realizes that Julian is not going to come clean with his gay activities, Kyle then plots to tease Julian with the idea of blackmail in order to force him into the open.
But the game proves to be deadly.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 1933967145
ISBN-13: 978-1933967141
Publisher: Q-Boro Books
Paperback: 288 pgs
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STALKER
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Author:Pat Tucker
Sexy Shekrah Patterson has the hottest show on cable TV in Los Angeles . ?Shekrah's Spot' is widely popular as the only after-hour show which promotes women's sexual liberation. Over the years the sexy vixen has grown accustomed to fans that get a little out of control.
But when a potential stalker sets his eyes on her, she turns to the Los Angeles Police department for help. Sergeant Trevor Hawkins believes Shekrah is just another spoiled b-list celebrity, until he's assigned her case and instantly falls under her spell. After a couple of dates, Shekrah is no longer interested; Trevor on the other hand is madly in love.
Soon, the protector becomes the stalker when he too decides he must have her at any cost. He uses every weapon in his arsenal to try and convince Shekrah and others that they belong together? Shekrah quickly runs into a blue wall of silence when she turns to the law for help against one of their own. She soon learns there's no where to hide from a Stalker with a badge.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 1933967277
ISBN-13: 978-1-933967-27-1
Publisher: Q-Boro Books
Pre-Order:Available November 2007
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SOMEONE ELSE'S PUDDIN'
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Author:Samuel L. Hair
While hairstylist Melody Pullman has no problem keeping clients in her chair, she can't keep her bills paid once her crack-addicted husband Big Steve steps through a revolving door leading in and out of prison. She soon finds what seems to be a sexual and financial solution when she becomes involved with her long-time client's husband, Larry. Larry, weary of dealing with his disabled wife and her needs, sees Melody as a release, a guilty pleasure. But does Larry have what it takes to hold on to her when another suitor steps on the scene and challenges him? A little puddin' is always good after a meal . . . unless it belongs to someone else.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 0977624706
ISBN-13: 978-0977624706
Publisher: Q-Boro Books
Paperback: 399 pgs
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DARK KARMA
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Author:Joyce Veranda Gray
The Law of Karma teaches that responsibility for unpleasant actions is born by the person who commits them.
The criminal?it is amazing how the criminal detaches him/her self from the criminal act as if they were not part of it, yet they bear full responsibility for it. They can stand in the crowd and watch the investigation and think what a terrible thing to happen. The criminal rarely sees the impact to families and friends when they perform their awful act. Some acts are heinous and forces one to delve into social and psychological barriers that could cause a person to step over the edge. Some crimes are simply malicious and evil. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.
What if the criminal was forced to live the horror that they caused? The drug dealer finds himself in the body of the drug addict and he suffers through the withdrawals, living on the street, the beatings, the raping and the hunger. The thief steals the rent money and becomes the victim that finds herself living on the street and running for her life and the murderer becomes the victim's father and he deals with the death of a son and a grieving mother.
There's no escape. They can't find their way back to their real lives except by way of Redemption. They must find Redemption or lose their souls.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $14.00
ISBN: 1933967129
Publisher: Q-Boro Books
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LIAR LIAR
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Author:Latrese N. Carter
Ten months prior to their wedding, Stormy Adair Knight learns that her fianc?Camden Brooks, is cheating on her -- with another parishioner from their church! But not just any parishioner, he is cheating with a male member of the church. After this revelation, Reverend Brooks, Camden 's father and their pastor, calls off the wedding, citing Camden's unfitness for marriage. But months later, Reverend Brooks informs Stormy that God has ?delivered? Camden from the demons that made him unfit for marriage. Believing Reverend Brooks, Stormy agrees to marry Camden. Their lavish ceremony and expensive honeymoon signal the start of a wonderful married life.
However, once married, Stormy is in turmoil when she discovers Camden hasn't changed at all. He's still very much involved with the third party from their church, bound by forces seemingly beyond his control. And if that isn't enough, a scorned, ex-lover from Camden's past resurfaces and begins to stalk them all.
Will Stormy and Camden's marriage fall apart after enduring explosive episodes of scandal, lies and deceit, or will they withstand the turmoil and live happily ever after?
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $14.00
ISBN: 1933967110
Publisher: Q-Boro Books
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THE AFTERMATH
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Author:Anna J.
Monica from My Woman His Wife is back to show you why even the mere thought of a m?ge a trios with your spouse and an outsider should never enter your imagination.
It's been three months since the Cinque household has been turned upside down by a sexual tryst gone terribly wrong. Although Jasmine and James are making moves to put their broken home and broken hearts back together, past lies and a lack of trust make it almost impossible to salvage what once was sacred. It's even harder when with a conniving woman like Monica throwing salt in the wounds from the sidelines because she still hasn't gotten what she wants.
Old family secrets are revealed and half truths are exposed as marriage vows are put to the test, painful memories are relived, and revenge is at the top of everyone's list. Drama, betrayal, and lust are all found on the pages of Aftermath -- when once just isn't enough.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $14.00
ISBN: 0976954389
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Sept 30,2006)
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LADY'S NIGHT
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Author:Marc Anthony Holsey
When Lady cries rape on her mother's boyfriend, her mother throws her out of the only home she has ever known. Now Lady must find a way to survive on the cold, hard streets. After landing a dead-end job at a donut shop, Lady wonders how she will ever make it out of a six-dollar-an-hour existence.
Then she meets Cream, the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in New York City. Cream quickly decides that he wants to own this beauty and recruits her for his prostitution ring. Lady joins the Cream Team, but she has no intentions of working the streets forever. In fact, she plans to run the show and she's willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen. But the streets don't love nobody, and it's not long before Lady is deep in a game she can no longer control.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN: 0312340788
Publisher: St Martin's Griffin (Sept 1,2005)
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GANGSTA LEAN
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Author:Rochan Morgan
Allen Richards a.k.a. Pooney , learns the hard way just how fast a life filled with promise can become the greatest of urban tragedies. Blessed with a loving mother and younger sister, Pooney is a star student athlete. But when an argument with another young man over a girlfriend causes Pooney to join a local gang, his life takes a drastic turn.
Pooney quickly falls in love with his new "family" and the foul activities that now dominate his life. With his single mom working constantly to support herself and two children, Pooney finds the freedom to indulge in his new self-destructive habits. However , when the highest ranking member of the Deuce-Nine Crips shows a romantic interest in Pooney's sister, his love affair with the gang is over. Unfortunately, Pooney finds that getting out of a gang proves much more difficult than getting into one.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN: 0977624730
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Jan 10,2006)
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IT'S ON AND POPPIN
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Author:Alastair J. Hatter
Dee is as laid back, sassy, and cute as they come, but two overprotective brothers like Jay and Bee who have clout in the Memphis streets makes finding and building a relationship seriously hazardous to a brother's health.
Things move fast for Jay and Bee after hooking up with a new connect, and both brothers see that their old lives will never be the same. All of the training that Jay was secretly putting Dee through comes into play as Jay and Bee are locked up in the county jail for selling to an informant. The game is dominated by thugs until Dee hits the scene.
This action-packed, grimey street classic shows how Dee gets it poppin' in the Memphis streets
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN: 0977624757
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Jan 10,2006)
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DRAMA IN THE CHURCH
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Author:Dynah Zale
DRAMA ENSUES WHEN THE CHAOS OF THE WORLD ENTERS THE DOORS OF FIRST NAZARETH A.M.E. CHURCH.
Tressie faithfully prayed every night that God would send her a thug. It wasn't long before her prayers were answered and she met a handsome ex-convict named Payce Boyd. Payce is a fine ruffneck and everything Tressie ever imagined and more. That is until Tressie experiences first hand the reality of being a thug's girl. Seeking solace and comfort in the sanctuary, Tressie soon learns valuable lessons and shocking truths about herself and others.
Other members of the church experience their own share of drama in the form of goldiggers, betrayals, and a healthy dose of deception. Share in their journey through love, lust, self-doubt, and Drama in the Church.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $12.00
ISBN: 0977624714
Paperback: 300 pgs
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Sept 1,2006)
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DEMON HUNTER
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Author:T.L. Gardner
Imagine if your first breaths of life had come at the tip of a bloody hanger. The product of a failed abortion. Left for dead in a cold dark alley amidst the trash and vermin. Rescued by an old woman.
At the age of two, you tumbled down a flight of concrete stairs and emerged unscathed. At the age of eight, you were run down by a speeding Cadillac, the old ones -- you remember, the ones they made with steel--and suffered not a scratch.
At sixteen the old woman died and you cursed God for taking away the only good thing in your life.
At eighteen, you drove a car off a cliff at eighty five miles an hour on the German autobahn and you walked away with -- a headache
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN: 0976954303
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Nov 18,2005)
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ICE CREAM FOR FREAKS
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Author:Dejon
In the tradition of cult literary icon Donald Goines, Ice Cream For Freaks is written with a realness that accurately depicts the bleak conditions of the story?s urban backdrop. The main character, Ice, has a reputation of being a brutal and daring stick-up kid, but when he lands in an upstate New York prison, both his reputation and his manhood come into question after an unforgettable and terrorizing encounter in his cell with a prison homo thug.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $9.00
ISBN: 0975306693
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Aug 30,2005)
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OBESSION 101
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Author:Michelle McGriff
Someone raped California university professor Rashawn Ams.
Left pregnant and refusing to report the attack to the police, Rashawn finds herself confused about what she should do next, so she does the only thing she thinks she can do: she hides the rape from her friends and family, and flees town to give birth to her son and repair her life after confiding in her psychiatrist. Later, when the man she believes raped her is killed, she is relieved and feels that she can return to her life, her town, her classroom.
After her return the university, she finds herself the target of an intrusive secret admirer, bringing back frightening memories of the attack.
Three important men are bound by lust, greed, and an obsessive appetite for one woman. The problem is, one of these men is a killer.
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $9.00
ISBN: 0976954311
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Oct 20,2005)
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WEDNESDAY'S WOES
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Author:Gayle Jackson Sloan
Zoe Knight certainly wouldn't argue with that. She's got more woes than the law should allow. With an ex-husband that she despises and can no longer trust, a rebellious teenage son with a hoochie-in-training girlfriend, the death of a loved one, and sisters who have lost their minds, can anything else go wrong?
Thankfully, she has her young lover, Antonio, to lean on and help see her through it all. Zoe's certain that they know everything about each other and he is her only joy at the moment. But can one know everything about another -- even the one you are living and sleeping with? When she gets a very nasty surprise and a serious wake-up call, things begin to spiral out of control.
Follow the twists and turns of Zoe and the rest of the cast for a fast-paced read that will leave you breathless!
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN: 097695432X
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Sept 30,2005)
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THE LAST TEMPTATION
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Author:Gerald K. Malcom
The Last Temptation is a multi-layered joy ride through explorations of relationships with Traci Johnson leading the way. She has found the new man of her dreams, the handsome and charming Jordan Styles, and they are anxious to move their relationship to the next level. But unbeknownst to Jordan, someone else is planning Traci's next move -- her irresistible ex-boyfriend, Solomon Jackson, who thugged his way back into her heart.
Traci must find a way to complete her journey out of her first and only failed relationship before she can fully proceed with her next.
Gerald Malcom, known for his uncanny male insight, now travels into the female mind and captures it brilliantly. Strap on your seat belt as he delivers a page-turning ride that was well worth the wait! From within the literary field as rich and diverse as past artistic renaissances, Gerald Malcom delivers a refreshing, confident voice and style. In The Last Temptation, he explores the issue of closure in relationships. As always, he skillfully presents men and women in honest, raw polar opposite roles, and allows his characters to live out their truths
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN: 0975306685
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Sept 15,2005)
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MONEY, POWER, RESPECT
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Author:Erick Gray
My name is Ricky Johnson, and this is my story....
Where I'm from, South Jamaica Queens, making the wrong choices in life can actually make you feel like you made all the right moves, especially when you're driving around in high-end cars, spending money like it's water, and sporting the latest trends and fashions.
Since I was thirteen I've been hustling and running the streets. My theory in life is, the more money you hold, the more respect you get.? But unfortunately my lavish lifestyle came to an end, and I ended up doing a bid upstate. As a man, I should?ve learned from my mistakes and done right with my life. But the thing is, I got the devil, disguised as my best friend Kinko, addressing me in one ear, and then I got my family and my girl preaching to me in the next ear.
Coming home from jail and trying to do right -- it ain't easy, because you're used to the money, the power, and the respect
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN: 0975306677
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (Aug 15,2005)
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SHAMELESS
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Author:Vonetta C. Pierce
Kyle is sexy, single, and smart; Jasmyn is a hot and sassy drama queen. These two complete opposites find love - or something real close to it - while away at Marshall State University. Jasmyn is busy wreaking havoc on every man she meets. Kyle, on the other hand, is trying to walk the line between his faith and all the guilty pleasures being thrown his way, one of which is Jasmyn. But when the partying college days end and Jasmyn tests HIV positive, reality sets in. Now, Jasmyn must decide whether or not to tell the men from her past, including the one she never got over. It doesn't help that he's moved on to someone else...someone who Jasmyn knows very well.
You'll laugh and you'll cry as you witness Kyle and Jasmyn deal with the demons of their past and the hard-core reality of their present. Sometimes, love has consequences. Especially when the things you do are just downright?
Retails:$14.95
C&B Price: $10.00
ISBN: 0975306669
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (July 31,2005)
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DETROIT SLIM
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Author:Geavonnie Frazier
In Detroit Slim, Frazier puts the reader in the driver's seat with a "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" saga about a club heist gone wrong. The ending and progression of the story changes depending on the path the reader chooses.
Retails:$9.95
C&B Price: $9.00
ISBN: 1933967072
Paperback: 288 pgs
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (September 26 ,2006)
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CROSSROADS
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Author:Rochan Morgan
Retails:$9.95
C&B Price: $9.00
ISBN: 1933967099
Paperback: 288 pgs
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (September 26, 2006)
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TIME OUT
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Author:Geavonnie Frazier
An ex-playboy sets out on a quest for love in Time Out , enduring pain and betrayal along the way. Trust is brought into question, lust and desire become weapons, and responsibility and consequences play a major role in the shocking turn of events that will leave you open-mouthed and stunned by the outcome.
Retails:$9.95
C&B Price: $9.00
ISBN:
Publisher: Q-Boro Books September 2006)
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