Product Description: There's a saying that if you're from my part of town, you're from around the way.Following in the footsteps of its successful predecessors, Around the Way Girls 7 showcases three popular Urban Books authors and their versions of some very tough, street-smart girls...read more

Jewel is young and beautiful, and with several hustles under her belt, she's all about making money. This doesn't leave much time for friends, but she'll always make time for Touch, the local hustler. He's been her friend since grammar school, when they made a lifelong pact to look out for each other. Lucky for them, their promise has never been put to the test--until now. When Michael Burroughs arrives on the scene from L.A., he floods the East Coast with top-notch product, and quickly earns his title as the California Connection--Calico for short. He's also a smooth brotha with a knack for getting whatever he wants out of women then tossing them to the side. When he meets Jewel, sparks fly, and things quickly spin out of control. Touch knows how Calico operates and doesn't want to watch his friend get used and abused. Little does he know, he doesn't have to worry about her, because Jewel has a few tricks of her own. When Calico shows his true colors, Jewel knows just how to get revenge. Will her plans backfire, or will she be the last woman standing?

Product Description: Chunichi's California Connection 3 is a pulse-pounding tale that finds Jewel with a bun in the oven and a federal case pending against her!?Jewel climbed up the heap to become queen of the streets, diva of all divas. But now that she's expecting a baby, she's concerned about just one thing--giving her child a good life, away from the guns, the drugs and the lies...read more

Product Description: When Michael Burroughs arrives on the scene in Virginia Beach from L.A., he floods the East Coast with top-notch product and quickly earns his title as the California Connection--Calico for short. He's also a smooth brotha with a knack for getting whatever he wants out of women...read more

Product Description: Life is all about choices and survival, even if it means selling your soul.After doing a rough 12 month bid, all urban beauty Desire could think about was her love of money. Determined to gain the riches of the world but vowing to never see the inside of a jail cell again, she follows all the rules of her probation, plans to start her own business and even finds herself in church every Sunday...read more

A compilation of street lit tales by some of the leading female writers in the genre features 'Power,' in which a woman with a prominent position in the city administration of Richmond, Virginia, sets out to woo the new district attorney to save her secret gangsta love, as well as contributions by Nikki Turner, Chunichi, Tysha, Joy, Meisha C. Holmes, Lakesa Cox, and Wahida Clark. Original. 60,000 first printing.