In Khloe Star’s debut novel, twowomen, one out for vengeance and one out to outrun her past, collide for a gritty, raw, and unforgettable urban thriller.Mita "Sweet Lips" Cruz never had much chance to enjoy her youth because of her drug-addicted mother’s attraction to lowlife men. After she survives a vicious assault at the hands of her stepfather on her fourteenth birthday, Mita desperately searches for the meaning of unconditional love in the streets of North Phi...

In Khloe Starr’s debut novel, two women, one out for vengeance and one out to outrun her past, collide for a gritty, raw, and unforgettable urban thriller.Mita "Sweet Lips" Cruz never had much chance to enjoy her youth because of her drug-addicted mother’s attraction to lowlife men. After she survives a vicious assault at the hands of her stepfather on her fourteenth birthday, Mitadesperately searches for the meaning of unconditional love in the streets of North Philadelphia...

Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten. Every day in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.Best friends, Kim and Trina get a big reality check when the men they love have more love of money, the streets, sex, and revenge. Total denial sneaks into the forefront and causes them to be blinded. Physical & mental abuse, death and the penitentiary delivers them a hand that’s too hard to play.Will the truth of their reality sm...

Chance may have a good job, a nice home and a beautiful girlfriend, but he still has ties to his past, like his homeboy, Calhoun, a drug-selling deadbeat. Then Chance's upright life flips upside down when he's framed for murder and loses everything—his job, his home, his girlfriend and almost his mind. Behind bars, Chance's only ray of hope in his life is his pen pal, Deyja. . .. When he's released after seven years, he finds her, but he doesn't reveal his true identity to her. Deyja doesn...

Naheema never envisioned herself entangled with a hustler. But Mike's charisma blindsides her, and their whirlwind romance quickly descends into a nightmare of abuse, infidelity, and the harsh realities of his criminal lifestyle. The toll on Naheema is devastating -- physical, mental, and emotional scars accumulate as her fairytale fades into a terrifying reality.However, forced to adapt and survive, Naheema learns from Mike's ruthless tactics. The tables turn, and she becomes the ...

Five years in prison or five years working as an undercover agent?Not the easiest choice for Ana Moreno, who has a history of B and E convictions and a problem with authority. But it's a decision she and four other felons are willing to make to stay out of a jail cell.When a deadly shipment of Ecstasy heads for San Francisco, Ana's team is sent to stop it. Ana's task: get close to the handsome and dangerous Jonas Saven, right-hand man of a suspected drug dealer with a deadly ...

The stakes are raised even higher when his homie, Murder Mike gives him an ultimatum that tests his principles and leaves Youngblood struggling with a do-or-die dilemma. With major decisions to make comes the added pressure from the two women in Youngblood's life, Inez and Juanita. Inez accepts him as he is. Juanita, on the other hand, wants to help him leave the life of the streets behind. When a hustla has two thorough chicks, which one does he choose? The streets will decide that! Young...

After everything that Queen has been through in her young life, you would have never thought she would hit rock bottom like this. With her man gone, Queen is now left to handle everything on her own. Meeting new friends and unsuspected enemies, Queen is now forced to become the person she never thought she would be.Find out what goes down in part two of Bred to Kill!

Mika and Royce have been through a lot more than either thought they could handle. Now that their wedding is off, it’s time for Mika to move on and heal her broken heart. She thinks Detroit is the perfect place to begin that journey. Her future looks brighter, but before she leaves, she meets someone new. The only problem is what looks like perfection may bring her life with Royce full-circle.Royce is consumed by rage. His sole focus is to get revenge for Keith’s murder, but he’s s...

Mika’s troubles should be over now that Trill is gone, but unfortunately for her, his death has created more problems for her. The police want answers and are willing to go to extremes to get them, even if that means trying to intimidate Mika to get them.As Royce fights for his freedom, Mika fights to hold him down on the outside and lean on trusted friends to get them through the latest challenge. With so much strain on the psyches and strain on their relationship, can they hold t...

Devon Wallace resides in Southern California. He has everything going for him. He has a great job and wonderful friends. Like many, the one thing out of whack is his love life. Hes ready to move forward from the pain of a recent break-up, but is finding it difficult to close that chapter in his life. Online hook-ups and nights partying can only distract him from his troubles for so long.Devon is skeptical when he meets new love interest Javier Cortez. Javier seems to be everything ...