Two women kept apart by segregation at a Southern cigar factory forge a powerful alliance in the labor rights movement in this historical novel.With evocative dialect and remarkable prose, The Cigar Factory tells the story of two entwined families—the white McGonegals and the African American Ravenels—in the storied port city of Charleston, South Carolina, during the World Wars. Moore's novel follows the parallel lives of family matriarchs working on segreg...

More of Urban Lit’s finest take a walk on the other side in book two, Even Sinners Have Souls Too, of the three book “Sinners Series.”Darrell King, Victor L. Martin and Essence Best-Selling authors, Tysha and Michel Moore, bring you four smashing tales, but not before National Best-Selling author, K’Wan, hits you with the powerful introduction, Oh Sinner Man.Edited by award winning author E. N. Joy, once again, some of the literary industry’s much respected authors pick up ...

An empowering story of families and friendships forged through struggle, loss, and redemption"The sun leaned for down bringing shade to the waterfront," begins Michele Moore's entrancing debut novel, harkening back to an era when the legendary fishermen of Charleston's Mosquito Fleet rowed miles offshore for their daily catch. With evocative dialect and remarkable prose, The Cigar Factory tells the story of two entwined families, both devout Catholics—the ...

If you're looking for a memorable quote for a wedding, rehearsal dinner, or anniversary toast, try this collection of almost-300 thought-provoking and hysterical quotations on marriage from some of the best-known figures in history across all walks of life, including Mark Twain, Clint Eastwood, Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Didion, Jackie Kennedy, Winston Churchill, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.You'll also find sage wisdom on married life from across the globe that has helped couples improve the s...

Urban Books’ popular Around the Way Girls series is back, bringing readers more dramatic tales about the lives of some tough, resourceful women who can hold their own when things get rough on the streets.Growing up poor and biracial, Shannon never quite fit in. Not truly accepted by either side of her family, the confused teenager turns to the one thing that loves her back unconditionally—the streets. With a bottle of liquor at her side and a worthless mentality in tow, Shannon all...

The View From Right Field is an inspiring read for mothers of any age. An irreverent and humorous look back on how the author and other women of her generation managed to raise families and pursue their own dreams at the same time, this memoir will make you laugh with the author and take a fresh look at life. It is a celebration of women living life to its fullest and staying true to themselves.

When their parents are discovered brutally murdered in a ditch, Kenya and London are left orphaned, forced to navigate through the unforgiving streets of Detroit. They might be identical twins, but they are as different as night and day. With one fighting relentlessly to make it out of the ghetto, the other eagerly embraces true hood life and everything their deceased parents believed in: selling drugs, living fast, and even dying young if it means getting paid.Kenya's coldhearted a...

Having kidnapped her twin sister’s newborn right out the womb and leaving her once beloved fiancé for dead, this Detroit-born rebel’s tragic fate is practically sealed.Mentally drained and on the run from reality, Kenya has no options left, and she is ready to explode. No guilt or consequence is great enough to stop her inner rage. She is willing to do anything to anyone at any given moment if they dare to get in the way of her true happiness.No more than a ticking time bom...

When their parents are discovered brutally murdered in a ditch, Kenya and London are left orphaned and forced to navigate the unforgiving streets of Detroit. They might be identical twins, but they are as different as night and day. While one of them fights relentlessly to make it out of the ghetto, the other eagerly embraces true hood life and everything their parents believed in—selling drugs, living fast, and even dying young (if it means getting paid!)Kenya is coldhearted and c...

Welcome to Kapri James-White’s world. Walk the streets of Detroit with her and learn what it truly means to be Married to the Shooter!Kapri James wasn’t born into the struggle of the game, but she craves it. Despite pleas from her mother, the upper-middle-class teen is addicted to “slumming” and living the fast life. Everything about the black-hearted mentality of Detroit draws her in with ease. Drug dealing, carjackings, home invasions, snatch and grabs, ...

Join Essence®-bestselling authors Ms. Michel Moore and T.C. Littles, along with Novelist Blacc Topp, as they each give you heart-racing, gritty tales of what being On a Mission on the block ultimately means.WHEN STAYING ON TOP IS THE ONLY OPTION!Life ain’t never been fair in the treacherous street game. When you play it, you can’t forget there never was and never will be any true honor amongst thieves. It’s do or die. To make major moves and hustle...

Identical twins Kenya and London return in the highly addictive Essence bestselling Say U Promise series, and now things have gone from bad to worse for the tragically troubled sisters. They are caught in the middle of a deadly drug war that was started by one of them, and the streets run red as lives are drastically changed forever. With an illegitimate baby on the way and a price on her head, one twin fights to avoid the dangers of the game she despises, while facing the vindictive wrath...