“With God on my side, I can carry twice the weight, ignore the
nay say, and guarantee my fate is for better days. Look into my eyes and you
know I’m serious with this, and watch me touch you wit’ the pen, have you
hook on my book like a new drug, and daze you wit’ a some urban love,
keeping my head above the skies, as I hit you with my urban style—creativity
burns through my skin, and to let you know, I’m sentenced to life wit’ a
gift.”
—Eric S. Gray
Erick S. Gray is an accomplished author who has been writing seriously since 1997. His writing style of the streets, comedy, anecdotes, and well-thought plots keeps the reader interested with every turn of the page. This entrepreneur is also the owner/founder of TRIPLE G PUBLISHING and is making moves in other markets as well.
Erick S. Gray is showing that young African-American males don’t all fall
into the same categories of drug dealer/thief/statistic. His future is
filled with promises of more intriguing and diverse stories for the masses
to digest.
(bio, excerpted from an
Urban Reviews Interview with Gray)
Author Erick Gray with his publisher Jason Claiborne
Boyfriend
# 2
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with Caleb Alexander
Paperback
Publisher: Golden Ink Media (March 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0982649959
ISBN-13: 978-0982649954
Tameka had it all, a bright future and a new career. And then she met Caleb,
Wall Street's broker of the year. Caleb was like a dream, a fairytale come
true. Tameka's only problem, was that she was in love with Erick too. She
juggled both relationships, and kept both men apart, Then Erick found out
about Caleb, and everything fell apart. Poor Tameka, what is she to do? Now
that Boyfriend #1, wants her to set up Boyfriend #2!
America's Soul
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Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Augustus Publishing; Original edition (July 8, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0982541546
ISBN-13: 978-0982541548
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Soul has just finished his 18-month sentence for a parole violation. Still
in love with his son’s mother, America, he wants nothing more than for them
to become a family and move on from his past. But while Soul was in prison,
America's music career started blowing up and she became entangled in a
rocky relationship with a new man, Kendall. Kendall is determined to keep
his woman by his side, and America finds herself caught in a tug of war
between the two men. Soul turns his attention to battling the street life
that landed him in jail — setting up a drug program to rid the community of
its tortuous meth problem — but will Soul's efforts cross his former best
friend, the murderous drug kingpin Omega?
One
Lyfe to Live
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Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: Deja Vu Publications (May 16, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 098172969X
ISBN-13: 978-0981729695
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
A story about Lyfe like no other
Lyfe Benjamin fits the statistics that a good number of black men fall under
in this country today; he's young, uneducated black and lives a reckless
life. Statistics say he will be incarcerated or dead by the age of
twenty-five.
Lyfe runs around with a young crew that he considers family.
He is the typical thug from the projects with an absent father, A Christian
mother who prayers sometimes go unanswered. He has a child on the way from a
woman he cares nothing about and at this point, his life is limited. But
most of all violent due to the choices he has made, until he meets Ayana, a
college student who speaks two languages and has a totally different drive
for life.
Opposites attract, Ayana pulls Lyfe into her world, showing him diversity,
culture and a meaningful way to live. But will Lyfe take advantage of the
opportunity that is being offered to him from the woman he does love or will
he continue to be a thug traveling down hill.
Turmoil and death follows him throughout his life while he holds dark
secrets within his soul.
In his world, friends become bitter enemies, betrayal is costly, secrets
revealed and in the end, he will truly see who his true friends are and what
family really should be.
With a harsh reminder of where he needs to be this young man will share with
you the true meaning of the words.
You only have one Lyfe to live.
Streets
of New York Volume 1
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with Mark
Anthony, Anthony Whyte,
Shannon Holmes
(Foreword)
Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Augustus Publishing; Original edition (June 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0979281679
ISBN-13: 978-0979281679
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
Streets Of New York Volume 1 takes readers into the turbulent lives of
Promise, Squeeze, Show, and Pooh, four young men from the rough-and-tumble
streets of Brook-nam. Big, brash, and bold, the four are modern-day gangstas
who take the law into their own hands, helping to rid the ‘hood of derelicts
by jacking drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes. Getting rid of the trash
has honed their skills in the urban sports of robbery, jooksing, and
jacking, and the gang is good at what they do. But is cleaning up the
neighborhood what it’s really all about, or have they begun to enjoy the
thrill of the hunt just a little too much? When is enough, enough? A true
coming-of-age urbanthology, these funny and exciting stories land the reader
deep in Gotham’s gritty underbelly.
Crave All Lose All
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Paperback: 260 pages
Publisher: Augustus Publishing (March 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097928161X
ISBN-13: 978-0979281617
Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches
Vincent lost his job and moved in with his mother. His friend Tyriq is a big
time drug dealer and willing to sponsor him into a drug cartel. Vincent is
reluctant, but his baby mama is nagging and bills are piling up. Hustling is
the way. But his long-time friend (and an experienced hustler) Spoon is
against Vincent getting down. Vincent ignores Spoon's advice and joins
Tyriq. Vincent quickly starts stacking major figures. The never-ending gwap,
expensive cars, jewelry and fast women prove addictive. What he craves could
be his downfall. The higher he climbs, the more envy he encounters. Vincent
is caught in a costly, ugly and vicious war. Younger soldiers are ready to
kill in order to rise. Does Vincent have what it takes to succeed at this
most ruthless, dirty game?
It's Like Candy: An Urban Novel
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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (March 20, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312349971
ISBN-13: 978-0312349974
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Beautiful River joins a stick-up crew, but she doesn't know that Big Red and
Twinkie have a secret that even she's not in on. When she falls in love with
Eric, one of her victims, all she wants is to find her baby sister, and
settle down with her new love. But River soon becomes a prisoner of her
dangerous world. And escaping it may cost her more than her life.
By the time she turns sixteen, Starr is working for a pimp and turning
tricks daily. But when an assault by one of her “dates” lands her in the
hospital, Starr meets a woman who wants to help her change her life. Starr’s
heart is too hardened to believe in second chances, but soon she begins to
long for more than selling her body just so she can survive. However the
game does not give up its players so easily.
Enter Eric’s cousin, Yung Slim, fresh out of jail after seven years. He’s
looking to reclaim the streets and take care of some old grudges. When Yung
Slim goes to battle, Eric—torn between his love for River, his ties to his
cousin, and the lure of the streets—gets in too deep. When the war breaks
out on the battlefield of the streets, who will be left standing?
Ghetto Heaven
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Paperback: 427 pages
Publisher: Urban Books (November 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097773353X
ISBN-13: 978-0977733538
Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 1.1 x 7 inches
Life can be hard, damn hear cruel, and sometimes it s hard to play with the
cars you ve been dealt. Growing up in the ghetto can be hell; good or bad
everybody has a story. Toni, is young and sexy, but her life story is
limited with her mother s drug addiction and her older brother, Sheek, doing
life in prison. She struggles day by day, stripping and sometimes doing more
in underground clubs to support herself and trying to hold down her family.
Toni eventually befriends a rich, pretty boy from Long Island, whose life
was sheltered from poverty since the day he was born. But when he meets
Toni, their lives change, as they teach each other how to live and grown,
and school each other about the opposite worlds they live and come from. But
conflicts erupts in the ghetto. Toni s abusive and gangster boyfriend, Tec,
fuels a deadly drug war with Chills, a well-known kingpin harboring most of
Coney Island territory./ Greed, rage and envy instills in Tec, and the body
count rises. A drug war ensues as animosity and rage erect between the two
thugs, making life in Coney Island a living hell for some and Ghetto Heaven
for others.
Booty Call *69
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Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Augustus Publishing (June 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0975945343
ISBN-13: 978-0975945346
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches
Taking urban erotica to dizzying heights and culminating in an
earth-shattering climax, Erick Gray spins a sexually charged, coming of age
tale. The drama in Booty Call *69 revolves around a promiscuous young woman,
Shana, who is so seductive she easily captures any man she glances at. After
breaking up with the equally self-indulgent boy-toy, Jakim who is too busy
hunting for additional sexual pleasures, Shana finds she’s rapidly falling
for his best friend, Tyrone and ignores Jakim’s attempts at reconciliation.
A man will do anything when he loves a woman and will try his best to hold
on to what he thinks he needs. But does that mean he has to keep going down
the road of mistrust? If you love someone set them free and if the love’s
meant to be then… In a hot remix of his Booty Call debut, Erick Gray shows
how unconditional love can be and how grimy trusted friends can get in Booty
Call *69.
Nasty Girls: An Urban Novel
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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (May 16, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312349963
ISBN-13: 978-0312349967
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches
Camille, Jade, and Shy are best friends and have always had each other's
backs. Jade and Shy's boyfriends, Roscoe and James, are partners in a
lucrative drug business, but one night they get caught up in a shoot-out
that goes horribly wrong. Shy's man, Roscoe, ends up in prison while James
walks away clean, and things begin to fall apart between the girls.
Jealousy, greed, revenge, and betrayal test the true bonds of friendship.
Get ready, because these girls are about to take "nasty" to a whole new
level.
Money Power Respect
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Paperback: 255 pages
Publisher: Q-Boro Books (August 15, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0975306677
ISBN-13: 978-0975306673
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
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.
Guns & Roses
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with Justin Amen Floyd and Raheem Bounty Hoyte, Foreword by JaQuavis Coleman,
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Synergy Publications; 1st edition (July 14, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0975298038
ISBN-13: 978-0975298039
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
Bestselling Author of the Award Winning A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent series
Caroline McGill presents... Guns & Roses: Street Stories of Sex, Sin, and
Survival Phenomenal authoress Caroline McGill is back, and fires again, this
time along with a few hired guns. This all-star lineup of Elite Urban
Fiction Authors unite to marry the street with sultry sex , forming the
perfect union of Guns and Roses. With a theme of Sex, Sin, and Survival,
Guns & Roses is an unforgettable and vivid compilation of graphic urban
tales with a healthy dosage of scorching hot and steamy no holds barred sex.
Guaranteed to arouse, Guns & Roses will leave those with even the freakiest
sexual appetites satisfied. Each of these intricate plots paints colorful
pictures of robbery, extortion, murder, rape, betrayal, and revenge, and
each has a jaw-dropping ending that will leave readers on the edge of their
seats, heartbeats racing. If you re a person with sexual hang-ups, dare to
delve into this gritty, thrilling world where anything goes. For those brave
enough to... Beware! Once you start reading, you ll find Guns & Roses
impossible to put down! Erotica meets the streets in ways you ve never seen!
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