137 Publications from Urban Books an Imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.

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National bestselling author Carl Weber presents Urban Books, a new line of books focusing on the drama and grit of inner-city life, featuring edgy, and exciting new voices; writer’s who tell it like it is.

Book Cover Around the Way Girls 12 by Treasure Hernandez and La Jill Hunt

Around the Way Girls 12

Book Cover Carl Weber’s Kingpins: The Ultimate Hustle by T. Friday

Carl Weber’s Kingpins

Book Cover The Family Business 6 by Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt

The Family Business 6

Book Cover Carl Weber’s Kingpins: Queens by Erick S. Gray

Carl Weber’s Kingpins

Book Cover Black Hamptons by Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt

Black Hamptons

Book Cover Carl Weber’s Kingpins: Brooklyn by Brandie Davis

Carl Weber’s Kingpins

Book Cover Daughter of a Queen Pin by Treasure Hernandez

Daughter of a Queen Pin

Book Cover Lovin’ a Virginia Bad Girl by Racquel Williams

Lovin’ a Virginia Bad Girl

Book Cover The Bronx by C. N. Phillips

The Bronx

Book Cover The Streets Keep Pulling Me Back by Brittani Williams

The Streets Keep Pulling Me Back

Book Cover Philly Girl 2: Carl Weber Presents by Marcus Weber

Philly Girl 2

Book Cover The Education of Nevada Duncan by Carl Weber and C. N. Phillips

The Education of Nevada Duncan

Book Cover Influence: Death on the Beach: An Influence Novel by Carl Weber

Influence

Book Cover Girls from Da Hood 14 by Treasure Hernandez

Girls from Da Hood 14

Book Cover Imitation of Wife by La Jill Hunt

Imitation of Wife

Book Cover Influence by Carl Weber

Influence

Book Cover Moth to a Flame: Tenth Anniversary Edition by Ashley Antoinette

Moth to a Flame

Book Cover The Family Business 4: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber and C. N. Phillips

The Family Business 4

Book Cover Belle by Treasure Hernandez

Belle

Book Cover Grand Opening 2: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber

Grand Opening 2

Book Cover Watch Out for the Big Girls 3 by J.M. Benjamin

Watch Out for the Big Girls 3

Book Cover Wrath by K’wan

Wrath

Book Cover The Family Business 5: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt

The Family Business 5

Book Cover Lawless by K’wan

Lawless

Book Cover Around the Way Girls 11 by Treasure Hernandez, Clifford “Spud” Johnson, and India Johnson-Williams

Around the Way Girls 11

Book Cover Carl Weber’s Kingpins: Houston by Treasure Hernandez

Carl Weber’s Kingpins

Book Cover Trouble in Rio: A Family Business Novel by M. T. Pope and Carl Weber

Trouble in Rio

Book Cover My Mama’s Drama by La Jill Hunt

My Mama’s Drama

Book Cover Goodfellas by Carl Weber, Ty Marshall, and Marlon P.S. White

Goodfellas

Book Cover Carl Weber’s Kingpins: Los Angeles by C. N. Phillips

Carl Weber’s Kingpins

Book Cover The Banks Sisters Complete by Nikki Turner

The Banks Sisters Complete

Book Cover Hood Tales, Volume 1: Maid for You and Robin the Hood by C. N. Phillips

Hood Tales, Volume 1

Book Cover The Family Business 3: The Return of Vegas by Carl Weber and Treasure Hernandez

The Family Business 3

Book Cover Larceny: Triple Crown Collection by Jason Poole

Larceny

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Book Cover Charisma: Baller’s Wife by Nikki Turner

Charisma

Book Cover Black President: The World Will Never Be the Same by Brenda M. Hampton

Black President

Book Cover Deep: A Twisted Tale of Deception by C. N. Phillips

Deep

Book Cover Memoirs of an Accidental Hustler by J.M. Benjamin

Memoirs of an Accidental Hustler

Book Cover The Banks Sisters 3 by Nikki Turner

The Banks Sisters 3

Book Cover The Last Kings 2 by C. N. Phillips

The Last Kings 2

Book Cover No Shade by K’wan

No Shade

Book Cover The Doctor Is In by Carl Weber and Brenda Hampton

The Doctor Is In

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Book Cover Carl Weber’s Kingpins: St. Louis by Keisha Ervin

Carl Weber’s Kingpins

Book Cover The Last Kings by C. N. Phillips

The Last Kings

Book Cover The Cartel 4: Diamonds Are Forever by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

The Cartel 4

Book Cover Animal: The Beginning by K’wan

Animal

Book Cover Mina’s Joint: Triple Crown Collection by Keisha Ervin

Mina’s Joint

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Book Cover Flip Side of the Game: Triple Crown Collection by Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker

Flip Side of the Game

Book Cover Banks Sisters 2 by Nikki Turner

Banks Sisters 2

Book Cover Capital City by Omar Tyree

Capital City

Book Cover No More Mr. Nice Guy by Carl Weber and Stephanie Covington

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Book Cover The Fix 3 by K’wan

The Fix 3

Book Cover Still Sheisty: Triple Crown Collection by T. N. Baker

Still Sheisty

Book Cover Sheisty: Triple Crown Collection by T. N. Baker

Sheisty

Book Cover Grand Opening: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber and Eric Pete

Grand Opening

Book Cover Hold U Down: Triple Crown Collection (Urban Books) by Keisha Ervin

Hold U Down

Book Cover Reckless 2: Nobody’s Girl by Keisha Ervin

Reckless 2

Book Cover Flip Side of the Game: Triple Crown Collection (Urban Books) by Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker

Flip Side of the Game

Book Cover The Banks Sisters (Urban Books) by Nikki Turner

The Banks Sisters (Urban Books)

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Book Cover The Fix 2 by K’wan

The Fix 2

Book Cover The Cartel 5: La Bella Mafia by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

The Cartel 5

Book Cover To Paris with Love: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber and Eric Pete

To Paris with Love

Book Cover Reckless 2: Nobody’s Girl (Urban Books) by Keisha Ervin

Reckless 2

Book Cover Road Dawgz by K’wan

Road Dawgz

Book Cover My Steps Are Ordered by Michelle Lindo-Rice

My Steps Are Ordered

Book Cover The Prada Plan 4: Love & War by Ashley Antoinette

The Prada Plan 4

Book Cover A Project Chick (Urban Books) by Nikki Turner

A Project Chick (Urban Books)

Book Cover You Make Me Wanna (Urban Books) by Nikki Rashan

You Make Me Wanna (Urban Books)

Book Cover The Fix by K’wan

The Fix

Book Cover Gangsta by K’wan

Gangsta

Book Cover A Hustler’s Wife (Urban Books) by Nikki Turner

A Hustler’s Wife (Urban Books)

Book Cover To Paris with Love by Carl Weber and Eric Pete

To Paris with Love

Book Cover Tara’s Perfect Life: The Lip Gloss Chronociles Vol. 5 (Urban Books) by Shelia M. Goss

Tara’s Perfect Life: The Lip Gloss Chronociles Vol. 5 (Urban Books)
Book Cover Unavailable

Tara’s Perfect Life

Book Cover White Girls by Hilton Als

White Girls

Book Cover The Family Business 2 by Carl Weber and Treasure Hernandez

The Family Business 2

Book Cover The Prada Plan 3: Green-Eyed Monster by Ashley Antoinette

The Prada Plan 3

Book Cover The Sunday Only Christian by E. N. Joy

The Sunday Only Christian

Book Cover The Cartel by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

The Cartel

Book Cover Reckless (Urban Books) by Keisha Ervin

Reckless (Urban Books)

Book Cover Dopeman: Memoirs of a Snitch by JaQuavis Coleman

Dopeman

Book Cover The Dirty Divorce (Urban Books) by Miss KP

The Dirty Divorce (Urban Books)

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Book Cover Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Urban Books) by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Urban Books)

Book Cover Redbone by T. Styles

Redbone

Book Cover The Family Business by Carl Weber and Eric Pete

The Family Business

Book Cover Moth to a Flame (Urban Books) by Ashley Antoinette

Moth to a Flame (Urban Books)

Book Cover Little Black Girl Lost 6: The Return of Johnnie Wise (Urban Books) by Keith Lee Johnson

Little Black Girl Lost 6: The Return of Johnnie Wise (Urban Books)
Book Cover Unavailable

Little Black Girl Lost 6

Book Cover Murder Mamas by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

Murder Mamas

Book Cover Soft by T. Styles, J.M. Benjamin, Boston George, Danielle Santiago, and Caroline Mcgill

Soft

Book Cover Material Girl 2 by Keisha Ervin

Material Girl 2

Book Cover Gunz and Roses by Keisha Ervin

Gunz and Roses

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Book Cover The Prada Plan 2: Leah’s Story by Ashley Antoinette

The Prada Plan 2

Book Cover Material Girl by Keisha Ervin

Material Girl

Book Cover The Cartel 3 by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

The Cartel 3

Book Cover The Season by Omar Tyree

The Season

Book Cover The Cartel 2 by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

The Cartel 2

Book Cover Around The Way Girls 3 by Pat Tucker, Alisha Yvonne, and Thomas Long

Around The Way Girls 3

Book Cover Turned On: Summer Series (Urban Renaissance) by Angel M. Hunter

Turned On

Book Cover Holy Hustler by P.L. Wilson

Holy Hustler

Book Cover No More Tears In The End by Roy Glenn

No More Tears In The End

Book Cover One Crazy Night by Omar Tyree

One Crazy Night

Book Cover The Cartel (Cartel, Book 1) by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

The Cartel (Cartel, Book 1)

Book Cover Flint: Book 4: Resurrection by Treasure Hernandez

Flint

Book Cover The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

The Trophy Wife

Book Cover Urban Affair by Tony Lindsay

Urban Affair

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Book Cover In A Cold Sweat by Roy Glenn

In A Cold Sweat

Book Cover Harlem Confidential by Cole Riley

Harlem Confidential

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Book Cover One Dead Lawyer (David Price Mysteries) by Tony Lindsay

One Dead Lawyer (David Price Mysteries)

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Book Cover The Honeymoon Is Over by Keith Lee Johnson

The Honeymoon Is Over

Book Cover Guaranteed Success by Percy Master P Miller

Guaranteed Success

Book Cover Cash Rules by Thomas Long

Cash Rules

Book Cover A Gangster’s Girl by Chunichi

A Gangster’s Girl

Book Cover Street Life by Jihad Shaheed Uhuru

Street Life

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Book Cover Girls From Da Hood 3 by Mark Anthony, KaShamba Williams, and
MadameK

Girls From Da Hood 3

Book Cover Guilty As Sin by Cole Riley

Guilty As Sin

Book Cover One Dead Preacher: David Price Mysteries by Tony Lindsay

One Dead Preacher

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Book Cover Outlaw: A Street Saga by Roy Glenn

Outlaw

Book Cover Supreme Clientele by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

Supreme Clientele

Book Cover Ghetto Heaven by Erick S. Gray

Ghetto Heaven

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Book Cover Dogism by Mark Anthony

Dogism

Book Cover Girls from Da Hood by Nikki Turner

Girls from Da Hood

Book Cover In Her Mother’s Shadow by Faye Thompson

In Her Mother’s Shadow

Book Cover Riding Rhythm by Jihad Shaheed Uhuru

Riding Rhythm

Book Cover Diary Of A Street Diva by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

Diary Of A Street Diva

Book Cover Dirty Money by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

Dirty Money

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Book Cover Payback by Roy Glenn

Payback

Book Cover Gigolos Get Lonely Too by Dwayne S. Joseph, Roy Glenn, and Jihad Shaheed Uhuru

Gigolos Get Lonely Too

Book Cover Married to the Game by Chunichi

Married to the Game

Book Cover Baby Girl by Jihad Shaheed Uhuru

Baby Girl

Book Cover Sister Girls by Angel M. Hunter

Sister Girls

Book Cover Drug Related by Roy Glenn

Drug Related

Book Cover A Thug’s Life by Thomas Long

A Thug’s Life

Book Cover Mob by Roy Glenn

Mob

Book Cover The Womanizers by Dwayne S. Joseph

The Womanizers

Book Cover Chasin’ It by Tony Lindsay

Chasin’ It

Book Cover Around the Way Girls by Angel M. Hunter, Dwayne S. Joseph, and La Jill Hunt

Around the Way Girls

Book Cover Love Is Blind by Parry Brown

Love Is Blind

Book Cover Is It a Crime: A Street Saga by Roy Glenn

Is It a Crime