In These Streets (The Branch Avenue Boys)
by Shelly Ellis
Publication Date: Nov 27, 2018
List Price: $15.95
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781496718952
Imprint: Dafina
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Parent Company: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Description of In These Streets (The Branch Avenue Boys) by Shelly Ellis
Book 1 in the Branch Avenue Boys seriesThey beat the odds and turned their lives around. But now three best friends will go head-to-head with ambition, deception—and each other …
Derrick. Ricky. Jamal. One’s responsible; one’s still a player; one’s upwardly-mobile. Sentenced to the Branch Avenue Boys’ Youth Institute at twelve, they grabbed the chance for better futures. They stayed tight even when their lives diverged—but the times … they are a-changing.
New deputy mayor Jamal is anti-corruption, which means severing ties with Ricky, now a "criminally-adjacent" businessman. But political power plays and unrequited love will lead Jamal to a lethal choice …
Ricky doesn’t mind running a front for DC’s biggest drug dealer, but when he pursues a sexy customer at his strip club and discovers she’s a cop, any wrong move could end Ricky’s good times permanently …
Now the Institute’s new leader, Derrick is torn between his job and his fiancée, Melissa. But when a cute new instructor who supports him and his mission arrives, he wonders if he should leave Melissa behind, not the Institute. However, this dilemma is nothing compared to a problem brewing right under his nose, and the fallout will strike at the heart of the three friends’ bond—and put more than their survival on the line …
Praise for Lust & Loyalty
"Ellis has created another phenomenal novel." —RT Book Reviews
"The secrets, scandals, and surprises will keep fans turning at a furious pace." —Booklist
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