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El aroma de la oscuridad
by Christina DoddHace mil años, Konstantine Varinski, un cruel guerrero de la estepa rusa, selló un pacto sombrío: a cambio de la habilidad de transformarse en un depredador, entregó al diablo su alma. Y con ella, el alma de sus descendientes.La primera novela de «La llamada de la oscuridad».Ann Smith no ha podido evitar que su apuesto y dinámico jefe, Jasha Wilder, la atraiga locamente. Cuando al fin se decide a poner toda la carne en el asador para seducirlo, se encuentra con un lobo negro apostado ante la chimenea. Ante su mirada atónita, el animal se transforma en el hombre que ella desea.Ahora no podrán separarse: porque Jasha es el descendiente de Konstantine, y Ann es la mujer destinada a romper la maldición que lo tiene cautivo. Pero la pasión prohibida que los consume quizá les haga perder de vista un peligro ominoso que espera el menor desliz...Para encontrar el cielo, tendrán primero que pagar al diablo.
El aroma de los anhelos
by Mónica CastellanosEl aroma de los anhelos es una historia de amor, pero también un gran retrato del México precursor al estallido de la Revolución mexicana. Durante el porfiriato crece cada vez más el descontento de la población. Distintos grupos comienzan a organizarse para confrontar al presidente, entre ellos, el bando liderado por Francisco I. Madero. Los maderistas se situarán en distintos lugares de México y al sur de Estados Unidos, específicamente en San Antonio, Texas, punto clave para la lucha. María, de tan sólo 15 años, es una joven con espíritu revolucionario que desea escapar de su condición social privilegiada para promover el voto femenino, participar en la política e iniciar una vida de entrega para los más necesitados. Las lecturas como Regeneración de los Flores Magón, Punto Rojo del poeta Práxedis G. Guerrero y Los miserables de Victor Hugo, le infundirán ese valor. Pero no será tarea fácil: la protección y las costumbres de su madre, aunadas a las restricciones de su género, la enfrentarán a diferentes obstáculos. Sin embargo, el destino dará un vuelco cuando conoce a un joven doctor recién llegado a San Antonio, Daniel Chapman. Pronto, él se convertirá en confidente y amigo, ya que un poderoso lazo los unirá más allá de lo terrenal.
El aroma del delito
by Katarzyna BondaKatarzyna Bonda es la reina de la novela criminal en Polonia MÁS DE 2.000.000 DE LIBROS VENDIDOS Una ambiciosa saga sobre el mundo criminal, el fraude, la iglesia católica y la corrupción. Un día de invierno de 1993 una adolescente aparece muerta por sobredosis en un hotel de Gdansk. Horas después su hermano fallece en un accidente de tráfico. La policía no encuentra relación entre ambos sucesos. Primavera de 2013. Sasza Zaluska, expolicía y recién graduada en el Centro Internacional de Investigaciones en Psicología Forense de Gran Bretaña, regresa a Gdansk con su hija de siete años en busca de una vida nueva y estable. Pero sus buenos propósitos se desvanecen cuando Pawel «Buli» Blawicki llama a su puerta. Buli, también expolicíay actual propietario de un club nocturno, sospecha que su socio planea librarse de él y quiere que Sasza le proporcione pruebas que lo demuestren. Ella decide aceptar el caso, sencillo y muy bien pagado, y empezar a trabajar después de las vacaciones de Pascua. Sin embargo, tras un tiroteo en el club con una víctima mortal, se ve obligada a colaborar con sus antiguos compañeros de la policía para desenmarañar unos hechos plagados de secretos y contradicciones... La clave puede estar en la letra de una vieja canción y en el trágico final de dos hermanos veinte años atrás. Reseñas:«Tras el éxito de Jo Nesbo se desencadenó una búsqueda frenética del heredero digno de este nombre. ¡La elegida podría ser, probablemente, Katarzyna Bonda!»Gazzetta del Sud «Un cierto tipo de thriller [...] sombrío, trepidante, adrenalínico, ambientado en una ciudad de Gdansk fría, angustiosa, gris por el plomo y la nieve. [...] un ambiente original, insólito, poco conocido y por eso mismo fascinante, magníficamente descrito... brillante, muy negro [...] Katarzyna Bonda elige un camino [...] que recuerda los trabajos más duros de Su Majestad James Ellroy. De lectura obligada.»La Stampa «Katarzyna Bonda confirma que sabe cómo mantener despiertos incluso a los lectores de suspense más experimentados.»La Lettura «Una historia apasionante y envolvente hasta la última página.»L'Unione Sarda «Una investigación asombrosa y también una historia de amor, un bellísimo personaje femenino y un territorio, Polonia, muy sugerente.»Corriere del Veneto «Novela revolucionaria. Ambiciosa y de gran alcance.»Newsweek Polska «Una voz nueva y estimulante del panorama noir [...] la mejor opción para fines de semana largos.»Buch aktuell
El aroma del tiempo
by Núria PradasUna gran novela sobre el fascinante y glamuroso mundo del perfume. A los once años Pablo Soto se queda huérfano y tiene que viajar, en tiempos de la Gran Guerra, hasta la ciudad francesa de Grasse, capital del perfume, donde vivirá con sus tíos y su primo. En Francia no solamente encuentra el cariño y el calor de una familia, sino que disfruta de la oportunidad única de adentrarse en el mundo de la perfumería bajo la maestría del gran perfumista franco-ruso Ernest Beaux, de la mano del cual llegará a conocer a Coco Chanel. Es el momento de la creación de un perfume que hará historia: Chanel Nº 5. Ni un amor imposible ni la nueva guerra que arrasa Europa impedirán que Pablo se convierta en un gran perfumista. Pero tampoco que sea un hombre que huye del pasado. Una fuga imposible, porque, a menudo, la vida es un perfume cuyo aroma se pierde en el tiempo. El aroma del tiempo nos adentra en uno de los momentos más glamurosos del siglo XX. Desde Grasse, cuna de la alta perfumería, a la Barcelona de posguerra, y pasando por el París de Coco Chanel, esta novela nos cuenta quién y cómo se hacen los perfumes, y nos relata la vida de un hombre que se hace a sí mismo y consigue el éxito tras superar los muchos golpes de la vida.
Aromas
by Philippe ClaudelSi prescindiéramos de las imágenes y los sonidos, nuestros recuerdos serían una sucesión de olores percibidos desde la infancia. A partir de esta original propuesta, Philippe Claudel ha reunido en esta colección de textos breves una serie de momentos rescatados de su memoria por el poder evocativo de los aromas que los acompañaron. El perfume intenso de la tierra negra, de los ríos oscuros y los bosques de abetos de su Lorena natal, la fragancia de la loción de su padre, en contraste con su ausencia en la casa inodora y vacía tras su muerte: tan solo una muestra de la infinita variedad de olores asociados a los objetos, lugares y gentes que jalonan una vida. Aromas del hogar familiar, de la adolescencia, del internado, de los primeros amores. Olores que fascinan, que incomodan, que hacen soñar, y que van conformando la identidad de un ser humano, cada uno de ellos convertido, mediante la prosa traslúcida y elegante de Claudel, en un elixir mágico que fascina por la fuerza de su pureza y sencillez. Más allá de un mero ejercicio de introspección intimista, estos textos son un homenaje a la tierra que lo vio nacer, a las personas relevantes de su vida, así como una celebración de todos aquellos instantes de plenitud con que suele regalarnos la existencia. Críticas:«Una pluma poética y sensible [...]. Un libro exquisito.»Le Figaro Magazine «La nariz de Claudel juega a ser novelista. Y en este juego, triunfa. Describe lo indescriptible, lo minúsculo, lo imperceptible, con una fluidez sorprendente. Busca la palabra exacta y también la rima, se divierte, piensa, recuerda, respira el mundo con fruición, y nos hechiza.»Le Point «Una bellísima colección [que] no dejará a ningún lector indiferente. Difícil no caer rendido ante la evocación de estos antiguos olores.»Marianne
Los aromas perdidos: La estación de las tormentas II (La estación de las tormentas #Volumen 2)
by Charlotte LinkPasión, amor, lealtad y traición en la Alemania nazi. Segunda entrega de La estación de las tormentas. Alemania, mayo de 1938. El fantasma del nazismo amenaza Europa pero Felicia, fuerte e inconformista, maneja con decisión el timón de su familia y su empresa. A su hija Belle no le importa la política, solo piensa en su carrera en el cine y en el hombre de sus sueños, con quien espera casarse muy pronto. La ceremonia se celebrará en la casa familiar de Lulinn y asistirá toda la familia salvo su madre, que ha decidido acompañar a su socio judío hasta la frontera. Al poco tiempo Susanne, su otra hija, recibe una propuesta de matrimonio de un joven oficial de las SS. Ninguna de esas tres mujeres imagina el descenso a los infiernos que se avecina. Su país será arrasado y dividido, y el mundo entero librará una lucha feroz por la supervivencia. Cuando por fin llegue la paz, solo los más afortunados reaparecerán entre las ruinas de un paisaje devastado por las bombas. Los aromas perdidos es la apasionante historia de una familia, convertida en un vívido reflejo de acontecimientos que tuvieron en jaque a la humanidad.
Around 1945: Literature, Citizenship, Rights
by Allan HepburnNear the end of the Second World War, new ideas about citizenship, national identity, belonging, and rights emerged as the atrocities of the war – coupled with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – spurred writers and citizens around the world to think about their responsibilities to their fellow man. Covering British authors and contemporary fiction by migrant writers publishing at mid-century, as well as some photography from the era, Around 1945 is a collection of essays that reveals how literary texts and cultural events modeled human rights issues such as dignity, freedom, sovereignty, and responsibility. Unified by an investigation of the human and cultural aspects of universal rights, these essays show that British writers tested the parameters of citizenship and rights in novelistic form. By imagining duties and rights of citizens in hypothetical contexts, these novels expanded on the legislated entitlements and obligations that make up civic and human identity. To this day the repercussions of 1945 continue to unfold in stories about statehood, refugees, humanitarianism, displacement, and national belonging. At the same time, novels continue to imagine the human person, equal in rights and dignity before the law, yet often compromised by the political exigencies of nation-states that do not recognize legal, political, or human rights. Tracing the rippling consequences of the Second World War from 1945 through the Cold War and into the present, Around 1945 is an extraordinarily rich volume that will alter our perception of pre- and post-war British literature. Contributors include Nadine Attewell (McMaster), Mitchell C. Brown (Dalhousie), Matthew Hart (Columbia), Janice Ho (Colorado), Emily Hyde (Rowan), Peter Kalliney (Kentucky), Marina MacKay (Oxford), Melanie Micir (Washington, St. Louis), Adam Piette (Sheffield) Claire Seiler (Dickinson College), and Ian Whittington (Mississippi).
Around 1945: Literature, Citizenship, Rights
by Allan HepburnNear the end of the Second World War, new ideas about citizenship, national identity, belonging, and rights emerged as the atrocities of the war – coupled with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – spurred writers and citizens around the world to think about their responsibilities to their fellow man. Covering British authors and contemporary fiction by migrant writers publishing at mid-century, as well as some photography from the era, Around 1945 is a collection of essays that reveals how literary texts and cultural events modeled human rights issues such as dignity, freedom, sovereignty, and responsibility. Unified by an investigation of the human and cultural aspects of universal rights, these essays show that British writers tested the parameters of citizenship and rights in novelistic form. By imagining duties and rights of citizens in hypothetical contexts, these novels expanded on the legislated entitlements and obligations that make up civic and human identity. To this day the repercussions of 1945 continue to unfold in stories about statehood, refugees, humanitarianism, displacement, and national belonging. At the same time, novels continue to imagine the human person, equal in rights and dignity before the law, yet often compromised by the political exigencies of nation-states that do not recognize legal, political, or human rights. Tracing the rippling consequences of the Second World War from 1945 through the Cold War and into the present, Around 1945 is an extraordinarily rich volume that will alter our perception of pre- and post-war British literature. Contributors include Nadine Attewell (McMaster), Mitchell C. Brown (Dalhousie), Matthew Hart (Columbia), Janice Ho (Colorado), Emily Hyde (Rowan), Peter Kalliney (Kentucky), Marina MacKay (Oxford), Melanie Micir (Washington, St. Louis), Adam Piette (Sheffield) Claire Seiler (Dickinson College), and Ian Whittington (Mississippi).
Around 1981: Academic Feminist Literary Theory (Routledge Library Editions: Women, Feminism and Literature)
by Jane GallopJane Gallop’s book offers a clear-eyed and comprehensive history of feminist literary criticism. Why, she asks, have we so quickly buried 1970s feminist criticism? What lies buried there? Why do 1990s academic feminists accuse other academic feminists of being ‘academic’? Gallop takes the novel approach of structuring her inquiry around anthologies of feminist criticism: twelve important texts that have had a wide impact on more than a decade of scholarship. In reading an anthology as a whole, she typically identifies a central, hegemonic voice (usually that of the editor/s) which would organise all the voices into a unity, and then explores the resistance within that volume to such a unity. Weight is placed behind these internal differences as a wedge against the centrist drive. Around 1981 addresses briefly ‘french feminism’ and psychoanalytic feminism before focusing on its principal subject: the mainstream of feminist literary criticism, before and after its general acceptance as part of the changing institution of literary studies. This brilliantly illuminates the dilemma of the feminist critic, divided by her allegiance to both feminism and literary studies.
Around Again
by Suzanne Strempek SheaWhen Robyn Panek is summoned by her ailing uncle Pal to operate his pony ring for one final season on his Massachusetts farm, her years away form the vacation spot of her youth seem an unbridgeable gap. But she is pulled by forces stronger than memory to piece together the events of that last childhood summer -- when a dark mystery swirled about her friend Lucy Dragon. They called her crazy, and Robyn must at last uncover the truth about Lucy's sudden disappearance -- and make peace with her own first love, Frankie. Now the future of Pal's six ponies, who circle the ring five times for a dollar a ride, is as uncertain as Robyn's own, as she confronts the past she ran from so long ago.
Around Harvard Square
by C.J. FarleyRace, class, and hormones combine and combust when a Harvard freshman and his two friends attempt to join the staff of the Harpoon, the school’s iconic humor magazine. —Around Harvard Square is the winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Youth/Teens) “This coming-of-age novel, set in the ’90s, follows Jamaican-American Tosh Livingston and his group of friends — Lao, Meera, and Zippa — on their quest to land coveted spots on the staff of the Harvard Harpoon, Harvard’s humor magazine . . . The characters’ clever dialogue challenges privileged and stereotypical thinking.” —Publishers Weekly “In this throwback coming-of-age novel, an ensemble of freshmen on the margins struggle for self-definition amid the race and class complexities of Harvard . . . Through the whirlwind of their journey, they begin to question the purpose of jokes and the consequences of laughter — when it’s not just about the joke, but also about who’s making it and why (a significant, timely exploration as comedy culture today struggles to demarcate ethical boundaries) . . . The diverse ensemble of core characters defy and refuse reductive stereotypes . . . For those who would like to take a trip through the hallowed Harvard halls of the past, this goes out to you . . .” —Kirkus Reviews Tosh Livingston, superstar student-athlete from small-town USA, thinks he’s made it big as a rising freshman at Harvard University. Not so fast! Once on campus, he’s ensnared in a frenzied competition to win a spot on Harvard’s legendary humor magazine, the Harpoon. Tosh soon finds that joining the Harpoon is a weird and surprisingly dangerous pursuit. He faces off against a secret society of super-rich kids, gets schooled by a philosophy professor who loves flunking everyone, and teams up with a genius student-cartoonist with an agenda of her own. Along the way, Tosh and his band of misfit freshman friends unearth long-buried mysteries about the Ivy League that will rock the Ivory Tower and change their lives forever . . . if they can survive the semester. With its whip-smart humor and fast-paced narrative, Around Harvard Square will appeal to readers of all ages interested in exploring the complicated roles that race and class play in higher education.
Around Our Way On Neighbors' Day
by Tameka Fryer Brown Charlotte Riley-WebbNeighbors gather on a hot summer day for a joyful block party: Kids play double Dutch; men debate at the barber shop and play chess; mothers and aunts cook up oxtail stew, collard greens, and other delicious treats; and friends dance and sway as jazz floats through the streets. <P> A rhythmic tale that celebrates the diversity of a close-knit community, Around Our Way on Neighbors' Day will excite readers and prompt them to discover the magic of their own special surroundings.
Around Proust
by Richard E. GoodkinA study in obsession, Marcel Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu is seemingly a self-sufficient universe of remarkable internal consistency and yet is full of complex, gargantuan digressions. Richard Goodkin follows the dual spirit of the novel through highly suggestive readings of the work in its interactions with music, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and cinema, and such literary genres as epic, lyric poetry, and tragedy. In exploring this fascinating intertextual network, Goodkin reveals some of Proust's less obvious creative sources and considers his influence on later art forms. The artistic and intellectual entities examined in relation to Proust's novel are extremely diverse, coming from periods ranging from antiquity (Homer, Zeno of Elea) to the 1950s (Hitchcock) and belonging to the cultures of the Greek, French, German, and English-speaking worlds. In spite of this variety of form and perspective, all of these analyses share a common methodology, that of "digressive" reading. They explore Proust's novel not only in light of such famous passages as those of the madeleine and the good-night kiss, but also on the basis of seemingly small details that ultimately take us, like the novel itself, in unexpected directions.
Around Quitting Time: Work and Middle-Class Fantasy in American Fiction
by Robert SeguinVirtually since its inception, the United States has nurtured a dreamlike and often delirious image of itself as an essentially classless society. Given the stark levels of social inequality that have actually existed and that continue today, what sustains this at once hopelessly ideological and breathlessly utopian mirage? In Around Quitting Time Robert Seguin investigates this question, focusing on a series of modern writers who were acutely sensitive to the American web of ideology and utopic vision in order to argue that a pervasive middle-class imaginary is the key to the enigma of class in America. Tracing connections between the reconstruction of the labor process and the aesthetic dilemmas of modernism, between the emergence of the modern state and the structure of narrative, Seguin analyzes the work of Nathanael West, Ernest Hemingway, Willa Cather, John Barth, and others. These fictional narratives serve to demonstrate for Seguin the pattern of social sites and cultural phenomenon that have emerged where work and leisure, production and consumption, and activity and passivity coincide. He reveals how, by creating pathways between these seemingly opposed domains, the middle-class imaginary at once captures and suspends the dynamics of social class and opens out onto a political and cultural terrain where class is both omnipresent and invisible. Aroung Quitting Time will interest critics and historians of modern U. S. culture, literary scholars, and those who explore the interaction between economic and cultural forms.
Around Seven
by Ofelia GrändOswald Sattle has been sleeping in his Toyota Camry for the last 273 days, the exact number of days since he discovered his fiancé cheating on him. Now, out of money and out of options, he’s on his way to Nortown. Aiden, an acquaintance from his past, has offered him a job opportunity he can’t turn down, no matter how much he’d like to.Joshua Roth moved to Nortown four years ago, and he has everything he needs -- a job, friends, peace and quiet. He’s not looking for a boyfriend; no one even knows he’s gay, and he’d like it to stay that way. Everything changes when he offers Oswald a place to stay, though.Oswald looks like he wants to run away, and Josh finds himself suggesting things that will make him stay. All he wants is for Oswald to smile. Oswald doesn’t want to overstay his welcome, but nothing soothes his nerves like being with Joshua in his cabin.How long can Oswald stay before it’s time to move on again? Can Joshua have Oswald staying with him without the whole town talking about them? Probably not, but does he care?
Around Surry County (Black America Series)
by Evelyn Scales ThompsonFrom slavery in the 1800s to freedom in the 1950s, Black America Series: Around Surry County traces the footsteps of African Americans through their transition from house servants and field hands to land owners, farmers, andsuccessful small business proprietors. This detailed pictorial history celebrates and honors the strong faith, courage, and determination of the Surry County area's black community.
Around the Bend
by Shirley JumpThelma and Louise they're not.First of all, Hilary and Rosemary Delaney are not friends--worse, they're mother and daughter. Hilary's a wayward thirty-something running from a marriage proposal, and Rosemary's her disapproving mother, a retired lawyer who can't drive and won't fly.So they're driving together across country.In a cherry-red Mustang.With a potbellied pig named Reginald, and a life-size cutout of Rosemary's late husband.Should be a fun trip.As the miles tick by, Hilary ponders why the word "marriage" has her so terrified and finds she's got a lot to learn--about her mother, love and life in general. Together, Hilary and Rosemary will discover what's around the bend...if they don't drive each other crazy, or drive off a cliff first.
Around the Clock
by Nick HallComedy / 6f / Interior / A medieval German clock with life-sized moving figures of a saint, an angel, a knight and a wicked pagan queen has been acquired by a small American town, and six women want to stage a publicity event: an enactment of the movements of this amazing clock. The relationships among the ladies are nearly as intricate as the clockworks: two have been married to the same man, the young teacher is after another's husband and, of course, the ex-show girl wants to star. Polly, who is hosting a rehearsal, finds having her bossy adult daughter living in her house again difficult. Hilarious complications arise as this explosive group works out the casting and the choreography. Beneath their laughter lurks the truth about who is an angel and who is more like the sinister queen. Fast-paced and funny with a touch of poignancy, this inventive play is by the author of Accommodations, Beside Yourself, Marriage Is Murder and other popular comedies.
Around-the-Clock Protector
by Jan HambrightIt was a 24/7 job. . . little did he know it would last for nine months! Carson Nash had been tasked with an important mission: rescue a fellow agent and make sure she was safely delivered to the CIA for questioning. But he never anticipated that agent would be Ava Ross, a woman with whom he'd shared one forbidden night. . . before she disappeared without a trace. Seeing Ava and discovering she had no memories of the last few months was like losing her all over again. But learning she was pregnant--with his child--made this job a whole lot more personal. Now, amid dodging bullets, helping Ava unlock the past was their best chance at survival. And Carson's only chance of reclaiming what was his.
Around the Spider-Verse (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel Anthology)
by Pablo Leon Justin A. Reynolds Roseanne A. BrownBeloved Marvel characters Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, and Araña star in three original Spider-verse stories! Don't miss this collection from bestselling authors Justin A. Reynolds, Roseanne A. Brown, and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon!Take a trip around the Spider-Verse (and New York City) in three comic adventures! The tour guide on his field trip to the Museum of Natural History has Miles Morales's Spidey Sense tingling... Gwen Stacy's punk band's concert at the Central Park Bandshell is interrupted by the Jackal ... and Anya Corazón must save her father from a trap laid by Kraven the Hunter at the Bronx Zoo. Filled with tons of action and laughs, this graphic novel is perfect for young readers in search of more spider-thrills!
Around the Way Girls: 20th Anniversary Edition
by La Jill Hunt Dwayne S. Joseph Angel M. HunterThere&’s a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Around the Way Girls is a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who might think they know it all but are about to get the lessons of their lives. La Jill Hunt brings us &“Southern Comfort,&” the tale of a Southern girl who has to learn to survive on the streets of New York after a tragedy forces her family to leave Georgia and relocate to Brooklyn. Angel Hunter spices things up with &“Busted and Disgusted,&” bringing us into the world of Cream, who is dealing with an unfaithful man and trying to build a better future that doesn&’t include the strip club where she&’s worked for years. In &“Played,&” Dwayne Joseph introduces us to Angel, a smart girl with a great career who suddenly finds herself in a dangerous situation when she meets a handsome drug dealer she can&’t resist. Twenty years ago, Urban Books debuted the Around the Way Girls series with popular urban authors bringing tales of savvy, street-smart women. Revisit this classic with the twenty-year anniversary edition of the original.
Around the Way Girls 10 (Around the Way Girls #10)
by Ms Michel Moore Marlon P.S. White Racquel WilliamsThere’s a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Around the Way Girls 10, like its predecessors, is a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who think they know it all, but are about to get the lessons of their lives.“What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.” For Katara, that statement is the furthest thing from the truth. Dealing with her mother’s cancer, a special needs child, and a physically abusive husband that cheats on her at will, she is slowly losing her mind. Finally fed up with the tortured life she feels forced to live, Katara attempts suicide. What she thought would be an easy escape from reality soon turns out to be a fate she wouldn’t wish on her worst enemy.Shay isn’t for the games when it comes to self-preservation. Being abused by her stepfather since the age of ten, the teen has finally had enough. Her mother chooses not to listen to her pleas for help, which becomes a deadly mistake. Shay is soon arrested for manslaughter and sent away until her twenty-first birthday. Once she’s released back on the streets of Detroit, Shay is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode, as she vows to never let anything or anyone hurt her again. Ajanay Holmes, Sheika Jones, and London Smith were born and raised in Whitcomb Courts, one of Richmond, Virginia’s most ruthless housing projects. Faced with horrific home lives, all three girls turn to the streets and each other for comfort. Ajanay concocts a plan for them to use their voluptuous bodies and their sharp mouths to get money out of Amir, one of the biggest dope boys from a rival housing project. However, Amir is a stone-cold killer with a long criminal history, and she has put them in harm’s way with no solid plan on how to escape. Will their love and loyalty for one another keep them together, or is it every woman for herself?
Around the Way Girls 11
by Treasure Hernandez Clifford Spud" Johnson India Johnson-WilliamsThere’s a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Around the Way Girls 11 is a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who think they know it all, but are about to get the lessons of their lives.“Meal Ticket” by Treasure Hernandez: From the outside looking in, Yanna Banks lives what most would consider a perfect life; however, after the tragic death of her husband at the home of his longtime mistress, Yanna’s teenage son is forced to step up and fill his father’s shoes. Doing everything he can to help his mother make ends meet, the straight-laced student soon links up with an unlikely partner in crime. The two of them, both under the heavy-handed guidance of their mothers, become their households’ sole meal tickets. They have no problem dealing with anyone that gets in the way, including one another. “Party Girls” by Clifford “Spud” Johnson: Tammy and Debbie grew up in the projects on Oklahoma’s wicked northeast side. Feeling hopeless, they chose to use their bodies to get what they wanted—until a frightening encounter inspires them to focus on schooling instead of the streets. Now Tammy is the youngest federal judge in the state of Oklahoma, while Debbie is a well-respected accountant. Deep down, though, they are still the same around the way girls from back in the day, and they sometimes still feel the urge to “get freaky with it.” Of course, what’s done in the dark—or in their case, under the sheets—will always come to light, causing complete and utter chaos.“Do or Die” by India Johnson-Williams: After a big indictment comes down on some of Detroit’s major drug players, their women are left behind to keep the hustle afloat. Overnight their lives change for the worse. In Detroit, it’s sink or swim, and eat or you starve; in the dope game, it’s kill or be killed. The streets don’t care who you are or where you come from. Will Kali, Hope, and Jamaica beat the odds with their quick wit and hustle-hard mentality, or will the game catch them slippin’?
Around the Way Girls 12
by Treasure Hernandez Marcus WeberThere&’s a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Urban Books bestseller Treasure Hernandez and Marcus Weber bring readers a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who think they know it all. Do they have what it takes to survive on the streets? Caught Between a Good Boy and Bad Boy by Treasure Hernandez: Kiesha Simmons is that girl. She graduated top of her high school class and was captain of her step team. She&’s about to start college at Howard University and is presently doing an internship with the top realtor in her city. She's had a good life so far, but there's one thing she has to do before she takes off for college in the fall—and that's lose her virginity. She just has to decided who is going go to be the lucky guy: her boss&’s son or the local thug rapper. Lost and Found by Marcus Weber: Maria Santiago is on her way from Albany, New York, to Atlanta, Georgia, when her Greyhound bus stops for a two-hour layover at the Port Authority in Manhattan. She takes a stroll through the city and accidentally witnesses a drug deal going bad. All the men are killed, and Maria scoops up the briefcase full of drugs and a gun, making her way back to the bus station and back on her bus. Arriving in Atlanta, she finds that her grandmother is about to lose her house, and Maria goes on a mission to sell the drugs to save her family. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies, and finds a love that will last her the rest of her short life.
Around the Way Girls 6 (Around the Way Girls #6)
by Mark Anthony Meisha Camm Rahsaan AliFollowing in the successful footsteps of its predecessors, Around the Way Girls 6 features three popular Urban Books authors presenting their versions of the tough, street-smart girls that everyone loves. Yana and Kiki had to grow up much too fast, thanks to their mother's drug habit. They've got each other's backs, but even that might not be enough to protect them from the ruthless drug dealer who's got them under his thumb.Connie is tired of struggling to get by, so when a shady corrections officer introduces her to a sure thing, she jumps at the chance. It doesn't take long, though, for her to recognize that her new hustle is bringing more drama than she bargained for.Quiana wants nothing more than to do the right thing. After bearing witness to her mother's heinous murder at the hands of her drug-addicted boyfriend, she is struggling with the ramifications of losing the only person in the world who truly loved her. Around the Way Girls 6 . . . the tradition continues.