Where you come from is what tells the story. Before they were the Los Sucio Brothers they were just four troubled teens. Find out how four boys with troubled lives come together and form a brotherhood full of secrets. The Los Sucio Brothers: The Prequel ******** Keywords: Urban fiction, african american books, African american romance, Romance, short stories, Street lit, street books, black books, black romance, african american romance, hood books, hood authors, hood lit, hood fiction, african american lit, urban lit, urban fiction, urban reads, african american best seller, african american authors, african american 2017

When you can't be who you are...you go on the downlow. Books of Men on the Downlow and the crazy lives that they lead Down Low Love: Jaxon Athens is determined to keep his past a secret. He and his wife Candace are the model successful couple to the outside world but Jaxon hasn't always wanted just females. When an old acquaintance comes to town the world that Jaxon thought he knew is turned upside down. Jaxon must fight his old ways to regain their lives but he soon learns he is not the only one with secrets. The truth can break hearts and wreck lives but will the Athens family survive? Find out what happens to Jaxon and Candace in the Down Low Love Down Low Thuggin- Antwon was in love with Bryan until his love sent him to jail. On the inside he runs into all kinds of men including Big Black. The masculine convict that has a wife on the outside but a totally different life inside the jail walls. With the help of his partner, Big Black sets out on a quest to get what he desires and his main target is Antwon. Will Antwon adapt to his new surroundings and will the men of Algoa State Penitentiary keep their secrets? Find out in Down Low Thuggin Down Low Kingpin Mel Cotton inherited the great Kingdom empire from his mentor only to find that being on TOP isn't as easy as it seems. From problems with the connect to possible snitches in the crew, Mel finds his hands full especially when he has to scratch his itch that no one knows exists. Will the kingdom survive, will Mel make it out, and most importantly can he do it without anyone discovering the truth? Find out in Backdoor Kingpin...A Down Low Suspense Novella Plus 2 BONUS Books that started a Down Low Empire!! KEYWORDS: Keywords: Side Chick, Urban Fiction, Cuffing Season, Urban Literature, African American lit, African American Romance, urban lit,urban books black authors free, facebook, plenty of fish, tinder, his dirty secret, snapchat, Romance bundle, Urban stories, Black stories,

The Los Sucio Brothers are related by circumstance and not by blood but don't tell them that. They will fight to the death over each other and to keep their secrets hidden, they will kill anyone in their way. But when love comes in the mix it only breeds trouble. Mix that with jealousy and you have the Los Sucio brothers going to war. Read the story of how they become a Cartel all on the down low.

The Los Sucio Brothers are related by circumstance and not by blood but don't tell them that. They will fight to the death over each other and to keep their secrets hidden, they will kill anyone in their way. But when love comes in the mix it only breeds trouble. Mix that with jealousy and you have the Los Sucio brothers going to war. Read the story of how they become a Cartel all on the down low.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel, The Force, and The Border A New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Chicago Sun-Times Favorite Book of the Year “A revelation…This is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on autoload.” —Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly “Startling…Stylish…Mega-cool.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times Ben, Chon, and O are twentysomething best friends living the dream in Southern California. Together they have made a small fortune producing premium grade marijuana, a product so potent that the Mexican Baja Cartel demands a cut. When Ben and Chon refuse to back down, the cartel kidnaps O, igniting a dizzying array of high-octane negotiations and stunning plot twists as they risk everything to free her. The result is a provocative, sexy, and darkly engrossing thrill ride, an ultracontemporary love story that will leave you breathless.

Before Zeus Commodore was the head of The Commodore Union and one hell of a man to be reckoned with... before he was the husband of whom the cartel families dub as "The Beauty of the Cartel"... before he was the father of one of the most influential young men to ever take his father's reign... he was just a mischievous boy from Cuba.Upon coming to America by way of cruise ship, Zeus had to start all over from being his father's prince and living in a lavish palace, bought with drug money, to watching his mother scrub floors for nickles and dimes before his father could put his foot in the door of the American drug world. Over the years the money rose and so did his father's ego. Instead of good business, he delivered drama, mayhem and life threats that his wife would have to clean up, and backtrack to hunt down every bastard that thought of stepping foot into her home to harm her or her son. It didn't sit well with young Zeus.Before there was a Rumor Commodore, there was the original beauty of the cartel-- Zaldainia Commodore. The woman of the house had to take the reigns over her husband's foolishness and somehow had enough energy to keep up with a young and spirited child. Though she talked to him about it on several occasions, his anger was something that she could never tame. Zeus' tantrums were not only serious but yet comical to those he had yet to strike fear into, but that too couldn't be changed. He vowed to stay at his mother's side and watch and learn in hopes of one day being as crafty and as feared but loved as she was. When she learned of her cancer, how did her son take the news that a true queen and goddess was leaving him so soon? On her death bed she made him make a promise for him to uphold and deliver, but the "king of the gods" fell slightly short of that even though she started the tradition of Commodores being famous for their promises. Overseeing countries weren't so easy for the young buck who tied his infamous two-toned Oxford's tight and tread on the path his mother worked her hide off to lay out for him.With all of the women who threw themselves at him for a good time, or the men who only wanted to kiss his ring for a stack of money or two, one can't help but wonder: Who were the women Zeus could've considered his love interests? What type of trouble did he get into? How could everything that he'd seen in his younger years contribute in his older life before Rumor came in and tore down the walls of his existence? Most importantly, what in the hell turned him into the beast that we've all grown to know and love? Find out in this installment. How well do you think you really know the beast?

Jeff Goins dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success by revealing how an artistic temperament is a competitive advantage in the marketplace.? The myth of the starving artist has dominated our culture, seeping into the minds of creative people and stifling their pursuits. The truth is that the world's most successful artists did not starve. In fact, they capitalized on the power of their creative strength. In Real Artists Don't Starve, bestselling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins debunks the myth of the starving artist by unveiling the ideas that created it and replacing them with 14 rules for artists to thrive, including: Steal from your influences (don't wait for inspiration) Collaborate with others (working alone is a surefire way to starve) Take strategic risks (instead of reckless ones) Make money in order to make more art (it's not selling out) Apprentice under a master (a "lone genius" can never reach full potential) From graphic designers and writers to artists and business professionals, creatives already know that no one is born an artist. Goins' revolutionary rules celebrate the process of becoming an artist, a person who utilizes the imagination in fundamental ways. He reminds creatives that business and art are not mutually exclusive pursuits. Real Artists Don't Starve explores the tension every creative person and organization faces in an effort to blend the inspired life with a practical path to success. Being creative isn't a disadvantage for success, it is a powerful tool to be harnessed.