Shawn Corey Carter is a high-school dropout from a housing project in Brooklyn, New York. Rapper Jay-Z is an enormously successful award-winning musician, businessman, and entrepreneur with a multi-million-dollar empire. This book charts that journey, from Shawn's life growing up in the projects and his years dealing drugs to survive, to his introduction to the world of rap. It describes Jay-Z's earliest work through his career as an artist, his retirement from performing, his career as a recording executive, and his return to music.

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For the woman who has always had the urge to embark on a lengthy cross-country journey by herself, Curves on the Highway is both an inspirational guide and a practical how-to book. Gerry Davis offers advice for women travelers on everything from how to deal with auto mechanics to pointers on packing sensibly. The all-important issue of security weaves throughout chapters on trip planning, insurance, and choosing a hotel.

In DC and the Caribbean, Haggerty protects a rock icon’s life Jane Doe and the Pleasure Principal are halfway through their Memorial Day concert when the crowd gets violent. A fan charges Jane, but is caught by a security guard, who tosses him off the stage, shattering both his legs. A few weeks later, the fan is suing the band for damages, and a series of death threats have Jane fearing for her life. She needs a bodyguard who’s willing to crack skulls to keep her safe. She needs Leo Haggerty. A bruising DC private investigator, Haggerty agrees to guard Jane for the forty-eight hours leading up to the deposition. As her feuding band mates threaten to tear the group apart, danger comes at Jane from all sides—starting in Washington and following them all the way to the Caribbean. The Things We Do for Love is the 4th book in the Leo Haggerty Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Rites of Passage is a comedy, fantasy, mystery about women going through menopause.

Will losing everything be enough to save them, or will it break them forever? Alexander Krystina offered me her heart, and I’d given her mine freely and without reservation. She was the angel who guided me to salvation, lighting up all the places inside me that had been dark for most of my life. There was no denying the connection we shared. But now, she was the one who had fallen into darkness. I could control a great many things, but I couldn’t free her from the black abyss. As hard as I tried, I had no way to save her—especially after she changed all the rules. Krystina My husband was as beautiful as he was possessive. I needed him like I needed the air I breathed. So why did I feel like I was suffocating? I supposed every honeymoon period had an expiration date, and it seemed as if Alexander and I had reached the end of our bliss. Now I was shrouded in loneliness and a cold chill of uncertainty. So when destiny shifted in the most unexpected way, I found myself daring to hope again. My only problem was Alexander. He didn’t see things like I did. It didn’t matter how much I craved him. I had to break free of the ties that bind. Either Alexander would be with me, or he would be against me. Breaking Stone is the stunning conclusion to the International Bestselling series, where Alexander & Krystina’s devotion to each other will be tested like never before. Will they finally get what their hearts desire, or will the Fates give them a challenge that will break them? Topics: Contemporary Romance, Dangerous Romance, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance, Steamy Romance, Love Story, Billionaire, CEO, sexy, family drama, love, mystery, suspense, damaged hero, secrets, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary, romance series, long series, long romance series, sassy, strong heroine, captivating romance, hot romance, forbidden love, sparks, spanking, swoon, kidnapping, dominant, submissive Readers of Dakota Willink’s books also enjoyed books by: Sylvia Day, Shayla Black, E.L. James, Lara Adrian, TL Swan, Helen Hardt, Meredith Wild, K. Bromberg, J Kenner, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Ana Huang, Lauren Asher, Skye Warren, Aleatha Romig