Some call her nice, but most call her nasty . . . Diamond, the sassy vixen that you love to hate, is back, and she has a few more tricks up her sleeve. After Kemp's death, she quickly moves on and shacks up with his best friend, Black. Unfortunately, things aren't running as smoothly as they expected. Diamond is quickly losing control of the situation—and her emotions—after multiple attempts on her life by one of the victims she believed she'd killed. To make matters worse, people from her past keep popping up and causing a ruckus, including the father that walked out on her ten years earlier. When a fast-talking corner hustler named Money swoops in and becomes Black's partner, his soldiers become jealous. Black gets locked behind bars, and Money sets his plan in motion, seducing Diamond in an attempt to take Black's place. With all of the drama surrounding her, the "I Rule the World" disposition that got her where she is slowly breaks into a million pieces. In Nicety, you'll watch her struggle and make mistakes that could cause her to lose the two things she loves the most: Black and money.

After the daughters of The Black Diamond Mafia are kidnapped, getting them back safely is the main priority. Unfortunately, that begins a chain of events that could very well bring the mafia down to its knees. In part two of this mouth dropping series, you learn that the past isn't always something that stays in its place. With more and more of Kimiko's past butting its way into the present, Sierra and Golden realize that they never really knew the woman that gave birth to them. The problem is, they can't dwell on Kimiko's issues because they both have problems of their own. Sierra knows in her heart that loving a married man is a recipe for disaster and tries to leave Kappo and his drama behind. However, Kappo isn't trying to lose her and lets it be known that he's willing to do anything to prove that. What he didn't count on was his wife having the same feelings in regard to him. Love had never been kind to Golden. It seemed to always make a fool of her and just when she thought Enzo could change that for her, he lets her know that love ain't what he's looking for. That realization doesn't hit her too hard though because Darren left her with problems that she can't seem to solve. Even with him out of her system, he's still causing her to deal with his demons. Natavia and her son seem to have finally found their home. With Mister, things are finally easy for the single mother and she has never seen her son as happy as he has been. Mister is everything that she ever needed in a man, kind, loving, attentive and thuggish to the core. But life has a way of making a happy ended a little harder to achieve and Natavia sees that firsthand. Is there such a thing as Love in the Black Diamond Mafia?

When Diamond and Mica rekindle their friendship by plotting to get rid of one of North Philly's most notorious drug dealers and steal his fortune, betrayal once again rips them apart, leaving them with nothing except the will to survive. Original.

African American women have played a pivotal part in rock and roll—from laying its foundations and singing chart-topping hits to influencing some of the genre's most iconic acts. Despite this, black women's importance to the music's history has been diminished by narratives of rock as a mostly white male enterprise. In Black Diamond Queens, Maureen Mahon draws on recordings, press coverage, archival materials, and interviews to document the history of African American women in rock and roll between the 1950s and the 1980s. Mahon details the musical contributions and cultural impact of Big Mama Thornton, LaVern Baker, Betty Davis, Tina Turner, Merry Clayton, Labelle, the Shirelles, and others, demonstrating how dominant views of gender, race, sexuality, and genre affected their careers. By uncovering this hidden history of black women in rock and roll, Mahon reveals a powerful sonic legacy that continues to reverberate into the twenty-first century.

I know I'm never going to change. I was born in the darkness, and that's exactly where I'll remain. Rome is sweet, gentle, and vanilla. But I'll change all of that. I'll show her who I really am. And slip that black diamond onto her finger.

In this new "Black Diamond" series, Kane sweeps readers back to Regency England where love sparkles throughout a multi-faceted tale of mystery and intrigue. Courtney Johnson, the daughter of a sea captain, is swept underneath a wave of despair when a pirate forces her father overboard and she is taken captive. As a diamond then brings Courtney and her brother together, it glitters with a malice and mystery that draws them toward a haunting evil.

KISS have been around for nearly a quarter of a century in one form of another. This book peels back the myths and stories for fans, non-fans and the curious alike. Here is the complete history of the band from before it was even called KISS to the triumphant return of the original line-up at a concert staged in 1996. It looks at the hanging world of rock music from the early 1970s to the present day and what it takes for the band to stay on top. It features an exclusive interview compact disc with an ex-KISS drummer.