K'wan
1) Animal
Author
Series
Animal novels (K'wan) volume Prequel
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Three years after narrowly escaping a one-way trip to the gas chamber, the fugitive known only as Animal finds himself drawn back to the scene of the crime: Harlem, NY. Throughout his entire time in exile, the only thing that kept Animal going was the thought that he would one day be reunited with his soul mate, Gucci. But one bullet changed everything. When his enemies tried to murder Gucci, they crossed the line, so he vowed to cross them all....
2) Promise kept
Author
Series
Promise volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Promise and her best friend Mouse have fled Newark and are hiding out in New York City, wanted by the police—and the streets—for the death of B-Stone, leader of the Bloods. In the city, Promise has found work as a waitress at a hole-in-the-wall strip club. But one fateful night, she is forced to face her past when an up-and-coming rapper draws several shady characters into her orbit. Meanwhile, Asher has maneuvered himself into a position of...
3) Section 8
Author
Series
Hood rat novels volume 3
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Tionna learned from her on-and-off addicted mother how to live by her wits. Now, forced to start over in the same neighborhood she swore she'd never go back to, with her on-again/off-again boyfriend and father of her two sons in jail and everything seized by the government, she rediscovers her old life and wonders if she's cut out to be a prisoner's wife.
4) Black lotus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In order to avoid an Internal Affairs investigation, Detective Wolf must hunt down the "Black Lotus Killer," a pursuit that leads to a cold case from his past.
5) Wrath
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From the neighborhood bullies to the stepfather who uses him and his siblings as punching bags, Jonas "Wrath" Rafferty's life has been one battle after another. Rogue homicide detective Louis "Lou" Ceavers offers him a bargain that will change the course of his life, and Jonas goes from errand boy and street muscle to one of the most dangerous young men in the city. Then Alex, his childhood crush, comes home on break from college and gives him a glimpse...
Author
Series
Diamonds and Pearl volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
It’s about to be an all-out war. While an ambitious rival has taken over Diamonds’s crew, Diamonds lies in wait in exile, carefully planning his next move to comeback and reclaim his position as king of the streets of New York for good. But when an unexpected enemy from the past one-ups Diamonds and beats him at his own game, Diamonds needs to dig deep into his bag of tricks―and make an unlikely alliance―in order to climb back to the top....
7) The fix 3
Author
Series
Fix novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Persia is drug free and has gotten her life back on track. Meanwhile, Chucky is determined to make Persia his again.
Author
Series
Animal novels (K'wan) volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Secrets are revealed, sides are chosen and bodies are dropped...it's on! After being thought dead, Animal resurfaces on the streets of New York to keep true to his promise, and make it rain blood over Harlem. All those who had wronged him would feel his wrath, including Shai Clark, boss of the New York underworld. However, touching a man like Shai Clark proves to be easier said than done. Using Animal's soul mate Gucci as bait, Shai sets a trap for...
Author
Series
Black Lotus volume 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After the death of a police officer, assassin Kahllah (aka the Black Lotus) is forced out of retirement in an attempt to clear her name while outrunning a mysterious enemy. "Black Lotus 2: The Vow is full of the cinematic action and drama that K'wan is known for. Readers will be anxiously waiting for the next installment." --Urban Reviews "[A] riveting read from start to finish...Excellent." --Exclusive Magazine "K'wan delivers a lean, tightly plotted...
11) Eviction notice
Author
Series
Hood rat novels volume 5
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Porsha, the ghetto princess. Boots, the scandalous baby mama. Frankie aka Francine, the con artist. These three women live in one apartment and are into all kinds of hood foolishness while having fun. Until one day they find an eviction notice taped to their door. Now they have seventy-two hours to find out how to come up with all the money they owe in months of back rent. Of course Don B. is still up to his old tricks with Big Dawg ENT and trying...
Author
Series
Animal novels (K'wan) volume 4
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
From the moment Animal's former lover Red Sonja showed up on his doorstep, he knew trouble wouldn't be far behind. It wasn't because the last time he'd seen her, he had been fleeing for his life from a strange island. Nor was it because of the little girl she had in tow, claiming Animal was the father. It was because women like Red Sonja carried trouble around with them like designer purses. He knew getting involved with Sonja again would come at...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! "Kevin Kwan's new book is his most decadent yet." --Entertainment Weekly The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the WASPY fiancé of her family's dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with. On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri,...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
-- Entertainment Weekly When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country’s most eligible...
Author
Series
Rich novels (Kevin Kwan) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend, is back with an uproarious new novel of a family riven by fortune, an ex-wife driven psychotic with jealousy, a battle royal fought through couture gown sabotage, and the heir to one of Asia's greatest fortunes locked out of his inheritance. 416pp., 100K
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Feeling incomplete because her unknown birth father cannot walk her down the aisle, a girl on the brink of marrying one of Asia's richest bachelors is brought into the elite circles of Shanghai by a shocking revelation. By the author of Crazy Rich Asians. Reprint. A national best-seller.
17) Dear Yeti
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Told through a series of notes, two boys go on a hike hoping to find Yeti but run into trouble along the way.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
La víspera de su boda con Nicholas Young, heredero de una de las grandes fortunas asiáticas, Rachel debería sentirse feliz. Tiene un diamante sin igual, un vestido de novia de ensueño y un novio que está dispuesto a ignorar a sus entrometidos familiares y a renunciar a su fortuna con tal de casarse con ella. Sin embargo, a Rachel le entristece la ausencia de su padre biológico, al que nunca conoció. Cuando un fortuito accidente le revela su...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
-- Kirkus ReviewsMeet the Kings, one of the most influential families in New York City. In the power circles of the movers and shakers, they are regarded as modern-day royalty. A politically connected father, a socialite mother, and three promising children: they look every bit the all-American family . . . but every family has secrets. Some darker than others. -- On the night of their mother’s fiftieth birthday gala, their father, Chancellor,...
20) Eve
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of Hoodlum comes a novel about one of the deadliest women to ever grace the streets of Harlem—Eve.The only family Eve Panelli has ever known is the infamous Twenty Gang. Orphaned as a small child, Eve quickly learned the art of the hustle, and by age seventeen she had spent two years in prison. But now Eve is eighteen, back on the streets of Harlem with her gang, and up to one of her old tricks: strong-arm robbery. Despite...