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In 1977 two kids formed an unlikely bond-one a white boy living in a mostly black housing projects and a black girl residing on the 'hilltop' which looks down on the ghetto. Two years later both are tentatively approaching first love.But the secrets of the past forces them apart until one day Vanessa returns to a world that she never felt a part of. Her first love is now a drug dealer and Vanessa still feels irrevocably linked to him. But she won't live her life with a man that exists on the edge of right and wrong. And Scotty makes the supreme sacrifice for his family and for his future.Now in Book 2 of Everything is Everything, the secrets of the past explodes around them all and threatens to steal not only the dreams of Scotty and Vanessa but also their very lives.From a return of those thought long lost, to the Hip Hop scene of New York City, prison, death, a huge dysfunctional family and the drug game that is never far out of reach, Scotty and Vanessa must navigate through the minefield of street life in order to learn that blood is not always thicker than water.Warning: This Urban Literature novel delves into a world of drugs, money and the racial tension of the 70's and 80's. It includes graphic language, drug use, sexual situations and violence.

In 1977 12-year old Vanessa White lives just out of reach of the projects that both scare and entice her. It is the year that she meets 14-year old Scotty Tremont, one of the few white boys to live in the ghetto. Initially afraid that Scotty intends to beat her up because her cousin called him white trash, Vanessa soon learns that although Scotty is a 'Trick Baby' and will probably be a dope boy just like his brother, he also somehow manages to be compassionate.Scotty is learning something as well; that his path has not been laid out before him and that everything isn't necessarily everything. This two part book series takes the reader back to the 70's style urban lit stories of life in the ghetto. It begins in the 70s and moves throughout the decades following the lives of people whose stories have intertwined in a romantic, tragic, sometimes funny tale of street life. This story is for adult readers only and contains mature themes including language, sex, violence, drugs and racism.

Jason, better known as Top, is an up and coming DJ. He's a white guy that knows more about Hip Hop than most and he also has cerebral palsy. His group Wheels of Steel is comprised of self-proclaimed misfits that are made cool by their talent. But despite his talent and popularity, Jason is plagued by issues of trust and anger. Robin is a shy black girl that takes a job as his home healthcare aid. Her crippling nervous condition makes everything difficult for her, not just her bad tempered client with cerebral palsy, but also his close knit friends, and even her mother with her best intentions. Their saga takes them along a musical journey of self-discovery and love. This romance series explores the spirit of love and acceptance between a person with an obvious disability-and someone whose disabilities are not always quite so obvious.

Juicy Robinson was the color of sweet black licorice, of a charcoal briquette soaked in lighter fluid and no one was going to make her feel like she wasn't the sexiest thing around-not the white people that her mother had taught her to distrust and certainly not the homeless white man that has been watching her from the alley. Juicy has 'issues', having grown into a woman that is filled with anger and a distrust of whites instilled in her by her mother. After an altercation, Juicy finds herself rescued by the homeless man that she has thoughtlessly nick-named 'Mr. Cracker.' Pepper Pace makes one explore stereotypes as well as similarities, using frank language and humor in this story of self-acceptance. Adult content; graphic sex, language, violence.

Hayden Michaels had given six years of her life to MyKell before he abruptly informs her that things hadn't been "right" for a while and he had met someone else. That is when Hayden finally opens her eyes and takes a good look around at her life and the mess that she was-financially, emotionally and physically. Never able to maintain enough discipline to put her mind to any difficult task, Hayden makes a bold decision; she will throw away an entire year of her life; moving towards her goals with no thought of pleasure or pain. With the use of positive affirmations Hayden's journey is a lesson to us all as she faces situations and people that help her to realize her worth-namely a man who has been written off by society. But the question becomes whether Hayden can accept the faults of someone else without allowing herself to fall back into her old ways? Warning: this story contains explicit language, sex, and descriptions of drug use.

Pepper Pace's interracial fairytale is the story of Beast; a Marine with a destroyed face and a plus sized beauty who has identity issues. A lesson learned is that beauty is not what is on the outside...In this romance that is taken from the Beauty and the Beasts' fairytale, it will leave you questioning 'who is the beauty and who is the beast?'