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A gripping adrenaline rush of a story about growing up on the street, Michael David Baptiste's first novel unfolds like an epic saga of crime and punishment.Presided over by a main character named Michael Banner, known on the streets as Spits, "Cracked Dreams" takes readers onto the down and dirty streets of the Bronx and into the lives of a drug gang called the Time Bombs. The Time Bombs fear that their territory is being threatened by a rival gang trying to muscle into their trade, so they devise a plan to eliminate the competition. Soon they're consumed by the desire to make their mark beyond the borders of their hometown. Their cash-fueled dreams carry them far from their poberty-plagued roots, where their lives escalate into horrifying violence. "Cracked Dreams" introduces an unorgettable cast of snitches, gangstas, dealers, thugs, pimps, prostitutes, hustlers, and ex-cons who learn the hard way that when the street calls, you'd better answer. Shadowing their every move are the FBI agents sworn to put an end to the gang's reign of terror thats transforming average street corners into bloody battlegrounds.Careening from the drug-fueled avenues of the Bronx to Florida and California, "Cracked Dreams" tells a haunting tale of sin and redemption. Filled with graphic imagery and tragic overtones, this is an electrifying debut by a supremely gifted up-an-comer.

Zane, Shonda Cheekes, J.D. Mason, and Eileen M. Johnson collaborate on this thrilling collection of novellas about the women who search for the man of their dreams on the internet. This anthology edited by Zane features stories penned by some of the hottest female novelists, following the women who meet men on Blackgentlemen.com, the fictional premier website showcasing black bachelors. Women throughout the country are scrolling through in the hopes of finding true love. The search is thrilling, but the real fun doesn’t begin until these women meet the men in person. In "Duplicity," Zane shows us what happens when twins end up sharing a little bit more than they morally should. "Your Message Has Been Sent" by J.D. Mason, a lonely widow finds her way back to truly living in the most sensual of ways. Shonda Cheekes entices us with a trail of lies and their ultimate consequences in "Lessons Learned." In "The Adventures of the Bold and Bourgeois," Eileen M. Johnson introduces us to a sister with issues that she finally decides to resolve with the aid of the right brother. Finally, Zane rounds out the collection with "Delusions" about a woman on the brink of disaster with the man who seemingly stepped right out of her dreams. Entertaining, witty, humorous, and not to mention extremely sexy, the five novellas in Blackgentlemen.com will keep you riveted and yearning for more.