Books like Daddy Cool by Donald Goines

In New York’s toughest streets, Winter—gifted, street‑savvy daughter of a Brooklyn drug dynasty—uses her wit and allure to survive a volatile winter of crime and ambition.

Teri Woods continues the gritty tale in True to the Game II, where Gena’s new romance with Jay unwittingly entangles her with his rival, Jerrell Jackson, who seeks revenge on Quadir’s crew.

James Weldon Johnson’s autobiographical novel traces the life of a mixed‑race narrator who, able to pass as white, struggles with identity and injustice in early 20th‑century America.

When Kevin Taylor joins the Manhattan criminal law firm of John Milton & Associates, he's hit the big time. At last, he and his wife can enjoy the luxuries they've so desired--money, a chauffeur-driven limo, and a stunning home in a high-rise. Then Milton assigns Kevin one of the most notorious cases of the year, with a file that had been put together prior to the crime. Throwing himself into his work, Kevin begins to see a pattern of evil emerging from behind the firm's plush facade. Acquittal after acquittal, every criminal client walks free, and Kevin's suspicions slowly give way to terror. For Kevin has just become The Devil's Advocate.

In the explosive Third installment of the True to the Game trilogy, Gena must evade a ruthless killer, crooked cops, and looming threats while protecting her family and cash, all set in the gritty streets of Philadelphia.

Shan, haunted by her past and the loss of her best friend, must navigate pregnancy, family loyalty, and a growing drug‑turf war in Detroit as she strives to redefine her life and protect those she loves.

When Jeff agreed to be the sperm donor to his best friend Beth, he never expected a tragedy to leave his newborn and three year old motherless. That's exactly what's happened, though, and it's totally thrown his life into his lover has left him, his house isn't anywhere near childproof and his boss feels the restaurant has been patient enough with the time off. Donny has always known he wanted to be in childcare, and he just finished his degree in early childhood education. He didn't count on people being less than thrilled to hire him when they find out that not only is he a male nanny, but a gay one at that. Job hunting has been frustrating to say the least, so when he knocks on Jeff's door and is greeted by the sounds of things breaking and a pair of screaming children, he thinks, just maybe, he can begin this particular interview with a trial by fire. Becoming the nanny to Jeff's children just might be a dream come true for Danny, and exactly what Jeff needs, but are either one of them ready to really be a family?

A coming-of-age story of a young African American girl in 1960s Detroit who is expected to fulfill traditional roles and learns to assert herself against the societal pressures placed upon her.

A secretarial assistant takes on a major account to prove she's better than her boss's boyfriend at her own agency.

When a fourteen‑year‑old discovers his father is to be released after murdering his mother, he must decide whether to rebuild a troubled relationship while living with his grandparents.

Donald Goines’s debut novel exposes the violent reality of crime in the African‑American ghetto, following two prison‑buddies as they navigate street gangs, betrayal, and survival.