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Tess of the d'Urbervilles follows Tess Durbeyfield, a rural woman from a poor family, as she confronts poverty, social injustice, and the rigid expectations of early 20th-century English society.

In Miami, the cartel that dominates the drug trade is upended when its ruthless leader dies, setting off a deadly clash between his legacy and a determined contract‑killer. Two lovers on opposite sides must face the truth.

In Flint, Michigan, drug kingpin Benjamin Atkins keeps his daughter Raven safe from the city’s dangers until love for street kid Mizan pulls her into a low‑cost world of loyalty and longing.

Misfit is a contemporary fiction that follows young women navigating the realities of romance and career in the motion‑picture world, delving into coming‑of‑age dilemmas and man‑woman relationships.

James Salter's 'All that is' is a captivating and sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition. A deeply intimate portrait of the emotional and physical experiences of being alive. Set during the golden decades following World War II, the book captures Salter's lifelong obsession with capturing the intimate, ephemeral spaces that all of us hold and leave behind on paper. After serving as a young officer in Okinawa during the war, Philip Bowman returns home to a small publishing house in New York. The frenetic social scene of New York in the post-war era is a backdrop for the story, where Bowman feels at home. However, his enduring love seems to elude him. When he meets a woman who captivates him, Bowman embarks on a journey that he never intended to take. The book is celebrated for its lyrical evocation of a post-war world imaginatively rendered and beautifully written.

In the late 1980s, a young woman from the projects falls in love with a prosperous drug dealer, and together they confront the harsh realities of street life and the perilous allure of underground wealth.

The Girls in 3‑B follows three working‑class young women in 1950s Iowa and Chicago as they navigate the challenges of gender expectations, workplace politics, and clandestine lesbian relationships.

Dylan, who lives a luxurious life despite being broke, finds herself plunged into a world of lies, lust, love, and betrayal when she attempts to cope with her latest break-up by turning to her best friend's brother for comfort.

Diamonds and Pearl each try to claw their way to the top of the New York street scene, and back to each other. The New York street scene is full of treachery and alliances, and Diamonds knows he has to push away his past if he's to grab hold of a future with Pearl. But there's about to be an all-out war, and Diamonds is in exile, planning his next move. Meanwhile Pearl faces a threat that could topple the Stone empire; and Vita has discovered a sinister plan that threatens to destroy everything she had fought so hard to build.

In the quiet North Carolina town of Southport, a mysterious young woman named Katie finds herself torn between two unexpected loves and a haunting secret, discovering that true safety may lie only in the courage of love.

Three gripping tales of African‑American women navigating life in urban neighborhoods, told in a raw, realistic style.

So, what happens when a slick-mouth girl from Brooklyn decides to go off to college in the unofficial capital of the South? She is quickly introduced to the Atlanta lifestyle, where "Bruh" is part of every other sentence; dreaded fros are a must; hot lemon pepper wings are law; west side accents are always thicker; nobody says ATL unless they're from out of town; HBCU life is unlike any other; and most importantly, it's all about family. In particular, it's all about the Carter family. Without the Carters, there is no Atlanta.--Provided by Publisher.