Books like New York's finest by Kiki Swinson

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.

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.

"It took a lot of manpower and machinery to rescue Reggie from the clutches of Miguel Chavez and his henchmen, but Naomi, Damian and Foxx made it happen. Unfortunately, they are not out of the wood yet. They still have the Feds to watch out for. And now that Miguel is dead, Marco has put a huge bounty on everyone in Naomi and Damian's operation. So, a war is eminent. Nowhere to run but out west, Naomi's father Foxx solicited the help of a friend in Denver, Colorado. And when Foxx received the green light to relocate his family he took his friend up on his offer. Naomi was happy that everyone was back together and that they were going to start their lives over in a new place. But everyone wasn't so reluctant. Damian only tagged along because he wasn't going to leave Naomi. And Reggie had another agenda entirely. With this mindset, Reggie will create a windstorm and tear down everything Naomi and Foxx built..."--P. [4] of cover.

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.

"In the United States today, one in every 31 adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the "land of the free" become the home of the world's largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America's prison problem originated with the Reagan administration's War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ironic source: the social welfare programs of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society at the height of the civil rights era. Johnson's War on Poverty policies sought to foster equality and economic opportunity. But these initiatives were also rooted in widely shared assumptions about African Americans' role in urban disorder, which prompted Johnson to call for a simultaneous War on Crime. The 1965 Law Enforcement Assistance Act empowered the national government to take a direct role in militarizing local police. Federal anticrime funding soon incentivized social service providers to ally with police departments, courts, and prisons. Under Richard Nixon and his successors, welfare programs fell by the wayside while investment in policing and punishment expanded. Anticipating future crime, policy makers urged states to build new prisons and introduced law enforcement measures into urban schools and public housing, turning neighborhoods into targets of police surveillance. By the 1980s, crime control and incarceration dominated national responses to poverty and inequality. The initiatives of that decade were less a sharp departure than the full realization of the punitive transformation of urban policy implemented by Republicans and Democrats alike since the 1960s."--Provided by publisher.

In part 2 of the New York's Finest series, Naomi and Damian are in hiding trying to figure out their next move. They know they need to be extra careful not to tip off the Federal government and the notorious mafia drug lords they once worked for, but things never work out the way you plan them. Unfortunately, they are summoned to return to New York. But after they get there they realize that the streets are not the same so they have to play by a whole new set of rules. With little to work with, Naomi, Damian and her father Foxx are forced to strategically map out a plat that would not only guarantee them freedom, but get Reggie back.. The only problem with the plan is, no one can be trusted.

Two men break into a drug lord’s stash house in Philadelphia, only to find themselves forced into a deadly showdown that leaves one survivor scrambling for a convincing alibi, or risking prison or death.

Alexis Gold rises from the shadows of street crime to become the feared “thug princess” of an Italian Mafia family, wielding power, loyalty, and a razor‑sharp reputation in a world of danger.

Flight attendant Naomi Foxx has helped her brother Reggie orchestrate his smuggling operation. When his operation falls apart, she realizes she must go into hiding.