Books like The glamorous life by Nikki Turner

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece examines the glittering yet hollow glamour of the Roaring Twenties as the enigmatic Jay Gatsby pursues love, wealth, and identity across the social divide.

180 p. ; 21 cm.1010L Lexile

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.

Charisma Bland leaves her Baltimore roots for Miami, where a chance meeting with star baseball player Manny Manifesto sparks a risky romance that tests their pasts and futures.

Nikki Turner curates the latest installment of the Street Chronicles, bringing together four authors to explore urban life through contemporary African‑American voices.

After a rocky marriage, Jay Crawford meets the irresistibly seductive Ashlee Anderson. A one-night stand turns into a fiery, obsessive affair where devotion and turmoil collide, forcing Jay to confront whether love or danger wins.

Unique, a young woman with only $200, leaves her past behind and moves to New York, where she falls in love with boxing promoter Kennard. When secrets surface, she and her friend Teeydah plan a heist to survive and protect their future.

The reigning queen of hip-hop lit, Nikki Turner, takes on the music biz in this tale of a young woman who risks everything to be a superstar.Fabiola Mays was born to sing. She has a voice like honey and a body to match, but one heartbreaking setback after another threatens to derail her dreams of a recording deal. To make matters worse, it's Christmastime, rent is past due, and the cops intend to kick her tight-knit family to the curb--until a small-town gangster comes to the rescue and offers them a place to stay.Years pass, and Fabiola continues to play gigs and travel around the country hoping for another shot at fame. She's long forgotten the gangster named Casino who bailed out her family once upon a time. But when Casino is shot, Fabiola feels that she must help the man who helped her family during their lowest point. As Fabiola climbs the ladder of success, she is pulled between the spotlight and the street, trying to resist industry moguls who find the allure of fresh meat irresistible and the thugs from the shadowy side of the ghetto who threaten to keep her close.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Calliope, a Seattle woman, raises her brother after their mother abandons them. A chance meeting with released felon Lynx leads to romance, gambling addiction, and a dangerous path that threatens their fragile stability.