Books like From the streets to the sheets : urban erotic quickies by Noire

African-American fiction

A 19‑year‑old in Harlem’s gritty underworld struggles with forbidden desire, loyalty to a drug‑dealing lover and the temptation to turn against him—all while hiding a deadly secret.

Pearl Baines, a bright graduate from Harlem, joins the FBI to escape street life, but her world turns to vengeance when her family is killed in a fire ordered by gang king Mookie Mason. She battles the underworld to honor her father’s legacy.

An ordinary life turned upside down when a mysterious entity merges Raleigh's and Nicci's worlds.

At seventeen, Edith Jackson vows to secure a job and raise her three younger sisters, but when social services separates them, she faces a life‑changing decision.

Three plus-sized women find support in one another during the ups and downs of their juicy romances and chaotic lives.

"Have you ever wanted something so bad you was willing to crawl over bodies to get it? I mean, fiend for it so hard it didn't matter who you hurt, how low you had to scrape, it was gonna be yours? That's what music and balling did for me. They were the fundamentals behind my rise . . . and the perpetrators of my fall. They called me Harlem's black prince--a rising star who carried street dreams on his back. But the streets, ya know. They got a way of coming for theirs. A method of sneaking up on you when you ain't looking . . ."Andre "Thug-A-Licious" Williams came up on Harlem's meanest streets. But thanks to his nearly ankle-breaking hoop moves and explosive mic skills, he makes it out--and dominates the rap scene with chart-topping urban hits.Thug has sexed all the hottest freaks and has a slew of baby mamas to show for it. But no matter how many women he takes to his bed, only one can claim his heart: successful beauty salon owner Carmiesha "Lil Muddah" Vernoy, his ride-or-die queen who has stuck by his side and guarded his back through thick and thin.But Thug also has a nightmarish history with someone else. Pimp Williams, his older cousin and ex--partner in crime, is a cold-blooded killer who spreads havoc all over Harlem and will stop at nothing to get what he wants--even if it means betraying his own family, crushing Carmiesha, and forcing Harlem's black prince down to his knees and back to his bloody beginnings."Urban erotica has never been hotter!"--Nikki Turner, author of Riding Dirty on I-95From the Trade Paperback edition.

A collection of eighteen contemporary stories written by leading African‑American fiction writers, showcasing a range of voices and themes within American literature.

When Mink LaRue is called to care for her dying mother, her con on the affluent Dominion family is interrupted. Her doppelgänger Dy‑Nasty Jenkins seizes the opportunity to claim the money for herself.

In this bold collection of hard-hitting urban erotic quickies, Noire, the undisputed Queen of Urban Erotica, brings you eleven authors who explore, without apology or restraint, street sagas of sexual pleasure.Boasting an all-star lineup of some of today's hottest authors--and sprinkled with heat from some fresh new talent too--this collection from Noire thoroughly lives up to her credo of giving her fans just what they like: street drama with a sheet-drenching erotic twist. Here you'll find sexy tales from fan favorites K'wan, Joy, Thomas Long, Jamise L. Dames, Andrea Blackstone, Gerald Malcom, Euftis Emory, Kweli Walker, and Erick Gray, along with two hot new voices: Aretha Temple and Plea$ure. Noire even supplies her own juicy addition to the hard-body lineup.So beware: The heat and the drama between these pages are not fairy tales for the desperate housewife. Ride hard with Noire as her authors get their grind on and take it to the limits in From the Streets to the Sheets.From the Trade Paperback edition.