What happens when a black man in America doesn't have the coping and problem-solving skills to deal with the burden that his environment had placed upon him? He stays stuck in survival mode. Once upon a time on the eastside of Detroit was a kid who dared to dream much bigger than his circumstances. Born to a mother with limited education and a father he barely knew, it wasn't long before he realized just what the world thought of people like him. Being a young black male in the '90s made him a target of hate and an assumed statistic in the eyes of many. For years he would walk that path carved out for him. What no one counted on is that when that kid was thrown into the streets with the wolves he would take every scar, every battle, every war, every win, and every loss and use it all to fuel the engine that would drive him out of dangerous and cutthroat life of crime and into a world of fiction writing. The Fight of My Life book is not a rags to riches story, but a journey of street life, self-discovery, divine intervention, and purpose. When God saves you from yourself and your enemies too many times to count, at some point you have to bow to His mercy and tell the world of His greatness. This ride is not for the weak, and when it over my only hope is that I've inspired someone to change.

Fight of My Life: A Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Benjamin, King

Community & Culture

King Benjamin Presents

Cry Baby Chris is a boy on a journey to become a man. His biggest problem is he doesn't handle his emotions well. As a kid he is bullied and teased. As a teen he has his heart broken by Charlotta the only girl that ever showed any real interest in him. Being exposed to the elements of the streets one day he decides to bottle up all his emotions as best he can and reinvent himself as a cold hearted gansta named Capone. As Capone he deals harshly with anyone who crosses him earning respect and position in the streets. But no matter how hard he tries he can never escape who he truly is.    Charlotta is a serious risk taker and just too cool for her own good. What she wants out of life most is respect for being the hustler she believes herself to be and the street fame that comes with it. She too young to realize that street fame comes with a price. Years after the break up Charlotta and Capone link up and the flame is rekindled. will the bond these teen ganstas share lead to ghetto heaven or send them straight to hell?

Cry Baby

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

V D Style Publishing

Stink, Toya and JT are from the bottom. Black Bottom to be exact. All three just happen to be trapped inside the same impoverished, unforgiving neighborhood at the same time. Growing up deprived of even the simple necessities creates not just a want but a need for better. With no parents, no guidance and no love it's not long before the trio take to fearless desperation when gambling with their lives and freedom. They embody the pioneer spirit of the legendary Detroit hustlers invading foreign lands. Their boldness pays off in a big way but no amount of money is more important than the bond they share. But when luck runs cold they soon realize only the cutthroat and thorough will survive the deadly chess game they play with each opponent. When the pressure is on, you adapt fold or die.

Gank Masterz

United States

Can men and women just be friends? Farrah is twenty-three years old in a happy and committed relationship. When she befriends her new co-worker she suddenly begins to notice all the flaws in her relationship and the shortcoming of her boyfriend Raheem. Soon she becomes too close for comfort with her new found friend and as her feelings begin to change she does the unthinkable. Marco is twenty-five and fresh home from a three year prison stretch for dealing drugs. When he decides to go straight, he lands a job where he meets a beautiful woman that shakes him to the core. He tries to work on his relationship with the mother of his child but a new bond becomes a huge distraction. When Marco plays the friendship game with Farrah he is sent on a hot pursuit that is wilder than any chase police could ever offer him. Hearts and lives are put at risk before things come to a boiling point in this deeply engrossing forbidding love tale.

Wash You off My Skin: A Forbidden Love Story

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

At the tender age of seventeen, Chris aka Capone was snatched off the streets away from everything he loved and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The reputation he’d worked so hard for on the streets meant nothing behind the walls. His manhood would be tested all over again shaping his mentality as an adult along the way. But thanks to some loyal friends and a million prayers Capone would be given another chance at life almost ten years later. This time he has plans to move differently and make everyone rooting for him proud, but those same friends that helped him at his lowest point could prove to be his unraveling. When her boyfriend went to jail for life, Evelyn had no choice but to move on. After graduating college, she had to feel her way through some things until she found the career path she believed was her destiny. After ending a long-term relationship she was reunited with Capone knowing he could surely use a friend. It doesn’t take long for her to realize that her feelings for him would never die but when the news breaks that he’ll be coming home she has some tough decisions to make. If she allows Capone back into her life it could ruin everything she’s built. Will Capone be the man that Evelyn need’s him to be or will he destroy both of their lives in the process of trying to find his path?

Cry Baby 2: Father, Forgive Me

Genre Fiction

Broke and Lonely

Independently published

A Boss and A Thug

BlackByrd

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