In These Streets |
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Author:
| Ellis, Shelly |
Series title: | The Branch Avenue Boys Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4967-1895-2 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2018 |
Publisher: | Kensington Publishing Corporation
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Imprint: | Dafina |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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They beat the odds and turned their lives around. But now three best friends will go head-to-head with ambition, deception--and each other . . . Derrick. Ricky. Jamal. One's responsib≤ one's still a player; one's upwardly-mobile. Sentenced to the Branch Avenue Boys' Youth Institute at twelve, they grabbed the chance for better futures. They stayed tight even when their lives diverged--but the times . . . they are a-changing. New...
More Description They beat the odds and turned their lives around. But now three best friends will go head-to-head with ambition, deception--and each other . . .
Derrick. Ricky. Jamal. One's responsib≤ one's still a player; one's upwardly-mobile. Sentenced to the Branch Avenue Boys' Youth Institute at twelve, they grabbed the chance for better futures. They stayed tight even when their lives diverged--but the times . . . they are a-changing.
New deputy mayor Jamal is anti-corruption, which means severing ties with Ricky, now a "criminally-adjacent" businessman. But political power plays and unrequited love will lead Jamal to a lethal choice . . .
Ricky doesn't mind running a front for DC's biggest drug dealer, but when he pursues a sexy customer at his strip club and discovers she's a cop, any wrong move could end Ricky's good times permanently . . .
Now the Institute's new leader, Derrick is torn between his job and his fiancée, Melissa. But when a cute new instructor who supports him and his mission arrives, he wonders if he should leave Melissa behind, not the Institute. However, this dilemma is nothing compared to a problem brewing right under his nose, and the fallout will strike at the heart of the three friends' bond--and put more than their survival on the line . . .
Praise for Lust & Loyalty
"Ellis has created another phenomenal novel." --RT Book Reviews
"The secrets, scandals, and surprises will keep fans turning at a furious pace." --Booklist