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Dwayne S. Joseph

La Jill Hunt

Angel M. Hunter

There’s a saying in Brooklyn that if you come from my part of town, you’re from around the way. Around the Way Girls is a fast-paced look at the life of some street-smart women who think they know it all but are about to get the lessons of their lives.

Honey Jones

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Around the Way Girls

Thomas Long

KaShamba Williams

There’s a saying in Brooklyn that if you come from my part of town, that you’re from around the way. Well Lyric, Juicy, and Precious are all from around the way. They all live in Crown Heights, one of the most notorious sections of Brooklyn, but to them it’s just a place they call home. Around the Way Girls 2 is a fast-paced look at the life of some street smart women who think they know it all, but are about to get the lesson of their lives.

Lyric Crenshaw has been playing the game so long she’s mastered it. Her motto has always been to use what you got to get what you want. With a face and a body like hers, the possibilities are endless. But when a love struck co-worker teaches her otherwise and she meets a man that sees right through her, she may have to open her eyes and see that winning the game ain’t everything. 

If Juicy Brown were to die today, her obituary would read, another welfare recipient bites the dust. But things have to change. She agrees with some of the rumors around the neighborhood about her, but one is straight scandalous! And she’s about to clear it up by any means necessary. 

Precious Paine is a ghetto jewel haunted by memories of a troubled childhood. Her and her crew have the game on smash, but trouble lurks around the corner. Can the love of a good man make Precious leave behind her hustles in the streets or will she become another victim of the inner-city life that’s marked for self-destruction.

Around the Way Girls 2

Pat Tucker

Alisha Yvonne

There’s a saying that if you come from my part of town, you’re from “around the way.” Around the Way Girls 3 is a look at the life of some street-smart women who think they know it all but are about to get the lesson of their lives.

Sugar and Candy Cane are twenty-four-year-old identical twins from around the way. These ladies aren’t as sweet as their names imply, and people quickly come to know them as double trouble. The Cane twins have a love-hate relationship which keeps them at odds, but when all hell breaks loose, there’s no question as to whether they’ll have each other’s backs.

As the daughters of the infamous gangster Timmy Barnes, it was only natural that Tamara and Tamia would follow in his footsteps. But in their pursuit of the spoils of the fast life, a family secret is unraveled that may tear their lives apart.

Twin sisters Paris and Porsha McCain have a score to settle, when their sister, Alex, is found brutally beaten and dead on the streets of South Central LA. Instead of waiting for the police to catch the killer, Paris and Porsha set out to exact their own kind of justice.

Around the Way Girls 3

Roy Glenn

Dwayne Joseph

There’s a sayin’ that if you come from my part of town, that you’re from around the way. Around the Way Girls 4 is a look at the life of some street-smart women who think they have the world in the palm of their hands but are about to find out that things aren’t always what they seem. 

For talented artist Jovia Grant, life has gone from one extreme to the other. Being raised by a single mother living in a lavish home, her much-needed break from home comes when she is accepted into a summer art program where she rediscovers old friends and meets a few new ones. In “Thug Passion,” La Jill Hunt, Essence magazine bestselling author, brings in the drama as these two worlds collide and Jovia’s family discovers that she has been learning more than art.

In “All for Love,” Dwayne S. Joseph weaves a dramatic tale of love and betrayal. After the turmoil she suffered in her twenty years, Rayne is thankful for the safety and companionship given to her by her boo Love. Unfortunately for Rayne, the drama and heartache are about to come back into her life in a major way when she finds out she is pregnant with Quincy’s baby. 

In “All about the Money” Roy Glenn, it truly was about the money for Jada West. From dancing at the best club to becoming the city’s top madame, whatever it took to make piles of paper, that’s what she was about. In this tale of power and money, Glenn bring a different flavor to this around the way girl as Jada discovers that, in the end, there is something more important than money.

iiKane

Around the Way Girls 4

Erick S. Gray

Mark Anthony

Tysha

Girls from around the way think they’ve seen it all and know it all. What they don’t know will surprise them and change their lives forever. Take a look at the lives of some street-smart women who’ll learn what living the fast-paced life can mean in the end if you’re not careful.

What if you were raised to be a hooker and, worst of all, your father was your pimp? In “Keepin’ It in the Family,” this isn’t just a nightmare for the Collins daughters, this is reality. Raised without the guidance of their mother, Diamond, Essence, and Chanel were forced onto the streets at a very young age. They were expected to make that money by any means necessary or face the wrath of their daddy, Dallas Collins. Can the girls band together to free themselves from Dallas?

In “Pound Cake,” we bring you to Coney Island, where four friends deal with daily life in one of the deadliest parts of the borough. Pound Cake, a beautiful yet fiery nineteen-year-old, is the leader of the pack. People in the streets know not to mess with Pound Cake or her home-girls. So when a local hustler named Winter impregnates and then abuses Minnie, the youngest in the group, Pound Cake won’t stand for it. She is going to find a way to make him pay.

“So Seductive” introduces you to the world of Cinnamon and Simone. Best friends since childhood, they are every man’s fantasy, and they know it. They love to play with men and get whatever they want from them. But when one of their night’s escapades turns violent, will the girls change, or will they fall prey to the unforgiving Brooklyn streets?

Veronica K. Jackson

Around the Way Girls 5

B.L.U.N.T.

Meisha Camm

Following in the successful footsteps of its predecessors, Around the Way Girls 6 features three popular authors presenting their versions of the tough, street-smart girls that everyone loves.

Yana and Kiki had to grow up much too fast, thanks to their mother’s drug habit. They’ve got each other’s backs, but even that might not be enough to protect them from the ruthless drug dealer who’s got them under his thumb.

Connie is tired of struggling to get by, so when a shady corrections officer introduces her to a sure thing, she jumps at the chance. It doesn’t take long, though, for her to recognize that her new hustle is bringing more drama than she bargained for.

Quiana wants nothing more than to do the right thing. After bearing witness to her mother’s heinous murder at the hands of her drug-addicted boyfriend, she is struggling with the ramifications of losing the only person in the world who truly loved her.

Ida Belle

Around the Way Girls 6

Chunichi

Karen Williams

There’s a saying that if you’re from my part of town, you’re from around the way.

Following in the footsteps of its successful predecessors, Around the Way Girls 7 showcases three popular Urban Books authors and their versions of some very tough, street-smart girls. 

Nina and Mouse are a couple just trying to survive the hater nation. Only problem is Nina’s a little paranoid when it comes to other women, and Mouse is usually guilty as charged. Fed up with Mouse’s cheating, Nina begins to creep a little herself, but will her revenge blow up in her face?

Diamond hates her messed-up life, her sorry-behind county recipient daddy, and his broke, crack-smoking girlfriend. Most of all, Diamond hates her mother, who didn’t love her enough to stick around. But there are two sides to every story, and Diamond is about to hear the other side to hers. 

Homegirls Whakelah, LaShawn, and Misha have big dreams to make it out of Webster Projects. There was a time their bond seemed unbreakable, but now that Misha has found love and a ticket to the big time, her friends want to go along for the ride. How far are they willing to go to chase that paper?

Around the Way Girls 7

Around the Way Girls - The book series

Around the Way Girls - The book series

Around the Way Girls books in order

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