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Title: Loyalty Looks Different In The Dark**$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: March 11, 2026
Genre: Urban Fiction + Domestic Noir + Psychological Suspense + Women’s Crime Fiction
Page Count: Approx. 330 – 355

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Coming Soon – Early Access Drops March 11, 2026

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Blurb: Loyalty Looks Different in the Dark. Zaria stayed loyal when it made no sense. Through courtrooms, cold nights, and a silence that screamed more than his voice ever did. But when Keiran steps back into her life, fresh out and hungry to reclaim what he lost, everything has changed.
The crew moves differently. The game’s colder. And Zaria? She’s not the girl who waited in the dark. Now she runs her own circle.
And there’s another man watching her move like he owns the air she breathes. Keiran wants his position back. His respect. His woman.
But in the dark, loyalty doesn’t look like it used to—and Zaria’s silence might be louder than any betrayal he ever feared. Because this time, she didn’t just survive. She learned how to win.

Title: She Cursed Me With Closure **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: February 18, 2026
Genre: Urban Fiction + Romantic Suspense + Psychological Drama + Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Page Count: Approx. 325 – 345

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Coming Soon – Early Access Drops February 18, 2026

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Blurb: She Cursed Me With Closure. Jaren thought he had time to fix it. Time to clean up the lies, stop creeping, and finally come home for real. But Naiya was done waiting. So she left quietly, beautifully, and with everything he didn’t know he needed: the peace of knowing he lost her. But what Malik didn’t expect was the glow-up… or the silence. Now he’s watching from a distance as the woman who used to beg for his loyalty becomes the woman who makes other men kneel. But closure doesn’t always mean it’s over. And when Naiya decides to step back into his life—for revenge, for control, or maybe just one last night—she’s bringing something more dangerous than heartbreak… She’s bringing peace. And she knows he can’t handle it.

Title: Ain’t No Peace in Paternity **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: January 28, 2028
Genre: Urban Fiction + Legal Drama + Family Secrets
Page Count: Approx. 325 – 350

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Coming Soon – Early Access Drops January 28, 2026

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Blurb: When 19-year-old Ja’Marcus gets slapped with a paternity suit for a son he swears isn’t his, he turns to the only person who might be able to help—his older sister Kiera, a paralegal with a gift for bending laws and breaking systems. But when the DNA test comes back positive, it exposes more than just fatherhood… it opens the door to a dangerous legacy of lies, betrayal, and bloodlines that don’t quite add up.
Because in the hood, DNA doesn’t just reveal the truth—it might just get you killed.

Title: Sundays in Cell Block C **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: December 17, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Psychological Thriller + Romance
Page Count: Approx. 325 – 350

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Pre-order now…. before love writes its final letter behind bars.

Coming Soon – Early Access Drops January 7, 2026

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Blurb: Shaniece was supposed to be just a volunteer chaplain — preaching hope to prisoners, not falling in love with one. But DeAndre “Dre” Mathis, the block’s most feared inmate, is more than just inked scars and cold eyes. He’s brilliant. He’s broken. And he might be innocent. As their stolen moments grow deeper, Shaniece finds herself tangled in prison politics, emotional warfare, and a dangerous question: what if saving Dre means damning herself?

Title: He Asked for Loyalty, I Gave Him Blood **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: December 17, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Psychological Thriller + Romance
Page Count: Approx. 330 – 355

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Coming Soon – Early Access Drops December 17, 2025

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Blurb: Zyaire was supposed to be the savior of her story. The one who pulled her out of the streets and gave her something real. But when his loyalty to his gang starts outweighing his love for her, Kiana makes a move that flips their entire world upside down. Now she’s caught between a crime she can’t undo, a man she can’t trust, and a war that has her name written all over the bullets.
Some girls run. Kiana reloads.

Title: Midnight Metropolis **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: November 26, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Romantic Drama + Suspense
Page Count: Approx. 320 – 350

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Coming Soon – Early Access Drops November 26, 2025

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Blurb: In a city that never sleeps, two haunted souls collide under the cover of night. Dr. Sanaa Blake is an ER physician who’s seen it all—blood, betrayal, and broken hearts. But nothing prepares her for the enigmatic man who walks into her hospital at 3:17 a.m. with a bullet wound and a silence that speaks volumes. He’s Nasir “Blackwell, the elusive owner of Midnight Metropolis, an underground nightclub pulsing with secrets. Their paths cross again, not in the sterile glow of the ER, but under the dim lights of Black’s domain—a place where rules are blurred and pasts come to play. As Sanaa saves lives by day and teeters into temptation by night, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about loyalty, desire, and the cost of keeping things buried. But in a city built on masks, someone always knows the truth. And when theirs unravels, only one question remains—can two fractured hearts find peace in a city built on chaos?

Title: Auntie Got Hands **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: November 5, 2025
Genre: Urban Action Comedy + Family Drama
Page Count: Approx. 350 – 375

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Coming Soon – Early Access Drops November 5, 2025

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Blurb: When three teenage punks jump her nephew at the bus stop, 52-year-old Belinda Barnes doesn’t dial 911. She dials back to 1992. Turns out, Auntie was a street-certified storm back in the day—sharp elbows, quicker comebacks, and a reputation that still echoes through East Ferry like an unpaid tab. One slap later, and she’s gone viral as “Granny Hands,” the TikTok auntie nobody saw coming. What starts as a one-time beatdown turns into a social media whirlwind. Reporters camp outside her door. The church elders are appalled. Her estranged ex-partner-in-hands hits her line after two decades. And worst of all—her past, the one she thought she’d buried beneath Bible verses and Bengay, comes knocking with brass knuckles and bad intentions. Now the streets are watching, the block is buzzing, and the old crew she tried to forget might be the only ones who can help her survive what’s coming. Because being a viral sensation is one thing. But in this city, legends don’t trend—they come out swinging. Packed with laugh-out-loud moments, family chaos, and real OG wisdom, Auntie Got Hands is a love letter to every woman who used to fight, found peace… and still keeps the Vaseline in her purse—just in case.

Title: WHEN THE STREETS STOP WHISPERING **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: October 15, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Crime Thrillers + Women’s Crime Fiction
Page Count: Approx. 345 – 370

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When the silence hits…that’s when the truth screams.

Coming Soon – Early Access Drops October 15, 2025

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Blurb: It wasn’t the gunshots that woke her up. It was the silence that came after. Jazmine has always known how to survive. Born into the fire, raised between eviction notices and cracked concrete, she’s no stranger to chaos. But when she steps outside one night and sees Trig—her closest friend, her almost everything—lying dead in the street, survival takes on a whole new meaning. The hood whispers. The block watches. And Jazmine? She doesn’t cry. She moves. All she has is Trig’s burner phone… and one chilling message: “If anything happens to me… find Gutter. Start with DaRon.” DaRon is deadly, quiet, and unreadable—half protector, half problem. He says he’s keeping her alive. But secrets run deeper than loyalty, and Gutter? He’s not a name from the past. He’s the war waiting at her doorstep. As bodies drop and alliances shift, Jazmine becomes more than the girl grieving a ghost. She becomes a threat. A name. A legend. And in a city where even grief has rules and silence is a survival tactic, only one truth remains: When the streets stop whispering… somebody’s about to scream.

Title: A LICK, A LIE, AND A LOADED GLOCK **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: September 24, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Crime Thrillers + Women’s Crime Fiction
Page Count: Approx. 320 – 345

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One shot. One secret. One savage move.

Coming Soon – Early Access Drops September 24, 2025

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Blurb: The streets don’t wait for nobody—especially not Kiyah James, a woman with a loaded Glock, two deep secrets, and a third strike hangin’ over her head like a noose. When one betrayal flips her quiet survival into a high-stakes war, Kiyah stops playin’ it safe—and starts playin’ for keeps. She wasn’t out for money. She was out for the truth—and revenge dressed in lip gloss and leather gloves.From the corners of Brick City to the highest seats of power, Kiyah builds an empire one bullet and broken bond at a time. But when ghosts from her past come back with blood on their breath and crowns in their sights, the Queen must decide: Protect the legacy she bled for? Or burn it all down to walk away clean? In a world where loyalty cuts deeper than lies and love can be deadlier than a rival’s trigger finger, one woman will carve her name into the pavement… In blood, gold, and fire.

Title: THE BABY AIN’T MINE BUT THE LIE IS **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: September 3, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Urban Romance + Psychological Drama
Page Count: Approx. 335 – 360

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When DNA ain’t adding up, the drama multiplies.

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Blurb: Devon Holloway is a man split down the middle — one half bound by loyalty, the other owned by love. He’s been married to Amina for ten years. She’s smart, strategic, and everything his legacy was built alongside. But when her affair ends with a pregnancy, Devon does what he’s always done: stays. For the image. For the child. For the lie that keeps their house from collapsing. Then there’s Simone — eighteen years older, emotionally fluent, and never meant to be anything more than a friend from work. Until he kissed her. Until he pursued her. Until she became the one place he felt alive again. For two years, Devon has loved both women — one tied to his past, the other to his peace. But when the truth unravels and secrets start breathing louder than silence, all three are left to ask the question no one’s ready to answer: What do you do when the love is real…
but the life you built on it is a lie?

Title: A Side Chick’s Revenge **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: August 13, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Women’s Fiction + Romantic Drama
Page Count: Approx. 315 – 340

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She was quiet. Until she wasn’t.

Coming Soon – Early Access Drops August 13, 2025

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Blurb: Jasmine Cole wasn’t looking for love—just perks without problems. She knew her role: stay cute, stay quiet, stay out of the wife’s way. Then Malik Carter, Atlanta’s media golden boy, said the words: “You’re the one.” Now she’s holding the receipts, the lies, and the power. And she’s not walking away. She’s walking through the front door. With backup from the other women he tried to play, a baby scandal no one expected, and a mouth too sharp for daytime TV, Jasmine is coming for everything he thought he could protect—his company, his reputation, and his wife’s damn throne. But taking power is one thing. Keeping it? That’s where the real story starts.

Title: 10TH FLOOR CONFESSIONS **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: July 23, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Psychological Suspense + Romance
Page Count: Approx. 300 – 320

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All secrets sound louder from the top floor.

Coming Soon – Early Access Drops July 23, 2025

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Blurb: The Tower is one of the most exclusive high-rise apartment buildings in the city. Only the wealthy, powerful, and dangerous call it home. Khalil Banks, an investigative journalist, has spent years exposing corruption, but nothing has prepared him for what he finds inside The Tower. After a chance encounter with a woman in distress, he starts digging into the lives of the elite residents. But every door he knocks on hides something darker than the last. The building is home to politicians, CEOs, drug lords, and socialites—but they all have one thing in common: secrets. And when Khalil stumbles upon a recording of a confession that could bring down the entire city, he realizes he’s in way over his head. The problem? Someone knows he’s listening. The more he digs, the more people around him start disappearing. Trapped in a luxury prison with enemies at every turn, Khalil has two choices: uncover the truth and risk his life—or play along and become part of the corruption he set out to expose.Urban Fiction. Intimate. Mysterious. Unshakable.

Title: DEAD MAN’S HUSTLE **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: July 2, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Crime + Emotional Drama
Page Count: Approx. 310 – 335

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He died with secrets. She’s living with the consequences.

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Blurb: Dre “Ghost” Bennett should be dead. At least, that’s what everyone thinks. After being marked for death by the cartel, Dre faked his own murder, leaving behind his name, his business, and the only woman he ever loved. Five years later, he’s living under a new identity in Chicago, running a small security business and staying far away from the game. But when his childhood best friend is murdered back in Miami, Dre is forced to come back from the dead. He knows the streets will never accept his return, and worse—his enemies are still out there, waiting for him to slip up. Dre only wants revenge. But stepping back into the game means facing the love he left behind, the enemies who never stopped looking for him, and the truth about why he was set up in the first place. The dead don’t come back to life. And if Dre isn’t careful, this time, his death will be real.

Title: HUSTLE & HEART **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: June 11, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Romance + Hustle Drama
Page Count: Approx. 340 – 360

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She gave the game her loyalty. It gave her a knife in the back.

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Blurb: She had a plan. Stack money. Stay low. Keep moving. But love? That was never supposed to happen. Sienna hustled to pay the bills and protect her peace—until a powerful stranger with secrets of his own disrupted everything. Now she’s caught between ambition and affection, loyalty and lies, with a choice that could cost her everything she’s built. Because the city is watching. The streets are whispering. And in this game, heartache is the tax for dreaming too big. Urban Fiction. Sharp. Addictive. Unapologetic.

Title: THE PLUG’S DAUGHTER **$12.99**
Author: Raven Sterling
Release Date: May 27, 2025
Genre: Urban Fiction + Crime Drama + Family Legacy
Page Count: Approx. 325 – 350

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The streets ain’t whispering anymore. They’re snitching.

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Blurb: Nia James grew up in the lap of luxury, but not the kind you see on TV. As the daughter of Atlanta’s most feared drug kingpin, she had everything—money, power, and protection. But when her father is brutally murdered in what appears to be a targeted hit, her entire world comes crashing down. With her father’s enemies circling like vultures, Nia is expected to disappear quietly, let the streets handle it, and let the men in the game decide her fate. But Nia isn’t built like that. She refuses to run. Despite never having been in the trenches, Nia takes over the empire, determined to find her father’s killer. But she quickly learns that the game isn’t what she thought it was. Every man in the business underestimates her. Every ally is a potential snake. And when she starts uncovering secrets about her father’s past, she realizes that his murder wasn’t just a power grab—it was personal. Now, Nia isn’t just running the empire. She’s hunting. And she won’t stop until the streets pay what they owe in blood.

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