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Animal 4 Re-Issue featuring Bonus material. Also includes a sneak peek at Hoodlum 2: The Good Son: From the moment Animal''s former lover Red Sonja showed up on his doorstep, he knew trouble wouldn''t be far behind. It wasn''t because the last time he''d seen her, he had been fleeing for his life from a strange island. Nor was it because of the little girl she had in tow, claiming Animal was the father. It was because women like Red Sonja carried trouble around with them like designer purses. He knew getting involved with Sonja again would come at a price, but he had no idea how steep the price would be until it was too late. With his wife gone and his children abducted by a ruthless drug cartel, Animal must lead a suicide mission into the lair of one of the most dangerous assassins in the world, a woman who calls herself Tiger Lily. To go against Tiger Lily and the cartel Animal would need an army, so the call to arms is put out and the streets readily answer. Leading a handful of loyal souls against seemingly insurmountable odds, Animal races against the clock to save his children and put a stop to Tiger Lily and the cartel''s plans, while trying to stay one step ahead of the two detectives following the trail of bodies. Things take an unexpected turn when Animal learns a dark truth hidden beneath what he had been led to believe that changes everything, including who can be trusted. When the Grand Design his father had always spoken of is finally revealed Animal will be forced to make the hard choice between love, loyalty, and vengeance.

A crime would bring them together, grief would bind them and love would make them famous.Parish “Pain” Wells is a man freshly reintroduced to society, after serving time in state prison. Prior to his fall, Pain had been a heist man who showed the promise of someone who could go on to be a legend. His trajectory changed on the night he had made the mistake of accepting a ride from a friend, and found himself behind bars for the one crime he hadn’t committed. Several years later, Pain returns home to a world that wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire. The only one who still remains in his corner is his ailing grandmother. It’s for her sake that Pain tries to stay on the straight and narrow. He’s tired of breaking her heart and vows to be a good grandson, but when her medical bills start mounting he finds himself backed into a corner. He needs money, fast, and there’s only one way he knows how to get it. Since her parents died and Passion Adams found herself a ward of her estranged uncle, a gangster who everyone calls Uncle Joe, her life has been on a constant downward spiral. She moves like a ghost from one day to the next, numbing her pain with drugs and alcohol, while seeking thrills in unsavory places. One morning Passion finds herself the victim of a robbery and the thieves snatch from her the only thing of value that she has left in the world, a locket containing the ashes of her deceased parents. Passion is devastated, fearing she would never see the locket again until it shows up later in the hands of a handsome stranger, who brings something into Passion’s life that has eluded her since the death of her parents… hope.The two broken souls find themselves inescapably drawn into each other’s orbits, and begin their journey of finding lives outside the ones of poverty and sorrow that their worlds had condemned them to. But when shadows from both their pasts threaten their happiness, Passion and Pain set out on an adventure that would make them hunted by law enforcement and celebrated by the underworld. What initially starts out as a mission of vindication quickly turns into a fight for survival."K''wan delivered another classic." -Mark Anthony, Essence bestselling author of Paper Chasers"Make way for the Donald Goines/Iceberg Slim of our era." -Tracy Brown, author of Black, Dime Piece and Criminal Minded“Wait until you read this! K''wan is raising the stakes." - Kashamba Williams, author of Blinded and GrimeyAt the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Love, Betrayal and Loyalty on the Streets of HarlemDaruis, a.k.a. Rio, the only child of a singer turned alcoholic, feels he has nothing to hold on to except the idea of escaping the ghetto. Years ago, he took a gun charge for a friend and did some prison time. Unable to find a job when he gets out, Rio turns to hustling as a way out. In the meantime, Rio finds escape in the arms of his soulmate, Trinity.When Trinity''s mother died, her abusive father looks to her to play the role of house wife and bedmate. Trinity finds strength to endure in Rio''s arms. Together they vow to do whatever it takes to make it out of the ghetto. But soon they find their backs against the wall when the streets come to claim their due.

In the streets of Harlem, vengeance comes with a price.Months after the brutal murder of his best friend Lou-loc, Gutter finds himself spiraling into darkness, vowing to eliminate the entire Blood faction in New York City. Despite Sharell''s pleas to abandon this suicidal mission, even for the sake of their unborn child, Gutter''s oath propels him forward. As he slips further into madness, a shocking revelation brings Satin out of the shadows.Amidst the chaos, Major Blood arrives from Cali with two clear objectives: shut down Harlem Crip and execute El Diablo''s killer. Step back into the eye of the storm in this electrifying sequel to Gangsta.Gutter is a raw and gritty urban tale from bestselling African American author K''wan, delivering a powerful narrative of loyalty, revenge, and redemption on the unforgiving streets of Harlem.

After the deaths and arrests of his entire crew and an informant-fueled investigation into his past, the man known on the streets as Animal relocates to Texas and finds fame and stardom as the newest act signed to the notorious Big Dawg Entertainment. His girlfriend, Gucci, is thrilled when she gets the news that he''s coming back to New York on a promotional tour, but when she discovers the hidden agenda behind his homecoming nothing can prepare her for the life-altering consequences that will come of it.There goes the neighborhood . . . again.

In the heart of Harlem, a mother''s love and a woman''s ambition collide in this gritty tale of survival and redemption.Since she was a little girl, Tionna''s on and off addicted mother taught her to get hers by any means necessary. With a heart as cold as a December chill, Tionna holds a warm place in it for Duhan, the father of her two sons and her on-again-off-again boyfriend since they were teenagers. Duhan becomes her knight in shining armor until the government turns their dream into a nightmare. With Duhan behind bars and everything she loves seized, Tionna finds herself starting over in the same New York City neighborhood she swore she''d never come back to.With two kids, a man in prison and no back up plan, Tionna is once again living by her wits to maintain the lifestyle she''d become accustomed to. Back in the thick of things with her best friends Gucci, Boots and Tracy, she rediscovers her old life and suddenly begins to wonder if she''s really cut out to be a prisoner''s wife. In this fast-paced and gritty urban fiction novel, K''wan weaves a tale of a woman''s ambition, love and sacrifice in the streets of Harlem.

National bestselling author K’wan presents a story of four women fighting to survive in the urban jungle.Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men’s hearts as well as their pockets. She learns the hard way that all that glitters isn’t gold.Billy, a former high school basketball star, has been looking for love. Then she meets someone new and her whole world is turned upside down and she will never be the same.Reese is an around-the-way chick, trying to keep up with the Joneses. There’s a revolving door on her bedroom as she tries to find the love she always felt was missing. Her promiscuity leaves her pregnant from a one-night stand and Reese is faced with the task of breaking an age-old cycle, passed down from mother to daughter in her family, and standing on her own.Rhonda is twenty-something with three kids, by three men, and riding the system all the way to the bank. To her, work is a dirty word; between the multiple checks she gets from the government, and the games she plays with men, she’s living the life of a ghetto superstar. The game soon turns ugly when one of her “sponsors” snaps and decides to get some payback.Harlem has never seen four friends as scandalous as these. The neighborhood will never be the same again.

In Wild Cherry by K''wan, Gina is married to a man who more than takes good care of her, but her life of luxury comes with a price that she''s not sure she can pay anymore. Princess'' man doesn''t see her as any more than dollar signs—as long as she keeps using her body to bring in the stacks. When Gina and Princess meet and realize that they share a common problem, they sent into motion an unforgettable plot that will solve all their problems…

Tionna’s on-and-off addicted mother has always taught her to get hers by any means necessary. Tionna’s heart is cold, but she holds a warm place in it for Duhan, the father of her two sons and her on-again-off-again boyfriend since they were teenagers. Duhan becomes her knight in shining armor until the government turns their dream into a nightmare. With Duhan behind bars and everything she loves seized, she finds herself starting over in the same neighborhood that she swore she’d never return to. With two kids, a man in prison, and no back-up plan, Tionna is once again living by her wits in order to maintain the lifestyle she’s become so accustomed to. Back in the thick of things with her best friends Gucci, Boots, and Tracy, she finds herself rediscovering her old life and suddenly begins to wonder if she’s really cut out to be a prisoner’s wife.

"It''s the penthouse or the morgue."

This is the philosophy adopted by Keshawn Wilson, a.k.a. "K-Dawg," self-proclaimed lord of the streets. K-Dawg is the youngest of five kids and one of only two that doesn''t belong to his mother''s husband. As a little boy he feels the distance between him and his stepfather, and life becomes increasingly difficult as time goes on; his childhood and young adult years are spent in a home for boys and state prison, where he serves time for manslaughter. It is during his time behind bars, among hardened criminals, that the seeds of evil take root in his life and mercilessly transform him from an innocent child to a heartless, conniving menace.

K-Dawg decides that the world owes him something, and when he is released from prison, he intends to take it. He comes up with the ultimate power move that is sure to put him on top of the game—or under the earth. He wants it all, and he is dead set on having it no matter what the cost. He has nothing to lose … and everything to gain.

Secrets are revealed, sides are chosen, and bodies are dropped—it''s on!

After being thought dead, Animal resurfaces on the streets of New York to keep true to his promise and make it rain blood over Harlem. All those who had wronged him would feel his wrath, including Shai Clark, boss of the New York underworld. But touching a man like Shai Clark proves easier said than done. Using Animal''s soul mate, Gu­cci, as bait, Shai sets a trap for the young killer.

Once again Animal finds himself captured, but this time there will be no trial. He is sentenced to die at the hands of Shai''s executioner, a man known only as Priest. The assassin is ordered to kill Animal, but instead of death he gives him the truth of his shadowed past and how their des­tinies are intertwined. The man ordered to take Animal from the world is also the man who brought him into it.

Animal finds himself torn between his hatred for the father who had abandoned him and the man who had taken everything from him. An uneasy truce is formed between father and son to take down a common enemy and finally grant Animal his freedom from the blood debt he''s carried for so many years, but when the ghosts of Animal''s past catch up with him, he learns that nothing is what it seems, and everything is subject to corruption—even his love for Gucci.