Lust & Hip Hop (The Ms. Mogul Series)

Lust & Hip Hop (The Ms. Mogul Series)
Author: Jazz Jordan
Publisher: Platinum Life Publishing
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1503019594

Angelique is a naturally beautiful woman who is full of ambition. When she relocates to New York for her job, she is optimistic about finding Mr. Right. But even in a city with millions of singles, her chaotic work schedule and chronic bad luck with men are a toxic combination. Angelique decides to put love on pause to focus on making partner at her Fortune 500 management consulting firm. However, corporate America’s maze of glass ceilings leave her disillusioned. One day, a business proposition from her co-worker Mona changes everything. Angelique and Mona’s first client is Mandingo Records, a label owned by the multi-millionaire, hip hop mogul, Big Buck. His world of raw lyrics, diamond encrusted grills, scantily clad video vixens, drugs and wild parties overwhelm Angelique. A typical day at the office is chocked full of the kind of drama she never dreamed of. Right on the brink of calling it quits, she catches the eye of the label’s biggest star, the king of hip hop, Vertigo. Long before he acquired his fame and fortune, Vertigo relied on his good looks and hazel eyes to charm women. They literally bent over backwards and sideways to please him without much effort on his part. Now that he’s a double-platinum selling artist, females are willing to go to new extremes to get his attention. But Angelique is unlike any woman he’s ever known. She challenges him in a way he’s not accustomed to. Can Vertigo and Angelique listen to their hearts, or will haters get in the way? In this first installment of the Ms. Mogul Series, love and loyalties are put to the ultimate test.

Lust & Hip Hop 3 (The Ms. Mogul Series)

Lust & Hip Hop 3 (The Ms. Mogul Series)
Author: Jazz Jordan
Publisher: Platinum Life Publishing
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015-03-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150760260X

When Vertigo discovers Angelique’s scandalous secret, it proves to be more than he can handle. In a moment of weakness, he reconnects with Shontay and she is more than willing to use her sex appeal to manipulate the situation. Together, Vertigo and Shontay embark on a dangerous affair. Shontay’s star rises as she continues to film her reality show and stops at nothing to get the ratings and attention she craves. But her baby daddy, PhDee throws a monkey wrench in her plans when he discovers what she’s really up to. Meanwhile, Angelique is forced to confront her past in the most bizarre way. While she sorts out her life and tries to keep her business together, she fears that Vertigo is gone for good. But fate has a big surprise in store for both of them when he comes back into the picture unexpectedly. But everybody isn’t happy to see the couple reunited and this time, the haters are armed with bullets. In this final installment of The Ms. Mogul Series, sex and jealousy collide for an ending that’s too real for reality TV.

Lust & Hip Hop 2 (The Ms. Mogul Series)

Lust & Hip Hop 2 (The Ms. Mogul Series)
Author: Jazz Jordan
Publisher: Platinum Life Publishing
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2014-12-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1503394093

Angelique is busy with her multi-million dollar consulting gig at Mandingo Records. Meanwhile, the hip hop label’s biggest star, Vertigo is occupied in a battle with another man for Angelique’s affection. Although she is nothing like the video vixens he’s used to dating, he finds himself drawn to her natural beauty. Outsiders are convinced that Vertigo and Angelique would be more of an odd couple than a power couple, but he isn’t concerned about what haters think and he makes it his mission to make Angelique his queen. Just as they are starting to get close, Vertigo is confronted with a dark piece of his past from the South Bronx neighborhood he left behind years ago. Soon, Vertigo is facing jail time and Angelique’s own secrets come to light. People say that love conquers all, but when you add jealousy and lust, it’s impossible to predict what will happen next. In the second installment of the Ms. Mogul Series the drama is mirrors a hit reality show.

Off Camera Affair 4 (The Motor City Drama Series)

Off Camera Affair 4 (The Motor City Drama Series)
Author: Jazz Jordan
Publisher: Platinum Life Publishing
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2014-10-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150105905X

When Kai takes a trip to Costa Rica with Santiago to attend his sister’s wedding, she can’t help but fantasize about her own happily-ever-after, but her excursion in paradise is interrupted by someone from Santiago’s past, someone who makes Kai question the man she longs to open her heart to. Is Santiago worthy of her love, or is he harboring a destructive secret? Back in Detroit, at the Channel 5 news desk, Kai is excited to hold the coveted spot as lead anchor. The fact that she is filling in for her trifling ex, Frank, definitely doesn’t diminish her resolve to advance her career. Unfortunately, someone at the TV station has a sinister plan. For Kai Lewis, danger is never too far away. Meanwhile, Kai is invited to interview for the job of a lifetime. As badly as she wants to seize the opportunity, she is reluctant to leave her family and the love of her life behind to move across the country. While she struggles with the difficult decision, a trial gets underway to decide the fate of her nemesis, Tisha. Despite Tisha’s laundry list of dirty deeds, her clever defense attorney has concocted a brilliant strategy, and Kai is concerned that the jury will acquit her instead of throwing her salty behind under the jail where she belongs. After the unnerving and shocking display of that lawyer’s slick courtroom antics, Kai finds herself confronted by her second nemesis, Madison, in the most disrespectful way. Kai’s life as a single mother and her work schedule allow her limited free time to spend with her man, but she tries her best to make every minute count, and her fantasies of a brighter future bring a smile to her face. With the love and support of her family, Kai feels nothing can stop her. But just as she’s on the verge of realizing a dream-come-true, she makes a devastating mistake that could cost her everything. Can Kai and her sister, LaNaya, undo the damage before it’s too late? Kai has already endured years of unspeakable drama from outsiders, but this time, she is responsible for a situation that could be the cause of her own downfall. In this final installment of The Motor City Drama Series, sex, witness testimony, and videotape distort reality.

Hiding in Hip Hop

Hiding in Hip Hop
Author: Terrance Dean
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2008-05-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1416579389

“If you’re a fan of the hit show Empire and its characters Cookie, Lucious, Hakeem, Jamal, and Andre, then you have to check out Terrance Dean’s provocative memoir Hiding in Hip Hop. Dean writes a compelling story about black gay men in Hip Hop and Hollywood, and what it takes for them to make it the entertainment industry.” – JL King, New York Times bestselling author of On The Down Low Celebrated blogger and former MTV insider Terrance Dean reveals a hidden side of Hollywood and hip hop in this explosive and illuminating memoir. Terrance Dean worked his way up for more than ten years in the entertainment industry from intern to executive and has lived the life of glitz and bling along with Hollywood and Hip Hop’s most glamorous heavy hitters. As a gay man immersed within the world of the famous and the fabulous, Dean knows well the industry’s secrets and the façade that is kept, that for men, promotes machismo and heteronormative behavior. Most of what Dean unveils in this book is fascinating and salacious, but all of it is true. He also shares his own secrets, and an account of the pain of his mother’s addiction, and the poverty and molestation he experienced as a child. Hiding in Hip Hop is not a traditional tell-all. It’s personal. It’s poignant. It’s a provocative and honest look at stardom and sexuality.

All Our Pretty Songs

All Our Pretty Songs
Author: Sarah McCarry
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2013-07-30
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250027098

This is a story about love, but not the kind of love you think. You'll see... In the lush and magical Pacific Northwest live two best friends who grew up like sisters: charismatic, mercurial, and beautiful Aurora, and the devoted, watchful narrator. Each of them is incomplete without the other. But their unbreakable bond is challenged when a mysterious and gifted musician named Jack comes between them. His music is like nothing I have ever heard. It is like the ocean surging, the wind that blows across the open water, the far call of gulls. Suddenly, each girl must decide what matters most: friendship, or love. What both girls don't know is that the stakes are even higher than either of them could have imagined. They're not the only ones who have noticed Jack's gift; his music has awakened an ancient evil—and a world both above and below which may not be mythical at all. We have paved over the ancient world but that does not mean we have erased it. The real and the mystical; the romantic and the heartbreaking all begin to swirl together in All Our Pretty Songs, Sarah McCarry's brilliant debut, carrying the two on journey that is both enthralling and terrifying. And it's up to the narrator to protect the people she loves—if she can.

Men's Health

Men's Health
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Total Pages: 196
Release: 2006-07
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Men's Health magazine contains daily tips and articles on fitness, nutrition, relationships, sex, career and lifestyle.

Best Life

Best Life
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Total Pages: 128
Release: 2006-06
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Best Life magazine empowers men to continually improve their physical, emotional and financial well-being to better enjoy the most rewarding years of their life.

New York Magazine

New York Magazine
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Total Pages: 104
Release: 1983-09-05
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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.