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Best Reviewed Books of 2010 Below is a listing of books reviewed on the UrbanReviewsOnline.com website that we noted as being the best of the best! *Search our site using the Search Field on the right side to find the corresponding review on our site. 5 out of 5 'Top Shelf Rating' = 'Classic' (This is a comprehensive list of those titles...in no particular order.)   Risque - Smooth Operator Wanda Campbell - Right Package, Wrong Baggage    Amaleka McCall - Price of Fame Monique D. Mensah - Inside Rain Shelley Halima - Blinding Mirror Chilufiya Safaa - Stay The Night Theo Semper - Church Affairs Pat Tucker - Daddy By Default Shana Burton - Flaws And All Judge Glenda Hatchett - Dare To Take Charge Suzan Johnson-Cook - Becoming a Woman of Destiny Venesha - Mirror, Mirror K'wan - Welfare Wifeys Michelle Stimpson - Last Temptation Denise Coleman - Drama With A Capital D Various Authors - Can't Help the Way That I Feel (antho...

Tash Hawthorne - Karma 2 - Available Now! - 2.5 out of 5 books - After the birth of Karma and Money's son Mekhi, Money distances himself from the two. He lies to Karma about his whereabouts, telling her that he is working overtime, but that is far from the truth. In all actuality, he is pounding the streets late at night in search of his father. The same man that was responsible for the murder of Karma's mother. Little does Money know, his father will never be found. Karma cannot understand why Money has refused to be there for her or their child. The loves she has for Money is slowly dwindling. When Money commits an unspeakable act towards her, she is torn on whether or not to tell her family. Karma knows if her family finds out what Money has done, he is as good as dead. Karma 2 by Tash Hawthorne is a story of love, lies and abuse. It is a story of what lies can really do to destroy a family. Although the author had a decent plot, I felt the story was a bi...

Bettye Griffin - The Heat of Heat - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - The Heat of Heat is about how Chantal, Sinclair, and Yolanda met their soul mates, even though it wasn't so obvious in every case. Chantal meets Trystain when she had to fill in for one of her employees. Even though the chemistry was definitely there, Chantal thought Trystain was a snob. He had his work cut out for him if he wanted Chantal in his life. When Yolanda and Carlos first made eye contact, it was love at first sight. While attending one of Carlos' shows, Yolanda catches his eye and he asks for her phone number. She doesn't think she will ever hear from him. Boy was she wrong! With Carlos' budding music career, the odds are against them. They will have to work extra hard if they are determined to make their relationship work. Sinclair isn't sure when she will meet her Mr. Right, but whenever it happens, she will be ready. When she has to help out by driving one of the li...

Rosalyn McMillan - We Ain't The Brontes - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Charity Evans and Lynzee Lavender are sisters who are also writers, but their relationship has always been strained due to the sibling rivalry caused by their professions. Lynzee is living in the lap of luxury by being a New Times bestselling author while Charity is still trying to get there. Charity has been struggling to get another publishing contract for years. With being a few steps from financial ruin, Charity’s marriage and home life may be in trouble if she doesn’t get another contract soon. Things get even more out of control when Lynzee reveals that she and Charity’s husband had a child that was given up for adoption years ago. How will this news affect Charity’s relationship with her sister and her own marriage? We Ain’t the Brontes is a fabulous book about what happens when sibling rivalry goes too far. Rosalyn McMillan does a wonderful job of breathing life into Charity and Lynzee...

Cynthia Diane Thornton - Larger Than Lyfe - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Keshari Mitchell is the founder and sole owner of Larger Than Lyfe Entertainment. At the age of thirty, Larger Than Lyfe Entertainment was a $300 billion dollar company. Keshari is what one would call a workaholic and perfectionist. By day, Keshari runs the legitimate side of the game. But at night, she is second in command of The Consortium, an organization that supplies most of the West Coast with premium cocaine. Richard Tresvant is the head of The Consortium. Unfortunately, he is an inmate at the Los Angeles County Jail awaiting trial for the murder of a prominent attorney. When Keshari makes it known to Richard that she wants out of the organization, Richard in turns makes it very clear that the only way out...is in a body bag. It begins to look like Keshari does not take heed to Richard's threat when the tabloids are clearly showing that Keshari is caught up in a whirlwind romance, n...

Meesha Mink - Real Wifeys: On The Grind - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - Kaeyla "Goldie" Dennis is a nobody with nothing until she meets Damion "Dyme" Gunners outside his shop while she daydreams of having ‘one’ outfit like all the other kids. Goldie trades in her innocence for all the luxuries that she’s never had, leaving behind the secondhand clothes as dreadful memories in her past. Dyme is 23 years older than Goldie when he makes her his lil' secret wifey at 15 years old. When an adult and cocky Goldie refuses to play her position as Dyme’s jump off, she finds out that the world is still as cold and heartless without money and a man to carry her load. Goldie has to reach deep within and gather the strength instilled in her from her Mama Bit as she embarks on different hustles that will afford her to live the lifestyle she’s grown accustomed to. Meesha Mink has branched out independently and is pioneering her very own Real Wifey series. Pove...

Kenn Bivins - Pious - Available Now! - 4.5 out of 5 books - Carpious Mightson a.k.a. Pious is known as a hard-working, friendly and churchgoing man. His girlfriend, Sydney, feels like she is the luckiest woman in the world to have a man that is so honest and caring as Pious. Her son looks up to him and absolutely adores Pious and vice versa. Little does anyone know that in his past, Pious served a twenty-year sentence in prison for murder. When Ian Kaplan moves to the quiet neighborhood on Mechi Lane, it makes some of the neighbors very uncomfortable. Why? Ian Kaplan is a registered sex offender. Ian also knows who Pious is from prison. Not only does he have to worry about his new neighbor letting his secret out, but he also has to worry about his ex-wife that shows up out of the clear blue trying to extort money from him. Pious was an excellent novel by Kenn Bivens. It is a novel that will have you looking at your neighbors sideways, silently wondering what secrets they ...

On The Line with Radiah Hubbert - Rosalyn McMillan - Author of 'We Ain't The Brontes' - Rosalyn McMillan talks to Radiah Hubbert about: - Her latest book 'We Ain't The Brontes' - Her upcoming E-book series - Her literary journey - Her plans for the future - Her advice to aspiring authors - And Much Much More! Click Here For Our Exclusive Audio Interview With The Author Of 'We Ain't The Brontes' Rosalyn McMillan Or listen to the audio interview right now (approx. 24 mins): Order your copy of We Ain't The Brontes today! On The Line with Radiah Hubbert Exclusive One-on-One Interviews with Today's Top Authors!

Dutch - Dynasty II - Available Now! - 3 out of 5 books - Dynasty II by Dutch picks up right where the last book left off, with Vee shot and left for dead. Will Guy find out that someone close to him is the snake in the grass that attempted to take his life? Ty is angry at Guy for not retaliating on the person responsible for killing his brother. To let that person just walk away is unfathomable to him. Ty is determined to take action against the culprit responsible, whether Guy likes it or not. Ty's mother Debra has been keeping a huge secret. When Ty finds out what that secret is, he is going to have to make a huge decision: To kill or not to kill the one he loves. Dynasty II by Dutch is full of drama, sex and murder. It was a bit confusing at times when the author would go from past to present. There were also too many characters that had me pausing to remember who was who and what was what. Along with some minor editing issues, Dynasty II was just an okay...

INSIDE OUT  With Meesha Mink (Niobia Bryant) Author of 'Real Wifeys: On The Grind' Meesha Mink is the national bestselling and award-winning author of 20 previous novels. She lives in New Jersey and South Carolina.  Urban Reviews: Tell our readers about Real Wifeys: On The Grind. Meesha Mink:   Real Wifeys: On The Grind is the first book in a short series centered three different wifeys from three different "hoods" who each struggle with a major issue or conflict in their life.  In this one, the lead character Goldie's struggle is with her love of money, her desire for power and her need for respect (more importantly self-respect).  The book is divided into those three sections as Goldie comes of age and faces first love, heartbreak, tragedy, loss and danger. Urban Reviews:  How did the concept for this book come about? Meesha Mink:    It’s very, VERY, loosely based on the Real Housewives franchise. I wanted to do a interconnected series ab...

On The Line with Radiah Hubbert - Venesha - Author of 'Mirror Mirror' - Venesha talks to Radiah Hubbert about: - Her latest book 'Mirror Mirror' - Her literary journey - Her plans for the future - Her advice to aspiring authors - And Much Much More! Click Here For Our Exclusive Audio Interview With The Author Of 'Mirror Mirror' Venesha Or listen to the audio interview right now (approx. 30mins): Order your copy of Mirror Mirror today! On The Line with Radiah Hubbert Exclusive One-on-One Interviews with Today's Top Authors!