{"product_id":"diamonds-and-pearl-paperback","title":"Diamonds and Pearl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK'Wan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom # 1 Essence best-selling Crime Novelist K'Wan comes a tale of forbidden love, high stakes murder and the robbery gone bad that set it all in motion, Diamonds and Pearl.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey say that good girls like bad boys, and this was especially true for Pearl Stone. A child born of privilege to a drug baron and reputed killer known in the streets as Big Stone. Although the flashy, fast-paced nature of the streets calls to Pearl, she's been brought up to look but not touch. But when a young hustler named Diamonds crawls up from the swamps of Louisiana and sets up shop in New York City, everything Pearl was taught flies out the window. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised in the wild and schooled on the mean streets of New Orleans, Diamonds is no stranger to hard times and is willing to do whatever it takes to stay above the poverty line, including kill. When a robbery turned mass murder goes wrong, Diamonds is forced to flee New Orleans and lands in New York where he meets Pearl, and for the first time finds something he craves more than wealth and power...love. \u003cbr\u003eAs the stakes get higher, Diamonds has to push away his past if he's to grab hold of his future--but by doing so, will he show Pearl that all that glitters isn't gold?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eK'WAN\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHoodlum\u003c\/i\u003e, the Hood Rat series, \u003ci\u003eDiamonds and Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He wrote his first novel, \u003ci\u003eGangsta\u003c\/i\u003e, as a therapeutic release, and it went on to become an \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a part of urban-lit history. In 2008 he received the Black Author of the Year Award from Black Press Radio. He has been featured in \u003ci\u003eTime, KING, The New York Press\u003c\/i\u003e, and on MTV and BET. Besides an author, K'wan is also a motivational speaker, a mentor to at-risk children and the C.E.O of Black Dawn, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772588065056,"sku":"9781250102614","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/53b313359da945a125a2f6f820624757.webp?v=1780408957","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/diamonds-and-pearl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}