Lovin A Virginia Bad Girl

Have you ever experienced that good old hood love that makes your insides shiver? The three main characters in Raquel Williams’ raw Urban drama do. Follow along as Nyesha, Kymani, and Yohan get caught up in a messy, page-turning love triangle… Nyesha has been through hell, both physically and mentally. After being abandoned by her first love, Yohan, she turns to the streets for comfort. She gets into the drug game as a way to provide for her children, oblivious that the streets are cruel and have no room for a trap girl. With no one to turn to, she falls for one of Richmond’s hottest dope boys. Then, Yohan pops back into the picture, determined to get back the love of his life. But first, he must prove his love. Kymani isn’t your typical dope boy. He’s a smooth talker with a dark past and deadly intentions. Anyone who crosses him or the people he loves will definitely be dealt with. His weakness for a bad female will have him drawing for this young, sexy, money-getting chick. However, he has his problems with a love triangle, thugs trying to kill him, and the police trying to send him away for good. Take a ride as this couple fights to keep their love alive. Will they allow all the drama brewing around them break up everything they’ve worked so hard to build, or will they fight to hold on to their love and their freedom?

Have you ever experienced that good old hood love, which makes your insides shiver? Nyesha Smith has been through hell, both physically and mentally. After being abandoned by her first love, Yohan, she turned to the streets for comfort. She got into the drug game as a way to provide for her children, but was quickly drawn to the fast life of trapping. She becomes oblivious to the fact that the streets are cruel, and has no room for a trap girl. With no one to turn to, she fell for one of Richmond's hottest dope boys, Chris. Chris has his share of drama that will cause Nyesha to question his love and loyalty for her. Not only that, but Yohan decides to pop back into her life. He is determined to get his woman back, no matter who is in the picture.Chris isn't your typical dope boy. He's a smooth talker with a dark past and deadly intentions. Anyone who crosses him or the people he loves will definitely be dealt with. Chris' weakness for a bad female will have him drawing for this young, sexy, money getting chick. However, he has his own drama brewing with the love triangle he is caught up in, thugs trying to kill him, and the police trying to lock him up.Take a ride as this couple fights with everything in them to keep their love alive. Will they allow all the drama that's brewing around them to come in and break up everything that they worked so hard to build? Or will they fight to hold on to their love and their freedom? Will it prove that they only have each other in this wicked world of sex, drugs and murder?

What would you do to hold on to the good life? Would you let your man lie and cheat on you? Would you turn your head when the truth is hitting you dead in the face? Akila Jones had a rough childhood growing up in one of Richmond’s grimiest projects. She learned early on that she had to boss up, go in savage mode, and take care of herself by any means necessary. Things are starting to look up for her when she falls for Mari, a well-known hitta from Virginia Beach. Little does she know she is destined for all the drama that comes with dating a dude with money. She’ll learn fast that good sex and playing the good girl are not enough to keep her wild lover under control. Mari is young, rich, and arrogant. His messed-up mentality toward females only makes it worse when he snatches up this young girl who is desperate for a better life. His ignorant behavior makes him oblivious to the fact that danger is on the way, and his life is about to turn upside down in the blink of an eye. Take a rocky ride with this couple who are toxic for each other but continue to play this dangerous game of love, lies, and betrayal.

A 2015 Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—from Lucas. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. He wants her to move on. If only it were that easy. But then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. He makes her feel again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things? With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future? Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

A YA romance—with a sparkling commercial voice and a dash of science—that explores a relationship over six years The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it’s something at first sight. The pair become fast friends, climbing trees and planning world travels. After years of being outshone by his older brother and teased because of his Tourette syndrome, Spencer finally feels like he belongs. But as Hope and Spencer get older and life gets messier, the clear label of “friend” gets messier, too. Through sibling feuds and family tragedies, new relationships and broken hearts, the two grow together and apart, and Spencer, an aspiring scientist, tries to map it all out using his trusty system of taxonomy. He wants to identify and classify their relationship, but in the end, he finds that life doesn’t always fit into easy-to-manage boxes, and it’s this messy complexity that makes life so rich and beautiful.