A Thug's Life Revisited

By Yani

What do you do when the system you've sworn to serve and protect marks you for death? Jamal, D-Ball and Andre are back for an EXPLOSIVE spin-off to the A Thug's Redemption series, only this time, one of them is not making it out alive! Jamal was positive that he'd seen the last of corrupt police officers when he took down Kristoff and every dirty cop that was working with him. But a new discovery puts him in even more danger than before. After a bomb is planted in his car nearly killing him and his partner Dante, Jamal is made aware that a hit has been put out on him by none other than his brothers in blue. While trying to protect his partner, Dante runs into another problem when a teenager catches a police shooting of an unarmed Black man on his phone which puts a target on his own back. Dante must choose between being "Detective" Dante the cop or "D-Ball" the no non-sense having thug wit zero fucks to give in order to save this kid as well as his partner. Who will make it out of this drama-filled street novel alive?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Yani
• Release date: Oct 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370049721

Yani

Born in 1984 and raised in both North Philadelphia and the Germantown sections of Philadelphia, Yani knew she would be a writer at a young age. Starting with short versions of her own Tom & Jerry stories at only 5, Yani put her skill and talent to use in her grade school classes by writing other short stories to entertain her teachers and peers. Poetry became an interest to her at the age of 13 when she discovered her ability to free-style lyrical flows. Her first poem "Incomplete Dream" was published in University City's High School newspaper, but her rise to small fame in the school came after performing one of her best poetic pieces during a high school talent show, being the only student to receive a standing ovation. Her poem "Why Tyrone Can't Read" is still remembered by students and staff who run into her almost 13 years later. Yani has performed her poetry on the local hip-hop and R&B radio station Power 99FM, and other open-mic nights throughout Philadelphia. Though her ability to combine rhymes and metaphors together comes easily, her desire to become a published novelist was stronger than anything else. She wrote A Thug's Redemption at the age of 15.

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