{"title":"Urban Fiction","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-deeper-love-inside-the-porsche-santiaga-story","title":"A Deeper Love Inside by Sister Souljah","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestseller from the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLife After Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the Santiaga family saga continues, this time told by Porsche Santiaga, Winter’s fiery younger sister.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMega-bestselling author Sister Souljah returns to the Santiaga family in this frighteningly fierce, raw, and completely unpredictable coming-of-age adventure woven with emotional intensity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Deeper Love Inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is written in the words of Porsche Santiaga, Winter’s sharp-tongued, quick-witted younger sister. Porsche worships Winter. A natural born hustler, Porsche is also cut from the same cloth as her father, the infamous Ricky Santiaga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePassionate and loyal to the extreme, Porsche refuses to accept her new life in group homes, foster care, and juvenile detention after her wealthy family is torn apart. Porsche—unique, young, and beautiful—cries as much as she fights and uses whatever she has to reclaim her status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnselfishly, she pushes to get back everything that ever belonged to her loving family. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Deeper Love Inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, fans will encounter their favorite characters from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Coldest Winter Ever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including Winter and Midnight. Sister Souljah’s soulful writing will again move your heart and open your eyes to a shocking reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePublished ‏ : ‎ February 18, 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PBFNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32681127542865,"sku":"9781439165324","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2005\/products\/A_Deeper_Love_Inside_b887bd4b-b6d4-4db3-ac96-db172afcfed5.jpeg?v=1677646237"},{"product_id":"midnight-and-the-meaning-of-love","title":"Midnight and the Meaning of Love by Sister Souljah","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSister Souljah, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Coldest Winter Ever \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMidnight, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003edelivers her most compelling and enlightening story yet. 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In the raging conflict that ensues, Maureen places a seemingly impossible task on the shoulders of Shadow―to reclaim what was stolen from their family and take back the crown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublished ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuly 2, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e208 pages\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WW Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49373548937532,"sku":"‎ 9781636141770","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2005\/files\/819iqXQKnGL._SL1500.jpg?v=1715441263"},{"product_id":"pre-order-8-27-passion-for-the-heist-by-kwan","title":"Passion for the Heist by K'wan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/audiobooks\/9781250351142?bookstore=frugalbookstore\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2005\/files\/button-buy-on-audiobook_2-01.svg?v=1724852867\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA crime would bring them together, grief would bind them and love would make them famous.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParish “Pain” Wells is a man freshly reintroduced to society, after serving time in state prison. 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