My hustler, My enemy Rise of a Street Queen

by Niyah Moore

In two-time African American Literary Award-winning author Niyah Moore's latest Urban novel, crime kingpins learn the hard way to, "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer..."

Mylah is so in love with Rome, but Rome is a kingpin who is more concerned with taking the TL's from his competition, Blaze. Rome and his crew don't realize just how close his enemy is. Blaze is the most feared man around, but he's a ghost because no one has ever seen him. While Rome's on a hunt to find Blaze, he's hit with fatal surprise after fatal surprise. His empire comes tumbling down, and he finally comes to face to face with Blaze.

Kane is Blaze's hitter, the reason everyone fears Blaze. Kane has roughed up anybody who has a problem with Blaze, but as a single father, keeping his daughter out of harm's way is becoming harder. He does everything he can to keep their street team in line regardless of what's being said about Blaze's identity, but as Rome's crew gets closer to finding Blaze, Kane has no other choice but to go to war for Blaze by any means necessary.

256 pages, Hardcover

Published April 26, 2022

About the author

Niyah Moore is an award-winning author with more than twenty published works to her credit. A Sacramento, California native, Niyah’s love affair with the written word began early. By the age of nine she was fully immersed in the possibilities of prose. Under the subtle urging and guidance of her literary mentors, Niyah embarked on a professional writing career.

A true contemporary artist, Niyah’s foray into the literary world began in 2007 with the social media platform Myspace, where she submitted her writing to be included in select anthologies. Niyah has since secured multiple independent publishing deals, as well as having been included in several anthologies such as: Zane’s Busy Bodies: Chocolate Flava 4, Anna J’s Lies Told in the Bedroom, Heat of the Night, and Mocha Chocolate: Taste a Piece of Ecstasy.

Niyah has a special way with words, which keeps her romance readers, as well as her contemporary fiction fans, anticipating new arrivals. Her noteworthy novels include: Major Jazz, Guilty Pleasures, Bittersweet Exes, Tell Yo Bitch series, Suckcess series, Nobody’s Side Piece series, and Beneath the Bayou. Niyah was an honoree for the 2013 Exceptional Women of Color Award of Northern California. She is a two-time recipient of the African American Literary Award for Best Anthology, in addition to having won Best Script at the Lenaea Festival.

In 2014, Niyah signed her first major two-book publishing deal with Simon & Schuster, under New York Times Bestselling Author Zane’s imprint, Strebor Books. Niyah’s first release under Strebor Books was Pigalle Palace, which was featured by Ebony.com. Her highly anticipated novella, Thunderstorm, will be released in 2016.

After seven years of self-publishing and honing her craft, Niyah stepped into the role of CEO and Publisher launching Ambiance Books in February 2015. Ambiance Books has signed eleven authors to date. Niyah’s journey has been paved with determination and drive. She earned a Mass Media Communications degree as well as an Advanced Theater Arts degree from California State University, Sacramento. Niyah’s mantra is: The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

This busy business woman can be found spending quality time with her husband and children when she is not indulging in a little reality television drama, for inspiration purposes of course.