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A former slave gets his dream job working on the Brooklyn Bridge project, but becomes a pawn in a battle involving the gangs of Irishtown and the corrupt Metropolitan Police. Will his special physical abilities help him survive or will his awkward social deficits prove to be too much to overcome?1863 Weeksville, Brooklyn: The free Black community of Weeksville becomes home to an unusually small boy and his mother who fled Manhattan during New York's Draft Riots. When his mother succumbs to her injuries, the boy swears revenge against everyone and everything that contributed to her death. His diminutive size and acrobatic climbing abilities make him a spectacle to behold, while his awkward social habits make him an outcast to everyone in Weeksville, except the adopted family he swears to protect.When his stepbrother is attacked, the boy becomes embroiled in a battle between the Irish Gangs and Whiskey Kings of Irishtown while the corrupt Metropolitan Police sit on the sidelines. The backdrop of the action is the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the racial tensions of the period.A Wave From Mama is a stand-alone story connected in concept with the other volumes in the Slavery and Beyond Series.

Rejected by his race. Hunted by the Klan. Yet, standing up to hatred is what he's compelled to do.New York, Early 1900s: Jimmy Montgomery comes from old New York money and grows up among the Manhattan elite. At the age of eighteen, Jimmy discovers he's been living a lie. He follows his roots back to Tulsa, Oklahoma to answer the burning questions in his life. Who is he? What is he? Where does he belong? He finds love and friendship along the way, but full acceptance from either the White or the Black world eludes him. When trouble pits the White population of Tulsa against the Black community of Greenwood, Jimmy must finally make a choice---he can no longer live in the middle. His decision will alter the course of his life and those he'd come to love. What will he decide? Pick up a copy to find out.LIVING IN THE MIDDLE is a powerful African American historical novel based on the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. If you like passionate heroes, no-holds-barred history, high-stakes emotional tension, then you'll love A. Robert Allen's eye-opening story.LIVING IN THE MIDDLE is a stand-alone story connected by theme to the other volumes in A. Robert Allen's Slavery and Beyond series.

Stay and fight or cut and run? Young Bodee Rivers can save so many from a terrible fate, but he must find the courage to act.1904 New York City- Bodee Rivers, who has always avoided major challenges in his life, moves to the most dangerous block in the city, MINETTA LANE. Police in pursuit of criminals often give up the chase as they approach the entrance to Minetta because even they know better than to test the hardened criminals who hide in the shadows.Bodee's circle of family and friends help him successfully manage life in the neighborhood and some initial tests of his perseverance, but when he finds himself alone at work, confronted with an overwhelming challenge, he isn't sure he's up to the task. Many lives are at stake and Bodee must make a choice. Stand and fight or cut and run? Running is what he knows and what will keep him safe. Will Bodee find the courage to fight? MINETTA LANE, the third volume in A. Robert Allen's Slavery and Beyond series, is a stand-alone African American novel of historical fiction that is based, in part, on the General Slocum Steamship Disaster. The book is connected by theme to the other volumes in the series.

Dustin Murphy's blocked memory of childhood trauma is the key to unravelling a modern-day threat. Can he remember in time to prevent disaster? Haunted by the ghost of his childhood, Dustin doesn't understand why he is so disconnected to the world. His mother suggests that he may find answers by studying their family's past, which takes him back to: Harlem, 1934- His Great Aunt Rita is a fixer in the numbers racket. She works side by side with Bumpy Johnson and runs the bank for the operation while her family struggles to be accepted in New York because of the color of their skin.Nevis, 1815- Dustin's early ancestors are split between the planter elite and the slave population. Their actions during these final years of slavery set the tone for the family for years to come.Dustin uncovers long suppressed family secrets while he learns about his own problems from the past. Everything comes to a head in Charlottesville, Virginia when he and his sister participate in the rally that pits White supremacists against all those who oppose them. Can he unlock his memory in time to prevent disaster?

James Montgomery fails in business but succeeds in love with a woman from the other side of the tracks in racially divided Tulsa. An unorthodox proposal offers a financial solution at a great personal cost. Will he accept it? 1896, New York City/Tulsa: James Montgomery II, a 35-year-old Manhattan playboy, discovers that his family's fortune has been reduced to almost nothing when his parents pass away. He attempts to rebuild his finances with a risky oil prospecting venture, which takes him to Tulsa. James falls in love while in Oklahoma, but hides his relationship---Tulsa isn't ready for a mixed-race couple. Soon, there is a child on the way and his business deal falls apart. James is out of options financially and struggling to find a way personally. He receives an unorthodox proposal that offers a financial solution at a great personal cost. Should he accept it and go back to living the life to which he'd become accustomed in New York, or stay and find a way forward with his new family? Pick up a copy to find out.TICKET TO TULSA is a short-story prequel (word count 9600), which sets the stage for events that will transpire eighteen years later In the associated novel, LIVING IN THE MIDDLE.

A mother and her stepson assume control of the toughest neighborhood in the city. Their power as well as the survival of their family will be tested. Are they up to the challenge?1879 New York City- Juba, a former slave from New Orleans, and her seventeen-year-old daughter move to Minetta Lane, the most dangerous block in city where both the roads and the rules curve in unusual directions. Street thugs immediately confront them and Juba's stepson, Marcus, comes to their aid turning the tables on their attackers. Soon thereafter, mother and stepson assume control of the block and institute a code that must be followed by all. When Juba's daughter falls in love with a neighborhood rival, the resulting conflict threatens to tear the family apart.MINETTA MORNINGS is a short-story prequel (word count 5000), which sets the stage for events that will transpire twenty-five years later In the associated novel, MINETTA LANE. Scroll up and grab a copy.