Black Lotus 2: The Vow: The Vow

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After helping to solve a cold case involving a murdered child which exposed the high-ranking city officials who tried to cover it up, Kahllah, a.k.a. the Black Lotus, has decided to take some much-needed time off and focus on her true passion: Real Talk, a magazine she and her best friend from college, Audrey, cofounded. The young women are invited to cover the grand opening of a new Midtown club called Voodoo. While at the event, Kahllah meets the owner, a charismatic young man named Magic. As soon as he opens his mouth, she can tell that he is a street dude. She knows he's trouble, but can't deny the effect his charm has on her. What begins as friction develops into a chemistry that neither one of them saw coming. Kahllah has never been lucky in love, but with Magic things seem different. For the first time in years she sees a chance to be truly happy. But everything changes one morning when she opens a copy of the Village Voice and notices a classified ad with the caption, "Must Love Flowers." Someone has contracted the Black Lotus. A million-dollar bounty has been placed on a mysterious crew of thieves calling themselves the Ghost Squad, who have been ripping off important people around the city. Although Kahllah wants nothing more than to stay retired from the murder-for-hire business, she finds herself unable to turn down one last job. Things take an unexpected twist when the trail of blood she's following leads back to her own front door. Kahllah now finds herself faced with a very difficult choice: follow her heart or honor her vow

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Critical praise for the first Black Lotus:

Selected for the Library Services for Youth in Custody 2015 In the Margins Book Award List

One of Library Journal's Best African American Fiction Books of 2014

Included in Written Magazine's Publisher's Picks: 30-Books-in-90-Days list

[A] heart-thumping thriller...K'wan does a masterful job of keeping readers on their toes right up to the very last page.
--Publishers Weekly

Fans expecting another thug-in-the-street story will be pleasantly surprised at this rough police procedural.
--Library Journal

K'wan steadily builds to a frantic, movie-worthy climax.
--Entertainment Weekly

Yet another heart-thumping thriller by this Hip Hop author who delivers.
--Library Services for Youth in Custody

This book features the sublime story and character development that K'wan is known for.
--Urban Reviews

One of hip-hop fiction's hottest authors.
-King

The legacies of Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines are forever preserved.
--Upscale

Black Lotus is an absolutely riveting read...an edge-of-the-seat nail-biter...you won't be disappointed.
--Zachary Mule

Well-written at a fast pace...the suspense is cutting edge and cunning. Even if you are on top of your sleuth game, you will not figure out the game players or assassin until the end...Hats off to you K'wan.
--Ski-wee's Book Corner

Author Bio

K'WAN is the best-selling, award-winning author of more than thirty novels, including the wildly popular Animal series, Black Lotus, Gangsta, Road Dawgz, Street Dreams, Hoodlum, and Section 8. He has been featured in Vibe, King, Entertainment Weekly, and Time magazine. K'wan was the recipient of the 2012 and 2013 Street Lit Book Award Medals (SLBAM) in adult fiction for Eviction Notice and Animal. His credits also include featured commentary in the documentary Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (produced by Ice-T) as well as a recurring role as an analyst on TV One's Celebrity Crime Files. K'wan resides in New Jersey, where he spends his time writing, cooking, and binge-watching reruns of The Vampire Diaries with his teenage daughters.