Books with author Jarold Imes

Franklin Dell lived in Denver, Colorado, where he and his group of friends sold candy in their middle school, fought gang violence and enjoyed a nearly peaceful seventh grade year. Franklin has always bragged about Winston-Salem, North Carolina was his dream home. He enjoyed the predominantly African American city and wants nothing more than to leave the thuggish, ruggish gangster ways of Denver behind. Upon arriving in Winston-Salem, he finds that the city is nothing how he imagined it being from his summer visit. He can’t get a long with anyone at Hanes Middle School except for Mike Lane, a fourteen year old bad ass who happens to be gay. As Franklin and Mike grow up, they find that friendship is important and help each face teenage trials. When something happens to potentially end one of their lives and their friendship, will these young men be able to face their challenges together?

High school for Reggie Stevens is about to take him out. Bullies, death and a girlfriend threaten to drive him crazy. His passion for music keeps him sane and his dreams for the spotlight alive. Caught in a war he knows nothing about, a school he can’t stand and a situation no young man would want to be in, will Reggie be able to survive his first year in high school or will it break him?

Like any good man, Second Chance misses his mother. After her death, Second must make the decisions about the friends and family in his life to ensure the development of productive relationships that are the best for him and his children. Brenda is his on-again, off-again ride or die chick that is the mother of his eldest child. His half-brothers Hope, Passion & Love all deal with having different fathers and the impact that it has had on their lives. Allen is his best friend and roommate who just can t stay out of trouble. Not too many people get a chance to change or start over while things are good, but when the choices that Second must make affect his family, friends and his own life, he must make those choices carefully.

As Josiah "Thing" Seals and Kandi Bigelow graduate high school, they have to face tough obstacles for their love to endure.Josiah has to learn to stand up to his mother and end the mental, physical and sexual abuse he's suffered at her hands. Looking for a way out, he begins to search for a real job, new apartment and a new walk with God. But being an eighteen year old young black man is not easy and for Josiah, he needs to learn not to fall into the temptations that have led many youth astray not just for himself, but so that his little brother, Joshua won't suffer the same fate.Kandi's done stealing ... after successfully completing the terms of her probation, she's looking forward to putting her pick pocketing and her sorry ex-boyfriend, Cortez behind. However, once her older sister returns from prison, she may need to do one last job to get them both out of a bind.Can Kandi and Josiah beat the odds and see where their relationship will go, or will they both be stuck in situations that will end their relationship permanently?

At the age of eleven and a half, Martin Little wanted to be just like his parents. His father was a door-to-door salesman for a prominent African American hair care firm; his mother owns one of the hottest beauty salons in the Denver Metropolitan Area. With their blessing, they encourage Martin and his friends to sell candy to compete with the school store. Martin and his friends establish a highly successful candy distribution network that attracts the attention of Garfield and Freddie, leaders of a local gang set at their school. Garfield and Freddie see the potential to exploit Martin's business for a legitimate cover for their illegal gang activities. To make matters worse, Martin and his friends also have to contend with a growing Hispanic population that seems to be taking over the once all black neighborhood. The increasing tensions between the African Americans and the Hispanics in the community seem to be spilling over to their school, causing drama between the two sets of friends. With the threat of

At the age of eleven and a half, Martin Little wanted to be just like his parents. His father was a door-to-door salesman for a prominent African American hair care firm; his mother owns one of the hottest beauty salons in the Denver Metropolitan Area. With their blessing, they encourage Martin and his friends to sell candy to compete with the school store. Martin and his friends establish a highly successful candy distribution network that attracts the attention of Garfield and Freddie, leaders of a local gang set at their school. Garfield and Freddie see the potential to exploit Martin's business for a legitimate cover for their illegal gang activities. To make matters worse, Martin and his friends also have to contend with a growing Hispanic population that seems to be taking over the once all black neighborhood. The increasing tensions between the African Americans and the Hispanics in the community seem to be spilling over to their school, causing drama between the two sets of friends. With the threat of being forced to join one of the notorious gangs in the Denver Metropolitan Area on the horizon and the possibility of a race war of epic proportions, will Martin and his friends prove that their dreams of entrepreneurship and independence will be worth fighting for?

When Franklin Dell lived in Denver Colorado he and his group of friends sold candy in their middle school, fought gang violence and enjoyed a nearly peaceful seventh grade year. Franklin has always bragged about Winston-Salem, North Carolina was his dream home. He enjoyed the predominantly African American city and wants nothing more than to leave the thuggish, ruggish gangster ways of Denver behind. Upon arriving in Winston-Salem, he finds that the city is nothing how he imagined it being from his summer visits from Denver. He can't get a long with anyone at Hanes Middle School except for Mike Lane, a fourteen year old bad ass who happens to be gay. As Franklin and Mike grow up, they find that friendship is important and help each other face discrimination, sexual trials, fatherhood and off to college they go. But when something happens to potentially end one of their lives and their friendship, will these young men be able to face their challenges together?

Franklin Dell lived in Denver, Colorado, where he and his group of friends sold candy in their middle school, fought gang violence and enjoyed a nearly peaceful seventh grade year. Franklin has always bragged about Winston-Salem, North Carolina was his dream home. He enjoyed the predominantly African American city and wants nothing more than to leave the thuggish, ruggish gangster ways of Denver behind. Upon arriving in Winston-Salem, he finds that the city is nothing how he imagined it being from his summer visit. He can’t get a long with anyone at Hanes Middle School except for Mike Lane, a fourteen year old bad ass who happens to be gay. As Franklin and Mike grow up, they find that friendship is important and help each face teenage trials. When something happens to potentially end one of their lives and their friendship, will these young men be able to face their challenges together?

When Reggie Stevens enters high school, life as he knows it is about to change. First, he must deal with a bully that is out to seek revenge against a member of his family. Then there is the uncle and cousin who move in with him upon the death of a close relative. Add to that a budding romance with the girl next door and what you have is a young man with several opportunities to go left as oppose to go right. As he gets adjusted to his "new" surroundings, Reggie finds out that everything in his life is not as it appears to be. And his only escape is in his passion for music. As he teaches himself how to play various instruments, he finds a means to get away from it all. Caught in a war he knows nothing about, a school he can t stand and a situation no young man would want to be in, will Reggie be able to survive his first year in high school or will it break him?

When Daunte Royce gets out of jail after serving fifteen years for armed robbery, he still has a few more debts he has to pay. To the mothers of his three children, he owes them an explanation for why he wasn't faithful to either of them. To the three son's he's left behind, he owes them a role model they can truly look up to and a man they would be proud to call father. At 36, Daunte learns that all people aren't as forgiving as he would like them to be. He spends his time searching for his sons in a quest to undo the wrongs he has set before them. At 18, Dumar Jones can't celebrate the fact that he is graduating from Eldridge Cleaver High School, the largest predominantly black high school in Winston-Salem North Carolina. He is still dealing with the loss of his mother and stepfather in a car accident; not to mention the hell he raised as former leader of the Barions. With just a few months to spend time with his friends before he attends Winston-Salem State University, he contends with the idea of calling Daunte "dad" after not seeing him in almost sixteen years. Will these two men's paths cross at forgiveness or will their distrust for one another lead them further astray?

The Tensley brothers are four young men who struggle with problems plaguing our youth today. Antwan becomes a teenage father at fifteen and has to learn how to become a man. Ashley is in denial about his addiction to alcohol, which is slowly tearing him apart. Ace is learning to balance his faith and learn anger management while incarcerated. Aaron is learning to accept that love must start with loving himself. These brothers have to learn to get along and face their problems together. Jarold Imes is no stranger to controversy and raising awareness of social causes and he proves that by bringing back the debut title that started it all.