Hood Tales, Volume 1: Maid for You and Robin the Hood

by C.N. Phillips

Rising Urban Books star C. N. Phillips delivers modern fairytales with an urban fiction twist.
 
“Maid for You”: When Ava Dunning’s mother is killed in a senseless act of violence, it feels like the world has ended. Now on her own, with the bills piling up, Ava is forced to take a job with a company called Maid For You. Trying to clock as many hours as she can, Ava jumps at the opportunity to do some overtime on the side, only to discover that she’s bitten off more than she can chew. Just like that, she becomes a cleaner for King Dex, one of the most notorious kingpins on the West Coast. It’s nothing for him to pay a couple thousand dollars for her to clean up his dirty work, and she’s happy for the paycheck.

Things become complicated when Ava discovers that King Dex played a part in her mother’s death. Now Ava is set on revenge, but when she meets Charmont, King Dex’s son, and falls head over heels, she must make the hardest decision of her life. Which half of her heart should she follow?
 

“Robin the Hood”: There are many things that can happen when you make someone mad. They can hold a grudge, curse you out . . . or hire somebody to rob and kill you. Her name is Robin, and the hood claimed her long before she got into this business. She and her team of outlaws are hired by major hitters in the game to collect debts with either money or souls, plus tax for their own needs.

When Robin is offered triple the usual rate to double cross the man she has fallen in love with, greed gets the best of her. When the hit goes wrong and her identity is exposed, Robin makes enemies that she thought she’d only see in her nightmares.

Follow this grimey tale and see if this girl from the hood will find her way out of a sticky situation, or pay the ultimate price in blood.

224 pages, Paperback

Published November 28, 2017

About the author

C. N. Phillips is an author from Omaha, NE. She realized her passion at the ripe age of eight and her love for words never went away. She is most known for her ability to weave a heart pounding and gritty story from nothing.

Currently signed to Carl Weber's publishing house, Urban Books, C. N. Phillips is already trailblazing alongside her predecessors. With titles such as The Last Kings, Kingpins Los Angeles, and Me & My Girl she wants the world to know that she's getting started.

Reviews

[Charlene (Char)🍁☕️📚 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was good ! I love the stories !! I love how in the midst of the hood stories there was a good love story ! The first story was about a woman who basically takes care of her grown momma but then a Ill fated argument allows her to see a different life than she has know.
Second story is about a brother and sister who loves runs deep unfortunately when you have snakes in the grass it’s time to cut it. Love this author and the story.

[Erin Cataldi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was slightly ridiculous in the best way possible. Just like the title promises this book contains some hood tales, more specifically gangsta versions on Cinderella and Robin Hood. It's full of steamy sex scenes, drugs, money, strippers, players, men with gold hearts (and chains). In Maid for You, Ava Dunning goes out for a night on the town, all dressed up, wig on, with sexy red thigh high boots. When shots are fired at the club she is wrenched away from Prince Charming and loses a boot in the process. How will this charming young drug lord ever find her?!?! Robin the Hood is about double crosses, murder, and robbery. High stakes all around. It's 90% erotica, 10% plot, and 100% fun You get lines like, " She was so wet that, mixed with her loud moans, there was a sound similar to a big pot of macaroni and cheese being stirred." Seriously read this. I really hope there are more volumes. These bitches are bad ass!

[Denise Gilliam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first read from this author I must say she really impressed me with this book. These stories were top notch reads. I really enjoyed this book. I will definitely be reading more from this author.

[Mrs Tupac · Rating 3 out of 5]

First story was good fiction
The 2nd story sucked

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've gotten on this here site numerous times talking about how some Urban fiction authors can do better. So, aside from my faves I'm always filled with trepidation when I start a book from an author I'm not too familiar with.
I did not have to have such feeling because both stories in this book were great.
Did I feel like the MC in the first story made poor life choices? Yes. I did. Did I also wonder why Halle Berry (even as gorgeous as she is) was mentioned more than once? Yes again. But, the stories and wondering what was going to happen next kept me turning the pages. The author also managed to flesh out the characters in these short stories. Which some authors can't do in a full novel.
I'll now be on the hunt for her other work.

[Shà · Rating 5 out of 5]

It wasn't bad I enjoyed it I just hope the sequel lives up to his name I liked the fact she wasn't ghetto & didn't do all the cussing not all BLK ppl do that or the same
Give it a chance & be open minded

[HeyYallItsMei · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the first story. The second not so much.

[Chelley Rene · Rating 2 out of 5]

These stories just felt rushed and weren’t interesting to me.

[Estella Pinkton · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was better than I thought it would be