Angel [Paperback]

Teri Woods (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Teri Woods Publishing (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977323420
• ISBN-13: 978-0977323425
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

True to the Game by New York Times bestseller author and publisher Teri Woods has been undisputedly titled a classic. While working as a legal secretary for a law firm and juggling motherhood in Philadelphia, PA Teri Woods completed her first novel, True to the Game. She submitted her story over a period of six years to more that twenty different publishers, all of whom rejected her. When major publishing houses refused to embrace True to the Game she wasn't discouraged. In 1998 instead of giving up, Woods' printed, bound, self-published and began selling hand to hand her first book True to the Game.On December 18, 1999 with the support and encouragement of friends, Teri Woods recognized the selling power of her story. She credits her overwhelming success to hard work and perseverance. Teri Woods often slept in her car and on the couches of acquaintances, as she spent countless hours selling her books on the streets of New York. Moving thousands of books primarily from the trunk of her car she was determined to have her story read. Her grassroots tactic paid off; Teri Woods became a self-made millionaire in just three years selling her novel, True to the Game. With the release of True to the Game, Teri Woods has reinvigorated the urban fiction market and created a growing trend in publishing.As owner of Teri Woods Publishing, Woods' published: True to the Game, DUTCH I, DUTCH II, Deadly Reigns I and II , Angel, B-More Careful, The Adventures of Ghetto Sam, Triangle of Sins, Rectangle of Sins, Tell Me Your Name, Predator and Double Dose. True to the Game, B-More Careful, DUTCH, Triangle of Sins, Rectangle of Sins, Deadly Reigns I and Deadly Reigns II has all been featured on the Essence Bestseller list numerous times collectively. Teri Woods Publishing has sold over 1 million copies independently and generated over 15 million dollars in gross revenue. Woods jump started the entire urban-book marketplace. Teri signed a five book deal with Grand Central Publishing in 2007. True to the Game II (GCP, 2007) and True to the Game III (GCP, 2008) both debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list. Teri's first hardcover, the urban thriller, ALIBI will be published in August 2009

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SYKE, August 22, 2006

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Y. Brown "Gena" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angel (Paperback)

Dont befooled, this book has nothing to do with Angel in Dutch, this is someone totally different and too far fetched for me to grasp. Girl please. There arent too many dudes that hard, or brave...

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ehhh... the ending was good, August 29, 2006

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Mizz Tee "BBG" (Columbia, Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angel (Paperback)

I only gave this book 3 stars because it started off a little slow. Let me correct that it started off OK, continued very slow, sprinkled some interesting things in there and ended OK. If a book is good I will read it in 1 or 2 days, it took me a week and a half to finish, and I skipped chunks of irrelevant BS. It was pages and pages where she went on and on about the name of a block and it was about 12 dudes on that block who she had to holla at, and the little speech she spit was the same to every cat she talked to - -it got redundant and boring, and left me to close the book and say.... when is Dutch III coming out??

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Never Ending Plan, October 1, 2007

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Nardsbaby "Connoisseur of the written word™" (Westside Chi-town, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angel (Paperback)

Kareemah "Angel" El-Amin was raised in a strict Muslim household. Although she was ridiculed for her clothes and religion, her childhood for the most part was good. However, her father's love eventually crossed the line. Scared, ashamed and uncertain of what to do, Angel was punctured with carting around that dirty little secret. When Angel discovers that her fathers indiscretions moved on to her little sister she knows that it's her job to protect her sister at all cost.

Now that Angel's tasted blood, she's no longer in fear of Allah. She's decided to appease her own self-seeking ways at any cost. While D.C. may think that they've seen their share of bloodshed, drugs and crime, nothing could've prepared them for the death, destruction and deception that would come with Angel's leadership.

Betrayal, deception and street justice put the entire city on high alert. Angel's wrath won't end until every person affiliated with bringing her a move have paid with their lives. Friendships crumble, hate festers and many tears are shed. Will incarceration stop her?

While I didn't run out to cop ANGEL when I learned of the release, I can't see how people mistook this character for the one in the DUTCH series. While they are both ruthless women in the streets, they are TWO DIFFERENT WOMEN all together. Anthony Fields, author of Angel, did a fantastic job building an ambitious woman in the criminal world who wasn't afraid to do what she had to do in order to reach the top rankings. While I was perturbed with the editing, it didn't detour me on my quest to find out how Angel ends.


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