🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Ashley Antoinette
Disaya – a 6-year old girl in her tender age, also known in the series as Yaya, practically learns the class of fashion design and the significance of living with a plan in life, not just an ordinary strategy to live, but a Prada Plan. A tragedy shakes Yaya’s world when her beloved parents are eliminated (the mother is killed, the father sent to jail), and she is all of a sudden forced to forget her life of being the center jewel in her parents’ hearts. Yaya is instantaneously defaulted to becoming a foster child. There, she gets nightly molested by the son of her foster Mother. Being raped at the innocent age of 7, the only hope and spirit she has left is her new sister companion Mona and the memory of her Mother’s voice.
All Book Series by Ashley Antoinette
The Cartel
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2008 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
Tale of the Murda Mamas
Book 2 of 12 · published 2009 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
Diamonds Are Forever
Book 4 of 12 · published 2012 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
Long Live The Cartel
Book 8 of 12 · published 2020 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
Cartel Queen: Aries Manifesto
Book 10 of 12 · published 2023 Anthology · JaQuavis Coleman
Cartel Queen 2: Mother of Murder
Book 11 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · JaQuavis Coleman
Cartel Queen 3: Long Kiss Goodnight
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2026 Anthology · JaQuavis Coleman
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Book 2 of 7 · published 2009 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
Before the Streetlights Come On
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2025
Moving Weight
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2012 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
Girls From Da Hood
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2005 Anthology · Nikki Turner
Girls From Da Hood 3
Book 3 of 14 · published 2007 Anthology · KaShamba Williams
Girls From Da Hood 4
Book 4 of 14 · published 2008 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
Girls From Da Hood 6
Book 6 of 14 · published 2011 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
Girls From Da Hood 7
Book 7 of 14 · published 2012 Anthology · Nikki Michelle,Treasure Hernandez
Girls From Da Hood 8
Book 8 of 14 · published 2013 Anthology · Treasure Hernandez,Natalie Weber
Girls from da Hood 9
Book 9 of 14 · published 2013 Anthology · Amaleka McCall,Tysha,Meisha Camm,Chunichi
Girls From Da Hood 10
Book 10 of 14 · published 2015 Anthology · Treasure Hernandez
Girls From Da Hood 12
Book 12 of 14 · published 2017 Anthology · Treasure Hernandez,Katt,Paradise Gómez
Girls from da Hood 13
Book 13 of 14 · published 2018 Co-authored · Treasure Hernandez,Katt,Michel Moore
Girls from da Hood 14
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2020 Anthology · Treasure Hernandez,Michel Moore
The Circle: The Beginning
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013 Co-authored · JaQuavis Coleman
The Circle: Autumn's Story
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015 Anthology · Keisha Ervin
Soft: Ashley & JaQuavis Presents Cocaine Love Stories
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ashley Antoinette?
Disaya – a 6-year old girl in her tender age, also known in the series as Yaya, practically learns the class of fashion design and the significance of living with a plan in life, not just an ordinary strategy to live, but a Prada Plan. A tragedy shakes Yaya’s world when her beloved parents are eliminated (the mother is killed, the father sent to jail), and she is all of a sudden forced to forget her life of being the center jewel in her parents’ hearts. Yaya is instantaneously defaulted to becoming a foster child.
Which Ashley Antoinette series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Girls From Da Hood series, the earliest of Ashley Antoinette's multi-book series: it opens with Girls From Da Hood (2005) and runs to 14 books across 2005–2020, ending with Girls from da Hood 14 (2020). Ashley Antoinette's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Ashley Antoinette written?
Ashley Antoinette has 75 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2026. 64 of them belong to 15 named series — the largest being the Girls From Da Hood series with 14 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ashley Antoinette's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ashley Antoinette's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Girls From Da Hood (2005–2020, 14 books), Dirty Money (2005–2007, 3 books) and The Cartel (2008–2026, 12 books), plus 12 more.
How are Ashley Antoinette's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ashley Antoinette's 75 books into 15 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Girls From Da Hood (14 books, 2005–2020); The Cartel (12 books, 2008–2026); Ethic (6 books, 2018–2019); Butterfly (5 books, 2020–2023); The Prada Plan (5 books, 2009–2017), plus 10 further series.