Books by Raymond Baker

Now that Max has a few nice wins under his belt, more money in his pocket than ever, and his parole officer/lover in his pocket right where he wants her, he feels like he is unstoppable.With greed in his heart and his lust for money at an all-time high, he has his sights on an even bigger target, which will also help Champagne finally escape her abusive boyfriend, while taking his much-loved money with her. Will Max and his partner be able to take on Scrap's ruthless team of murderers, or will he find himself back in prison before he even gets off of parole-or worse, a victim to Champagne's psychotic boyfriend?

While out on parole, Max finds it hard to stay off the paper and walk the straight and narrow. But the least of his worries is the fact that his parole officer caught him with enough drugs for redistribution and an illegal gun in his house.Caught between a woman who needs his help, a woman who just wants to party, and the woman who just wants his body, will he let his limitless hunger for more get the best of him, or can he live life on his terms and still come out a winner?

The Gomez syndicate, is one of Milwaukee's deadliest criminal organizations. When Cheez, one of its high-ranking members is assassinated, his wife Amilia is left with tremendous grief...And little to no answers as to who's responsible. Cheez's death leaves a power vacuum within the gangland landscape, one which is quickly filled by a gangster named Secret. Who later, begins spending time with Amilia. Of course, Secret's sudden close proximity to the grieving widow is no accident. Her father is after all, head of the Gomez syndicate. But Secret's seat at the table, was sealed in blood when he agreed to kill Amilia's husband at the behest of her dad. Who wanted him dead for cheating on his daughter. An act of betrayal which not only produced a child, but also gained Amilia some deadly new foes. As Secret and Amilia start to bond, the former remains emotionally torn over his devious deed. While the latter sees an opportunity to finally eradicate an assortment of enemies, both business and personal.

When Domeko's mother Dorothy is blindsided by a severe illness, it renders her incapable of being able to adequately provide for Domeko and his twin sister Dameka, any longer. Thus Domeko concocts a plan for quick and sufficient, funds. All of which he finds in the drug game. Dameka offers to assist her brother in his new business venture. A decision she struggles with at first, but eventually comes to accept after her mother Dorothy's passing. As the two siblings continue amassing a small fortune for themselves, their activity begins to draw the ire of Milwaukee's criminal underworld. A circumstance that quickly becomes problematic. With the brother and sister team gaining new enemies seemingly by the day, Domeko is forced to set in motion a new, multi-pronged strategy. One designed to crush his rivals, and protect his sister from an untimely demise.

A young mother will do anything to flee from her abusive and drug dealer boyfriend, but some other people are caught in the middle by this decision, which leads to a series of life-changing events.Dream, a once-happy girl gets caught in an abusive and frustrating love life with her boyfriend, Cheez, a ruthless and top game player in the underworld. Dream realizes the life she had always dreamed of will never happen with Cheez, who treats her like a punching bag while he's also busy running the drug connect for his boss, Gomez.Dream decides to escape with her friend, child, and all the cash she can carry along with her. Cheez feels Dream leaving him is a sign of weakness as the overseer of the Gomez Cartel, and he will do anything to stop her.Meanwhile, Low, a member of the cartel who is also eyeing Cheez's position, thinks the best he can do to spite him is to help Dream escape. Low contracts Dice and Trigga for Dream's escape even though this job will cause Trigga to return to a part of his life he worked so hard to break away from.Love meets pain and power meets betrayal as everyone fights to make sure their goal is achieved.

Chicago's biggest drug trafficker J. Ross is fresh out of the pen, and looking to reclaim his spot atop the windy city's criminal hierarchy. But first, he concocts a deadly plan of revenge. Headed up by a vicious hired gun named Vudu. Vudu's marching orders are simple, travel to neighboring Milwaukee and obliterate the ones J. Ross holds responsible for his lengthy prison stint. Meanwhile, mil-town watches as its own gangland drama unfolds. Stepbrother and stepsister team Calboy and GP make their bank by ripping off dealers, while local hoods Kadeem and Gully see their flourishing drug business as a necessary evil. A stepping stone towards stardom, and better quality of life. But as all four inch closer to achieving their respective goals, loyalties begin to shift, and codes once considered sacred are suddenly breached. This, as the threat of J. Ross's newly-arrived henchman, looms large over everyone involved.

In the mean streets of Milwaukee, a.k.a. Killwaukeee, everybody fights to make it-legally or illegally. It's no different for Jasso and Asad, two friends who hustle hard together and always have each other's backs-or for gang boss Eshy and his goons, whose easy living comes from jacking hard-working hustlers like Jasso and Asad. But when Asad is attacked by Eshy's goons, and then one of Jasso's safe houses is busted by unknown enemies, their friendship is put to test. A series of wars is set off, and those involved have only one thing in mind: revenge. This story is filled with love, lust, loyalty, loss, and larceny. It's sure to keep you flipping pages the way a good urban story should.