The Cartel 7: Illuminati: Roundtable of Bosses

Ashley & JaQuavis · JaQuavis Coleman

Jul 2017 · The Cartel Book 7 · Sold by St. Martin's Griffin

About this ebook

The saga of love, loyalty, and crime continues in the next explosive book in the Cartel series from the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Ashley & JaQuavis.

After the tragic and bloody end to The Cartel’s reign, Carter is forced into isolation to evade the law. With his wife, Miamor, facing federal charges and his dear brother, six feet under, Carter has never been more alone. His empire is at his feet and he has no idea how to rebuild his kingdom. The only thing that is certain is that he has to stay out the way and off the radar of the Feds until he can figure out how to get his lady out of prison.

Miamor’s freedom is guaranteed—provided Carter help create and distribute a drug that will take the streets by storm. Rubbing elbows with the most notorious, ruthless leaders of the underworld will get him what he wants. But can he win at their game of murder and money?

Ratings and reviews

This book was a huge disappointment for me. They could have done so much more with the Illuminati title. No focus on the main characters you have grown to love so much. Their ending was not thought out. So much focus and emphasize on the children and future books, that it left no room to close the chapter on Carter and Mia. I kept waiting for it to get good and it just never did......

I guess I was expecting Carter to forever carry out the legacy of the Diamond family. But like everything else , all good things come to an end. The torch has been passed on to the next generation of Diamonds. I wish Carter was able to prepare him but he himself had no preparation and did a damn good job protecting his people. I loved it and can't wait for the next book.

Ok so someone suggested these books to me as a good read, and I must say that I truly enjoyed books 1-6. Those books kept me interested, pulled in and I read them in less than a weeks time...But let me say number 7 was my least favorite book...1. The name of book 7 doesnt really fit with what goes on in the book...It could have been called The Cartel 7: A Legend lives On...or something of that nature since the book was really telling us about the life of Monroe Jr. and Carter Jr....The book doesn't really talk much about the Illuminati and how it intertwines with the Cartel, but the little it does give isnt enough because soon as you think things are about to get good, the man who inteoduces Carter to the illuminati is killed...So bummer name dies along with that character...2. I didnt like all the fast forwarding that was done in this book, but I guess that was to not make it so long...then again makes it seem like the book was rushed to be released...3. I hate that Monroe and Young Carter had to die and that Zyir didnt die from the head shot, but lived to start dating someone else while Breeze went to jail....But again I did enjoy this series just hope book 8 is better...

About the author

Ashley and JaQuavis are New York Times bestselling authors of over 30 novels. They are the youngest black writers to ever debut on the prestigious New York Times list. The duo is responsible for breathing life back into black fiction and was recognized by Ebony Magazine when they made the POWER 100 list in 2012. They have been featured in VIBE, ESSENCE, Black Enterprise, USA Today, Don Diva, BET, and on globalgrind.com, amongst many other national publications and web sources. They are also writers for Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams, Cash Money Content. In addition to books, they have also ventured into film and television. Ashley Antoinette is a writer for the hit VH1 series, Single Ladies. While she is conquering the small screen, her partner JaQuavis Coleman is focused on the big screen. He is currently directing two film projects for legendary rap artists, Prodigy and Scarface. The duo has also signed their first movie deal for their bestselling novel, The Cartel.