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Lady Jasmine: A Novel

by Victoria Christopher Murray

Juicy Jasmine Larson Bush is at it again -- battling her past in order to save her future. With her own lies, she nearly destroyed her marriage to Pastor Hosea Bush. Why, Jasmine was forced to reveal every secret she'd ever kept from her husband, right down to her real age, weight, and shoe size! She thought she had told Hosea everything. But when Jasmine is blackmailed with a terrible truth from her past that... (more)

A Sin and a Shame: A Novel

by Victoria Christopher Murray

After fleeing Los Angeles when her attempt to break up her best friend's marriage fails, Jasmine is now a changed woman...and a Christian. She vows to attend church every Sunday, swears off married men, and begins her search for the soul mate she is sure God has for her. Now living in the Big Apple, she has shed twenty-five pounds, shaved ten years off her age, filled her expensive apartment with designer... (more)

Through the Storm

by Vanessa Miller

The Ideal Wife

by Jacquelin Thomas

Jacquelin Thomas is the national bestselling and award-winning author whose many adult novels include Defining Moments, Saved in the City, Soul Journey, A Change Is Gonna Come, The Prodigal Husband , and Singsation . Her short fiction is featured in the Pocket Books anthology Have a Little Faith . A driving force in the world of Christian fiction, she is the founder and producer of the annual Faith-Based Arts... (more)

The Devil Is a Lie

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

As Luck Would Have It... 4-7-14-17-21-25. Those numbers, printed on a slim paper ticket, are about to change the lives of two couples, lovers past and present, in Houston. When Nina Lawson wins $16 million in the Texas Lotto, the real estate executive and her fiancé, personal trainer Rick Henderson, ecstatically begin planning their future -- from paying off their credit card debt, to setting their wedding... (more)

Worth a Thousand Words: A Novel (Jubilant Soul)

Worth a Thousand Words: A Novel (Jubilant Soul)

by Stacy Hawkins Adams

Life has always gone Indigo Burns's way. She's smart, pretty, and talented, and she knows exactly what she wants. A photography internship at her hometown's local newspaper is the next step in her well-laid plans for her future. But her long-term goals are put to the test when her boyfriend Brian proposes--two years before he's supposed to and in front of all the guests at her college graduation party. Too... (more)

The Ex Files: A Novel About Four Women and Faith

The Ex Files: A Novel About Four Women and Faith

by Victoria Christopher Murray

There are four ways a woman can handle heartbreak. She can fall apart, seek revenge, turn cold, or move on. The Ex Files is the story of these four women: When Kendall Stewart finds her husband and her sister in bed together, she vows to never let anyone get that close again. But when she is faced with saving the life of the woman who destroyed hers, will she be able to forgive? When an NBA superstar tells his... (more)

Testimony

by Felicia Mason

Blackboard bestseller Felicia Mason (For the Love of You, etc.) traces various dramas among the members of the Triumphant Voices of Praise gospel choir in Testimony. Choir leader Roger has been burning himself out, waiting for their elusive big break. He must deal with his own demons as he juggles his charges, including Margaret, the snobby diva who has designs on him; Glenna, the woman with a checkered past and a... (more)

Seasons

by Bonnie Hopkins

This wonderfully-written and compelling book looks at the life of a single womans seasons, from the raging storms of her lifes winters to the sun-drenched days of her summersand how she endures it all with Gods love. After graduating from college, Jacetta Winters made the mistake of falling in love with Maxie Jackson, an older married man. But when he discovers that shes pregnant with his child, he promptly dumps... (more)

Sex in the Sanctuary

by Lutishia Lovely

From exciting new author Lutishia Lovely comes a steamy debut in the manner of Victoria Christopher Murray and Kimberla Lawson Roby. Set in a church community on fire for the Lord--and for each other--Sex in the Sanctuary is filled with scintillating sisters, playing brothers, and church matrons trying to run everybody's business... As first lady of Kingdom Citizen's Christian Center, Vivian Montgomery... (more)

Former Rain (Rain Trilogy, 1)

by Vanessa Miller

When it Rains it pours, just ask Elizabeth Underwood or Nina Lewis. They thought the unfaithful men in their lives caused their storms, but as they are forced on a journey of self-examination, they realize that something greater than a "do right" man is needed to heal the hurts that trouble their souls.

Have a Little Faith

by Jacquelin Thomas, ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Faith, family, and forgiveness are at the heart of this powerful story collection from four bestselling African-American authors. Meet a group of unforgettable women in these tales of hope and inspiration and discover how doors can open if you just Have a Little Faith JACQUELIN THOMAS Signs of Light Businesswoman Lorna Hamilton has always looked down on unemployed single mothers, but she learns a... (more)

Boaz Brown (Reading Group Guides)

by Michelle Stimpson

In this daring debut novel, a young Christian woman finds her own racist attitudes as well as those of her family, friends, and church challenged when she is drawn to a man of a different race. Smart-talking LaShondra Smith and her girlfriends all face the same relationship issue-where to find a good man. They yearn to meet a strong, confident man who loves God, just like Boaz in the Bible. The problem is that... (more)

A Heart of Devotion

by Tia McCollors

Best friends Anisha Blake and Sherri Dawson have been inseparable for the last five years - until Anisha is swept away by Tyson Randall. When Anisha becomes the object of Tyson's affection, she believes her prayers for a knight in shining armor are answered. But as their romance grows, Anisha's intimate relationship with God becomes an afterthought instead of her first thought. With life crumbling around her,... (more)

Sittin' in the Front Pew: A Novel

by Parry A. Brown

From the author of the national bestseller The Shirt off His Back comes a novel about love, family, and honoring loved ones Death brings about strange emotions, and people’s true colors start to show. Glynda Naylor discovers this when she gets the call that her father has died suddenly and she must fly from Los Angeles to Baltimore to bury him. Her beloved daddy, Edward Naylor, raised his four young daughters... (more)

Deliver Me From My Enemies (Urban Christian)

Deliver Me From My Enemies (Urban Christian)

by Sharon Oliver

Heaven Bound (Heaven Sent)

by Montre Bible

In Heaven Bound, we meet Andrea Turner, the mother of Andrew Turner. After her death, Andrea journals her final words to her son, telling him of her discovery that she is Nephilim (half-human and half-angel). The story goes black to when Andrea meets several college friends who are helping her find her personal spiritual path. When she stumbles on the fact that she has supernatural powers, her reason for being... (more)

Abundant Rain (Rain Series)

by Vanessa Miller

Elizabeth Underwood. Bold. Vivacious. Confident. Her life was about to be turned upside down. As far as Elizabeth was concerned, the Underwoods were the poster family for God’s blessings. She had two beautiful children and an elegant home. Her husband was the CEO of his own technical consulting firm and he truly loved her. But when the storms of life interrupt Elizabeth’s world, will she become entangled... (more)

Not Easily Broken: A Novel

by T. D. Jakes

New York Times bestselling author T. D. Jakes pens a powerful tale of a couple's attempt to survive a car accident, a fractured marriage, and the ultimate temptation. After years of disagreeing on what true happiness, success, and love really are, Dave and Clarice Johnson have finally reached a breaking point in their marriage. When Clarice is hurt in a car accident, the obvious truth that more than just her... (more)

Crossing Jhordan's River (Lift Every Voice)

Crossing Jhordan's River (Lift Every Voice)

by Kendra Norman-Bellamy

Jhordan was only a boy when he witnessed his mother's suicide. At first, the pain of his loss weighed on him, but the pain soon festered into a deep-seated mistrust of women. Failed relationships abound, and now his marriage to Kelli has brought him to a crossroad. His cold heart may finally chase Kelli into the arms of another man.

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by Victoria Christopher Murray

by Victoria Christopher Murray

by Vanessa Miller

by Jacquelin Thomas

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

by Stacy Hawkins Adams

by Victoria Christopher Murray

by Felicia Mason

by Bonnie Hopkins

by Lutishia Lovely

by Vanessa Miller

by Jacquelin Thomas, ReShonda Tate Billingsley

by Michelle Stimpson

by Tia McCollors

by Parry A. Brown

by Sharon Oliver

by Montre Bible

by Vanessa Miller

by T. D. Jakes

by Kendra Norman-Bellamy