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Temptation

by Victoria Christopher Murray

Kyla and Jefferson Blake count their 16 years together as a wonderful blessing from God. Their marriage is passionate, their daughter is a joy, Jefferson's medial career is prospering and they have loyal friends. Kyla knows her newly divorced and lifelong friend, Jasmine, is desperately unhappy and no amount of prayer or encouragement seems to help. But what Kyla doesn't know is that Jasmine has a plan to move... (more)

Joy

by Victoria Christopher Murray

Anya Mitchell has it all: a successful L.A. financial services company, a loving fianc, and an unshakable trust in Goduntil she is brutally attacked by a stalker. Anyas faith and her fianc help her deal with the horror, but soon she is faced with a dilemma and must decide how far she is willing to go to have a future clear of this tragedy with the man she loves.

Redemption

by Jacquelin Thomas

The new novel from the masterful national bestselling author of Defining Moments . Jacquelin Thomas has embraced the power of love and forgiveness in her award-winning novels. Now she explores the rewards of Redemption as a woman's desperate choices threaten to destroy her.

The Prodigal Husband (New Spirit)

by Jacquelin Thomas

An Essence Bestseller The acclaimed author of Singsation returns with a poignant, passionate and inspirational novel about one couple's journey from betrayal and sorrow to forgiveness, healing, faith and joy. Once, Tori and Jake Madison had a loving, satisfying marriage. But they have begun to grow apart . . . and then tragedy sends Jake to the arms of another woman.

Defining Moments: A Novel

by Jacquelin Thomas

From the Essence bestselling author of The Prodigal Husband comes an inspiring novel about one woman's spiritual journey to overcome the mistakes of her past-and face the truths of an inescapable future. A year ago, successful career woman Sheila Moore left her home on the South Carolina coast to escape the pain of loving a man who would never love her back-her married business partner, Jake. Now Sheila has... (more)

The Pastor's Woman (Kimani Romance)

by Jacquelin Thomas

New preacher Wade Kendrick might as well have taken out an ad for a wife all the church mamas paraded their daughters in front of him every Sunday. But after a tainted past, Wade wanted a reserved, traditional woman. Everything his star gospel singer was not. But he only had eyes for her -- Pearl Lockhart, aka Ms. Wrong. Pearl had her eye on gospel stardom. She didn't fit into the preacher man's world any... (more)

Dance to Destiny

by Sherri L. Lewis

Church Folk

by Michele Andrea Bowen

It is the early 1960s and there isn't a mother in Charleston, Mississippi, who wouldn't like to have Reverend Theophilus Henry Simmons as her son-in-law. He's young, single, and oh-so-fine. But when he courts Essie Lee Lane and then decides to make her his First Lady, some of the church folk make it their mission to put her in her place. Theophilus's growing prominence coincides with Essie's evolution from a quiet... (more)

No Regrets

by Patricia Haley

For eighteen years, Karen and Johnny Clark have been blessed with an enviable lifestyle, three bright children and the "perfect" marriage. But over the years, their idyllic relationship has slowly begun to unravel. And when Karen experiences a serious illness, the distance between them only widens. Now the passion they once shared seems like a memory, while Johnny's weakness for other women is pushing them to the... (more)

A Lova' Like No Otha'

by Stephanie Perry Moore

Surviving life's setbacks through her relationship with a man who helps restore her faith in God, Zoe Clark discovers A LOVA' LIKE NO OTHA'. When thunder and lightning strike on the morning of Zoe Clark's wedding, her seemingly perfect world is turned upside-down as she loses her fiancÈ to a pregnant girlfriend she never knew he had. With her engagement shattered, all her life's plans seem over. Unemployed,... (more)

When He Calls

by Sharel E. Gordon-Love

Teen Angst and a Christian upbringing spar, as a young woman journeys to rekindle her spirit after a brutal attack, during her junior year in college.

Mercy, Mercy Me

by Ronn Elmore

Ever since he was young, Dwayne Grandison has been a student of the Bible. Now, as a highly trained psychologist and the super-hot, soon-to-be star of the first African-American-owned Christian TV network, he is about to face both a devastating scandal and the most wrenching decision of his life. Shaken by his wife's death, Dwayne doesn't feel spiritually sound enough to lead the new counseling program at his... (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)

That Faith, That Trust, That Love

Soul Confessions (Urban Christian)

by Monique Miller

He's Saved...But Is He For Real?

by Kimberley Brooks

It's been almost two years since Michelle Williamson's boyfriend, Pierre Dupree, walked out on her to marry a minister's daughter. Since then, Michelle's friendship with her church buddy David has deepened into something sweet and special, but learning that Pierre has called off his wedding throws her into confusion. When Pierre wants Michelle back, she's forced to make a choice—one she may regret. Liz Coleman has... (more)

A Man's Worth (Urban Christian) (Urban Christian)

A Man's Worth (Urban Christian) (Urban Christian)

by Nikita Lynnette Nichols

Randall Loomis and Pastor Cordell Bryson were as close as two blood brothers could ever be. Like peas in a pod, their friendship was unbreakable until Amaryllis Price stepped onto the scene. The moment Randall set his eyes on her, all heck broke loose. Who knew that a woman's beauty and sex appeal could cause a God fearing, faithful church going, dedicated man, to literally lose everything that's dear to him? ... (more)

Livin Ain't Easy

by Peron Long

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Temptation

by Victoria Christopher Murray

Joy

by Victoria Christopher Murray

Redemption

by Jacquelin Thomas

The Prodigal Husband (New Spirit)

by Jacquelin Thomas

Defining Moments: A Novel

by Jacquelin Thomas

The Pastor's Woman (Kimani Romance)

by Jacquelin Thomas

Dance to Destiny

by Sherri L. Lewis

Church Folk

by Michele Andrea Bowen

No Regrets

by Patricia Haley

A Lova' Like No Otha'

by Stephanie Perry Moore

When He Calls

by Sharel E. Gordon-Love

Mercy, Mercy Me

by Ronn Elmore

Boaz Brown (Reading Group Guides)

by Michelle Stimpson

That Faith, That Trust, That Love

Soul Confessions (Urban Christian)

by Monique Miller

He's Saved...But Is He For Real?

by Kimberley Brooks

A Man's Worth (Urban Christian) (Urban Christian)

by Nikita Lynnette Nichols

Livin Ain't Easy

by Peron Long

Sheena's Dreams (Urban Christian)

by Marilyn M. Anderson