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There's always a man around the corner, and church trustee James Black should know--he's usually that very man. The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Something on the Side" introduces a deliciously dysfunctional family in this new page-turning novel filled with intrigue, sex, and surprises. Annotation: The Black family has a few issues to work out. The father, James, is finally ready to put his player... (more)

The Book of Night Women

by Marlon James

The Book of Night Women is a sweeping, startling novel, a true tour de force of both voice and storytelling. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they—and she—will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a... (more)

Nobody But You: A Grayson Friends Novel (Grayson Friends)

Nobody But You: A Grayson Friends Novel (Grayson Friends)

by Francis Ray

NASCAR star Cameron Dunlap is poised to win this year’s Sprint Cup. But being a successful race-car driver comes with a price: His own life. Cameron knows that his profession puts him at high risk. Thankfully, his latest visit to the hospital left him intact. That is, until he bumps into Caitlin Lawrence…and is thrust back into his painful past. The one-time love of his life who left him at the altar, Caitlin... (more)

Twisted

by Tracy Brown

Celeste Styles is starting over. After losing her cherished salon in a suspicious fire, she has finally left her adulterous relationship and her drama-filled life in Brooklyn for the peace and tranquility of Atlanta, Georgia. But when Rah-Lo heads down south after deciding to leave his wife Asia, Celeste is floored and isn't quite sure if she wants to rekindle their affair. Meanwhile, Asia is hell bent on revenge.... (more)

Patternist: Book 2

Mind of My Mind

by Octavia E. Butler

A young ghetto telepath launches a psychic struggle against the four-thousand-year-old immortal who has been her father, lover, master, and creator to free her fellow telepaths. Reprint. PW. K.

A Price to Pay

by Angela Winters

Wealthy and high-profile, the Chase dynasty has everything an African-American family could ever want--except what money can't buy. . . Ever since Carter Chase's ex-fianc?, Avery, married another man, he's resolved to win her back. And when an accident sends her to his side, Carter seems to have sealed the deal. But fate has a different plan. . . Meanwhile, Carter's brother, Michael, is entangled in a scandal... (more)

The Million Dollar Deception: A Novel

by RM Johnson, R. M. Johnson

Almost five years after his critically acclaimed novel The Million Dollar Divorce, Essence bestselling author RM Johnson returns with the sequel that fans have been waiting for...and in The Million Dollar Deception, Nate Kenny, Lewis Waters, and Monica Kenny still have not buried the hatchet. When readers last closed the book on Nate Kenny, his scheming had backfired, and he not only lost a great fortune in a... (more)

Make You Mine

by Niobia Bryant

It all started with a heated one-night stand... Three months after a first date that ended in a night of explosive passion, Caress Coleman and Julius Jones find themselves somewhere between roommates with benefits and true love. She's smart, beautiful--and one paycheck away from broke. He's smart, handsome, and very successful. But that's just the beginning of their differences.... She's a slob--and... (more)

Loving Spoonful (Kimani Romance)

by Candice Poarch

Kimberly and Jack have it all. Loving marriage? Check. Gorgeous home? Yep. Well-paying careers? No doubt. Children? Two, and they're college-bound. The happy couple should be celebrating. Instead…Kim has just asked for a divorce. Kim remembers a caring, attentive husband who catered to her every delicious need. Jack longs for their searing, unpredictable nights of passion (the house was christened in more... (more)

Triangular Road: A Memoir

by Paule Marshall

In Triangular Road , famed novelist Paule Marshall tells the story of her years as a fledgling young writer in the 1960s. A memoir of self-discovery, it also offers an affectionate tribute to the inimitable Langston Hughes, who entered Marshall’s life during a crucial phase and introduced her to the world of European letters during a whirlwind tour of the continent funded by the State Department. In the course of... (more)

Notorious

by Kiki Swinson

Yoshi Lomax is on the run, but trouble follows her wherever she goes. . . When things get too hot in Miami, criminal lawyer Yoshi figures she'll be safe if she goes home to Norfolk, Virginia, for a little while. But the streets there are just as mean, and a sistah needs to keep her head to avoid getting popped by a drive-by. And when Yoshi witnesses the brutal murder of a snitch by a ruthless drug dealer, she... (more)

Trolling Nights

by Savannah J. Frierson

For as long as there have been Trolling Nights, Bevin Moore has been the unofficial official Gatekeeper for her group of friends, the Femme Crew. She is always the designated driver and always makes sure the ladies do not leave the premises with someone she considers a loser. Bevin takes her job very seriously, even if she doesn't like Trolling Nights in the first place. Yet on one particular Trolling Night,... (more)

View Park

by Angela Winters

Welcome to the scandalous, glamorous, intriguing world of one of the country-s wealthiest and most powerful African-American families- Los Angeles-based cosmetics tycoon Steven Chase has come a long way from his humble beginnings. Steven-s family, including socialite wife, Janet, and four grown children, live a life of privilege in exclusive View Park. But when Steven wants to expand his empire by adding a chain... (more)

Passin'

by Karen E. Quinones Miller

Shanika Ann Jenkins is the pride of her African-American family; smart, beautiful, and born with blue eyes and blonde hair. Though her grandmother and father are happy because she represents years of passing down light skin and marrying well, Shanika's mother insists on her name reflecting her African-American heritage so that she will always be proud of who she is. When Shanika gets the opportunity to work for... (more)

The New Moon's Arms

by Nalo Hopkinson

What's in a name? A lot, according to 50-something-year-old Caribbean born Chastity, who has adopted the more fitting moniker Calamity. Now, true to her name, Calamity is confronting two big life transitions: Her beloved father has just died, and she is starting menopause, a physical shift that has rekindled her special gift for finding lost things. Suddenly she is getting hot flashes that seem to forge... (more)

Jezebel

by Jacquelin Thomas

Known for "African American Christian romance that will surprise readers"** Jacquelin Thomas now re-imagines the Biblical story of Jezebel as a compelling modern drama. It follows the exploits of manipulative Georgia beauty Jessie Belle who weds a trusting and prosperous pastor, Traynor Devereaux, as a ticket out of town. Traynor doesn't realize that his cunning new bride isn't just dreaming of a new life, but... (more)

The Great Negro Plot: An Urban Historical

The Great Negro Plot: An Urban Historical

by Mat Johnson

In 1741, New York City was thrown into an uproar when a sixteen-year-old white woman, an indentured servant named Mary Burton, testified that she was privy to a monstrous conspiracy against the white people of Manhattan. Promised her freedom by authorities if she would only uncover the plot, Mary reported that the black men of the city were planning to burn New York City to the ground. As the courts ensnared more... (more)

Rage Times Fury

by Trustice Gentles

How far are you willing to go for family? Unfortunately, this is a question that Malik Ford has to answer when tragedy strikes his. Malik is a hard working, family-oriented young man. He is willing to do anything to protect his family from the mean streets of Brooklyn. That's not an easy task with streets filled with dealers, hustlers and thugs. Anything can happen out here. It's not a game. Rage Times Fury is... (more)

Let's Get It On

by Cheris F. Hodges

Trading Dreams at Midnight: A Novel

by Diane McKinney-Whetstone

Fifteen-year-old Neena and her younger sister, Tish, are certain their mother will return, flush with the promise of a new man. But Freeda's disappearance on the cold February morning in 1984 soon stretches from days to months and from months to years. Raised by their stern grandmother Nan, the two sisters quickly learn to look after themselves, fiercely reinventing their lives in the wake of Freeda's absence. ... (more)

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by Carl Weber

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by Nalo Hopkinson

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