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  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)
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  Soul Journey

  by Jacquelin Thomas

  "One of Ms. Thomas's best books...strong characterization...a wonderful sense of place...and the unwavering focus on the importance of God in our lives."
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  Simply Divine

  by Jacquelin Thomas

  To forgive may be divine . . . The daughter of two Hollywood superstars, Divine Matthews-Hardison lives the privileged life most fifteen-year-olds only dream of: she's all about designer clothes, awards ceremonies, parties, and having a name that opens doors. Divine could be a model, an actress, anything she wants. But when you live in the spotlight, there's nowhere to hide when your family falls apart. Her... (more)
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  The Business of Love (Indigo: Sensuous Love Stories)

  by Cheris F. Hodges

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  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)
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  The Making of Isaac Hunt

  by Linda Leigh Hargrove

  At his grandfather's deathbed, Isaac Hunt, a black man with blue eyes and skin so fair he looks white, learns his parents aren't really his parents. Armed with only his birth mother's name and the city where she last lived and reeling from betrayal, he goes in search of her and in search of the truth about his past. His odyssey takes him deep into the south, where the Klan still rules the small town of his birth,... (more)
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  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)
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  A Gift to the Eye and More (Urban Soul)

  by Leceila Turnage

  Forty-year-old, never-married Eva Liles desires matrimony and motherhood. And even though she lives in small-town Fairview, which is a short distance from Raleigh, North Carolina, where she works and spends time socially, she remains unlucky at love in a city nationally ranked as one of the top ten places for singles. When she meets the handsome Xavier Dupree, he seems to have everything that she would want in a... (more)
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  Peony's Daughters

  by Leceila Turnage

  Peony Shaw's sister, Caroline, has just died. Looking for comfort during this difficult time, Peony calls upon her daughters, Violet, Lily, Ivy, and Jasmine--the flowers in her life. When they are summoned, none of her daughters hesitates to travel home to North Carolina. Beyond celebrating the life of their beloved aunt and offering comfort to their grieving mother, however, each woman has her own reason for... (more)