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When Audie wakes up after a devastating accident, her mind is a blank slate. The people around her—her devoted partner, her closest friends, even her own family—all claim to know who she is. But every version of her past is different. Contradictory. Suspicious. As Audie struggles to piece together the fragments of her life, a chilling realization sets in: the memory she lost may not be the worst part of her past. The real danger lies in what she is about to uncover.

Elsie is out of options. She's exhausted from being pushed in and out of social housing, she's deflated by debt and she's disturbed by the dark reality of having bailiffs show up at her door. With nowhere to go, there's only one person left to turn to: her best friend, Juliet. She finds friendship and safety in Juliet's flat, but when Elsie loses her bar job and all creative inspiration for her poetry dries up, she hits rock bottom. 

The Devil Wears Prada meets America's Next Top Model meets The Reckoning in this witty debut filled with scandal and romance in the world of publishing from the former editor-in-chief of Honey, Ebony and Teen People… * PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY STYLIST * ‘A fun, scandal-filled romp...

Yoshon Santana ran Brownsville, Brooklyn, with an iron fist. When his fiancée fell ill, he stepped back and allowed his sister, Yolani, to step in his place. After the death of his fiancée, the streets didn’t do it for him. Allowing his sister to take over, he stepped back and watched from a distance. With a possible girlfriend, Yoshon just wants to find someone to love. At thirty-eight, he’s looking for a wife, kids and the white picket fence that surrounds his mansion. During one of New York’s infamous blizzards, he comes across a woman sleeping in her car with a little boy.

A new baby is on the way for Ethic and Alani, but the stress of her high-risk pregnancy is weighing on the couple heavily. When the routine of their love changes, Alani's hormones send them on an emotional roller coaster filled with suspicion and miscommunication. With challenges from the children they have already on the horizon and Ethic's involvement with Nyair's city council run, things in the Okafor household are in disarray.

Contains books one, two, and three of the Luke Brothers series. Unexpected Expectations, book one T'Air's current way of living isn't cutting it anymore. She wants something different, something solid! This is a stark contrast to her current lifestyle, but in order to achieve the intended goal...

From Harlem to Prague, Moscow to St. Petersburg, Kazimir and the Harlem Crew are ready to destroy all enemies in their path. But some foes hide well within the shadows, and not everyone that’s with them is a friend. In Part II of The Lion and the Mouse, there are hearts to protect, blood debts to repay, and several deadly games to end.

Six months before aging out of foster care, 17-year-old Tori meets a local hustler who makes her an offer she can’t refuse. At first, she enjoys the benefits of being Ricky’s “new girl,” but it’s not long before he’s looking for a return on his investment. After a confrontation with Ricky spirals out of control, Tori goes on the run. Halfway across the country, she meets Dana, a street-wise woman in a similarly desperate situation. The two become quick friends and hatch a plan to move to Reno. But soon Tori is on her own again - and out for revenge.

A few months after his surgery, June 'Chevy' Calloway is discovering what life is like on the other side. Newly married with a baby on the way, Chevy has found himself caught in a war with the Prince of the Cove. While trying to manage the crew and take care of his own family, he's entangled in the midst of the Merciers. Although he has declared that he won't give his grandparents a second chance, he can't escape them. As Chevy navigates through the Cove, things begin to unravel not just in truth and secrets but also in his own identity.

Can he still be considered good, when his behavior is so bad? An affair with the second most powerful man at Johnson Enterprises was not in Diana Cambridge's plans, but one night their smoldering attraction for each other culminates in an erotic kiss that leaves her aching for more. For years, Xavier Johnson rejected his family's wealth and dedicated his life to helping others, earning him the nickname "the good one." Yet underneath the cordial exterior beats the heart of a Johnson, and this Johnson wants Diana Cambridge.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner reveals what lies beneath the surface of slavery. But at its heart, like Beloved, it is the story of a mother and a daughter—a mother who casts off her daughter in order to save her, and a daughter who may never exorcise that abandonment...

Hotel guest relations manager Jasmine, also known as a Love Alchemist, adores her job at the exclusive Spanish Love Hotel. She prides herself on helping guests meet their perfect match. But matchmaking is absolutely forbidden between staff. And so Jasmine must resist the attraction she feels every time she’s around delectable sous-chef, Alejandro. The problem is, she knows the feeling is mutual. But she cannot jeopardise her job or break the rules.

A second chance with the single dad might seem like fate—but he’s exactly what I should avoid. I’ve loved Ethan Bishop since freshman year— the day we met at a high school basketball game. Those five years together? Unforgettable. He was my first love, my one and only. But while I was wild at heart, his presence kept me grounded—until his family decided I wasn’t good enough for him.

Welcome back to Cinnamon Falls, the town where the bakes are sweet, the secrets are sticky, and the romance is (pumpkin) spiced.The Maple Bakery Murder is the third instalment in the must-read Cinnamon Falls series and is perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls, Pretty Little Liars and the Dream...

Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense! "Lazarre-White masterfully portrays people of multiple races, old and young. He also delivers Cosby's reflections on family, grief, and faith with genuine introspection and without distracting from the tense plotlines...This is a gripping...

Keyara Henderson's life takes an unexpected turn when more than half of her vision deteriorates due to diabetes. In an effort to regain her independence, Keyara opts to attend Georgia Southern University, a prestigious university with a drive long enough to prevent her from having anyone to fall back on. Although he has reservations, Keyara's father relents under two conditions: one being that she must stay in an assisted-living facility and the other requiring her to employ a chauffeur.

*From the Viral Clark Atlanta University Commencement Speaker* *From the Georgia Author of the Year Award Winner* The beloved author of Don’t Cry for Me and Perfect Peace returns with a poignant, emotionally exuberant novel about a young queer Black man finding his voice in 1980s Chicago—a...

THE TRANSFIXING TRUE STORY OF A WOMAN WHO DEFIED ALL ODDS TO CHOOSE HER OWN DESTINY "This life of the astonishing Belle Greene, the director of the Morgan Library who took the decision to "pass" as white in New York's Gilded Age, is a breathtaking and poignant work of social history."– Rebecca...

Much-heralded and long awaited, Terry McMillan's tour-de-force novel introduces the Price family matriarch Viola, her sometimes-husband Cecil, and their four adult kids, each of whom sees life—and one another—through thick and thin, and entirely on their own terms. With her hallmark...

In her life, there have only been three lovers. But Leslie doesn’t lament the meager number, she only truly mourns the second one. In her youthful arrogance, she turned him away, thinking there would be many more chances. Now, she lives two lives—one in the present, and another plagued by bittersweet memories of the past. But maybe, even now, it will be possible to reconcile the two.