"Simone and Abrams really know how to bring the entertaining drama."--RT Book Reviews When the celebrity spotlight burns too hot to handle, Hollywood's elite Pampered Princesses battle for the ultimate crown. But once their secrets are exposed, who will...

Families always have secrets. And secrets have the power to heal--or hurt. Now beloved author Donna Hill's enthralling novel explores the wrongs we do for the right reasons, and the ways we struggle to reconcile the truth. Journalist Zoie Crawford had to...

"A comedic story that will leave fans clamoring for more." --ReShonda Tate Billingsley An inspiring, devilishly funny tale of hope, secrets--and hard-knock faith that can make the most impossible situations right...For Sister Betty, the marriage proposal...

STAY SCHEMING KIKI SWINSON Karlie Houston is broke, betrayed--and running from a bounty on her head. Turns out the real owners of the payday loan office she ripped off weren't cool with her idea of employment bennies. With her lover and friends gone,...

An Essence(R) Bestselling Author -- With brothers Malcolm and Toussaint Livingston at the helm, business at Taste of Soul is thriving and the family seems to have it all. But jealousy and competition threaten to tarnish their picture-perfect image...

RED LIGHT WIVES They're about as different as six women can be-haughty and humble, beautiful and plain, young and not-so-young, black, white, Latina, and origins unknown. But aside from their gift for laughing hardship in the face, these high-spirited...

In this sizzling and suspenseful novel, Niobia Bryant thrills readers with a bold, sexy story about a mistress who's ready to reveal all her dirty little secrets... Jessa Bell shocked the hell out of her three best friends when she announced she was...

Pressing Hard Book 2 Perry Skky Jr.'s about to discover that temptation can be very hard to resist. . . Perry Skky Jr. has his whole life ahead of him--and so does his boy, Damarius. Which is why he can't understand why Damarius is wasting his time with...

Leticia Langley is used to fighting for what she wants. That's how she wound up being the first in her family to graduate from college. So what if she's never had a date? All that's about to change when she gets herself a job as a food columnist for The...

"Now a BET+ Original Movie directed by Robin Givens! Do family, faith--and fame--go together? In this captivating novel from award-winning author Tiffany L. Warren, two brothers reach for the stars, but are they prepared for a fall?... They're handsome,...

When Michael Burroughs arrives on the scene in Virginia Beach from L.A., he floods the East Coast with top-notch product and quickly earns his title as the California Connection-Calico for short. He's also a smooth brotha with a knack for getting...

"Octavia's storytelling is so impressive and addicting." --RT Book ReviewsIn Essence(R) bestselling author Grace Octavia's most exciting, volatile novel yet, charismatic bad boy mayor Jamison Jackson has finally taken a spectacular fall. But that doesn't...

There is never a dull moment for Mount Zion Ministries' main ladies, but this time around, the ladies find themselves fighting to stay afloat amid the storm.Charles and Sullivan Webb's happy home life comes crashing down around them after Sullivan is...

At the prestigious Harlem Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, students are destined to realize their uptown dreams--as long as friends, haters, and crushes don't trip them up. . .La-La Nolan's killer voice could make her a superstar, but she's more...

A Blessed Trinity Novel The newest member of Followers of Jesus Faith Worship Center stirs up more troubles than blessings when he decides to rededicate his life to God... As the son of a well-known minister, Clarence Walker knows his decision to leave...

Albertina Merci, a talented R&B singer, toured with Ray Charles, James Brown, and Wilson Pickett--until the fateful night her voice gave out in front of a sold-out crowd. Encouraged by her fans, she offered a little speech in praise of Jesus instead of a...