Fiction

Perfect for readers looking for a darker twist on Bridgerton, this first in a vibrant, inclusive historical mystery series from a acclaimed author Vanessa Riley portrays the true diversity of the Regency-era, as an aristocrat whose skin color and...

Something's always been off with Eva Moss, but in the African American community, everything is prayed away, including "crazy." What happens when the answer to prayer is therapy and medication? According to Eva's mother, that's taboo. All it takes is a...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy is back with a new chronicle of small, daily wonders--and it is exactly the book we need in these unsettling times. Ross Gay's essays have been called "exquisite" (Tracy K...

Della: perfectionist token-black ballerina...Miles McKinnon: black-sheep billionaire...The chemistry: unlike anything either has ever felt...Disoriented by a week in Paris and a tough proposition, there's this mystique of not quite knowing what's real or...

""Kiki captures the heat of the streets."" --Wahida ClarkEssence(R) bestselling author Kiki Swinson keeps it coming with a gritty drama about one cunning sistah playing a very dangerous game with the law. Playing dirty is a skill that Yoshi Lomax has...

Carl Weber, the New York Times bestselling author of Up to No Good, will keep you on edge with this tale of three lifelong friends. . . James Robinson and his wife have had their rough patches. But seven years into their marriage, things are better than...

"In De'nesha Diamond's explosive series, the fiercest ride-or-die chicks in Memphis are battling alongside-and against-their ruthless men, to be the last diva standing ... On these Dirty South streets, revenge is sweet opportunity. Now the women who help...

New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber takes readers back to church, where preaching isn't always enough, nothing goes better with the Word than a song-and it's time for some hard-earned lessons in love, brotherhood, and betrayal.Bishop T.K. Wilson...

"Cotton Candy"She loved cotton candy, the feel of the sugar tufts brushing against her skin, even the coarseness of the wet pieces that hardened into tiny bricks of sugar. The colors, pink and blue and yellow, all colors and flavors competing for...

The deadliest ride-or-die chicks in Memphis have a new rival. Meet the Cripettes. They're the realest of the real-raging war with both the Queen Gs and the Flowers. But when all's said and done, only one gang can reign supreme...The streets of the Dirty...

In this powerful new novel, the trio of faithful friends from Tiffany L. Warren's inspirational bestseller What a Sista Should Do are older-but are they wiser?...Once successful, Pam Lyon's husband, Troy, has blown their fortune. Now he's hustling to...

After finding her husband cheating, Renee returns to her hometown to start again. But she is looking for love in all the wrong places. Danielle has a great career as a nurse, but her personal life is a mess. She enlists Renee to test the loyalty of her...

""This roller-coaster tale takes you on a spiritual ride."" --RT Book ReviewsWhen a good woman goes astray, what will it take to get right with her family--and God? The one thing Shari McCray is feeling most about her marriage is what it's missing, but...

A hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging.Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret.Early 1900s London: Taken from his homeland,...