Fiction

Tyriek White did not come to play. He is doing something for New York narratives I've never seen, and really never imagined. This novel is so New York--so, so New York--yet so deeply southern on lower frequencies. It's astonishing. --Kiese Laymon, author...

National bestselling author Kiki Swinson's novels set it off with killer plot twists, merciless characters--and an unsparing portrayal of Southern struggling, lying, betraying . . . and dying. Now everything is on the line as a female firefighter...

It's time for SAC Gaines, also known as Hot Shot, to turn up the heat on the Inglewood 13s and get the vengeance he seeks for his family. Will he be able to maintain his professionalism without letting his emotions override the task at hand? Turned Up is...

Follow Phantom, Inaya, Lox, and Sahnai as they seek to discover what their hearts really want. After a rocky start, Phantom and Inaya had fallen for each other. But now, Phantom is in Miami, and Inaya decides to make her own choices and live her own...

Consecrated Ground is a multiracial lesbian paranormal tour de force that will leave you wary of the shadows and absolutely breathless.Like her father before her, Joan Matthews is a witch. For generations, their family of binder witches has protected...

Another storm is on the horizon for the Reynolds women. And the only way out is to go through it.Good things never happen in November--at least not for the Reynolds women. It was the month they lost their patriarch. And the month when fourteen-year-old...

From the author of Yellow Wife comes a heartwarming, moving story about two Black women trying to overcome their circumstances in 1950s America--and the stumbling blocks each faces that could upend everything they've worked so hard for.When Eleanor, a...

A wife has had enough of her husband's cheating ways, but he isn't willing to let her go without a fight. Paula Smith Harris has learned that the man she thought was her true love isn't exactly who he vowed to be. After enduring countless affairs, among...

A gritty "voodoo" Western tale about what happens when fighting is all both sides know what to do.1879. Afterdecades of violence of fleeing, having gone everywhere from Floridato Mexico, a war-weary band of Seminole Blacks led by their sheriff, Desi...

Wink was a drug dealer with a thirst for the good life and a drive to succeed. Now that he is no longer on the streets, is his sonheaded along the same path? All his life, young Saw has had to listen to his moms tell him how much he looks like and acts...

When trauma shapes your life, how do you risk making a change--and finding love? As a child, Sunny Gibson was abandoned by her mentally-ill mother, who left no trace behind. Now a social worker, Sunny is dedicated to helping children find loving...

Fame and love combined can be either the greatest combination or the worst. For these star-crossed lovers, whichwill it be? Handsome lyricist Lemere Webster is successful in every aspect of his life except for love. His rap career is soaring. His family...

In relationships, Calisa Harper has clear rules: no expectations, no commitments, no one gets hurt. She doesn't need a diamond ring to bring her happiness. She just needs Jared. Fine, fit, and ferocious in bed, Jared is Calisa's ideal combination of...