Fiction

Mary Monroe, acclaimed bestselling author of God Don't Like Ugly and The Upper Room returns with the masterful story of a woman who's ready to take back her life-if she can figure out how... GONNA LAY DOWN MY BURDENS In the sweltering little town of...

In the Balkan Peninsula, history's long-disputed bridge between Asia and Europe, the receding Byzantine empire has left behind a patchwork of warring peoples who fight over everything, from their pastures of sheep to the authorship of their countless...

In the dystopian world of Mafinga, Jasmin must contend with a dictator's sorcerer to cleanse the socialist state of its deadly pollution. Mafinga's malevolent king dislikes books and, together with his sorcerer Atari, has collapsed the environment to...

A lyrical, moving novel in the spirit of Transcendent Kingdom and A Burning--and the most awarded debut title in South Africa--that tells the story of a multiracial family when the Immorality Act is passed, revealing the story of one family's scattered...

Age is just a number, and whoever said that full-figured women don't know how to bring fire to a relationship was sadly mistaken. Carl Weber brings together two popular Urban Books divas to give readers what they've been asking for: passionate,...

The African American answer to Sex and the City--Maryann Reid's Sex and the Single Sister is a collection of hip, sexy, funny novellas about successful black women in their twenties, on the dating scene, making all the wrong moves. A fine ambitious...

From Maryann Reid, the award-winning author of Sex and the Single Sister, comes Mrs. Big. Loletta Hightower likes to live big: exotic vacations, designer clothing, trips to the spa. But it gets harder and harder to support her lavish lifestyle working...

What happens when the lives of four individuals--all in pursuit of love, happiness, and success--collide and threaten to destroy everything they've worked so hard to achieve? Only the Truth knows. Markus, a rising executive and self-proclaimed "playboy"...

In the vein of Kevin Hearne, Burning Ashes is the third book in the Ben Garston series, a contemporary fantasy tale of dragons and ancient magic hidden within our own world. The Lore is over. For Ben Garston, the fight is just beginning. The uneasy truce...

This volume pays homage to religion, work, service, education, and the human touch that brought families through undeniably difficult times.Spotsylvania County, Virginia, was established in 1721, but it was not until after the Civil War that the names of...

From award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman's bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn't belong. Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana...

Race and civil rights in 1963 Los Angeles provide a powerful backdrop in Gary Phillips's riveting mystery about an African American crime scene photographer seeking justice for a friend--perfect for fans of Walter Mosley, James Ellroy, and George...

The King of Jordan is turning 60! How better to celebrate the occasion than with his favorite pastime--fencing--and with his favorite sparring partner, Gabriel Hamdan, who must be enticed back from America, where he lives with his wife and his daughter,...

History and the present collide in this fascinating and poignant new novel from Essence bestselling author Donna Hill.

Second chances always lead to a new beginning!When Everett Nicholls died, he left his millions to the two people he cared about most--the young law student he was mentoring, and his beloved stepson. Eden Marsh and Beck Dennison are instantly suspicious...

A gathering of innovative, speculative fictions by writers of color, both established and emerging The innovative fictions in Infinite Constellations showcase the voices and visions of 30 remarkable writers, both new and established, from the global...