Fiction

When it comes to spotting trouble, Benita's intuition is never wrong. It has been three months since Benita Renee Jenkins completed her first assignment for a secret organization called DTCU, the Domestic Terrorism Crime Unit. When Agent Jenkins meets...

*A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Book of the Year* From John Edgar Wideman, a modern "master of language" (The New York Times Book Review), comes a stunning story collection that spans a range of topics from Michael Jordan to Emmett Till, from...

This crazy Mama and her highly troublesome daughters are back and they're making much noise. Karrine can't keep her hands off Taffy's main man, Honey, but falling for him will sting like an attack from a swarm of bees. Their relationship has plenty of...

From the bestselling author of Caucasia and New People, riveting, unexpected stories about identity under the influence of appearances, attachments, and longing. Each of these eight remarkable stories by Danzy Senna tightrope-walks tantalizingly,...

A living legend. -- Julia QuinnThe newest novel in USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins's compelling Women Who Dare series features a fearless grifter who goes undercover to reclaim the stolen Declaration of Independence.Lying and cheating may be...

In the sprawling homes and upscale townhouses of the exclusive, largely African American Prince George's County, the lives of five women intersect-and the secrets, scandals, loves, and losses that ensue are par for the course where power, beauty, and...

New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe takes you on the ultimate twist-filled ride with her Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series. For two restless women looking for satisfaction, too much of a good thing is never enough--even as a lethal passion...

Find out how far these divas will go to stay on top in the sexy thriller that inspired the BET show Games People Play.When entertainment writer Nia Bullock loses her job and her live-in boyfriend, she flees LA for Manhattan and a gig as editor-in-chief...

Recently ending a failed engagement, Phillip Gordon is burying himself in work at this therapy practice to avoid dealing with his problems. Dr. Gordon isn't the typical, dull therapist. He has some unusual ways of addressing his patients' concerns. From...

August Wilson (1945-2005) wrote one play for every decade of the twentieth century that explored black life in America for the descendants of slaves. All of his characters seek wholeness, identity, and reconstituted selves after the terror of 250 years...

A strong...tale of operatic moral corrosion.-Kirkus Reviews on Gods & Gangsters Joey Diamonds is on the verge of being a Made man, with ice cold blue eyes that pierce through the hearts of women...and men. After being disowned by his mafia family, losing...

Old habits die hard for assassins. And I plan on murdering someone before the night is through. Killing used to be my regular gig, after all. Gin Blanco, aka the Spider, assassin-for-hire. And I was very, very good at it. Now, I'm ready to make the one...

From bestselling author Allison Hobbs comes this explosive and thought-provoking novel about two best friends who struggle to survive the ultimate betrayal and redefine how society views full-figured women. Plus-size friends Jayla Carpenter and Bailee...

Dareese Dollar Bill Blake is one of those bad guys that women love to hate. In an effort to escape the hood life and dabble in the good life, Dollar quickly grows from a small pup to a big dawg. After carefully critiquing the game, he chooses a concrete...

From New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe, the riveting tale of family loyalty, betrayal, and sweet revenge. Seth Garrett's family taught him that anything less than the best simply isn't an option. Now he's out to prove he can be the most...

"Whitfield, star of Bravo's reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta, makes her fiction debut with this tale of a young woman overwhelmed in the big city." --Library Journal Fresh out of college, Sasha Wellington's got her career as a...