Fiction

In a powerful debut novel author Rahela Nayebzadah introduces three unforgettable characters, Beh, Shabnam and Alif. In a world swirling with secrets, racism and a touch of magic we watch through the eyes of these three children as Nayebzadah's family of...

Award-winning author Ben Burgess, Jr. explores the man behind the player in this Urban novel about a man trying to find the love he lacks for himself in all the wrong ways. Tormented as a child for being dark-skinned and the son of a womanizer who...

The debut novel from Jadie Jang is an action-packed urban fantasy delivering a bold new take on the Monkey King in San Francisco - complete with murder and mayhem! San Francisco has a Monkey King -- and she's freaking out. Barista, activist, and...

From the author of the Blackboard bestseller Fed Up with the Fanny comes another fast-paced urban thriller, the story of a man who, for the love of money, will face the underground worlds of scandals, sex, and street justice. West Owens needs money and...

Lenora Stone used to say if she didn't have bad luck, she wouldn't have any luck at all. At age thirty-eight, instead of socializing with Baltimore's A-list, she photographs them for Baltimore Scene, a glossy magazine filled with beautiful people who,...

After her big brother Curtis is gunned down in the streets of Brooklyn, Angel's family crumbles. Grief stricken, her mother turns to heroin to ease her pain. She doesn't notice that her son has no food or that her daughters' clothes are torn and dirty...

Someone is excited about their day but has no clue what's in store. Mommy doesn't give many details about today's adventure. This only makes someone else excited and very talkative the whole day. There is nonstop guessing and many questions. Clothes are...

Deeply rooted in an upbeat, urban setting, Momma Knew tells the story of Angela, a feisty and romantic young woman on her quest to find true love. Along the way, Angela takes care in her approach to dating, careful to never let on what she is truly...

On a snowy winter morning, suburban mom Annie Prockner is taking her 13-year-old, Max, to school while her husband Ben drives eight-year-old Patty. The blizzard thickens, and the mist between worlds thins. It doesn't take long before they each realize...

From the Essence bestselling author of Hiding in Hip Hop and an entertainment insider--a fascinating novel about the "down-low" life of one of New York's most beloved Hip Hop producers. After the sudden death of his father, a renowned jazz musician,...

Miriam Black is trying to live an ordinary life, keeping her ability to see how someone dies hidden...until a serial killer crosses her path. This is the second book in the Miriam Black series. "Visceral and often brutal, this tale vibrates with...

Whiskey Battle is a twenty-four year-old enforcer for Georgia's Bad Boyz II Syndicate, a dangerous street gang controlling the lion's share of illicit narcotics coming into the bustling port of Savannah. As a hustler, he does what he needs to do to...

A new collection of essays first published in The New York Times and Playboy. Reed tackles subjects including Oakland, eugenics, and domestic violence.

Chancery is counting on her older sister Melina to help her find the right path. The fate of the world rests on the outcome of that guidance. But not everyone wants the entire world to survive. As usual, the key to the future lies in the mistakes of the...

National bestselling author Niobia Bryant detonates an explosive, relentlessly shocking tale of betrayal, desire, and revenge as a dish best never served . . . She cheated with one of her best friends' husbands--and turned scathing publicity into...

National bestselling author Niobia Bryant detonates an explosive, relentlessly shocking tale of betrayal, desire, and revenge as a dish best never served . . . She cheated with one of her best friends' husbands--and turned scathing publicity into...