Fiction

Lincoln is a young lady lost without her father. He was the only person Lincoln has ever had a true bond with. She's trying to maneuver in a world she is not equipped to handle on her own. She is left with a self-centered mother, who's only concerned...

When a journalist and a reporter collide in the middle of a scandal, so does love and trouble-with a capital T in Reon Laudat's If You Just Say Yes. Manhattan journalist Michelle Michaels just can't seem to get a break when she finds herself the subject...

Set on a black-owned luxury dude ranch and with a fairy tale twist, the second Cowbooys of California romance by award-winning author Rebekah Weatherspoon absolutely sizzles! In this thoroughly modern take on the timeless tale of a struggling Cinderella...

"An absorbing and moving tale" (Publishers Weekly)--a uniquely American story of the consequences of past decisions on present realities through the narrative of a Black family in Philadelphia rediscovering their roots in South Carolina. After World War...

Adam and B. J. grew up in the turbulent 1960s. The Vietnam war, unsettling riots across college campuses and unrest in just about every corner of America filled them with gloom. Even at home, they faced prejudice and poverty, but their community never...

Discovering she has only six months to live, Jean Stapleton-Blige tries to repair the relationships with her children, who want nothing to do with her, and her minister husband, who has spent their marriage seducing other women.

Three friends. One slim chance to beat the streets. But even when you fight your way out by any means necessary, cold hard cash is still no guarantee you'll escape . . . Secret. Penny. Isis. Two sisters, one best friend. Between neglectful parents and...

A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossible standards of beauty, after-hours room salons catering to wealthy men, ruthless social hierarchies, and K-pop mania "Powerful...

When Desiree Johnson receives an unexpected call from her brother, Ernest, Jr., about their father, she and her sixteen-year-old son, Tyree, pack up and rush to her family's summer home in Idlewild. Desiree hasn't been to Michigan in over seventeen...

When Desiree returns home to Idlewild after an urgent call from her brother, she finds herself entangled in a love triangle with a man from her past, and dangerous family drama... When Desiree Johnson receives an unexpected call from her brother, Ernest...

After the office of the Memphis Free Speech newspaper was destroyed and a price put on her head, Ida B. Wells became an exile from Memphis, Tennessee in 1892. She went to New York City where she wrote and started speaking to large groups of people about...

Icon: The Path is a must-read work of fiction that shares a journey of spiritual and personal growth. When Jessica discovers that her parents are leaving the country to go to her father's homeland, she learns that she must start a new life with their...

In the tradition of cult literary icon Donald Goines, Ice Cream for Freaks is written with a realness that accurately depics the bleak conditions of the story's urban backdrop.The main character, Nathaniel Wilson, better known in his middle class Queens...

Keno is twenty-three, a high-school dropout working as a rent collector for a slum landlord. Apart from hitting on the office secretary, Cass, his life is bleak. His job takes him into sad, mean places where kids wail, drunks fight and women get beaten...

From the bestselling author of The Sunday School Teacher comes another gripping, heart-wrenching novel full of page-turning romance, unexpected twists, and a quest for a woman to find her soulmate.Hey frieeend! I'm not even sure if I'm saying friend...

"A love story between friends. It is so well written. [Kyung-sook Shin] has this use of language that is just beautiful and poetic. It's a great book if you're looking to escape." --Chelsea Handler, #1 New York Times bestselling author How friendship,...