Fiction

Nearly a century after his birth in Joplin, Missouri, Langston Hughes is, in a sense, coming home. The University of Missouri Press is proud to announce the publication of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, a compilation of the novels, short...

Clark, author of "Every Thug Needs a Lady," tells the story of a woman who thinks she has everything, but who really has everything to lose--starting with her best friend and ending with her life.

When Link Williams, a college-educated twenty-six-year-old African-American man, falls for Camilo Sheffield, a wealthy married white woman, things will never be the same in the sleepy New England town of Monmouth, Connecticut. Set in the 1950s, this...

Sexy, beautiful Roz has escaped from the hard streets and is on her way to a professional career in physical therapy. But then she meets Trae, who's still after the bling-bling and fast money of drugs. He's hard, hot, irresistible--and trouble.Sexy,...

Imagine This is the sequel to Vickie Stringer's bestselling Let That Be the Reason, her stunning debut novel based on life as she knew it in the shocking underworld of the sex and drug trade. Vickie Stringer has gained a legion of fans for her...

A perfect family finds its perfect life in turmoil when husband and father reveals that he has slowly been falling in love with someone else and that someone else is a man.

The author of The Personal Librarian and Essence bestsellers Temptation and Joy returns with a story about one woman's personal and spiritual journey to overcome the consequences of her husband's dark secret. Grace Monroe has the ideal life: a devoted...

A scorching new novel from the celebrated urban fiction author of "Let That Be the Reason" and "Imagine This." Stringer tells the provocative tale of love, lies, loss and the indomitable spirit of a woman called Red.The bestselling author of "Let That Be...

An acclaimed suspense writer's latest chilling tale examines how the daughter of a musician and jazz club owner finds her life changed when she becomes haunted by the ghost of Scott Joplin.

Praised for storytelling that mixes "sexy, savvy, and steamy,"* New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey turns up the heat in this explosive novel about the reckless desires that bind an irresistible woman to a desperate man. His name is...

New York Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Wall Street Journal BestsellerDumping her fianc at the altar, Nicole moves to Oakland, builds a successful career, and falls in love again--this time...

Socrates Fortlow is a 60-year-old ex-convict, now freed after serving 27 years in prison. Disheartened by the chaos of the streets, he calls together local people of all races to conduct meetings of a Thinkers' Club, where all can discuss the...

Eric Jerome Dickey's scorching new novel takes a dip into the dating pool in today's Los Angeles....Stephan loves 'em and leaves 'em, just like his daddy. Chante thinks she's found her dream man -- until his wife and kids come banging on her door. Jake...

From a bestselling Christian author comes an engrossing and uplifting contemporary novel about the crucial life decisions a woman must make after being stalked.

"New York Times" bestselling author Jakes pens a powerful tale of a couple's attempt to survive a car accident, a broken marriage, and the ultimate temptation.