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**The inspiration for the acclaimed OWN TV series produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay “Smart and heartfelt and highly recommended.” —Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club** Readers, booksellers, and critics alike are embracing Queen Sugar and cheering for...

Amber, Carla and Brandy---known as the "ABCs"---are intelligent businesswomen who met in their business support group "The Savvy Sistahs Who Mean Business" and became the best of friends. They've bonded over lost loves, past hurts, and too many lonely nights. . . Amber Stuart...

When you are the heir to an empire, there are certain things you must do. Dominic de Fiore is primed and ready to step up to the plate and become a true force to be recognized in his father's mafia. But is Dominic ready to commit to such a life even if it means sacrificing his happiness? Fortunately,...

Genevieve is brilliant and beautiful. Her husband has a thriving career. Together, they have a beautiful home in Los Angeles. Together, they're crazy in love. Then one day a family tragedy brings Genevieve back to her Alabama hometown, back to a past she hoped her husband would never discover, and...

When Bishop Fontaine passed away he left behind more than a list of good deeds. He was known as a caring friend and doting father. . .but he was also manipulative and controlling, especially to those he loved. His death begins to unravel deep secrets and shocking desires among the people he cared...

SAMANTHAI’ve tried so hard to stay away. My boss is infuriating, unreadable and…drop dead gorgeous. All I want is to start my own business here in Venice and restart my life after my horrible past in the States. So when Alexander gives me a chance to do that and… make him mine for the weekend,...

Honey Height learned early in life that her beauty and bedroom prowess are powerful, almost beyond her control. Forced by events that leave her to fend for herself as a teenager, she evolves into a money-hungry vixen as an adult. Using her physical attributes to lead a suspect lifestyle, Honey treats...

Charlotte Rodgers has always wanted too much. Too much love, too much attention, and had too many big dreams. It was how she ended up abandoning her two daughters, Connie and Reesy to chase after a man and the promise of a dream life. But Charlotte never anticipated how her world would be irrevocably...

Fall in love with the Lawson Brothers, a sexy, new contemporary romance series from New York Times Bestselling author Marquita Valentine. Love So Tempting, Book 4 Prim and proper beauty queen Lemon McCoy is at her wit’s end when one night of passion leaves her pregnant by Jessamine’s favorite...

Some lessons are harder to learn than others. Jerry Jenkins is a player. He loves women. Curvy women. Soft women. He's unapologetically drawn to full-figured women. With all the beauties in the world, he has no intention of settling down with just one. Not until Rayne Ellison moves in next...

From bestselling author, Donna Hill comes an evocative, unforgettable novel about love, friendship, marriage, adultery. . . "You'll find out soon enough. So I may as well say it now. I slept with my best friend's husband. There is no explanation. Not a real one, anyway, not one that people...

In the last 48 hours, Julia Murphy lost her job, her boyfriend is nowhere to be found, and she just got word that she’s pregnant. Unemployed and suddenly single while carrying a child is not the way Julia saw her life, but here she is. What to do now? Billionaire businessman Beckham Stone...

When an adventurous, thrill-seeking billionaire is assigned a steadfast young woman to help rein in his reckless tendencies, sparks begin to fly! Abby’s job as Dan’s personal coach is to help tame his passion for extremely fast cars, and it’s not an easy task. But she also begins...

A new edition of Alice Childress’s classic novel about African American domestic workers, featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay First published in Paul Robeson’s newspaper, Freedom, and composed of a series of conversations between Mildred, a black domestic, and her friend Marge, Like One...