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The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
One hundred years ago, Dies Drear and two runaway slaves hiding in his house, an important station on the Underground Railroad, were murdered. Legend has it that the ghost of Mr. Drear still haunts the lonely old house…
The Witches of Salix Pointe: Something Wicked This Way Comes, Book 2 by Noelle Vella
Now that Tasmin Pettiford and Elisa Hunte have discovered they are witches, one would think life would be smoother for them…
All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation Book 1) by bell hooks
“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love…
What You Do For Love by Miss Zenith
Songstress Ava Rose steps out on faith and moves to New York to pursue her dreams of getting her singing career to the big stage. After two years of hustling for her big break with no luck, she literally runs into the man who can help make her dreams a reality. As she soon discovers, he could also be the man of her dreams...
When I Was Your Age (Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown) by Kenan Thompson
When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan Thompson…
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris
Everyone has something to hide....
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele
A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them…
Professional Pleasure: I Can Have It All Series, Book 1 by Tia Love
Brandon Sims has it all. The brain that produces million-dollar ideas, the charming personality to get what he wants, and the looks to seduce any willing bachelorette. According to his mother, the only thing that’s missing is a wife and kids, and the more time he spends with his personal assistant, Calliope, the more he agrees with her. Calliope represents everything he wants in a woman—educated, ambitious, and so damn sexy…
Pretty Shattered Heart: The Pretty Shattered Trilogy, Book 2 by Robbi Renee
Heart can be defined as the central or innermost part of something. But when that core function is broken, shattered into pieces at the hands of the ones you love most—the distress, suffering, and anguish—can be debilitating…
Love on the Ninth Floor by Aries Skye
Trending on TikTok takes on an entirely new meaning when the ‘for you’ becomes a viral love story in the making. Aries Skye makes a sizzling debut in this flirty feel-good romance, perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory and Farrah Rochon…
Maybe Next Time - The Audio Experience by Christina C Jones
For better or worse…
Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith
A gripping, at times painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith…
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
People move to New York looking for magic, and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his black skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their trained cops…
Saved by A Billionaire; The Duke Family Book 3 of 4 by Miss J.
When I least expect it, my past catches up to me.
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire
What elevates Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth, what gives the poems their disturbing brilliance, is Warsan Shire's ability to give simple, beautiful eloquence to the veiled world where sensuality lives in the dominant narrative of Islam, reclaiming the more nuanced truths of earlier times - as in Tayeb Salih's work…
Pretty Shattered Soul by Robbi Renee
Trauma left her captivating, sweet soul flawed, distressed, disconnected, and shattered. Savvy and effortlessly beautiful, Syncere James concealed her heartache, finding security and refuge in her career as a successful real estate agent…
Stolen by a Billionaire 2 by Miss J.
Everyone around me kept trying to tell me that what I felt for Ananias wasn’t real, but I knew in my heart that it was…
An International Affair by Iris Bolling
What happens when dysfunctional families meet the Lassiters? They all learn the meaning of love . . . love is kind, love is patience, and love . . . lasts for a lifetime…
It's Always Been You by Tay Mo'Nae
All Jerzey wanted was a family of her own…
Jane Doe Black by Nia Forrester
She dedicated her life to working for the justice system, but when she needed it most, it didn’t work for her…