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TopazA journalist and marshal enter a complicated marriage of convenience in the West.The IntuitionistIt is a time of calamity in a major metropolitan city's Department of Elevator Inspectors, and Lila Mae Watson, the first black female eleva...GenevieveDrawn into an affair with his sister-in-law in spite of his love for his wife, a man finds his choices further complicated by the mysterious...By the Light of My Father's SmileA family from the United States goes to the remote Sierras in Mexico--the writer-to-be, Susannah; her sister, Magdalena; her father and moth...MidnightBeverly Jenkins enthralls romance readers once again with Midnight—a heart-soaring African American historical romance novel set during Amer...ErasureThelonius "Monk" Ellison is an erudite, accomplished but seldom-read author who insists on writing obscure literary papers rather than the s...The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored ManMasked in the tradition of the literary confession practiced by such writers as St. Augustine and Rousseau, this "autobiography" purports to...Friends and LoversAttraction can be instant. So can the consequences. Just ask Leonard, Debra, Tyrel, and Shelby. Four friends with so much in common: They’re...Us Against Everybody: A Detroit Love TaleLove is a funny thing. Without notice, it creeps up on you and takes over every rational decision you make. Without thought, you’re willing ...Tonight and ForeverYesterdayAfter her marriage ends in bitter divorce, all Lorren Jacobs wants is to leave California behind. Returning to her roots in Texas s...The UntellingFrom the author of the Oprah Book Club Selection An American Marriage, here is an emotionally powerful novel that "succeeds mightily...truly...The BetweenWhen Hilton was a boy, his grandmother sacrificed her life to save him from drowning. Thirty years later, he begins to suspect that he was n...I Am Not Sidney PoitierI was, in life, to be a gambler, a risk-taker, a swashbuckler, a knight. I accepted, then and there, my place in the world. I was a fighter ...John Henry DaysColson Whitehead’s triumphant novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of the story of John Henry, the black steel-driver who died out...JazzIn the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopat...Midnight and the Meaning of LoveSister Souljah, the New York Times bestselling author of The Coldest Winter Ever and Midnight, delivers her most compelling and enlightening...The Edge of MidnightA nightclub owner and a detective are drawn together amid mystery and danger.CapturedA privateer and a woman escaping enslavement fight for freedom and love.Always and ForeverA desperate need Sassy Grace Atwood never expected to find her proper self accidentally tumbling into a stranger's bed. If she weren't despe...Liar's GameDana Ann Smith has ditched New York—and a relationship gone bad—for Los Angeles, looking for a new man, a new career, and some stability. Sh...Paradise"Rumors had been whispered for more than a year. Outrages that had been accumulating all along took shape as evidence. A mother was knocked ...IndigoAn Underground Railroad conductor shelters a wanted man and discovers courageous love.Through the StormA woman escaping slavery and a Union officer find love during the Civil War.Bad Men and Wicked WomenA low-level enforcer in Los Angeles, Ken Swift knows danger-- especially in his tangled romances. Divorced from one woman, in love with anot...BreathlessA hotel manager and a gambler test independence, desire, and trust.The Other WomanNew York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey presents one of his most intimate and emotionally resonant novels—a story about marriag...Amari and the night brothersManually added from search.Sister, SisterOne of the most intuitive and hilarious new voices in African-American fiction, Eric Jerome Dickey crosses the gender line to meet Waiting t...Something Like LoveA wealthy woman and a charming train robber build an unexpected partnership.BelovedToni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion...What the Fireflies KnewAn ode to Black girlhood and adolescence as seen through KB's eyes, What the Fireflies Knew follows KB after her father dies of an overdose ...Ghost SummerWhether weaving family life and history into dark fiction or writing speculative Afrofuturism, American Book Award winner and Essence bestse...VividA pioneering Black woman doctor challenges a town and finds love on the frontier.HoodooWith this vivid debut, Zora Neale Hurston meets Stephen King in a supernatural Southern Gothic tale for middle grade readers.The Taming of Jessi RoseA rancher and an outlaw ally to protect her land and risk their hearts.Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the SkySeventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident togeth...Hidden SinsThe Devil in HerMara Reed's been stirring up trouble since she was eighteen—running scams, living on the edge, always on the run. Now, when ...Milk in My CoffeeFresh from his small hometown in Tennessee where the color line is still a barrier folks don't cross, Jordan Greene was in culture shock whe...RecklessIndependent, stunning, and smart, Kell Jameson has the life she's always dreamed about. A partner at a tony Atlanta law firm that represents...Bachelor UntamedOne mindblowing kiss. That was all Ellie Weston shared with her neighbor and crush one summer, before he angrily discovered she'd approached...Soul City"Welcome to Soul City, where roses bloom in the cracks of the sidewalk along Cornbread Boulevard, musical genres become political platforms,...Possessing the Secret of JoyFrom the author the New York Times Book Review calls "a lavishly gifted writer," this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman ...NightcrawlingKiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped ou...SulaTwo girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. In this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morriso...The Coldest Winter EverI came busting into the world during one of New York's worst snowstorms, so my mother named me Winter. In a stunning first novel, renowned h...A Moment of SilenceHandsome, young, Muslim, and married to two women living in one house along with his mother, Umma, and sister, Naja: can Midnight manage? He...Little ScarletFor the huge audience that has always thought they should read Walter Mosley, he delivers at last the novel they've been waiting for-one so ...AmericanahAmericanah is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie won the 2013 U.S. National Book Critics Circle...JoyVictoria Christopher Murray's bestselling novel shares the story of a successful black Christian woman who must decide how far she is willin...Night SongA schoolteacher and cavalry officer find love after the Civil War.Wild Sweet LoveA former outlaw tries to rebuild her life while falling for a refined man.Before the DawnLeah Barnett can't believe how far fate has carried her: from Boston to the towering Colorado Rockies...and into the life of an angry, rugge...ForbiddenA man passing as white and a determined Black woman face love and danger in the West.One NightAn unlikely couple from opposing areas of society checks into an upscale hotel and shares twelve hours of passion, con games, and violence t...Rules of Engagement"Dr. Raleigh Foster knows that her job as an operative for a top-secret intelligence organization is risky... and she plays by the rules. Th...Lady JasmineThe beloved—and hated—Jasmine larson bush returns to battle her own past in a compelling new novel of love, faith, and shame from the Essenc...Bring on the BlessingsA wealthy woman buys a town and finds community, purpose, and love.Tristan Strong Destroys the WorldTristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is ...Tristan Strong Keeps PunchingAfter reuniting with Ayanna, who is now in his world, Tristan travels up the Mississippi in pursuit of his archenemy, King Cotton. Along the...TemptationKyla and Jefferson Blake count their 16 years together as a wonderful blessing from God. Their marriage is passionate, their daughter is a j...His All NightIn relationships, Calisa Harper has clear rules: no expectations, no commitments, no one gets hurt. She doesn't need a diamond ring to bring...Song of SolomonMilkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his l...The Proposal & Solid SoulJason Westmoreland, a man with a plan, offers Bella Bostwick a marriage of convenience to secure her inheritance. Bella has recently inherit...Irresistible ForcesOne week of mind-blowing sex on a beautiful Caribbean island. Of all the business proposals financial tycoon Dominic Saxon has heard, Taylor...Grown Folks Business"There's no other way to say this. I'm in love with someone else." With these words, Sheridan Hart's life as she knows it comes to a crashin...James**A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view**
Whe...Destiny's SurrenderA woman seeking security and a sea captain confront desire, family, and choice.An American MarriageNewlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist o...Winds of the StormA spy and a determined woman face danger and passion after the Civil War.Destiny's EmbraceA housekeeper and ranch owner clash before falling in love in California.Tar BabyJadine Childs is a Black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a Bla...CheatersStephan loves ’em and leaves ’em, just like his dad. Chanté thinks she’s found her dream man—until his wife and kids come banging on her doo...TempestA mail-order bride and widowed doctor clash before finding love.Trust No ManTRUST NO MAN, the gripping, fast-paced, debut novel by CA$H, is an urban street tale told in such vivid detail and with such gritty and comp...Life After DeathThe long-anticipated sequel to Sister Souljah’s million-copy New York Times bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever, featuring unforgettable hero...RebelA teacher and a Union veteran build love and community in Reconstruction New Orleans.Tempted by TroubleWhen his promising future is upended by the recession, former Detroit auto industry employee Dmytryk and his wife, Cora, make a morally ambi...The Twelve Tribes of HattieIn 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd, swept up by the tides of the Great Migration, flees Georgia and heads north. This “brutal, illumi...Her Kind of ManWhen Mr. Right is oh so wrong
I'll never let you go . . . Allina had always dreamed of hearing those words. But when her fiance, Isaac, utt...CaucasiaBirdie and Cole are the daughters of a black father and a white mother, intellectuals and activists in the civil rights movement in Boston i...God Help the ChildSpare and unsparing, God Help the Child--the first novel by Toni Morrison to be set in our current moment--weaves a tale about the way the s...Between LoversNicole made a bold move by dumping her fiance at the altar. From there, she's built a successful career, relocated north to Oakland, and fal...A Duke by DefaultA New Yorker apprenticing in Scotland finds purpose and romance with a duke.A Family Reunion"It's been fifteen years since the Bennetts were all in one place, at one time, and now at a total blowout of a reunion four special cousins...Parable of the TalentsFrom a celebrated author, the thrilling sequel to The Parable of the Sower—a cautionary novel ahead of its time, perfect for fans of The Bro...A Chance at LoveA gambler inherits two children and finds partnership with a rancher.Conjure WomenConjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and gener...Touched by YouUnimaginable luxury. Longstanding wealth. A powerful family empire that controls the town of Wellspring, Michigan. But three heirs are done—...Power of PersuasionWhen an anti-terrorist agency decides to uses her groundbreaking artificial intelligence system to stop a dangerous threat against Jafir's m...DecadenceWhat Nia Simon Bijou desires, she works hard to achieve. Her accomplishments as a respected writer have not only brought her to Hollywood, b...