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Soul TiesSienna and Amiri have been together for four years, but ever since he put a three-carat engagement ring on her finger, she’s been having sec...A Mighty Good ManPril Jasmine Blinds thought she had it all mapped out. Love, loyalty, and a forever stamped with a ring. But when betrayal checks the outbox...SanctuaryYoung love lost. Two hearts in limbo. An unbreakable bond. A love story for the ages.Don CaselliYou've been given everything you could have ever want. Penthouse on Park avenue, access to the family's money, and switching foreign cars li...KindredA modern Black woman is pulled through time to face the horrors of slavery in this “Great American Novel” about racism, sexism, and white su...Hell of a BookIn Jason Mott’s Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline d...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...Quasim: King InfernoI knew I wanted her since the first time I saw her at that kitchen counter sobbing. I could see the pain in her eyes, and I knew she had nev...MemMEM is a rare novel, a small book carrying very big ideas, the kind of story that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading it.
Set ...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...Give Her Love. Give Her PowerEven bad boys are capable of having good hearts. Give her Love. Give her Power. travels to the slums of Channing City and places a magnifyin...This Bitter EarthThis powerful sequel to Bernice L. McFadden’s bestselling debut Sugar follows a young African-American woman back to her Arkansas hometown, ...Come Into The Out NowMagdeline “Maggie” James Carson has lived a life of isolation. After tragedy strikes in her teen years, she views the world in a different l...The Perfect RuinA brutal tragedy ended Ivy Hill’s happy family and childhood. Now in her twenties and severely troubled, she barely has a life—or much to li...Crack Money With Cocaine Dreams 2Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Messiah learns that the old saying holds weight. With all of her enemies working together a...MemphisMEMPHIS
I’ve been a fighter all my life. I never back down.
I don’t fold.
But him?
One touch from him and my resolve instantly disintegrates...The Marriage FavorThe day Lisara Compton caught her husband in a rather compromising position, changed her life in a way she nor her sons ever saw coming. Rea...Come and Get ItIt's 2017 at the University of Arkansas, and Millie Cousins—a super-senior resident assistant at Belgrade Dormitory—just wants to graduate, ...The Water DancerYoung Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but was gifted with a mysteri...A Very Mega TimeA time has been had with the Manfields. We’ve seen them throughout the highs, lows, and all out comically unhinged stages of their lives. No...EnvyCameren, a college student destined to make it, is on the right path, but when Chris, her high school sweetheart who broke her heart puts fo...BreadAlexander “Bread” Conners II doesn’t move for just anything or anyone, and he never has. As a King of Kings Rider and a top investment banke...This Close to OkayOn a rainy October night in Kentucky, recently divorced therapist Tallie Clark is on her way home from work when she spots a man precariousl...My Soul to TakeFana, an immortal with tremendous telepathic abilities, is locked in a battle of wills. Her fiancé is Michel. But Johnny Wright, a mortal wh...Big Girl BlitzBecause life’s too short, and mean girls ain’t sh…
Jazmyn Payne fled her hometown―and the fatphobes who made her life hell– the minute she ...Baby, You Can Do BetterHave you ever looked alive but on the inside, you were slowly dying? Yeah, me either.
This is my story and I’m not ashamed to run and tell....MeridianAs she approaches the end of her teen years, Meridian Hill has already married, divorced, and given birth to a son. She's looking for a seco...Impromptu DateKamille Boatwright appears to have it all. As the owner of a successful business, her funds are unlimited. However, her professional life is...BBW: Big Bad WolfA centaur has entered a new land. Orion Leventis comes from a strong lineage that is connected to another strong lineage. History has proven...If You Love MeEvenie Lewis knows this all too well. A case of mistaken identity has stolen ten years of her life. When the opportunity arises, Evenie jump...Uncovering LoveOne night changes everything in Gianna Phillips' seemingly perfect world. She's in love, months away from having their first child, and risi...The UnsettledTwo bold, utopic communities are at the heart of Ayana Mathis’s searing follow-up to her bestselling debut, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie. Bon...Capone IILoyalty has always been important to me. I never thought I would see the day where I would have to choose between family and loyalty. I neve...The Pryce of Loving A BossAdai thought that leaving New York and starting over in a new city would rid her heart of Pryce Sullivan. Only she hadn’t considered just ho...Infinite Soul Ties: Illusional LoveHe’s dreamt of her since he was a boy. She didn’t have a name but she made Jahad feel. And with her, he had a life. He loved her. Madly. Und...FatedIn "Only For The Moment," Aari, a compassionate forensic social worker, opens her home to Syx, a guarded stranger in need. Their brief yet p...The Blood TrialsBlending fantasy and science fiction, N. E. Davenport’s fast-paced, action-packed debut kicks off a duology of loyalty and rebellion, in whi...The Book of NylesThis is a short collection of poetry from the pen and mind of Nyles Adams, most of which originally appeared in other Alexandria House works...Solace: A Hood Love Talerom the moment she was born, Tokyo was destined to lose. With drug addicts for parents, hope was scarce. But when her mother is sentenced to...Off the LeashIn a dog-eat-dog world, it is best that Boltin “Bolt” Abloy stay on his leash. He’s a man who doesn’t play nice with many, but many want to ...Gloves OffSometimes, life hits you with obstacles that cause you to take your gloves off and fight a different kind of fight.
Hemi and Prue have been...8 Seconds to LoveHaving her own successful baking business literally fell into Harper Richardson’s lap. She’s strong, smart, independent, and well-rounded. H...Do You UnderstandNot Lil’ Draco, not Big Draco, it’s Dr. Draco. Carlton Draco McMasters is a walking conglomerate of pure excellence in one man. As a man who...DawnOne woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-win...TechnicalTechnically, they just met.
Technically, they shouldn’t be in love.
But who cares about technicalities?
Drayveon Walker is touted as one ...Quasim II: King InfernoThey thought fire would take everything – my home, my woman, and Elijah. That I’d be nothing but ashes. They forgot who I am. I’m King Infer...The Love BullyLove has no timeline, but it can take a long time to get it together. That is the story of Orion Westin and Marsha Turner. Youth, immaturity...HomeWhen Frank Money joined the army to escape his too-small world, he left behind his cherished and fragile little sister, Cee. After the war, ...Half-Blown RoseVincent, having grown up as the privileged daughter of artists, has a lovely life in many ways. At forty-four, she enjoys strolling the stre...Kori and DarianStar point guard Darian Thomas is living his dream as one of the NBA’s elite young stars. Defying the odds against him, he’s pulled himself ...Happy LandNikki hasn’t seen her grandmother in years. So when the elder calls out of the blue with an urgent request for Nikki to visit her in the hil...Heart Of Tana: Bent But Not BrokenTHIS IS A RE-RELEASE Trell and Tae Smith's daughter, Montana “Tana" Rosa Smith, is all grown up and college bound. Be a fly on the wall as s...Heart of A Goon IIGoon has always known loving Zoya comes with a price, but it’s one he’s willing to pay for the woman he’s loved since the first time he laid...PersonalThe bad boy of the NBA and the princess of the McClain Kingdom—a love story.
He’s handsome, talented, and troubled. Known as the bad boy of...You're All I NeedWhen family secrets threaten everything Gorjess Bulb believes about herself, she leaves behind the life she knows, searching for answers she...A Drug Called YouLife as Violet McClain knows it changes unexpectedly when she's introduced to a new drug in town—Calvetti 'Prodigy' Germaine. Prodigy and hi...Only for YouKhiya Reid’s life has been in limbo since she lost the job she’d held for the last ten years. Not knowing what to do next, she applies to be...Teach MeStable, safe, predictable - all words that aptly describe Professor Nadia Day's life. An existence she's carefully crafted for herself despi...Saint BaptisteIn his new position, as head of the Baptiste family business, Saint faces many challenges. But nothing could have prepared him for the chall...Real LoveOutspoken and more than capable of backing up her words, loan officer, Denise Buhari, is finally back on her feet after years of rebuilding ...Colored TelevisionA brilliant take on love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial-identity-industrial complex from the bestselling author of Ca...Take What You NeedOne escape. No spotlight. No scripts.
Solana Wright didn't come to Rose Haven for a vacation — she came to disappear. After fame brought th...Pardon My FrenchieAshanti Wright is thrilled over the success of her doggie daycare, Barkingham Palace. But handling the business and taking care of her teen ...Quasim IIII spent years with a man that abused every part of me. Never loved me the way I loved him and constantly kicked me when I was already the lo...