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MidnightBeverly Jenkins enthralls romance readers once again with Midnight—a heart-soaring African American historical romance novel set during Amer...Charcoal JoePicking up where his last adventures in Rose Gold left off in L.A. in the late 1960s, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins finds his life in transition. H...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...RunnerMartha’s Vineyard, 1923. The sea was the gift that kept on giving to Lena Jameson’s father, Earl, a fisherman turned successful rumrunner wh...JunieSixteen years old and enslaved since she was born, Junie has spent her life on Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, cooking and cleaning alongs...The Conqueror's LadyStrong, ruthless, brave and honorable, Giles Fitzhenry is a born warrior who has never been able to shake off the shame of his illegitimate ...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 Dead Djinn in CairoEgypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (...Deacon King KongIn September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known in the neighborhood as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Causeway H...Moon Witch, Spider KingIn Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape ...Purple HibiscusFifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house, with a caring ...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...Dead Dead GirlsHarlem, 1926. Young Black women like Louise Lloyd are ending up dead.
Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Lo...Half of a Yellow SunWith effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra's impassion...Miracle at St. AnnaInspired by a historical incident that took place in the village of St. Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany and by the experiences of the famed Buff...The Good Lord BirdHenry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery f...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...The ReformatoryGracetown, Florida - June 1950
Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a refor...The promise brideIn a booming frontier town, a heavenly match may be in store for mail-order brides seeking a fresh start . . . women of strength and spirit ...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, ...Good DirtWhen ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor surrounded by the shat...Daughter of FortuneMaria Espinosa should not have survived the 1679 cholera epidemic in Mexico City that killed her parents, already reeling from the loss of t...River Sing Me HomeThe master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers his slaves and announces the king has decreed an end to slavery. As of the follo...Promised BridesThree unforgettable heroines — THE WEDDING OF THE CENTURY by Mary Jo Putney — Sarah Vangelder. Stunningly beautiful, extraordinarily wealthy...Cry of Metal & BoneL. Penelope's stunning epic fantasy Earthsinger Chronicles continues with Cry of Metal & Bone.
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