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MidnightBeverly Jenkins enthralls romance readers once again with Midnight—a heart-soaring African American historical romance novel set during Amer...An Extraordinary UnionA formerly enslaved spy and a Union detective fall in love during the Civil War.Be with MeFormer career student, Nicole Strickland, is smart, spoiled, loud, irreverent, and flagrantly promiscuous. Her greatest desire is to live a ...The Late AmericansIn the shared and private spaces of Iowa City, a loose circle of lovers and friends encounter, confront, and provoke one another in a volati...The DamnedFrom Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer; from Castlevania to Tru Blood, the romance between popular culture and vampires hearkens back to h...Long ShotA woman trapped in an abusive relationship finds a powerful connection with a rising basketball star.JazzIn the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopat...Real Life"A novel of rare emotional power that excavates the social intricacies of a late-summer weekend -- and a lifetime of buried pain. Almost eve...Stand Your GroundFrom the #1 Essence bestselling and award-winning author of The Personal Librarian comes Stand Your Ground, a novel about two mothers who mu...CapturedA privateer and a woman escaping enslavement fight for freedom and love.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 ...Through the StormA woman escaping slavery and a Union officer find love during the Civil War.BelovedToni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion...Plus Size PlayerManually added from search.The First LadiesThe daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She ma...Something So SweetA charming contemporary romance about love, community, and personal growth.HoodooWith this vivid debut, Zora Neale Hurston meets Stephen King in a supernatural Southern Gothic tale for middle grade readers.Half of a Yellow SunWith effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra's impassion...Soul City"Welcome to Soul City, where roses bloom in the cracks of the sidewalk along Cornbread Boulevard, musical genres become political platforms,...Black Leopard, Red WolfTracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: "He has a nose," people say. Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeare...The Underground RailroadCora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood—where greater ...SulaTwo girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. In this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morriso...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...Night SongA schoolteacher and cavalry officer find love after the Civil War.The MesmeristThirteen-year-old Jessamine Grace and her mother make a living as sham spiritualists—until they discover that Jess is a mesmerist and that s...Be My BrideFrom two of Canada's preeminent historians comes a highly original compilation of eyewitness accounts of the Canadian immigrant experience. ...All I WantTwo souls reunite on Christmas, but at the end of the day, will they rekindle what once was or go their separate ways? This is a VERY short ...Model HomeWelcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.
The three Maxwell siblings keep their distan...The Highlander's promiseRescued by Aulay Buchanan after being left for dead, Jetta, who believes Aulay to be her husband, desperately tries to remember who she is a...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...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...A Hope DividedA scientist and a Union soldier shelter together during the Civil War.Destiny's SurrenderA woman seeking security and a sea captain confront desire, family, and choice.Winds of the StormA spy and a determined woman face danger and passion after the Civil War.The history of Detroit and MichiganThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Thi...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...PrideOf the seven deadly sins, pride is the only one with a virtuous side. It is certainly a good thing to have pride in one's country, in one's ...TempestA mail-order bride and widowed doctor clash before finding love.GoalFor Maleek Jones, hockey is his wife. Everything and everyone else is his mistress, an aside. When unexpected responsibilities land in his l...RebelA teacher and a Union veteran build love and community in Reconstruction New Orleans.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...LoveFrom the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a spellbinding symphony of passion and hatred, power and perversity, color and class that spans three ...Do You Take This ManA divorce attorney and wedding officiant clash over love while working weddings.A Brief History of Seven Killings"From the acclaimed writer of The Book of Night Women comes a masterful novel framed as a fictional oral history that explores the events an...