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I know what they say. Grief makes you do things. After the year I've had, I'm bathing in it. Dad's dead. Mom is...mom. My boyfriend and best friend are too busy screwing to comfort me. When a letter arrives with no return address telling me where to go for a new start, I don't hesitate. I pack some clothes and what's left of my life and run. But I didn't expect the fire waiting for me when I arrived. I didn't count on the burn. Rowdy Wray. They call him the lion of Idlewild. Me...I call him boss. He's the key to my past and the path to my future. What happens next is our twisted secret.

Balancing single motherhood with twins while managing her sister's second taco truck isn't the life newly divorced Ari Bent dreamed of. But her husband cheated and moved in with his new baby mama so it's the life she has.

Loss after loss is the beginning of August's story. If August thought the loss of his parents was devastating, losing his granny pushed him into a pit so deep, only a miracle could pull him out. Anastasia “Asia” Anthony has had her own share of childhood struggles. With her eyesight slowly fading, Asia’s fears take the passenger seat to her already bumpy ride. When it’s all said and done, will August come out redeemed? Also, will Asia learn how to truly tap into her emotions?

The savage in me could never allow a man to rule my world. I was the ruler, the queen, the one who people feared with just the whisper of my name. I controlled the tempo when it came to the opposite sex, and that included the good d--k CEO that I loathed entirely. He stepped foot inside my queendom and tried to be the king by my side. I prided myself on being the boss—the one in control. However, this one man came into my world and stripped me of my armor.

Francesca Palmer, one half of the chart-topping country music duo Whiskey Wild, has built her life on the road and in the spotlight. But when she discovers her boyfriend has been cheating, her world is turned upside down. Craving peace and clarity, Francesca retreats to her quaint hometown of Hume, Tennessee, where she hopes to find solace and rediscover herself away from the pressures of fame.

The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. DuBois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.

Darian King enjoys the glamorous fruits of his success until unexpected changes alter his carefree bachelor lifestyle. Needing help to navigate uncharted waters, he leans on his lifelong friend, Eva Chavez. Though Eva is distracted by turbulence in her relationship, she agrees to support Darian during this transition. As they spend more time together, Darian and Eva begin seeing each other differently. Laughing through chaotic days and cozy nights, feelings long-buried start to surface when their guards are down.

The only room that Tsireya Robinson has time to be in is one where the money resides. She’s a woman with responsibility, misfortunes, and dreams. When one of those misfortunes pushes her into a room that she has no business being in, will she be able to get out? Will it be a room that she wants to leave when that time comes, or will the writing on the wall make it the room she wants to live in forever?

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions.

There's no power on earth greater than fate. Nova DeLuca has devoted her entire life to fate. Born with the gift of foresight, she's a Seer who uses her powers to help guide her pack and her family in the right direction. It was her vision after all that set Maddox Clary's plan in motion all those years ago, and her life changed forever. Still, she's never wavered in her belief that fate always ensures everything works out the way it's supposed to . . . until now.

ELIJAH CUNNINGHAM's life is simple. He has a job that doesn't drain him, a workout routine he's perfected, and favors his own company over anybody else's. Teased all his life for being a homebody, imagine his surprise when the woman of his dreams shows up on his doorstep. He's not looking for a roommate, but something about Blair won't let him leave her alone . . .

What can Elle Jarreau, a seasoned woman with a skewed view on love, learn about the verity of fairy tales from a man nine years her junior? Apparently a thing or two. Jackson Q. Hunter isn't your average 26-year-old. Forced to be a man before his time by his very wealthy father, Jackson is especially conversant on commitment and crowning a woman. As secrets are unveiled and nightmares illuminated, see what they learn about self-acceptance and self-forgiveness when they find redemption through their mirrored self-exiled darkness.

Troubled hip-hop country star Freedom Cade once broke her heart when they were teenagers. He abandoned her on the night of their prom because of choices that landed him on the wrong side of the law. Disappointed because she believed he’d changed his hustling means of survival, she vowed never to love him again, though she carried his child. Even created a family with his former best friend, who was there for her when Freedom chose superstardom.

Rising above adversity has never been an issue for Kingston Wells. He's faced some difficult times and still finds the strength to stand strong. With a younger brother and grandmother to look after, the last thing on his mind was love. From the moment his eyes land on Tiffany, he's drawn to her in a way that can only be described as divine. Once it is settled into Kingston's heart that Tiffany was his future, going after her was just the beginning.

Something awful and illuminating happens when a marriage ends. All illusions fade away. Light spills into the darkest corners of the union, forcing you to face the cracks. The moments bereft of love. The nights without affection. The days spent learning to be quiet and still, expecting nothing because that's all you've ever been given.

After running away from home, Amryn is back in Maple Hills after five years ready to face the past. Krew the golden boy is making a name for himself in the MLB but enjoys the quiet life his hometown of Maple Hills offers during off season. When the two are back home at the same time and come face to face with each other for the first time since Amryn left, old feeling rear their heads for the high school sweethearts. That's until Krew learns the real reason behind Amryn leaving town. Now he's battling if he can forgive her and move on or be forced to coexist with her.

Fear and terror grip a small Southern town when a cheerleader goes missing. Ginny Westbrook, a budding journalist, seeks out the killer even as she searches for her own identity. Digging too deeply and stumbling upon a string of missing girls, she clashes with a serial killer who harbors a hate of interracial relationships and has a passion for nursery rhymes. Are the strange occurrences those of the occult or just coincidence?

The first week of school becomes a “Week of Hell” when forced busing divides a small southern town during the integration of its school system. The actions of a third-string football player do more than all of the politicians and educators put together to ease the pain of coming together.

A college computer guru develops a decryption program that breaks entry codes to secure websites, then stumbles upon a plot by urban terrorists to bomb Freaknic - the black college spring celebration - into oblivion. When the "techie" turns up dead, the police treat it as just another drive-by shooting. But his girlfriend screamed, "No way, Hozay!" So with the help of a rag-tag bunch of fraternity brothers, she takes matters into her own hands.

Clay Furlow, NYPD Detective, has a theory about unexplained murders: "Follow the money trail, then read 'em their rights." Hienrich Ressler, a discredited psychiatric researcher, also has a theory: "God didn't make any perfect animals; we all have our own psychosis." The two men match wits in a battle to the death when Clay and his 10-year-old computer genius daughter discover that seemingly random killings are actually the results of an elaborate murder-for-hire scheme.