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At age 45, Dr. Neil Taylor is an eligible bachelor, living a seemingly satisfied existence as a deacon of his church and director of Kingdom Builder's Academy. But despite outward appearances, Neil harbors secret pains that have caused him to erect a well-constructed wall of defense around his heart. Everything changes, however, when Shaylynn Ford, a beautiful young mother, strolls through the doors of his office. There's a marked difference in their ages, but the years that separate them are the least of Neil's worries.

Erasure is Percival Everett's hilarious satire about race and publishing, now an Oscar-nominated film, American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross. 'Hilarious . . . Everett is a first-rate word-wrangler.' – Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian...

A riveting, dark, and layered thriller that cuts through the glamorous façade of the publishing world to expose the true cost of ambition. Some stories are too dangerous to tell, especially when they’re your own. Addison Comstock is a literary icon, known for her bestselling crime novels...

Playwright, poet, and novelist Ntozake Shange originally composed for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf in as a mesmerizingly original choreopoem. The New York Post called it "rich with the author's special voice: by turns bitter, funny, ironic, and savage; fiercely honest and personal." Now a new audiobook, it chronicles the interconnected lives of a group of women facing shatteringly difficult issues, and evokes the indomitable power of enduring hope and joy.

* ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2025 * In 2008, Desiree, January, Monique and Nakia are in their early twenties and at the beginning. Of their careers, of marriage, of motherhood and of big city lives in New York and Los Angeles. Together, they are finding their way through the...

"Nothing is hotter and more fun than Danielle Allen’s writing." —Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically This program is read by Wesleigh Siobhan, who was nominated for an Audie Award for the series's second installment, Plus Size Player. Because life’s...

I can read a man before he even opens his mouth. I know which ones are starving to be understood, which ones hide their scars in designer suits, and which ones will hand me exactly what I need just for the privilege of feeling seen. I've been running this game long enough to turn conversations...

From the author of Sisters in Arms comes the incredible, untold story of Effa Manley, a black businesswoman in the male dominated baseball industry, and, currently, the only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1930s, New York City An ambitious Harlem woman’s husband upends her...

She thought she had lost everything. Turns out, she still has so much left to lose. In the aftermath of the raid in Ana, Dr. Raya Xander discovers that her life has changed dramatically. What seemed like a local criminal group is actually part of a larger international crime ring that’s...

Sivagamiyin Sabadham' is a historical Tamil novel set in 7th century South India. The struggle for supremacy between the Chalukya Emperor, Pulikesi II, and the Pallava Emperor, Mahendra Varmar and at a later stage, his son, Narasimha Varmar, forms the core of the novel. அமரர்...

New York, vierziger Jahre. Lutie Johnson zieht mit ihrem Sohn in eine schäbige Mietwohnung in Harlem. Ein übergriffiger Hausmeister, ein Bordell im Erdgeschoss und flüchtige Schatten, die die dunklen Flure bevölkern. Luties Leben wird bestimmt von täglichen Kämpfen. Gegen die Zweifel, ob sie ihrem Sohn eine gute Mutter sein kann, gegen Armut und Rassismus, gegen die Eintönigkeit des Alltags und die Perspektivlosigkeit ihrer Lage. Doch Lutie ist entschlossen, den Sprung in ein besseres Leben zu schaffen.

A centaur has entered a new land. Orion Leventis comes from a strong lineage that is connected to another strong lineage. History has proven that having a centaur in the pack makes it elite. Ask the Louries. The only thing this centaur is missing is a mate. When Orion joins a pack for the first...

பூம்புகார் நகரத்தை ஒத்த கதைக்களமும் ஆளப்பட்டவர்களின் வாழ்வாதாரத்தையும், அவர்களின் உணர்வுகளையும் மையமாக...

Femte bind i den populære krimiserie med kriminalkommissær Roy Grace, der foregår i en af Englands travleste politikredse omkring Brighton på den engelske sydkyst. Liget af en teenager bliver fundet i havet ud for Brighton, og politiet må til deres forfærdelse konstatere, at drengen er...

Tazara Bell inherits Belladonna Beauty from her grandmother, Odessa—and one terrifying instruction:Burn the salon before sunset on the seventh day after my funeral.Don’t enter the basement.Don’t take photographs inside.And if you hear me calling your name… that ain’t me.Tazara plans to...

Dripping with today’s divisive social and political animosities. The dismembered corpse of a woman is found outside London. Days later and with no apparent connection, private investigator Tammy Pierre is called upon by her former Police Chief Inspector to investigate the politically sensitive...

A new speculative horror thriller by Kenya Moss-DymeFor fans of Black Mirror, The Handmaid’s Tale, and socially charged dystopian horror.In a near-future society where reproduction has become a luxury product, Black men are no longer simply citizens -- they are genetic commodities. At the...

“There is no peace in Jerusalem, but David’s family is praying for some of that peace.The mysterious death of his wife, then his only child… how much more can he take?His journey goes from Jerusalem to California in search of his only anchor...

Content Warning: This is an adult dark drama containing domestic abuse, coercive control, sexual trauma, infidelity, violence, pregnancy conflict, and emotionally intense themes. Reader discretion is advised.Tyrah Valentine thought a rich man could save her.A mansion. A diamond ring. A life...

The Trouble with Flying Solo begs to answer the question … Could the sexiest marriage counselor in Seattle truly be … a lady killer?In this third installment of the Chemistry Matters series, a Miss America candidate has gone missing. Police have arrested the man she was last seen with, but...