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The deck chooses its players. The table decides what they’re worth.Johann Vale makes a living breaking into places no one else can enter.A master broker and black-market appraiser, Johann has survived by knowing when to run, when to lie, and—most importantly—what something is worth before...

When Treva Langston loses her high-powered job and moves back to her home town, only God can help her start a new life in an all too familiar place. Heavenly Places takes Treva Langston to her home town full of memories of heartache and uncertainty about what makes her worthy. To her husband...

Behind every mother’s tears is a story of love, fear, and prayers whispered in the night. Marie Johnson wants her son, Melvin, to have a future rooted in faith and far removed from the violence surrounding him. When his musical talent opens doors to fame, the life he once dreamed of begins to...

After Proctor's arrest for Josiah's murder, the city went quiet, but it wouldn't be for long. With Proctor's verdict looming, everyone's moves and loyalty are being tested while the jury deliberates his fate. Ari is determined to move on from Proctor, and it should be easy under the...

Zaire Cooks knows the game. The eighteen holes that made him a star, and the quiet rules that were never written for someone like him. He's sharp, rooted, and too damn visible for a league that only wants his swing, not his voice. When the headlines get loud, and the pressure turns political, a...

A deliciously gripping cozy culinary mysteryIt’s a blazin’ summer in Willow Bluff, Georgia, and chef Jessie Haynes has prepared the best darn wedding buffet the town has ever tasted. Love is in the air—peppered with the tantalizing aroma of fried chicken, and just a dash of… murder? At...

Desperate to keep the peace and protect everyone around her, Aria made a choice that cost her everything. She thought walking away would fix the chaos, and that loving Wicked from a distance would be safer than standing beside him in the storm. Secrets don't stay buried, and when Wicked...

"If I say you safe with me, believe it. Even if I'm the danger." — Ransom Ransom Steele wasn't supposed to fall for her. Vayla Monroe wasn't supposed to touch a man like him. He's a street king learning to live in silence after years of chaos—an empire under investigation, a reputation built...

A forbidden romance about two married women who decide to teeter on the line of temptation... Irish I was married... I was devoted to my husband... But I was also lonely... I knew I shouldn't have crossed that line, but I couldn't help it. He was sinfully tempting but off-limits. My husband...

River's been running. From heartbreak, from guilt, from the kind of pain that leaves scars no one can see. Just when she thinks she's found the perfect remedy, Crown tears through her life like a storm… and somehow stays. Caught between the weight of her past and the ache of her present, River...

SImone "Honey" Williams isn't looking for love, just the next bag. Guarded, gorgeous and grinding her way through nights at Magic's Garden, she's mastered the art of taking what she needs without letting anyone close. Until Kingston "King" Carter walks in. Ruthless, rich and always in control...

In the final, everything comes full circle for everyone. Will Milan decide to keep she and Bubba's relationship, or did she lose Bubba's heart to Anaya? Bubba is caught between two women and his heart is conflicted. Does he trust Milan again after what she did, or does he go with Anaya, who...

A grandma’s dying wish results in a weeklong scavenger hunt designed to reunite a family in a heartfelt and hilarious journey by the author of Family & Other Calamities. When Grandma Olivia Hollis passes away, her funeral reunites four generations of heirs, complete with a surprise will...

She was supposed to play him. Instead, she gave him everything. The assignment was simple: infiltrate Gangland, gather evidence, and disappear. But Ali got caught in more than the streets … she got caught in him. Mikhail was supposed to be a monster. But behind closed doors, he became her...

In the small, sweltering town of Belle Glen, Mississippi, secrets don’t just hide in the shadows—they run the town. Justin Harper, a brilliant and principled defense attorney, inherited his father’s law firm—and his unshakeable reputation for integrity. One of the last untainted men in a...

1st runner-up for a Swirl award. The story begins with Brooklyn Pierce witnessing the attempted assassination of her father, Governor Sage Pierce. Detective Song Kai, assigned to the case, becomes ensnared in a perceived web of political conspiracies. As the investigation continues, Song...

Ontology without epistemology is truly superfluous. it is essential for the purpose of learning to look deeper into what is presented. In order to transcend rote memorization and really know something, it is imperative to think. Embracing the opinions of others can be problematic without...

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.

Bound by fate, torn by pride—nothing will keep me from claiming what's mine. Torin Fifteen years have passed since Meekah of Zohar Pride took Nala away from me. My fated mate, my reason for breathing. The separation was necessary—she needed to learn control over her lion—but the loss has...

A recipe for disaster…or redemption For Jamilah Carver, a by-the-books entrepreneur with refined tastes, running her own restaurant has been a dream come true…that is, until she’s buried in debt and without a chef, her once-bustling eatery on the brink of collapse. Enter Rashad White, a...