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It happened at 2:06 a.m. Malachi Davis used to be a star, an MLB All-Star with back-to-back World Series wins and the world at his feet. Then one drunk driver, one catastrophic crash, and everything he built his identity on was ripped away. The injury ended his career, but it was the anger that...

Forensic artist Hannah Perry's skills make her a valuable asset to the police in solving criminal investigations.Now she's taking a much-needed vacation on a secluded island with her young son. But a young woman has been murdered. Her body unidentified. Her skull recently discovered by the...

They thought fire would take everything—my home, my woman, and Elijah. That I'd be nothing but ashes. They forgot who I am. I'm King Inferno. I don't burn alone. The Inferno Gods don't just ride—we burn everything in our path.

The truth will set you free... but first it must break your chains… When Nae Nae receives a disturbing call from her best friend Veronica during her baby shower, she knows something is terribly wrong. Veronica has been changing - from her music choices to her clothing - ever since joining a new church called Holy Edifice of the Apostles. But these aren't just simple lifestyle changes; they're symptoms of something far more concerning.

This collection of romantic thrillers proves one thing: some hearts are better left unbroken. From twisted love triangles to forbidden affairs, each story unearths the chaos that erupts when heartbreak push women past their limits. Desire becomes a death sentence. Lies are laced with lust. And love comes with a body count. These three stories are perfect for fans of messy love, dangerous games, and Black women who refuse to go down without a fight.

Zeke & Jules’ situationship continues in Somebody's Forever. Will they find happily-ever-after, or was it fun while it lasted? After a tumultuous divorce, Dr. Jemma Holiday simply wanted a fresh start... with Dr. Ezekiel Green. Living in the small college town of Monroe City, Jemma was reluctant to go public with the new relationship, while Ezekiel was ready to share his love for his beautiful Jules with the world. Jemma wanted to be somebody's girlfriend. She wanted a man she could love with no shame.

This is the autobiographical novel by Harriet Wilson, the first African-American to publish a novel in North America. Originally published in 1859, it was rediscovered in 1982.

Looking for work, Carrie finds a job as a temporary waitress at the exclusive Elite Club. One night, her car breaks down, and a billionaire playboy, Patrick, offers her a ride home. Sparks fly instantly, and a hot one-night stand ensues. He's awesome in bed, but Carrie decides it was just a one-off fling and she should move on. Until down the line she finds out she's pregnant.

Kendall “Snoop” Dogwood has something to prove. After a devastating ending to his first year with the Houston Skyhawks, getting redemption is the only thing on the veteran quarterback’s mind coming into the new season. But when a picture of him and a woman he barely knows, but wants to get to know, goes viral on social media, it doesn’t take long before Kendall finds himself on a different kind of mission going into year two.

My brother's freedom is in jeopardy and in my hands. How could I be so happy in my life and scared at the same time? No matter what, I know what needs to be done, and that's to protect my brothers. The one person I never thought I would see was standing a foot away from me. When Tasha was sent out my life, I never thought I would see her again. I never got to handle her the way that I always wanted to, but now it was time to make sure this bitch joined her son—in the dirt. On my unborn child, I was going to make sure that the family came out on top. 

You've been given everything you could have ever want. Penthouse on Park Avenue, access to the family's money, and switching foreign cars like underwear. The youngest of your siblings, raised by your older brother after your parents died, and given clear instructions on what is expected of you and your role within the family. Working under Corleon D. Bruster since you were seventeen, you've become a force to be reckoned with.

I came home and ended up with two enemies because of the women I choose to love. Kendra was the one I thought I loved, but the feeling I felt when I looked into Alaia's eyes told me that I had never experienced love with Kendra. When I looked into my Joy's eyes, I wanted to give her the stars, moons, and the sky wrapped up with a big fat ass bow. So, for her, I would go to war to make sure Tweety had no part in touching her ever again.

Loyalty has always been important to me. I never thought I would see the day when I would have to choose between family and loyalty. I never thought I would see the day where I held a gun to my son's head, ready to pull the trigger for the woman I fell in love with. A nigga had skeletons like...

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...

The first time I kissed Christopher Johnson, I knew he would be my biggest mistake. It was supposed to be a simple business arrangement, a few months of playing a role that came far too easily to the both of us, but it wasn't long before it became more. Love. Devotion. Heartbreak in its truest form. Some people say life is for the living, but I say life is for the prepared. To avoid unfortunate complications like having your heart broken by a man past experiences taught you, you never should have trusted in the first place.

I knew how to love because I loved my Yaya more than life. I knew that I could love because of the baby I had grown within me and now held; I loved her more than I loved myself. As I watched this man sleep peacefully beside me, one arm around me, keeping me close, I knew that I loved him. I knew that I could see forever with him, and I knew that he would kill any and everything moving when it came to protecting me.

Former ADA turned defense lawyer Lainey Abbott is beginning to worry. It looks like the rest of her professional life will be spent representing dope boys in stop-and-frisk cases, just to help keep the lights on at her and Greg Knight’s law practice. Then a star football player from an elite college shows up at their door. A young, beautiful classmate, with whom he had an erratic three-month fling, was just found dead, and right away he’s in the NYPD’s crosshairs. Could be a fairly straightforward case to defend. Or maybe not. He's Black, and the missing girl is white.

The Kinseys. Four brothers and one up-and-coming sister. They got the street game on lock, but when it comes to the game of love, things ain't so easy... Tre, the oldest, has his work cut out for him, trying to win back his baby mama, Shamar, and cut ties with his ex. Shamar is determined not to settle, and if Tre can't step up, she is going to step out. Tripp is on the verge of losing the family that he and Cyn had just started to build. Cyn's mind is wary of his lifestyle, but her heart craves his love.

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...

Shnelle didn't sign up for this life. One minute, she's walking into a clinic trying to make some extra money, and the next, she's walking out pregnant by a whole hood billionaire. Now she's falling for a man who still carries the weight of a ghost, a love she feels she can't compete with. Torn...