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Brought to you by Penguin. THE HEART-POUNDING YORUBA INSPIRED FANTASY NOVEL SET IN AN EPIC WORLD OF COURTLY INTRIGUE AND FORBIDDEN POWER . . . In the Kingdom of Oru L'ore has a secret. She is the only one without agbára – the ability to harness power from the sun. On pain of death she must...

As Udonwa grows, her hidden family history changes her forever. Let me tell you a story. It's about a war. This war is not the type fought with guns and machetes. It is a family type. A silent war. The type fought in the heart. It began long before I was formed. Udonwa's family is at war—a war...

To escape his mother’s relentless matchmaking, fire Dragon Prince Asante makes a desperate choice—he plucks a hard-headed baker from a small village and declares her his fiancée. It’s a harmless ruse, meant only to buy him time. After all, what threat could a woman with flour-dusted hands pose to the throne? But Kiala is no ordinary baker. She is the lost Ice Dragon Princess, a woman thought to have perished an avalanche. Hiding in plain sight, she has spent years concealing her identity, waiting for a day when she could truly be free.

Five men have changed my world. And I'm not sure if it's for the better. Being unable to shift, having been rejected by one mate, and trying to prove my worth in this new world, I'm finding myself nearing my breaking point. With the fall of Moon Born Academy, things go from bad to worse. Despite the devastation, there's no time to lick our wounds. With a deadline to prove that I'm not the enemy, the mounting pressure to accept what I've lost, and needing to overcome an impossible feat, my future doesn't look very bright.

Beautiful Charone Blackwell is a victim of multiple domestic violence and sexual battery attacks. Just when she thought she had successfully defied the odds and gotten away, she receives a call from her batterer letting her know she’s not safe—in fact far from it. The batterer is on the way to her home. Desperate to get away from another brutal altercation, she leaves what was once her safe haven and goes to the local coffee shoppe where she believes she’ll be protected.

It’s anything but "business as usual" when growing up on the unforgiving streets of Highland Park. In a small, crime-plagued neighborhood located within the heart of Detroit, any and everything goes when a group of childhood friends fights to survive and make it out of the hood. Nothing is off limits, including selling drugs, scamming, and death to those who stand in their way.

A sassy parochial schoolteacher must enlist the help of a self-righteous jingle writer to avoid life in prison.

Two slaves, a mother and daughter, separated during the Civil War never to see each other again. From her mother's diary, Etta Jean will learn to love the mother she never knew. And from the same diary, a mother will finally give of herself.

When Sarah, a slave woman, realizes she’s pregnant after being raped by the plantation owner, Master Jones, her dream is that one day her child will be free. Sarah dies after giving birth and the baby, Promise, is raised by the kind Virginia, wife of Master Jones. Even though he’s a pastor, he’s also a womanizer and a heavy drinker, and he continues to heap misery upon his family. But Promise has a special destiny. She’s been chosen by God to heal and set the captives free. Promise, who falls in love with Joseph Jr., marries the master's son.

The love story with a hood flavor is back, but there is still no happy ending for Halleigh and Malek. Their situation has just taken a turn for the worse. Halleigh has been kidnapped by Malek's adversary, who's holding her for ransom. Malek only has 72 hours to save her, or she will be gone forever. With the help of Scratch, a seasoned junkie with a soft spot for Halleigh, Malek terrorizes the city to get his true love back. Will Halleigh make it out alive, or will she finally fall victim to the game.

The reigning Queen of Hip-Hop Lit, Nikki Turner returns with a fresh and fierce tale sure to satisfy longtime fans and create new ones. Desember Day is beautiful, confident, and smart. She has more game in the streets than a basketball player does on the court, and her boyfriend, Fame, loves...

With the wedding growing closer, Lux becomes privy to some information that alters her reality and shatters her world. In this chaotic part two, lives will be changed forever.

Revenge, heartbreak, and death are all wrapped up in the tragic finale of Lux’s story. Justice will be served, but at what price?

Lux Rose is the deadliest female assassin in the country. Killing is in her blood, but it is also her best-kept secret. An arranged marriage is in place to ensure Lux has the contacts needed to continue killing, but when murders start happening close to home, Lux realizes she has to keep her loved ones safe while she weeds out the enemies.