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Estranged from her family, grappling with pressures at work, and trapped in the suffocating grip of depression as a result of childhood trauma, magazine executive Mia Hill tries to claw her way out of despair. But her life unravels when she stumbles across a note hidden inside a painting gifted to her by her late mother.

Anastassia has always had her entire life planned. Determined not to become like her mother and rely on a loveless marriage for survival, Stassi built a successful event planning business. In a world where her next client could be anyone, from a famous ball player, to a corporate millionaire, she has made it a point to keep her name clean. But when her sister Charlie gets mixed up with a married man the scandal is disastrous. Stassi loses it all just by association, and when the opportunity to earn it all back comes along she must decide what the price is for her soul.

Charlie and Demi are the most unlikely of suitors. They are polar opposites in every way, but somehow fate still brought them to one another. After hearing Charlie sing one night in a random smokey bar, Demi finds himself revisiting the hole in the wall just to see her. When given the chance to know her, he realizes that the life he's been living for fifteen years has led him in the wrong direction. With love as their compass, Charlie and Demi must trust themselves enough to get lost in love and in one another as they fight against gravity to let their love fly high.

There are moments in life that are mountainous. They are big, scary, and insurmountable. For Demetrius Sky this moment is the death of his only son. After finding a great love in the alluring, hippie, songstress, Charlie, he thought he'd found his forever. But when grief causes a rift between them he must decide where his loyalty truly lies. With an allegiance to his ex-wife, Lauren, the divorcees must face a sorrowful goodbye, and the only way to get through it is together.

Her ruthless country singer...everyone thinks Colin Fairgood is exactly what his PR machine tells them—a country superstar with a killer smile and dazzling blue eyes. But I met him before his country makeover and the fame. Colin has a dark side...one that takes me places I've never been. One that makes me want to do very bad things with him. One that makes me scared of him. And even more scared of myself. I don't know what kind of endgame he's running on my heart, but he's definitely playing for keeps.

Eve never thought she'd fall for a guy in the mafia. But Nico is persistent and refuses to take no for an answer.He wants to make Eve his... No matter the cost.She can't allow herself to fall in love with a guy like that. But she does.And her life changes forever. Through childbirth, heartbreak, and uncovered secrets, Eve and Nico prove that interracial love can last a lifetime.

Isbet returns home to find the witch who raised her murdered and her prized possession, the Tinderbox, stolen. She discovers a common man has used it to seize the throne—the same who conquered Prince Bram’s kingdom. Isbet’s goals are vengeance and reclaim the Box. For Bram, it is to free his homeland. When they are summoned to an underground kingdom, they must set aside their personal desires as they learn dark fey are bringing an ancient source of magic back to life. If they cannot halt the rise of the old magic, it will tear apart the Riven Isles.

Când o femeie ucisă este găsită într-o cutie străpunsă cu săbii, poliţia este descumpănită: a fost un număr de magie care n-a mers cum trebuie sau o crimă extrem de brutală? Mina Dabiri lucrează la poliţia din Stockholm și primește ajutorul lui Vincent Walder, un mentalist și expert în limbaj corporal și magie. Mina și Vincent fac legături cu cazuri mai vechi și își dau seama că sunt pe urmele unui criminal în serie nemilos, care trebuie oprit înainte să mai facă și alte victime. Însă personalităţile dificile ale celor doi complică situaţia.

William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was a prominent abolitionist, historian, novelist, and playwright. Brown was an African-American pioneer in various literary genres. His novel Clotel; or, The President's Daughter (1853), was published in London, England in 1853. It is the story of Clotel and her sister Althesa who are fictional slave daughters of Thomas Jefferson, and explores the destructive effects of slavery on African-American families, the difficult lives of people of mixed-race, and the degraded and immoral relationship between master and slave.

What happens when the boy next door doesn’t want to be your homeboy anymore? That’s the question 25-year-old JaNair Livingston has to ask herself when the sexy and charming Semaj Jones wants to become more than just her neighbor. Any woman in her right mind would be attracted to the tall, dark, talented, and sexy Mr. Jones. So what was JaNair’s problem? Jerome Hayes, JaNair’s newest love and current boyfriend, has been sweeping her off of her feet since the day they met.

Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) is considered the first important Black American novelist. The Conjure Woman is a collection of seven stories that began appearing in magazines in 1887 and were first published together in 1899. The narrator of The Conjure Woman is a White man from the North living in the South who passes along the stories told to him by the ex-slave Julius McAdoo. The narratives provide a realistic picture of the pre-Civil War South, including descriptions of brutish slave owners.

Successful. Beautiful. Intelligent. Yet a satisfying relationship eludes Debra Hampton. At 35 years old, she can't figure out why her philosophy on men - and what they want from women - isn't working. She's trapped in a cycle of shattered relationships until a friend refers her to a relationship guru. After some resistance, Debra finds refuge in his counsel as he helps her navigate through the storms of rejection and failed love. Once he reveals the error of her ways, will Debra master the forbidden secrets to attract her soul mate or continue to keep love at bay?

Daniel, a member of the southern gentry, soon learns the harsh realities of being poor. His father dies with a mountain of debt and leaves him very little. Daniel sells his mount in order to keep his manservant James. He and James are secretly lovers but must hide their feelings to meet society's expectations.

Five years after a rocky divorce, Donna Madison is out on her first date. But when she is stood up by her date, she’s not too upset because a surprise “replacement” date saves the night. The man who shows up at her table is a childhood friend she hadn’t seen in 15 years. Maxwell Anderson is no ordinary blast from the past, and Donna can’t help but wonder if the unexpected meeting has divine purposes.

Zane spoils her fans in this scintillating New York Times bestseller about about two women, four men, two love triangles and the drama that unfolds. "Hot Box" is a baseball drill that can be played with three or more players and two to four bases. The players take turns being fielders and...