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Ivy Johnson is stunned when Lucas Baylor makes an appearance at her family's event in Seattle. She hasn't seen him in nine years and never expected to again. Avoiding him is a must. She can't let him uncover her secret, but Lucas won't be denied. When her deception is revealed, it throws his life into a tailspin and forces them to face the truth of their feelings for each other - feelings they've both tried in vain to forget.

Seven to Da Cove rules over Parkside Cove and Lake Hill. Now that the aftermath of the Princes and the Kings has settled, the world they thought would simmer down is still boiling now that the Zoo has arrived. Egos are running high when Pierre learns that his ex, Sasha (Freckles), and her newfound love, Zeus, are in the same town. While Pierre believes he's going to reclaim what he feels is his, he runs into a brick wall. Trying to remain loyal to his crew and cousin Quinton (Soho), he forcefully connects with a journalist who shifts his world.

Sixteen-year-old Diamond "Ray-Ray" Jenkins has it made in the shade, until one wrong move by her parents turns their lives upside down. Their secret of taking from the wrong street King in the Trap, Damien Orlando, has now put her in peril. The death of her parents signals an end to Diamond's semi-perfect life, putting her in the hands of evil. Her only salvation is to learn the game, and to put her trust in a kid wearing a hoodie.

Widowed and officially retired, Eugeena Patterson throws herself into organizing the neighborhood association. This presents a great opportunity to re-connect with old friends and get to know new neighbors, like recently widowed Amos Jones, that is until Eugeena stumbles upon her estranged neighbor’s dead body. Eugeena’s daughter is fingered as a prime suspect, but where is she? Determined to find her missing daughter, Eugeena and Amos sort through a list of neighbors with shady or unknown backgrounds.

The Virginia Valley is an historical novel set in the 1840s that chronicles the journey of an Irish blacksmith, Aidan Smith, and his family to labor alongside African American slaves at High Meadows plantation in Virginia as indentured servants. The Smiths are generally accepted in their new culture and feel a closeness to the slaves nurtured by common faith. But that faith is tested by events that threaten to destroy the owners of the plantation, Aidan, and the closest of his new friends and allies.

When darkness comes, those who are sworn to protect the light must stand. The dragon Queen has awakened from her slumber and she has her eyes set on one thing. During the century of her absence, her people failed to find the egg that was stolen from her. The Queen will do whatever it takes to...

Not all born to lead want the responsibility. K is a werewolf born into the most powerful bloodline in the Den. The daughter of the Alpha, she is someone others in her territory expect to be an example of greatness. But K doesn't want to lead. she only wants to be free. To avoid the growing...

Ebony can't believe her good fortune when her paper husband wakes not remembering the temporary marriage arrangement with no intimacies he'd proposed, but is now the adoring husband she's always dreamt of. She plans to make the most of the passion blossoming between them. However, would he still feel that way when he regains his memory and realizes she's been keeping secrets - and their marriage is not what he thinks it is?

Devastated by her father’s death days after her triumphant graduation from Oberlin College, Amanda Stewart is all alone in the world. Her father’s unscrupulous business partner offers her an indecent proposal to earn a living. Instead, to fulfill a promise she made to her father, she resolves to start a school to educate and uplift their race. Sorting through her father’s papers, she discovers he had carried on a mysterious correspondence with a plantation in Milford, Georgia. She determines to start her teaching work with the formerly enslaved.

Meet Orchid, a goal-oriented good girl whose origins began in the hood. The very same hood she craves, but it's off limits to her after the death of her father, one of the state's biggest kingpins. Released from the reins her mother kept hold of, she finds her way back to the hood and is attracted to one of its most eligible ballers. Demonte is every woman's wet dream: tall, dark, handsome, and paid. When he crosses paths with Orchid, he's determined to make her his.

One would have never thought the pimple-faced dark-skinned girl who was bullied everyday would grow up to be drop-dead gorgeous with silky-smooth dark skin. In the prime of her new identity, Cameron met and married Malcolm within three months of dating. Things eventually took a turn due to his infidelity as well as him failing to satisfy her sexually, which led her back into the arms of her forbidden fruit. Cameron’s life is now spinning out of control. She is finding it hard to balance two men, especially with a husband who was once predictable but now pops up on her without notice.

As the anticipation builds for the release of the "Love Mountain" movie, immerse yourself in the captivating book series that inspired the film! Written by Lee Shelton, the book series delves into the backstory, illuminating the events that precede the cinematic masterpiece soon to be seen at theaters across the nation. In the first volume of this three-part series, we are introduced to the world of Joseph and Natalie. Their journey begins at a crossroads, where the echoes of a failed relationship still resonate in Joseph's heart.

Wahida Clark Presents Innovative Publishing is proud to present The Men of Street Lit: Omnibus Volume 1! This hot collection brings you two authors who have mastered sexy, street storytelling. Mike Sanders’ Thirsty series delves into the life of Justice and her escape from the streets toward a life of luxury. Justice is forced to dodge hurdles and change her path as she chases her future while running from her violent past.

The first volume in an anthology series that amplifies the voices of unsung Black poets to paint a more robust picture of our national past, and of the Black literary imagination, with a foreword by Tracy K. Smith A Penguin Classic Joshua Bennett and Jesse McCarthy repeatedly found themselves...

Love, Lies & Lab Coats: Volume 1 follows several main characters whose lives intertwine at their place of employment in the South Hill Medical Center in Spokane, Washington.

A business deal with high stakes gets a little more serious when two partners take it to new levels. Their curiosity turns into lust as they go on a long and winding adventure together.

Choices transports the listener into the life of Carmen Jones, aka Caramel Candy, a young woman who loses focus and deviates from her goal. Once Carmen was a good girl in college on a scholarship, and then she met some exotic dancers who changed her life forever.

Cleveland lawyer Casey Cort lost more than her job when she crossed the wrong political family—she lost her idealism. Casey’s scraped together a career as a solo practitioner which has offered her more than one opportunity for redemption…but it's also threatened her life. In Judged, one thread is pulled and everything unravels. In Ransomed, Casey faces the Brodys again. The Brody family destroyed her. Now they want her back. In Caged, Casey Cort must decide between violation of her sworn duty of confidentiality or forging a path to justice.

Bookish divas delight. The urban romance omnibus you've always craved is here! With African American fiction heavy hitters like Aisha Hall, Jamila T. Davis, Sunshine Smith Williams, Angel Santos, and Reds Johnson, there are stories of bad girls, book boyfriends, and tender romantic moments. Wahida Clark Presents Innovative Publishing delivers!

Final exam question #1: Is an independent woman destined to remain single forever, or can a wife training course turn a mess into a Mrs.? Thriving Atlanta mogul, Amber Ross, thinks she is the perfect woman. But when she finds out that her recent ex-boyfriend is marrying someone else, she begins to question what men really want. Frustrated with the dating scene and her failing interactions with men, Amber enrolls in a course at her church geared towards teaching women how to be effective in their relationships: Wife 101.