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The first novel in USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins’s compelling new series follows a Northern woman south in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War . . . Valinda Lacey’s mission in the steamy heart of New Orleans is to help the newly emancipated community survive and flourish...

Her ex sold her to pay off a gambling debt. And now her body belongs to Nashville's hottest heartthrob, The rebellious guitarist Seb Jefferson. Angie hates celebrities. She would never relent to a sin-soaked playboy like him. Nothing will change her mind... Not his flawlessly chiseled body. Not his skills with his tongue... And especially not his money.

Two people, ten years apart, both messed up from trauma and ruined for relationships. Rain tries to blackmail a superstar to save her ass from trouble she got into with her ex. The rock star in question, a 28 year old bassist with a drinking problem, doesn’t take too kindly to betrayal… After tying his new personal assistant to his bed and making some unhinged threats of his own, Mickey forces Rain into an alliance. Enemies thrown together in a gothic Southern mansion reach a compromise… keep each other satisfied, stay loyal — and never fall in love.

Earl Wayne Jr. has filthy tastes. Most women can’t handle one night with the rock star, let alone a secret relationship. But his best friend’s nerdy, black, younger sister is impossible to resist. LaShawn was off-limits from the start. Earl knew better than to seduce the loud-mouthed woman he watched grow up—but one slip changes everything. Keeping their messed up love affair secret isn’t just dangerous because of his career—it’s life or death. If Devonté, LaShawn’s prison-hardened brother, finds out, they’re both as good as dead.

There are only a few things Kassir loves: his gang, his hood, his family, and her—Rebel. In an attempt to protect her, however, he does the unthinkable. Found family means the world to Rebel, but when the one who holds her heart breaks it, she leaves D-Ville, vowing never to return. When obligation brings Rebel back, Kassir ceases the opportunity and applies pressure to correct his past mistake.

Fox Fire thought her village was cursed when darklings tore through the gates and destroyed it in a single night. But then she was given the blessing of fire to fight back against the darkness that plagues her land. Blessings are gifts from God, and now Fox Fire has one. But if God's children are empowered by blessings, then God's enemies are empowered too. Their dark gifts are called curses, and they're ready to use them to destroy the entire Four Regions. The world is locked in spiritual warfare where demons are no longer unseen and the whispered prayers of Believers are now living weapons.

Two strangers: A biker & a black woman. One night together... No Memories... Just a creamy mess to clean up. Magnum doesn’t flirt with loud, plus-sized black women rocking bubblegum-pink hair and curves for days. He has enough problems... He knows when a woman is nothing but trouble, with a butt that could have him wrapped around her finger. Damara draws him into her honey trap with a bright smile and high cheek bones. He can't resist her curvy, deliciously sweet peach, even if he tries. Magnum had to break his rules to buy her a shot. And it's the last thing they both remember.

Stella. I'm used to coaching knuckleheads both in and out of the gym. For so long all I've wanted was to help my brother get a title of his own. But after what's happened, I have no choice but to start over. And partner up with one of our rivals, a sexy Scotsman known as the "the baby faced killer. Aaron. I didn't make a name for myself in the fight clubs overseas by being a weak man. I go after what I want until I dominate the competition. Now that I'm in the States I have something to prove to everyone.

It’s only been eight months since the shoot-out, and in their own ways, everyone is trying to cope with the loss. But nobody is going through it more than Rebel. As if things couldn’t get worse on a trip that’s supposed to be strictly fun, Rebel discovers that her father is being held against his will. The best lawyer in the state, his services are needed but Rebel gets the kidnapper to agree to let her take his place.

A day so gruesome, the numbers representing it are burned into my head. It was a normal day on the fields, the usual back-breaking job me and my mother had to do. Under the hot Carolina sun, we had to bend down for almost 16 hours a day. Planting or harvesting rice. My mom, Nana Asma’u, was an African; she was kidnapped from her village in Liberia. She told me stories of her village. She was kidnapped at around my age while on a trip to the Limba tribe in Sierra Leone.

Seen as the rebel Essien, Tony has always felt like an outsider. With a daredevil lifestyle, he's more at home in leathers than in a suit, and more likely to be seen gracing the red carpets at a movie premiere with a starlet draped on his arms than in a boardroom. Still, he's determined to prove himself to his family and build a successful movie business. Spotting Rita Dike at an event, he sees the potential star of his new movie and his next pleasure conquest.