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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...

Aster lives in the low-deck slums of the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South. For generations the Matilda has ferried the last of humanity to a mythical Promised Land. On its way the ship's leaders have imposed harsh moral restrictions on dark-skinned sharecroppers like Aster, whom they consider to be less than human.

Rose Gold is two colors, one woman, and a big headache. In this new mystery set in the Patty Hearst era of radical black nationalism and political abductions, a black ex-boxer self-named Uhuru Nolica, the leader of a revolutionary cell called Scorched Earth, has kidnapped Rosemary Goldsmith, the...

On a cold December evening, Mattie Banks packs a suitcase and leaves her family home. Sixteen years old and pregnant, she has already made the mistake that will ruin her life and disgrace her widowed mother. Boarding the 2857 bus, she sits with her case on her lap, hoping that the driver will take her away from disaster. Instead, Mattie witnesses an act of bravery by a woman named Rosa Parks that changes everything. But as Mattie strives to turn her life around, the dangers that first led her to run are never far away.

Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD As featured on Graham Norton's Book Club Narrated by the soul of an enslaved African woman, this is a searing debut novel about hope, redemption and the scars of history Over two hundred years ago in Africa, a woman tosses her...

Brought to you by Penguin. MARIE CLAIRE 'BEST BOOKS OF 2022' AND FEBRUARY PICK FOR MALALA'S LITERATI BOOKCLUB Yinka wants to find love. Her mum wants to find it for her. She also has too many aunties who frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, a preference for chicken and chips over...

Wilma arbetar som reseledare på Rhodos och har länge varit nyfiken på Nikos, mannen med den sexiga rösten som jobbar med bagagehanteringen på flygplatsen. Och när en borttappad resväska ger henne en möjlighet att träffa honom i verkligheten, slår det genast gnistor. Efter en sommar...

Meet Sevyn Crawford. Better known as Law. Born and raised in Miami, Florida. He's a product of a relationship that was built on love. That same love was taken away from him before the age of five. On his third birthday, what was supposed to be another great milestone for him turned into the...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. She survived the streets. It's what she knows that will get her killed. Desire, danger, and secrets that spiral out of control. Chandra has clawed her way out of a hard life, but the past doesn't let go that easily. When a powerful man's offer, a set of...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In a world where everyone sees the countdown to their death at the edge of their vision, Jay's clock vanishes, and then the glitches start. An urban fiction thriller by E. D. Lewis, a full-cast audiobook with original music and sound effects...

Caryn Civil believes that losing the love of her life is the highest mountain she will ever have to climb. She is wrong. Grieving the loss of her husband takes a back seat to uncovering the mystery surrounding the final months of his life and the truth about his death...

What happens when the boy who saved you becomes the man who could destroy you? Festac Town, Lagos, the 1990s. Tobi and Richard, one Yoruba and one Igbo, meet on the road to school and become inseparable. They share Saturday arcade battles, secrets, and a brotherhood that feels like it will last...

Shay has her life down to a science, and a sharp tongue that keeps everyone at arm's length. She's finally found a version of peace, until Wayne walks in. He's steady, observant, and carries a calm-storm energy that threatens to break every wall she's spent decades building. For the first time...

Marz Lewis is like his father in a lot of ways. At the top of their list of similarities is being a protector. Unlike his father, Merc, Marz doesn't want to stay legit. He wants to become an enforcer, satisfying his desire for danger and excitement. The rush of the streets calls to him… until...

Harlow has spent her entire life fighting for everything she's ever had. With two babies to protect and a future she's determined to change, the last thing she expects is a wealthy, powerful man with an offer that sounds too good to be true. Deluxe Savage is respected, feared, and always in...

Travel agency owner Myraj Nicholson believes in romance, fairy tales, and HEAs, but her own HEA is elusive. Determined to prove all those things do exist, she challenges herself when she meets the perfect book bae at a book conference. After sacrificing her virtue for one fairytale night, Myraj...

For Kamilla Palmer, grief had swallowed her whole, and escape seemed to be a light at the end of a never-ending tunnel. From Greenwood to Los Oceania, Kamilla is existing until a near-death experience shocks her back to life. Cairo Hendrix is a lot of things—Azul heart, zealot of chaos...

When Sage Richards found herself pregnant and alone at twenty-two years old, her brother's best friend stepped in without hesitation. A thousand tears and one impulsive decision later, they were married. A week after the nuptials, Sage walked out of Klever's life with the man she thought she was...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Katheryn Kellington Saga, Book 2. A complete story that can be enjoyed on its own. The Devil’s joke is over. The cameras are off. The ache is not. After her incendiary encounter with Massai Mobuku in Atlantic City, Southern belle turned...

Adai thought that leaving New York and starting over in a new city would rid her heart of Pryce Sullivan. Only she hadn't considered just how intertwined they were. While Pryce lets her go, she's never out of his mind and has a permanent place in his heart. When a forty-eight-hour warning text...