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Gather Together In My Name

Tracy Price-Thompson

You Gotta Sin to Get Saved

J.D. Mason

Charlotte Rodgers has always wanted too much. Too much love, too much attention, and had too many big dreams.   It was how she ended up abandoning her two daughters, Connie and Reesy to chase after a man and the promise of a dream life.   But Charlotte never anticipated how her world would be irrevocably changed.  Now, twenty-seven years later, her whole world shifts yet again with a letter from one of her daughters.  And the past is about to bust wide open.  

 
Reesy has always been obsessed with something.  Obsessed with finding her birth mother. Obsessed with her sister’s life. Obsessed with her own adopted daughter never finding out that Reesy is really her aunt.  With a neglected husband, who is unknowingly drifting further and further away, a sister who is trying to escape her well-meaning clutches, and a daughter becoming more and more curious about her true parentage, finding the mother she always dreamed about seems to be an answered prayer to Reesy.  That is until Reesy is brought crashing back to earth to find that her perfect life is in tattered pieces.

Connie has always expected too little. Too little from the man she’s been living with for years. Too little from her modest jewelry business.  And too little from her relationships, or lack thereof, with her daughter, mother and sister. And too little from herself.  Until she discovers she is pregnant again and decides that this time she is keeping her baby, sending her life and her relationship into a tailspin.  And rediscovering the mother who left them behind is the last thing she wants. 

 
Thrown back together again, in a maelstrom of shocking truths, Charlotte, Reesy and Connie will discover on their journey to forgiveness and redemption that you just might have to sin first in order to be saved.

Bodyslick
John H. Sibley

An unforgettable new novel set in the year 2031, where gangs, guns, and genetic engineering rule.

In a world where genetic engineering and organ transplants are booming businesses on the black market, Malcolm Steel, Jr. is king. His turf is Chicago, a city torn apart by the haves and have-nots alike, and Malcolm-known as Bodyslick on the streets-has found a lucrative hustle stealing healthy organs and selling them to desperate, wealthy patients in need of transplants.

Bodyslick has the connections, the knowledge, and the 9mm laser pistol just in case things get hectic. But with the Italian mob, racist skinheads, and the biggest gang in Chinatown on his case, he is going to need all the help he can get, especially when his old `hood cutbuddy and rival ganglord get ready to take over the trade by any means necessary.

Now Bodyslick will make one last run to try to get out of the game for good. But some people will do anything and destroy anyone to make sure that the only way he goes out is piece by bloody piece.

Street Vengeance
Evie Rhodes

My Best Friend and My Man: A novel
Cydney Rax

Bad advice has the unlucky-in-love Veron Darcey playing the game to get the guy of her dreams in this provocative, sexy novel.

Veron Darcey is a twenty-something African-American woman who wants it all: a successful career, an upwardly mobile life, and a loving, attentive man. But the last few men Veron has been with haven’t treated her right, either making her the second in their five-woman rotation, or relegating her to the dreaded “good friend” zone. Veron’s beginning to think that something is wrong with her.

Demetria Sparks, Veron’s best friend, is a gorgeous woman who has something special—men beg her to be their number one lady. After one particularly bad date, Veron caves and asks Demetria to share her secrets. According to Demetria, it’s all about hiding any weakness and being hyper aggressive in the pursuit of what you want. When Demetria demonstrates her method on Veron’s dream guy, his lack of interest incites her to pull out all the stops—and forces Veron to jump into what becomes a fierce competition between mentor and student. With pressure—and sexual tension—mounting from every side, Veron begins to wonder if changing herself is a mistake. But is it too late to back off?

My Best Friend and My Man is a steamy, fun novel about the things women do—to men and to one another—in the search for love.

Cydney Rax is a powerful and masterful storyteller.” --Disilgold.com

Cydney Rax is the author of My Daughter’s Boyfriend and My Husband’s Girlfriend. She is also the creator of Book-Remarks.com, a website that promotes books by and about African-Americans. She lives in Houston, Texas.

ADVANCE PRAISE OF MY BEST FRIEND AND MY MAN

"My Best Friend and My Man glows with sexuality, warmth and drama! Cydney Rax has done it again!"
—T. Styles, Essence Magazine bestselling author of A Hustler’s Son and Black and Ugly

"I really enjoyed My Best Friend and My Man. There are some parts where Cydney has you laughing out loud and others where you want to reach in and throttle the characters. Cydney has another hit on her hands!"
—Desiree Day, author of Crazy Love and One G-String Short of Crazy

"Smart, sexy and wickedly funny…Once again, Cydney Rax displays her keen ability to weave a story of romance and mayhem with characters that you'll both love…and love to hate."
—Nancey Flowers, Essence Magazine bestselling author of No Strings Attached

"Cydney Rax is phenomenal with her pen game. My Best Friend and My Man pulls you in from the very first page and doesn't let you go to the last word. This blueprint on how to win in the game of love is sure to be a bestseller."
—Joy King, author of Hooker to Housewife and Superstar

"My Best Friend and My Man is truly a satisfying read that pulled me in from page one...I couldn't put it down."
—Cheryl Robinson, author of Sweet Georgia Brown

"Cydney Rax has consistently provided her fans with literary sundaes and My Best Friend and My Man is no exception... a sinfully delicious hot caramel treat!"
—Philana Marie Boles, author of Blame It on Eve and In the Paint

Stacie and Cole
RM Johnson

Stacie and Cole have been in love since the beginning of high school. Their heads should be all up in the clouds, but lately it’s been about sins and secrets that threaten to tear their love apart.

Stacie’s dad is acting more overprotective than usual. And what’s up with her best friend being so shady lately? Even Cole has been testing her. Stacie loves him more than anything, but she’s not sure she’s ready to take their relationship to that level just yet.

Cole is ready to take their relationship further. Feeling abandoned by his dad -- and harassed for being a virgin by his trash-talking boys -- he’s trying to learn intimacy any way he can.

Stacie and Cole have always been close -- but with lust and lies at every turn, they’re about to discover if their love really has no limit.

Single Mama Drama
Kayla Perrin

Crave All Lose the Rest
Erick S. Gray

After losing his job and moving in with his mother, Vincent decides to join Tyriq and sell drugs to pay the bills. Spoon, a longtime friend, counsels him against dealing, but Vincent is lured by the prospect of quick cash. As he makes more and more easy money, Vincent becomes addicted to the life of expensive cars, jewelry, and fast women. He eventually gets caught up in a deadly gang war where the only way to survive is by killing others. If Vincent doesn't find a way out, the life of money and glamour may prove to be his downfall.

Seven Figures
J.L. King & Tremell McKenzie

In the tradition of E. Lynn Harris, J. L. King delivers a gripping novel about seven high-powered millionaires who each harbor a secret about their sexuality - they are all men that are part of an underground organization on the down low.

Juice is a music mogul with the Midas touch, so it's no surprise that his fiancée is not just the queen of hip-hop, she is a multi-platinum-selling, six-time Grammy winner, and also a fashion icon. Her father, a retired police officer, doesn't approve of their relationship. While perhaps a bit overprotective, he sees through the luxurious lifestyle and feels like something is not quite right with Juice. But his suspicions are not enough to stop their wedding, which is the music industry event of the year, held at Trump Tower in New York City, with all of hip-hop royalty attending. And while everyone is toasting the happy couple, what they don't know is that Juice is the leader of an underground world of seven of the most powerful men in the country who are on the DL, or down low.

The group of movers and shakers include an NBA superstar, the past of one of the fastest-growing mega-churches in the country, the owner of an upscale chain of night clubs, a Fortune 500 businessman worth half a billion dollars (who is also engaged to the most powerful and richest sister in the media), a publisher of the leading men's African-American fashion magazine, a fashion designer whose clients include supermodels and popular R&B divas...and also, the civil rights activist and Senator, who is in the running for the presidency of the United States of America.

Something He Can Feel
Marissa Monteilh

Murder, Mayhem and a Fine Man
Claudia Mair Burney

Murder, Mayhem and a Fine Man is a savvy, fresh novel that explores the very real struggles of a woman caught between the convictions of the heart and the temptations of the mind. Amanda Bell Brown is a forensic psychologist who needs a night out on the town. Depressed and knowing that her career isn’t nearly as cool as prime-time television makes it out to be, she sets out to celebrate her recent birthday alone and winds up at the scene of a murder. Believing she knows who the killer is, Amanda must collect all her wits to investigate the death, but it doesn’t help that she would love to be asked out by the lead detective on the case. As the mystery deepens and whole closets of skeletons come to light, Amanda realizes she may be the next target for the murderer. With her sassy style, Claudia Mair Burney tells a complex story with shocking twists and drama. Woven throughout the romance and humor is an eye-opening look at the occult and the many forms of abuse it spawns. All Amanda wanted was to keep her faith strong, find a fine man, and enjoy another year of her life. Is that too much to ask without getting killed for it?

Gotta Keep On Tryin'
Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant

From the bestselling authors of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made comes a heartwarming tale of how true friendship can overcome life's obstacles.

Gayle Saunders and Patricia Reid have been lifelong friends, as close as sisters. When they were teens their dreams led them down separate paths and away from each other. But they reunited as adults, drawn back together by a bond of friendship that stood the test of time.

Now Pat and Gayle co-own the Ell & Me Company, a business they founded based on a character Gayle created years ago for her daughter. Things are going well, but real-life dramas ensue as each must face issues from the past in order to protect the future.

Pat and Marcus look like the perfect twenty-first-century couple -- smart, talented, each at the helm of a high-profile enterprise and at the top of their game. But behind closed doors their marriage is challenged by the stresses of a two-entrepreneur household. Will their professional pursuits leave them time for each other and a family, or carry them into the arms of others? Will a paternity claim prove to be too much of an obstacle to overcome?

Gayle faces her own family drama and struggles to maintain control of her life. Despite dating other men, has she ever really gotten over her ex-husband, Ramsey, the gambler who left her and their daughter, Vanessa, in financial ruin? Gayle bends over backward to provide a stable, comfortable home for Vanessa, and support her dream of becoming a dancer. And Vanessa, a rebellious and hurtful teen, seems just as devoted to making Gayle pay for every mistake she has ever made. And what ever happened to Ramsey?

In Gotta Keep on Tryin', Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant bring us heroines who remind you, for better and worse, of women everywhere -- women who know that true friendship keeps us grounded. And when things get rough the bond between women can be stronger than any trials we face.

Just Too Good To Be True
E. Lynn Harris

Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of becoming a professional football player. Brady has always followed her lead, including becoming a member of the church’s "Celibacy Circle." Now in his senior year at college, the smart, and very handsome, Brady is a lead contender for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the NFL.

As sports agents hover around Brady, Barrett, a beautiful and charming cheerleader, sets her mind on tempting the celibate Brady and getting a piece of his multimillion-dollar future—but is that all she wants from him, and is she acting alone?

Carmyn is determined to protect her son. She’s also determined to protect the secret she’s kept from Brady his whole life. As things heat up on campus and Carmyn and Brady’s idyllic relationship starts to crumble mother and son start to wonder about the other—are you just too good to be true?

A sweeping novel about mothers and sons, football and beauty shops, secrets and lies, JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE has all the ingredients that have made E. Lynn Harris a bestselling author: family, friendship, faith, and love.

Up At the College
Michele Andrea Bowen

UP AT THE COLLEGE is the second novel in a three-part series about the lives of contemporary African American church folk who live in Durham, North Carolina. Yvonne Fountain Copeland's world turns upside down when her husband of fifteen years decides to leave her because their marriage was getting boring. Yvonne returns to her hometown of Durham, North Carolina, to try and pick up the pieces of her life.

Coach Curtis Parker seems to have it all: money, a successful coaching career at Evangeline T. Marshall University, plus he's great-looking, single and childless.

Yvonne and Curtis are both spinning around in circles trying to attain happiness without God's help and what began as a series of "why me's" evolves into an extraordinary journey consisting of victory, faith, joy and love.

No Girl Needs A Husband Seven Days A Week
Nina Foxx

Dead Broke
Trista Russell

In Between Men
San Culberson

Hope Williams doesn't know what happened--the dream life she worked so hard to get suddenly feels like a trap. Her successful husband wants her to be wife-and-mother 24/7, her solid career is becoming a rut, and none of her friends get why "everything" isn't feeling like much to her. Only Anthony understands.

One Night...

A successful colleague, Anthony sees Hope's frustrations and the unfulfilled person trying to find out who she is. Although his low-key sensitive ways and good looks are so sexy, Hope is sure they can keep their relationship strictly friendship--until they spend a sizzling night together. Now she can't resist the incendiary passion Anthony promises.

One Chance...

But Hope is fast finding out that too much of a good thing may not be nearly enough. With her marriage shattered and her life in turmoil, she'll have to decide what she's willing to lose...and how much more she dares to risk.

Love Like Hallelujah
Lutishia Lovely

Lutishia Lovely returns to the Kingdom Citizens and Mount Progressive congregations, with updates, and sometimes upsets, on the lascivious lives of some scandalous saints.

With infidelity behind them, Tai’s marriage to her pastor husband, King, is stronger than ever. Even when King’s ex-lover, Tootie, comes back to town, Tai keeps her cool. That is until she hears that Tootie has a teenage son no one knew existed—a son who could be King’s. Tootie isn’t talking, and when she finally does, can she be believed? Tai doesn’t think so and enlists the help of her best friend Vivian to find out the truth. What they find out, however, is more than either of them ever wanted to know.

Vivian must also deal with her husband’s former assistant, a woman who believes that if it wasn’t for Vivian, she would have been first lady of Kingdom Citizen’s Christian Center. Now she’s back to claim what’s hers. Millicent’s back also, just in time for the marriage of Hope and Cy, the man she thought she’d be married to by now. But she’s not the only church member whose dream becomes a nightmare. What happens when love feels more like harried hell instead of hallelujah? There’s only one way to find out…

Something on the Side
Carl Weber

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Carl Weber—the New York Times bestselling author of The First Lady and So You Call Yourself a Man—represents with a straight-up novel about friendship and love, sex and betrayal, and how getting some on the side is never as simple as it seems…

Meet Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny—the bodacious women of the Big Girls Book Club. There’s only one rule to being a member. You must be at least a size 14…

BGBC president Tammy loves everything about her life—her two kids, her fierce friends, her BMW. She especially loves taking care of business for her husband, Tim, for whom she’d do anything. This year, she intends to top all his past birthdays by having a threesome with her best friend, Egypt. Now, if only Egypt will agree to grant them this very special favor…

Isis’s boyfriend, Tony, romances her every chance he gets—and he knows how to turn up the heat, which makes Isis willing to lay down and die for him. That is until a man from her past steps back into her life—with only one goal in mind: win back the woman he’s never been able to forget.

But not every BGBC member is lucky with men. Once upon a time, single mom Nikki would have made love to her man in the middle of Times Square for the entire country to see. Now that he’s her ex, it takes everything she has not to kill him (or let her roommate, Tiny, do it for her), especially since he has a way of disappointing their son every chance he gets—and then making her look like the bad guy.

And then there’s hot-to-trot Coco Brown, who has a habit of messing around with married men. It doesn’t bother her, as long as they don’t try to deny it. But now that she’s hooked up with a man who makes his living being every woman’s fantasy, all she cares about is making sure he doesn’t stray.

As insatiable about books as they are about love—or lust—these friends are about to discover how tough it is to keep it real when they all have Something on the Side.

Sexcapades: A Novel
Honey B

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Nick and Natalie are two lovers whose sexual lives are more than above average, but they are both competing for the same CEO position in the firm that they work for.

Justin Flint has the power to persuade the Board of Directors. He is bisexual and attracted to both Nick and Natalie, but he doesn't know that they are lovers. After secretly sleeping with both of them, Justin announces his decision. Natalie has gotten the position in Paris. Nick is furious because he has sacrificed his sexuality and his manhood for this position. Natalie is now torn between the love of her life and her dream job. She chooses to move to Paris. Although she is in Paris, she is miserable without Nick, so she creates a position for an assistant so that he will come to Paris also. Will Nick follow her? Will past skeletons come back to haunt her and Nick?

How Starbucks Saved My Life : A Son of Privilege Learns TO Live Like Everyone Else
Michael Gates Gill

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In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a big house in the suburbs, a loving family, and a top job at an ad agency with a six-figure salary. By the time he turned sixty, he had lost everything except his Ivy League education and his sense of entitlement. First, he was downsized at work. Next, an affair ended his twenty-year marriage. Then, he was diagnosed with a slow-growing brain tumor, prognosis undetermined. Around the same time, his girlfriend gave birth to a son. Gill had no money, no health insurance, and no prospects.

One day as Gill sat in a Manhattan Starbucks with his last affordable luxury—a latté—brooding about his misfortune and quickly dwindling list of options, a 28-year-old Starbucks manager named Crystal Thompson approached him, half joking, to offer him a job. With nothing to lose, he took it, and went from drinking coffee in a Brooks Brothers suit to serving it in a green uniform. For the first time in his life, Gill was a minority--the only older white guy working with a team of young African-Americans. He was forced to acknowledge his ingrained prejudices and admit to himself that, far from being beneath him, his new job was hard. And his younger coworkers, despite having half the education and twice the personal difficulties he’d ever faced, were running circles around him.

The other baristas treated Gill with respect and kindness despite his differences, and he began to feel a new emotion: gratitude. Crossing over the Starbucks bar was the beginning of a dramatic transformation that cracked his world wide open. When all of his defenses and the armor of entitlement had been stripped away, a humbler, happier and gentler man remained. One that everyone, especially Michael’s kids, liked a lot better.

The backdrop to Gill's story is a nearly universal cultural phenomenon: the Starbucks experience. In How Starbucks Saved My Life, we step behind the counter of one of the world's best-known companies and discover how it all really works, who the baristas are and what they love (and hate) about their jobs. Inside Starbucks, as Crystal and Mike’s friendship grows, we see what wonders can happen when we reach out across race, class, and age divisions to help a fellow human being.

The Vixen Diaries
Karrine Steffans

he author of the New York Times bestseller Confessions of a Video Vixen, Karrine Steffans now presents her highly anticipated follow-up in this stunning new memoir…

THE VIXEN DIARIES
A true exposé, this book chronicles the personal and professional adventures of this tabloid-laden socialite, dispelling some rumors, while confirming others. It unveils the heavily shrouded Hollywood backrooms and its coveted secrets and reveals an up-close and personal look at a life of fast money and sex.

Here Karrine candidly discusses her interactions with people after the release of Confessions of a Video Vixen and explains how she copes with it all. A provocative and enthralling volume that offers Karrine's ardent fans lessons learned and answers to burning questions, THE VIXEN DIARIES will not disappoint.

A Girl Named Job
Marie Antoinette

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A Girl Named Job is a colorful collection of memories chronologically composed to tell the story of one woman's struggles and triumphs thru life.  This "Tell it like it is" biography relates closely to her life in the streets and all of the pit falls that came along with it.  Then it takes a turn and ventures off into a wide spectrum of other areas that give the reader unlimited access into the writers most intimate surroundings.  Beginning at birth the story brings to life every raw emotion the writer has ever encountered including downfalls, stumbling blocks and vicious cycles.  In essence the book was written to portray what it's like for a young city girl to grow up with no boundaries & it points out how drugs and sex can play a major part in the early destruction of any young person's life before it ever has a chance to get started.  This 378 page in-dept biography sheds light on the delicate matter of how one "bad incident" can turn a "good girl" bad and how the quest for "love & happiness" can be a long and costly one if not cautious.  It takes you into a dreaded paternity battle where the author prays her well kept secret is never exposed but once it is the drama begins all over again!  "A Girl Named Job" will take any reader on a emotional roller coaster of tears and laughter but it will also leave you with something of substance to think about.  This stormy adventure of events gives you an magnified look at how a series of unsuspecting events can shatter a persons life into pieces, nearly destroying it and at the same time demonstrates how grace and mercy is always sufficient.  "Lesson Learned"... 

Selling the Fantasy
Stacey L. Ford

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WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE TO HAVE THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS?

            Would you…

                        Isolate yourself from family and friends?

                        Abandon your child?

Engage in a polyamory (multiple partner) relationship with your man and

another woman?

Lisa Johnson appears to have it all.  She is smart, attractive, has a successful career and could have any man she wants.  Life is good for her, right?  Wrong!  Lisa consistently chooses men who bring heartache and drama to a relationship because of their exceptional good looks and ability to deceive women.  Lisa’s personal life undergoes an unexpected change when she meets the man of her dreams, who turns her entire world upside down.

Kenneth Maxwell is a hot new comedian who is suave and debonair, but also a master of manipulation.  As Kenneth’s power, fortune and fame continue to flourish, so does his desire to persuade two women to enter into a poly relationship.  Kenneth gets his wish by successfully enticing beautiful, executive chef, Cassandra Russell, to commit her entire existence to him and his lifestyle and he sells Lisa the fantasy of a life filled with luxury, wealth and romance if she chooses to make three “small” sacrifices.

Lisa, Kenneth and Cassandra begin their journey together by sharing intimate moments and unspeakable sexual adventures.  The thrilling ride comes to a screeching halt when one of Lisa’s friends executes a plan to demolish Kenneth’s career and sabotage their romance.

Selling the Fantasy is an erotic and emotional roller coaster you will definitely want to ride and not get off.

Turned Out: A novel
Angel M. Hunter

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"I don't know who I am anymore," says Champagne Rose. What happens when a woman becomes so lost in her relationship that she starts questioning herself and her mate? That's what happens to Champagne and Zyair. Their relationship falls into the same dull routine day in and day out, and it gets to the point where they're no longer in love but still love one another—the fire is gone. They decide to add some spice to their relationship by allowing Champagne to make love to a woman while Zyair watches. It's supposed to be a one-time thing only, but Champagne can't get enough of it. Soon the pair begins cruising strip clubs and gay bars looking for "the right woman," without success. Consumed with the thoughts of finding a female lover with or without Zyair, Champagne becomes distant and withdrawn. She can't help wondering whether she's gay or bisexual. She just knows she's ready to explore her sexuality.

Balancing Act
Johnathan Plummer with Karen Hunter

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Jonathan Plummer made headlines when New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan -- whose novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back is based on their romance -- filed for divorce, claiming that Plummer hid his homosexuality in order to marry her for her money and gain U.S. citizenship. Now, Plummer delivers a sexy and satisfying novel as deliciously racy as the life he lived.

BALANCING ACT

Justin Blakeman is living an ordinary life in Jamaica, when vacationing Tasha Reynolds spots him selling sugar cane on the street. He, of course, has no idea that her modeling agency is fast becoming the hottest in the business. He plans to live the island life set out for him, stepping up to head the family sugar cane enterprise in time.

In the ruthless modeling world, Tasha is a great white shark with an uncanny knack for finding blazing new talent in unusual places. She always gets what she wants and she wants Justin -- whose hazel-green eyes, offset by dark chocolate skin, make her palms sweat, a sign that she is on to something. His perfect body and defiant attitude will make him a mega star.

But soon, a relationship that began as strictly business crosses the line into a complex game of sexual desire and control. Their crazy, volatile bond -- littered with dark influences from their pasts, complicated by ambition, and fueled by insatiable passion -- is as combustible as relationships can get. And when Justin discovers a hidden hunger for a male model, the stakes are higher than ever.

Play The Game
Doug Dixon

When Mya LeVeaux discovers that her ex-boyfriend is engaged—not to mention that her own father, Bishop Franklyn LeVeaux, is performing the marriage ceremony—there’s only one thing to relieve her pain: shopping (nothing like a new pair of shoes to heal a broken heart!). And since Mya is new to Atlanta, a couple of new friends wouldn’t hurt either—which is exactly what she finds attached to a pair of burgundy boots…

Childhood pals Stephanie Hall and Tangie Jackson are on their weekly girls’ day out at the mall. For Stephanie, it’s the perfect way to give her just-out-of-jail boyfriend some alone time with their two-year-old son. For Tangie, today is a celebration of divorce number two. After a brief tug-of-war over a sexy pair of boots with Mya, the three discover they have more in common than their taste in footwear…

With two marriages behind her, Tangie is just looking for a good time—even if it’s with someone else’s husband. Stephanie is just trying to keep it together for her son, putting up with her man’s unemployment and waywardness. As for Maya, the only thing she’s curling up with these days is a good book. But now that she has her girls in her life, that may be about to change, as each woman deals with the game of love in her own special way—for better or for worse…

Sweeter Than Honey
Mary B. Morrison

The New York Times bestselling author who brought you the ups and downs of playboy Darius Jones and his mother Jada Diamond Tanner breaks new ground with a sizzling series about what it means to struggle for what the heart desires. In this tale, Honey Thomas, a survivor who’s risked everything to reinvent herself, now must decide what kind of life—and love—she wants.

Lace St. Thomas operates Immaculate Perception, a wildly successful Las Vegas firm that pairs wealthy male clients with the sexiest female escorts. It’s the smoothest operation in town until one of her most requested girls turns up dead. But instead of answering her tough questions, her boss, Valentino James, wants Lace to keep her mouth shut, and bribes her boyfriend, Benito Bannister, to keep her in line—by any means necessary.

Her life in danger, Lace fakes her death and flees to Atlanta, Georgia. Renaming herself Honey Thomas, she creates a counseling company that helps victimized women piece their lives back together. Her new life comes with a new man—Grant Hill. Wealthy, handsome, a Washington D.C. up-and-comer, he’s had his heart broken once and never wants to remarry. But Honey’s a temptation he can’t resist, though her dark past could tear them apart…

Now that Honey is calling her own shots, she’s determined to expose Valentino’s bloody secret. And no one’s going to stand in her way, including Grant, who is there strictly for her orgasmic pleasure. But when Valentino and Benito join forces, it will take everything Honey has to flip this bad-news script and fight to save everything she’s worked for. And the hardest thing of all will be finding the courage to gamble on love one last time…

Nappily Married
Trisha R. Thomas

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Venus Johnston debuted with brazen personality and spirited humor in Nappily Ever After as she searched for the holy grail of marriage. Blessed with a beautiful baby daughter and a husband who is a former rap star with his own multi-million-dollar clothing company, her long journey to find love has finally come to fruition. But life as a stay-at-home wife and mother is hardly the end of the rainbow. In fact she's ready to do anything to jump start the career she's put on the back burner for the last two years.   Against her good sense and her husband's wishes, she applies for a high profile PR job to help save a struggling city hospital manned by none other than her former boyfriend,   Dr. Clint Fairchild, the very one and same who dumped her and married long-silky haired bombshell, Kandi Treboe. Venus soon finds out the two women are vying for the same job. This time competition between she and her old nemesis turns into a battle Venus is determined to win by any means necessary.   With an unhappy hubby at home, a nanny who's becoming mommy in her child's eyes, while forming an uncomfortably close relationship with her husband, and a deviant at work sabotaging the hospital, Venus may have taken on much more than she can handle.

Spin It Like That
Chandra Sparks Taylor

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The Ex Files
Victoria Christopher Murray

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Letting Loose
Joanne Skerrett

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