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Perfect Timing
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Perfect Fit
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Forever
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Emotions
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Reaching Back
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Taken For Granted
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Atlanta Live
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One Flesh
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Mirrored Life
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Dark Corner
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Thunderland
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Havoc After Dark
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The Prodigal Husband
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Ladies In Waiting
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Blues From Down Deep by Gwynne Forster

Regina Pearson has never really known any family other than her late, widowed father. He cut ties with his own relatives in North Carolina long ago and moved to Hawaii, then raised Regina alone following her mother’s accidental death. Living among the native Hawaiians so different from herself created in Regina a yearning for people to call her own. Then she finds among her late parents’ effects a letter written forty years earlier that leads to her mother’s sister, Maude, a been-there, done-that blues singer, and her nonagenarian maternal grandfather, head of the extended family in New Bern, North Carolina.

For Regina, going to North Carolina to see Aunt Maude is the chance of a lifetime—an opportunity to bond with the people who share her roots and find the pieces of her she’s been lonely for all these years. But the big, warm, loving family she’s dreamed about is nowhere in sight. Instead, she finds uncles, aunts, and cousins torn apart by secrets and lies, petty squabbles and heartbreaking wounds stretching back for years—a contentious clan ready to draw Regina front-and-center into their troubles. And just as this new situation threatens to overwhelm her, Regina discovers a passionate connection she hadn’t counted on with a man who’s ready to show her what real family’s all about—and what it takes to keep the love flowing.

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Perfect Fit by Brenda Jackson

Bestselling, award-winning author Brenda Jackson has won a devoted following for her powerful and uplifting novels. In Perfect Fit, she tells the story of one woman’s journey to escape betrayal and begin a new life, and the surprising discoveries she makes along the way.

Sage Dunbar has been dealt a shattering double blow. On the same day she discovers her fiancé has depleted her bank accounts, she also learns that the father she adores has been having an affair ...

Reeling with disappointment and shock, Sage accepts a job promotion that involves relocating to Anchorage, Alaska. Maybe there she’ll be able to get her life back on track. She hasn’t counted on meeting strikingly handsome Gabriel Blackwell—a man who will challenge everything she thought she knew about love ...

Gabe’s “sex-only” relationship policy has been working just fine, keeping him free of messy entanglements and emotional baggage. But when he meets Sage at a business function, Gabe is immediately fascinated with her, and his no-commitment ways start to lose their appeal.

The only problem is that unlike most women Gabe has encountered, Sage doesn’t appear to be the least bit interested in him. He can’t believe that the sexual chemistry he feels is one-sided, yet Sage isn’t ready to give her heart and trust to another man any time soon. With a single-minded determination that surprises even him, Gabe resolves to convince Sage that true love can erase every obstacle—real or imagined—in its path ...

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Perfect Timing by Brenda Jackson

Once Maxine Chandler and Mya Rivers were “sisters” by choice. Meeting as girls on a Savannah playground, they shared a special bond—until time, distance, and misunderstandings chilled their relationship. Today, as a class reunion cruise to the Caribbean brings them together for the first time in years, Maxi and Mya, both approaching turning points in their lives, find they need each other more than ever.

Maxi lost her fiancé in a tragic accident. Now she's facing a serious illness and watching her cherished dreams of family and motherhood die. She never expects her shipboard romance with Christopher Chandler, high school rebel now grown into a successful and dangerously sensual man, to be more than a distraction. But then he offers her a gift so profound she can't refuse it—even when it leaves her vulnerable to crushing loss.

Mya is onboard with her handsome husband, Garrett. The Rivers' marriage has always seemed blessed—they have passion, respect, a lovely home, and beautiful twins. Yet Mya can no longer deny that the calm surface of their lives hides a growing turbulence. With her demanding career making her a stranger in her own home, Mya fears Garrett has been lured into the arms of another woman.

With Perfect Timing, Brenda Jackson gives readers the exquisite story of two couples struggling with the limits of love, loyalty and trust—and of two women who reclaim a deep and abiding bond, without which their lives will never be complete. Alternating between poignancy and humor, filled with complex and recognizable characters, here is a novel that captivates from first page to last.

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Forever by Timmothy B. McCann

Drew Staley, a handsome financial analyst grieving the death of his fiancée, had found a soulmate in Betty Robinson, the bright and beautiful lawyer who made him believe in love again. From the moment of their first embrace, he felt whole and complete in her arms—like he had finally come home.

But now the Staleys are questioning their hasty—if heartfelt—wedding. Overwhelmed by personal and professional burdens, they find a cold alienation growing between them. Things only get more complicated when Evander, Betty’s seductive former lover, reappears, and she realizes that he still has a piece of her heart.

Meanwhile Jacqui Jordan, Betty’s fun-loving friend, finds herself longing for the security of a settled life and the chance to start a family. But torn between her loyalty to Stefan DeCoursey, her drop-dead gorgeous but commitment-phobic boyfriend, and Reverend Raheem Shahid, the steady, stable, and attractive new man in her life, she is forced to re-evaluate what she truly wants—and needs.

Told as two interwoven stories that unfold over the course of a year, Forever is an exquisite portrait of ordinary people struggling to make mature decisions, learn from their mistakes, and stand by love when it is perhaps easier to leave. Once again, Timmothy B. McCann has written a moving and insightful novel—one readers will find enormously satisfying from first page to last.

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Emotions by Timmothy B. McCann

Beautiful sitcom star Joi Weston has gladly given up the glamour of Hollywood to marry businessman Phillip Evans, and join him in his home state of Florida. Handsome and stable, Phillip offers the only things Joi has truly ever desired—a solid, committed relationship.

As the years go by, a chill falls over Phillip and Joi's marriage, and even in the sunshine state, they are unable to rekindle the magic they once shared. While Joi flounders, desperately seeking a purpose in life, Phillip seems interested only in pursuing a political career. That's when Fate brings writer Michael Brockmier into Joi's life. Exotic, sensual, and poetic, Michael stirs a passion in her that she's never known before. But it is a passion fraught with complication, forcing Joi to make a heart-wrenching choice that will have lifelong consequences…for her and for the two men she loves.

An exquisite, unforgettable tale, Emotions is the story of ordinary people facing temptation and betrayal, trying to come to terms with who they truly are, and ultimately, discovering the redemptive power of love. Filled with recognizable, complex characters, it is a truly satisfying new novel from a master storyteller

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Reaching Back by Nea Anna Simone

Mignon Samuels feels betrayed by the dream of a fairytale life.  Her wealthy husband was supposed to bring her acceptance by the black middle class -- something her looks alone never could.  Instead, all he gave her was pain.  Now, Mignon is about to embark on a journey of discovery -- away from her marriage and into the remarkable world of the amazing women who walked before her.

As she delves into an aging leather-bound journal that holds the record of her family history, she uncovers the truth of four generations of strong women who survived the harsh realities of racism, broken romances and economic hardships -- but the fortitude of their spirit would never be broken -- from Mignon's great-grandmother Megan, the daughter of a plantation owner, and the victim of rape and incest; to grandmother Carrie, the first "unacceptable" child born to the family, and the first to rail against the low self-esteem that came with it; to Mignon's beautiful mother Ana, a famed songstress acclaimed and adored in Paris, but who was rejected since childhood by her strict preacher father.

Now it is Mignon's turn to forge ahead, with her three girls in tow.  The lessons learned from her proud heritage will sustain her mind and spirit, ensuring that the cycle of negativity and self-doubt can be broken. Her children are sure to grow up stronger because of the liberating choices of their mother and the remarkable women who came before her.  Because of them, they will learn what it means to be dignified, strong and proud.  Mignon will find tat reaching back really means learning from the past. . .and reaching forward to a whole new world of possibilities.

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Taken For Granted by Earl Sewell

Readers will be dazzled by newcomer Earl Sewell's remarkably polished and complex novel, a story filled with interesting and engaging characters, and unforgettable emotional resonance.  Taken for Granted is about the chances we take, the choices we make and the possibilities that are waiting just around the next corner.

Nina Epps got married too young, to the wrong man and for the wrong reasons.  With her lazy, womanizing husband still trying to call all the shots and her grown daughter throwing away success for a no-account spouse, Nina's quiet spirit is finally waking up, smelling the coffee and telling her to grab herself a big cup. . .if it isn't already too late.

When Richard Vincent got married, he didn't know it was a package deal -- a wife, her freeloading sister, and an in-your-business, crazy-like-a-fox mother-in-law.  The easygoing dentist has played "yes" man to his scheming family's outrageous requests for years, until a final, devastating blow leaves him robbed of everything he's ever thought he had.

Knocked sideways by life, Nina and Richard are looking for a way out, but what they find is a way in.  Now, they must both stand firm and face the difficult challenges ahead.  But hope grows ripe, and two people are about to discover love's endless ability to heal and sustain when there's no way of knowing what the next day will bring.

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Atlanta Live by Carmen Green

Best friends since college, Jasmine, Evelyn, and Malone are the popular hosts of a cutting-edge radio talk show.  As the controversial "Dr. J," Jasmine helps troubled women, even as her own extravagant lifestyle threatens to sabotage her career.   A former football star who dispenses "tough love" to their nightly callers, Malone dreams of a comeback while battling his ex-wife for custody of their son.   Proud of her success, Evelyn struggles with a secret that could end her engagement to a domineering minister.

Three friends whose hard work and uncompromising vision has brought them fame beyond their wildest dreams, they now face obstacles that could sever their strong bond.  Sweeping changes at the radio station and in their own lives will force them to question their ambitions, their friendship, and their faith.

Now, separately and together, on the air and off, they're trying to find the strength and courage to overcome their problems and make some positive changes.  The future is up to them -- if they're willing to trust in themselves ... and in each other.

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One Flesh by Clarence Major

From the gifted pen of National Book Award finalist and prize-winning poet Clarence Major comes a powerful new novel…The story of a young bi-racial painter and the love affair that gives his art—and his existence—new meaning ..

Sometimes John Canoe thinks his work is all he really needs. He’s a painter—a good one, he knows it deep down—and he has a wonderful loft in the heart of SoHo. He doesn’t have many friends, and his relationship with his father has been strained for years, but he’s happy—more or less. Loneliness is just one more thing that he’s had to get used to.

But one day a beautiful Chinese American woman walks into his life—and everything changes.

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Mirrored Life by Anita Bunkley

When her mother died, seven-year-old Sara Jane Talbot knew things would never be the same—and she was right. Her father’s dark moods got darker. The abuse he administered got worse. And life in rural Mallard, Texas quickly became almost unbearable—except when she was with her best friends, Precious and Joyce Ann. They made her feel special, as if she finally belonged. But one night the girls committed a robbery—with Sara Jane as an unwitting accomplice. The good times were over.

Now, after five long years in the Gatesview Correctional Facility for Women, Sara Jane is ready to turn her life around. She has a cosmetology license, a new name (Serena St. James), and a dream. Serena views her first post-prison job—as a shampoo girl at an upscale Dallas salon—as an important first step, and when a world-famous R&B singer hires Serena as her personal stylist, it seems as if Serena’s wishes are finally going to come true.

However, Serena cannot escape the memories of her childhood, and lives in dread that her new life will become tainted by the terrible secrets of her old one. Her fears are not unfounded—for someone who knows all about the nightmares of her past will stop at nothing to use them against her.

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Dark Corner by Brandon Massey

From Brandon Massey, award-winning author of Thunderland, comes a terrifying new novel about a town besieged by evil…and the one man who is determined to fight the darkness ...

When renowned author Richard Hunter dies in a boating accident, his son David travels to Mason’s Corner, Mississippi, to find out more about the father he never really knew. At first, Mason’s Corner seems friendly and unassuming—the perfect “small town.” But after a newcomer moves into the old—and supposedly haunted—mansion on the hill, everything changes

People begin to disappear. Dogs viciously attack. And soon David discovers that the terror consuming this place has its roots in his own family tree ...

For something wicked has risen in Mason’s Corner. Something with bloody ties to the town’s past. Something undead—and hungering for vengeance ...

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Thunderland by Brandon Massey

Days after a devastating gale rips through his town and nearly takes his life, young Jason Brooks wakes up to a whole new world. His mother—once a neglectful, angry drunk—has given up the bottle to spend more time with him. The father he barely knew is now making an honest effort to mend his troubled marriage. And shy, self-conscious Jason has made friends—at last. The whole family is well on the way to recovery—and to finding the happiness that in the past has proved so elusive.

But then the nightmares start ...

The stalker creeps into the bedroom. He bends down, slowly lifting the bedspread. He lifts it higher…and Jason wakes up screaming, his heart thudding in his chest.

And strange things begin to happen ...

Cryptic messages appear on the bathroom mirror. Clothing flies about the room. The bed rises in the air…and thumps back to the ground. And always, in the distance, thunder roars… Because someone—or something—is coming.

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Havoc After Dark by Robert Fleming

Between midnight and dawn the world is cloaked in shadow and hearts pound in deafening dread. Every step is suspect, every moment counted, every sound feared. This is the hour when panic takes hold. Terror does not distinguish among class or race or place. See it stalk its prey in a murky basement in Spanish Harlem…under a haunted voodoo moon on a Caribbean isle…by ghoulish candlelight in a Mardi Gras backroom. These are the minutes when reality fades, defenses crumble, and only the unknown triumphs. No one is spared. Not parish priest, shape shifter, or fortuneteller. Not homicidal boy or cunning woman. Within seconds, paid killers roam city streets and murderers reborn emerge from fearful chambers of the undead. Within minutes, life slips away to ungodly applause, amulets work black magic, and satanic traditions throw blood at the stars.

Now is the instant when there is only fear ... Smell it in the heat of lupine passion. Taste it in the lusty wound of a vampire’s kiss. Feel it in the eternal caress of a lover to die for. Experience it in every spine-tingling page of these provocative horror tales. From slavery and infinite consequence to Nazi torture and undying aftermath, from suicide of the soul to death of the body, here are stories that cut to the bone and sear the psyche

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The Prodigal Husband
by Jacquelin Thomas

Jake would remember this night for the rest of his life. Tonight his desire to control had cost him his daughter's life and the love of his wife. Lying in the cold hospital room, Jake could still hear his wife's grief-stricken cry reverberating in his head. Although he hadn't been told yet, he knew Tiffany was dead. Putting a trembling hand to his bandaged forehead, Jake began to sob. His little girl was gone, and it was his fault.

Guilt surged out of every pore on his body. None of this was supposed to happen. Jake still couldn't believe that he'd allowed himself to get so drunk that he would end up in bed with Sheila. Hell, she was his business partner. Thoughts of that fiasco three days ago resurfaced. He could still see the look of devastation on Tori's face when she'd walked in on them in bed.

Although Jake had tried to keep her from leaving, his wife would hear none of it. When he'd come home, he'd found Tori and Tiffany gone. She hadn't even bothered to leave a note, but he'd had an idea where to find her. Jake had driven to Charleston, South Carolina, where Tori was staying with her Aunt Kate, and tried to convince her to give him another chance.

All he'd wanted was for Tori to return home with him. When she'd refused earlier tonight, Jake had impulsively grabbed Tiffany, taking her with him. He'd known that if he and Tiffany were back on Edisto Island, Tori would follow. His master plan. Terrible regrets assailed Jake, and a knifelike pain squeezed his heart as he thought of his fifteen-month-old daughter.

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Ladies In Waiting by Linda Hudson-Smith

Marlene Covington is the devout wife of a preacher locked up for a crime that may have been committed by their troubled 21-year-old son.  Keisha Reed is a L.A. mom struggling to make ends meet, while the faithless father of her two kids serves his prison time.   Rosalinda Morales works two jobs to support her ailing mother and pay legal fees for her career-criminal lover.  Alexis Duboise has come a long way from a New Orleans ghetto to the posh Belair home she shares with her husband--until he goes to jail for embezzlement.

They're four savvy, self-sufficient women who meet at a correctional facility in the California desert.  They call themselves the "Ladies in Waiting," but these ladies aren't sitting around praying for a miracle that will bring their men back to them.  They're taking steps that include the power of prayer to make some changes in their lives.

Together, Marlene, Keisha, Rosalinda and Alexis are helping each other get through the tough times, and face the truth about the men they love.  But exciting new things could be in each of their futures--including a thrilling new romance--if they can let faith lead them.

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No Regrets by Patricia Haley

In No Regrets, we are submerged into the world of Karen and Johnny Clark. After eight years of marriage it would seem The Clarks have a blessed life, with three bright kids and a lifestyle to be envied by many. But after many years, their idyllic relationship has begun to slowly come apart. After Karen undergoes a serious illness things seem to take a turn for the worse as the passion they once knew seems only like a memory. Things become further complicated when Johnny's weakness for other women almost pushes them to the brink of divorce.

Being a woman of faith, Karen turns to the church for answers, and finds her beliefs tested in ways they have never been before. One thing she knows for sure -- no matter what it takes she is determined to start a new life, with or without Johnny. But this may prove more difficult for her than expected as she doesn’t know where, or how to get started. Everything changes however when Karen suffers a relapse and finds herself walking the thin line between life and death. As she struggles to regain her health and belief in God’s abiding love, it is now Johnny’s turn to be tested, coming to grips with his weaknesses and fears. Can he truly appreciate the love of a good woman and discover what being a real man is all about?

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Back To Life by Wendy Coakley-Thompson

August, 1989. Soul II Soul's funky sounds fill the summer nights. On the streets of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, an Italian mob murders a black teenager named Yusef Hawkins. And for two lovers—one black, one white—the summer's only starting to heat up

At twenty-nine, Lisa Martin is trying to heal from her brutal marriage and bitter divorce from her sadistic, selfish ex, Bryan. If that weren't hard enough, she's got to fake-smile her way through dates with the limp-handshaking kind of brothers her girlfriends keep trying to hook her up with. What she needs is a man who makes her come alive inside again, a man like the one at her friend Nina's party—if that man weren't white.

Forty-year-old Marc Guerrieri's marriage to an Italian-American princess caused him nothing but pain. Now, with a book climbing up the bestseller list and his divorce final, the professor should be having the time of his life. Instead, he's the walking wounded, until he meets Lisa. Something about her—from the way she works her dress to the way she works his mind—has him wondering if he hasn't just found the soul mate he needs in a package that is nothing but trouble.

Now, in a city charged by racial politics, Marc and Lisa explore a relationship that forces them to confront their secret hopes, fears, desires, and prejudices. But with everyone from friends and family to co-workers and ex-lovers weighing in, it won't be easy. And when the unthinkable happens, will love be enough to conquer all? In this remarkable debut novel, Wendy Coakley-Thompson explores issues of race, family, friendship, and loyalty, and offers a searing portrait of love's power to both hurt and heal.

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Relative Interest by Anita Bunkley

From award-nominated author Anita Bunkley comes the riveting story of a young woman who has lost almost everything—and is determined to fight for the one meaningful thing she has left.

Kira Forester has already lost her parents and only sister, her twin, Mira, to untimely deaths. But there is one very important member of her family left—her six-year-old niece, Vicky. And the motherless little girl may need her even more than Kira knows.

After a four-month assignment in Africa, Kira is returning to her childhood home in North Carolina—and, she hopes, to a reunion with her niece, whose deadbeat dad skipped town after she was born. But the unexpected death of Vicky’s foster mom changed the child’s living arrangements, and Kira doesn’t know where to find her. Panicked, Kira considers hiring a private attorney, but soon discovers it won’t be necessary.

Circumstances beyond Kira’s wildest imagination have placed little Vicky at the center of a battle in which the lines between the personal and the political have become wrenchingly blurred. A powerful white mayoral candidate and his family have announced plans to adopt the girl. And there’s nothing Kira can do about it, unless she can get the state on her side—meaning level-headed Evan Conley, director of the agency in charge of the case.

As Kira fights for her right to be part of Vicky’s life, she finds support from a most unlikely source—and discovers that beyond the issues of race and biology lies a heartbreaking, long-hidden secret.

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