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In this incandescent novel, V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man, an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.

As a child, Hester Wyatt escaped slavery, but now the dark-skinned beauty is a member of Michigan's Underground Railroad, offering other runaways a chance at the freedom she has learned to love. When one of her fellow conductors brings her an injured man to hide, Hester doesn't hesitate...even after she is told about the price on his head. The man in question is known as the "Black Daniel," a vital member of the North's Underground Railroad network.

Sugar arrives in the small town of Bigelow, Arkansas, like an ominous storm. She saunters down the street in a blonde wig and spiked heels, cigarette dangling between red-painted lips. Without even speaking to her, the women in town hate her. But when she moves in next door to Pearl, a woman who tragically lost her daughter 15 years earlier, the two women bond over tragic pasts.

A TWISTED & DARK PARANORMAL SERIES He's a scammer. She's a psychic. It really doesn't get more complicated than that. The man of your dreams is usually just that….a dream. But what if he’s real? Mendesa is a young girl with a good head on her shoulders and big dreams. Sometimes they’re too big. As she’s navigating through life, she soon finds out that sometimes our dreams are bigger than us for a reason. Skot is everything your mama warned you about, wrapped in an Armani suit. He’s heartless and will stop at nothing to secure the bag. Even if means destroying the life of the ...

When Bronx confronts Serena for her wrong doings, his life flashes before his eyes. Serena feels betrayed by the people closest to her, making her even grimier. Asia is still trying to figure out love, all while drama makes things hard for her relationship. Isis’s pregnancy turns out to be an issue bigger than she thought, and all of her bad decisions seem to have a domino effect on each other. Tallahassee isn’t big enough for the drama happening on campus, and their overlapping lives will make for more twist and turns than anyone can imagine. The biggest question is will everyone’s ...

What happens when a double-crossed female goes to the greatest of all possible extremes to get her revenge? Absolute mayhem! This is a mind twisting, unpredictable, romantic nail biter from the same veins that brought you A Love Story and Bankroll Squad! The twists in this book are guaranteed to blow you away, all the way to the last paragraph.

Blaze and Lavish are in Cuba ready to embark on a journey to come up in their new city. When Blaze gets a call from Lucy saying an old friend of his fathers wants to meet up, he jumps at the opportunity to start making money again. The old friend of his father’s is none other than drug lord Diego Diminez who was in charge of the biggest cartel in Cuba. Blaze is excited about meeting Diego and hopes he can now start providing for his family again after being on the run for some time now. Blaze has no idea the secrets that lie behind Diego’s true identity, and once it is revealed a series...

A Harlem kingpin meets a struggling, single mother. Hood love is in the air. Drako Williams is an up-and-coming Harlem Kingpin. He plans on doing things differently than those that came before him. He used to be the head of the 116th Street crew. But he shut down all their operations. He's gone legit. And he's putting all his time and money into the nightclub scene. His spot, Shakerz, is the hottest in town. But he won't be able to get away from his past quite that easily. There’s too many skeletons in his closet. Too many fingerprints and traces of DNA left in places where they shouldn't...

This book offers a unique, interdisciplinary, and thoughtful look at the challenges and potency of Black women's struggle for inner peace and mental stability. It brings together contributors from psychology, sociology, law, and medicine, as well as the humanities, to discuss issues ranging from stress, sexual assault, healing, self-care, and contemplative practice to health-policy considerations and parenting.

Drama Queen features Kayla Hopkins, a woman who finds herself in a complicated situation. Kayla is in love with a man, but the matter is complicated by the fact that the man she's in love with isn't the father of her unborn baby. Now she's got some serious juggling to do before all her hopes for the future come crashing down.

Friendship can be hard to find. When these women met in middle school, they had no idea their bond would grow as strong as it did. Now, they are more than friends — they are sisters, and they have vowed to always support one another, no matter what. Their connection is unbreakable. Though life has been far from perfect for any of them, their struggles have brought them closer together. Each had faced her trials and hardships, but none of them could have predicted the challenges the men in their lives would bring. After Pacey Morrison caught her boyfriend of four years with another woman, ...

Meet the gang; Wynn, Daena, Kaiman, and Teion. They’ve been thick as thieves since the third grade and blood couldn’t make them closer. While time seemed to sail by, friendship turned into love, and lust morphed into infatuation. Unbeknownst to the gang, the sins of their parent’s past have created a prowler that’s willing to do anything he can to obtain his heart’s desires; including kill. On the night deemed as a rite of passage for teenagers, tragedy is struck. Leaving everyone wheeling, friendships torn, and lovers scorned. Buckle up, because this two part series is about to ...

Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west, describes her childhood on a farm in Kenya, her apprenticeship as a horse trainer, and her later career as a pioneer aviator who piloted passengers and supplies in a small plane to remote corners of Africa.

When her husband hears God's call to become a preacher, Rachel Jackson Adams is distressed - she grew up a preacher's daughter, and knows how difficult life under the microscope can be for a reverend's family. But hot-headed Rachel has toned down her wild ways, and for the sake of her marriage and her two children, she is now the reluctant first lady of Zion Hill, unafraid to rock the boat with her unconventional ideas for revitalizing the church.

Set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers' tangled histories in a narrative interwoven with myth and peppered with allusions to real-life leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, a masterly story unfolds in which compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested.

THIS EDITION INCLUDES THE FIRST FULL SEASON* In the heart of the hood, where love is as complicated as the streets, and romance and loyalty often collide with the harsh realities of life. Four childhood friends find themselves leaning on one another as they navigate the hard aches of family, finances and relationships. Tammy is feeling the weight of the world as a single mom juggling two kids, all while her baby daddy, Chris, is locked up for what she thought was five months. Only to find out it's much longer and all the bills are past due. Falisha is a curvy sexy hottie who always seems to...

Ezrah Williams is young and a dangerously sexy college student. He’s smart, yet ruthless at heart. During a night out with his boys, he meets a beautiful woman by the name of Elise Smith. The attraction between the two couldn’t be denied. What Ezrah doesn’t realize is Elise is an older woman who isn’t into casual sex, until one night of explicit sex that leaves her mind blown. Once Elise realizes he’s a college student, her whole vibe changes. She does everything in her power to cut him off, but she can’t resist his sexiness. As soon as she gives in for a no-strings attached ...

And to Some, God Gave the Gift of Prophesy… Charity is a gorgeous youth counselor who believes in using faith and love to make a difference in the lives of almost everyone she meets. Because she’s so in-touch with her walk with the Lord, she knows that God has given her the gift of prophecy — she’s even seen prophetic dreams of hers come into fruition, more than a time or two. When Micah, the ‘fine-as-he-wanna-be’ prodigal son of her pastor returns home after years in the music industry, Charity is convinced that God has destined Micah to be a part of her family via him marrying...

Neil McClain is the screw-up, the one everyone hopes will win but expects to lose. He wants to live a better life, one that his late mother would be proud of, but his belief in himself is weak. Sage Moniba is in need of a major miracle, or she'll be forced to give up the only life she's known. Neil is searching for freedom from the demons of his past. Sage is in desperate need of help. Could it be that what each one needs resides in the other?

When Zara Thompson throws herself a divorce party to celebrate her freedom from her unfaithful husband, she expects it to be the beginning of her new life. What she doesn't expect is for Marcus, her soon-to-be ex-husband, to crash the party with revelations that threaten to shatter everything she thought she knew. In one explosive night, Zara's carefully planned celebration spirals into chaos. A suspicious photo, a drunk therapist, an outspoken exotic dancer, and a series of shocking truths force her to question six months of certainty.