African American Literature Love

This raw and passionate novel from national best-selling author Tracy Price-Thompson is a provocative story of love across racial boundaries. Juanita and her best friend Scooter are both frustrated in life and love, Juanita because her light skin makes it tough to fit in, and Scooter because he is gay. When they meet two fine-looking Puerto Rican men, their lives head down paths they never anticipated.

Humorous, poignant, perceptive, and full of grace, Kathleen Collins' stories masterfully blend the quotidian and the profound in a personal, intimate way, exploring deep, far-reaching issues - race, gender, family, and sexuality - that shape the ordinary moments in our lives.

Denene Millner and Nick Chiles are authors of the Essence best-seller Love Don’t Live Here Anymore. In Love and War is the tale of fiery college administrator, Zaria Chance, and strong-willed teacher and basketball coach, Kenneth Roman. The two may seem to be opposites, but they can’t ignore an attraction as fierce as theirs. With a lively narration by Dion Graham and Caroline Clay, this novel will enthrall listeners with its honesty, sensuality, and playfulness

The focus is on Shaylean, a young woman with a determined expression, standing in the foreground. She has a confident stance, wearing a stylish blouse that hints at her bold personality. Her gaze is intense, hinting at both vulnerability and strength. In the background, a dimly lit apartment scene is visible, with smoke curling out from a slightly ajar bedroom door. A card table is set up, suggesting a tense atmosphere of hustle and street life. The faint silhouette of Detroit Black is in the background, watching Shaylean with a cool demeanor, his presence adding a layer of intrigue. The ...

All she wants is to stay wrapped up in her lemon-scented love bubble with reformed playboy Caleb. But then her new boss turns up, the high-flying, high-maintenance Melissa, who has a mysterious history with Caleb. Suddenly Ariella finds herself working miles from home, fighting with Caleb, and wondering where it all went wrong? And just as they’re about to sort it out, real trouble comes knocking…

Sabrena Collins feels her life is finally coming together, now that her abusive ex-husband is a distant memory. She has a good job, two wonderful daughters, and a best friend who is more like a sister. And then there's the gentle and generous Steve, who is everything her ex wasn't. But what about the lonely nights when the phone doesn't ring?

In this novel of family and redemption, a mother struggles to save her eighteen-year-old daughter from the devastating consequences of mental illness by forcing her to deal with her bipolar disorder. New York Times best-selling author Bebe Moore Campbell draws on her own powerful emotions and African-American roots, showcasing her best writing yet.

An unexpected turn of events forces Omar's world upside down. Wrongfully convicted of a murder he didn't commit, his entire life changes in the blink of an eye. With all of the odds stacked against him, he quickly finds himself fighting for his innocence and the love of his life.

What’s up? My name is Pretty, and the story I’m about to tell you I wrote behind the prison walls. It’s based on a true story, but I changed some of the names to keep from hearing people’s mouths. This story is about my block and the drama that took place due to one person—my father. Because of him, I’m here in prison.

The girls are at it again and have taken revenge to the next level. Dana has gone through an ultimate test of will and faith, but she refuses to sit still and live her life being dependent on others. Stephanie is in a world of her own and wants to transition away from Dana and Brittany. Jeryca's future keeps her visiting her past and remembering how Farrah was there for her, which sets her teeth on edge. She is going to make everyone involved pay dearly - even the ones currently in her circle.

Lion shifters and bear shifters have been mortal enemies for generations. So when the snow lion prince Ted falls for a polar bear, it does more than take him and his people aback. Betty is like no woman he's met before: beautiful, curvy, and with an air of sexy confidence, which he hasn't seen anywhere in his pride. Soon the two embark on a forbidden love, forsaking all rules meant to keep them apart. But when a game-changing secret held by the polar bears is revealed to him, where will Ted's true loyalty lie?

Throughout his life, Cleveland Robeson has shouldered life's challenges and traumas without asking for help. Whether it is because of his age, his gender, or because he is black, he has survived by putting his head down, plowing ahead, and never acknowledging the well-being of his mental health. But when he suggests therapy for his wife, what follows could change their marriage and his life.

Fired from her prestigious job, journalist Allison Wakefield is now working for a tabloid newspaper, and she's desperate to find a way to get her career back on track. Her new assignment, an explosive story involving mysterious bestselling author Jacob Covington, could be the answer. When Allison first encounters the author while visiting her aunt's home on Idlewild Lake in Michigan, she realizes that Jacob is one subject she wouldn't mind getting to know more intimately.

After five years of grieving over her childhood sweetheart, Frankie Five-Fingers is ready to get back to business. Shedding her caged-bird persona, she has a new man and a new plan: snatch everything that isn't nailed down! Along with Cowboy and his crew of bandits, they wreak havoc on the streets of New York, robbing everything from businesses to ballers. If it had value, they were coming for it.

Isaiah Cason is a man of means. His movements are calculated which has earned him respect and success while he smoothly navigates the light and dark. It only makes sense that matters of the heart follow the same blueprint, but he finds himself submerged in a complicated connection of deception and disloyalty.

It’s been four years since the tragic suicide of Yadira Cruz. Thirty-eight year-old correctional officer Sean Daniels’ life was finally on the right track. He was married to the beautiful Milan; he had a successful law enforcement career, a supportive family and great friends. But when Sean’s ex-lover, Brandi Wallace, suddenly re-enters his life, he sees everything that he worked so hard to build flashing before his eyes.

The night she met Malik ignited a burning desire in her that Deja hadn’t even known she was capable of. She could never forget the way his strong hands had held her or the way his lips had electrified her body like a bolt of lightning. Things with Malik seemed like something out of a fairy tale, and the more time she spent with him, the more she was willing to give him every part of her. Until the unthinkable happened. Deja discovers that she’s pregnant. How could one night of passion create so much confusion in her life?

The first morning that winter broke in DC, Naomi Taylor - a Howard University senior - found a photo in her new winter coat but it's just not any photo. There is a mystery behind the act itself, and Naomi can’t seem to shake off the vision of what she saw. Nor could her best friend, Shanice. Indeed, what was done was tasteless, dirty, yet so captivating.

In the second installment, Nika catches herself falling for Bronx. Although he is the forbidden gangster her dad and uncle don't want her to be with, she is up for the chase. They snuck around for as long as they could. Nika thought she was moving carefully, but G was two steps ahead of them.

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of An African Love Story, Daphne Sheldrick's touching memoir about romance, life and elephants from Africa's greatest living conservationist. Read by Virginia McKenna, the star of Born Free and the Founder Trustee of the Born Free Foundation. An African Love Story is the incredible memoir of the life of Africa's greatest living conservationist. It tells two stories.