American English Fiction

Steven Porter had a mostly charmed life, one that most people would envy, that is until it all vanished. He was far from home on that day when his world changed forever. How far does the devastation reach - the whole country, the world? Millions of people are fleeing the cities trying to find safety. Steve finds himself as one of those lost souls wandering the highways. Each step forward is fraught with peril. What will he find if he even makes it back home?

Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the "Transition". Now, eating human meat - "special meat" - is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing.

Winter Santiaga hit time served. Still stunning, still pretty, still bold, still loves her father more than any man in the world, still got her hustle and high fashion flow. She’s eager to pay back her enemies, rebuild her father’s empire, reset his crown, and ultimately to snatch Midnight back into her life no matter which bitch had him while she was locked up. But Winter is not the only one with revenge on her mind.

New York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson delivers a heartwrenching romance that blooms amidst tragedy and reproach. Handsome, strong, and just a bit dangerous, Comanche Chase Wolf is used to getting what he wants. So when he sees Franny - a golden-haired angel with deep green eyes, delicate features, and the sweetest smile - he sets out to make her his. But Franny is far from the innocent she seems. And the truth may be more than Chase can bear.

Gabrielle Wilson has the perfect life: a Beverly Hills mansion, a loving family, and a massively successful PR firm. When her father admits that an affair he had years before resulted in a daughter, Gabrielle is shocked, but is actually happy. Could this be the sister she has been praying for all her life? Keisha Jones' life is a struggle. Her late mother worked on the streets, and school was its own nightmare. When Gabrielle offers to fly Keisha out of Arkansas to meet the family, Keisha instantly agrees.

What’s done in the dark always comes to the light, doesn’t it? In part two of this jaw-dropping series, Ace's revelation has the family reeling with shock, but Paris is on cloud nine as she finally has the man of her dreams with no interruption—but will her bliss be short-lived as she and Ace struggle with choosing a hard right over an easy wrong? A lucrative record deal promises to bring Majesty the fame and fortune they’ve always dreamed of, but once the money is laid on the table, things take a treacherous detour when Danger’s true motives come spilling forth with a shock-wave ...

Michael has been the lead pastor over HSCMBC for the past five years. Before he became a servant of the Lord, Michael’s first love was women. Women have always been a downfall for him. However, when Te’nae strolls inside the church doors by herself with her kids on multiple occasions, Michael is smitten with her. When he sees Te’nae in a dream, he believes it’s a sign from God. God has answered his prayers. He begins pursuing her and develops an obsession. Will the vision he prayed for come to pass? Te’nae joined HSCMBC for the singing and not the drama. As she communes with ...

In part two of the Gutter series, Milton Seaton AKA Gutter is being investigated by an overzealous detective named Renisha Thompson. She doesn’t just want to arrest Gutter, she wants him in her bed as well. In the meantime, someone has been moving stepped on product out of Gutter’s legal business that he uses to launder his money. Once he finds out who the culprit is, Gutter knows that the family will have to go to war. The street drugs are normally Black’s territory however Gutter doesn’t want Black to go to war with an enemy that he can’t beat. Gutter must wage a street war, ...

Treasure thought her life was perfect after winning the state title, but little did she know her night was about to take a dramatic turn. When she arrived home, she found out that an unexpected surprise had been delivered on her doorstep throwing her life into chaos. Seeking a distraction, she agrees to host a birthday party in the hood. Going there, she unknowingly sets herself up for a chance encounter with Kaine Bailey, a smooth, rich, handsome gangster. Despite their different lifestyles, Treasure and Kaine feel an undeniable attraction to one another. Will this unexpected encounter ...

Kenzie is just starting to get her life on the right path. She recently accepted the love of Jesus Christ into her heart and is committed to being a living testimony to the power and love of God. She just needs to be baptized to make her spiritual transformation complete...but there's one problem. She's terrified of water from a traumatic experience. As she embarks on her journey, she encounters Karl, a man who has everything to offer—including a serious commitment to Christianity. Can Kenzie overcome her fear in time to be Karl's help meet? Or will her struggle keep her from finding true...

After taking us through the rugged, thug-filled lives of Jaz, Kyra, and Angel, Wahida now takes us into the drama-filled life of their best friend, Roz, aka Tasha. She is sexy, beautiful, and torn between her desires to distance herself from the streets and the magnetic attraction to the irresistible and thuggish Trae Macklin, who acknowledges that mature women are a turn-on. Women come and go for a thug who is more about his business over everything else, yet Trae surprisingly falls head over heels for his business partner's woman, Tasha.

What would you do if you had no choices? How far would you go to feed your family? Deana Atwood had her reasons for the life she chose. She hit rock bottom early in life, and turned to dancing to support her 12 kids. But life happened… Each day produces a new struggle. Deana rises to the occasion. She has to. She has a family that depends on her. Then life changed… Lies, secrets and betrayals plague her, and those she hold dear. At the root of it all is a torrid past that she has not come to terms with or even spoken on. Lies beget more lies...Secrets beget more secrets… And just when...

When Josie Jensen, an awkward 13-year-old musical prodigy, crashes headlong into newcomer Samuel Yazzie, an 18-year-old Navajo boy full of anger and confusion, an unlikely friendship blooms. Josie teaches Samuel about words, music, and friendship, and along the way finds a kindred spirit. Upon graduation, Samuel abandons the sleepy, small town in search of a future and a life, leaving his young mentor behind.

What You Want – A Sizzling Workplace Romance 🔥 She wanted the promotion. He took the job. Now, the only thing more intense than their rivalry… is their attraction. 🔥 Victoria Timmons has dedicated years to Albrecht Security, working relentlessly for a promotion that was practically promised to her. But when the position is filled by Jackson Coates—an outsider with charm, arrogance, and a frustratingly perfect smile—her world is turned upside down. Determined to prove she’s the better choice, Victoria is ready for battle. But what she doesn’t know is that Jackson isn’t ...

Call If You Need Me includes all of the prose previously collected in No Heroics, Please, four essays from Fires, and those five marvelous stories that range over the period of Carver's mature writing and give his devoted fans a final glimpse of the great writer at work. The pure pleasure of Carver's writing is everywhere in his work, here no less than in those stories that have already entered the canon of modern literature.

The fast-paced, hood drama continues in Heart of a Thug 4. Catching Markell “the Snowman” Etienne would be the highlight of Detective Jermaine Powell's career. That's why he's willing to do anything to get his hands on him —even if it means breaking the law and putting his career at risk. The detective’s desire soon becomes an obsession. A deadly one. Markell feels torn in different directions. He wants to do everything in his power to protect Kayla and her daughter. But he may have to abandon them in order to save his family. Nobody connected to him is safe. He’s at a crossroads....

Michelle Carter is ready for a new stage in her life. She is a resident at a prestigious Miami hospital, and her path to becoming a doctor has required many sacrifices, including a failed relationship. Though to be honest, her ex was a jerk, and now Michelle isn't looking for a new guy anyway. She's concentrating on fulfilling her dream of being a doctor, and nothing else matters. Except somehow, bad luck follows her, and she manages to get into huge trouble at the new job. Lex Makarov is a painfully handsome local billionaire, a son of a Russian oligarch and his only heir. He isn't used to...

A mail-order bride contract with a rescue clause — brave cowboys sworn to defend and protect any bride who runs into trouble during her journey west. A complete, 12-book, binge-worthy series! Book 1: Hot-Tempered Hannah A bounty hunter is searching for a missing mail-order bride who looks identical to the only woman he’s ever loved. If she's truly still alive, she must have faked her own death. Leaving him precious little time to track her down before the past she’s been running from finally catches up to her, and he loses her again...this time for good! Book 2: Cold-Feet Callie A ...

One morning, Deming Guo's mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at the nail salon and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, 11-year-old Deming is left with no one to care for him. He is eventually adopted by two white college professors who move him from the Bronx to a small town upstate. They rename him Daniel Wilkinson in their efforts to make him over into their version of an "all-American boy".

Journalist Zoie Crawford had to leave New Orleans to finally make her own life. Her grandmother, Claudia, inspired her to follow her dreams - just as her mother, Rose, held on too tight. But with Claudia's passing, Zoie reluctantly returns home, where the past is written in the lonely corners of the bayou and the New South's supercharged corridors of power. And there she discovers a stunning, painstakingly kept secret - one that could skyrocket her career but destroy another woman's...and change both their vastly different lives for better or for much worse.