Contemporary African American Fiction

Faith can Move Mountains… Sasha has battled depression in the past but has been blessed to overcome it for the most part. With her thirtieth birthday around the corner, she feels stuck in life. While her siblings are thriving in successful careers, she's only been able to find work as a low-paid cashier and lives in her parents' basement. Her parents' disappointment only adds to her frustration and self-doubt. But when a handsome stranger with a genuine love for Christ steps into the picture and shows her unexpected kindness, things begin to turn around for Sasha. For once, she starts to ...

Jazlyn is a successful event planner whose main goal in life is to honor God in her work. She absolutely loves the Christmas season, so it's no surprise that she likes to get a head start on celebrating the holiday every time it rolls around. But when Christmas approaches this year, Jazlyn’s heart tells her that it wants to find one thing in her stocking: a soulmate. When Jazlyn is tasked with working with a handsome youth minister at her church, maybe she’ll discover that God performs some of His best miracles during the holiday season!

Morgan and Messiah share many things. Love, hate, lust, trauma, and children. They are bonded forever by the gift of parenthood, but Morgan's attachment to Messiah comes with immense pain. After the discovery of Messiah's condition, Morgan's conflict is intensified. She knows how healing the M&M bubble can be, but she also knows that Messiah has the ability to ruin her. Will Morgan finally take her second chance with her first love? Or will she make the hardest decision of all and let go of the past?

Faith... She's got plenty of that! A Great Career... She's cinched it in the bag! Fiancée... She finally has one! Yep, that had definitely been Alicia’s story until her life’s narrative changed almost overnight. When this gorgeous engineer with a big heart loses it all, will her faith keep her grounded and get her back on track? Despite circumstances, will she end up living the charmed life she’s always dreamed of?

All Zarinah wanted was to fall in love. Growing up, she had kissed her fair share of frogs. When an unconventional situation leads her to Lawson, her wishes might become reality. Lawson is the new CEO of his family's hotel casino chain. He's tired of aimless dating and women just wanting his money. When he meets Zarinah, he instantly feels like she's the one.

In Book 4, mixups, mishaps, and misunderstandings were paid with a loss of life. Lake is longing for her inner hustler. After giving birth, she finds her daughter Skylar distant and desperate for attention. Lyrica steps up to the plate while Lola is tipping and dipping. The crowns are set, and the empire is built only to find a crack in the foundation. Will the Yusef sisters trade positions with their men, or will separation tear the couples apart? *PREORDER PRICE .99 AFTER PREORDER $1.99

🔥 Enemies to lovers. Unfinished business. A battle of hearts and minds. 🔥 Betty Bingham has spent years dedicated to her career and family, leaving little room for romance. After a painful divorce, she’s vowed to never fall for the wrong man again—especially not a white man. But when she challenges the infuriatingly charming Dr. William "Billy" Watson during a heated academic debate, sparks fly in ways she never expected. Billy is a well-respected historian, used to commanding the room—until Betty calls him out in front of a packed audience. He should be annoyed. Instead, he's ...

In his new position as head of the Baptiste family business, Saint faces many challenges. Nothing could have prepared him for the challenges that came with dealing with the alluring Naoki Childs. She was the insoluble problem his big brother, Jahad, talked about. A problem that couldn't be handled with a phone call, a meeting, or by simply emptying his clip. Saint thought he'd never be faced with a problem he couldn't handle, especially where a woman was concerned. But he quickly learned that Naoki wasn't just some woman. She was much, much more than that.

Law and Zuri met in the most unconventional way, but their connection was straight out of a storybook. It was genuine, poetic, and undeniable. However, haters will always ruin it. Learning what truly sent Law her way, Zuri cut off all ties with the man who had finally reminded her of what truly being unconditionally loved felt like.

Angie is taking a serious break from dating. At least, she thought she was until she comes across the finest man she’s ever seen — the new handyman in her building. Angie knows what she wants in a man, and Law doesn't seem to be it. But that doesn’t mean she can’t get to know him, right? Law is focused on rebuilding his life as a free man. That rebuild doesn’t include getting involved with anyone, especially not the bougie girl at his job who always needs something fixed.

Harlow Shaw feels naïve for believing in happily ever afters, but she craves a love that lights her up. She thinks she has it all with her boyfriend—Until his promising baseball career overshadows their relationship, and he asks her a life-changing question. It causes her to wonder if what they have is all she ever truly wanted. Harlow is yearning for more than the curated life she is living. A trip to Bali, a move to Seattle, and an alleged burned cup of coffee lead her to a friendship she didn't know she needed and a love so deep she can feel it in her bones.

When 26-year-old Reese accepts a position as a grad assistant, she has no idea an unpleasant encounter with a student will lead to the discovery of what she calls "the trifecta": fine, intellectual, and a little bit rude - three qualities she finds irresistible in a man. She has no intention of doing anything with that discovery. But everybody knows what happens to best laid plans. Jason is a grown man. He's at Blakewood State University to finish his degree and move on. The last thing he's interested in is the female population on campus...Reese might be a notable exception.

"Black and White in the Morning" follows the fiery relationship between Tom Black, a charismatic yet somewhat arrogant morning show host, and Daiyu White, a determined journalist with something to prove. When Daiyu joins Tom’s show as his co-host, tensions flare immediately. She initially arrives with a secret agenda—to outshine Tom and take over his position. However, their professional rivalry soon gives way to undeniable chemistry, leading to a battle of wits, emotions, and unexpected romance. The story unfolds in the high-stakes world of morning television, where ratings are king ...

The very gorgeous, Dominique Wilson, was born to a crack-addicted mother. Despite that, she's risen above her upbringing and carved a decent life for herself. Nice home — check. Nice car — check. Friends who love her — check. She has all of those things and a half-decent boyfriend, too. However, an out-of-control night of partying leaves her in a situation that will impact her life forever. She knows that God is the only one who'll get her out of her precarious situation. Her faith is strong, and she believes that God always answers prayer. But sometimes even the strongest believers ...

It is the story of 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove--a black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others--who prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning and the tragedy of its fulfillment.

Twenty-something Dana is beautiful, talented, saved, and well-educated. She can pay her own bills and then some. That all means that she’s living a charmed life... Right? Unfortunately, she discovers that the husband she thought loved her has been cheating. When everything is said and done, will Dana have a second chance at the happy-ever-after that her heart has always yearned for?

What do you do when the person you love doesn’t love you back? Destiny is a strong woman of faith with a heart for the Lord, but she’d be the first to admit that she hasn’t always been that way. The thirtysomething wants a husband and a family of her own. The problem? The man she wants to spend her life with is engaged to be married to someone else. Almost as worse, he considers Destiny to be just a friend, and he has never loved Destiny romantically anyway. When a blast from her past shows up in her life, Destiny begins to think that she has a shot at love with someone besides the ...

Major Key Publishing is back again to introduce another set of banging stories, penned by four phenomenal authors that came together to bring forth unique stories of a lover scorned. In Payback: Get ’Em Back Like That, the trauma and drama each couple goes through will have you on the edge of your seat with heartfelt laughter and clutching your pearls with the drama crafted in these stories. These ladies are sure to show you why it's never wise to break the heart of the person you love.

Lisa is a beautiful sista with a good heart. Unfortunately, she hasn’t had the greatest start to life. She hooks up with a much older boyfriend, who due to his criminal ways, can provide her with all the material possessions that she’s ever dreamed of. In time, Lisa comes to realize that the life she’s living can leave her in a world of trouble — particularly with the Atlanta Police Department. Fortunately, she begins to dream of a bigger and better future for herself. Maybe by grace, she’ll end up with everything she really wants in life — true love included — when she ...

As the twenty-two year old single mother of three kids all under the age of seven, Veronica Wright is trying to carve a better life for herself. Allowing the Lord into her world has cleared away almost all the shackles that came from her having a crack-addicted prostitute for a mother. When she meets Kevin Brown, she's attracted to the man almost instantly. Despite having her life on track for a brighter future, deep down inside she doesn't quite believe that she's good enough for a saved, sexy, single brotha like Kevin. Her friends and family try real hard to convince her that good men ...