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How far will faith and love go when an ambitious man finds himself in the fight of his life-with a woman who knows the other side of goodness all too well…
Fifty-year-old Alabama congressman Lawrence Rudolph Simmons will do whatever it takes to get re-elected-even switch parties from Democrat to Republican. With the political tide turning, Lawrence feels it's his best shot-along with his charisma, solid twenty-nine year marriage, and three great...
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As the son of a well-known minister, Clarence Walker knows his decision to leave his father's flock and join Pastor George Landris's mega-church ministry is controversial. But little does he suspect it will ignite a firestorm of revelations that will shake the heart of the congregation--and his very own family. . .
From a long-buried secret that will bring the paternity of not one, but two women, to light, to a parishioner whose long awaited love...
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Paris Simmons-Holyfield is finally pregnant with the baby she's dreamed of for so long. There's just one complication: she's not sure who the father is. Apparently, after a night of drinking with her ex-coworker and ally Darius Connors, it could be him. Considering her husband's track record, chances are it is. Still, Paris prays it's not Darius, and decides to keep quiet about her worries. Especially because Darius isn't ready to give up on his crumbling...
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An exciting new contemporary romance series featuring successful men and the women they're determined to win
Xavier Whitted, CPA and city council candidate, is excited to get away to the Crystal Coast for his best friend's wedding. He is shocked when he runs into his high school sweetheart there, the only woman he ever truly loved. Dr. Imani Grant is just about ready to open her own dermatology practice when old feelings for Xavier resurface. Imani...
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Serena Howard and Blake Russell are two driven individuals with tunnel vision when it comes to their goals. The two meet in Philadelphia, and there's instant chemistry between them. They date, have fun, and eventually fall for one another.
Will the desire to achieve their goals interfere with their feelings for one another? Will they sever ties, or will their connection be too strong to break?
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The one thing that True always wanted was a family that he could call his own. Growing up with two loving parents and being shown what love was, he wanted to be able to share that with someone else. He thought he had that when he met Angel, until she showed him just how wrong he was. Angel's deception placed a lock on his heart until he runs into a friend from his childhood and old feelings arise. The only issue is she's going through a storm of her...
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From Essence best-selling author Cheryl Robinson comes an uplifting novel about three sisters who rediscover each other-and themselves. After 13 years in Hollywood, Alicia abandons her dream and returns home to Detroit. Hope is still seeking the truth about her husband's disappearance. And Heaven is ensnared in an abusive relationship. It takes an earth-shattering discovery, a lucky lottery ticket, and a near-fatal encounter to bring these estranged...
48) Sinful
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An Essence best-selling author, Victor McGlothin is praised for his African-American inspirational fiction. Sinful is a dramatic tale of love, greed, and redemption. As Chandelle and Marvin Hutchins deal with growing financial and emotional pressures in their marriage, Cousin Dior comes to visit. Beautiful but irresponsible, Dior loves excitement and will use anyone-even Chandelle and Marvin, to get it.
49) Never Let Me Go
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Tender, emotional contemporary romance - you'll fall in love with this band-of-brothers and the strong women they're determined to win. Architect Maxwell Devers is laser-focused on winning the contract to build a new cultural arts center - his biggest project yet. But as a single dad of a beautiful baby girl, he has to find some help if he's going to stay on track. Yvonne Markham is thrilled to get her first nanny assignment. She knows the high-paying...
50) Idlewild
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When Desiree Johnson receives an unexpected call from her brother, Ernest, Jr., about their father, she and her sixteen-year-old son, Tyree, pack up and rush to her family’s summer home in Idlewild. Desiree hasn’t been to Michigan in over seventeen years, but when her family calls, she feels she has no choice but to answer. Arriving in the beautiful town, Desiree quickly realizes that no matter how long she has stayed away, the place still holds...
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In Rhonda Bowen's breakout debut novel Man Enough for Me, Jules Jackson has her life under control. There's no man in the mix until Germaine comes along, and she falls hard. But when Jules discovers Germaine is hiding something big from her, she starts digging for answers. Soon, everything starts falling apart, and Jules must decide to take her new love on faith or risk losing it all.
52) Stay Forever
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Choosing his career over a relationship, Blake Russell left Serena Howard in Philadelphia to pursue opportunities in San Francisco. After being away for almost a year and a half, Blake is back in the city of Brotherly Love, and still holding onto feelings for Serena. Even with the time that passed, he's never quite gotten over her or how their situation ended. Being back in his hometown, with memories of their time spent, Blake makes it his mission...
53) The Seaside Cafe
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Set on breathtaking Coates Island, off the coast of North Carolina, bestselling author Rochelle Alers’ new series debut brings together three book-loving women whose summer will offer a chance to rewrite their own stories For three decades, the Seaside Café has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana Johnson has moved home to help her brother run the café - and to nurse her wounds following a deep betrayal. Between cooking...
54) Chasing Sophea
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Acclaimed author Gabrielle Pina delivers a moving tale that reveals the soothing potential of family love to heal life's deepest hurts. Michael's wife Dahlia seems to have it all-a successful career, a devoted husband, and a loving daughter. But something sinister troubles her tortured mind. When Michael discovers her eccentric mortician father and the other bizarre characters on the plantation of her estranged family, he becomes convinced that Dahlia's...
55) Love on the Run
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Zuri Day has been much heralded for her pulse-quickening tales of romance. Love on the Run shines the spotlight on the eldest of the Morgan brothers, confirmed bachelor and sports-management hotshot Michael. His newest client, Shayna Washington, is a record-breaking sprinter whose fleet feet are outpaced only by her ravishing looks. But when Shayna's past comes back to haunt her, she turns to Michael for support - and he soon realizes that Shayna...
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Beloved award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers a hopeful and heartwarming story about an impossible Christmas dream, an unexpected act of goodwill--and a surprising chain of events that could gift joy far beyond the holiday season... Free-spirited, living on the fly, Vanessa Hayes is still always down for traditional family holiday fun--until now. She's making her oft-delayed wish finally come true: Christmas in Paris,...
57) Love In Play
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Best-selling author Zuri Day crafts sizzling romantic tales that leave listeners yearning for more. Love in Play finds the curvaceous and wildly successful Dominique Clark finally feeling in charge of her life-until she meets Jake McDonald, her son's gorgeous football coach. Their first encounter leads to several passionate nights, but out of the bedroom there's no issue they won't butt heads about. Dominique's good sense tells her to end it, but...
58) Mystic Park
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Talent manager Benita Hawkins has returned to tiny Trinity Falls, Ohio, to visit her elderly great aunt Helen--and hopefully convince her to move to assisted living. But that's not the only move Benita hopes to inspire. After years of hometown hookups with her childhood sweetheart, university band director Vaughn Brooks, Benita wants more: for Vaughn to move to L.A. and settle down with her. She even gets involved in his work, planning to lure him...
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Full-figured diva Desa Rae Jenkins and her lover boy, Roc Dawson, have finally agreed to make their way down the aisle for better or worse, richer or poorer, and no mess whatsoever shall keep them apart. Several weeks before the long-awaited wedding, however, Desa Rae is confronted by a woman from the past who makes her aware of Roc's naughty nights in a place known as Hell House.
The betrayal sends them back to what Desa Rae considers square one,...
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Savannah was everything Dre wanted in a woman: beautiful, educated, independent, and classy. On top of that, she was the best lover Dre had ever had. It had to be Kismet that brought these two together because karma would have never allowed it. Savannah had made too many negative deposits into karma's bank without any withdrawals to end up with a good man like Dre. Perhaps, karma and kismet were in cahoots. There was a lot about Savannah that Dre...