"Begonia is caught between the hard knocks of the streets and the nightmare of her home life. Forced to become the head of her household, she has to trade her paintbrush in for a switchblade and her love of art into a love affair with the hood. Lying, stealing, and turning tricks, Begonia will do any and everything she can to protect her sisters from the ugliness of the world. However, it just isn't enough... Her younger sister Violet, desperate to...

"Thirty-seven-year-old Mya has been enjoying her single-but-dating life for the past five years. In fact, she's practically created the perfect man for herself-through multiple partners. She has her young thug in Tyrone, her money-making corporate man in Charles, her understanding church boy in Will, and her sexually satisfying lover in Kevin. Mya's had her fun over the years, but now she is ready to find true love and all those same qualities wrapped...

Losing themselves in their club personas to escape the pressures of life, four Black gay men and hard-working professionals find their excessive partying leading to bad decisions that could ruin their lives.

Kinisha Jordan has always been a socialite, treating society like her personal revolving door. She doesn't dwell on people that have no place in her life. She simply moves on, trying her best not to let it affect her. However, seeing her friends find happiness and love is starting to weigh on her. Lonely nights are beginning to take a toll on her, and she finds herself in an undesirable predicament. Things spiral out of control, and she starts to...

Monica Deitrich is back in this thrilling, pulse-pounding novel. As an FBI profiler, Monica never assumed that her job would be easy, but after the murder of a close friend, Special Agent in Charge, Monica is thrown headfirst into a case that will change her life forever. A ruthless string of murders spanning the continental United States has Monica both worried and perplexed. When she stumbles upon a key piece of evidence that threatens to drive...

"The world's skyscrapers have brought us awe and wonder, and yet they remain controversial--for their high costs, shadows, and overt grandiosity. But, decade by decade, they keep getting higher and higher. What is driving this global building spree of epic proportions? In Cities in the Sky, author Jason Barr explains all: why they appeal to cities and nations, how they get financed, why they succeed economically, and how they change a city's skyline...

"Whoever said love was pain knew how difficult relationships are, but they left out the part about love being savage. It can make you and destroy you in the same breath. So, beware! For David Bishop love has been illusive since he lost his first love, and then unexpected circumstances bring him that feeling from a different woman. The price isn't cheap though, and loyalty ain't an option, it's a demand that comes with a death threat. David will learn...

"Nya Mixon and her boyfriend Grizzy are still on a deadly mission to recover the millions that were stolen from Grizzy's incarcerated father. When they decide to visit Nya's wounded father in his west side Chicago neighborhood, a scrawny young gunman attempts to carjack them at gunpoint, and Nya proves once again that she is not to be played with. Meanwhile, billionaire tech CEO Johnna Broward and her powerful team of lawyers are working on freeing...

"How far will this murderous duo go to exact their revenge? They laugh... they joke... But these boys don't play. When things get to a point where words no longer matter, action is the only thing left to be delivered. Reef and Dummy have built a reputation for bringing creative, agonizing resolutions to problems at hand when words no longer matte and action is the only thing left to be delivered. The men set their sights on a man who allegedly betrayed...

"In, "An Ugly Girl's Diary 3", we delve back into the life of Courtney Martin, a bold podcast host who's suddenly caught up in a scary situation when she gets a creepy message live on air, saying that her end is near. Courtney's life turns upside down as she tries to figure out who's after her, with danger hiding around every corner. She's not alone though - her brother Posea, cousin Yo-Yo, new friend Sakura, loyal engineer Adrienne, and her boyfriend...