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Detective Claudia Martinez feels eyes on her - often. Though she tries to convince herself that it’s all in her head and no one is really in the shadows lurking… waiting… watching… But once dismembered body parts are discovered on display in highly visible inner-city locations, Claudia begins to worry that someone IS stalking her cases and murdering the people affiliated with them.

Living Hope Church has seen its pastor get married and a nucleus of friends and family overcome adversity as they endeavor to grow as believers in Christ. But a trouble-free life isn’t promised. The road gets bumpy once again . . .Join Cyd, Lance, Jillian, Jordyn, Tommy, and others as they discover that no one is immune to temptation. But will they learn the truth of God’s promise—that there’s always a way of escape?

When the Affair Is Over: A Woman Scorned continues the story of Kacyie, a woman changed by bitter betrayal, as she comes to face to face with her past, the one behind the cause of her biggest heartbreak. Choosing between letting the past go or seeking retribution for her once-broken heart, she opts for revenge, only to realize that vengeance can render its own consequences.

An ambitious Harlem woman’s husband upends her social climbing when he buys a Negro Leagues baseball team and appoints her as the team’s business manager. Overnight, Effa Manley goes from 125th Street’s civil rights champion to an interloper in the boys’ club that is professional baseball.

Billionaire Elliott Kantor, who ruled over a mammoth real estate portfolio in Chicago, was a creature of habit. His trainer came to his house three mornings every week for a five-thirty workout. By six-thirty he was in the car and his driver drove him down into the city where he’d get a shave and trim from his barber every morning, then head over to his offices on Wacker.

An abusive relationship causes Connie to withdraw from the world. Leaving behind her friends and career in the city, she returns to the safety of her hometown, now a wasteland of foreclosures. A shell of her former "fun-loving" self, she cuts off her emotions to survive. Meanwhile, Paul had no idea highway construction would detour his future. Unable to get the "Hermit lady" off his mind, he devises a plan to get near her to unravel the mystery. When his scientific approach proves ineffective, he becomes an active participant in the experiment.

A major poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was one of the first African American writers to garner international recognition in the wake of emancipation. In this definitive biography, the first full-scale life of Dunbar in half a century, Gene Andrew Jarrett offers a revelatory account of a writer whose Gilded Age celebrity as the "poet laureate of his race" hid the private struggles of a man who, in the words of his famous poem, felt like a "caged bird" that sings.

Summer Alexander is a single mother with a four-year-old son and a hefty bunny. She works in a diner with some colorful characters who regularly dole out advice about love and life. Summer wasn’t looking to fall in love...then she met Joon Kwon, a handsome, successful entrepreneur. Their flourishing relationship is threatened by a ruthless family member determined to keep them apart.

It is 1938, and a despondent president travels incognito on a mission to reconnect with the country. He hitches a ride with a 13-year-old boy on his journey of a lifetime: to deliver a Lincoln Zephyr convertible—a car of historic significance. Together, they travel the backroads of the South toward Virginia. The Secret Service plans to protect the president go awry during an overnight, nationwide calamity, and when a psychotic killer sets upon the pair, the joy of traveling becomes a race for survival. My Friend the President is a fun-filled adventure for old and young.

Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, eight-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings. The pressures of her predominantly white Upper East Side prep school are relentless, as are the expectations passed down from her painfully proper mother and sharp-tongued grandmother. As she comes of age in the 1990s, she finds solace in the music of Biggie Smalls and Aaliyah, but her weight continues to climb—until a family tragedy forces her to face the source of her hunger, ultimately shattering her inherited stigmas and embracing her own desire.

Akila Jones had a rough childhood growing up in one of Richmond’s grimiest projects. She learned early on that she had to boss up, go in savage mode, and take care of herself by any means necessary. Things are starting to look up for her when she falls for Mari, a well-known hitta from Virginia Beach. Little does she know she is destined for all the drama that comes with dating a dude with money. She’ll learn fast that good sex and playing the good girl are not enough to keep her wild lover under control.

Lux Rose is the deadliest female assassin in the country. Killing is in her blood, but it is also her best-kept secret. An arranged marriage is in place to ensure Lux has the contacts needed to continue killing, but when murders start happening close to home, Lux realizes she has to keep her loved ones safe while she weeds out the enemies.

For seventeen-year-old Delaney Ragein McGuff, life hasn't been easy. Both of her parents are strung out on drugs, so Delaney, the oldest of five siblings, skips straight over her childhood and focuses on being there for her sisters and brothers. At work one day, she meets Onijae Love, and she’s instantly attracted to the older man. Onijae, a well-known businessman, is twenty-four and one of the handsomest men living in the state of Texas.

At a young age, Andreka Nicholas was thrown into a dangerous world she knew nothing about, taking her from a normal teenage girl to the main chick of a street soldier overnight. What initially seemed to be the worst night of her life, turned out to be what Andreka thought to be a blessing in disguise. She had everything a girl could ask for until she didn't anymore. What she soon realized was that everything she thought she knew was so far from the truth that she'd never be able to trust again...nor would she make the same mistakes in the future.

A feeling that Christina thought she would never feel again; at least not from the person that she’s fallen in love with. Feeling hopeless, with nothing to lose, Christina starts to spiral out of control, and the only person that can save her is the person she now hates.

When private investigator Charlie Mack is hired by her ex-husband’s new wife, Pamela, things get awkward quickly. Her ex, Franklin, has been charged with his brother-in-law’s murder. Charlie and Pamela both believe he didn’t do it, but he has gone into hiding for some reason neither of them understands. To the police, it adds up to easy guilt, but to Charlie, it indicates that Franklin has stumbled onto something that likely comes with life-threatening complications.

The biggest mistake of Jaye Colfax’s life was letting Velvet Spencer leave. For three years, they were together exclusively and it was great—at least for Jaye. But Velvet wanted more. Jaye wouldn’t commit to anything because he just didn’t believe in love or marriage. Tired of waiting, Velvet left him without so much as a goodbye. Only then did Jaye realize he’d been too proud to admit he loved her. But it was too late—his stubbornness had cost him the love of his life.

Eugeena Patterson usually doesn’t have a problem putting her nose where it doesn’t belong. After her last mystery busting incident, she’s determined to hang up her amateur sleuth hat. Or at least that’s what she’s telling Amos and her family. When her friend Rosemary Gladstone encourages her to attend their high school reunion, Eugeena decides it wouldn’t hurt. All is well until Eugeena and Rosemary face off with their number-one enemy from high school. What should have been a celebration hits a sour note when their nemesis is found dead. There is no rest for the weary.

She genuinely didn't know why she did it or why she allowed things to continue in the direction they were heading. Thinking back on it now, maybe it was his eyes. He was unlike anyone she ever dated before. Unfortunately, being with him means putting her marriage at risk. Will she be able to keep her lover from being found out or will her blue-eyed mystery be the end of her 10-year marriage?

In the wild, ghetto streets of poverty, drugs, and violence grew a little, dainty girl called Mya. Living smack-dab in the trenches of a firestorm between two rival street mobs, Gangster Disciples and Vice Lords, along with the invading police, this 17-year-old of innocence is pulled into the street game's grasp.