There were lots of great reads for which to be thankful this November. Check them out, and use the Black Fiction Addiction affiliate links to purchase them for you or a friend.
Christmas Wedding Dance
LaShelle L. Turner
Merry mayhem and secrets surround the holiday wedding of Arielle Allure Richmond. This season comes the tale of a very social bride. A budding social media influencer and blogger seeks to create a media buzz surrounding her upcoming nuptials. Along with having her fans/followers watch her plan her fabulous wedding, Arielle plans one of her biggest social media stunts. She reaches out to her estranged father for her upcoming Christmas themed wedding. Using their reunion as a catalyst to boost her social media stardom, she decides to use him as a prop for her online wedding diary to capture every moment of the father/daughter reunion. This causes more tension in her already strain relationship with her mother.
The soon to be bride also has a little secret: She is having an affair with her high school love, Lucius. He’s the opposite of her stable and loving Antonio. Or she just thinks he is. She may not be the only one tasting the last bit of forbidden fruit before her wedding; someone keeps posting cryptic messages on her social media pages about her fiancé’ own little dalliances. Arielle must not only put a stop to her cheating but also her groom’s. She resolves nothing and no one will stop her Christmas nuptials, not even a little cheating and lying. Will she ever make down the aisle, let alone have her big wedding dance?
Christmas Prayer
Khara Campbell
Noel Sinclair has been married to her husband, August, for fifteen years. Five years ago, Noel dedicated her life to Christ. It was the best decision she’d made in her life. However, August isn’t onboard with his wife’s newfound faith. Noel is at her wits end, trying to convince her husband about the way of the Lord. August is done with his wife pestering him about her faith. They are both hoping for a Christmas miracle – one of peace.
Small Town Curves
Deanna Gray
The first time I rejected Micah, we were barely old enough to tie our shoes.
The second time was in high school after we had become best friends.
The third time… he left without saying good-bye.
Now, he is back in our small town after five years in the military.
And when he looks at me, I can’t control how my body responds. I want one more chance. But, before I can ask for one, Micah reveals he’s finally ready to get over me.
How do I respond to that?
I offer to help, of course.
We come up with a three-part plan to squash his crush once and for all. During the process, I fall. Hard.
It’s just a little too late though, isn’t it?
Note: This friends-to-lovers novella features a curvy heroine and a pining hero. Small town setting, steamy scenes, and guaranteed HEA.
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Francesca Ekwuyasi
Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye. Kambirinachi believes that she is an Ogbanje, or an Abiku, a non-human spirit that plagues a family with misfortune by being born and then dying in childhood to cause a human mother misery. She has made the unnatural choice of staying alive to love her human family but lives in fear of the consequences of her decision.
Kambirinachi and her two daughters become estranged from one another because of a trauma that Kehinde experiences in childhood, which leads her to move away and cut off all contact. She ultimately finds her path as an artist and seeks to raise a family of her own, despite her fear that she won’t be a good mother. Meanwhile, Taiye is plagued by guilt for what her sister suffered and also runs away, attempting to fill the void of that lost relationship with casual flings with women. She eventually discovers a way out of her stifling loneliness through a passion for food and cooking.
But now, after more than a decade of living apart, Taiye and Kehinde have returned home to Lagos. It is here that the three women must face each other and address the wounds of the past if they are to reconcile and move forward.
Knight of Birmingham
Lori Hays and Marze Scott
Single mothers who are eligible for release, have totally disappeared from the Alabama justice system.Women’s advocate, Meghan Turner, has uncovered a disturbing pattern and she’s desperate for help. Then her worse nightmare becomes a horrific reality when her friend goes missing under the same mysterious circumstances.
Rory Tannous has spent his life helping society’s most vulnerable. When he learns of Meghan’s dilemma, he takes it personal. Rory has his own tragic past and he’ll utilize every connection, even the King of the Castle, to help this intriguing woman find her friend and the other women.
As Rory and Meghan work together, the attraction grows and so does the danger. The stakes are high and they will have to risk their love and lives to defeat a powerful adversary.
Black Lotus 2: The Vow
Kwan
It’s been months since Kahllah El-Amin, aka the Black Lotus, hung up her pistols, retired from the murder-for-hire business, and finally found peace. But when a police officer is murdered and a familiar flower is left at the crime scene, all signs point to it being the work of the Black Lotus. Someone is trying to frame her. Things get more complicated when the case is handed to Detective James Wolf, a former adversary who has since become a friend.
To clear her name, Kahllah is forced out of retirement and once again must don the mask of the Black Lotus. She races against time to catch the real killer while trying to outrun her most formidable rival. Their deadly game leads to a shocking truth buried under a mountain of lies, as Kahllah attempts to find justice in a world devoid of light.
It’s the Chase for Me
Christina C. Jones
In my defense, I wasn’t the one who messed up.
And if that hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t have run into him the first time, in the first place.
But then there was the second time, in the second place.
And then the third time, in the third place.
Then the fourth… you get it, right?
I really wasn’t trying to get involved with him like that, but the happenings kept happening, and well… what had happened was…
Faded Mirrors 1
B. Love
Mira is a troubled soul living in the sphere of toxicity. With heartbreak and rejection being too heavy of a cocktail to continuously digest, she turns to drug use in order to dull her reality. Unfortunately, her spiral leads to homelessness and a need for rescue. Desperate for cash, she finesses her way into an underground casino. Taken in by the action, it’s clear this is a place she doesn’t belong. However, a meeting with a powerful man causes her to lose her potential marks and gain a path to healing that just may let her heart tag along.
Smoke is suave and charismatic, and he knows his business. As the owner of an underground casino, his eyes and ears are always open. Dollars don’t get played or paid without him knowing about it. Faces become familiar after first glance. When a woman, less made up and more run down, enters his establishment, Smoke instantly recognizes her as out of place. Yet, there’s something about her that draws him in. He wants to care for her… help her reclaim her light. If only the task was that simple.
Will Smoke and Mira find themselves in the mirrors of each other? Or will the truth of circumstances fade the promises of the future?
Faded Mirrors 2
B. Love
A connection has been established between Smoke and Mira, but decisions on both their parts create cracks within their foundation.
As Mira’s life spirals out of control, she finds herself in desperate need of an anchor. Smoke’s need to save the damsel in distress causes him to protect and connect with Mira in ways neither thought was possible. The closer they get, the less Mira feels worthy of the love and care Smoke provides, and that only makes him want to pursue her more.
When an enemy threatens both their lives and budding relationship, Smoke realizes just how detrimental they are to one another. Instead of providing one another with reasons to be better, they continuously bring out the worst in each other. One final test has Smoke ready to avoid his reflection in the mirror of Mira… and he can only hope she’s strong enough to handle it.
Faded Mirrors 3
B. Love
With their enemy handled, five years will pass from when Smoke and Mira will see one another.
When their eyes connect, it feels as if not even five seconds have gone by since they’ve been apart. But, with time, both Smoke and Mira have changed. They’ve healed their wounds, faced their demons, and learned to value themselves and what they have to bring to the table. Will they be able to rekindle their connection now that love is being served?
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Love Is the Byline: Pryer and Deacon
B. Love
After the success of Oakland and Azriel’s articles, Sammy and Wanda decide it’s time to take the world by storm again. This time, he puts Pryer and Deacon on opposing sides.
No stranger to pleasure, Pryer lives the life of a sensuous woman who goes after everything she desires. Her biggest belief when it comes to men is that they can’t handle a woman who knows what she wants and how to take control in the bedroom. Having built a large following and huge success giving tips and tricks to women looking to spice up their love lives, Pryer unwillingly accepts the challenge given by Sammy… and her confidence wavers slightly when she realizes who she’s up against.
Deacon has the ability to convince a woman to do anything he desires. His straightforward, charming demeanor has preceded him within the industry. Because of his reputation of having no shortage in bed partners, he’s Sammy’s first pick to prove love can indeed be chosen, created, and curated. There’s no doubt in Deacon’s mind that he can make his competition submit to his rule… until he learns his competition is Pryer.
After yearning for Pryer for years, Deacon finally has the opportunity to make her his. Unfortunately, securing her heart means jeopardizing his role as head journalist. If he loses this competition, Deacon’s pride won’t be the only thing taking a hit – his pockets will too. Will he risk it all for love, or will he prove that it is only a need when you decide to make it one?
Love Is the Byline: Oakland and Ariel
B. Love
Oakland was once the baby sister kept under her brother’s thumb. Now, she’s a woman determined to take care of herself, and that includes licking her own wounds. Fresh off of heartbreak, she’s sure being alone couldn’t get any worse… until she finds herself in jeopardy of losing her job. Reflexes would have her call her big brother to save her, yet she reminds herself that she wanted this independence and she must fight to keep it. Entering a competition with a fellow journalist looks like a plausible solution. However, the nature of the competition, steeped in pretend dates and getting-to-know you questions, puts a lot more than her employment on the line.
Azriel is mighty with words. A talented journalist, he’s no stranger to proving himself. When he’s offered an opportunity to enter a challenge to showcase what he’s made of and stamp his name on the magazine industry, he confidently accepts. His competition not only matches his savvy, but her allure is enough to make the world stop moving. In a romantic whirlwind dubbed as research, he finds discovering her truths shifts his perspectives and steadies his heart. However, with his career on the line, love may have to be left out of the credits.
Will Azriel and Oakland let their hearts narrate the future? Or are they both sentenced to a life without love?
More than You’ll Ever Know
Chelsea Maria
Choyce was the ruler and keyholder of something gravely savage that laid prowling within me. Something gravely savage that needed to be released.
The unique makeup of Choyce made me want her beyond my control. My attraction to Choyce Tyrell came from her uncaring desire to fit in. Her unapologetic confidence to be her and only her. Who she was, bold and assertive, I fed off that. I never in my life encountered a woman like her. Probably never would again. I wanted to add value to the already perfect woman who fearlessly claimed me without hesitation of what the risks might be.
This man bewitched me with a single kiss.
Khiry Washington had me smitten and not much had happened for me to feel that way. I don’t know. Maybe it had a lot to do with his selfless desire to protect me when he knew nothing about me. Or perhaps it was the passion behind his eyes and the sound of his soulful baritone when he rocked me to a soothing melody as he painted a mural of his wanted love.
Acting out on an intuition of the heart had the potential to leave me jaded and blue. Khiry spoke to many pieces of me. Spoke to my broken pieces just as loud as he spoke to my perfect pieces. Desperately, I wanted to gather all of my strength and peel back the blankets of my soul for him to see. I wanted to show him the steps leading to the road map called Choyce’s Euphoria.
But for now, I’d wait.
Race to a Christmas Reunion
Brenda Jackson
A champion race car driver works to win the heart of the woman he once let go in this sizzling, second chance novella from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, previously published in A NASCAR Holiday 3 as Winning the Race in 2008.
Professional race car driver Myles Joseph roars back into town for a Christmas wedding—and must confront the woman he once left behind. It’s been five years since their break-up, and Lisa St. Claire is just as stunning as ever. He knows he should keep his distance, especially since she doesn’t know the real reason he left their small town…
With wedding responsibilities keeping them close, they are forced to face one other—and the chemistry that still sizzles between them! As the festivities come to a close, will Myles and Lisa race off to their happily ever after or will the secrets of his past keep them apart forever?
Learned Behaviors
Jayce Ellis
Two single dads meet at the office, where it’s hate at first sight in this new series from acclaimed author Jayce Ellis.
Sending his daughter off to college is the proudest day of single dad JaQuan Reynolds’s life. Everything took a back seat to raising her—including his career. He has no idea what comes next, but his newfound freedom is quickly curtailed by a crash deadline at work and the uptight, hovering presence of consultant Matthew Donaldson. He’s surly and insufferably sexy, and Jaq’s ready to check him out and write him off—right up until a work assignment forces them together.
Every day. From now until Thanksgiving.
Work and fatherhood have been Matt’s whole world for years now, ever since his marriage ended. His eldest son is getting hitched over Thanksgiving weekend, and he’s not going to let a work deadline get in the way of celebrating with his family—not this time. The hours aren’t a problem, but the executive assistant on the project might be. Jaq’s sexy voice makes Matt yearn for things he let go of a long time ago.
Lust isn’t on the schedule, and neither is longing. But as the weeks go by, Matt and Jaq are forced to reevaluate their plans…and discover that even the most tight-knit of families can make room for one more.
On the Rebound
Alexandra Warren
“I’m not patient with a lot of things. But for you? I’ll wait a lifetime.”
With his entire career ahead of him as the starting point guard for the Tennessee Trojans, Kage Steele is feeling on top of his game. He’s got the talent, he’s getting the attention, and most importantly, he’s raking in more than enough money to have the entire world at his fingertips. But after a Summer spent enjoying the fruits of his labor, basketball isn’t the only thing on his mind coming into his second season since he can’t seem to forget about the gorgeous sports reporter he shared a moment with back in Sin City.
Bleu Taylor is living out her childhood dreams. As the offspring of a radio personality and a professional football player, using her voice to talk sports was practically what she was born to do. But naturally, that also means coming into contact with a lot of athletes, including the slightly younger, sinfully sexy point guard out of Nashville who she’d tried to forget about after breaking her own rule of not fraternizing with active players.
From the moment they locked eyes, Kage knew Bleu was something special. From the moment they kissed, Bleu knew Kage was a problem. But when they both find themselves on separate downward spirals regarding their lives and careers, the ability to rebound from those individual events becomes a lot easier once they finally decide to stop relying on self and instead choose to turn to each other.
Sacrifice
JL Campbell
Guilt is a bitter enemy when you sacrifice one precious gift for another.
Dane’s two-year-old daughter is the center of his world, and doubly precious because of her health challenges. When he discovers a son from a previous relationship, his world implodes. No matter what path he takes, everything he holds dear is at stake, and life will never look the way it did before tragedy knocked at his door.
Between family drama and her weight issues, Sophie is struggling to cope. Then, her greatest fear becomes reality when she loses her daughter. Making it from one day to the next seems impossible, her trust in Dane is at an all-time low, and so is her morale. All she has is her faith, an unlikely stopgap, and the hope that everything will fall together rather than apart.
Knight of Penn Quarter
Terri Johnson and Michele Sims
Following an undercover FBI sting operation that didn’t go as planned, Agent Mateo Lopez is ready to put the government agency in his rearview mirror.
A confirmed workaholic, his career soared at the cost of his love life which had crashed and burned until mutual friends arranged a date with beautiful, sharp-witted, Rachel Jordan, a rising star at a children’s social services agency.
Unlucky in love, Rachel has sworn off romantic relationships, but Mateo finds himself falling for her in more ways than one. When trouble brews in one of Rachel’s cases, he does everything in his power to keep her safe—even if it means resorting to extreme measures.
Will the choices they make bring them closer together or cost them their lives?
Bounce Back
Nicole Falls
This thing between us is unexpected for me…”
With her professional basketball career seemingly in her rearview, Micaiah Kennedy is trying to figure out what the future holds for her. Despite working tirelessly through her adolescence and adult years, she’d never quite accomplished the one thing in life that was the highest on her bucket list – playing for the Women’s National Basketball Association. Dreams of hooping in the W dashed, she instead set her sights on playing professionally abroad, going on to excel and make a name for herself outside of the States.
Victor Covington is a full-time single father and professional athletic trainer whose only concerns are making sure his baby girl is doing well and that the players within his care remain healthy and active. The looming unknowns of the pandemic however keep both of these precariously hanging in the balance, compounding his stress.
A serendipitous call from the Nashville Nymphs and an opportunity to check the last item off her bucket list sends Micaiah off to Florida where she reconnects with Victor, a former childhood crush. All grown up and still feeling the draw of attraction from their youth, Micaiah and Victor get reacquainted with one another in the confines of the WNBA bubble. Learning how to navigate in an unprecedented environment while getting closer to one another, Micaiah and Victor embark on a journey and discover that the road to getting what you’ve always wanted isn’t always the easiest.
Malcolm and Me
Robin Farmer
Philly native Roberta Forest is a precocious rebel with the soul of a poet. The thirteen-year-old is young, gifted, black, and Catholic—although she’s uncertain about the Catholic part after she calls Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite for enslaving people and her nun responds with a racist insult. Their ensuing fight makes Roberta question God and the important adults in her life, all of whom seem to see truth as gray when Roberta believes it’s black or white.
An upcoming essay contest, writing poetry, and reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X all help Roberta cope with the various difficulties she’s experiencing in her life, including her parent’s troubled marriage. But when she’s told she’s ineligible to compete in the school’s essay contest, her explosive reaction to the news leads to a confrontation with her mother, who shares some family truths Roberta isn’t ready for.
Set against the backdrop of Watergate and the post-civil rights movement era, Malcolm and Me is a gritty yet graceful examination of the anguish teens experience when their growing awareness of themselves and the world around them unravels their sense of security—a coming-of-age tale of truth-telling, faith, family, forgiveness, and social activism.
California Love
Kenya Goree Bell
Promises made are promises that can’t be kept when she speaks to your soul…
He has a reputation. Ambition. Sex. Pride.
Prince Sadiq Al Rasheed, producer, seducer and Hollywood mogul knew he had to have Lovie-Belle Howard when she walked towards him like a wet dream on steroids in a cotton candy pink dress, red bottom shoes, swinging her… umm bag like she had nothing to loose. Yet a promised exacted and honor bound to keep makes him ruthlessly deny the promise of pleasure he’s certain to find in her arms.
She is living her dream.
Lovie-Belle Howard no matter how bubbly she seems on the surface has one thing on her mind — being the hottest director in Hollywood. She neither has time or interest to bother with a man or prince who runs so hot he nearly melts your panties off one minute then stiff arms you over a silly promise. Never mind that she can’t forget his touch, his lips, the way he made her body bend like she was a string on Prince’s guitar. Hard Pass.
Together they could be phenomenal.
Once burned and never shy Lovie-Belle finds herself working with Sadiq on a multimillion-dollar film that could make or break her career. The two would-be-never lovers find themselves sharing more than they ever thought possible when one dilemma after another draws them ever closer together. More than desire blossoms as passion ignites. Soon their newfound trust is put in the balance when Sadiq’s integrity is questioned. Will Lovie-Belle see beyond the Hollywood gossip machine even as she becomes embroiled in it’s relentless grind that puts her career at risk?
Hollywood is where they went to make their dreams come true.
They may have found a Califonia Love but can they keep it?
Butterscotch Bride
Parker J. Cole
A story of love and sacrifice in the years before the War that devastated the country.
A young enslaved girl, singled out and favored by her mistress, arrives to a new plantation when tragedy strikes the household.
An enslaved man, recaptured twice after escaping his bondage, bides his time until he can escape again.
Their paths will collide as they meet and destiny will be changed as they fight for both freedom and love.
**This is the prequel to the upcoming release of A Groom for Altar, Book 7 of The Blizzard Brides series**
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The Single Life with Zola Patterson
Danielle Allen
Dating doesn’t have to be a disaster. Just follow the rules and you’ll be fine.
Rule Number One: Never chase a man.
Rule Number Two: Be honest about who you are and what you want.
Rule Number Three: When you know, you know.
Rule Number Four: Never let your men cross paths.
Rule Number Five: Don’t catch feelings.
Dating isn’t hard.
Settling is hard.
Faking it is hard.
Finding the one is hard.
But dating? Not so much.
Christmas Dinner
Pat Simmons
For months, Darcelle Price has suffered depression in silence. But things are about to change as she plans to celebrate Christmas Eve with family and share her journey. Darcelle invites them via group text, not knowing she had included her ex.
Evanston Giles is surprised to hear from the woman he loved after months following their breakup. Seeking closure, he shows up on her doorsteps for answers.
A lot can happen on Christmas Eve. Restoring family ties, building her faith in God, and falling in love again are just the beginning of the night of miracles.
Deep in His Love
B. Love
Christian, Leigh, and Maria’s father was a rolling stone. Before their mother found out about his cheating ways, the trio of sisters lived a perfect, normal childhood. One morning, they woke up in a healthy home and family… by that evening… their lives were changed by their father’s truth forever. Not only did they find out he had twenty-four other children, but he left their home and family for good.
Christian, the oldest sister, loves with paranoia. Leigh, the middle sister, places the bulk of her value on her beauty and her body. Maria, the youngest sister, is all about her hustle.
In the streets, Christian, Leigh, and Maria have it all together. Between the drugs they deal, murders they commit, and heists they pull off… the trio of sisters are seemingly untouchable. And while they wish the same for their hearts, three men prove they aren’t as impenetrable as they think. Battling daddy issues has set them up to have one toxic relationship after another, but they soon learn… all it takes is openness and the right man to fall deep in his love.
*Please note: This is the FULL “I Need A Gangsta” series, including the update novella.*
Hollidae Fling
Joy Avery
Sienna Turner has two words to describe her feelings toward Christmas…bah humbug. She has a similar view when it comes to love. However, when her sister secretly hires Jake Hollidae to install outdoor Christmas lights at her home, sparks fly when the handsome electrician shows up at Sienna’s door with a clipboard and a promise to make her love her once-favorite holiday again.
Until Now
Delaney Diamond
Shanice Lawrence has met the perfect man. He’s sexy, considerate, and best of all, he loves to read. She’s certain she’s found the man of her dreams—until she learns the real reason for his appearance in her life.
Cruz Cordoba’s mission was simple: Get close to Shanice, retrieve the data, and kill anyone who gets in his way—including her. But he didn’t anticipate falling for the voluptuous bookstore clerk. Now he has to decide what’s more important—the mission, or the woman.
Blessed Opportunity
Danyelle Scroggins
When things are about to get better, they get worse.
Hope has moved to Louisiana, and not only is she excited about the move, but she’s also happy to now be in the Booth/Jackson/Kimbrel family. The only thing Hope was missing was a love to call her own, but after Selena and Damon decided to call off their wedding, looks like Hope got her perfect chance at love. Damon has chosen Hope, and Hope has excepted all that he’s willing to offer. With her hopes and dreams set in wish mode, she’s patiently awaiting the day Damon proposes to her.
With things moving along quite well, Damon is now planning to move to Louisiana and eventually marry Hope. She’s the blessing that God has presented him with after doing the right thing by, Selena…letting her go to embrace the real love of her life. Hope is too beautiful, kind, and witty to be considered as anything but The Blessed Opportunity.♥
Bandarees, Selena’s baby brother, is living in New York but lonely. After Selena and Austin stop through on their honeymoon, Bandarees gets asked to do something that will ultimately change his life. And as they all wait to see what’s next in Louisiana, they build new experiences with new loves and show us The Blessed Opportunity we have when we embrace love.
His Holiday Wish
Sheena Brinkley
Dante Miller has always been a go-getter, and he has succeed in everything that his hands has touched, including his multimillion dollar sports company. After revamping his agency division, he needed some fresh faces to help bring in a newer clientele. During countless interviews, he wasn’t expecting for his college sweetheart, Ciara Britton, to come sashaying through the door. For Dante, Ciara was always unpredictable, but that was one of the things that he always loved about her.
As Dante appointed Ciara to the head of the division, he realized that she was the one who’d gotten away. He never wanted for things to end with Ciara, but he cared more about starting his business, leading the two to move further apart. Now that he has a second chance with her, he’s not going to make the same mistake twice. He doesn’t want anything else for Christmas expect the love of his life back. Will his holiday wish come true?
Collateral
De’Nesha Diamond
Within D.C.’s ruthless halls of power, the conspiracies are killer—and the endgame is anything but fake news . . .
With her name finally cleared of a murder charge, Abrianna Parker can at last marry her partner, Kadir Kahlifa. But the two have barely shared the news with their team of street rebels and digital revolutionaries when a disturbing disappearance throws everything off course. A reporter is missing, but not just any reporter—Tomi Lehane, whose articles exposed Abrianna’s parents and the shadow group behind the experiments that changed her life.
Now Abrianna must decide if she will put aside her plans in order to save the woman who nearly cost her everything. With the government one step behind, the mission to rescues Tomi goes off the rails. Another team has been there first, one with more firepower than even the US Government. With more players on the scene and no idea who to trust, Abrianna, Kadir, and the rest of the team are flying blind—and all of their special skills combined might not be enough to protect them from the fallout. With enemies all around and nowhere to turn, the only way out may be to burn it all down.
Confessions in B-Flat
Donna Hill
Essence bestselling author Donna Hill brings us an emotional love story set against the powerful backdrop of the civil rights movement that gripped a nation—a story as timely as it is timeless…
The year is 1963. In Harlem, the epicenter of Black culture, the fight for equality has never been stronger. The time is now. Enough is enough. Yet even within its ranks, a different kind of battle rages. Love thy neighbor? Or rise up against your oppressors?
Jason Tanner has just arrived in New York to help spread the message of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of passive resistance, while beat poet Anita Hopkins believes the teachings of Malcolm X with all her heart: that the way to true freedom is “by any means necessary.” When Jason sees Anita perform her poetry at the iconic B-Flat lounge, he’s transfixed. And Anita has never met anyone who can match her wit for wit like this…
One movement, two warring ideologies—can love be enough to unite them?
Confessions in B-Flat is a celebration of the hard-won victories of those who came before us, and a stark reminder of just how far we still have to go.
Poetic Justice
Andrea Johnson
Twenty-five year old Victoria Justice has never really gotten over a near drowning at the hands of a high school bully, but has attempted to build her confidence and career as a court stenographer under the mentorship of The Honorable Frederica Scott Wannamaker, the county’s first African-American Superior Court judge. But when her old nemesis appears on the court docket, Victoria’s carefully crafted world implodes―evidence goes missing, a potential mistrial abounds, and the judge winds up drowned in the courthouse bathroom. Victoria realizes her transcript of the proceedings unlocks everyone’s secrets…including the murderer’s. Plagued with guilt for failing to protect her mentor, Victoria teams up with Ashton North, the handsome state trooper accused of mishandling trial evidence, and starts to untangle the conspiracy surrounding the case. Meanwhile, the deputy attorney general hangs himself during the Post-Election Festival. Everyone is quick to accept his suicide note as a sign of guilt, but Victoria is convinced the truth behind her mentor’s death lies in the trial transcript. Can she suppress her fears long enough to crack the code, find her voice, and avoid the crosshairs of the killer?
Completely Stuffed
AshleyNicole
Leslie and Blink shared a little stuffing last year. This time around they’re looking for so much more. It was supposed to be one fleeting moment. After a second encounter and more time spent together, are they ready to admit that maybe they want a little more?
Claiming the Doctor’s Heart
Sean D. Young
In this heart-warming romance, set in a charming Southern small town, the love of family and the strength of community come together to remind those who are lost where they truly belong…
Dr. Eric Bradley left small-town Clover Creek, Tennessee to follow his dreams. But when his father is hospitalized after a stroke, Eric must fill in as the town doctor. He’s more at home in a medical research lab, though, with test tubes and microscopes, not listening to patients brag about their grandkids or ask him where he’s been for the last ten years.
Without Holly Ransom, the receptionist, to keep things running smoothly, he wouldn’t survive. And seeing her every day is an unexpected upside. She’s struggling to keep her family bakery afloat while also working full-time at Bradley Medical, and somehow still manages to find a silver lining in every cloud. If only her sweet n’ sassy charm were enough to solve all his problems.
Eric has only thirty days to return to Atlanta or he’ll lose the opportunity of a lifetime. But how can he leave the woman he’s falling in love with and his family legacy behind?
Church Girls 4
Sharidan Davis
The number 4 indicates completeness. Join the Church Girls in their curtain call. Secrets will be exposed, love will be evoked, and ties will be erupted. In this final installment of “Church Girls”, will the girls get their relationships back on track, or will they be separated forever?
Fate
Natasha Frazier
Melanie Bennett and Detective Brian Morris met over a year ago when he solved her best friend’s murder case, and now Nashville’s annual Christmas festivities have them crossing paths again, could it be fate?
Melanie Bennett has spent the last six months in therapy to erase the self-assigned blame and eradicate the night terrors that plagued her at every attempt to close her eyes after witnessing her best friend’s murder. The Christmas season always had a way of lifting her spirits, and this year is no different. The spark within her to live again couldn’t have come at a better time when she and Detective Brian Morris are reacquainted, but first, she must believe that she deserves happiness.
Will the circumstances of how they met prevent Melanie from taking a chance on love?
Brian was drawn to Melanie when he first laid eyes on her over a year ago; he wanted to ask her out, but the timing was all wrong. Expressing interest in her when she’d just lost her best friend was tacky, but fate dealt him another opportunity when he walked into her hair salon delivering flyers for the annual stuff the cruiser toy drive a year later. Though Brian desires love, will his unresolved issues with his mother get in the way?
Every moment spent with one another can only be described as fate – a power beyond human control. Will this Christmas season bring about the healing and love both Melanie and Brian crave?
Fate is book 2 in the Perfect Time for Love Series (Sweet Christian Romance).
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