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James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel with a new introduction. Giovanni's Room is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while...

After nearly a decade behind bars, Franklin "Kilo" DeLuca is finally free—but freedom comes with more weight than he expected. Once a quiet storm with a dangerous edge, Kilo finds himself facing the past he thought he left behind. Jameala "Mel" Sanders knew him before the system got its claws in him, and fate brought them back together when her job placed her in the prison where he was in. What started behind bars now has room to breathe, but as secrets surface and old wounds reopen, Kilo must fight for the future he's building with Mel—and make sure there's never a question of his heart.

They said she needed help. But the real help she needed was escaping this place with her life. Niyah Smith thought her biggest problem was her parents’ crumbling marriage. But when she’s framed by a crooked cop and sentenced to Bordeaux Behavioral Hospital, she finds herself trapped in a living nightmare. At first, the hospital seems like a place of healing. But Niyah soon discovers the horrific truth: it’s an underground chamber of torture, experimentation and death, all concealed behind a gleaming facade. Ruled with sinister precision by the corrupt Dr.

Babies, chaos, and mayhem. Marley and Czar are back, and this time around, the couple is ready to tackle parenthood! They have everything planned out, but as always, things don't always go as planned when jealousy is lurking in the shadows.

At 36, I'm Brooklyn's Black fire chief—respected in the streets, feared in the shadows, and reckless enough to live up to my name. But Mianna? She's different. Sweet. Pure. Untouched. The kind of woman a man like me shouldn't even look at twice—but I can't stay away. The second I saw her, something in me shifted. My soul claimed her before my mind could catch up. Now I'll burn this whole city to the ground to keep her safe, even if it means hiding a secret that could rip us apart.

From the moment Grace finds salvation at a revival meeting, she believes God is guiding her path. But when she joins New Beginnings Church, that path splits in two directions: toward Minister James Clarke, whose polished exterior and spiritual authority make him seem like the perfect Christian man, and Mike Reed, whose street-smart demeanor masks a soul deeply rooted in faith. As Grace navigates her newfound relationship with God, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of attraction and deceit.

Known as Dr. Bell to the streets, his days are filled with caring for those whose lives are far less than legal. Along with being a physician, he's a single father raising four young men. Humble, Peace, Bragg, and Kalm are his sons. Although the streets are in chaos, Adir's sons are the only ones keeping him under control. Despite pleas from those who need the old Adir, he is committed to leading his family without reverting to the part of him he retired once he became a father.

At the end of part two, Camarih learned a startling secret involving two men she used to love. What she doesn't know is that the messenger is harboring another shocking secret that they aren't quite willing to let her in on just yet. Feeling confused and overwhelmed, she turns to the only person who has had her back since her first love was murdered, even though unsure if he'd be willing to involve himself due to the circumstances. In addition to such a heavy weight, suspicious leeches resurface, ready to suck Camarih and her beau dry unless she complies with their wishes.

Tiffany, Tyrisha, and Mezzie all have one thing in common: putting up with men who don't deserve them. While demanding what they're worth, they all end up in a web of deceit, drama, and betrayal.

Mercy Shaw and her best friends never had it easy. Whether it be family or love it always seems to never work out in their favor. Mercy is a talented artist who fell in love with money and her Man Red. He gives her good loving and good problems to go right with it. Red is keeping one of many secrets from Mercy but will his final secret put a nail in the coffin of their love? Zi Parker is beautiful and ambitious. She starts a business after moving to New York with her favorite person Hulk, Reds brother. Like his brother, he can't seem to get himself together when it comes to loving his lady....

Keisha believes she has lost Black for good due to her selfish and standoffish attitude, but after an attempt on her life, Black vows to protect her by any means necessary. As the enemy list grows, these four friends become targets. Together they face each challenge as it comes. Lives will be lost, secrets revealed and dark lies come to light. Will they be able to make it out together or will they choose to go their separate ways?

When they get news of another couple’s impending divorce, Rumi forces a conversation that reveals simmering fears, hurt, and secrets in her and Micah’s marriage. And once they confront long overdue questions about the stability of their own family, will their friends’ relationship be the only one coming to an end?

Neil McClain is the screw-up, the one everyone hopes will win but expects to lose. He wants to live a better life, one that his late mother would be proud of, but his belief in himself is weak. Sage Moniba is in need of a major miracle, or she'll be forced to give up the only life she's known. Neil is searching for freedom from the demons of his past. Sage is in desperate need of help. Could it be that what each one needs resides in the other?

Meet Ni’Yoka Campbell a beautiful young woman in the prime of her life who just happens to be in love with Zuri. He may be the man in the streets but he’s an abusive monster to Yoka at home. A hurtful discovery about Zuri sends Yoka to Miami to be with her best friend Seven. While in route she runs into the infamous Sheikem “Sheik” Shakur. They’re perfect strangers who just happens to save one another’s life unexpectedly. Never in her life has she met a man with a heart of gold like his. But, with everything she’s been through Love is the last thing on her mind. While in Miami...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER "An American masterpiece" (NPR) that chronicles a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. One of The New York Times’s 10 Best Books of the 21st Century...

In the heart of Queens, rap mogul Nasir "Bullet" James runs the streets like a king-- until he meets Chosyn Sullivan a shy Atlanta librarian with the kind of beauty money can't buy. Their connection is instant, forbidden, and dangerously addictive. He's power and pain. She's peace and purpose. Together, they blur the line between love and survival. But when bullets fly and secrets surface, the question isn't whether they can love each other-- it's whether they can live through it.

Jersey and his brothers, Houston and Memphis, run the city of Atlanta. Nothing and no one comes or goes without their knowledge. Being a thug at heart, he never really expects to find love, let alone fall in love. That's until he crosses paths with Mylani. Mylani is like every typical girl from the hood. She is bred to get it out the mud, and she does just that. Being the sole provider for her younger sister, Trinity, she does what she feels is best to do… strip. Who knew that one night while working, she would bump into the love of her life… literally?

Saint Baptiste fell in love. That was never part of the plan. His relationship with Naoki was supposed to be purely physical. He never intended to feel anything for her, but from the moment they locked eyes four years ago, he felt something. At the time, he didn't realize that the feeling was love. Uncertain how to handle his emotions, he put up walls and tried to maintain control—the one thing he didn't have with her. In focusing on his ego, he did the very thing he never wanted to do: ignored the 'fragile' label only he could see and mishandled her.

To escape his mother’s relentless matchmaking, fire Dragon Prince Asante makes a desperate choice—he plucks a hard-headed baker from a small village and declares her his fiancée. It’s a harmless ruse, meant only to buy him time. After all, what threat could a woman with flour-dusted hands pose to the throne? But Kiala is no ordinary baker. She is the lost Ice Dragon Princess, a woman thought to have perished an avalanche. Hiding in plain sight, she has spent years concealing her identity, waiting for a day when she could truly be free.

After a hectic school year with her classroom of first graders, Nova Grant is desperate for a break. So when her best friend invites her to spend the summer down in Miami, taking the vacation is a no-brainer. The only thing is, her best friend’s husband had the same idea, inviting his friend Guy Thompson to stay in the condo Nova was already guaranteed.