African American Contemporary

Gorgeous professional chef, RoShonda Avery, is a real go-getter. Whenever she sets her mind to obtaining what she wants — whether it’s a new man, job, or position — she always puts in the extra effort to make the object of her desire HERS! Unfortunately, when it comes to the romance department, RoShonda’s pursuit of happiness has been getting her into a whole lotta trouble. Eventually, she falls flat on her face while trying to snag her Mr. Perfect. Will she find out that when it comes to love, she doesn’t have to do SO much, TRY so hard?! Will she discover that all she has to do ...

Jazlyn is a successful event planner whose main goal in life is to honor God in her work. She absolutely loves the Christmas season, so it's no surprise that she likes to get a head start on celebrating the holiday every time it rolls around. But when Christmas approaches this year, Jazlyn’s heart tells her that it wants to find one thing in her stocking: a soulmate. When Jazlyn is tasked with working with a handsome youth minister at her church, maybe she’ll discover that God performs some of His best miracles during the holiday season!

Michael has been the lead pastor over HSCMBC for the past five years. Before he became a servant of the Lord, Michael’s first love was women. Women have always been a downfall for him. However, when Te’nae strolls inside the church doors by herself with her kids on multiple occasions, Michael is smitten with her. When he sees Te’nae in a dream, he believes it’s a sign from God. God has answered his prayers. He begins pursuing her and develops an obsession. Will the vision he prayed for come to pass? Te’nae joined HSCMBC for the singing and not the drama. As she communes with ...

Will the Felon Find a Second Chance Love Seven Years Later? In Cleveland, a former felon fights to reconnect with his long-lost love, reunited after 7 years apart. Meet Jamal, fresh out of prison after a foolish mistake, and Tasha, his childhood sweetheart now engaged to another man. Though the odds are stacked against them, the embers of their passion reignite when Tasha sees the man Jamal has become. As Tasha is torn between her stable fiancé and risking her heart again on Jamal, a dramatic trial ensues. Tasha’s world is turned upside down. At a crossroads, she must choose between a ...

Loving Simone Garrett Hallowell and Simone Williams were college sweethearts. Their promising future came crumbling down because of a drunken mistake, causing Simone to walk out of his life. Garrett moved across the country on a journey of self-discovery after losing the love of his life. Simone had no choice but to move on after their breakup. She focused on raising her daughter, working, and getting her master’s degree. An unconventional meeting has Garrett on a mission to make Simone forgive him and their love a second chance. Will he be able to make Simone his again, or will she ...

Jacqueline E. Luckett’s debut novel was heaped with critical acclaim and selected as a “recommended read” by the Essence Book Club. Set in the City of Light, her second novel, Passing Love, is a tender tale of love and discovery. After Nicole-Marie Handy leaves a marriage proposal behind to travel to Paris, she discovers that her father had a secret affair with a woman there many years before.

In the chilly dawn of a new life, Shenita finds herself navigating unfamiliar territory. As she grapples with anger and disillusionment, unexpected footsteps herald the arrival of Gabriel Neary, a figure both enigmatic and unsettlingly familiar. Offering coffee and cryptic conversation, Gabriel presents Shenita with a choice: succumb to her rage or channel it into a purposeful path. Drawn into a world of clandestine mentorship and hidden agendas, Shenita—now rechristened Helen—faces a journey fraught with uncertainty. With Mr. Slow as her guide, she embarks on a quest for redemption, ...

No more pretending to be someone you’re not. Emily Bawler has only been interested in women since high school. Then why does she keep having this undeniable yearning for a man? But not just any man. These yearnings are for someone she considers a dear friend; a brother even. She believes she should let the feeling pass and try to move on. Yet, her heart won't let her. The fear of rejection can cause you to miss out on happiness. Daniel Tase was stuck between a rock and a hard place. For years he’s been in love with someone he shouldn’t. It was a secret he’d kept from his family and ...

Fifteen years ago, he left without saying a word. Now he's back. And as much as she hates it, the sparks haven't died... Jennifer Banning is happy with her life as a travel nurse. It takes her mind off the fact that she is over thirty and still hasn't found one man she shares that special spark with. The kind of spark she felt in college with Gavin Daniels. But that is now water under the bridge, and Jennifer has decided she will enjoy singlehood and play happy Aunty to her sister's children. Gavin Daniels is on vacation with his sister's family when he spots Jen Banning looking more ...

A diamond is one of the most expensive, rarest gems in the world. However, Diamond Johnson began to feel like a jagged rock in a pile of dirt the longer she was married to her husband Pastor Vince Johnson. On the outside, the couple was the envy of thousands of young men and women that attended their church weekly. They were the rich, beautiful, successful co-pastors of one of the fastest growing churches for young people between 18 and 30 in Los Angeles called Innovation Christian Center. Eventually, Diamond is faced with a diagnosis that will change her life forever as well as face the ...

Lisa is a beautiful sista with a good heart. Unfortunately, she hasn’t had the greatest start to life. She hooks up with a much older boyfriend, who due to his criminal ways, can provide her with all the material possessions that she’s ever dreamed of. In time, Lisa comes to realize that the life she’s living can leave her in a world of trouble — particularly with the Atlanta Police Department. Fortunately, she begins to dream of a bigger and better future for herself. Maybe by grace, she’ll end up with everything she really wants in life — true love included — when she ...

Eighteen years have gone by since the separation, and now Journal is an adult. She's struggling out here in the real world, and in a very unhealthy relationship with her longtime boyfriend, Hakeem. Everything in her life changes the day that she meets Mr. Genesis Banks, better known as Slick.

Janine hasn’t always lived a life that’s on the straight and narrow. Meaning, there was a time in her life when she was a lowly sinner and her relationship with Christ was the very last thing on her mind. But that all changes, and before long, Janine becomes a sista after God’s own heart. But just because she’s beautiful, saved, and fabulous, that doesn’t mean that all is perfect in paradise. Janine has a college degree, but no matter what she does, she can’t seem to snag a decent job with it. She had a fiancée, but he cheated. When she runs into a single father who's true to ...

What do you do when the person you love doesn’t love you back? Destiny is a strong woman of faith with a heart for the Lord, but she’d be the first to admit that she hasn’t always been that way. The thirtysomething wants a husband and a family of her own. The problem? The man she wants to spend her life with is engaged to be married to someone else. Almost as worse, he considers Destiny to be just a friend, and he has never loved Destiny romantically anyway. When a blast from her past shows up in her life, Destiny begins to think that she has a shot at love with someone besides the ...

Spanning more than 200 years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress, and shows how placing African American, Latinx, and Indigenous voices unapologetically front and center transforms American history into the story of the working class organizing against imperialism.

Major Key Publishing presents its first anthology featuring four authors who are all gifted with the literary genius of penning amazing stories. Loving You Was Not For Me is a collection of drama-filled, urban short stories about any and everything that comes from loving the wrong one.

*FULL STANDALONE* Jacquelyn loves her job as a book publisher. She began working with her partner Harrison after her first book was a best seller and she lost the passion for writing. The only problem is she just wishes that she could be more than a partner to Harrison, but he's married. Seeing him every day just intensifies her desire to be in his bed. She never wanted what she can't have, but she can tell the feelings are mutual. How can she continue to work with him knowing that she would give anything to make him hers? Harrison can't hide his desire for Jacquelyn. He never had a thing ...

Janessa is dating a former pro football player, Anthony. He has an amazing body, he has financial means and for many women, he would be the ideal catch if it were not for his wandering eye. On the day of her wedding, she has jitters because she's worried some woman, groupie or another scandal may surface due to HIS many infidelities. He has been caught by the media, bloggers and at times, made her the laughing stock of the pro wife and girlfriend community. When it's that time to object at the wedding, her heart briefly finds peace when no one steps forward. Then, without warning, not one ...

The lovely Dana Bryce was forced to grow up without a mother and a father in her life. However, she was fortunate enough to have a doting grandmother. Unfortunately, her grandmother's love and support still proved to be lacking for Dana. Why? She had a hole in her heart from missing her parents, an emptiness inside, that she kept trying to fill by looking for love in all the wrong places. She ends up with a child at an early age and with a criminal conviction. With those two things working against her, she doesn't see how she can come up in life and she thinks she’s destined for a future ...

Eva Richardson had a rough upbringing, but she stuck to her guns and achieved her goals of graduating college. Meeting and marrying Walter Watson was the icing on the cake, and now Eva is living a fairytale lifestyle many women only dream of. However, the glitz and glamour of love soon turns a little black and blue, and she soon realizes that she’s in hell on earth. Eventually Pandora’s Box blows wide open and all Walter’s ugly secrets ooze out. Eva is forced to decide if this is just a phase or if the saying, “he doesn’t love you if he doesn’t hit you every now and again” is ...