African Fantasy

In Mules and Men, some of the rich cultural heritage of black America is revealed and preserved. In the 1930s, Zora Neale Hurston returned to her home town of Eatonville, Florida, to collect and record the oral histories, songs, and sermons, many dating back to slavery times, that she remembered hearing as a child. These highly metaphorical folktales, "big old lies", and powerful songs helped her to recover her history, and preserve an important part of American culture.

BOOK 1 SPIN-OFF OF THE BEST-SELLING SERIES "THE BITE THAT BINDS" SAWYER-KING AND OVERLORD OF ALL OF THE VAMPIRES COVEN'S IS ASLEEP. THIS IS HIS TIME TO SLUMBER AND REPLENISH HIS STRENGTH SO THAT HE MAY WAKE AND RULE AGAIN. EXCEPT, WHEN DO WE EVER GET THE REST WE NEED? HE HAS LEFT HIS KINGDOM IN THE HANDS OF HALE AND HIS DAUGHTER, KIME, WHEN SHE AWAKES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT HALE HAS ALL BUT RUINED THE KINGDOM AND BROKEN OATHS THAT HE MADE TO SAWYER AND HIS DAUGHTER. EVERYTHING IS IN SHAMBLES AND HE CAN REST NO MORE. IT IS TIME FOR SAWYER TO WAKE AND SET THINGS RIGHT, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. ...

Lore Alemeyu wakes up to discover she’s on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Held prisoner and with no way to escape, she’s faced with a dire set of circumstances… A crew that’s distrustful of Lore’s magic capabilities… Her betrayal by a Fae she thought she could trust… A dangerous quest for the sun book, which, if placed in the wrong hands, will make the Alytherian Fae even more powerful. Lore must navigate threats on the ship and beyond, into the ocean’s magical and mysterious depths, in order to find the sun book herself and help free the humans.

Half a Lion, a coming-of-age epic fantasy, follows the adventures of three siblings as they struggle for survival, embrace forbidden magic, and clash for thrones in the shadow of an enemy that threatens to drown their world in blood. The half-blood fights shamans and skinchangers, all while caring for an ailing mother and vowing to win an unwanted throne. Betrayed, hunted and alone, the exile dreams of revenge and must rely on the loyalty of sworn enemies to do so. The cripple has lost everything, but loss can be the deadliest of weapons wielded by the coldest of hearts. Amid poetry and ...

Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s. The bittersweet and often hilarious tale, which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners, reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community.

Princess Ange… Her reputation was ruined… Her innocence was lost… And, princess or not, no decent man of royal birth was willing to marry her… Roldan McGilden… He was a man hardened by war… He was a man known for his prowess and ruthlessness on the battlefield… Roldan McGilden was not a decent man… And, he did not want a wife… But, when King Barric offered him the chance to marry his wayward daughter, Roldan couldn’t say “no”. Warning: This book includes spanking and graphic sexual content. The romance is fast pace and does include a happily ever after. If this type ...

Aryan, after giving up her hopes of a human life, is now forced to watch as her twin sister Kehlani lies asleep. A punishment that Aryan and own mother, the Queen of the Sirens themselves enacted with guilt. She goes on to marry her Merman prince to unite their people as she was always meant to do. Yet, she feels that half of her is missing. Will she ever see her sister awake again? Or will this punishment part them forever? Kehlani lies in her chambers surrounded by guards as punishment for using her Siren's gift of song against the humans. But she has a secret that she has kept from ...

Nelah seems to have it all: fame, wealth, and a long-awaited daughter growing in a government lab. But, trapped in a loveless marriage to a policeman who uses a microchip to monitor her every move, Nelah’s perfect life is precarious. After a drug-fueled evening culminates in an eerie car accident, Nelah commits a desperate crime and buries the body, daring to hope that she can keep one last secret.

Welcome to the Northwestern Hemisphere, 2529. An equally exciting and terrifying world born from the ashes of our own, where almost half of people are born invisible, and thus relegated to second-class citizenship. Sweetmint, a young invisible woman, has done everything right her entire life, from excelling in school to landing a highly sought-after apprenticeship with a mysterious, powerful inventor.

Love in The Deep is tumultuous! And when you’re trying to find yourself, while others want you as theirs, it can be the breeding ground for drama. Familiars become mortal enemies, as Typhoon Hydra and Naeco Starfish find themselves at odds— the love of one Maid being the root cause. Faith is shaken, and Nautia struggles with pursuing her dreams and what it may cost her to chase the current of her passion. Loss is certain as Rainey Oceanus dives into The Trenches and partners with the one who promises her everything— wealth, fame, and rule of the Whispering Waves. Young love and lust ...

Since last Halloween, Kindle and Ebony have experienced the unexpected. Now, more than ever, both women need the men they only get to share their worlds with once a year. One evening, three beautiful, eerie young ladies appear at Kindle's door. They offer a solution to her and Ebony’s problems. Skeptically, Kindle finds it strange the three are already in the loop about what's going on with her and Ebony. As time spent with the love of their lives dwindles, Kindle and Ebony have a hard decision to make. Because this Halloween, neither can fathom another year to recur before seeing LP and ...

Rose, a successful Chicago publicist, reunites with her best friend from High School, now a famous Hollywood actor, after a 10+ years break in their friendship. Old flames rekindle and through their love affair, and help of their outrageously quirky and laughable friends, Queen, an unabashedly flaming gay man and Whoopi, a sports columnist, they bloom and learn love like people is multi-hued and the key to happiness and love is accepting love and ourselves for what they are.

Essence and New York Times best-selling author Tananarive Due has established herself as a premier figure in paranormal suspense - with champions including horror master Stephen King. My Soul to Take continues the saga of a line of immortals destined to save the world from the apocalypse. Telepath Fana and the Life Brothers are attempting to prevent the spread of a devastating plague, but their efforts are challenged by an unlikely opponent - Fana’s fiancé, Michel.

N. K. Jemisin is one of the most powerful and acclaimed speculative fiction authors of our time. In the first collection of her evocative short fiction, Jemisin equally challenges and delights listeners with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption.

In this gripping historical fiction dating back to the first millennium, follow the journey of the Amalekites, a persecuted people forced to flee their homeland in the face of brutal oppression from the Saracens. Led by the charismatic Prince Oduduwa, who rises to become their spiritual leader after the brutalisation of his wife and slaughter of his family, the Amalekites embark on a perilous journey across the unforgiving Sahara Desert in search of a promised land where they can freely practice their Orisha faith. Guided by his mentor, Priest Asara, and aided by the enigmatic Priestess ...

Intriguing events happen in the bayou when Hollywood comes to town. Lauren’s gap year is supposed to be about making extra money and figuring out what to do with the next phase of her life. Realistically, it’s a break between taking care of her alcoholic brother and certified insane mother. She deserves to have some fun, and to find trouble. However, trouble follows Lauren, with its wicked sense of humor, and thought it would be fun to gift her two love interests, who happen to be rivals. Her first gift is Latin heartthrob Jackson Cruz. Along with his notorious reputation, he is a cocky...

Nola is a city full of wonders. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. To Perilous Graves, it’s simply home. Perry knows Nola’s rhythm as intimately as his own heartbeat. So when the city’s Great Magician starts appearing in odd places and essential songs are forgotten, Perry knows trouble is afoot.

The sky is not the limit. From an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole, the path to the future looks different for everyone. These cosmic short stories from some of today’s most influential Black authors reveal a universe of possibilities.

ONE TOUCH CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING. As the subservient wife of an adulterous husband, Lady Eren knows how to hide her real feelings. Only once in her life did she feel like herself: on the night she unearthed a mysterious idol, with the help of her new stepson, Lane. Turns out Lane remembers that night just as clearly… albeit for different reasons. Eren was only twenty when she married his cheating father, and she has haunted his teenage dreams ever since. Now, ten years later, Lane’s been called home to marry… and the still-gorgeous Eren is playing his matchmaker. If that wasn’t ...

Aryan, the eldest princess of the Siren's, is restless. Betrothed to the Merman Prince, she longs for a life filled with love outside of the sea. On one of her discouraged trips to the mainland, she meets Cameron. He is everything she could imagine, but he is human. There is a way that they can be together, forever. But, is she willing to pay the price for a new life and abandon her home and people, for love? Cameron has always believed in the impossible. This includes Mermaids, Big Foot and Sirens. Something he learned from his father before his mysterious disappearance on the Love's Lake....