African Fantasy

RERELEASE!!! (FORMALLY BAYOU:KING OF THE RISING TIDES) Mermaids are disappearing at an alarming rate, and no one knows who or what has happened to them. Not to mention, the very waters they call home are now killing them and has the Merpeople facing extinction. Something or someone is out to destroy the Water Realm, and it is King Bayou Moreau’s duty to figure out what is going on and save his people. He turns to the one person he knows can help him, Rachal Porter, the woman he loves but refuses to love him back. Rachal Porter Moreau lost her mate, Samuel, who was Bayou’s brother. She ...

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

An intense, unputdownable read from the mind of bestselling author, Jade Jones! Love is just a game to Tremaine Hardy, aka Mane, who plays his way through the city of Chicago, leaving a trail of broken hearts behind him wherever he goes. A master manipulator with a gorgeous face that could fool any woman, he’s a stranger to heartbreak himself. When his last woman swore that he would someday meet someone ten times worse than him who would give him a taste of the heartbreak he dealt out so regularly, Mane only laughed. However, when he meets the ravishing and mysterious Inari, he finds out ...

"The adventure continues, as Hanshee and Raymond confront a web of intrigue and double-dealing in a brutal world where outrageous luxury and dire poverty exist side by side." –Jill Hand, author of White Oaks What was first thought to be a safe respite from both the winter elements and the stark brutality of man, has turned into more peril than Raymond and Hanshee could have imagined. Menace lurks in every shadowed corner and the pair find it almost impossible to tell friend from foe. Hanshee, the Maiyochi, has proven equal to every test thus far, but how much longer can even he hold out ...

Beautiful, powerful, successful, and the daughter of a billionaire, there’s nothing Tierra wouldn’t do for her family. Her family, especially her father, are the people she loves most in the world. Tierra knows that she can be overprotective and overbearing at times, but hey, she has learned that’s what it takes to get what you want in this life. But when her father’s health starts declining, Tierra isn’t sure what to do for the first time. Her father’s regular doctor is unavailable and the new doctor, Carter, makes her feel things she would rather not think about. Sure, he is ...

Can he be forgiven? Mike Washington was a carefree young man who drifted through life without purpose—until the day everything burned. When Houston was reduced to rubble by a sudden nuclear strike, Mike should have died. But a mysterious man pulled him from the fire. Grateful and desperate, Mike pledged to serve him, no questions asked. He never imagined that promise would cost him his soul. In the wake of global devastation, the man who saved Mike—known only as the Master—seized the chaos to build a terrifying new order. Twisted by brainwashing and dark power, Mike becomes one of the...

AN URBAN PARANORMAL ROMANCE In the bustling heart of Brooklyn, New York, Noelle escapes into the exciting world of her own comic book creations. Within those pages filled with heroes and villains, she finds comfort from the overwhelming challenges of real life. But little did she know that everything would change when a mysterious person, who had been in cryosleep for eleven years after causing mass chaos, appears in her life. His name is Emmanuel, but he's known as "Man." In a crazy twist of fate, Man's path crosses with Noelle's, and something magical happens between them. They fall ...

An ancient prophecy comes to pass. The shackled and the oppressed gain unimaginable powers. And the re-evolution of Earth begins. In 1850s Mississippi, a young enslaved woman named Mirabelle barely survives day to day, praying for a better life. Then, a solar eclipse envelops the world in an eerie glow. Suddenly, not only Mirabelle but all Black people become virtually unkillable. The enslaved throw off their shackles. And all that was is now–undone. But evil will always find a way. So it falls on Mirabelle and her allies to outrun their enemies and unlock the secrets of an ages-old prophecy.

Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband’s birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise. When a child vanishes on the night of the party, their perfect island weekend is ripped apart. Even paradise harbours murky secrets… Has he been taken? Has he drowned? In the panic to find any trace, Penny casts about for someone to blame—even if that person is her own daughter, Rosie. Even clear waters descend to pitch black.

No matter how many times Dezmond breaks her heart, Jazzlynn, better known as Jazzie, can't seem to shake him. He was her first love and his love is all she knows. She doesn’t want to let it go, no matter how much it hurts. Tori, her best friend, is tired of her girl playing the fool. She convinces her to live life for just one night, and Jazzie does just that. One night out and she meets Mr. Right, but she lets him get away because she can't stop playing the fool. Truth and Tori are best friends, but Truth wants more. Although he has proven his love and loyalty on several occasions, Tori ...

Following Jane from her childhood as an orphan in Northern England through her experience as a governess at Thornfield Hall, Charlotte Brontë's Gothic classic is an early exploration of women's independence in the mid-19th century and the pervasive societal challenges women had to endure. At Thornfield, Jane meets the complex and mysterious Mr. Rochester, with whom she shares a complicated relationship that ultimately forces her to reconcile the conflicting passions of romantic love and religious piety.

The story tells of the making of the very first ball of fire. Trinidad wavers between the British and the French and SouCou is a slave, stolen from her beloved homeland. Born a Sharman in Africa she is a prized possession because of her talents, she finds love then heart break but through it all she wants her daughter to be free. She refuses to believe that her new owner Governor Yant will keep any of his promises and instead bargains with the God of Fire, Shango to grant her, her heart’s desire in exchange for her very soul ... but SouCou’s rage is so powerful that she does not die, ...

Fight the dead. Fear the living Grimez, Brittoni, Dekari, Ariah and Gabby are back for the shocking final installment of the Chi-Raq series. Find out what happens when the group stumbles upon a food plant run by a bloodthirsty tyrant. Will they learn that the living is just as dangerous as the unliving--if not more? Fasten your seatbelts for a wild ride as your favorite group of survivors embark on yet another terrifying, zombie-infested journey. Not everyone will survive this trip. But those who do are in a race against time to find a vaccine to stop the deadliest pandemic known to man.

SOME BONDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN. The first MM gay companion novel to the Sleeping Lotus series! Kennir was once a first-rate assassin, but sometimes even experts get caught. Now he's bound by magic to serve the people he failed to kill, and he has no hope of ever taking revenge. But while Kennir was married--and with a daughter to boot--Ichigo used to be a fiery playboy. But at the end of the war between his country and Kennir's, something happened, and he's not the same. They're two people who never should have met, two players in different games. But when a criminal organization ...

“Hex Kitchen transports you to a delicious world of culinary magic and fantastical, sometimes deadly, competition where every dish keeps you at the edge of your plate—wondering who will win the next move and what bite may be their last.” —Elizabeth Karmel, best-selling cookbook author, and Chopped and Iron Chef judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets The Hunger Games in this mouthwatering, magical, and murderous fantasy. Hex Kitchen is a once-a-decade tournament where contestants have to cook magical dishes that are to die...and maybe even to kill...for. Kenzie has perfected ...

Synopsis: The Duvall Family has ruled the Underworld for centuries, right under the nose of humans. They are a powerful vampire clan that is known for being ruthless to get what they want. King Zaire Duvall and Queen Esha have done everything in their power to ensure that their family stays on top or, so they thought. Mesa Duvall is the youngest of the Duvall brothers and runs a successful underground club for vampires and other creatures of the underworld. His family knew him as the one that followed all the rules. However, Mesa is breaking one major one that could get him killed. Zontae ...

From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had mystical energy flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers. Throughout her adventures, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life—America and Nigeria, the "normal" world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go . . . but may destroy the world if she does not.

First up, bestselling author Nikki Clarke tosses convention to the wind as she reimagines Sleepy Beauty from a damsel in distress into so much more in Wake The Girl. Strange things are happening in Kansas City, a place where humans and others live in mutual awareness if not exact harmony. Someone’s been jinxing men all over town, and the assignment falls to Detectives Rajj and Khari Phillips as the city’s top warlocks and the Kansas City Police Department’s Heads of Conjure Cases. But the twins accidentally find themselves sidetracked with another bizarre mystery; who sealed a ...

In the pulsing heart of New Orleans, where ancient magic whispers through cobblestone streets and neon-lit jazz clubs, Detective Jason Chalk thought he knew the score. But when a routine drug bust spirals into a grotesque tableau of ritualistic murder, Jason finds himself standing at the threshold of a world he never knew existed—one where the lines between saint and sinner, magic and madness blur into oblivion. A cryptic symbol carved into flesh becomes Jason's obsession, a key to unlocking secrets that have lain dormant for centuries. As he delves deeper, the very fabric of reality ...

Sixteen-year-old Lena Johnson has always felt invisible—until a mysterious antique mirror reveals her destiny: she’s part of an ancient bloodline of witches. Now, confronted with cryptic visions and strange new powers, Lena must gather three other girls at her high school to form a coven and defend their town from a looming evil. But uniting Savannah, the stylish head cheerleader terrified of losing her social status; Raven, a guarded goth who trusts no one; and Taylor, a fiercely driven athlete unwilling to risk her future, is no easy task. As eerie symbols appear around Oakbridge and ...