American Contemporary

She spilled vodka on the wrong man. He saved her from a beating then made her kneel in front of the whole club to clean it up. Jada is a broke law student working in an underground Bratva fight club to save her sister’s life. She keeps her head down and mouth shut until a spilled tray of vodka puts her in the crosshairs of a dangerous captain. But it’s Ivan who steps in—Bratva enforcer, monster in the ring, and the man whose cold gray eyes see everything. He doesn’t hit her. He humiliates her. And then he keeps watching. Ivan is used to being obeyed. Feared. Alone. But the girl in ...

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Thirty-something, Shawntriece, is a well-paid executive at a Fortune 500 corporation. Her life is practically perfect — at least to her it is. She has a beautiful home, an expensive car, a family who loves her, and two adorable twin daughters to cherish and spoil. However, despite everything that she has in the material world, she's sorely lacking in the spiritual realm. When life throws her a curve ball, will it end up being the chance she needs to find her way back to Christ? Will the relationship she develops with a saved, good-looking, single father grow into much more? Somehow, some ...

Terica Avery, also known as Hypnotiq on the pole, is now ready to turn over a new leaf. Attempting to make a better life for her son, Terica gets "out" when she meets Herschel, but not everything is what it's expected to be. Soon, Terica finds herself in her own personal pit of hell, but she refuses to stay there. When she meets her trainer and starts to develop feelings, things get messy. After she becomes Hypnotiq Essence, an author, she leaves her old life behind or so she thought. Things are only seeming crazier now and things with her trainer, Dax, are only just beginning.< However, ...

"By far one of the best books I have read in a long time!...I stayed up until 2 and 3 in the morning reading this book.”—Judy, Amazon SAVAGE LOVE By sheer will, Lady Rachael Moreover stays alive until one warrior who’s different from the rest steps forward and wins her heart in this thrilling frontier love story. The English Lady is on her way to Philadelphia when she is attacked by the Iroquois chief Broken Horn and his war party who kidnap her and her fiancé, Scottish Viscount Gifford Langston. Broken Horn can’t decide whether to keep this beauty or sell her to the French, who ...

When an unexpected blizzard grounds all flights, Nia and Andrew’s holiday plans are put on ice, and they’re stuck spending Christmas Eve at the airport. Soon the pair of travelers decide to make the best of it and team up to spread holiday cheer to the other stranded passengers. After all, just because their flight is cancelled doesn’t mean Christmas is. Now they’re about to discover that with the right person, home for the holidays can be anywhere—and life’s crossroads are the perfect place to begin a new story.

Can your first crush really turn into your first love? After experiencing heartbreak from a person she thought was her first love, twenty-two-year-old, shy, and awkward Alana directs her time and energy to her future rather than relationships. But that all changes when her best friend, Gia, invites her to a party which is hosted by her older brother, Christian— Alana’s first crush that she never fully got over. Christian is a sexy asshole with a no-nonsense attitude that women tend to flock to, even though he gives them his ass to kiss. At twenty-six, he is a successful entrepreneur ...

Imagine this… You've planned everything perfectly for your sixth anniversary, hoping to make it a special day. But then your beloved stands you up, leaving you heartbroken and alone at home. Later, your best friend calls with some shocking news—she saw your boyfriend with another woman in his car while she was stopped at a traffic light. In a fit of anger, you grab your trusty bat and arrive at the scene to take out your anger on his car—only to realize later that it wasn't your boyfriend's vehicle after all. The owner happens to be a gorgeous gangsta, and he is pissed.

Monica, a CEO with celebrity clients, loves her life. But when her man loses his high-powered corporate job and pressures her to start a family, Monica finds herself involved with a client who wants to mix business with pleasure - or else…Successful author Keesha is blowing through her money - and cheating on her fiancé. When her new friend, Jeremiah, discovers her deception, Keesha stands to lose everything....

Introducing Wyoming's Sheriff Walt Longmire in this riveting novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Dry Bones, the first in the Longmire series, the basis for the hit Netflix original series Longmire. Johnson draws on his deep attachment to the American West to produce a literary mystery of stunning authenticity, full of memorable characters.

**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE OF PERFECTLY MATCHED: WHEN IT FEELS LIKE LOVE** Love changes…Such a simple phrase, but one that holds so much meaning to it. The changes love can make you feel can be the most exciting or the most disappointing. For Asya Amar, she experienced this and had to learn the hard way with Marcus Mack. When she stumbled upon Marcus, he was a breath of fresh air for her for an entire year. Then an event occurred which exposed the double life Marcus had been living. Using money, sex, and gifts, Marcus attempted to resolve their issues. Caught up in the euphoria of love, Asya ...

As the twenty-two year old single mother of three kids all under the age of seven, Veronica Wright is trying to carve a better life for herself. Allowing the Lord into her world has cleared away almost all the shackles that came from her having a crack-addicted prostitute for a mother. When she meets Kevin Brown, she's attracted to the man almost instantly. Despite having her life on track for a brighter future, deep down inside she doesn't quite believe that she's good enough for a saved, sexy, single brotha like Kevin. Her friends and family try real hard to convince her that good men ...

The revelation of Xavier's mother-in-law's secrets adds a complicated layer to his marriage. It not only puts pressure on their relationship but also raises questions about trust and loyalty. Xavier must decide whether he can handle the weight of these secrets and if their marriage can withstand the challenges they bring. Will or will he not tell? Jessie learned the true meaning of sacrifice, empathy, and unconditional love fairly quickly. This journey opened her heart and mind to new experiences, and perspectives, and ultimately led her to find a deep and fulfilling love she never expected...

Widely hailed for her best-selling fiction, no one combines sizzle and sass like Lutishia Lovely. With their soul-food business firing on all cylinders, brothers Malcolm and Toussaint Livingston seem to have the world at their feet. But playboy Toussaint’s penchant for risk-taking is often more than not-quite-happily married Malcolm can stomach, and a particularly spicy blend of circumstances is about to turn up the heat to record-setting levels.

Beautiful LaVonda Robertson loves the Lord with all her heart. All she wants is to be happy and have a soulmate. Her mother wasn’t exactly the best role model when it came to choosing a significant other, so LaVonda doesn’t realize that her own skills are lacking when it comes to her selecting a Mr. Right. She’s dated extensively, but sadly, she’s still oh so very single. Circumstances, fate, and destiny finally collide and pair her with a brotha who’s perfect for her. The problem? Mr. Perfect-For-Her has a secret…one that may end up turning LaVonda’s quest for a happily-ever-...

Broken Children often Become Broken Adults… Thirty-something Penny Carson is the textbook example of a broken woman who’s running away from childhood neglect and trauma. Yes, Penny has gotten a bad start to life, but that doesn’t mean that she has to let brokenness define her forever. With just a smidgen of faith and a dash of courage, Penny begins the long road to healing, one shaky step at a time. When a God-fearing brotha with a heart of gold enters the picture, Penny is sure he isn’t going to be interested in someone with a past as checkered as hers. But God is in the blessing ...

Synopsis: Justin Miller Jr. was a single father who had fallen on hard times. After losing everything, he doesn’t have time to wallow because he has a nine-year-old son to take care of. Just when he thinks things couldn’t get worse, they do. Leaving Justin to think of doing the unthinkable, until he runs into the one woman who got away. Hope Porter is the youngest black woman to own a law firm in Tennessee. Not to mention, one of the best and sought-after divorce attorneys in the state. Even with all her success, her personal life has become monotonous and lonely. But one chance reunion...

1999, and Sincere has finished his tour in the United States Army. He’s come back home just in time to find his little brother, Maurice, taking his place in the streets. Maurice is hanging out with Drip-Drip and Voltron. The trio commits a home invasion on a stash house belonging to Zulu and executes the occupants inside. Unbeknownst to them, they’ve left behind a survivor who’s seen one of their faces.

In this striking and bleak, yet luminous debut collection, Nathan Ballingrud, winner of the inaugural Shirley Jackson Award, uses the trappings of the Gothic and the uncanny to investigate a distinctly American landscape: The loneliest and darkest corners of contemporary life. Ballingrud’s stories are love stories. They’re also monster stories. Sometimes the monsters collected here are vampires or werewolves.

Award-winning authors Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley are both beloved for their strong female leads and juicy plotting. In Sinners & Saints, Murray and Billingsley join forces to tell a tale packed with drama, scandal, and redemption. Jasmine Bush and Rachel Adams both want their husbands to be elected president of the National Baptist Association, and they’re willing to use plenty of low-down tricks to win. But when another woman joins the fray, she proves more devious than either of them could imagine.