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After their ill-fated fling quashed her dreams, small-town chef Philippa Gayle’s onetime rival-turned-lover Dominic Crawford upended her life. But when Philippa’s forced together with the celebrity cook on a project that could change her life, there’s no denying that the flames that were lit years ago were only banked, not extinguished. Can Philippa trust Dominic enough to let him in … or are they just cooking up another heartbreak?

Andrea Williams has got this. The Best Summer Ever. Last summer, she spent all her time in bed, recovering from the latest surgery for her cerebral palsy. She’s waited too long for adventure and thrills to enter her life. Together with her crew of ride-or-die friends, and the best parents anyone could ask for (just don’t tell them that), she’s going to live it up. There’s just one thing that could ruin it: Her best friend, Hailee, finding out Andrea’s true feelings.

Baltimore Socialite Yanice Lavender is the daughter of a high-profile prosecutor who has just won the biggest case of his career for putting away Richard “Rich” Summers. Following the lead of her father, Yanice is on track to have the world know her name. In the absence of his father, Lawson Summers is doing what he has to do, to take care of the home. In less than ideal circumstances, Yanni and Law cross paths, and fall into a forbidden love they can’t get out of - no matter how hard they try - a love that could tear them from their families.

How does witnessing a crime change a person? This powerful collection of stories by a star-studded roster of contributors examines this very question.

In Alicia’s groundbreaking book, Driven to Thrive, she reveals 10 proven strategies to excel, expand, and elevate your career and life. Drawing upon 20 years of corporate experience working in human resources leadership roles and as a high-performance executive coach and consultant, she advocates for the critical need to use emotional intelligence skills to manage your relationship with yourself and others as the game-changer to winning in work and life. Driven to Thrive can be your go-to GPS to success.

Sixteen-year-old Nostalgia Richardson has lived all her life in the rural township of Spivey’s Grove, South Carolina, but that has not stopped her from dreaming of running away to Harlem to become a showgirl at the world famous Cotton Club. One night, when she comes home from work, she finds her father in the company of Noah Holdtstaff, the most notorious bootlegger in town. Later, Nostalgia’s 14-year-old sister, Lily, divulges their father’s plans to marry her off to the 49-year-old Noah.

Apple despised her mother and her mother’s whorish ways so much that she couldn’t wait to get from under her mother’s roof and live the life of a normal teenager. Thankfully she was able to receive maternal love from her grandmother—however, nothing replaces a "mother’s love". Sometimes removing one’s self from a particular situation doesn’t always change the outcome.

Food insecurity affects millions of people worldwide. Without access to well-stocked stores or nutritious, fresh foods, those living in “food deserts” face more hunger and health issues than communities where a diversity of food is plentiful. With the inspiration and knowledge found in How to Become a Gardener, self-reliance and food autonomy are within reach for anyone willing to get a little dirt under their nails and dig in.

This audiobook is about a famous Black Male Stripper and the sins that go on at the Bachelorette parties that he do.

Passion is contagious in this offbeat, humorous journey making life in the pandemic a little more bearable. In a futuristic world of self-driving cars, drone aircraft, and robo-bartenders, Luna, a reluctant, wanna-be influencer meets Stryker, a mysterious undiscovered musician. Their lives change in ways that keep you guessing. He is self absorbed, and thinks the world revolves around him. She is beautiful, yet shy, and struggles with attention. A quirky character, Luna's voice is fresh and bubbly.

For six months, Sean O'Neill has been living a real-life romance with the image consultant for his next film, Paisley Campbell . . . while he lied to her about his true identity. When Paisley learns the truth, will she believe that what they shared wasn't a celebrity stunt? And what happens when Sean discovers Paisley's own secret—she's having Sean's baby! Will revealing their secrets drive them apart, or offer a second chance at love?

The old saying about how a leopard never changes its spots was true in Robin Delli Richardson’s case when it came to loving her son’s philandering father. It didn’t matter how good Robin looked, or that she was an educated woman with a great job with benefits, designer labels in her closet, Louboutin red bottoms on her feet, or how well endowed she was in the bedroom, Saxon Anderson had it made it clear that he was incapable of being monogamous.

Jade has her life all planned out, with a mother with mental illness she has to be on top of things. With graduation in sight, she doesn't have time for boys. Liam has had his eye on Jade for years, with her nose in a book she doesn't notice him. With his bad-boy reputation, he has no business wanting this good girl, but she is all that he can think about. He has one shot at having her, and he doesn't waste time. A coming of age story about two teenagers that have to grow up faster than they ever imagined and a love that defies age.

As a charter-school director, Olivia Cameron is no stranger to everyday unexpected surprises. But when she finds money (and lots of it) hidden behind false walls in the home she inherited, an extremely unusual problem falls into her lap. Now, she's under the watchful eye of local FBI agent Sloan Kendrick as he investigates where the money came from. But with Sloan in her life, Olivia stumbles upon something even rarer than accidentally discovering millions of 1929 dollars: true love.

With a history of sexual abuse and mental illness, Karma Jones has had her share of heartache, life-changing drama, and disappointment. Following the death of her husband, Karma is left alone to raise her twin daughters and two stepsons that she loves as her own. After the tragic circumstances surrounding her husband’s death, she swears off all men to focus on herself and being a family woman - until her sights are set on Tremaine, making it almost impossible to stay away from him.

Hurt by love, Empress, "Zorah Franklin", lives life on the conservative and celibate side. She is a single mother of one, an educator, and a woman who loves her community. Not quite ready to love, pro-black activist Redd, “Xyshaun Smith”, an entrepreneur and educator, falls in love with Empress’s essence. She is everything he wants in a woman, and he is ready to step up to the plate to make her trust in Black love again.

A man of the night and a man of the city, some would even say a renaissance man. Ron Etienne maneuvers through the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the same way as many other single men in their early 30s. Stumbling across a fair chance at love, Ron learns the hard way that it’s easier for him to catch a good woman than it is for him to keep her.

Being the wife of a hustler is all Sky Cunningham has ever known. He basically saved her life and taught her to have high self-esteem. But now she is on her own, facing the scorn of his old partners and trying to boss a new crew of three other females. She struggles with trusting their loyalty to her, and the daunting question of who to keep in her circle of team members. Tag along as Sky decides who joins her winner’s circle.

LLoyal Carter and Bev Hines have both power and privilege in the underworld. Lloyal is the boss of a powerful syndicate that everyone respects and fears. He is deemed untouchable. Bev is his beautiful wife and mother of his children. It seems as if they have the perfect, loving home on the outside, but things aren’t so sweet on the inside.

Love is... is a collection of poems that chronicles the timeless nature of being in love by the American poet and writer S. D. Webb. Among the poems in the collection are "Just Because" and "What is Love?".