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The Caribbean Sea, 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern owner on the island of Tortuga. Instead of marriage, Jacquotte dreams of joining the seafarers and smugglers whose tall-masted ships cluster in the turquoise waters around Tortuga. She falls in love with a pirate, but when he returns to the sea, Jacquotte decides to make her own way. In Haiti she becomes Jacques, a dockworker, earning the respect of those around her while hiding her gender.

After a horrific incident, Nite and his twin Dai are left to fend for themselves. Living recklessly in the fast lane, the twins flirt with danger, not caring about the aftermath of their actions. Partying, popping pills, and getting money are just a few ways they cope with their untreated childhood trauma. Without the guidance of a strong male figure and the love of a nurturing mother, they can come off as rude and callous.

As a bear shifter, I never expected to find my fated mate in a radical human bar, but one whiff of her sweet vanilla scent and I knew she was mine. Now I'll fight heaven and hell to claim Ebony and make her see that she belongs with me in Wintermoon forever.

After a heartbreaking loss, Mark O'Neil finds himself back where it all started—Lavendale. With a great push from his family and friends, he makes an appearance at All-Star weekend, where he finds himself reevaluating his life. His list of things to do: regroup, spend time with his boys, and land a contract with the Lavendale Knights. Saving a soft-spoken beauty wasn't on his agenda. When they collide, he is unable to see anything other than her.

Kentucky 1947: Jeden Abend singt Ursa in Happy's Café den Blues. Die Männer hängen an ihren Lippen. Denn Ursas Gesang handelt vom Schmerz und vom Bösen. Er gilt Corregidora, einem Sklavenhalter des vergangenen Jahrhunderts, der gleichzeitig ihr Großvater und Urgroßvater ist. Diesen Fluch muss Ursa überwinden. Nur wenn sie in ihrem Takt singt, wenn sie auf ihre Art liebt, wenn sie endlich zu sich kommt, kann sie Corregidora bannen. - Ein zutiefst ergreifender Roman über die Schmach des amerikanischen Erbes und die Sehnsucht nach Selbstbehauptung.

On a cold November afternoon in 1833, two wagons are about to cross the dark Mississippi River into Iowa Territory on a tiny boat. Penny Cooper, Nate Tilden, Aunt Sunday, and Jonathan and Ella Butterman are full of questions. Aunt Sunday just wants to know if they're going to drown. Jonathan and Ella wonder if they will succeed in the new Territory. And Penny and Nate are eager to learn if they are going to be free--to marry, to prosper, to live as free people. Aunt Sunday, Penny, and Nate were slaves in Kentucky, not a year before.

Parker Ryan has lived with the ache of losing his fiancée, Cynthia, for what feels like an eternity. He’s locked his heart away, sure he’ll never feel that kind of love again. Enter Dr. Chi Addams—fiercely independent, sexy, and precisely what Parker didn’t know he was craving.

My bio might speak for itself, but I still have everything to prove. Everything to gain. Everything to lose. On the field, and off. I'm here for a reason, and Nate Richardson isn't one of them . . . except, he won't let me relegate him to a non-factor. Even knowing what's at stake, he won't let me pass him off. So I'll adapt. Open myself up. Dominate my position. Defend my right to be here. Who says a woman can't have everything? Or, better yet . . . who says a woman can't be a King?

Escape to Chateau Hills, California, home of the prestigious King Dynasty Resorts & Vineyard. CEO Zeno King faces pressure to maintain his late father's vision while also modernizing the family business. When alluring new sommelier Ayasha Black challenges Zeno's traditions, simmering attraction clashes with his lingering resistance to change.

You've been his for years, and I respected it. Maintained my distance. Kept my silence. My secret. Until that night you came to me, disillusioned, angry and hurt. God help us both, but I crossed my carefully drawn line before you left, disappeared. Now, you're back, and my need for you is a beast that hasn't been fed and has grown hungrier in the years since I've seen you. I remind myself we can't be more than friends, that you're off-limits to me. But it doesn't stop me from secretly craving what can never be mine.

On the eve of their tenth wedding anniversary, Kameron and Aaron Youngblood plan to renew their vows. They seem to have the perfect life and are the very definition of "couple goals." Yet Kameron feels uneasy about her relationship but can't figure out what's missing. Until Bakari, Aaron's hot younger brother, arrives in town for a job interview, bold in his attraction toward her. Kameron finds herself hopelessly drawn to him again like she was all those years ago when they first met.

New Orleans, 1866. The Civil War might be over, but formerly enslaved Coleman and June have yet to find the freedom they’ve been promised. Two years ago, the siblings were separated when their old master, Mr. Harper, took June away to Mexico, where he hoped to escape the new reality of the post-war South. Coleman stayed behind in Louisiana to serve the Harper family, clinging to the hope that one day June would return.

St. Petersburg, Russia’s Window to the West. Thirteen-year-old tomboy Rian Krieger has run away to Russia to help her uncle and cousin build a railroad for Tsar Nicholas I. But there’s a problem: Rian is posing as her uncle’s coachman, a boy. The Tsar takes note of Rian’s bravery and resourcefulness and asks her (meaning orders her, for a request from the Tsar of All the Russias is, in fact, a command) to spend her days in his palace as companion to Grand Duke Konstantin, his ten-year-old son. Philadelphia, U.S.A, the “Workshop of the World.

Published with assistance from BePublished.org in March 2019, THE OIL MAN is the 30th literary release by Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza. This guerilla-glue novella is a confessional about the life Koco experienced during her whirlwind romance with Uche. A story of all that is common and uncommon in love, THE OIL MAN is sure to pique your interest and raise the stakes in your own quest to find and keep your ultimate lover.

In Intimate Revenge, the second book in the Dangerous Love trilogy, six years have passed since Michael left a pregnant Viola in Chicago and fled to Venice. Viola has since given birth to a son, Aaron, and carries a deep bitterness in her heart against Michael. Despite still thinking of her, Michael refuses to contact Viola, believing it is for the best.

In this romance novel, Rhythms of the Heart, Nia Brooks, a talented jazz musician, returns to her hometown of New Orleans after years of chasing fame. She’s surprised to cross paths with Malik Thompson, her first love, who has stayed in the city to fight for their community against gentrification. Reunited, they confront old wounds and rekindle their connection amidst the vibrant cultural backdrop of New Orleans.

Quincy Rogers has a good woman right in front of him but he can't see the forest for the trees. Instead of embracing the one who loves him, he chases tail on a brand new dating app, A Dime A Dozen. Quincy needs to see if the grass might be greener on the other side. He figures the woman he has will give him another chance and he'll do the right thing later.

In the gripping sequel, Loire is thrust deeper into the dangerous world of the Demon family as she struggles to find her footing amidst escalating tensions and secrets. With her past entangled in a web of deceit and her future uncertain, Loire must navigate treacherous alliances and unexpected betrayals. As she’s pulled further into the Demon empire’s grasp, she finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about loyalty, family, and love.

This guerilla-glue release is a novella that tells a story about love, loyalty, boyhood friends and betrayal in Larenton Heights.

What happens when a relentless adversary you've narrowly escaped twice comes back for you?

Seemingly... a deeper bond.

Dr. Zoe Archibald

Let's go back to the start... I devoted my life to the pursuit of immortality, not only for the betterment of mankind but also for my survival. My plan was clear: delve into the secrets of life, uncover the path to endless existence, and use the knowledge for the greater good. Then, I dreamed of retiring to a peaceful life, basking in the love I found amidst this tumultuous journey.