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Sie erwacht in einem Raum ohne Klinke, ohne Uhr, ohne Erinnerung daran, wie sie hierhergekommen ist. Eine Stimme erklärt ihr ruhig, was gut für sie ist, was erlaubt ist, wann sie essen darf, wann sie fühlen darf, und wann ihr Körper reagieren soll. Was als Fürsorge beginnt, wird schnell zu einem System aus Kontrolle, Lust und Gehorsam. Jede Berührung ist Teil eines Plans, jede Erregung eine Belohnung, jede Grenze nur noch eine Variable.

Five men decide to kill a boy one summer. But the boy is much more than he seems. Slow and a giant, but there is something nefarious, something terrible just underneath the surface of his vacant eyes. When their plan springs into action they will discover that the trouble they've stumbled into has a cost attached the whole town will have to pay.

Available for the first time in audio, America’s most revered novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct Others? Why does the presence of Others make us so afraid?

Ouro Preto, final do século xix, pós-abolição. Em meio à dureza de uma cidade moldada pela mineração, Luísa, uma jovem negra retinta, determinada e de espírito livre, encontra o amor que mudará sua vida. André, um estudante de jornalismo, progressista e herdeiro de uma das famílias mais influentes da região, desafia o conservadorismo de seu tempo ao se apaixonar por Luísa.

After experiencing her first heartbreak and ending a four-year relationship that went terribly wrong, Signy picks up the pieces of her broken heart and heads back home to her hometown. As a young woman trying to regain her bearings, she is knocked back off her rocker when she is put into a...

Dulah came from the mud—no silver spoon, no handouts. Just hunger. And when that hunger pushed him to hit a lick that went sideways, he caught a murder and a twenty-five-year bid. Locked down but never laid down, Dulah linked with Vito, the prison’s silent kingpin. Who wasn’t just moving...

Bruqlyn (Brooklyn) Sampson has been on a long road to happiness. Something that she learned early was that life's highway had many on ramps, off ramps, and detours. Her biggest reroute on her trip was leaving her home in Mississippi to come to North Carolina. Now that she's traveling at a comfortable speed, will a new person on her highway cause a distraction that could be the cause of a head-on collision, or will she get a ride-along partner? Euri Westin is on her bumper, but will she be willing to slow down to let him in for the ride, or will he be forced to speed up?

Tyriq Hill is a baller. He was born with a basketball in hand, and despite not having the support he wants, he's a beast with it. Street legend, all-American, and NBA-bound. Everything is on track, and he's ready to live the life he's worked so hard for. Teaira Wilks is that girl. She's independent, fierce, and knows exactly who she is and what she wants. She has a great career, she owns her own townhome, and she's enjoying life until she finds a love like her parents.

After being blindsided by a holiday heartbreak, Dailyn is doing her best to pick up the pieces of her life. Although her new normal looks very different nowadays, she is desperately trying to get back to the blissful place that she once was. However, those around her make peace anything but possible. At every turn, Dailyn is being reminded of the deception and hurt that she experienced almost two years prior.

With some relationships destroyed and others on the verge of separation, everyone in Cove City is in disarray as Pierre tries to rectify what happened to Tuesday and Sasha at the hands of his cousin. Much remains lurking within the city. Quinton, who is not ready to face his demise, is hiding but stumbles upon dark Cove secrets along the way. While Best is reliving old memories of someone she thought she could leave in the past.

Falling in love was never part of the plan—but now, it feels inevitable. Still, neither dares to admit it, trapped by fears and a past that won't let go. Beneath their fake marriage, longing simmers, and silence becomes their cruelest enemy. Meanwhile, a greater war brews outside. Queen Ngozi and Prince Kenneth are still playing dirty. Lies, sabotage, and betrayal threaten everything. But it only takes one event to turn the reluctant heir into a prince determined to seize the throne—by any means necessary.

Judah Jennings is the third of the Jennings Mafia Family. As the youngest of the camp, he is smart, quick-witted, and fearless. When he is given a direct order from the Cartel, he doesn't think twice before disregarding it. Because in his mind, nobody checks a Jennings. His decision has put the family in the middle of a war they didn't see coming. Now he has to make a decision. Does he put the family first or continue being reckless, forever?

She exposed his marriage scandal on live radio. He swore he'd never forgive her. But when they start talking anonymously online . . . Bellamy Barnes just wants to forget the mess that cost her everything. Her radio show, her reputation, and any shred of faith in emotionally unavailable men. The...

Letitia Vincent is a puppeteer who has spent the last three years pouring her heart into Jellybean Junction, a beloved but struggling children’s show barely clinging to public funding. She is quirky, creative, and fiercely protective of the show’s mission. Letitia is used to juggling...

Delano “Del” Greer plays by the rules at all times. Especially after a scandal ruined his career at the police department and threatened to destroy his family’s reputation in his hometown of Providence. Now, he’s focused on establishing Game Changers as a reputable sports bar. Once a...

A second chance at love for a wealthy socialite and her bad boy ex. After having her heart broken nine years ago, Monica Connor has no interest in marriage. She's busy living her best life and building a following as a social media influencer. When a wealthy businessman contracts her to promote...

Here is a necessary collection of poetry for admirers of words and treasurers of literary beauty. Spanning more than 30 years, this collection of literary masterpieces by the venerable Ms. Gwendolyn Brooks, arguably Illinois' most beloved Poet Laureate and Chicago's elder black literary stateswoman, Blacks includes all of Ms. Brooks' critically acclaimed writings.

For fans of Vanessa Miller, Sheila Williams, Victoria Christopher Murray and Tracy Chevalier, the story of an unconventional woman who overcame adversity to create enduring tributes in stone to her race and times. The life of pioneering Black Neoclassical sculptor Edmonia Lewis–from the Civil War-era Midwest to Boston’s abolitionist circles, to Rome’s expatriate community–is resurrected in this stunning debut biographical novel.

Farrah Campbell is a newly single mom with dreams of being an example for her daughter and giving her a good life despite her daughter’s detached father. When Farrah gets a job at Daniels Dental, both of their lives are sent into a tailspin. Dr. Todd Daniels owns a dental practice yet is still very much connected to the drug empire he and his twin brother built. Married to his career, he works day and night to ensure his success is permanent. Everything is business as usual… until the beautiful new dental hygienist hired at his objection piques his interest, making him consider risking it all.

Sports agent Jackie Miles is a petite powerhouse who has built her empire on killer instincts, designer stilettos, and tough skin. Her client roster is legendary, her temper is hotter than Georgia asphalt, and aside from her French bulldog PeeWee and her "boss chick village," she's perfectly content flying solo. Then Antonio Steele walks back into her life, and all hell breaks loose. The towering former football star turned rival agent has always known exactly which buttons to push.