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After losing her husband, Sienna Parker has been living a shadow of her former life, paralyzed by anxiety and guilt over not being the mother her young son deserves. When her sister, Maya, suggests a fresh start in a small town, Sienna agrees. Oak Mountain turns out to be nothing like she expected. Her son is thriving, she's minutes away from her sister, and for the first time in years, Sienna feels a spark of hope. But when that spark comes in the form of Maya's boss, Noah, she finds herself facing something she hadn't planned on: falling in love again.

A mysterious organization recruits an ambitious scion of elite Black DC society—but to what end? This electric debut novel brilliantly contends with family legacies and what it takes to break free from the expectations of others. Nina Johnson has always taken pride in belonging to The Tenth...

Failed relationships have been the one constant in my life, each breakup chipping away at my hopes for lasting love. But just when I thought I'd drown in a sea of regret, my sister yanked me from the depths of despair, pushing me far beyond my comfort zone. And now, here I was, on my first day as a personal assistant to none other than the enigmatic billionaire, Mr. Stone.

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.

Earl Wayne Jr. has filthy tastes. Most women can’t handle one night with the rock star, let alone a secret relationship. But his best friend’s nerdy, black, younger sister is impossible to resist. LaShawn was off-limits from the start. Earl knew better than to seduce the loud-mouthed woman he watched grow up—but one slip changes everything. Keeping their messed up love affair secret isn’t just dangerous because of his career—it’s life or death. If Devonté, LaShawn’s prison-hardened brother, finds out, they’re both as good as dead.

Known as Dr. Bell to the streets, his days are filled with caring for those whose lives are far less than legal. Along with being a physician, he's a single father raising four young men. Humble, Peace, Bragg, and Kalm are his sons. Although the streets are in chaos, Adir's sons are the only ones keeping him under control. Despite pleas from those who need the old Adir, he is committed to leading his family without reverting to the part of him he retired once he became a father.

Royce Atkins doesn't need an introduction, simply because the city is his. His name is on a plethora of things, from legal to illegal, and no one dares to take it from him. Women aren't thought about because the family business takes precedence. Also, he's spoiled and entitled. Whatever he wants is always in reach. He's on everyone's radar, and he knows it. However, he never cared.

Mama Ella’s final words cling to Karina long after her grandmother passes—cryptic, unsettling, impossible to shake. When her estranged sister, Candace, appears at the funeral unannounced, those last words snap into focus, suddenly prophetic. Soon, buried truths and scabbed-over wounds surface, forcing the sisters to confront the betrayals and choices that shaped their lives—and the secrets that kept them apart.

What happens when a heartbroken therapist hires a handsome but hot-headed private chef for a dinner she was supposed to share with the man who wrecked her in the first place? She ends up being fed more than the three-course meal he came to serve. Iyla Fisher thought her solo anniversary dinner would be a quiet night of self-care until Keywan Glover, a chef with a short fuse and a violent past, strolls into her life and flips the script.

As the CEO of Stone Enterprise, I wasn't used to hearing the word "no." The way I conducted business wasn't always legal, but that's the thing about owning everything I touched: no one could tell me I was wrong. Owing me was the worst thing you could ever do. When I collected on a debt, I only accepted two payment options: your life or something I deemed valuable. When I laid eyes on Fable Walters, I knew she would be the perfect payment for a debt she hadn't accrued. She was beautiful, intelligent, a hustler, and more importantly, she didn't fear me.

An unforgettable, poetic, raw, and emotional debut novel about love, secrets, and survival, perfect for fans of Jahquel J., Shvonne Latrice, and Elle Kayson. Niyah Evans is a registered nurse with a bleeding heart and a backbone built from survival. After raising her younger brother on her own...

From their high school days to long nights in college, she poured her heart into Derek—believing they'd build a life together. But now, he’s chasing a dream that leaves no room for her, and Imara is left holding the pieces of a relationship that only works when she sacrifices herself. When Derek chooses career over commitment—again—Imara is forced to confront a truth she’s long ignored: loving someone shouldn’t mean losing yourself.

'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' – Roddy Doyle 'His [Dominic Hofman] performance is terrific: variously wry, poignant and thoughtful as he imbues Jim with the humanity and agency denied to him by Twain' – The Guardian, Audiobook of the Week James is a profound...

The beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation and one of the Modern Library's top 20 novels of the 20th century. “A remarkable book…From the opening page, brilliant in its establishment of mood, character, and suspense, the book takes hold of the...

Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison's once-acclaimed writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has been rejected by seventeen publishers. He seethes on the sidelines of the literary establishment as he watches the meteoric success of We's Lives in Da Ghetto, a first novel by a woman who once visited 'some relatives in Harlem for a couple of days'. Meanwhile, Monk struggles with real family tragedies – his aged mother is fast succumbing to Alzheimer's, and he still grapples with the reverberations of his father's suicide seven years before.

They thought fire would take everything—my home, my woman, and Elijah. That I'd be nothing but ashes. They forgot who I am. I'm King Inferno. I don't burn alone. The Inferno Gods don't just ride—we burn everything in our path.

I knew I wanted her since the first time I saw her at that kitchen counter sobbing. I could see the pain in her eyes, and I knew she had never been loved right. She probably never had someone console or love her the way that I knew I would. I couldn't love her then. My heart wouldn't allow me to, knowing that everything or everyone that loves me ends up leaving this earth.

There were a lot of things that I could live without. I had lived without freedom for the past fifteen years. My wife was someone that I couldn't live without, and I needed her. Alaia saved a lot of people with just a touch of her hand on my arm. She calmed the beast within me, reminded me what I had at home. Alaia was someone that I refused to live without, and now, they took her from me. They touched my wife and thought they would be able to live to talk about it. You didn't touch a Delgato and thought you would live. You didn't touch what was mine and think you could live.

A year away helped me realize that Delgato power doesn't just apply to the males in our family. Being away showed me that the same power cruised through my blood. That same power helped me remember who I am. I am Capri Delgato… Baby Doll. A lawyer by day, and the hood's princess by night. The one who will ride for her family. Ms. Delgato, who will make sure her brother never returns to prison because I know the ins and outs of the legal system. With my niece-in-law, we gonna show 'em that the Delgatos don't just run the streets…

Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 by LitHub and The Millions. Called one of the Top 10 Literary Fiction titles of Fall by Publishers Weekly. An extraordinary new novel about the influence of history on a contemporary family, from the New York Times-bestselling and National Book...