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Peer Pleasure
An edgy, urban, young adult novel that has all the same elements of glamour, decadence, and wealth that make the hit television series Gossip Girl so popular and addictive.The esteemed Walburton Academy on Manhattan's Upper West Side educates some of the wealthiest—and...
$14.00
Having It All : Black Women and Success
A behind-the-scenes look into the lives of successful middle- and upper-middle class African American women, the groundbreaking HAVING IT ALL? is sure to spark discussions from cocktail parties to boardrooms.In a single generation, black women have made extraordinary strides academically,...
$23.95
Total Chaos : The Art And Aesthetics of Hip-hop
It's not just rap music. Hip-hop has transformed theater, dance, performance, poetry, literature, fashion, design, photography, painting, and film, to become one of the most far-reaching and transformative arts movements of the past two decades. American Book Award-winning journalist Jeff...
$18.95
Exorsistah
If you think the streets are mean, meet Emme Vaughn, demon-huntress.She just wants a home, a hottie, and some kickin’ boots. Does she really have to fight the devil to get them?After the creep who’s married to her friend Kiki tries...
$9.95
Last Chance : The Political Threat to Black America
In the twentieth century, a broad consensus to fight racial discrimination linked black Americans of all social classes, and gave birth to a movement that paved the way for black political power. Now, however, Black America is facing a moment...
$22.95
Obsessed
On an uncharacteristic whim, an obsessive-compulsive woman vacations at an island resort where she learns how to surrender to her disorderly, capricious, and wanton inner self.Briana's pristine life has recently gone downhill after she realized her perfect marriage was a...
$9.95
Woman in the Wings : Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and the Race for the
as a longstanding cabinet minister, chairperson of the African Union Commission and ANC presidential hopeful, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has always been in the public eye, but to many people this media-averse politician remains an enigma. Praised by some and criticised...
$15.00
Laelia : A Novel
Each of the Cates sisters had felt for a time that their husbands should be put away where they wouldn’t have to take care of them anymore—it’s time to make some changes.So begins the powerful, empowering journey of three women...
$23.00
SHOW & TELL
Show and Tell is a freaky, very graphic love story. Its author, Nelson George, is an accomplished screenwriter, documentarian, critic, and author of several award-winning nonfiction books. In addition, he was a consulting producer on the Emmy Award-winning The Chris Rock Show....
$12.00
Rooms of the Heart
For six long years Tempest Daileh had maintained her secret. Then without warning, her carefully constructed world began to crumble around her. Rooms of the Heart is the breathtaking tale of a woman torn between love and obligation.
$6.99
Interlude
Michelene Tyner has her finger on the pulse of the Louisiana elite, including criminal defense attorney Chase Alexander. Can their love survive his defending the accused murderer of Michelene's friend?
$6.99
Passport Diaries
Kia Carson, a Los Angeles district attorney with beauty, brains, taste, and style, is about to turn 35. There's just one problem with her picture-perfect life - she's not got one eligible man in sight. Well, thank God she has...
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Pride and Joi
Joi Martin knew what she wanted in a man: someone who could give her all the things she’d dreamed about from her working-class world~wealth, privilege and safety. Joe Pride was a solid, blue-collar factory worker: everything Joi was sure she...
$6.99
In Love With a Thug
A controversial new novel from critically acclaimed Essence bestseller Reginald L. Hall explores the attraction of dating a bad boy from an entirely new angle.During college, Juan Jiles fell in love with Darrell, who convinced Juan to help him rob...
$13.00
Disciplined : An Invitation Erotic Odyssey
a spoiled, self-indulgent heiress receives an anonymous invitation to what she believes will be a weekend of sexual extravagance but ultimately learns some valuable lessons about frivolous encounters and selfish pleasures.
$9.95
One Taste
A provocatively explicit account of an unhappily married couple whose passionless union causes them to seek alternative sexual satisfaction in scandalous ways.Regina Wheeler married her high school sweetheart and has never experienced sexual intimacy with any other man. After many...
$9.95
Punany Poets : Verbal Penetration
Powerful, provocative, and raw, self-described punany poets take readers on an extraordinary erotic journey, melding poetry, short stories, and prose to explore the essence of black male and female sexuality.
$24.00
Whiskey Road a Love Story
From Karen Siplin, the author of His Insignificant Other and Such a Girl, comes a passionate and edgy love story about a savvy female celebrity photographer and a small-town white contractor that asks, "Where does a black woman born and raised in the...
$13.00
Jaded
The author of Skin and Good Girl Gone Bad pens another sizzling tale of sex, scandal, and high-stakes corruption when a hard-hitting cop investigates the sultry, secretive hostess of an upscale "gentlemen's club" in the wake of a brutal murder...
$14.00
Sheisty Chicks
Get Money By Any Means NecessaryThe Waverly Girls Group Home is supposed to be a place where troubled teens come for reform. But Jazzy, Cha Cha, and Maya have different plans. Though the three girls hail from three different cities,...
$20.00
Loving You, Thinking of You, Don't Forget to Pray: Letters to My Son in Prison
From a mother, role model, and civil rights veteran, an inspiring gift of love to a child in his darkest hour. Jacqueline Jackson promised her son, Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., that she would write him every day during his...
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Divine Match-Up
There's only one boy for Divine....When Divine Matthews-Hardison left the Hollywood fast lane to live with her aunt and uncle in sleepy Temple, Georgia, she figured she could say good-bye to dating excitement. Who knew she would find a guy...
$9.95
Divine Secrets
It's up to Divine to decide....Growing up in the Hollywood spotlight -- and the tabloid headlines -- Divine Matthews-Hardison knows how tough it can be to keep secrets. And nothing has changed now that she lives in Temple, Georgia, with...
$9.95
Follow the Star: Christmas Stories That Changed My Life
New York Times bestselling author T. D. Jakes presents the perfect gift for the holidays: a heartwarming collection of stories and reminiscences that will bring readers a deeper understanding of the true meaning of Christmas.At Christmas, families gather and presents are...
$14.95
Hyped
Maurice LaSalle is a player of women and the saxophone. A gifted musician, hes the driving force behind MoJazz, a neo-soul group on the verge of their big break. Along with his partner in rhyme and crime, Jamal Grover,...
$14.95
Street Judge
Presiding over a Detroit murder case in which a drug-dealing suspect will talk to no one but him, a newly appointed judge refuses to compromise his moral code when the dealer demands privileges and protection in exchange for information. By...
$24.00
Them: A Novel
From the “mesmerizing storyteller” (The New Yorker) and author of the bestselling memoir Makes Me Wanna Holler presents a profound novel—in the tradition of Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth—that captures the dynamics of class and race in today's urban...
$14.00
Police Brutality : An Anthology
A landmark work by twelve leading critics and community leaders―essential reading for anyone interested in the history of American race relations. Ignited by the infamous shooting of Amadou Diallo, unarmed and innocent, at the hands of New York City police...
$14.95