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Your first love. Your first heartbreak. Your first time behind the wheel of a car. But my first time in Emerald Ridge is by chance. I was running from a mistake when I ran smack dab into River Stallone, a rugged, foul-mouthed, mountain man who wants all of me. My sister-in-law says he's got a reputation, but it's high time I have a first time.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful animal kingdom in the forest, where all the animals lived happily under the reign of their king. A wise fox was the minister to the king. There also lived a gang of ferocious and destructive wild elephants at the end of the forest. One day, as the king was conducting a meeting with his kingdom, minister fox informed the king that a parrot couple needed his assistance in building a safe nest for their newborn babies.

Peet and her younger sister Louisa live in rural Edgecombe County in North Carolina with their grandparents while their mother is away working in another state. One day, Peet notices her grandmother offering watermelon to a guest. Peet yearns for a slice of watermelon that Grandma has placed on the porch for guests and feels upset that she was not immediately invited to have some. Later on, Peet learns a lesson from her mother about the importance of waiting patiently for whatever she wants.

Tulip realizes the world is changing around her because of a virus. She looks for ways to help her family and community get through the stress of the pandemic.

Renee McPherson’s parents died when she was only six years old. The size 22, six-foot-tall African American has seen more tragedies than most people and is now running the very orphanage where she had spent her formative years, determined to make a difference! When two of her charges are sick with pneumonia, she knows she needs to get the best care possible...The dark and ruggedly handsome Martin Eldridge was born into a multi-billionaire-dollar pharmaceutical empire...But his passion is driven by helping the poor and the needy!

The story revolves around a successful events planner, Elena Cole, whose job is to help other people plan their weddings and events. Elena finds it cumbersome to get into a relationship. Constantly striking out, she commences an online dating and soon gets a real chance at love. Then she meets Oliver Drew, a handsome and charming doctor.

Black women are now one of the most educated groups in the United States. However, our educational achievements haven't translated into representation in higher-level, higher-paying roles within organizations. In Leading on Purpose, Dr. Julianna Hynes shares her story of going from being aimless in her career to having crystal clear focus after clarifying her vision, identifying her goals, and mapping out a strategy to attain them.

Lauren realizes she does not have enough money to buy a stuffed unicorn. She does chores and saves her allowance to get the stuffed animal of her dreams.

After finding out that his fiancée and father had been having a secret affair behind his back, Elijah runs off to the country to lick his wounds. There he meets - or rather saves - the beautiful Samantha Francis after a harrowing car accident! Samantha is running away from a former abusive relationship...and although there is instant attraction with her and Elijah, she has deep emotional wounds to heal.

A whirlwind forbidden romance rocks Whitney's world during her first semester of graduate school. But it ends almost as quickly as it begins, and after a month away from campus, Whitney returns to Garlington University with one goal in mind—get over Professor Rhys Ellis.

Janet and Jacob have had a forty-nine-year affair—Trion High School sweethearts, a young married couple, a divorced couple who can’t stay out of each other’s bed, even when Jacob was remarried with twin girls. The glue of their tumultuous relationship is a mutual passion for each other and for the written word. Jacob, the writer, full of early success, has lost his nerve and requires the approval of Janet, his ideal reader, before he can submit his work for publication. Janet awaits his daily call, usually after midnight when both are tipsy.

The book the world has been waiting for since the death of the “King of Pop!" Author and music producer Gary Revel reveals never-before-told facts about Michael Jackson. The book takes an investigative approach toward uncovering what Revel calls the “secrets of the life, music and career of a man considered to be one of the greatest entertainers in music history.”

Desire Blackstone enjoys two things in life, cooking and doing whatever or whomever she wants. After a run-in with her ex-girlfriend, she starts to see her love life through a new lens. Her no-sex diet was designed to help her build real connections, but she hadn’t counted on meeting a hot photographer.

You cannot escape the reality of tomorrow by evading it today… Whitney Dahl only wanted one thing—freedom. Freedom to explore, to travel, to live a life outside the confines of her family's elite inner circle of billionaire business moguls and upper East Coast socialites. Freedom especially from a relationship that was dragging her closer and closer to the life her parents desperately wanted for her—barefoot and pregnant in some billionaire's kitchen. Whitney did everything she could to keep them off her back.

Facing the prospect of an empty nest, feisty widow Priscilla Clark determines to stay busy by turning her beloved, old Victorian into a one-of-a-kind bed and breakfast. But when circumstances beyond her control bring a halt to her new business idea, she’s forced to accept help from an unlikely source.

Heartbreak had always been Shannon Washington's calling card. Time and time again, she had been used by men, yet she kept picking the same type of guy. Just like Shannon (Reflections), Raymond Brown II had lost in the game of love. Raymond wanted a woman to look beyond his wealth and truly see the man he was, but the women of his past only saw the surface of the man he represented.

African-American computer security expert, Alayna Alexander, will do anything to have a family, including marry a man she doesn't love. But confusion in the form of tall, dark Khavon Brighton, a former computer hacker, slips into Alayna's life when she is assigned to work with him on a top-level security project. Sparks fly as the two race to thwart a desperate cyberthief who has a personal vendetta against Khavon.

When she walked into his life then, he wasn’t prepared for the storm that was about to ensue. Now, she was back, but what had she brought with her? Had she changed her mind on being with Cam and just came for a goodbye? Jaxon had paced that porch for what felt like forever and now, the only question he had was if she was there for him...for there forever….or if she was there to say goodbye in person. He hoped that forever was on her mind. Mia had gone through a whirlwind and all she wanted now was to be in his arms and never let go.

When Pearl Aster takes a receptionist job at Wolf Motor’s, all she is hoping for is enough money to get out of her parents’ smoothing hold, and away from their rule dominated life. Her upper-class status and its expectations are nothing that she wants now that she’s seen the ugliness it conceals. Yet these rough and rowdy men aren’t like anything she’s ever experienced. Brash, bold, dirty, and completely honest, but still more respectful than the man that she’s expected to marry.

Marvel Keller is one of Hollywood’s best kept secrets. A P.A. by title, her sole job is to take on the most difficult cases and turn them into productive celebrities again. She’s worked with the best and the worst that the entertainment world has produced. Bram Stoker is just another name on a list of famous people who are falling apart under the pressure of the spotlight. As lead singer to one of the strongest Death Metal bands on the market, he has the world at his feet. But all that attention, and the trauma of real life, comes with a cost.