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Dr. Geoffrey Chance Du Bois, a noted alternative medicine doctor holds his annual health symposium in Atlanta, GA. An attendee raises his hand. “So my question is regarding...” He hesitates and appears nervous. Dr. Du Bois smiles. “It’s okay, ignore the large crowd.” The attendee takes a deep breath, then continues, “.... My question is regarding the recent deaths and disappearances of alternative medicine doctors. What are your thoughts on that? Is it coincidence, or....” A hush falls over the crowd.

The book is a history of African-American leadership in modern times, with special focus on two magnetic and essential figures in the struggle for racial equality: General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Following an introductory chapter on slavery and the Civil War, the book examines African-American leadership during the two world wars, and the history of civil rights legislation in the 20th century. It tells how a people who were enslaved for over 240 years came to have one of their own become president of the country that enslaved them....

Betraying his clan has never been a possibility for Avice Selleck. But with his hand clasped to Yarra’s, he knows that redemption is not a possibility. He is now an outcast, keen on being with the woman his mother wanted assassinated. Yarra has questions of her own too. Why is Alicia Selleck, the leader of the clan, intent on having her killed? What secrets and resentments does she harbor towards Yarra? As the two lovebirds escape into the night, they find themselves reuniting with one of Avice’s old friends - one who shares the same fate of banishment as he does.

Kamali Danladi has sworn never to get married again. But his meddling mother is bent on hitching him to any eligible female that comes along to the next family gathering. There's only one thing for it. Get fake-hitched to his executive assistant. If anyone is more averse to marriage than he is, it's her. So they'll be perfect together. Or at least, they'll fake perfect together. Ebun Forson doesn't do families. She certainly doesn't do festivities.

In year 2272, a technologically advanced African civilization has formed and the west has fallen due to global warming and political tension. In this year East Africa is tearing apart and tensions are brewing due to a major earthquake caused by the splitting of the Great Rift. As more and more people suffer, large numbers have turned to crime and violence. In these sad times the area has become ripe with fear and darkness.

Most women would have been satisfied - growing up poor, only to end up snagging one of the finest and wealthiest men in Chicago. But not Rose! She doesn’t want to destroy, but she can’t seem to do anything else! And it doesn’t help matters that her man is an ex-thug turned multimillionaire named Boston St. Rock. Maybe, someone should have told her that street guys aren’t to be played with. Even if they have turned their life around! You can take the man out the streets, but you can’t take the streets out the man.

As a journalist, Jessica Ryder knew how to deal with all kinds of situations, but when her editor assigned her a last-minute interview, she realized she wasn’t prepared at all for the number one tennis player Hayden Connors. She imagined him as some spoiled, rich kid, but found a bad boy billionaire, instead.

It’s easy to take him with me, but again that is a problem too. “What are you, Sapphira? No who are you? I don’t even know what to ask you. What did I see today? It doesn’t make sense. I need to process this; I don’t understand any of this.” He said all in one breathe. I am the princess of the mermaid world and also the future queen. I arrive in the human world along with my best friend and protector Armanian, to prove that I am worthy to be the princess.

He won’t leave me alone for my life. I have to get rid of him, before he gets into my head. I don’t know how I will face her if I ever come in contact with her. My past will come to haunt me. Then I have to take care of this girl at school named Lucinda, oh how I despise her! I will drag her ass down the floor, that’s a promise. I am a street fighter, without parents, without anyone to look after me. I am my own guardian. It’s been like this for many years, and I am happy for it. I have no boys in my life; boys are only my contenders and nothing else.

The N.M.E. is a novel in verse set in the 1960s, an eye-opening tale of love, hate, and revenge that submerges the listener into the mind of a true killer. Hell-bent on committing patricide, Michael has to escape from prison in order to fulfill this one malevolent desire.

When an ultimatum sets Cipher on a path to find his bride, his first stop is the Royal Matchmaker. But Cipher doesn’t want just any woman. He needs a perfect lady dragon who can handle all that society has to throw at her. A human with a checkered past will never do. Not even when he’s certain that she’s his fated mate.

Prince Redlen isn’t called the rebel prince for nothing. Since a youngling, he would rather spend time with the soldiers on the outskirts of the Autumn Court, or train with neighboring kingdoms, than visit his own family at the Oren Palace. But when their worst enemy shows up at their shores and threatens his kingdom, he has no choice but to go back.

Civil war sliced through the Spring Court, leaving the royal family assassinated and General Ashton imprisoned. Torturous years later, Ash finally escapes and embarks on a mission to complete the last order he was given by the late King—to locate his lost princess. In a small flower shop, living a rather mundane existence, he finds a rare beauty named Hayley—who happens to be the rightful heir to the throne.

After witnessing the skills of the Intergalactic Dating Agency at finding mates, Knox enlists their services to find a woman of his own. He's collected a hoard of precious stones from across the galaxy, a mate will be his crown jewel. But is he looking for love, or another treasure for his collection?

Human Liza has no idea aliens exist—or that she's been talking to an alien dating agency for months, pouring her heart out about her abusive home life. When she finally begs for help, Flint's right there... but she has no idea why. And when he teleports her away from home she's sure she's being abducted. In her desperate bid to escape, Liza sends them hurtling down to a dangerous watery planet full of monsters eager to eat her... or worse. Liza refuses to rely on any man, even if her accidental kidnapper is a better option than a wild water dragon.

Asher knows what he wants and a mate isn't part of the bargain. But when his boss turns her marriage-minded meddling his way, he's forced to take a meeting with the Intergalactic Dating Agency. There's no way the matchmaker can find a lady who will meet his exacting standards. Then Zoe Gershwin crashes into his life and chaos ensues.

Take a journey into the book of Revelation. Follow the journey of Yessica Hoffman, a special forces operative and leader who gets involved in a world changing event.

About 10 years ago, I was working as a security guard assigned to the 11-7 a.m. shift. Once, while on duty, I found myself sitting in my car, looking up in the sky and praying to a higher power about my life. I wanted to be a better man. As I looked up at the moon, I could have sworn I saw an image of a man moving up and down peacefully, like he was doing some sort of a dance, on the image of the moon. Not entirely sure if my eyes were failing me, I reached for my camera—which I always kept in my car—and took a picture of the moon having this “male image”.

With the last battle fast approaching, the time to gather allies for an army is running out. As are the number of days left in Nadine’s life. Despite Micah’s insistence that they find a way to stop Nadine’s impeding death, she chooses to focus all her attention on strategies to win the war instead. With a new hero, a new god, and new abilities, she starts to believe they might actually have a chance to lift the never-ending veil of darkness. Until a betrayal throws a wrench into their carefully made plans, setting them back to square one.

He will live forever, but his existence will mean nothing without her. Not even a god can break a soul oath. Refusing to accept Nadine’s imminent death, Micah goes on a perilous journey to discover a way to change her terrible fate. A legend about a cup holds the key, but the price to get it may be more than he is willing to pay.