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After fourteen years in prison, Gerald “Stew Pot” Reeves, age thirty-one, returns home to live with his mom in Parkland, a black middle-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The residents are in a tailspin, dreading the arrival of the man they remember as a frightening delinquent. The anxiety only grows when Stew Pot announces that he experienced a religious awakening in prison.

An old man lives in a Victorian house alone. Or so he thinks. When he visits his basement, he is literally haunted by his past.

The world has gone dark. The power is out. Chaos reigns. Light has become as precious as life itself. Hope is all but lost. Yet in the darkness -- a spark ignites. Neil is determined to cast back the shadows. Determination rises from trial and fire. With his friends, he will oppose the dark and take back what was lost: Hope. Power. Light. The darkness is full of chaos, of danger, of corruption. But in the dark, the brightest light shines. It's time to spark the light.

Once infected, the virus shuts down organs, kills nerve impulses, and even reprograms the way we think. The virus becomes us. But the process takes eight hours. If you only had eight hours left to live, what would you do? For Chris Smith, that decision has been made for him. He's infected, and returns home to find the rest of his family undead or missing, save his youngest daughter Maisie. He's never been much of a father, but can he make up for it now in the final few hours of his life and find somewhere safe for her to survive?

A night that was supposed to be a celebration of all her success ended up being a devastating one. The last person Lyric saw before being snatched was Logan. Once she woke up, she was confused as to what was going on until everything was laid out on the table for her. Shocked and scared, Lyric tried her hardest to keep her sanity while being held hostage due to her husband Chadd's selfish actions.

From slim thick to curvy and voluptuous, Lyric Larson's a force behind the pen that she pushes as an author. But behind closed doors, she battles with insecurities which are always triggered by her unfaithful husband. While she's grinding and staying loyal to her marriage, her husband Chadd not only slides into bed with another woman but also gets himself mixed up with a mob. The consequences of his actions will fall back on Lyric, but oblivious to what's going on, she has no clue.

Aspiring chef London Johnson gets to meet Chante when he delivers her dinner on a night when the restaurant where he works is short-staffed. As soon as he lays eyes on her, he wants her. Even though he knew she was older than him, that didn't stop him from asking her for her number. Flattered but uninterested, Chante decides to give him a chance, believing there is no way they'd have anything other than a physical connection. Within a matter of weeks, London steals her heart. But because of their age difference, Chante is terrified and puts up a fight, only to be defeated by love.

At 38 years old, Navy Captain Joel Layton retires. With no family awaiting his return, Joel moves to the Port of Aleutia, Alaska, where he accepts a job as a deckhand on the Alexandria, a deep-sea king crab fishing vessel. On his first night in town, Joel and the crew go to Portia's Port House for a celebratory drink. Joel is captivated by Portia, a singer-songwriter. And Portia can't deny how handsome Joel is in his Navy uniform.

Enter an enchanting world that is both real and magical. Meet talking squirrels and share in their laughter and celebrations as they battle against the evil skoti army, all in the interests of the happiness and success of four human school friends.

When you’re a djinn, fixing all your problems can be as simple as snapping your fingers. This isn't one of those times. We all have our crosses to bear. The demons of our past haunt the corners of our minds. More often than not, those demons stay locked away, never to see the light of day. Rosie is not so lucky.

This audiobook expresses the challenges the author faced in life while attempting to fit into constantly changing environments. Throughout the audiobook, the author explains the transitions involving his fool's hill - a concept presented to him by his grandmother. Early in life, the author experienced changing life situations, and he desired to be accepted, which led to mischievousness then gravitated to crime and other rebellious acts.

Just as things are looking up for Nirvana, even more shocking secrets surface, making her question everything she knows about her life. The one person she thought she could count on has secrets of his own, and as they come to light, she has to decide if their relationship is worth fighting for. Blaze is torn between doing the right thing or following his heart. When the unimaginable happens, something beyond his control, he must come to terms with losing the most important person in his life. Take a ride with this couple one last time to find out how their journey ends.

After the duel that was to decide the fate of our reality, Kwen finds that even the best laid plans can collapse into ruin. The brighter tomorrow he fought for brings even more challenges. Having found the courage to accept the role given him, can he now find it within himself to face the darkness fueling the movement of the once halted New Light?

Nirvana Hart, 24, had been dealt a bad hand all her life. As a result of watching her dad shoot her mama and then himself, Nirvana was all alone in the world. The knight in shining armor she thought was there to save her was actually the devil in disguise. Being with her boyfriend, Prophet Morris, for six years, all she’d focused on was doing what she could to stay afloat and uncovering the truth about her past. Yet, at every turn, somebody sought to destroy everything she had built.

This story takes us through the life of a young man who gets caught up in the dark world of dirty politics. Sam finds himself and his friends being tracked down by government officials 20 years after writing what he thought was a benign yet radical term paper exposing flaws in the structure of a government. Suddenly connected to four students with a similar theory, Sam finds himself faced with an individual that will silence him at any cost.

Do you know the saying, “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”? The same is true for Nirvana Hart. She has been dealt a bad hand in life. After a bombshell was dropped on her doorstep, she’s just trying to deal with the reality of finding her daughter. As far as she is concerned, the worst is over, but it is only the beginning when more secrets come to light. The only thing she knows for sure is her feelings for Blaze Banks.