Lynnette R. Freeman
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"In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past--a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with...
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In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her. Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus's life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister...
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Heirloom secrets volume 1
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"In 1946, Millie Middleton left home to keep her heritage hidden, carrying the dream of owning a dress store. Decades later, when Harper's future in fashion falls apart, she visits her mentor Millie. When the revelation of a family secret leads them to Charleston and a rare opportunity, can they overcome doubts and failures for a chance at their dreams?"--
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2024
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"When Adebimpe is ten, she is sold with her mother, Sanite, to plantation owner John du Marche. He soon renames her Ady but Sanite never lets her daughter forget who she really is - a person who can read and write and understand numbers. Most importantly, Sanite reminds Ady that she must never reveal these abilities to a white person, especially not her true name. Tasked with maintaining du Marche's home in vibrant New Orleans, Ady takes in the city...
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Blessings volume 10
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Trent July has been the mayor of this historic town for the past four years, but now he's ready to let someone else take up the mantle. Barrett Payne, a former Marine, decides he wants the job. But when a surprise candidate also enters the ring, the town has opinions on who would be the best candidate. And of course that's not the only drama, as Malachi "Mal" July continues to make reparations for the damage he's caused and to the people he's betrayed,...
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The Hurston-Wright Award Finalist makes her long-awaited return with this electrifying saga-as moving and indelible as The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, The Turner House, and The Love Songs of W. E. B. DuBois-that explores three generations of a family trying to overcome trials and trauma and free themselves from the darkness of the past.
Lottie Rebecca Lee is spoken into the world in Fayetteville, North Carolina by a Black nurse who declares, "Lord Jesus,...
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A practical guide for handling life's financial emergencies for the cash-strapped, the meticulous budgeter, and everyone in between.
What do a layoff, a medical emergency, a broken appliance, and a natural disaster have in common? Each scenario has the potential to upend your personal finances, no matter your financial situation. Money can be an intense source of stress, especially when you suddenly don't have enough of it. This handy and accessible...
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Single Ladies is back! Get ready to deal with the drama of baby daddies, side chick issues, divorce, child custody, child support, medical issues, money problems, infidelity, lust, in-laws, jobs, law enforcement, incarceration, and everything else that comes along with being a "Single Lady in the hood!"
Tammy, Falisha, Kim, and Lisa return with new issues and old relationships threatening each lady's happiness. Tammy finds herself deeply in love...
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A leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today's multi-billion-dollar diversity industry, and provides actional solutions for creating a truly equitable, multiracial future.
Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work, from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility, ignored and failed Black people. While explicit discrimination...
10) Marked at Birth
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What do you do if people say you are born with the "mark of the devil," especially in Jamaica where many believe in the spirits of good and evil? If you are Isabella "Bella" Pigmore, born with a birthmark so pronounced that she faces ridicule for most of her young life, you feel bad-very bad.
Growing up feeling like a freak, Bella clings to the only support she has, her mother. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances and she...
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By day, Orlando's just one of the guys, by night, he uses his infallible charisma to wine, dine, and entertain the elite wives of the south. After falling in love with Carrie, he decides there has to be a better way. When he's ready to cut ties with the exclusive club, his boss isn't ready to let him go and will do anything to keep him where he belongs including destroying the woman he loves. A simmering story of seduction that will leave you breathless....
12) Day Not Promised
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A new Christian fiction series that reminds readers that the bad guys don't always win, especially when the Lord fights our battles.
Omega Addams thought it was a typical work day until a detour on the way home changes everything. She's almost killed, but an innocent bystander, Mitchell Franklin, takes a bullet for Omega during a gas station robbery.
In the aftermath, Omega has no idea that God expects her to "pray it forward" until a spiritual...
13) Now Lila Knows
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Caribbean professor Lila Bonnard arrives in Vermont for a short-term teaching position and is forced to confront the terrible legacy of American (in)justice Nunez is one of the finest and most necessary voices in contemporary American and Caribbean fiction. Nunez has always had the power to get to the essence of what makes human beings take right and wrong turns.
LILA BONNARD HAS LEFT HER ISLAND HOME in the Caribbean to join the faculty as a visiting...
14) Carver
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Something says find out why rain falls, what makes corn proud and squash so humble, the questions call like a train whistle...
George Washington Carver was determined to help the people he loved. Born enslaved in Missouri, he left home in search of an education, eventually earning his master's degree. When Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the all Black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, Carver found his calling....
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Four women. Four enchantments. One man.
But he is no handsome prince, and this is no sugar-sweet fairy tale. Jo, Abony,
Ranjani, and Maia all have something in common: they have each been cursed by the CEO of their workplace after he abused his power to prey on them. He wants them silent and uses his sinister dark magic to keep them quiet about what he did.
But Jo, Abony, Ranjani and Maia are not fairy-tale princesses waiting to be rescued. They...
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When an extraordinary flying theme park arrives above Atlanta, one boy must stop a sinister force from stealing the park's tech and taking over the world. An electrifying illustrated series with the Afrofuturism of Black Panther that took the world by storm. Perfect for fans of Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
"Hold on tight, Futureland will be the ride of your life . . . and maybe the last!" —Kwame Mbalia,...
"Hold on tight, Futureland will be the ride of your life . . . and maybe the last!" —Kwame Mbalia,...
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William Morrow Paperbacks
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2024
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As seen on The TODAY Show!
Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of Hollywood's most prolific but woefully underappreciated stars—and the first Black person ever to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in the critically acclaimed classic film Gone With the Wind.
It was supposed to be the highlight of her career, the pinnacle for which
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