It's the summer solstice. The day is hot and long in
central Florida, and author Clarissa Burden is stuck for
words. Faced with an impending deadline, she's suffering
from a huge case of writer's block. But that's only the
beginning of her misery. Her photographer husband Read more...
Entertainment writer Paige Turner has one of the hottest
blogs in New York City, Page Turners with Paige Turner.
When she pans the cookbook/memoir by NFL sensation, Torrian
Smallwood, people notice. Including Torrian.
Unable to resist, Torrian fires back in the blog comments,
sparking a modern War of the Read more...
ER charge nurse Erin Quinn is off duty when the emergency
room is besieged by farm workers suffering suspicious
symptoms. Fire department captain Scott McKenna and his
crew are called in to assist with handling the media. When
Erin arrives, she and Scott immediately butt heads,
something that becomes an Read more...
They've met before and they have unfinished business. Duan
Jeffries can't take his eyes off maid of honor Kimani Cannon
at his brother's wedding. For her part, Kimani can feel
Duan's gaze across the room, and she's a more than willing
participant in what is Read more...
Amish fiction is all the rage in Christian fiction circles.
A natural extension of this interest would be stories
involving the Mennonite faith. Gail Sattler tackles this in
THE NARROW PATH but takes it a step further when she
explores and contrasts two different approaches to living
and worshipping as Read more...
What can I say about this latest installment in the
Invincible Women series from author Francis Ray? Ray's
romances are artful, sensual, craft-filled storytelling
feats. In IF YOU WERE MY MAN, Raphael Dunlapβa walking
specimen of controlled passionβconnects with restauranteur
Nathalyia Fontaine based on a dare Read more...
Embittered Alma has become so bruised in her heart that she
is unable to have a healthy, loving relationship with
anyoneβnot her husband Harold, her children, her neighbors,
or even herself.
When Harold dies unexpectedly, after she wishes him dead,
Alma finds herself alone and lonely, ready to give Read more...
Venus Parson's flower shop is blooming, but her relationship
with husband Jake, former rap artist turned actor, is in
need of water. After starring in his first movie with his
former lover, Sirena Lassiter, Jake goes on a promotional
tour that sets Venus's nerves on end. She trusts Read more...
Lola returns to her mother's house after a night of taking
photographs of a client's husband suspected of infidelity
only to discover her family in mourning. Surprise,
surpriseβLola learns that she's the person who died. Since
she's obviously alive but there is a body, who Read more...
After Charlotte's husband of a mere few months walks out,
only to change to his mind and return home, Charlotte makes
a decision of her own. She leaves him. Charlotte finds a
place to live and goes about her life, continuing in her
job, making new friends, and joining Read more...
Aspiring dancer Jadyn Collins has a poor history with men
from the father who leaves her as a child to the stepfather
who abuses her and on to current boyfriend, Taji, who
doesn't seem to respect her or her dreams. When Taji learns
that Jadyn's career might actually Read more...
Catch a few unexpected punches and life's circumstances can
have you wishing you were someone else living a different
life. Regular people, eager for a moment in the spotlight,
want to be celebrities; celebrities, desperate for a few
moments of privacy, wish for normal lives. Such thinking
lays the Read more...
DeBerry and Grant capture the mood and feel of that changing
Harlem, where longtime residents felt threatened by
newcomers who previously wouldn't have stepped foot in their
community, or if they did, wouldn't have stayed very long,
definitely not past dark and definitely not long enough to
take Read more...
Zachary Albrightβknown to his fans as Zachary Wilder or by
his hip-hop moniker, "Rolling Deep"βis the hottest music
producer in the business. So it confounds and irritates him
when classical violinist Laurel Raineau refuses his
overtures to work together. Zach is certain if he can
introduce Laurel Read more...
After her first child, a daughter, is snatched from her arms
and done away with just seconds after birth, Kavita takes
matters into her own hands upon the birth of her second
daughter, delivering her child into the care of an
orphanage. For Kavita, any life is better than none Read more...
Tasha Darden is looking for her birth mother. Three women,
high school friends, are protecting the secret that
destroyed their friendship and influenced their life choices
for the past thirty years.
In TAKE YOUR PLEASURE WHERE YOU FIND IT, J. D. Mason
explores the ways in which a devastating decision Read more...
Chocolatier Constance "Coco" Stanley enjoys her upscale
Brentwood store. If only that loud, hip-hop playing music
store across the street didn't upset the neighborhood's
ambiance...
Songwriter and youth counselor Ransom Winters uses the
proceeds from his music to fund his passion, a day program
for suspended teens Read more...
Charmaine Ellisβbank president and spiritual armor bearerβis
accomplished in every way but one. She has yet to find the
love of her life, or any love for that matter. She blames
this primarily on her plus-size body. (Make that two areas
for improvement since she is aware Read more...
THURSDAY NIGHT WIDOWS begins and ends with death. Death of
three men. Death of a community.
The bodies of three of the prominent men of the gated
community, The Cascade, are found dead in the swimming pool
at one of their homes. The Cascade is the place to live,
where Read more...
Bernadine Brown, philanthropist owner of the town of Henry
Adams, has just gotten started. The town is now financially
sound and the children in need of good homes are secure, but
there is more to be done. Her attraction to Malachi July,
owner of the Dog and Cow diner, is Read more...
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