Résultats pour "Adults" dans Afro-américaine

An Instant USA TODAY Bestseller! "This is the beach and pool read of the summer! Fun and sexy with a delicious slow-burn that revolves around a lovable cast of characters.” —Karen Booth, author of Not So Fast Wanted—no, NEEDED: a summer escape with beach reads, cocktails…and a little...

Yetta Yvette delighted us with Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number. She has returned with once again another inspiring story. Will college quarterback Karter Stephens, also known as TQ overcome his disappointments in a world of life’s adversities, and fight through his demons? In order to become the winner, he is destined to be, or will he give up on life and love? This story has lessons to be learned. The first lesson is to NEVER give up! Inspired by real events.

Old flames ignite and the past never truly dies in a haunting new romance from USA Today bestselling author Nadine Gonzalez. Author Jules Levy Jones is running—from her past, from her grief, and from the only man who ever really sparked her interest. Drawn to Key West for a prestigious...

Diane McKinney-Whetstone’s latest character-rich, page-turner blends her signature style with a little magic in her depiction of the Maces, a vibrant family of Philadelphia clairvoyants with issues. Ayana has inherited the Knowing gene that the Maces believe have been passed down to at least...

In the bustling streets of Queens, New York, Jamar Ward’s life is defined by loss, love, and the unrelenting pull of music. Raised by his steadfast grandmother Martha after the tragic loss of his mother, Jamar finds solace at the piano, where his raw talent transforms unspoken emotions into hauntingly beautiful melodies. Yet, his journey is far from solitary. Watching over him is the spirit of Melba Bowie, a jazz singer caught between realms, whose purpose is to guide Jamar in unlocking his potential and freeing him from the weight of his past.

A VANITY FAIR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The story of three once-inseparable college friends in Nigeria who reunite in Lagos for the first time in thirty years—a sparkling novel about the extraordinary resilience of female friendship. “A story rendered with so much heart.” —Taylor Jenkins...

In this day and age, one would believe that skin color would not matter, but in this coming of age novel, Sandra Ray learns that it still matters in a painful way. Although she is twenty three, attends college full time and works as a sales associate, she has a little growing up to do. She realizes she can't live with her sister and brother-in-law forever and is angry and bitter from feeling a lack of control of what happens in her life. When her sister and brother-in-law try to set her up with a successful Pediatrician she resists with all her might.

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by PopSugar, Ms. magazine, Medium, Book Riot, BookPage, CrimeReads, Tor Nightfire, Bookshop, Book Talk, BiblioLifestyle, and more! AN APRIL 2022 BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK “Morrow uses her heroine’s warped perspective to examine painful truths about race...

Akwaeke Emezi erkundet in ihrem von Kritik und Publikum gefeierten Debüt "Süßwasser", wie es ist, ein gespaltenes Ich zu haben. Und sie zeigt gleichzeitig, wie wir alle unsere verschiedenen Identitäten laufend konstruieren. Ein Hörbuch von wilder Energie und schlangenartiger Eleganz - die Geburt einer neuen ungebändigten literarischen Stimme. Ada wächst im Süden Nigerias auf. Sie ist ein sprunghaftes und schwieriges Kind und ein Quell steter Sorge für ihre Eltern. Adas verschiedene Ichs kommen immer wieder zum Vorschein und rücken vor allem nach ihrem Umzug in die USA immer stärker in den Vordergrund.

Celeste Harper is happily married and living life to its fullest...or that’s what she wants everyone to believe, but her failure to conceive a baby and the critical information she's withholding from her husband may demolish her house of cards. Ginger Brown meets a guy online and invites him to stay in her home. It isn’t long before she finds herself having to ask for permission to go to church. Dirty dishes left in the sink, canned goods not neatly stacked, and missing curfew by just one minute earns Ginger a beat down on a regular basis. How long will the makeup hide the bruises?

Cuando los padres de Yusuf, de doce años, le dicen que vivirá con su tío Aziz durante una temporada, el chico se muestra entusiasmado. Pero lo que Yusuf no sabe es que su padre lo ha empeñado para saldar una deuda imposible de pagar, ni tampoco que Aziz no es pariente suyo, sino un rico y acaudalado comerciante con el que viajará por África central y las riberas del Congo en vísperas de la primera guerra mundial.

It is in this environment that The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is written. In this novel, the narrator describes his life as a Black child and young adult, working his way through the various social classes. He becomes a musician and travels the world as a free Black man for much of his life, but eventually makes the decision to live as a White man after witnessing a horrific lynching. The rest of his life is spent keeping a piece of himself hidden from everyone in an attempt at safety.

Shanice is a Harlem-born teenager with the hopes and dreams of one day escaping the mad house in which she currently lives with her abusive mother, two sisters, and her thumb-sucking little brother. But when she is forced to fend for herself after being abandoned, Shanice is lured into a world that is unapologetic, rougher, and bigger than any of her childhood daydreams.

Derek Harper, a young African American man who dreams of becoming a successful songwriter, pursues his ambitions amid the colorful fast lane of the 1980s music industry, with only his parents to act as his conscience during his odyssey.

Lindsey is a bad girl, and she's determined to stay that way. She's been called a slut enough to know it's true, and she's not ashamed of the fact anymore. She makes it known to every man she comes in contact with that she's available for the taking - the rougher, the better. When she meets Lieutenant Zachary Davis on one of her many trips to the principal's office, she finally finds a man who refuses to treat her like the trash she believes she really is. But can Lindsey change her wayward, dangerous ways and learn to value herself the way the Zach seems to?