Résultats pour "Glory" dans Afro-américaine

It’s a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Glory has settled into her usual after-church routine, meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop, where she works as a small-time bookie. Sitting at her corner table, Glory hears that her best friend—a nun beloved by the community—has been found dead in her apartment. When the police declare the mysterious death a suicide, Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story and, with her reluctant daughter in tow, launches a shadow investigation in a town of oil tycoons, church gossips, and a rumored voodoo priestess.

After her life was turned upside down by solving the murder of her best friend, Sister Amity Gay, all Glory Brousard wanted was a little peace and quiet. That included getting back to her Sunday morning routine as a bookie in a coffee shop, and planning the annual Mardi Gras gala for her church. But there’s no rest for Glory once the woman who broke up her marriage walks in to CC's Coffee House and asks for help finding her missing husband. It doesn’t take long before Glory finds him . . . with a knife impaled in his chest.

Glory Bishop lives her life in pieces. At work and with her friends, she reads novels, speaks her mind, and enjoys slow dances and stolen kisses with her boyfriend, JT. But at home, Glory follows strict rules and second-guesses every step. Though she dreams of going to college and living like a normal teenage girl, her abusive mother has other ideas. When JT leaves to join the navy, Glory is left alone and heartsick. The preacher's son, Malcolm Porter, begins to shower her with lavish gifts, and her mother pushes Glory to accept his advances.

When Glory Bishop is offered a new life by a seemingly altruistic Chicago socialite, there may be more than good intentions at play. Against the advice of trusted friends and family, Glory chooses the protection of Malcolm Porter, her adoring, much older bad-boy-turned-minister fiancé. Thrust into a gilded world of wealth, society, and privilege, Glory struggles to overcome the guilt of loving her new life. The whirlwind of 1980s designer clothing, penthouse views, and first-class travel is a far cry from her former existence.

One of the year’s most anticipated by Marie Claire, Essence, Debutiful, & Goodreads A brilliant debut by a British-Nigerian author—a heartfelt family drama that will delight book club readers and fans of books like The Girl with the Louding Voice and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows...

While Karyn served four years in prison for an unthinkable crime, she embraced salvation through the Crowns for Christ outreach ministry. After her release, Karyn stays strong and confident, despite the stigma society places on ex-offenders. Levi Tolliver, for the most part, is a practicing Christian. One contradiction is he doesn't believe in turning the other cheek. He's steadfast there is a price to pay for every sin committed, especially after the untimely death of his wife during a robbery. Then Karyn enters Levi's life.

“Like bookends” their parents would joke, as Sydney Foster and Megan Davis race off, no doubt mischief on the menu. The best friends were inseparable since the fourth grade, connected forever by a childhood pinky swear to never leave each other’s side. But the twists and turns of life would not be denied. The two friends chose different paths after college.

A market savvy schoolteacher makes a million bucks for his stock investment club but loses it all when tech stocks go belly up. With their money gone, the middle-class businessmen turn to robbing banks to keep up their opulent lifestyle. For their penchant for hitting a bank before going to work, the Atlanta press dubs them, "The Morning Glory Gang".

Faith, Hope and Glory charts the lives of three African-Caribbean families, connected forever by the theft of a beautiful pram in Tilbury in 1946. As they live through the eighty years since then, they witness and take part in the emergence of the modern United Kingdom.

HIM. My demons are mine to slay. My burdens are mine to carry. I've never been a knight in shining armor. More like a savage in dusty timbs condemned to spend my existence taking lives. Therefore, the last thing I want to do is save hers, even if my family dictates I'm the best man for the job. HER. He doesn't think I deserve his help, and I don't blame him. He doesn't like that I'm not from his world, and truthfully, he's right. He's the only Crowne I didn't want to help me, and yet he's exactly who I got. While his eyes may seem murderous, there's something else there.

An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. Remember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That...

Winter is looking for what? Love or a whole lot of d!@k. She finally meets a nice young man who is crazy about her and would give the world, despite her abuse with her first boyfriend that nearly killed her. She has issues of being with one person and trusting them. Now that she knows the power of pu$$y and what it can get her, she wants to play the field a little. Even though she has a good man at home. Her motto is: Get them before they get you.

Introducing, Kennede Crawford, the proud owner of "Suga Pies." One of the most affluent and luxurious all-day spa's in Atlanta, GA. Known as a party girl, and a great lover of men; Kennede is a hard-working self-made woman who has earned her fortunate brick by brick, and is damn proud of it. On the outside, Kennede looks to be living the good life, without any worries in the world. Unfortunately, her world has always been filled with a deep unknown entity. Kennede suffers from a reoccurring nightmare she has been experiencing since the young age of seven. Kennede's night terror has gone from her sleeping subconscious, to her fully awaken conscious state. She doesn't know why her nightmare is stalking her, but she knows she's more afraid than ever.

Brielle “Brie” Ambler enjoys an unbreakable bond with her sisters Varyah and Larrisa and their mother Kit. Through their company, Diamond Rose Events, the women plan lavishly extravagant events which not only leave their clients happy, but also dead. But when one of their victims puts them in the crosshairs of Detective Amato Mercanti, secrets from the past begin to come back to haunt them, forcing the women to play a cat and mouse game in order to stay one step ahead.

Taylor Jackson is on her way to becoming one of Atlanta's most powerful attorneys and living the good life with her man, Ryan Carter, who is a successful CEO of a big advertisement company, and her beautiful daughter, Rayne. Life is great, or at least that's how Taylor sees it, until she finds herself drooling over Lance James - her boss. Ryan loves Taylor, but her work is putting a sting on their relationship. He starts to sleep with Kyra Jackson, who's known as Taylor's little sister, and a certified psycho.

Sometimes family can be your worst enemy. With Kamille being ready to watch her sister struggle, she lies to Salantay and gets Ayani kicked out with nowhere to go. Ayani, being desperate, accepts aid from her ex-boyfriend and Kash's father, Mr. Daniel, but things become far more complicated when they begin to mess around and Mr. Daniel starts to catch feelings that Ayani just can't reciprocate.

Ayani has definitely been through the worst. One tragic incident turned her life upside down forever, leaving her sister, Kamille, hating her. Kamille is now out to wreak havoc on her already messed-up life. Ayani is trying her best to hold on to her fragile relationship with her longtime boyfriend, Kash, in the heat of it all. She'll end up paying the ultimate toll for her scandalous and childish behavior.