Résultats pour "Lisa" dans Afro-américaine

Den unge Minellas møde med den arrogante grev Fontaines Delibes bliver skæbnesvangert. For selvom han er en berygtet don juan, kan hun ikke få ham ud af sine tanker. Da greven ansætter Minella som anstandsdame for sin flyvske datter, brænder hun derfor alle broer og flytter med familien til Frankrig.

When Lisa Doris makes the tough call to leave her new love interest and work things out with her ex, did she make the right one? Years after her decision, she’s carved out a new life that seemed to be divinely led. As a music journalist for a hip, Black-owned magazine, and a wife and mother expecting baby number two, her plate is full. How could she not have it all? Yet, for years, the behind-the-scenes turmoil from the estrangement of her mother and the nagging absence of her father remained buried. When her father returns to her life, old resentments relentlessly fly to the surface.

With the Cuppacio family now settled into Jagoda Bay, the past of Chicago can no longer haunt them from the graves holding the men who made their childhoods hell. Now, it's all about moving forward, elevating, and marriage. Choosing to unite with the Rinaldi Mafia brought fortune and requirements. In order for the men to have permanent seats at the Rinaldi table, they must marry, and their future brides must meet the standards set by the Rinaldi family. Unfortunately, marriage is not an objective as much as it is an obligation to some of the Cuppacio men.

Everyone in the Rinaldi Mob has a job to do—a role to play—and newly appointed Mafian, Jisei Harper, is no exception. Jisei is used to slumming it out on her own. From birth, she was dealt a bad hand, but instead of dwelling on it, she smiled, rolled her shoulders back, and played her cards. After years of struggling, she meets Mocha, a rich daddy's girl, and Scarlett, a naïve hoodlum who had it worse off than Jisei. Little did she know, these two new friendships would lead her to the only blood relative she never knew existed.

When prosecutor Vicki Allegretti arrives at a rowhouse to meet a confidential informant, she finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time -- and is almost shot to death. She barely escapes with her life, but cannot save the two others gunned down before her disbelieving eyes. Stunned and...

Abandoned by her mother as a kid, Payton Jones wants no reminders of her past and no commitments. She's beautiful, educated, rich, and gets what she wants - even if her favorite friends-with-benefits, Tony Barnes, is a hot complication. But her life of shopping, spa appointments, and mindless sex is interrupted when the most wanted woman in the Bay area starts hunting for Payton's estranged mother. Curiosity leads Payton into unfamiliar - and risky - territory.

Karleigh Hammond had to follow her passion and stepped out on faith to open her own hair salon. After a series of unfortunate events that seemed to target her salon, Karleigh is struggling with keeping her faith. Simon Sharp had plans to expand his barber shop but runs into a hurdle when he meets the beautiful owner of the new salon next door. His genuine care to assist Karleigh to become a successful entrepreneur turns into feelings Simon had not expected. Instead of running from his feelings, he chooses to embrace them.

As the blood trickled from his lasergun wounds and the gash in his chest, Inspectors Fawn and Briscoe knew that being shot, stabbed, beaten, and discarded like trash in The District was no way to die. They are tasked with untangling the complex web of relationships and volatile personalities swirling around the ultimate social butterfly - Lucky Strange. But who hated him enough to kill him?

In this first scholarly biography of Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), the author of A Raisin in the Sun, theater professor Soyica Diggs Colbert considers the playwright's life at the intersection of art and politics, with the theater operating as a "rehearsal room for [her] political and intellectual work". Colbert argues that the success of Raisin overshadows Hansberry's other contributions, including the writer's innovative journalism and lesser-known plays touching on controversial issues such as slavery, interracial communities, and Black freedom movements.

As the privileged and pampered heir of the McMillian empire, Sage McMillian always had what her heart desired. One night of spontaneous fun lands her inside of Official Ink, a tattoo parlor owned by the sexy, savage, and former street king, Dom "Ink" Richardson. The moment she sees him, it's love at first sight. Yet, it's Ink's indifference to her beauty and charm that grabs Sage's attention. He's numb to her advances and uninterested in small talk. She later finds out he's a married man, which should be the ultimate deterrent, but Sage welcomes the challenge he poses.

Husband and wife Kayla and Tyrese Malcom are back in an all new story! Nobody said that having a big family would be easy. But things have been going from bad to worse for the Malcolms. From health scares to relationship drama, it’s been difficult for Kayla and Tyrese to see the light at the end of the tunnel. And when Kayla turns to drinking to relieve her depression, Tyrese is about ready to call it quits. Will it take a tragedy for the Malcolms to realize the value of their family? And through it all, will they be able to find their faith in God again?