Résultats pour "Sins" dans Afro-américaine

Some love stories come with body counts. Moses "Mo" Garrison ain't no hero. He's the one they call when shit gets ugly. An ill-tempered killer with a reputation for shooting first and asking questions never. The leader of a ruthless gang in South-Hurst, Mo, is chaos wrapped in caramel skin, with...

Stanton 'Ace' Jacobs has always been catered to. Always been told how to act; how to dress; who to socialize with, by his grandfather who raised him after his parents were killed in an accident. When his grandfather passes away, he became the sole heir of the Jacobs fortune, and seized the chance to get away from the life of privilege. Seeking a sense of belonging and family he never had, he found the brothers of Sin City and sunk his money into something that was totally his, not attached to the Jacobs name.

Everyone has something to hide—and someone has nothing to lose … Nia Bryant has waited her entire life for this moment—the day when she and her line sisters are revealed as the newest members of Kappa Theta Theta sorority. It’s supposed to be the happiest day of her life … except Nia Bryant is missing … With no clues left behind except for her abandoned car, Detective Chris Evans and his partner have very little to go on when they receive the assignment. The case makes national headlines, and the detectives know that they only have one chance to get this right.

Meet Rico, the daughter of a three-card Monte hustler and a mother whose ambition could out-hustle any man on the block. Born into a world where survival is a skill and secrets are as good as a stack of Ben Franks. Rico quickly learns that power never comes without a price. When buried truths start clawing their way to the surface, the fragile balance between love and loyalty begins to crack. Every lie told to protect the family ultimately threatens to destroy it from within.

A Taste of Sin is the stunningly emotional and dangerously sexy conclusion to the Passion and Politics duet. Months after suffering a devastating heartbreak, Selene Taylor finds herself navigating the complexities of her new role as First Lady while longing for the two men her husband is...

HIS WICKED HANDS MADE ME SINHe buried his past. Now it’s come back to claim him. A quiet morning at a café shatters when a silent girl delivers a mysterious envelope, inside, a serpent sigil tied to Ben Wells’ father… and coordinates leading back to Benin. The symbol isn’t just a memory, it’s a warning. One Ben and Kemi barely escaped once. Drawn back to the jungle’s forgotten heart, they follow a trail of ancient myths, hidden markers, and a lost Vessel guarding secrets the world tried to erase. But they’re not alone. Something is watching. Waiting. Testing.

The story of an FBI agent chasing a serial killer that steals the DNA of his victims and grows skin suits to commit crimes dressed as them. Nobody has a clue of what he looks like or who he really is behind the mask. FBI agent Curtis Sanders meets an unspeakable evil that changes the lives of his friends and family forever.

Zakiya, a heart-broken, Christian, southern girl leaves her small hometown and her faith for the Big Apple. Chasing her dreams, she slips into the arms of some of the most powerful and ruthless men in New York, Jarlath and Khalon. In this roller-coaster, Zakiya is stuck in the middle of a dangerous love triangle. This suspense-thriller is filled with deceit, murder, lies, and the trigger, love. Cornelia Smith gives you a series that will keep your ears glued to the audio as you turn to find out the lessons Zakiya learns from Sleeping in Sin.

The new novel in Kimberla Lawson Roby's beloved New York Times bestselling Curtis Black series. "Roby's latest sizzles with scandal. A deliciously decadent beach read of temptation and the wages of sin." -- Kirkus Reviews Raven Black is bouncing back after her very public divorce from Dillon...

Kelly was in deep trouble; her husband was a pastor and she his loyal first lady. Well she was…until she had an affair with Chris; the first elder of their church. And now she was pregnant with his child. Could she keep the secret from her husband and pretend that all was well? Or should she confess her private sin and let the chips fall where they may?

Twenty-one-year-old Joshua Banks, second son of a Yorkshire baron, is chasing a future that is slipping away. He must succeed soon; once his brother takes over the estate, Joshua will be cut off for good. On the eve of his engagement to Margaret, daughter of a powerful press baron, Margaret's father offers a Faustian bargain. A foreign correspondent position, but he must sail to New York immediately.

New York Times bestselling author and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey Abrams, writing under her pen name Selena Montgomery, tells a chilling tale of lost love, dark family secrets, and hard-won redemption. Mara Reed has been stirring up trouble since she was eighteen—running scams, living on...

The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetimeoriginal movies continues as a woman faces a difficult and life-changing choice—from the award-winning author of The Personal Librarian. You can’t put a price on love… Zuri Maxwell isn’t happy. Her job is a grind, and money is always...

After being sexually assaulted by her aunt’s bisexual girlfriend, Pumpkin, a pretty and naïve teenage girl fresh out of high school, gets hooked up with the stunning, beautiful, and very manipulative stripper named “Goldmine”. Goldmine wastes no time introducing Pumpkin to Atlanta’s cold, seedy underworld of quick money, tarnished dreams, and exotic dancing, where nothing is off limits and anything goes.

Life is a journey that leaves scars on our hearts until we take our last breath. This saying rings true for both Kat and Fred as they attempt to pick up the pieces of their lives after Juanita's murder by the Sinville Police Department. Unfortunately for them and the rest of the town, capitalism waits for no one, especially when the greedy and power-hungry Mayor James seeks to put his multibillion-dollar jail plan in motion. What makes him dangerous is not only his political power, but also his ties to Kareem and Pastor Thomas, who are also willing to build more jails throughout town.

I don’t take anything too seriously. Not the career that’s brought me fame and fortune, or the never-ending string of women that fill my bed, and definitely not myself. But life has a way of turning on a dime. The party is over. All the jokes have been told. One beautiful face blurs with the next beautiful body and all I feel is...empty. Until her.

The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly. Beginning where the second installment's dramatic cliffhanger left us, True III will finally reveal Gena's mysterious stalker and savior...

The war comes to an end as one family claims the top position. With all the power and respect comes a brand-new enemy causing all kinds of problems. You can never be too comfortable in this life, one minute you're on top, and the next minute your entire world comes crashing down. A new sheriff is in town and they come bearing more drama than a little bit. Sometimes in order to get something you've never had, you have to be willing to do something you've never done before. All bets are off as the road to the kingdom takes a new turn that no one is prepared for.

Jerome Durham is an up-and-coming black politician who faces a dilemma when his elderly mother starts showing signs of dementia. Until now, the family and friends of elderly Hattie Durham have known her to be a God-fearing, law abiding Christian woman. But as her aging mind starts to unravel, Hattie begins confessing to a litany of sins she’s committed throughout her lifetime. During several conversations, she tells stories that describe emotional incidents she went through in her life, unconsciously giving the reasons for the terrible things she did in her later years.

Lies. Adultery. Betrayal. Murder. Hattie Durham committed some Unthinkable Sins in her lifetime, but now she’s gone, leaving her three sons and their wives behind to deal with the fallout.