Résultats pour "Sins" dans Afro-américaine

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.

A man who once thrived on wickedness and counted on forgiveness, Curtis Black has changed his ways. Back in the heart of his congregation and his family, he will no longer stray from the beaten path. Or so he's promised his long-suffering wife, Charlotte. But the sins of the past have strange ways of coming to light. First, Curtis's former mistress shows up with their newborn baby daughter—named Curtina—and insists that Curtis be a part of their lives.

It's the late 1980s and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets millionaire drug dealer Quadir and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash. Both of them find...

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.

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?

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...

Picking up where True to the Game left off, Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does Gena know that the man she has fallen in love with so soon after Quadir's death is his archrival, Jerrell Jackson. Unfortunately, Jerrell is determined to get his revenge against Quadir's crew and...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

In the city of San Francisco, there are four families who are at the top of their game. The Best family, The Ramirez family, The Williams family, and The Vick family, were all major factors when it came to getting that money. No matter what it was these families could provide it. Having certain rules set in place kept all four families solid in the way things moved on the streets. Rules are made to be broken, and when they do, all bets are off. No longer is the brotherhood reading from the same page, now it was every family for themselves.

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.

The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original 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 Ace Wales has what could only be described as a mental breakdown, he is taken away for evaluation. Besides, the violence he displayed worries not only his family, but also child protective services. His removal from his home means that Banks Wales and Mason Louisville are forced to rehash their dark history, a past not entirely clear to Banks, who still suffers memory loss.

Poetry collection in the gothic-noir tradition, by Amoja Sumler, poet and arts educator.

The aftermath of the events at the end of Sins of the Father reveals who survived and who didn't. The Skinner's identity is finally revealed or is it another dead end?

Lace, white, everything frilly and pretty. The theme to Sara’s life used to be that of a princess, one she romanticized. But when her previously perfect world turned upside down, Sara became convinced that she was cursed. She hid herself in the shadows to spare others from the agony she brought along. The only person she could never hide from was her adopted brother.