Résultats pour "true" dans Afro-américaine

"Philyaw has created a heroine you can’t help but root for, and a book you can’t help but love." - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles "Smart and juicy and compulsively readable." - Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date and The Proposal The...

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...

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...

A powerful story about love, courage, sacrifice, resilience, and hope, True Grace, set in 1924 during the Harlem Renaissance and Roaring Twenties, chronicles the journey of an immigrant, mixed-raced woman from the Congo, England, and Jamaica, fighting for her family's survival. Inspired by real people and events, Grace must navigate the misogyny and racism of the courts, banks, child welfare system, and bad actors to hold her family together. Calling on her grit, determination, and grace, she must overcome harrowing circumstances.

In a Southern town unravelling under a sinister force, Luther's blues hold a mystical power to bind the shadows. As the enigmatic Stranger feeds on fear and chaos, only Luther's music can save his people from destruction.

A dynamic kaleidoscope of story that honors the work of women. Long-listed for the prestigious Carol Shields Prize for Fiction! Kin is a story and a celebration of Black womanhood, of resistance, and of perseverance—while simultaneously an indictment of American history. Kin is a tree—alive in places, broken in others—that offers shelter for women seeking respite in the midst of family-making.

What is a heart without a pulse? Dead. Aeon Victoria Blackwell has lived her life with a speeding heart that has caused it to ache. Love is something that she wants but never thinks she’ll find. How can someone chase a heart that’s beating too fast? If no pulse deems you dead, then what does...

Brought to you by Penguin. For Scharisse Freeman, success comes at a cost but is it a price she's willing to pay? From the multi-prize winning author of THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIES, a funny, sexy, clever novel 'I have no intention of sticking to the script...' Meet Scharisse Freeman, the...

Harris serves up a treat that will capture and enchant audiences everywhere—a big, bold, and irresistible novel about football, family, and secrets. Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful...

Cassius Avery’s life is anything but simple. Music is his escape from reality and has earned him the name “Billion Dollar Cash”. The void that exist in Cash’s life is one that money can’t fill and has been present for the majority of his life. Tru Bisset has experienced heartbreak and betrayal on unimaginable levels. Torn between the comfort of her past relationship and the need to be secure in her future, she struggles daily to remember her worth. Both Tru and Cash are aware that they need to leave the past in the past, but it’s easier said than done.

The Freedom Brothers are first cousins who built a brotherly bond while growing up in their grandmother's home in Terror Town. Epic, Angel, and Bishop Freedom eventually matured from little boys to men who run the blocks of the East Side of Chicago neighborhood. Women love them, and men want to be them. Yet, this story about the Freedom Brothers is far from your typical hood tale.

In this installment of the In True Thug Fashion series, the Freedom family returns to answer questions through a whirlwind of action and jaw-dropping moments. Put on your seatbelts and get ready for this urban romance adventure....

Without giving anything away...it is very easy to fall in love with the main character, Mr. G. He is the epitome of achievement at the highest level, a role model to those who may doubt the color of their skin, the true hope of paying it forward, and the near-perfect man that all women deserve in their lives.

My, my, my! The Bennett Brothers have come a long way. They've faced some turbulent times that left them with an unknown feeling about their reality and new normal. The Brothers have fought, broken barriers that seemed impossible to overcome, and most importantly...they welcomed love in the most unconditional way possible! What more can they overcome? Wanna find out? Dive into True Love to see these brothers come together one more time in the name of brotherhood and family.

The saddest thing about deception is that it never comes from your enemies. The Freedom family has suffered the biggest loss that their family has ever experienced. Can they recover and avenge the death of their fallen soldier, or will the streets destroy all that Angel, Epic, and Bishop spent years building? The love that the Freedom Brothers found in part one has been completely dismantled by murder, mayhem, and chaos. Deception and lies blankets the soul ties that bound the hearts that were in no way looking for love. Will these soul ties stay knotted, or will destruction win?

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a foreword by...

Twenty-eight year old Kennedy Logan is gorgeous, educated, talented, and in love. Unfortunately, Drake Collins has other ideas about the true state of their relationship. Kennedy hopes to turn him around; Drake just wants to turn her out sexually. Kennedy is also searching for her biological mother, who gave her up at birth. She wants answers, and she has tons of questions. The enormous weight of these predicaments leads to a failed suicide attempt.

This isn’t just a story—it’s an introduction to understanding people beyond their words. In Emotions: What You Said vs What You Showed, Derrell Mathes takes listeners into real-life moments where actions don’t always match what’s being said.

Relish the passionate transformation of a tough yet timid, pistol-packing female that was raised by a religious family in Detroit. Cheer for Madison’s success as she plunges into an agonizing journey, trying to choose between God’s direction and the devil’s deception. She craves God’s voice to calm the enslaved boiling rage that has traumatized her rational thinking since childhood.