Titres dans Afro-américaine

For Nalani Stark, legacy matters… maybe more than most things. Important enough that when that legacy — inextricably tied to her mother’s memory - is challenged, she’s forced to consider even the most undesirable options… Such as a match made in hell with Orion Sterling. The heir to the competitor she grew up being warned about. Orion is a man well-accustomed to getting exactly what he wants. Other than opportunities to grow the family business, he’s moved by very few things.

Malayka is a woman training to become a pharmacist when by chance she meets the handsome Zion. The two begin a heated relationship but within months of dating, Malayka finds herself with child. Breaking the news to Zion turns out to be more stressful than ever because they haven't been together that long. Being raised in a household without a father, Malayka wants more for her child. All she wants is for Zion to marry her so they can raise their child together. She strives to give her daughter the family that she never had.

Love is not on the drink menu. At least not for Tiana St. Patrick as she nurses the broken heart caused by her ex after their sudden, unexpected, yet incredibly necessary break-up. But when a generous stranger offers to jumpstart her healing process, and doubles down with a chance encounter at her business, she can't help but wonder if his presence is worth something more than just a helping hand even though he seems to be exactly the type of guy she should be avoiding at all costs. Kelvin Watson is a man on a mission.

Terrance. Louis. Wayne. Eric. Marissa had been warned: One of these days you're gonna mess with the wrong woman's husband. But she doesn't care. Aside from an occasional bout of guilt, she feels no shame, because after all, if their wives were doing what they were supposed to, then their husbands would not be seeking her company. Marissa dates married men—four of them concurrently because it's easier. She gets all of the trappings of a relationship—love, wining and dining, physical pleasure—without any of the pain—cooking, laundry, and the day-to-day maintenance of a relationship.

Kisha knew the harsh realities of the hood all too well. Raised by a prostitute and a dope fiend, survival meant doing whatever it took. Meek, her constant in a world full of chaos, understood the struggle. His own mother prioritized men over him, pushing him to grow up fast and get it how he could. Together, Kisha and Meek fought hunger, bed bugs, and everything else life threw at them. Even when they were forced to separate, their love never died.

After escaping a toxic marriage and rebuilding my life from the ground up, I thought the worst was behind me. I was wrong. Because the man I trusted, the one who made me feel safe again, was hiding a truth so dark, it could shatter everything we built. Lucky was supposed to end me. Now he’s the only reason I’m still breathing. The order to have me killed was just business. But Lucky’s refusal to follow through? That was personal. It started with surveillance and turned into something neither of us saw coming. But love built on secrets can only last so long before the past catches up.

Running a counseling center in Atlanta to help women through the struggles she once faced, former prostitute Honey Thomas funds her center using money stolen from her ex-pimp and realizes she will have to disappear to prevent him from killing her.

Two things threaten to destroy several areas of Daron Kincaid's life—the tracking device he developed to locate victims of sex trafficking and an inherited membership in a mysterious outfit called The Castle. The new developments set the stage to dismantle the relationship with Cameron, the woman he loves, as well as the new life he's building outside of an FBI sting that brought down his former enemies. Coming out of the shadows could have dangerous consequences that affect everyone around him.

Cherish Matthews thought she had it all: beauty, wealth, and the perfect marriage to a man the world adores. But behind the flawless façade lies a nightmare. In reality, her husband, a powerful senator with dreams of the White House, has decided that she's no longer valuable to him. And now that he's fallen in love with his best friend turned lover, he wants to get rid of her... quickly and permanently. And for the wealthy and connected, ending a life is only a matter of price. Enter Lucky.

Paige Bishop has built a life around control and service. Between long hours at the bank, her side hustles, and caring for her recently released father, she doesn’t have time for distractions. But when a spontaneous summer night puts her in Giovanni Dowlen’s path, she finds herself craving everything she swore off. Giovanni doesn’t chase people. He minds his business, runs his shop, and takes care of his family, those by blood and those by choice. His plate is full, but when he sees Paige, he doesn’t back off.

The Jennings and Rockwell Mafia Families have been at war for six decades. Once a new leader takes the seat, he vows to end it, even if it means sacrificing the one thing he wanted to protect—his daughter. Storm is supposed to be the peace offering. Her soon-to-be husband? Jrue Jennings, a man so ruthless that they have no choice but to call him "Trouble." The contract is simple: No love, no loyalty, just business. But when the lines are blurred, not everyone is okay with a truce. She was supposed to be his arrangement, will she be his forever?

Starting a new life in Atlanta, Georgia, former prostitute and madam Honey Thomas falls in love with Grant Hill, but when he discovers her past, he wants nothing to do with her, forcing her to revert to her old tricks to prove her love.

In this stunning culmination of the award-winning Highway 59 trilogy, Detective Darren Mathews is pulled out of an early retirement to investigate the case of a missing black college student from an all-white sorority—and soon finds a town that will stop at nothing to keep its secrets...

A small-town woman’s journey of self-discovery takes an unexpected detour when she inherits a Brooklyn brownstone—complete with one hot next-door neighbor—in this sexy, emotional contemporary romance. When you least expect it, love comes knocking… Holland Davenport is ready to go beyond...

With the announcement of World War Two and a change that sends shockwaves through her family, Kehinde is forced to put aside her dreams of writing and become the third wife of Mr Ogunjobi. Kehinde makes her peace by selling snacks at a small market. When she gets the chance to assist the leader of the Lagos Women’s Market Association, fighting for the rights the British are trying to take away, Kehinde finally feels useful again. But if her husband finds out he’ll abandon her.

Twenty-five year old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie. Calla is overwhelmed and tired of being the one who makes sacrifices to keep the family together. When Jamie’s actions at a protest spiral out of control, the siblings must go on the run. Taking refuge in a remote cabin that looks like it belongs on a slasher movie poster rather than an AirBNB, the siblings now face a new threat where their lives–and reality–hang in the balance. Their sister always warned them about her nightmares. They really should have listened.

Ashira, a belle from the suburbs, is the wealthy acting CEO of her father’s booming building firm. That's when she’s not the dancer on the Gram and TikTok, dating the latest Black Hollywood shooting star. To her, Jas, a construction laborer, is a walking conundrum. He’s fruitlessly ambitious yet steadfast in his spiritual convictions. He’s enigmatic, well-read, regimented, and poor. Oh, and a felon. An incredibly disarming parolee who wants no connection to her. Until he does.

They didn't know her story before, because she hadn't told them. She didn't reveal how being so deeply tethered to a man who didn't take care of that precious connection, had wrecked her body and soul, making it nearly impossible to breathe some days. She didn't want them to know the ugly parts of her existence; had only hoped to give her girls the good in her, and on that, most days she'd failed. But so much goodness surrounded her now, by way of self-healing and a good man, Solomon.

Jada Townsend-Matthews is the most reviled woman in America after turning down a proposal on a reality dating show. When she comes home to lick her wounds, Jada finds herself working at San Diego's newest cupcake bakery, Sugar Blitz, alongside the uptight owner and professional football player Donovan Dell. When a reporter mistakenly believes Jada and Donovan are an item, they realize they can use the misunderstanding to their advantage to help the bakery and rehabilitate Jada's image. Faking a relationship should be simple, but sometimes love is the most unexpected ingredient.

In this “dangerously hilarious” novel (Los Angeles Times), a trans woman reenters life on the outside after more than twenty years in a men’s prison, over one consequential Fourth of July weekend—from the author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winner Delicious Foods. Carlotta Mercedes has been...