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Years have passed since Jimmy and his daughter Magnolia were sold to owners in different states. Broken and beyond hope, a last attempt to end his suffering earned him a night in the pit. Now his owner is eager to be rid of this troublesome slave before he loses the money he paid. He takes Jimmy to town to be sold and they meet slave owner and reformed abolitionist Charles Hendricks along the road. Charles can see Jimmy is a lost soul—a mere reflection of the man he once was because of his painful existence, so he asks to purchase the slave and offers Jimmy a special proposition.

Caddo Parish, 1913. On an October morning, a Klansman confronts 17-year-old David Walker at a hidden oxbow lake where he has gone to hunt. David accidentally kills the man and hides the crime. His determination to protect his family from reprisal drives him far from home and into manhood. Shreveport, 1927. Cargie Barre and Mae Compton are two vastly different young women, but both are defying convention to reach for their dreams. After years in hiding, David Walker finally resurfaces, and we discover the past is never as far from the present as it seems.

I never knew the cost of being Black in Corporate America. The price I would pay with my dignity and fundamental rights as a human being just to have a job that wasn't in a low-income sector. A job that had a satisfying career path and gave me and my family a chance to live the American Dream. Although the last five years of my employment were horrific and I suffered in ways most people cannot imagine, that's all behind me now because I proved systemic racism in my workplace, kept my job, and was offered a six-figure settlement, among other things.

Summer could never have imagined that life would be this difficult for her. She is the shoulder that everyone cries on, but who will be the shoulder for her? After uncountable heartbreaks, she never thought that she would fall in love again, but she did. Bentley is far from the king of Miami, but he does well for himself. Fast money and fast cars have always been his lifestyle. So when his fiancée betrays him, he did not think that he would be serious with any other woman. That was until Summer took a trip to his neck of the woods.

No one is more shocked than Eric Newton when he discovers he has an adult daughter. Happily married, a successful business owner, and a dedicated father of two young children, Eric vows to make up for lost time with his newfound child, Destiny. He'll do whatever it takes to be the perfect dad and invites Destiny to move in with his family. But Destiny, 20 years old, has her own ideas about Eric's role in her life—and after a nasty argument one night, Eric wakes to find that she's vanished without a trace.

It’s a dangerous post-Reparations world, but Nuria Sellers is no stranger to war and sacrifice. After losing her left arm battling White extremists, the brave amputee instantly became a foundational Black American hero. Yet Nuria’s professional success has come at a tremendous personal price. Her personal life is in utter turmoil, but ensuring the safety of her California-based Reparations Colony is what defines her existence. A lethal attack from shadowy anti-Black forces challenges Nuria to find her inner strength and somehow protect her colony’s political gains.

Esta arrolladora novela cuenta dos milenios de historia de una de las ciudades más fascinantes del mundo: Londres. Desde la fundación de un pequeño asentamiento celta a los bombardeos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pasando por la invasión por parte de las legiones de César en el año 54 a.d, las Cruzadas, la conquista normanda, la creación del teatro Globe en el que Shakespeare estrenaría sus obras, las tensiones religiosas, el Gran Incendio, la época victoriana.

Six months have gone by since the death of Nickola’s husband Wes. Dating is the last thing on her mind. However, after a few encounters with aspiring business entrepreneur Miles, she has a change of heart. But there’s an undeniable attraction to British model Herring, who is 15 years her minor. Unfortunately, he’s the stepson of her best friend Vanessa. Will Nickola risk the possibility of ruining a friendship or deny her younger “interest” and choose Miles?

Imagine the mid-1980s, last day of school, summer break. A teen rushes to meet his mother, who is being released from the hospital after cancer surgery. When the teen arrives, he finds out his mother is dead, but his ex-gangbanging dad, who's been in jail the last eight years, is at the hospital, ready to take the teen home. Mendel is a coming-of-age story about a high school senior who must learn how to forgive as he navigates life without his mother. To honor his mother, he joins Mendel's track team, but his father's thuggish past catches up with them.

Known as the dark-skinned princess from the southern colonies—formerly the kingdom of Marula—Ebony is no stranger to hardship and loneliness. Forced into royal servitude after the death of her father, Ebony resolved to keep her head held high despite her sorrow—no matter how much vitriol she endured from her stepmother, Varyes, queen of Pommier. As the queen’s son, Prince Rion, helps to piece her broken heart back together with his love and kindness, Ebony begins to hope she will one day find a new home for herself.

As an investigative news reporter in New York City, Destiny uncovers breaking stories every day, but she has yet to uncover the truth of her own life until the morning she discovers a long strand of red hair on her husband's pillow. Unfortunately, the only person Destiny knows with bright red hair is her best friend, Eve. Amid two personal tragedies and a shocking story of deceit, Destiny is sent plunging into a nightmarish depression that prompts her to flee back to her roots on Topsail Island, North Carolina—first with her husband and then by herself.

How does a man handle the risk-taker, a no-nonsense type of woman such as Zafirah? The one who seems so well put together on the outside but won’t let anyone within an inch of discovering what’s inside. Without a doubt, Zafirah is a daddy’s girl and in her eyes has the perfect role model as a father, which makes it hard for any man to compare. Is her heart even capable of allowing another being to direct her steps?

Aspiring author Dr. Myaisha Douglas joined the Greensboro Women of Color Writing Group hoping to publish her writing, and never expecting to play amateur sleuth in a real-life murder mystery. When someone murders a friend and member of the group, Myaisha believes she can help the police solve the crime. An avid mystery fan, she relies on the skills she gained from those stories to catch the killer. Though determined to get justice for her friend, the amateur detective soon regrets her involvement when the deceased’s corruption and illegal dealings become public.

Malachi is a self-proclaimed ladies' man; others would describe him as a dog. He claims to be madly in love with his girlfriend, Zoe, but can't seem to stop talking to other women. Everything appears to be going well for him, until the bodies start dropping.

The foundation is spiritual in connection to the belief that the creator of the universe is all-divine god, Yahweh, and wrapped in every conceived creation—humans, animals, nature, etc. The purpose is to advocate for truth, liberty, and justice for all. To raise a voice for the unheard or untold story while gaining unification to enhance the emancipation of the injustice history has displayed and cause us justice-informed persons to gather stronger in hope, action, and trust in something ultimately desired for—justice for all.

White Spaces is a fiction novel that explores Black protagonist Yasminah's feelings of being the other, in academic spaces, recreational spaces, and now, intimate spaces. Her story is framed through her experiences as a woman of color living primarily in White spaces. She is driven by processing her relationship to society and how race impacts every aspect of her life.

Henrietta and her daughter, Mary Grace, are sold and taken to Charleston, South Carolina, to be auctioned. Separated from her husband, Henrietta now faces an uncertain future and the possibility of becoming estranged from her child. Luckily, fortune shifts in her favor when Olivia Hendricks—the wife of a wealthy planter—purchases her as a nursemaid for their unborn infant. During her years at Livingston Plantation, Henrietta finds sanctuary and safety in the big house, eventually becoming a caregiver to both Mrs. Hendricks and her child.

Trapped in a state of paranoia, Casey finds herself looking for answers after the slaying of her boyfriend. Battling anxiety, she addresses the world with extreme caution as the killer is still on the loose. With safe havens few and far in between, Casey attempts to isolate herself while trying to find a taste of comfort from the presence of her friends. Though the case is being tracked closely by the local detectives, personal conflicts will set the collision course to the outcome as a trip is taken on Solemn Lane.

The wicked streets of Laurinburg, NC, a small town outside of Fayetteville, NC, where two brothers with two different visions of life run the streets. One brother wants to choose the street life while the other wants better out of life. But when drugs, killing, and gangbanging came into play, who do you think had blood on their hands?

Precious: A young troubled teen who becomes tremendously infatuated with sex by secretly viewing her mother's sexcapades and triple x movies. After getting caught reenacting what she sees, she runs away from home and seeks refuge in the streets of East Hammond, IN, where she becomes vividly exposed to the rugged street life. Cuz: A focused hustler who's recently released from serving a five year sentence. Cuz places Precious under his wings, but only if she agrees to earn her keep by any means necessary. On their rise to power they encounter Shree, LaToya, Sonya, and Neicey.